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Konami Year: 1988 Class: Wide Release Genre: Scrolling Fighter Type: Videogame Monitor:
Number of Simultaneous Players: 2 Maximum number of Players: 2 Gameplay: Joint Control Panel Layout: Multiple Player Controls:
Sound: Amplified Mono (one channel) |
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Super Contra DescriptionPlayers control tough commandos equipped with powerful weaponry that run and jump through strange alien lairs fighting against armies of aliens. The game uses a combination of side view and overhead views. Inspired by the Aliens and Rambo movies.Know anything more about this game? Cheats, Tricks and BugsThe zappers from the tank boss on level two do not seem to hurt you. Getting hit by the wheels does not seem to have any effect either.ConversionSince the game is JAMMA, uses a vertically oriented monitor and requires only a joystick and two buttons per player, the game should be easily convertable to a number of other titles.Game IntroductionDecember 2634: A year has passed since Bill and Lance defeated the Alien Menace know as Red Falcon. However, Red Falcon is back and this time he has taken over a local military base and its army. Now it's up to Bill and Lance to take out Red Falcon once again.Game PlayThis game is a shooter with superb graphics and sound. You run through the levels shooting anything that threatens to kill you. Collect power-ups to make your journey a little easier. There are two types of levels: side-scrolling and overhead.MiscellaneousThis game is known as Super Kontora: Alien No Gyakusyuu in Japan.VAPS Arcade CensusGAMES OWNED, WANTED, or FOR SALE BY MEMBERS OF THE VIDEO ARCADE PRESERVATION SOCIETYCommon - There are 28 known instances of Super Contra owned by one of our 900 members. Of these, 4 of them are original dedicated machines, 2 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet, and 22 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired. Wanted - There are 2 VAPS members currently looking for Super Contra. There is one VAPS member looking for a Super Contra circuit board set. For Sale - There are 2 VAPS members with Super Contra machines for sale. VAPS members are totally independent of VAPS and the International Arcade Museum, and we are unable to recommend, endorce, or guarantee any person or company selling games or game parts. Rarity is NOT necessarily an indication of value. Some common games show up as very rare here because collectors don't want them (they are common because arcade operators might be sitting on tons of them in warehouses), while some fairly scarce games are grabbed by collectors every time they show up. Additionally, some games made in the last 5 years are still making money for operators and are thus not yet affordable to the typical collector. For a clue to value, compare how many people have this game vs. how many people want this game and then click on the eBay links to help determine an accurate price range. TriviaThe programmers once said that they got inspiration for Contra from the Alien movies. In the later levels, some of the aliens do look like the ones from the film, particularly the face huggers. Coincidentally, Konami did make an arcade game based on Aliens in 1990.eBay ListingsClick here to automatically search eBay's Arcade, Jukebox, and Pinball categories for the Super Contra Videogame machine and items related to it.Click here to automatically search eBay's Arcade, Jukebox, and Pinball categories for machines and parts made by Konami. Alternatively, check out the IAM/KLOV custom report of the hottest coin-op machines on eBay, powered by Ace.com (updated throughoutthe day).
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