Contra Anniversary Collection
The Contra Anniversary Collection brings this classic Run and Gun franchise back to modern platforms and a new generation of players.
Grab power ups and blast your way through waves of menacing enemies and bosses that will put your reaction skills to the test. Also included is a digital Bonus Book with tons of concept documents and sketches, the official chronology of the franchise, an exclusive interview with the veteran producer of the series, and more!
Alone or with a friend, Contra provides hours of nail biting action. In a pinch; make sure you know the code!
Contra (Arcade)
Super Contra
Contra (NA)
Contra (JP)
Super C
Contra III: The Alien Wars
Operation C
Contra Hard Corps
Super Probotector Alien Rebels
Probotector
Contra Anniversary Collection contains 7 iconic games from the series. Although it’s advertised as having 10 games, 3 of the titles are merely region variations. Anyway, to start off, you get the fantastic original arcade games in the form of Contra and Super Contra. These classics are super-tight and hold up beautifully, especially if you have a friend to play cooperatively with. The same could be said for the NES ports Contra and Super C. You also get the Japanese Famicom version of Contra which has some very minor differences. Next, Operation C is a Game Boy title that’s quite enjoyable as it stays true to the familiar gameplay without making many compromises.
Contra Anniversary Collection Review
The Contra Anniversary Collection is one that I have been looking forward to for a long time. Games like Contra and Super C have been a part of my gaming past that I have wanted to revisit but not by downloading illegal roms. Now with the release of this (and the Castlevania collection), I can do just that and do it legally.
Much like the previously released Castlevania collection, this one features all the original classics. You’ll find two old school arcade games, as pretty as they are difficult. Both games are similar to the NES Contra and Super C (which are still great to play!). Sadly, they’re not as enjoyable, featuring slow down and are considerably harder thanks to some questionable hit boxes. But they’re still a nice edition to the collection in a “one and done” sort of way. The SNES and Megadrive games are all fantastic. They take what made the NES games so great and really expand on them. Each one has their own style with great sound and fast combat. The real gem of the collection in my opinion is the Game Boy game, Operation C. This black and white portable classic is not as fast as its console counter parts. But the game features the same solid controls, great music and gameplay. It may be a bit short but it’s definitely a fun quickie for fans of the series.
The Contra Anniversary Collection, naturally has a lot of features including cool extras in the digital booklet as well as multiple screen modes and backgrounds to replace the black borders. It’s also worth noting that as far as I’m aware, you can’t change the controls, so don’t expect to do that outwith Steam’s own controller options. I have also read complaints about no online co op. I don’t know why people would expect 30+ year old games to come with that feature. Don’t expect that either. You can however plug in a second input device and play that way, as it was intended.
As far as the quality of these games go, I think it has been great so far. I had an audio issue in Contra Arcade when my character entered the hive. Excluding that issue and a little slow down, I really haven’t got any issues here. This alongside the Castlevania Anniversary Collection was money very well spent. There’s a lot to do, plenty to replay and so much fun to be had by yourself or with a friend.
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