Contra [Model DMG-CNJ]

35 Years old Nintendo Game Boy Cart. Konami Industry Co., Ltd. [Japan]

Contra © 1991 Konami Industry Company, Limited.

Following the triumph of Bill Rizer and Lance Bean against Red Falcon's second attempt to conquer Earth, another extraterrestrial threat known as Black Viper who has seized a secret naval laboratory to develop a new breed of supreme alien being.

As a result of this, Lance Bean (a.k.a. Scorpion) is on his own in a mission to wage war against Black Viper and his subordinates.

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TECHNICAL

GAME ID: DMG-CNJ
BARCODE: 4988602564600

TRIVIA

Contra for Game Boy was released on January 8, 1991 (Tuesday) in Japan.

The primary villain, Black Viper was reused as the primary villain in Contra 4 which was released on the Nintendo DS in 2007.

Known Export releases:
Operation C [Model DMG-CN-USA]
Probotector [Model DMG-CN-NOE]
Probotector [Model DMG-CN-ESP]
Probotector [Model DMG-CN-UKV]

TIPS AND TRICKS

Cheat sequences:
All cheat sequences should be entered at the title screen, when title animation is over.
Up, Down, Left, Right, Start - Sound test
Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, B, A, Start - Extra 9 lives

Game genie:
00A?EBF?C4D - Re-enables the simple sprite viewer. Just press Start during the game and press A/B to cycle through all possible ingame sprites at the player's position.

STAFF

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Graphic Designer: K. Kimura
Programmer: T. Hagihara, Y. Hayano
Sound Creator: H. Funauchi
Special Thanks: H. Matsuda, Kurokotai, FC Contra Team

PORTS

CONSOLES

Nintendo Game Boy (sept.25, 1997) Konami GB Collection Vol.1 [Model DMG-AJIJ-JPN]

SOURCES

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See Goodies section.
ROM dump (MAME).