What is your favorite Contra?

[Joe Redifer]

A thread on another site arguing about Contra 3 vs Contra Hard Corps prompted me to start this thread.

Explain why your choice is your favorite!

[jperryss]

I voted Contra III (SNES) which is made of pure awesome and kicks so much ass that it should be illegal.

The motorcycle level where you have to jump on and off of flying rockets to hit the boss, and the helicopter escape at the very end were so cool.

[Tatsujin]

uaah..so hard question. still didn't vote yet.

my 4 favs of ever:
contra AC
contra FC
contra spirits SFC
contra teh hardcorps (hardcore) MD

:edit: :for: :contar:

[guyjin]

I voted for the original, 'cuz it's the only one I've played.

[termis]

Contra III -- awesome action & great music to boot.

Haven't given Hard Corps a real good chance yet.  But by the time I got around to trying this one, it wasn't fresh & new enough to really make it stand out over rest of the run & guns I had tried before it.

Never tried the other Contra games beyond the 16-bit era.

[ParanoiaDragon]

There is a Contra not listed in the poll!  Believe it or not, they did a 3rd version of Alien Wars, this one for Gameboy Advance with the topdown levels taken out, & brand new sidescrolling levels!  Anyways, for some reason, the 1st one on the NES(not the arcade) is my fav, with Super C, & Alien Wars after that.

[Tatsujin]

it's a mix of contra spirits (SFC) and contra teh hadokoa (MD) and is called contra hard spirits. or in the western fields, contra advance: the alien wars EX.

[Arkhan]

MSX was an oddball release?



i like Alien wars on SNES the most.   Its like playing the original with a facelift

[TR0N]

Contra for me the famicom version follow by the arcade version of super contra.Then i'd say for 3rd and 4th place Contra III follow by Contra Hard Corps.

[rag-time4]

I haven't voted, because I consider the Famicom and NES versions as being distinct and different. The Famicom version has an extra chip, which helps provide additional graphical effects as well as a between-stage map, a la Ghosts and Goblins.

[blueraven]

Gunstar Heroes, Yo. One of my favorites, trumps Contra

Regarding Contra: I have played the NES (1, 2), SNES, and Gameboy version; the latter of which (operation C) I despise. I put dozens of hours into it.

I beat them when I was a kid, (except for operation C, which I sold on eBay last year) and haven't picked them up since. I have not played any of the Contra games after the SNES non-alien-wars version, so I have no opinion of them.

[Necromancer]

I voted for NES Contra, for it's the one I've played the most.  I also played the heck out of Operation C back in the day, but not as much as good ol' Contra with my neighbor.  Ah, good times, good times. 

[Tatsujin]

The Famicom version has an extra chip, which helps provide additional graphical effects as well as a between-stage map

only tje jap. version (ok, you wrote famicom O:))

[CosMind]

i like Alien wars on SNES the most.   Its like playing the original with a facelift

...and better game design, better level design, better stage design, better control, better sound effects, better music, better play mechanics, better pacing, better communication, interesting balance mechanics, better...

The Famicom version has an extra chip, which helps provide additional graphical effects as well as a between-stage map

only tje jap. version (ok, you wrote famicom O:))

and slightly more complex musics, too.

[SuperDeadite]

Contra: Shattered Soldier for me.  I really like how the weapons are handled.  Always a blast to play.