What is your favorite Contra?

[Arkhan]

I like the Playstation one (legacy of war) but it is a different kind of game.

aside from Contra 3, Hard Corps was the coolest one I think.

The characters were pretty bitchin

[Tatsujin]

I like the Playstation one (legacy of war) but it is a different kind of game.

that is probably the worst product in history of games.

[Mathius]

I voted Super Contra(arcade). I loved it so much when I was little I actually own the stand up arcade cabinet. Bought it way back in '95 at an auction(a real auction, not ePay) for $75

[Arkhan]

I like the Playstation one (legacy of war) but it is a different kind of game.

that is probably the worst product in history of games.

i dunno, playing it with the 3d glasses and loud stereo sound when youre in 3rd grade is pretty bad the f*ck ass

[jperryss]

I like the Playstation one (legacy of war) but it is a different kind of game.

that is probably the worst product in history of games.

You've obviously never played Contra Force for the NES.

[Ninja Spirit]

Contra III and Super Contra (both NES and arcade) I liked the best.

In fact, let alone Shattered Soldier, I liked all of them before the 32 bit era when Apaloosa came along and f*cked everything up.

[Tatsujin]

Contra III and Super Contra (both NES and arcade) I liked the best.
 before the 32 bit era when Apaloosa came along and f*cked everything up.

right ninja! those hungarian loosarz f*cked up the serie like noe one could do it badder!!

@jperryss, i've played that one. it's not a great product, but neither it's very bad.

@ark. may be yes. but watch it from a present view, its' just ubercrap. i was 21 when it came out and was already biased by the massive wave of ubercrappy 3D games, which overflooded the 32-bit market at that time, and apaloosa contra was no exception.

[_joshuaTurbo]

Contra III was the best in my opinion.  Followed by the NES original.  I've still never really given the Genesis version an honest shot- which I really should cause I'm sure I owe it to the series.

I love Gunstar heroes over any Contra game!  But I still voted C3 as it is the best Contra game.

[Arjak]

Didn't vote, because I haven't played all the games, but still, awesome thread, Joe! Contra kicks ass when handled right, and is the game that defines the run 'n gun genre.

I loved Contra 4 for DS. You could tell that the people working on it loved the classic games in the series, as should be made obvious from the following manual quote:

If you know someone else with Contra 4, you can celebrate the time-honored tradition of taking all the good items and advancing the screen too quickly while playing alongside a friend.

[guyjin]

I loved Contra 4 for DS. You could tell that the people working on it loved the classic games in the series, as should be made obvious from the following manual quote:

If you know someone else with Contra 4, you can celebrate the time-honored tradition of taking all the good items and advancing the screen too quickly while playing alongside a friend.

 

[geise]

That's some funny shit right there.  Ahhh the memories.

[esteban]

I don't understand how Contra III is beating Contra (NES) and Super C (NES). I was torn between the two NES titles, but ultimately went with Contra (NES), because it was an improvement over the arcade (sorry! the sprites were out of proportion to the play area in the arcade).

As for Contra III, you guys aren't forgetting about the dull overhead scenes, are you? Because they really drag the game down a notch. OH SNAP! Super C also had overhead areas... THAT'S WHY CONTRA (NES) kicks all sorts of ass .

Contra Hard Corps is nice, but it's also the goofiest Contra out there (and that's saying something!).

The only Contra I haven't played is the GBA one, and that's because I really never played any of my GBA games. I actually forgot that I own GBA. I need to get one of those updated, illuminated screen Gameboys....

[Dark Fact]

My favorite Contra game is Gryzor.

[blueraven]

I love Gunstar heroes over any Contra game!  But I still voted C3 as it is the best Contra game.

I guess I'm alone on this one. 

[Dark Fact]

Isn't it kind of unfair to throw Gunstar Heroes into the poll against Contra?