Game Boy Contra games.

[MotoRoaderMike]

I think Contra is great, however the only Contra games I have are the two for the original Game Boy, Operation C, and the port of Contra:The Alien Wars which was originally an SNES game. Actually, I do own the SNES original of that on the Virtual Console, but I'm not sure that counts. Both games are good, but overall, I think Operation C is the best of the two. Operation C I think is also the easiest of all the Contra games I've played in my entire life (I can beat the first level without dying! I haven't been able to do that in other Contra titles!) The Game Boy port of Alien Wars is also very good, but it's also flawed a little bit. One thing in particular that annoys me is the lack of Super Game Boy enhancements. The only major enhancements are color at the title screen, and the 5 in the Factor 5 logo is red. There's also some 16 bit sound effects when played on SGB, but why couldn't they make the music SGB enhanced too? It doesn't even have a custom border like other SGB enhanced Game Boy games! I never played the GBA port of Alien Wars, so I can't comment on that, however I did hear that the overhead stages were removed, and there were also some levels from Super C added.

[Necromancer]

I've never really played the port of Alien Wars, but I played the hell out of Operation C back in the day.  I loved that sucker, though it was indeed pretty easy, especially after playing through NES Contra eleventyjillion times.

[Arjak]

I never played the GBA port of Alien Wars, so I can't comment on that, however I did hear that the overhead stages were removed, and there were also some levels from Super C added.

Don't waste your money. From what I've heard, the GBA port of Contra III is crap. The Overhead stages are removed, there are new stages, but they come from Hard Corps, and since you cannot slide in Contra III, they are ridiculously hard even by Contra standards! They also made it so you can only hold one weapon at a time, and I believe they removed the bombs as well.

Also, I HIGHLY recommend Contra 4 for Nintendo DS; it kicks some serious ass, and is also hilarious. This is by far the best 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.
-Description of Multiplayer Mode from the manual

[hoobs88]

"time-honored tradition" lol