In their heyday, the Contra games were about as good as the scrolling shooter genre got. One of the very best in the series was Contra III: The Alien Wars for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

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Contra III: The Alien Wars is every bit the vexing challenge it was back in the '90s, and it's still quite a bit of fun too. In their heyday, the Contra games were about as good as the scrolling ...

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The code won't help you here. The Contra series has always been known for its difficulty, a near-maddening level of challenge that meant only the best and most practiced of gamers could find success ...

Konami really went all out with this title, the third instalment to the Contra series (or Probotector to gamers in the PAL regions). The development team at the time must have relished the challenge ...

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