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| − | Contra's music is | + | Contra's music is pretty impressive for a game from early 1988. Every section of the game has its own unique theme fitting for the action like the desolate snowfield and the mysterious alien's lair. There are also several fanfares that punch up the game. It's an above average soundtrack over all. |
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| + | ===Albums=== | ||
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| + | | Title01 = Konami Music Classics Collection | ||
| + | | Date01 = 2004/10/01 | ||
| + | | Image01 = Konami Music Classics Collection.jpg | ||
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Contra started out in the arcade as a pretty difficult run-and-gun, but really shined when it was ported to the NES. Aside from the standard side-scrolling shoot-em-up action, Contra also introduced some pseudo-3D stages and vertical scrolling stages to change things up a bit. There are also several cool bosses, awesome weapons, and plenty of exciting stages to blast your way through.
Although the Japanese version was released at around the same time as the US version, it contains several advantages in both graphics and sound. Several of the levels have background animation, there are several cut scenes, and two new music tracks were added. Unfortunately, the US never saw these impressive additions.
Screenshots
Music
Contra's music is pretty impressive for a game from early 1988. Every section of the game has its own unique theme fitting for the action like the desolate snowfield and the mysterious alien's lair. There are also several fanfares that punch up the game. It's an above average soundtrack over all.
The Introduction and Red Falcon's Destroyed tracks can only be heard in the Japanese release of the game.
Recording
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# |
Title |
Composer |
Arranger |
Length |
Size |
Listen |
| 01 | Title | Hidenori Maezawa, Kyouhei Sada | Unknown | 0:05 | 85 KB | |
| 02 | Introduction | Hidenori Maezawa, Kyouhei Sada | Unknown | 1:02 | 1.1 MB | |
| 03 | Jungle / Hangar | Hidenori Maezawa, Kyouhei Sada | Unknown | 1:49 | 1.8 MB | |
| 04 | Bases | Hidenori Maezawa, Kyouhei Sada | Unknown | 1:39 | 1.7 MB | |
| 05 | Waterfall | Hidenori Maezawa, Kyouhei Sada | Unknown | 1:23 | 1.4 MB | |
| 06 | Snow Field | Hidenori Maezawa, Kyouhei Sada | Unknown | 1:17 | 1.3 MB | |
| 07 | Energy Zone | Hidenori Maezawa, Kyouhei Sada | Unknown | 0:53 | 907 KB | |
| 08 | Alien's Lair | Hidenori Maezawa, Kyouhei Sada | Unknown | 1:30 | 1.5 MB | |
| 09 | Boss | Hidenori Maezawa, Kyouhei Sada | Unknown | 1:19 | 1.2 MB | |
| 10 | Stage Clear | Hidenori Maezawa, Kyouhei Sada | Unknown | 0:03 | 73 KB | |
| 11 | Game Over | Hidenori Maezawa, Kyouhei Sada | Unknown | 0:05 | 103 KB | |
| 12 | Red Falcon's Destroyed | Hidenori Maezawa, Kyouhei Sada | Unknown | 0:07 | 133 KB | |
| 13 | Victory | Hidenori Maezawa, Kyouhei Sada | Unknown | 1:23 | 1.4 MB | |
Credits
- Ripper: Scott Worley
- Recorder: TheAlmightyGuru
- Game Credits:
- Sound Creators: Hidenori Maezawa credited as H. Maezawa
- Sound Creators: Kyouhei Sada credited as K. Sada
(Source)
Albums
Game Rip
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Size |
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NSF | Download | 32 KB |
Ripping NES music is a very arduous process that is beyond the scope of this site.
Releases
