Contra (video game)

Contra
Contra
	NES box cover. Bill and Lance were drawn by British artist Bob Wakelin. The background is from the original Japanese promotional art.
Developer	Konami
Publisher	Konami
Directors	Arcade; Koji Hiroshita ; NES; Shigeharu Umezaki ; Shinji Kitamoto
Composers	Arcade; Kazuki Muraoka ; NES/Famicom; Hidenori Maezawa; Kiyohiro Sada
Series	Contra
Platform	Arcade, Nintendo Entertainment System Amstrad CPC, BlackBerry OS, Commodore 64, Java Platform, Micro Edition, IBM Personal Computer, MS-DOS, MSX2, ZX Spectrum;
Release	February 1987 Arcade JP: February 1987; EU: 1987; NA: March 1987; Amstrad CPC EU: 1987; ZX Spectrum EU: December 1987; NES/Famicom JP: February 9, 1988; NA: February 12, 1988; EU: November 1990; Commodore 64 EU: February 1988; NA: 1988; MS-DOS NA: 1988; EU: 1988; MSX2 JP: May 26, 1989; ;
Genre	Run and gun
Modes	Single-player, multiplayer
Arcade system	Nintendo VS. System

Contra is a 1987 run and gun game developed and published by Konami for arcades. A home version was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1988, along with ports for various home computer formats, including the MSX2. The arcade and computer versions were localized as Gryzor in Europe, and the NES version as Probotector in the PAL region.

The arcade game was a commercial success worldwide, becoming one of the top four highest-grossing dedicated arcade games of 1987 in the United States. The NES version was also a critical and commercial success, with Electronic Gaming Monthly awarding it for being the Best Action Game of 1988. Several Contra sequels were produced following the original game.