C- Warrior
Banned
Just downloaded it.
CminusWARRIOR if anyone wants to play co-op.
CminusWARRIOR if anyone wants to play co-op.
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Contra is up (xbla)
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Kobun Heat
Member
Co-op matches seem to be fail. I'll wait until tomorrow; maybe they'll get the kinks worked out.
Open Source
Banned
Ugh, no option to remap controls?
OG_Original Gamer
Member
How big is the file?
the filter is nasty, the border is nastier, and it's practically unplayable on a 360 pad -- thank god i've got a doa4 stick, cos randomly walking into a bullet when you're trying to duck isn't fun. but it's ****ING CONTRA, and there's a 1cc achievement, and i think i'm going to be neglecting gears til i've got it.
DaCocoBrova
Finally bought a new PSP, but then pushed the demon onto someone else. Jesus.
I can't wait for an XBLA game to surpass what MAME can do (2D stuff specifically).
This is a much more pure arcade port than the other Konami games on XBL so far. I didn't make it far in the arcade version but I can say from what i played before it is spot on considering you have limited continues just like the arcade version ( this is the only arcade game I have ever played that has limited continues). The lack of konami code is okay cause you can add up to 7 lives in the settings. This makes it more than easy enough to beat it since it is way shorter than the NES version and it doesn't soil the purity of the Arcade port since you could do this with the dip switches on the old machines.
Digital eclipse did this game and I hope they do the rest of the games from now because they have nailed all the midway games. The fixed control settings suck but I got used to them. Took me like 20 mins to beat.
Digital eclipse did this game and I hope they do the rest of the games from now because they have nailed all the midway games. The fixed control settings suck but I got used to them. Took me like 20 mins to beat.
Bog
Junior Ace
For anyone still on the fence, here's a conversation I had with my friend Kareem (who had just downloaded the game).
Kareem: Whoooooaaaaa, this game is smoooookin'!
Bog: yeah?
Kareem: holy. What a world we live in.
Kareem: What is the point of this game, though? What am I even doing?
Kareem: Boss time. Wowie Zowie.
Kareem: Whoooooaaaaa, this game is smoooookin'!
Bog: yeah?
Kareem: holy. What a world we live in.
Kareem: What is the point of this game, though? What am I even doing?
Kareem: Boss time. Wowie Zowie.
Man, I didn't think I was going to like this after all this time seeing as how I'm not much of a retro hound and I had definitely decided to save my 800 points for Small Arms but now that I've gotten the demo I'm not so sure anymore. This game is pretty hot, even still. Filters and broken d-pad and all that whatever be damned, it's fun!
robot
Member
played the demo - good times. For $5 it's a no-brainer for online co-op alone, and I've never actually played the arcade version. Wish there was a NES version in there but thats wishful thinking. I remember reading there was an upgraded graphics option similair to frogger - anyone try em out yet?
TheIkariWarrior
Member
I love the arcade versions of Contra and Super Contra... the NES versions are good too.
someone said the XBLA arcade version of Contra has a mode with updated visuals, true or is it just the arcade version ?
someone said the XBLA arcade version of Contra has a mode with updated visuals, true or is it just the arcade version ?
Ninja Scooter
Member
Bog said:
that wouldn't happen to be NBA Great and movie legend Kareem Abdul Jabbar, would it?
Beer Monkey
Member
All you guys who bitch about 360 dpads, have you done the sandpaper mod?
nextgeneration
Member
I think the game plays pretty well. Yeah, the dpad is horrid, but you can use analog to play. The game doesn't seem quite arcade perfect to me (I've only played the trial so far). It's almost exact but not quite there. The sound effects don't seem as beefy as I remember them to be. The music doesn't sound the same, too, as it seems slightly arranged. Also, anyone else notice that on the 1st level, that waterfall doesn't animate. Was it like that in the arcade?
man, i'm rusty -- one credit only takes me as far as the level 2 boss, and i'm making all kinds of stupid mistakes. the control feels kinda laggy to me, at least relative to the nes version -- maybe i'm just not used to playing contra with a joystick. add me to your friends list if you play much contra -- we can get a little informal gaf score attack going. my gamertag is 'drohne.'
nextgeneration
Member
Yes, Contra was originally an arcade game. I loved the game growing up.
Is anyone else having a problem with their achievements, i.e. not unlocking them when you meet the specified requirements?
I've successfully completed a few (collect 4 weapons, make it to the first tunnel without dying, 100,000 points by the time you reach the second tunnel), but none of my achievements have been unlocked yet.
I've successfully completed a few (collect 4 weapons, make it to the first tunnel without dying, 100,000 points by the time you reach the second tunnel), but none of my achievements have been unlocked yet.