AGAINST NINTENDO NES

The Famicom/NES versions of Contra are an extended port of the in-house developed arcade version. The biggest difference is that the levels are restructured and significantly longer, with stages 5-8 being derived and expanded from the final stage areas of the arcade version. The plot is also changed, taking place in 1987 in the Amazon, rather than in 2633 in the Galuga archipelago. The weapons are slightly different in function and frequency, and the Konami Code makes a famous appearance. The Famicom version has additional graphical effects and cutscenes between missions not seen in the NES version.