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This is a video transcript of an episode of Angry Video Game Nerd, where the host reviews the Contra series of games. He praises the first two NES games as masterpieces of run and gun action, and briefly mentions some other good titles on different consoles. He also criticizes some bad games that tarnished the franchise, and reflects on how Contra influenced his childhood imagination and nostalgia. He ends with a positive note on how Contra can connect people who share the same memories.
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- The text is a transcript of an episode of Angry Video Game Nerd about the Contra series of video games.
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- Contra is a run and gun shooter game that was first released in the arcade in 1987 and then ported to various home systems, most notably the NES.
- The game was influenced by the Alien films and featured extraterrestrial enemies, robots, and human soldiers.
- The game had a famous cheat code that gave the player 30 lives, known as the Konami code.
- The game had a sequel on the NES called Super C, which played similarly but had new levels and weapons.
- The game also had a sequel on the SNES called Contra III: The Alien Wars, which had improved graphics, sound, and gameplay.
- The game also had a sequel on the Genesis called Contra: Hard Corps, which had different characters, branching paths, and multiple endings.
- The game also had two poorly received games on the PlayStation called Contra: Legacy of War and C: The Contra Adventure.
- The game also had a good game on the DS called Contra 4, which was a homage to the classic games.
- Contra Force was an NES game that was not originally part of the Contra series, but was rebranded as such for North America.
- Operation C was the first portable Contra game on the Game Boy, and it retained most of the gameplay of the NES games.
- The narrator sold his original Contra cartridge for seven dollars and bought a sandwich with it, which he regrets.
- The narrator compares his experience with Contra to his childhood memories and nostalgia.