The original Contra on the NES is the stuff of legend - going far beyond what the arcade original did in terms of reaching a fanbase, it has become iconic. Anyone who grew up in that era at least ...

During my young gaming years, Contra on the NES was one of those games that had me and other gamers screaming at their televisions. The franchise is back, and WayForward and Konami put a fresh spin on ...

If you grew up playing the NES in the ‘80s, the famed “Konami code” is practically part of your DNA. It’s the code that gave players of Konami’s incredibly difficult alien shoot-em-up Contra 30 lives ...

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Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, rest in peace. Kazuhisa Hashimoto, a producer credited with implementing the fabled “Konami Code” that gave players godlike cheats in Contra, Gradius, ...

When it comes to Contra, very little beats the original. The game was one of the biggest success stories on the NES and became a must-play. Many of us writing for the website have wasted months worth ...

Contra is making a return after a successful run more than 25 years ago in arcades and on the Nintendo Entertainment System. Contra: Evolution is the first official mobile version of the platform ...

Kazuhisa Hashimoto, inventor of the most famous video game code of all time, the Konami Code, has died at the age of 79. In honor of the former Konami producer and the famous code he left all of us, ...

When the legendary Bob Wakelin passed away last month he left behind an incredible legacy of artwork. Wakelin's associating with British publisher Ocean resulted in a flood of amazing covers, but he ...

The Nintendo Entertainment System holds a special place in video game history. In spite of the fact the video game industry had all but died, Nintendo introduced the system to the United States in ...