Editing Contra (video game) (section)

{{short description|1987 video game}}
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{{Infobox video game
| title = Contra
| image = Contra cover.jpg
| caption = 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
| series = [[Contra (series)|''Contra'']]
| designer = '''Arcade'''<br>Koji Hiroshita <br>'''NES'''<br>[[Shigeharu Umezaki]] <br>Shinji Kitamoto
| composer = '''Arcade'''<br>Kazuki Muraoka <br>'''NES/Famicom'''<br>Hidenori Maezawa<br>Kiyohiro Sada
| released = {{Collapsible list|title={{nobold|February 20, 1987}}|
'''Arcade'''{{vgrelease|JP|February 20, 1987|EU|February 1987<ref name="CVG65"/>|NA|March 1987<ref>{{cite book |last1=Akagi |first1=Masumi |title=アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971–2005) |trans-title=Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971–2005) |date=October 13, 2006 |publisher=Amusement News Agency |language=ja |location=Japan |isbn=978-4990251215 |page=122 |url=https://archive.org/details/ArcadeGameList1971-2005/page/n123}}</ref>}}
'''Amstrad CPC'''{{vgrelease|EU|1987}}
'''ZX Spectrum'''{{vgrelease|EU|December 1987}}
'''NES/Famicom'''{{vgrelease|JP|February 9, 1988|NA|February 12, 1988<ref name=bookNES>{{cite book|author=Tatsuya Saijyou|author2=Yasufumi Sakuma|editor=Noboru Honda|editor2=Takeshi Matsumoto|editor3=Daisuke Yoshihara|editor4=Daisuke Kihara<!--All preceding names from the credits of Contra Anniversary Collection, version 1.1.0-->|title=The History of Contra|type=E-book|publisher=Konami|date=June 11, 2019|page=8}}</ref>|EU|November 1990<ref name=bookNES/>}}
'''Commodore 64'''{{vgrelease|EU|February 1988|NA|1988}}
'''MS-DOS'''{{vgrelease|NA|1988|EU|1988}}
'''MSX2'''{{vgrelease|JP|May 26, 1989}}
}}
| genre = [[Shoot 'em up#Run and gun|Run and gun]]
| modes = [[Single-player]], [[multiplayer]]
| platforms = {{Collapsible list|title={{nobold|[[Arcade video game|Arcade]], [[Nintendo Entertainment System]]}}|[[Amstrad CPC]], [[BlackBerry OS]], [[Commodore 64]], [[Java Platform, Micro Edition]], [[IBM Personal Computer]], [[MS-DOS]], [[MSX|MSX2]], [[ZX Spectrum]]}}
| arcade system = [[Nintendo VS. System]]<!-- Please add arcade system for original arcade version -->
}}

{{nihongo foot|'''''Contra'''''|{{ruby|魂斗羅|コントラ}}|Kontora|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} is a 1987 [[run and gun game]] developed and published by [[Konami]] for arcades.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=7389 |title=Contra |publisher=The International Arcade Museum |access-date=October 5, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140327195158/http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=7389 |archive-date=March 27, 2014 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref name=bookarcade>{{cite book|author=Tatsuya Saijyou|author2=Yasufumi Sakuma|editor=Noboru Honda|editor2=Takeshi Matsumoto|editor3=Daisuke Yoshihara|editor4=Daisuke Kihara<!--All preceding names from the credits of Contra Anniversary Collection, version 1.1.0-->|title=The History of Contra|type=E-book|publisher=Konami|date=June 11, 2019|page=4}}</ref> A home version was released for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] in 1988, along with ports for various [[home computer]] formats, including the [[MSX|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 [[Action game|Best Action Game]] of 1988. Several [[Contra (series)|''Contra'' sequels]] were produced following the original game.