Editing Contra (video game) (section)

===Player lives===
The player loses a [[Life (video games)|life]] if their character (Bill or Lance) comes into contact with enemies or their missiles, fails to complete a base stage before the time limit, or falls into a [[bottomless pit (video gaming)|bottomless pit]]. When that happens, the character will revert to his default weapon on his next life. After losing all lives, the player can [[continue (video gaming)|continue]] by inserting more coins (if necessary) and pressing Start, but only up to three times. A second player can join in anytime, but if one player loses all of their lives, they must wait until the other player loses their lives as well to continue together.