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Contra Anniversary Collection Will Include Contra: Hard Corps And Probotector . May 28, 2019 . 10:30am


Contra: Hard Corps, Operation C, and a number of regional variants of early Contra games will be a part of the Contra Anniversary Collection.

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The rest of the Contra Anniversary Collection games have been revealed. A number of variants will be included, which means the four games already revealed, people will get the Famicom version of Contra, the NES version of Contra, Operation C for the Game Boy, the Genesis version of Contra: Hard Corps for the Genesis, Probotector for the Sega Mega Drive, and Super Probotector: Alien Rebels for the SNES in the compilation. These join the arcade versions of Contra and Super Contra, Super C on the NES, and Contra III: The Alien Wars for the SNES. (Thanks, IGN!)



In addition, Contra Anniversary Collection will receive a free update similar to the one headed to Castlevania Anniversary Collection. The Japanese versions of certain games will eventually be added to the compilation. This means people will have a different versions of the Arcade releases of both Contra and Super Contra, Super C‘s Japanese Super Contra: The Alien Strikes Back version, Contra III: The Alien Wars and Super Probotector: Alien Rebels‘s Japanese Contra Spirits counterpart, Operation C‘s Contraversion, and the Contra: The Hard Corps version of Contra: Hard Corps.



Contra Anniversary Collection will come to the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC in Summer 2019. It will cost $19.99. Its official website has not yet been updated with information on the rest of the games in the collection.

source: Siliconera - Welcome to the Unseen Side of Video Games!

 

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Contra: Rogue Corps Producer On Making A Brand-New Game In The Classic Co-op Series . June 14, 2019 . 5:00pm


Director and producer Nobuya Nakazato, who has been working on the series since Contra III, gave an interview where he talked about bringing the series back in a new form with Contra: Rogue Corps.

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With Contra: Rogue Corps, Konami is bringing back a franchise that hasn’t seen a new game since Hard Corps: Uprising in 2011. Director and producer Nobuya Nakazato, who has been working on the series since Contra III: The Alien Wars, gave an interview where he talked about bringing the series back in a new form. [Thanks, 4Gamer!]



Here are the highlights:

To think that a new Contra game would be announced.

Nobuya Nakazato, director: “Currently, it’s in fashion to make mini game consoles, so it’s started a bit of a retro game boom.”



Right. There have also been many collections that collects the series’ greatest hits into one package.

Nakazato: “I’ve always been involved in Contra, so I’ve always wanted to do another one, and I saw this retro game boom as a chance.” (laughs)



To make a Contra game in the current age, I believe there are parts you’d need to change and things you must keep the same. What did you keep in mind in this regard?

Nakazato: “When I ask others what makes Contra fun, it’s always “I played it with my brother, “I played it with friends”, and the like, as in that it’s the co-op aspect a lot of the time. To recreate that in this age, as we are now able to play it online as well, I thought that we had to strengthen this aspect.

However, if you are to play it with multiple people, a sidescroller presents certain problems to the gameplay, so things like a change to a top-down view were things we had to change.”



I see. So it’s a game that is meant to be played with multiple others.

Nakazato: “The ‘Corps’ in the title is the same as Contra: Hard Corps on the Genesis, and is meant to evoke the co-op aspect.

Another thing about the Contra series that must be preserved is the easy-to-understand nature of the gameplay, that you can pick up and immediately understand what to do. While games that require you to sit down and get in the mindset for are fun too, Contra is a game with a low mental barrier of entry, which you can enjoy while eating chips, and immediately stop when your phone rings… that sort of game.

Also, we are aiming to bring back the run-and-gun shooting experience of ‘dodging and hitting’ in the form of a modern game, something which is hard to experience in the FPS genre.”



What was the reason for increasing the hack-n’-slash elements in the game?

Nakazato: “As Contra was originally an arcade game, it was made so that you’d clear each stage then beat the game, but we wanted people to play more and get more out of the game. Also, with the increased focus in multiplayer, we also wanted to capture the fun in showing off new weapons to others.”



Regarding the lack of microtransactions…

Nakazato: “We wanted to make a game you could have a rowdy good time with without needing to think too much, so we didn’t add them. If we’re able to get people to just shoot and have fun, then that’s fine. (laughs)

Controls-wise, it’s become a twin-stick shooter, so you might think it’s different from previous Contra games, but unlike others of the genre, there are different levels of elevation, and you can use the famous flipping jump to fight. Classic bosses also appear, so please look forward to it. For those who can’t wait, there’s also the Contra Anniversary Collection that’s now available!”



Contra: Rogue Corps releases for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on September 24, 2019.

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Contra: Rogue Corps Gets An Alternate Trailer Titled ‘Red Band’. June 22, 2019 . 5:30pm
Konami has released a new version of Contra: Hard Corps’ E3 trailer. The new version of the trailer provides a look at some character artwork, which also reveals a few new details on the playable characters.

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Konami has released a version of Contra: Hard Corps’ trailer from E3 titled ‘Red Corps’. The new version of the trailer provides a look at some character artwork, which also reveals a few new details on some of the playable characters.



Check out the trailer below:



Previously, we translated an interview with the game’s director, who has been working on the series since Contra III. You can read more here.



Contra: Rogue Corps releases for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on September 24, 2019.

source: Siliconera - Welcome to the Unseen Side of Video Games!

 

[The Infernal]

Played the demo earlier. Avoid like the plague. Looks and plays awful.