Contra NES

Originally released as a run-and-gun arcade game in 1987, this Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) port of Contra was released the following year with several distinct variations from the original. This side-scrolling multiplayer follows two commandos as they fight an evil alien force, and is considered a key title for the console, setting the blueprint for future simultaneous two-player action games. A famously difficult game, where players are expected to die often, it was one of the earliest games to feature the “Konami Code” - a cheat code that allowed players to have ten times as many lives, up from three to thirty.