I cheated. I used a game genie... Although I am playing with a keyboard instead of a controller, so it considerably harder. Im thinking about bringing my controller up here and installing it on my pc for the weekends.
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="verdana">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by 1337: contra is HARD<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> The arcade version is, the NES one isn't. The arcade version is also 16-bit, quite different from the NES game, but the NES levels are based on it. Honestly, what kind of arcade game only lets you continue three times?