What a great game, obviously going in with the bias of playing this game back in 89 when I was just a kid but man Contra is just sick.
The ability to shoot in almost every direction was a game changer for the NES, While I'm not gonna say I'm 100% sure this was the first to do it, it definitely was the one that popularized it. jumping over every enemy bullet like I'm in an action movie, ducking to the ground to destroy those harder foes, and getting those sweet power ups to see the bullets fly. This is by far the most fun I had as a child, and booting it up in 2023 was no different.
The ability to shoot in almost every direction was a game changer for the NES, While I'm not gonna say I'm 100% sure this was the first to do it, it definitely was the one that popularized it. jumping over every enemy bullet like I'm in an action movie, ducking to the ground to destroy those harder foes, and getting those sweet power ups to see the bullets fly. This is by far the most fun I had as a child, and booting it up in 2023 was no different.