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Super Contra

  1. Game infos
  2. Parent and Clones
  3. Sound
  4. Driver
  5. Inputs
  6. Controls
  7. Display
  8. Dipswitchs
  9. Roms list
  10. Chips list
  11. Serie
  12. Categories
  13. MAMEinfo
  14. History
  15. High scores
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Game infos

Description Super Contra
Name scontra
Manufacturer Konami
Year 1988
Runnable yes
System arcade /
Number of players 2P sim
Added to MAME .036b03
Romset size 2.66 MB
Romset file 40 files
Romset zip 1 B
Language English
Evaluation 90 to 100 (Best Games)
Genre Platform

Parent and clones

Parent This game is the parent

Sound infos

Sound_channels 1

Driver infos

Driver status good
Driver emulation good
Driver color good
Driver sound good
Driver graphic good
Driver cocktail
Driver protection
Driver savestate yes

Inputs infos

Input service no
Input tilt no
Input players 2
Input buttons
Input coins 2

Controls infos

type ways minimum maximum sensitivity keydelta reverse
joy 8 no

Display infos

type rotate flipx width height refresh pixclock htotal hbend hbstart vtotal vbend vbstart
raster 90 no 320 224 59.17

Dipswitchs

Roms list

console name bios size crc md5 merge sha1 region offset status optional
arcade 775-a04a.bin 65536 7efb2e0f fb350a056b547fe4f981bc211e2f9518ae5a3499 k007232 0 good no
arcade 775-a04b.bin 65536 f41a2b33 dffa06360b6032f7370fe72698aacad4d8779472 k007232 10000 good no
arcade 775-a04c.bin 65536 e4e58f14 23dcb4dfa9a44115d1b730d9efcc314801b811c7 k007232 20000 good no
arcade 775-a04d.bin 65536 d46736f6 586e914a35d3d7a71cccec66ca45a5bbbb9e504b k007232 30000 good no
arcade 775-a05a.bin 65536 a0767045 e6df0731a9fb3b3d918607de81844e1f9353aac7 k051960 0 good no
arcade 775-a05b.bin 65536 ab8ad4fd c9ae537fa1607fbd11403390d1da923955f0d1ab k051960 40000 good no
arcade 775-a05e.bin 65536 2f656f08 140e7948c45d27c6705622d588a65b59ebcc624c k051960 1 good no
arcade 775-a05f.bin 65536 1c0eb1b6 420eb26acd54ff484301aa2dad587f1b6b437363 k051960 40001 good no
arcade 775-a06a.bin 65536 77a34ad0 3653fb8458c1e7eb7d83b5cd63f02343c0f2d93e k051960 2 good no
arcade 775-a06b.bin 65536 563fb565 96a2a95ab02456e53651718a7080f18c252451c8 k051960 40002 good no
arcade 775-a06e.bin 65536 8a910c94 0387a7f412a977fa7a5ca685653ac1bb3dfdbbcb k051960 3 good no
arcade 775-a06f.bin 65536 e14995c0 1d7fdfb8f9eacb005b0897b2b62b85ce334cd4d6 k051960 40003 good no
arcade 775-a07a.bin 131072 e716bdf3 82e10132f248aed8cc1aea6bb7afe9a1479c8b59 k052109 0 good no
arcade 775-a07e.bin 131072 0986e3a5 61c33a3f2e4fde7d23d440b5c3151fe38e25716b k052109 1 good no
arcade 775-a08a.bin 131072 3ddd11a4 4831a891d6cb4507053d576eddd658c338318176 k052109 2 good no
arcade 775-a08e.bin 131072 1007d963 cba4ca058dee1c8cdeb019e1cc50cae76bf419a1 k052109 3 good no
arcade 775-c01.bin 32768 0ced785a 1eebe005a968fbaac595c168499107e34763976c audiocpu 0 good no
arcade 775-e02.k11 65536 a61c0ead 9a0aadc8d3538fc1d88b761753fffcac8923a218 maincpu 0 good no
arcade 775-e03.k13 65536 00b02622 caf1da53815e437e3fb952d29e71f2c314684cd9 maincpu 10000 good no
arcade 775-f04e.bin 65536 fbf7e363 53578eb7dab8f723439dc12eefade3edb027c148 k007232 40000 good no
arcade 775-f04f.bin 65536 b031ef2d 0124fe15871c3972ef1e2dbaf53d17668c1dccfd k007232 50000 good no
arcade 775-f04g.bin 65536 ee107bbb e21de761a0dfd3811ddcbc33d8868479010e86d0 k007232 60000 good no
arcade 775-f04h.bin 65536 fb0fab46 fcbf904f7cf4d265352dc73ed228390b29784aad k007232 70000 good no
arcade 775-f05c.bin 65536 5647761e ff7983cb0c2f84f7be9d44e20b01266db4b2836a k051960 80000 good no
arcade 775-f05d.bin 65536 ad676a6f f2ca759c8c8a8007aa022d6c058d0431057a639a k051960 c0000 good no
arcade 775-f05g.bin 65536 a1692cca 2cefc4b7532a9d29361843419ee427fb9421b79b k051960 80001 good no
arcade 775-f05h.bin 65536 3f925bcf 434dd442c0cb5c5c039a69683a3a5f226e49261c k051960 c0001 good no
arcade 775-f06c.bin 65536 5ee6f3c1 9138ea3588b63862849f6e783725a711e7e50669 k051960 80002 good no
arcade 775-f06d.bin 65536 c8b764fa 62f7f59ed36dca7346ec9eb019a4e435e8476dc6 k051960 c0002 good no
arcade 775-f06g.bin 65536 2645274d 2fd04b0adbcf53562669946259b59f1ec9c52bda k051960 80003 good no
arcade 775-f06h.bin 65536 d6595f59 777ea6da2026c90e7fbbc598275c8f95f2eb99c2 k051960 c0003 good no
arcade 775-f07c.bin 65536 b0b30915 0abd858f93f7cc5383a805a5ae06c086c120f208 k052109 80000 good no
arcade 775-f07d.bin 65536 f184be8e c266be12762f7e81edbe4b36f3c96b03f6ec552b k052109 c0000 good no
arcade 775-f07g.bin 65536 fbed827d 7fcc6cc03ab6238b05799dd50f38c29eb9f98b5a k052109 80001 good no
arcade 775-f07h.bin 65536 7b56c348 f75c1c0962389f204c8cf1a0bc2da01a922cd742 k052109 c0001 good no
arcade 775-f08c.bin 65536 53abdaec 0e0f7fe4bb9139a1ae94506a832153b711961564 k052109 80002 good no
arcade 775-f08d.bin 65536 102dcace 03036b6d9d66a12cb3e97980f149c09d1efbd6d8 k052109 c0002 good no
arcade 775-f08g.bin 65536 3df85a6e 25a49abbf6e9fe63d4ff6bfff9219c98aa1b5e7b k052109 80003 good no
arcade 775-f08h.bin 65536 ad9d7016 91e9f279b781eefcafffc70afe207f35cc6f4d9d k052109 c0003 good no
arcade 775a09.b19 256 46d1e0df 65dad04a124cc49cbc9bb271f865d77efbc4d57c proms 0 good no

Chips list

name tag type clock
K007232 PCM Controller k007232 audio 3579545
KONAMI CPU maincpu cpu 3000000
Speaker mono audio
YM2151 ymsnd audio 3579545
Z80 audiocpu cpu 3579545

Serie

Serie : Contra
  1. Contra (US / Asia, set 1) (1987)
  2. Contra (US / Asia, set 2) (1987)
  3. Contra (bootleg) (1987)
  4. Contra (Japan bootleg, set 1) (1987)
  5. Contra (Japan bootleg, set 2) (1987)
  6. Contra (US / Asia, set 3) (1987)
  7. Contra (Japan, set 1) (1987)
  8. Contra (Japan, set 2) (1987)
  9. Gryzor (set 1) (1987)
  10. Gryzor (UK) (1987)
  11. Gryzor (set 2) (1987)
  12. Contra (USA) (1988)
  13. Contra (Jpn) (1988)
  14. Contra (PlayChoice-10) (1988)
  15. Super Contra (1988)
  16. Super Contra (Japan) (1988)
  17. Contra (Jpn) (1989)
  18. Super Contra (Jpn) (1990)
  19. Contra (Jpn) (1991)
  20. Contra 3: The Alien Wars (Nintendo Super System) (1992)
  21. Contra - Hard Corps (USA, Kor) (1994)
  22. Contra - The Hard Corps (Jpn) (1994)
  23. Contra (Jpn) (19??)
  24. Contra (Jpn, Alt 2) (19??)

Categories

MAMEinfo

0.36b3 [Manuel Abadia]


Artwork available


Bugs:

- scontra, scontraj: Flaws in sound emulation. Ace (ID 03754)


WIP:

- 0.148u2: Nathan Woods fixed PC relative addressing on KONAMI cpu; Super Contra work now (m6809\konami.ops).

- 0.144u7: Kanikani updated Super Contra dipswitches.

- 0.137u4: hap fixed Super Contra main character shadows.

- 0.137u1: Corrado Tomaselli verified all the clocks from Super Contra PCB as well as the vsync. Changed VSync to 59.17 Hz.

- 0.136u1: Fabio Priuli added driver data struct and save states to ThunderX driver.

- 0.136: Fabio Priuli fixed tile/graphic corruption on multiple launches of Super Contra and clone (K052109 ram needs to be inited to zero).

- 0.135u4: Fabio Priuli updated Super Contra to use the new Konami video devices.

- 0.131u3: Kanikani added DIP locations to Super Contra.

- 0.130u3: Aaron Giles merged memory maps in Super Contra.

- 1st December 2008: Mr. Do - Kiltron got his wish, and finally got to restore a Super Contra bezel.

- 0.58: Removed 3rd coin slot.

- 0.36b4: Added priority encoder prom (not used).

- 0.36b3: Manuel Abadia added 'Super Contra' (Konami 1988) and clone (Japan).

- 17th August 1999: Jim Hernandez sent a new Super Contra driver with support for the correct romset.

- 15th August 1999: Nicola Salmoria sent in a fully working driver for Super Contra, but the romset is partial so there are a lot of bad graphics.


ARCADE RELEASE: Super Contra (Konami) - 1988/Jan/28


STORY:

- One year after the battle with the mysterious Red Falcon Organization, the earth saeems to be free. However... the quest for freedom continues.


LEVELS: 5


Other Emulators:

* FB Alpha


Recommended Games (Army Fighter):

Green Beret (Irem)

Green Beret

Rush'n Attack (PlayChoice-10)

Special Forces

Special Forces II

Contra

Contra (PlayChoice-10)

Super Contra

Super C (PlayChoice-10)

Contra 3: The Alien Wars (Nintendo Super System)

Vs. Platoon

Battle Rangers

P.O.W. - Prisoners of War

Bay Route

M.I.A. - Missing in Action

Midnight Resistance

Thunder Fox

Battlecry

Gunforce - Battle Fire Engulfed Terror Island

Gun Force II

Metal Slug

Metal Slug 2

Metal Slug X

Metal Slug 3

Metal Slug 4

Metal Slug 5

Metal Slug 6

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Combat School

History


Arcade Video game published 31 years ago:

Super Contra (c) 1988 Konami.

Export version. Game developed in Japan. For more information about the game itself, please see the original Japanese version entry; "Super Contra - Alien no Gyakushuu [Model GX775]".

- TECHNICAL -

Game ID : GX775

- TRIVIA -

Super Contra was released in January 1988.

This western version ends the game after the staff roll, while the Japanese version takes the player to a second and harder cycle of the game.

- SERIES -

1. Contra [Model GX633] (1987, Arcade)
2. Super Contra [Model GX775] (1988, Arcade)
3. Operation C (1991, Game Boy)
4. Contra Force (1992, NES)
5. Contra Spirits [Model SHVC-CS] (1992, Super Famicom)
6. Contra - Hard Corps (1994, Mega Drive)
7. Contra - Legacy of War (1996, PlayStation)
8. C - The Contra Adventure (1998, PlayStation)
9. Contra - Shattered Soldier (2002, PlayStation 2)
10. Neo Contra (2004, PlayStation 2)
11. Contra 4 (2007, DS)
12. Contra ReBirth (2009, WiiWare)

- STAFF -

Cabinet Graphic Design: Don Marshall

- PORTS -

* CONSOLES:
[US] Nintendo NES (apr.1990) "Super C [Model NES-UE]"
[EU] Nintendo NES (1992) "Probotector II: Return of the Evil Forces [Model NES-PD]"
Microsoft XBOX 360 [XBLA] [US] [EU] (jul.25, 2007)
Nintendo Wii [Virtual Console] [US] (aug.27, 2007) NES version
Nintendo Wii [Virtual Console] [EU] (oct.12, 2007) NES version
[US] Nintendo DS (nov.13, 2007) "Contra 4 [Model NTR-TCTE-USA]"
Microsoft XBOX 360 [US] (dec.15, 2009) "Konami Classics Vol.1 [Model 30085]" : XBLA version

NOTE: The game is featured as unlockable bonus content on the Nintendo DS.

* COMPUTERS:
Commodore Amiga [US] (1990) "Super C"
PC [MS-DOS] [US] (1990) "Super C"
[US] PC [MS Windows, CD-ROM] (nov.16, 2002) "Konami Collector's Series - Castlevania & Contra") : NES version

* OTHERS:
Mobile Phones [US] (2008)

- CONTRIBUTE -

Edit this entry: https://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=2708&o=2

High scores

MAMESCORE records : 02/04/2017 13:01

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gnu___________________________428.640
michaelknight_________________334.600
majygool______________________306.940
foxmulder_____________________199.640
dark_kariya___________________194.600
thegamer______________________143.440
hulkiii________________________38.160
furohon________________________31.120
jgabmurer______________________19.800