This allowed the FC version of Contra to have many additional features, such as cut-scenes and background animations, that were not in any of the NES versions (which uses a standard UNROM mapper).Īt the start of each stage, the NES version displays the name of the stage on a simple black screen along with the current lives and scores for each player (with each score counter blinking), as well as the current high score. However, the Famicom version had the advantage of using Konami's own self-produced VRC2 mapper, as unlike in other territories, third-party developers in Japan were allowed to manufacture their own cartridges and mappers for the Famicom instead of using only Nintendo's stock. The US NES version and the Japanese Famicom version were both released around February 1988, suggesting that they were developed in tandem.
The fonts used for the menu and copyrights text (which are also used for other text throughout the game) were slightly changed for the European version. The US title screen scrolls in from the right, and in Probotector it appears instantaneously. In the Japanese version, the title screen fades in from black and features animated flames inside the kanji characters.
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