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Game entry

Super Contra

1988 · Platformer, Shoot 'em up, Arcade · PC, DOS, Amiga, Arcade · Konami

Super Contra carries 1,418 ELO points on GameForever and holds position no. 3,816 in the world ranking, with 39% of duels won out of 114 played. Where it fares best, it sits at no. 11 out of 15 (1988).

World rank

no. 3,816

ELO score

1,418

Wins

39%

Duels played

114

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About Super Contra

Super Contra is a Run and Gun-style action game produced by Konami, originally released as a coin-operated arcade game in 1988. It is the sequel to the original Contra and the second game in the Contra series released for the arcades. Like in the original game, the game centers on soldiers Bill Rizer and Lance Bean, who are once again assigned to protect the Earth from an army of alien invaders. The game features standard side-scrolling stages, as well as all new overhead stages in lieu of the original game's "3D" stages.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,418 ELO points over the last 215 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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Around this spot

The games Super Contra sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 3,813 Time Crisis II 1,419
  2. 3,814 Roblox 1,418
  3. 3,815 Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution 1,418
  4. 3,816 Super Contra 1,418
  5. 3,817 Turok 1,418
  6. 3,818 Schedule I 1,418
  7. 3,819 Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One 1,418

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The standing

Where Super Contra ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Super Contra stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 11 out of 15 (1988).

Where Super Contra ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 3,816 5,110
Platformer 469 621
1980s 104 154
1988 11 15

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