Contra
1988
In the year 2631, a small meteorite has fallen
into the Galuga archipelago, located 20km northeast
off the coast of New Zealand. Two years later, a
terrorist group known as Red Falcon has seized the
island in preparation for an alien invasion. The
earth's marines sent two members of their elite
Contra unit, Bill Rizer and Lance Bean, to neutralize
the terrorists. As either, Bill (player 1) or Lance
(player 2), the player must get to the end of each
stage, shooting everything in sight, while avoiding
enemy fire themselves. The player can upgrade their
standard-issue rifle into one of four different
weapons, including the powerful spread shot.