Monday, February 1, 1988

Video Game Review: Contra

This game is just begging to be made into a Schwarzenegger movie, though he has a better shot at becoming Governor than that actually happening. Two military-style guys with guns shooting bad guys, what could be better than that?
How about going more than fifteen seconds without getting killed. What is the point of making this game so insanely difficult? Dan, my video game counselor, assures me this was not done to spite me personally. Dan also had a very helpful piece of advice for me: a little piece of awesomeness called the Konami code.
OH_HELLS_YES!
Thirty lives, bitches. The sad thing is that I still can’t beat this game, even with the code, even with Dan by my side (well, the phone by my side with Dan at the other end). What I need is a way to cheat MORE. But the graphics are good, and it’s violent and fun.