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Contra

1987 run and gun action game
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Contra

Summary

Contra is a video game[1]. Contra ranks in the top 2% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,005 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Contra's instance of is recorded as video game[3].
  • Contra was published by Konami[4].
  • Contra's genre is shoot 'em up[5].
  • Contra's developer is recorded as Konami[6].
  • Contra's part of the series is recorded as Contra[7].
  • Contra's platform is recorded as ZX Spectrum[8].
  • Contra's platform is recorded as Nintendo Entertainment System[9].
  • Contra's platform is recorded as Commodore 64[10].
  • Contra's platform is recorded as MSX[11].
  • Contra's platform is recorded as Amstrad CPC[12].
  • Contra's platform is recorded as Hitachi 6309[13].
  • Contra's platform is recorded as arcade video game machine[14].
  • Contra's platform is recorded as BlackBerry OS[15].
  • Contra's platform is recorded as Java Platform, Micro Edition[16].
  • Contra's platform is recorded as IBM Personal Computer[17].
  • Contra's platform is recorded as Q47604[18].
  • Contra's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[19].
  • Contra's input device is recorded as joystick[20].
  • Contra's country of origin is recorded as Japan[21].
  • Contra was released on February 20, 1987[22].
  • Contra's narrative location is recorded as New Zealand[23].
  • Contra's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '魂斗羅'}[24].
  • Contra's set in period is recorded as 2633[25].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Soundtrack[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 0826a8f8-3bb6-407b-9d80-90ab92e0490d[27]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Contra was published by Konami[4].

Publication

Contra was released on February 20, 1987[22]. Contra's genre is shoot 'em up[5]. Contra's part of the series is recorded as Contra[7].

Subject and Themes

Contra's part of the series is recorded as Contra[7].

Why It Matters

Contra ranks in the top 2% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,005 views/month).[2] Contra has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Contra is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

BlackBerry OS Hitachi 6309 Japan joystick Konami New Zealand Xueebaoy 180 In 1 Rertro Mini Arcade Game Console

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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