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Contra: Hard Corps

1994 video game
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Contra: Hard Corps

Summary

Contra: Hard Corps is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (174 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Contra: Hard Corps's instance of is recorded as Hard Corps — instance of (P31): video game[3].
  • Contra: Hard Corps's composer is recorded as Hard Corps — composer (P86): Hiroshi Kobayashi[4].
  • Contra: Hard Corps's publisher is recorded as Hard Corps — publisher (P123): Konami[5].
  • Contra: Hard Corps's genre is recorded as Hard Corps — genre (P136): shoot 'em up[6].
  • Contra: Hard Corps's follows is recorded as Hard Corps — follows (P155): Contra Force[7].
  • Contra: Hard Corps's followed by is recorded as Hard Corps — followed by (P156): Contra: Legacy of War[8].
  • Contra: Hard Corps's developer is recorded as Hard Corps — developer (P178): Konami[9].
  • Contra: Hard Corps's part of the series is recorded as Hard Corps — part of the series (P179): Contra[10].
  • Contra: Hard Corps's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0309462[11].
  • Contra: Hard Corps's platform is recorded as Hard Corps — platform (P400): Sega Genesis[12].
  • Contra: Hard Corps's game mode is recorded as Hard Corps — game mode (P404): multiplayer video game[13].
  • Contra: Hard Corps's game mode is recorded as Hard Corps — game mode (P404): single-player video game[14].
  • Contra: Hard Corps's distribution format is recorded as Hard Corps — distribution format (P437): ROM cartridge[15].
  • Contra: Hard Corps's country of origin is recorded as Hard Corps — country of origin (P495): Japan[16].
  • Contra: Hard Corps's publication date is recorded as +1994-08-08T00:00:00Z[17].
  • Contra: Hard Corps's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07yy64[18].
  • Contra: Hard Corps's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '魂斗羅ザ・ハードコア'}[19].
  • Contra: Hard Corps's MobyGames game ID is recorded as contra-hard-corps[20].
  • Contra: Hard Corps's HowLongToBeat ID is recorded as 1917[21].
  • Contra: Hard Corps's Guardiana ID is recorded as 9[22].
  • Contra: Hard Corps's GameFAQs game ID is recorded as 563317[23].
  • Contra: Hard Corps's Giant Bomb ID is recorded as 3030-13902[24].
  • Contra: Hard Corps's GameSpot game ID is recorded as contra-hard-corps[25].
  • Contra: Hard Corps's VGMdb product ID is recorded as 2098[26].
  • Contra: Hard Corps's Bangumi subject ID is recorded as 9560[27].

Why It Matters

Contra: Hard Corps ranks in the top 5% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (174 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Japan Konami

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. 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] ↑ . GameSpot. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.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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  1. 25d ago · J 1982 · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Followed by → Contra: Legacy of War
    Followed by → —
    Publication date → —
    Composer → Hiroshi Kobayashi
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P7517]]: Contra:_Hard_Corps"
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