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Contra III: The Alien Wars

1992 run and gun video game
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Contra III: The Alien Wars

Summary

Contra III: The Alien Wars is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (604 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Contra III: The Alien Wars's instance of is recorded as The Alien Wars — instance of (P31): video game[3].
  • Contra III: The Alien Wars's composer is recorded as The Alien Wars — composer (P86): Miki Higashino[4].
  • Contra III: The Alien Wars's composer is recorded as The Alien Wars — composer (P86): TAPPY[5].
  • Contra III: The Alien Wars was published by The Alien Wars — publisher (P123): Konami[6].
  • Contra III: The Alien Wars's genre is The Alien Wars — genre (P136): action game[7].
  • Contra III: The Alien Wars's genre is The Alien Wars — genre (P136): post-apocalyptic video game[8].
  • Contra III: The Alien Wars followed The Alien Wars — follows (P155): Operation C[9].
  • Contra III: The Alien Wars was followed by The Alien Wars — followed by (P156): Contra Force[10].
  • Contra III: The Alien Wars's developer is recorded as The Alien Wars — developer (P178): Konami[11].
  • Contra III: The Alien Wars's part of the series is recorded as The Alien Wars — part of the series (P179): Contra[12].
  • Contra III: The Alien Wars's platform is recorded as The Alien Wars — platform (P400): Game Boy Advance[13].
  • Contra III: The Alien Wars's platform is recorded as The Alien Wars — platform (P400): Super Nintendo Entertainment System[14].
  • Contra III: The Alien Wars's platform is recorded as The Alien Wars — platform (P400): Game Boy[15].
  • Contra III: The Alien Wars's game mode is recorded as The Alien Wars — game mode (P404): single-player video game[16].
  • Contra III: The Alien Wars's game mode is recorded as The Alien Wars — game mode (P404): co-op mode[17].
  • Contra III: The Alien Wars was distributed by The Alien Wars — distribution format (P437): ROM cartridge[18].
  • Contra III: The Alien Wars was distributed by The Alien Wars — distribution format (P437): digital download[19].
  • Contra III: The Alien Wars's country of origin is recorded as The Alien Wars — country of origin (P495): Japan[20].
  • Contra III: The Alien Wars was released on February 28, 1992[21].
  • Contra III: The Alien Wars's distributed by is recorded as The Alien Wars — distributed by (P750): Nintendo eShop[22].
  • Contra III: The Alien Wars's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '魂斗羅スピリッツ'}[23].
  • Contra III: The Alien Wars's uses is recorded as The Alien Wars — uses (P2283): isometric view[24].

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[25]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 56e901c7-e699-429a-9198-75c5e066bd57[26]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Contra III: The Alien Wars was published by The Alien Wars — publisher (P123): Konami[6].

Publication

Contra III: The Alien Wars was released on February 28, 1992[21]. Genres include The Alien Wars — genre (P136): action game[7] and The Alien Wars — genre (P136): post-apocalyptic video game[8]. Its part of the series is recorded as The Alien Wars — part of the series (P179): Contra[12]. Recorded distribution format include The Alien Wars — distribution format (P437): ROM cartridge[18] and The Alien Wars — distribution format (P437): digital download[19].

Subject and Themes

Contra III: The Alien Wars's part of the series is recorded as The Alien Wars — part of the series (P179): Contra[12].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Contra III: The Alien Wars followed The Alien Wars — follows (P155): Operation C[9]. It was followed by The Alien Wars — followed by (P156): Contra Force[10].

Why It Matters

Contra III: The Alien Wars ranks in the top 5% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (604 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Related Entities

isometric view Japan Konami

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] ↑ . en.wikipedia.org. en.wikipedia.org. Provenance: 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] ↑ . en.wikipedia.org. en.wikipedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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

  1. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Flagstaff12 · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Title → {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '魂斗羅スピリッツ'}
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P400]]: [[Q183259]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778884596617"
  2. 25d ago · J 1982 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Distribution format → ROM cartridge, digital download
    Publisher → Konami
    Distributed by → Nintendo eShop
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P8255]]: 0294"
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