A new release from Konami for the old school fans...

Parsifal

Yeah Biatches! "Contra 4" (DS). Click the link for more info.

http://kotaku.com/gaming/about-damn-time/konami-reveals-contra-4-ds-270587.php
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Zeke · Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 6:16 pm Post subject:

There was a III?
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Parsifal · Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 7:05 pm Post subject:

Contra - NES
Super C/Super Contra - NES
Contra III: The Alien Wars - SNES
Contral IV - DS
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Zeke · Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 7:46 pm Post subject:

Wait...there was a II?! Shocked

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Parsifal · Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 8:09 pm Post subject:

*peers at Joel and pulls out a biiiig handgun with a boxing glove sticking out of the end*
Hold still Chump....
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Zeke · Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 12:54 am Post subject:

CHOMP!
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trebuchet · Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 7:34 am Post subject:

Did you just bite Arturo?
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Dave · Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 4:19 pm Post subject:

... ewww. Arturo goo...
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Parsifal · Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 5:22 pm Post subject:

Dave · Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 5:40 pm Post subject:

No moleste! No moleste!
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Zeke · Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 5:45 pm Post subject:

*Reels from the boxing glove only to spring to attack Arturo, now scrambling to reload said boxing glove*
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trebuchet · Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2007 5:01 am Post subject:

Yes, but what did you do with that chunk of Arturo you just bit off?
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Parsifal · Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 6:30 am Post subject:

http://kotaku.com/gaming/e307/contra-4-ds-new-gameplay-footage-277546.php

A video with a teeny-tiny bit of footage. Watch it more for the rocking song playing in the video more than the footage, which looks just like a shinier "Contra" (which is a total good thing).
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The following was culled from the NeoGaf forums. If you wish to go and view generally happy and quite manly discussion proceed through here (warning, testosterone levels may rise dangerously if you do). The next two images are from a promotional binder recently circulated by Konami Marketing.

"Bill Rizer" and "Lance Bean", who have been codenamed "Mad Dog" and "Scorpian" and later referred to as "Jimbo"and "Sully" in an attempt to reconcile the apparent time difference between "Contra" and "Contra 3" (This was dropped when Konami realized it was retarded and said "Yeah, its them.") are back for another go around. According to several sources, this is to be a direct prequel to the ultra-hard PS2 release "Contra: Shattered Soldier". For those curious the name sort of describes its effect on the player....

I present to you the official manual bios (taken from The Contra Headquartersfor the two characters from C:SS: (warning, since "Contra IV" is a prequel to "Contra: Shattered Soldier" these may be considered "spoiler-ific" in a really round about way)

Originally touted in several interviews and all manner of promotional materials (such as the original concept cover) as having 4 player co-op the astute reader will notice that both the scaled down cover and the promotional materials make no mention of that. All it does say is 2 player co-op. Whether or not the Vin Diesel and Wesley Snipes-inspired "Mad Dog" and "Scorpian" turn out to be the extra 2 co-ops, hidden characters, or simply cut from the game are still up in the air.

What isn't is this:

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