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Contra: The Alien Wars
Console icon Game Boy

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Developer

Factor 5

Publisher

Konami

Genre

Run and Gun

Released

October 1994

Title screenshot
In-game screenshot
Title screenshot Ingame screenshot

Achievements

Authors: tuinj (22), VampireLord (10)
There are 32 achievements worth 475 (3,066) points.

  • Get the Spread weapon upgrade.

    1,669 (724) of 1,733 – 96.31%

    41.78% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    96.31% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Armor Up

    (1) (1)

    Get the Barrier item.

    1,597 (686) of 1,733 – 92.15%

    39.58% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    92.15% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Get the Homing Shot weapon upgrade.

    1,321 (625) of 1,733 – 76.23%

    36.06% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    76.23% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Get the Crush Gun weapon upgrade.

    972 (524) of 1,733 – 56.09%

    30.24% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    56.09% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Get the Flame-thrower upgrade.

    420 (236) of 1,733 – 24.24%

    13.62% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    24.24% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Complete Level 1 on Normal.

    446 (255) of 1,733 – 25.74%

    14.71% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    25.74% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Complete Level 1 on Hard.

    168 (105) of 1,733 – 9.69%

    6.06% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    9.69% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Complete Level 1 on Maniac.

    159 (85) of 1,733 – 9.17%

    4.90% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    9.17% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Clear Stage 1 without dying and using only the Default Gun (Hard or Maniac)

    94 (45) of 1,733 – 5.42%

    2.60% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    5.42% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Complete Level 2 on Normal.

    289 (173) of 1,733 – 16.68%

    9.98% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    16.68% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Complete Level 2 on Hard.

    157 (96) of 1,733 – 9.06%

    5.54% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    9.06% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Complete Level 2 on Maniac

    143 (73) of 1,733 – 8.25%

    4.21% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    8.25% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Clear Stage 2 without dying and using only the Default Gun (Hard or Maniac)

    80 (33) of 1,733 – 4.62%

    1.90% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    4.62% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Complete Level 3 on Normal.

    242 (143) of 1,733 – 13.96%

    8.25% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    13.96% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Complete Level 3 on Hard.

    136 (81) of 1,733 – 7.85%

    4.67% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    7.85% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Complete Level 3 on Maniac.

    124 (57) of 1,733 – 7.16%

    3.29% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    7.16% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Clear Stage 3 without dying and using only the Default Gun (Hard or Maniac)

    73 (29) of 1,733 – 4.21%

    1.67% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    4.21% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Complete Level 4 on Normal.

    212 (127) of 1,733 – 12.23%

    7.33% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    12.23% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Complete Level 4 on Hard.

    127 (75) of 1,733 – 7.33%

    4.33% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    7.33% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Complete Level 4 on Maniac.

    118 (55) of 1,733 – 6.81%

    3.17% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    6.81% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Clear Stage 4 without dying and using only the Default Gun (Hard or Maniac)

    73 (29) of 1,733 – 4.21%

    1.67% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    4.21% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Beat the Game on Normal.

    173 (95) of 1,733 – 9.98%

    5.48% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    9.98% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Beat the Game on Hard.

    122 (71) of 1,733 – 7.04%

    4.10% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    7.04% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Beat the Game on Maniac.

    117 (55) of 1,733 – 6.75%

    3.17% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    6.75% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Clear Stage 5 without dying (Hard or Maniac)

    87 (36) of 1,733 – 5.02%

    2.08% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    5.02% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Clear Stage 5 using only the Default Gun (Hard or Maniac)

    73 (31) of 1,733 – 4.21%

    1.79% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    4.21% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Gain seven lives.

    137 (53) of 1,733 – 7.91%

    3.06% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    7.91% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Win the Game without using a bomb. (Normal or higher)

    92 (37) of 1,733 – 5.31%

    2.14% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    5.31% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Win the Game without using a continue.

    121 (41) of 1,733 – 6.98%

    2.37% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    6.98% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Win the Game without using a continue on Hard difficulty.

    84 (37) of 1,733 – 4.85%

    2.14% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    4.85% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Finish the game using only the default gun.

    105 (57) of 1,733 – 6.06%

    3.29% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    6.06% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Real Veteran

    (25) (148)

    Finish the game without dying.

    122 (55) of 1,733 – 7.04%

    3.17% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    7.04% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
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Comments:
GAMERJET 13 Mar 2018 19:51
I recently watched a longplay of this game on youtube and was surprised how well they did for the technology when compared to the SNES version. Looking forward to playing more contra!
JAM 19 Jul 2018 15:28
Try this. https://retroachievements.org/Game/11109
GAMERJET 20 Jul 2018 04:37
That's interesting how the unlicensed versions are ported on to an older system.
NgNvNn 11 Apr 2019 17:04
Is not protected against the code to skip levels, at least "real veteran" and "Only the basics" triggered using the code.
Aekko 9 Jan 2020 03:09
Surprised the achievements for lower difficulties aren't included with the same achievement for higher difficulties. Oh well, Normal and Hard runs are now on the to-do list.
Araujo8686 3 Feb 2020 07:20
"Prepared for the War": only Hard difficulty. Isn't possible gain lives in Maniac difficulty, even If maxed score to 999.999.
Aekko 5 Jun 2020 01:33
There, Mastered this one for a second time!
SuperCarloConti 16 Oct 2020 08:02
Compared with snes version this is easy, but really great game
AzuchiAkeshi 22 Nov 2021 15:49
Mastered! Great port, much better than the GBA version! :D
RetroGamerKyo
RetroGamerKyo 3 Nov 2022 18:55
Excellent game, sometimes you be angry, sometimes you fun with F gun.
frange 1 Aug 2023 13:34
I played it when I was just a kid. Nice memories