One thing I've noticed that hasn't happened in too many years, is the lack of a mainstream Gradius or Contra game. Now I say "mainstream" because I realize we just had Hard Corps Uprising released on PSN and Xbox Live recently, and Gradius Rebirth on WiiWare a few years ago. Hard Corps Uprising being a prequel to Contra Hard Corps of course. What I would like to see is a full on title come out for both of them. Gradius seriously needs another in the series, like a follow up of some sort to Gradius V which was released almost a decade ago. Since then we've had a handful of smaller and lesser titles such as the Gradius collection for the PSP, and even a Pachislot game that was out in 2011. With current hardware, especially with the Playstation 4 looming in the horizon, think about how graphically superior a new one would be.
Contra is probably an even bigger let down. In 2011 Konami decided to do another one of their famous tease sessions, and introduced to us "Contra Reboot". What you see below is all that was known about it, only a flaming "C" and nothing more.
Since that time there has been *some* talk about Mercury Steam actually taking on the idea of doing a Contra Reboot title, but so far the fire behind that discussion has seemed to fizzle out. Last year also marks the 25th anniversary of the Contra series (happy birthday!) and I should hope we can look forward to another 25 years. The question is, what will either a Gradius or Contra game look like on next generation consoles. As we get closer to seeing the next Xbox or Playstation console, or even Nintendo, would either in the series have to be completely revamped and be given an entire makeover? As you and I have witnessed both titles have usually been 2D side scrolling games, and have almost never strayed outside of that territory. Here is hoping that Konami has something in store in the near future and will deliver both classic hits from the grave.
Below are videos of Contra Rebirth and Gradius Rebirth, two titles that were given a complete overhaul of the original hit that rocked our world back in the mid to late 80's. They are long play videos from start to the very end of the game, and I cherry picked the best quality ones I could find. I can't wait to see what the next installment will have in store for us. Cheers.
Contra is probably an even bigger let down. In 2011 Konami decided to do another one of their famous tease sessions, and introduced to us "Contra Reboot". What you see below is all that was known about it, only a flaming "C" and nothing more.
Since that time there has been *some* talk about Mercury Steam actually taking on the idea of doing a Contra Reboot title, but so far the fire behind that discussion has seemed to fizzle out. Last year also marks the 25th anniversary of the Contra series (happy birthday!) and I should hope we can look forward to another 25 years. The question is, what will either a Gradius or Contra game look like on next generation consoles. As we get closer to seeing the next Xbox or Playstation console, or even Nintendo, would either in the series have to be completely revamped and be given an entire makeover? As you and I have witnessed both titles have usually been 2D side scrolling games, and have almost never strayed outside of that territory. Here is hoping that Konami has something in store in the near future and will deliver both classic hits from the grave.
Below are videos of Contra Rebirth and Gradius Rebirth, two titles that were given a complete overhaul of the original hit that rocked our world back in the mid to late 80's. They are long play videos from start to the very end of the game, and I cherry picked the best quality ones I could find. I can't wait to see what the next installment will have in store for us. Cheers.
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