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Hardcore Gaming 101 Presents: Contra and other Konami Classics

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This is a review, and history book covering video games created by Konami for various gaming systems, and computers. Th majority of the book focuses on two main series, the Contra, and Goemon series of games, along with about 50 other games, as listed in the books contents page, however things like the two different games with the "Goonies" title are reviewed in the same section, and the later Goonies II, is reviewed in its own section. Each game is reviewed in detail, with the changes between various ports mentioned, and multipule color screenshots of each game. It also discusses various changes to the game from one region to another, and which systemsthe game was released on. The book is a unofficial look at these games, and features ocational box art scans, and advertisent reproductions. Near the end of the book there is also a section devoted to the soundtrack albums that were released for these games. The book was part of a series of books devoted to Konomi games, the early books being "Hardcore Gaming 101 Presents: Castlevania, ISBN: 9781482742183, and the similar "Hardcore Gaming 101 Presents: The Unofficial Guide to Konami Shooters" ISBN: 1500737178. The book originaly cost $25, and was created through Amazon's CreateSpace, was a printed on demand book, and released on June 13, 2017.

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Table of Contents

Contra games. 4-38
Contra. 4
Super Contra {Super C}. 8
Operation C. 11
Contra Force. 12
Contra III: The Alien Wars. 14
Contra: Hard Corps. 18
Contra: Legacy of War. 22
C: The Contra Adventure. 24
Contra: Shattered Soldier. 26
Neo Contra. 29
Contra 4. 32
Contra Rebirth. 34
Hard Corps: Uprising. 36
Contra - Misc / Probotector. 38
Contra 3D. 39
Rush 'n Attack {Green Beret}. 42
M.I.A.: Missing in Action. 45
Rush 'n Attack: Ex-Patriot. 46
Jailbreak {Manhattan 24 Bunsho}. 48
Gangbusters {Crazy Cop}. 49
Trick Trap {Labyrinth Runner}. 50
Dark Adventure. 51
Surprise Attack. 52
Aliens. 53
Devastators. 54
G.I. Joe. 55
Sunset Riders. 56
Wild West C.O.W.: Boys of Moo Mesa. 58
Mystic Warriors. 59
Rocket Knight Adventures. 60
Sparkster (SNES). 62
Sparkster (Genesis). 63
Rocket Knight. 64
Jackal. 66
Ganbare Goemon/Mystical Ninja games. 70-93
Ganbare Goemon/Mystical Ninja Intro. 68
Mr. Goemon (ARC). 69
Goemon series (FC). 70
Goemon series (SFC). 74
Goemon series (PS1). 80
Goemon series (N64). 82
Goemon (PS2). 87
Goemon: Shin Sedai series. 88
Goemon (DS). 90
Goemon Portable Games. 91
Goemon Spin-Offs. 92
Goemon - Trivia / Cameos. 93
The Goonies. 96
The Goonies II. 98
Majou Densetsu II: Maze of Galious. 100
Majou Densetsu III: Shalom. 102
King's Valley. 104
Getsu Fuuma Den. 106
Wai Wai World. 108
Wai Wai World 2. 110
King Kong 2. 112
Almana no Kiseki. 116
Ai Senshi Nicol. 118
Meikyuu Jiin Dababa. 120
Bio Miracle Bokutte UPA. 122
Dragon Scroll. 124
Esper Dream. 126
Esper Dream 2. 128
Lagrange Point. 130
Antarctic Adventure. 132
Penguin Adventure. 133
Yume Penguin Monogatari. 134
The Adventures of Bayou Billy {Mad City}. 136
Bucky O'Hare (Arcade). 138
Bucky O'Hare (NES). 140
The Lone Ranger. 142
Mission: Impossible. 144
Base Wars. 146
RollerGames. 148
Monster in My Pocket. 150
Zen: Intergalactic Ninja. 151
S.P.Y. 152
Rock 'n Rage. 153
Soundtracks. 154
Patreon Testimonials. 156

Edition Notes

Published in
Lexington, KY
Series
Hardcore Gaming 101 Presents
Copyright Date
2017

Contributors

Cover Art
Rusty Shackles
Contributor
David Low
Contributor
Sam Derboo
Contributor
Ed Burns
Contributor
Michael Plasket
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Emanuele Rodola
Contributor
Tom Davey
Contributor
Rob Russo
Managing Editor
Jason Kowalczyk

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Number of pages
158
Dimensions
25.5 x 18 x 1.2 centimeters

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OL26469165M
ISBN 13
9781546928034

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