Contra 4 packed with Contra, Super C, robots

40 Comments by Justin McElroy Oct 12th 2007 3:00PM
Filed under: Nintendo DS, Action

When you're buying Contra 4, you're not just buying a game. You're buying a lifestyle. You're saying "Hey, world! My name is [insert your name here] and I really enjoy Contra. I celebrate the entire canon! Why, right here for instance, I have a cart that features features a new game, plus the NES versions of Contra and Super C! Also, there's a "20th Anniversary Virtual Museum" and two digital comics from Contra artist Atsushi Tsijumoto. Oh, and five hidden characters, one of which ... is Probotector."

Though the list of goodies is exciting, we can't help but wonder: Exactly how much room is there on a DS cartridge? Have we been getting ripped off all this time? Well, we think the bar has been raised. From now on, we won't even think of buying a DS game unless it includes at least two games. ... Probotector is optional.

Tags: contra4, konami, nintendods, probotector

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megaStryke: Oct 12th 2007; 3:07PM

Awwwwwwwwww yeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaah!

vidGuy: Oct 12th 2007; 3:07PM

Man, I can't wait to play Contra as Baby Bowser... ;)

DarkTetsuya: Oct 12th 2007; 3:10PM

You're fucking kidding me right? I mean I'd already planned on buying this game anyway, but then they go and do *this*?! there's not enough bold, nor a big enough font for the 'DO WANT' associated with this game.

NaeemTHM: Oct 12th 2007; 3:32PM

So...so true. The only downer in all of this will be all the broken DSes and people in the hospital. I just know I'm going to be throwing my DS in frustration a LOT.

blooh (CDF - Nipple Ring): Oct 12th 2007; 3:13PM

that link to probector doesnt work

Psaakyrn: Oct 12th 2007; 7:39PM

Open new window, paste URL, hard refresh.

Doug Kaplan: Oct 12th 2007; 3:16PM

I know Phantom Hourglass is probably GOTY on the DS but seriously, Contra 4 alone was enough to get everyone to buy the game, but now to throw in the original, that's worth an extra $10-$15 on it's own but we're getting it for free.

Konami...feel the love, it's what happens when publishers does stuff like this.

Sean: Oct 12th 2007; 4:49PM

Phantom Hourglass is so sweet.

Warlord: Oct 12th 2007; 3:25PM

You're suprised at the capacity of storage on these DS carts? Well, the bonus features can't total more than a couple megs, and if you think that is even CLOSE to half a cart's storage, you're wrong.

vidGuy: Oct 12th 2007; 3:42PM

Yeah, last I knew DS carts stored around 256MB.

AoE: Oct 12th 2007; 4:02PM

vidGuy, try 1GB :)

actually... *possibly* 2GB, but for sure up to 1GB

Efren: Oct 12th 2007; 4:20PM

AoE, try learning the difference between 2Gb and 2GB. vidguy is 100% correct, the cartridge stores 256MB (= 2 gigaBITS)

megaStryke: Oct 12th 2007; 3:38PM

This is going to be the Orange Box of the DS, I kid you not.

Martin: Oct 12th 2007; 3:40PM

Well said, sir.

Word of the street(IDF-Digital Ruler).: Oct 12th 2007; 3:53PM

Wheres portal?

Rubang B (NDF - Heart): Oct 12th 2007; 8:23PM

http://uploads.ungrounded.net/404000/404612_Portal.swf

Make a DS version of this. The stylus will replace the mouse.

DreGGs: Oct 12th 2007; 3:44PM

The size of DS carts are now (thanks to that new game ASH) 256 megs. the average is about 128 :)

Martin: Oct 12th 2007; 3:45PM

Are you talking about cart size, or game size? There are a crapload of 32 and 64MB games out there.

DreGGs: Oct 12th 2007; 4:22PM

I was referring to max cart and game size. Not ALL games are going to be 128 or 256 megs.

Word of the street(IDF-Digital Ruler).: Oct 12th 2007; 3:52PM

NES Contra?! F*ck yeah!

Shibathedog: Oct 12th 2007; 3:52PM

oh hell yeah, remember your konami code kids!

Timo710: Oct 12th 2007; 4:05PM

The biggest DS-Game is 256mb, although the bigger you make the game, the bigger amount of cash its gonna cost to the developper to produce it (more mb costs more money because the carts come in different sizes).

Antonio: Oct 12th 2007; 4:20PM

Why is Konami giving us those games when they could rake in more dough selling them separately on the VC? Wait, they're not gonna read this comment are they?

megaStryke: Oct 12th 2007; 4:39PM

Super C and Contra III are already on the VC and the original Contra should be coming soon. They're covering all their bases.

Tron7: Oct 12th 2007; 4:28PM

Let's attack...aggressively.

Jason: Oct 12th 2007; 4:43PM

You know that's 256 megabits right... not megabytes.

256 megabit cart = 32MB.

iofthestorm: Oct 13th 2007; 4:54PM

You know that you're an idiot, right? The biggest DS cart is 2 Gigabits, or 256 Megabytes/Mibibytes, whatever the hell you want to call it.

Jeff: Oct 12th 2007; 4:44PM

Man, no non-gimped version of Contra 3? I bought the GBA Contra 3 used for $10 and was still disappointed.

-Jeff
http://alinktothefuture.com

Sean: Oct 12th 2007; 4:46PM

mmm delicious Konami code.

jp: Oct 12th 2007; 5:09PM

I just bought Super C on the Wii
:(

borntokill: Oct 12th 2007; 5:11PM

The max game size is 128mb thus far and rarely even reached (Hotel Dusk, RE: DS, and Crash of the titans are the only ones thus far). Alot more games are 64mb (Like 25 games maybe). But most games are 32mb (hundreds).

They could technically pack gigs onto a DS care and fit dvd sized games, but nintendo just wants them to keep it simple for now.

Dave Silva: Oct 12th 2007; 5:24PM

I thought Elite Beat Agents used up a lot of space, too - all those streamed songs and whatnot?

Sonicandtails: Oct 12th 2007; 6:07PM

No, EBA used a 128MB cartridge and utilized low quality WAV-type sound files in it's SDAT that were clips of the songs. One 3 minute song could be condensed to 40 seconds of actual music stored on the game. They had everything loop into each other and fit perfect, and I would know this because I have extracted EBA/Ouendans music and pieced together a few songs.

borntokill: Oct 12th 2007; 6:46PM

you are probably right on that. i dont my EBA cart, cause i gave it away and didnt remember it for some reason. But i'll take your words on that. So thats 4 DS games using the 128 cart.

Shockgamer: Oct 12th 2007; 5:37PM

Yay Probotector! Now I get to pretend I'm British and censor myself!!

Sonicandtails: Oct 12th 2007; 6:01PM

Up until very recently, the highest amount of room a DS cartride can hold is 128MB. With the release of ASH: Archaic Sealed Heat, they can now use higher capacity cartridges.

exit stencil: Oct 12th 2007; 7:44PM

That is a deal.

ThornedVenom: Oct 13th 2007; 2:33AM

Now THIS is game marketing! This is so gonna be my next DS purchase.

Mike: Oct 14th 2007; 1:39AM

OK I'm gonna have to bust the 'stiq on using "celebrate the entire cannon" on way too many occasions in the last 2 weeks. Find some new material.

Vicente: Oct 14th 2007; 2:14AM

http://www.vgmuseum.com/images/genesis/probo.html

i think that's the link you're looking for

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