Contra

All time rank: 197
1980s rank: 14
1987 rank: 2
Developers: Konami
Platforms: Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Commodore 64/128, DOS, Nintendo Entertainment System, ZX Spectrum
Year of release: 1987
Genres: Action, Arcade, Platform, Shooter
IGDB Link:
Contra

All time Lists

Publication Year Rank Name
Benchmark.pl 2009 1 100 najlepszych gier XX wieku
Collider 2020 1 The Greatest and Most Influential Video Games of All Time
Electronic Gaming Monthly 1997 45 100 Best Games of All Time
Electronic Gaming Monthly 2002 49 100 Best Games Ever
Entertainment Weekly 2003 51 We rank the 100 greatest early video games
G4 2012 60 Top 100 Video Games of All Time
Game Informer 2009 22 The Top 200 Games Of All Time
Game Informer 2018 47 The Top 300 Games of All Time
Gamereactor 2017 58 Gamereactor's Top 100 bedste spil nogensinde
GameSpot 2003 1 The Greatest Games of All Time
GamingBolt 2013 15 Top 100 greatest video games ever made
Hyper 1995 1 Top 100 Video Games of All Time
IGN 2003 51 IGN's Top 100 Games of All Time
IGN 2005 83 IGN's Top 100 Games
IGN 2007 54 The Top 100 Games of All Time
IGN 2015 84 Top 100 Games of All Time
IGN 2018 86 Top 100 Video Games of All Time
IGN 2019 84 Top 100 Video Games of All Time
Nintendo Power 1997 52 Nintendo Power's 100 Best Games of All Time
Nintendo Power 2005 57 Nintendo Power's Top 200 Games
The Phoenix 2010 21 Top 50 Games of All Time
Time 2012 1 All-TIME 100 Video Games
Benchmark.pl
100 najlepszych gier XX wieku
Year: 2009
Rank: 1
Collider
The Greatest and Most Influential Video Games of All Time
Year: 2020
Rank: 1
Electronic Gaming Monthly
100 Best Games of All Time
Year: 1997
Rank: 45
Electronic Gaming Monthly
100 Best Games Ever
Year: 2002
Rank: 49
Entertainment Weekly
We rank the 100 greatest early video games
Year: 2003
Rank: 51
G4
Top 100 Video Games of All Time
Year: 2012
Rank: 60
Game Informer
The Top 200 Games Of All Time
Year: 2009
Rank: 22
Game Informer
The Top 300 Games of All Time
Year: 2018
Rank: 47
Gamereactor
Gamereactor's Top 100 bedste spil nogensinde
Year: 2017
Rank: 58
GameSpot
The Greatest Games of All Time
Year: 2003
Rank: 1
GamingBolt
Top 100 greatest video games ever made
Year: 2013
Rank: 15
Hyper
Top 100 Video Games of All Time
Year: 1995
Rank: 1
IGN
IGN's Top 100 Games of All Time
Year: 2003
Rank: 51
IGN
IGN's Top 100 Games
Year: 2005
Rank: 83
IGN
The Top 100 Games of All Time
Year: 2007
Rank: 54
IGN
Top 100 Games of All Time
Year: 2015
Rank: 84
IGN
Top 100 Video Games of All Time
Year: 2018
Rank: 86
IGN
Top 100 Video Games of All Time
Year: 2019
Rank: 84
Nintendo Power
Nintendo Power's 100 Best Games of All Time
Year: 1997
Rank: 52
Nintendo Power
Nintendo Power's Top 200 Games
Year: 2005
Rank: 57
The Phoenix
Top 50 Games of All Time
Year: 2010
Rank: 21
Time
All-TIME 100 Video Games
Year: 2012
Rank: 1

Decade Lists

Publication Year Rank Name
Edge 2024 14 The 50 best games of the '80s
GameSpy 2009 5 GameSpy's 50 Favorite Console Games of the '80s
Edge
The 50 best games of the '80s
Year: 2024
Rank: 14
GameSpy
GameSpy's 50 Favorite Console Games of the '80s
Year: 2009
Rank: 5

Miscellaneous Lists

Publication Year Rank Name
GamesRadar+ 2024 7 The 10 best NES games of all time
IGN 2017 12 Top 100 NES Games
Rolling Stone 2025 8 The 20 Best NES Games of All Time
GamesRadar+
The 10 best NES games of all time
Year: 2024
Rank: 7
IGN
Top 100 NES Games
Year: 2017
Rank: 12
Rolling Stone
The 20 Best NES Games of All Time
Year: 2025
Rank: 8