Contra (1987)

All time rank:	197 of 1,000
1980s rank:	14 of 109
1987 rank:	2 of 19
List appearances:	27 lists
Developer:	Konami
Platforms:	Amstrad CPC Arcade Commodore 64/128 DOS Nintendo Entertainment System ZX Spectrum
Genre:	Run and Gun
Series:	Contra
Wikipedia:	Wikipedia
IGDB:	IGDB
HowLongToBeat:	HowLongToBeat Main: ~1h Main+Extra: ~2h 100%: ~2h
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All time 22

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

2020 Collider

The Greatest and Most Influential Video Games of All Time #1

2019 IGN

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

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