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** The [[Fridge Logic|unanswered question]] is "why should I have to consider myself a hero? Doesn't anyone else?" |
** The [[Fridge Logic|unanswered question]] is "why should I have to consider myself a hero? Doesn't anyone else?" |
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* [[A Worldwide Punomenon]]: ''Contra 4'' has the "over the shoulder soldier folder," a most "terrible tumbler" {{spoiler|which is just a boulder.}} |
* [[A Worldwide Punomenon]]: ''Contra 4'' has the "over the shoulder soldier folder," a most "terrible tumbler" {{spoiler|which is just a boulder.}} |
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* [[Bad Export for You]]: The Famicom version of ''Contra'' made use of a custom-made mapper chip (the VRC II) that allowed for the addition of cut-scenes and a map display between stages, as well as animated backgrounds (such as moving palm trees in Stage 1 or falling snowflakes in Stage 5). The NES version, which was released on a standard UNROM mapper (since Nintendo produced all the NES cartridges released in America), lacked all these graphical effects. |
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* [[Bait and Switch Boss]]: The Stage 2 boss in ''Contra 4'', and Slave Beast Taka (the Stage 1 boss) in ''Shattered Soldier''. |
* [[Bait and Switch Boss]]: The Stage 2 boss in ''Contra 4'', and Slave Beast Taka (the Stage 1 boss) in ''Shattered Soldier''. |
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* [[Big Badass Wolf]]: Brad Fang. |
* [[Big Badass Wolf]]: Brad Fang. |
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