Contra: Legacy of War

Variants

The big double jewel case has a single-ring hub release. It IS different from the single jewel case release, and it’s fairly easy to find. It’s the damn glasses that will drive you mad, snagging a complete one. The packaging looks just like the 2-rng variant; the vibrance is due to two different flatbed scanners years apart.

The single-jewel case variant of Contra: Legacy of War removes the 3D glasses – it turns out Konami ran out of them. The manual, insert, and disc are all different from their double jewel case version, so it’s easy to tell if you have the real deal. The single-case manual has no mention of the 3D glasses. The insert will have the whole title across it (the DJC has the title and subtitle split between the inserts), and the disc is more of an olive camo color.

It also includes an Addendum insert explaining how Konami themselves are out of the 3D glasses and the Justifier.

Single Jewel Case Release with Addedendum

Close-up of the sheet.

Note that it’s not clear if the single-case version was ever released without this note, so I have removed that version for now.

Misprints

• There are no known misprints.

Review

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Final Score: NA – No Review

Summary Text

Enclosures

The game’s original release came with a set of camouflaged 3D glasses that were folded in half inside the case.

3D Glasses for Contra: Legacy of War

Screenshots

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Videos

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Trivia

• The first ‘boss’ you come to in Stage 1, with the giant glue and silver guns, is a direct nod to the first Contra’s Level 1 boss and hallway doors.
• Due to the size of the jewel cases, Konami had to fold the 3D glasses in half with a rubberband to make them fit. If you stumble across a pair of glasses that are not bent in the middle, they came from the Sega Saturn version of the game.
• Modern gamers who are also Nintendo fans will appreciate the Planet stage. It plays like Super Mario Galaxy, where you’re running around a giant globe.

Secrets

Contra: Legacy of War has a few tricks up its sleeve.

• Bamboo Arcade Games (Hard Way)
  Play the 2nd level for a few minutes until you see a bamboo hut at the top of the screen. Walking into it will reveal two arcade machines. If you walk up to the right one, you’ll play the tank game. If you walk up to the left, you’ll play the Gyruss-like. To return to the real game, press Start and choose ‘End’.  Be wary, though – you will not only need to shoot the arcade screens to leave the hut, but there will be bad guys surrounding the entrance as you try to leave.
• Bamboo Arcade Tank Game (Easy Way)
  At the Title Screen, press: R2, R1, Right, Left, L1, L2. A grunt and a text message will confirm. It plays like  Pac-Man, where you must roll over all the pellets to finish a stage. You can fire missiles to remove the red cross barriers and silver mines. The barriers stop you, the mines kill you.
• Bamboo Arcade Gyruss-Like (Easy Way)
  At the Title Screen, press: L2, L1, Left, Right, R1, R2. A grunt and a text message will confirm.
• Movie Player
  At the Title Screen, press: L2, L1, R1, R2, Up, Left, Down, Right. A grunt and a text message will confirm.
• SFX Browser
  At the Title Screen, press: R2, R1, L1, L2, Up, Right, Down, Left. A grunt and a text message will confirm. Up and Down change the number. The Start button plays a sound effect. Circle Backs out
• Weapon Select
  At the Title Screen, press: L2, R2, L1, R1, Up, Down, Down, Up. A grunt and a text message will confirm. Then, press Square and Triangle while playing to cycle through each weapon slot.
• Unlimited Continues
  At the Title Screen, press: L2, R2, L1, R1, Left, Right, Right, Left. If you press Start on “Continue 0”, you’ll start going negative. Pretty funny.
• Level Select
  At the title screen, press L2, R1, L1, R2, Left, Right, Circle, Square, R2, L2. A grunt and a text message will confirm.
• 9 Health Points
  At the title screen, press L2, R2, L1, R1, Down, Up, Up, Down. A grunt and a text message will confirm. Then, press Triangle + Circle while you are playing. Your health points will restock to 9 with each press.