Contra: Hard Corps strategy
From the start continue right blasting everything in sight. When
you come to the giant spider simply jump and shoot him in the
head. You will make quick work of him. Right after the spider
you will come to a rotating robot. Don't get to close or you will
be torched. Shoot the main part of his body and jump over him
when he charges at you. Continue this procedure until he is destroyed.
Next, get ready for the biggest bad guy you've ever seen. Don't
worry he's not as tough as he looks. When he first comes on the
screen get directly underneath his mouth, and continue to shoot
straight up. This way you will avoid the fires which he starts.
The final boss has two forms. The first one is pretty easy to
defeat. Just make sure to duck when he fires at you. Then when
he changes forms make sure to slide under him when he charges
at you. Browny works the best here because he is so small that
he doesn't have to duck to avoid the flying robot. It is not a
bad idea to use Ray here as long as you have the homing missile.
Stage one is now clear and you must make a decision as to how
you wish to continue.
Option #1
Following dead eye Joe. The key to this first part is to
try and get right underneath the enemies just as they appear.
If you don't destroy them right away they will surely destroy
you with their lasers. The next enemy is a bit tricky. You need
to jump four times to avoid his ground lasers. Then you must move
back and forth in order to dodge the bouncing fireballs. After
defeating this enemy you will face a similar enemy who you need
to destroy. To defeat this enemy you need to jump over the fireballs
which he shoots at you.
The next boss which you come to is the giant running Robot. You'll
have to be quick on your feet to beat him. First, avoid his charge
by simply side stepping him. He will now be in the forefront of
the screen along with you. This is a good time to do some damage
on him, shoot him in the chest. When he retreats be ready to avoid
his giant extending arm. Continue this process until he is defeated.
Option #2
Save the Research Institute. When this stage begins you will
be hanging from a plane. Face left and be prepared to jump over
six missiles and then shoot the enemy which pops out of each missile.
Continue on defeating enemies until you come to the main plane.
Watch out for the three fireballs which are shot at you and avoid
falling off
You will now have arrived at the Research Institute. After saving
the scientist you have to try and get the Alien Cell. Go right
without stopping and then up the wall and you will arrive at the
Alien Cell. It is a good idea to use Fang or Ray for this level.
This Boss is difficult but there is a pattern which makes it a
bit easier. First use Fang's weapon A, the Vulcan cannon, or Ray's
spread gun or homing missile. When the scene begins climb the
left wall half way up. Position yourself so your hand is at the
break in the wall. Begin firing at the enemy. Once the Boss stacks
up the blocks and they turn red you will have to turn your attention
to them, they must be destroyed. After you have destroyed them
quickly run to the right wall and climb that half way and repeat
the process. You need to keep moving back and forth about five
or six times until the enemy is defeated. Beating this boss will
clear the stage.
The Hacker's secret base - The garbage dump
As the level starts get the two power-up weapons and go to
the right of the screen. Turn left and shoot all the motorcycle
enemies as they enter the screen. Then proceed right watching
out for the bouncing enemies. Blow up two abandoned cars to reach
the mid-boss.
When the boss appears on screen you want to be on the right hand
side of the screen. Shoot at the head of the boss to do some damage.
Watch out for the boss's extending arm which extends twice in
a row. When the boss jumps toward you quickly slide underneath
him to the left side. Then you need to avoid his spinning arm
by jumping over it three times in a row. Finally, jump back right
when the boss changes sides again. Repeat this process until he
is destroyed.
Continue right and destroy the guns as you enter the hideout.
There is a secret stage. The hidden stage is located right after
the guns before you blast through the guard door. Climb the wall
right before the door and go and talk to the character on the
ledge. He will ask you if you want to make some money in the arena.
If you say yes, you will go to the hidden stage and fight in the
arena and then the game will be over. However, if you say no,
you will continue on your current path in the game.
Hidden Stage - The Arena
If you say yes to the character you will head to the arena
for three fights. The first opponent is rather easy. Make sure
to watch out for the fish which he throws at you. Otherwise, simply
jump over him when he comes at you and fire at his head.
The second opponent is much more difficult. You must shoot the
gun on the carriage first or you are sure to die. After you destroy
the gun go to the ceiling and concentrate you fire on the alien
baby and then the big boss.
The third and final opponent has two modes of fire. The first
one is a set of spikes which he throws at you. They are homing
spikes and will follow you around. The second you see the spikes
being shot at you better jump to the wall and climb to the ceiling
to avoid being killed by the spikes. The second mode of attack
is the black ball which expands and destroys anything in its line.
If you see this ball being shot at you quickly jump to the wall
to avoid being hit. Repeat this process to you have defeated this
opponent. (Ending # 6)
Virtual Arena
When you arrive at the virtual arena you will have to defeat
six enemies in order to advance. Browny is your best fighter for
this stage. The first enemy is Taurus. Fire at his head until
you see him begin shooting out stars. This is his indication that
he will momentarily come down at you. Once he begins to come at
you quickly slide to the side. Continue to slide from side to
side as he attacks you. Avoid him long enough and he will be defeated.
The next virtual fighter Sagittarius, is rather easy. Simply shoot
his arrows right at the moment he fires them. The third virtual
fighter Gemini, is tricky because he shoots a fire which rains
down on you. You'll have to be quick in order to dodge the falling
fire. Use Browny's electromagnetic yo-yo to destroy Gemini quickly.
The next virtual fighter is the Giant Cube which throws pieces
of itself at you. Simply dodge these pieces while firing at the
center of the cube. The fifth virtual fighter is probably the
most difficult. It is a tank which shoots and goes back and forth.
The trick is to stay close to the tank so that you are under the
bullets coming from the tank. However, be careful that you don't
get crushed as the tank goes from left to right. Browny's Yo-Yo
is the best weapon to use. The sixth and final fighter is the
helicopter. It's rather easy to beat just make sure you go to
the opposite side that the helicopter is on. Then make sure to
jump over the blade which attacks you, while shooting the helicopter's
center. The Virtual Arena has been conquered!
The Jungle
Your best bet here is to use Browny and get the victory laser
right away. Proceed forward blasting through the bouncing enemies.
Next take on the flying insects. Be careful to dodge them when
they swoop down on you.
Next you'll come to the bridge across the waterfall. When the
monster appears from the waterfall make sure that your in the
middle of the bridge in between the monsters arms. Fire directly
up at the monster's nose. When the monster grabs the bridge and
starts to shake it you'll have to jump up and over his arm to
the opposite side of the screen. As soon as you land quickly run
back to the middle of the screen to avoid the creatures fire.
Repeat this process of jumping over his arms until he is defeated.
When you land on the dinosaur's neck proceed up cautiously and
avoid falling enemies. Next, you'll have the fight the mid-boss.
It is a robot which changes shapes. At first you have to avoid
him bouncing on you and then throwing his arms at you. When the
robot changes into a cannon watch out for the falling fire which
he shoots into the air. Eventually you'll blow him up at which
time he will join with another robot and become one large robot.
When the robot starts towards you jump over him then fire at him.
Once he starts to fly around shoot up at him until he is destroyed.
Continue right past the flowers and into the compound. Once the
creature starts coming at you get al the way to the right of the
screen and proceed right. Once the creature stops following you
begin blasting away at him until he is destroyed. Then he will
start crawling after you. Continue up and to the right. He then
turns into a helicopter and begins going upward. This part is
tricky because you have to stay on the screen with him while at
the same time avoiding his rotating blade. The best strategy is
to stay just below him and continue up the wall. When the path
breaks to the left make sure your on the top path. Stay behind
the creature and shoot him in the back. After the creature begins
his roll be prepared to dodge his bouncing laser. Shoot him until
he blows up. Continue left following the creature. When he starts
shooting homing missiles at you stay right next to the creature
and the missiles will not be able to hit you. Once the monster
comes to a stop get close to him and fire at him. Watch out for
his rotating laser attack, simply slide through it to avoid it.
Keep shooting him until he is destroyed for good.
You will now be faced with a choice; either fight to the end or
to surrender and fight later.
Option #1
Fight to the end. If you choose to fight now you will enter
the genetic lab. Here you will have to fight mutating creatures
which the scientist creates. The first one is rather easy, simply
shoot him as he flutters about. Watch out for his tail. The next
mutation is a flying ghoul. He has two attacks. He jumps down
on you and he shoots out fire balls. If you see him about to shoot
the fire balls be ready to jump over them. The third mutation
is the flying flower. He is a bit tougher because he drops fire
pollen all over the screen. Avoid the fire balls while shooting
the flying flower. The next mutation is a friendly creature, don't
shoot him because he drops weapon power-ups before he goes off
screen. The next mutation attacks you by whipping his lower body
at you. When he traps you in the corner, quickly slide under him
to avoid damage. The next mutation is another flower mutation
which throws more fire balls at you. When he charges at you, you
need to slide under him while avoiding his fire. After this creature
is destroyed the machine will go nuts and blow up. There is only
one more mutation to defeat. This last enemy is extremely difficult
unless you have Browny. If you have Browny you need to get underneath
the boss and shoot at the glowing red ball. Watch out for the
fire which he shoots out from the red ball. Shoot him until he
is defeated.
From here it depends on what you did at the first choice: (If
you chose to save the research center)
Water Stage
The first part of the water stage has you fighting a plane.
Watch out for the blue and red balls which it drops on you, because
they explode. Make sure your in between them. After the plane
is defeated you will have to fight the underwater creature. Watch
out for his metal arm which cuts like a blade. Once this creature
is defeated you will jump onto the water bike. Here you will take
on the jumping fish. This jumping fish isn't to difficult once
you get his pattern down. When he is jumping from left to right
he takes small jumps so simply jump over him. However, when he
jumps from right to left he makes big jumps so make sure you stay
underneath him when he jumps.
Once the fish is defeated you will reach land. Here you will have
to fight three variations of a robot. This will be your toughest
test so far. The first one is a giant running robot. He likes
to bounce on you and shoot homing missiles as well. You can shoot
the missiles to destroy them. The second transformation is a robot
which flies around and hits you with his beak. He will soar through
the sky then dive and hit you with his beak. You will need to
be quick in order to avoid this attack. Try sliding underneath
it to avoid it. When he drops fire balls at you, simply jump over
them. This creature's final attack mode is lightning which comes
from his beak. To avoid the lightning attack slide through it.
The final transformation of this robot is a robot tank, which
has a rotating blade. His first attack is to shoot a cloud of
fire in the air. The only way to avoid it is to position yourself
right on the target which comes on the screen. This target shows
the only safe spot on the screen. Once the robot grabs the spear
be prepared because he is going to charge at you and then throw
the spear. It will land on the far right corner so you must be
between the robot and the spear as it lands. The robot then drags
the spear across the floor trapping you between himself and the
spear. Make sure your firing at his main body as shots to his
base will do no good. His next attack is to send his rotating
base flying from side to side. You will need to jump over it to
avoid damage. Keep firing at the robot until he is destroyed.
Compound
This stage takes place inside the compound. Go right taking
care of the foot soldiers. The first major confrontation you will
encounter is the foot soldier formations. The foot soldiers come
together into one formation and attack from this formation. The
first formation is a wheel which then begins to roll toward you.
Quickly fire at the wheel until it is destroyed. The next formation
is a bending arc which flops back and forth. Simply stay underneath
the arc as it bends back and forth or stay in the corners as the
arc cannot touch the very corners. You can shoot the arc anywhere
to destroy it. The final formation is a pyramid with the boss
at the very top of it. In order to defeat this formation you need
to shoot the boss at the top. After you defeat this last formation
you will come face to face with Colonel Bahamut. You will then
have one final choice: either refuse to join forces with him or
agree to join forces with him.
Refuse
If you refuse to join with the Colonel you will have to fight
him. At the beginning of the fight scene he will charge at you
and then bounce around the screen. You will need to be quick to
avoid him. Watch out for his spin attack. When he raises his claw
to the ceiling be prepared to slide because he is about to throw
a piece of rock at you. Slide to avoid it. Continue this process
of sliding to avoid being hit until the Colonel is defeated.
Launched Missile
There is one last challenge. You need to destroy the launched
missile. First get on the left capsule and fire at Dead Eye Joe
until he is defeated. Make sure you jump to avoid his fire. Jump
from the capsule to the rocket. As you climb up shoot the weapon
power-ups when they are directly over head. Continue all the way
up and defeat the creature which pops out of the rocket. Once
you reach the top you will have one more battle. Once the final
alien creature pops out of the top you must avoid his fire ray
by going to the far edge of the rocket. You must shoot the alien
in the mouth to do any damage. Once this creature is destroyed
the final alien heart will appear. Shoot the bony arms which appear
and then fire at the main part of the heart. Once the alien mouth
comes out you will have to shoot the larvae which come out of
it while at the same time shooting the mouth. You must slide back
and forth to avoid the alien mouth. Keep firing until the mouth
is destroyed. Once the mouth is destroyed you WIN! Ending #2 (best
ending)
Agree
GAME OVER. You Lose Traitor! (ending #3 bad ending)
If you chose to fight the scientist and took the route of following
Dead Eye Joe.
Compound
Proceed to the right blasting through the ostrich creatures.
The first sub-boss you get to is easy. You need to get right next
to his body and shoot up at his head. Keep moving along with the
body and shooting at the head until he is destroyed. The second
sub-boss shoots alien larvae at you. Destroy these larvae and
then fire at the creature. Don't stand underneath the creature
or he will smash you. After you destroy this creature proceed
forward quickly and run past the eyes which spit out fire balls
at you. The next sub-boss you come to is the giant bug. He will
charge at you so either jump over him or climb the ceiling to
avoid him. Watch out for the fire balls which he shoots at you.
When the second bug joins him they will bounce off each other.
You will have to time your jump perfectly to get in between the
two of them. Once the two bugs join together into a ball they
will start to roll around the screen. They will continue to do
this until you defeat them. When they come around either jump
over them or slide under them. Shoot any part of their body until
they are destroyed.
Proceed upwards and take on the insects as you proceed. There
are two main enemies in the middle of the screen as you go up
make sure to defeat them before you proceed up. The best strategy
is to climb up one of the side walls and shoot all the enemies.
When you reach the top you will come to the main boss.
The first thing you need to do to beat this boss is to destroy
his arms. Shoot his hands so that he cannot throw as many eyes
at you. Once his hands are destroyed shoot his body. If you have
Browny's yo-yo here it will be really easy.
The final enemy you need to defeat is the alien heart. There are
three obstacles in your way. First there are two eyes which rotate
around the heart. Jump to avoid them each time they come around.
In the mean time keep firing at the heart. The second obstacle
is two eyes which are attached in the middle. They will bounce
around the screen. Learn the pattern so that you can avoid being
hit by the eyes. The third obstacle is two eyes which climb the
walls and ceiling and rotate around the room. When they come
to the floor duck under the first one and then the second one
will go over your head. Keep firing until the heart is defeated.
You WIN! (ending #4)
Option #2
Surrender and fight later.
If you chose to save the research center.
Military Train
You will be in a train. Proceed to the right blasting the
enemy foot soldiers away. On the second car you will have to fight
the sub-boss. Jump onto the platform and fire away. Make sure
you jump to avoid their laser fire. Once the robots stop moving
they are preparing to come together and smash you as soon as they
start to swing start jumping. You need to jump four times in a
row. Once you defeat them proceed right to the next enemy. Simply
keep moving to avoid his spike, while continually shooting at
him. After this enemy you will go to the front of the train and
have to fight the main boss robot.
This boss has many forms of attack. First he will shoot homing
missiles at you. You can shoot these missiles. He will also shoot
fireballs at you. Learn the pattern of these and dodge them. Once
he gets on top of the train he will start to come at you. When
he jumps slide under him to avoid his jump. Don't get pinned in
the corner or he will kick you. When he bends down he starts a
fire, quickly jump over the fire as it approaches you. Keep dodging
the robot and firing at him until he is destroyed.
Alien Compound
Once inside go to the right blasting the alien troops until
you get to the Boss. This enemy will shoot out his arms at you
and then rotate around the room. You must either slide through
the arms or climb around the room at the same speed as the robot.
The robot will then transform. At this point jump to the right
wall and fire away at the arms of the robot. In the third transformation
two robot balls will come together as one and then move quickly
across the screen. Make sure that your not in their way. Once
you defeat this robot Dead Eye Joe will be defeated and you will
now have to fight the Colonel.
Once you come to the next room you will have to fight a mutated
enemy. He shoots a laser around the room and then crawls along
the path of the laser. Fire at the enemy, while at the same time
making sure not to be in his path. Watch out for the blue ray
which the creature fires at you as well. You can jump through
the laser and it won't hurt you, just don't get hit by the creature
or his blue ray. Once he is defeated you will then fight the Colonel.
The Colonel turns into a beast with an energy force around him.
At the beginning of the fight scene numbers will begin to count
down above his head. This is the count down to when he charges
at you. When the time gets to 1 you better be jumping. Then when
he jumps in the air he fires energy balls a you. Stay close to
him here to stay below the energy balls. When he lands he will
shoot out another energy ray jump over this one. Keep firing until
he changes forms.
Once the alien comes on the screen stay away from his neck, because
it expands and then shakes up and down. After the neck shakes
watch out for the fire balls which drop from the ceiling. When
the alien starts hopping slide under him and get to the other
side. When he starts to extend his neck for the second time watch
the pattern. There is a safe spot under his neck. Once this creature
is defeated the alien heart will appear.
Once the alien heart appears it will begin moving around the screen.
It is surrounded by a force field which kills you if you touch
it. Slide under the force field and keep firing at the heart until
it's destroyed. You WIN! Ending #4
If you choose to chase Dead Eye Joe.
The Colonel's Headquarters
As the stage begins the headquarters is being blown up and
you are being pursued by a wall of fire not to mention mutated
creatures. Continue right blasting the creatures and avoiding
the fire wall. Enter the elevator and prepare to do battle. Once
the robot appears it will start flipping around the room, move
quickly to avoid it. Stay on the floor for now. The robot will
release little bugs that turn into propeller blades, stay in between
them. Watch out for the lasers which pop out of his mouth. Once
the robot starts walking around the room in a circle keep blasting
away at him and slide under him when he gets to you. Keep shooting
his body until he dies.
Next, you will have reached the final boss Big Magnum. He has
several attack methods. Concentrate your fire on the capsule at
the end of the flexible arm. When the capsule flashes be ready
because a ray of energy is coming your way. Move quickly to avoid
it. When it shoots four balls out horizontally across the screen
stay in between the line of fire balls because those balls will
be falling. Keep sliding to avoid the fire balls. After a while
a homing fireball will appear. It isn't difficult to avoid this
weapon, but just keep moving and shoot the fireball to get a power-up.
The next obstacle is a three part wheel which rotates. You either
have to slide under the spokes or keep going around the room at
the same speed as the spokes. The best strategy is to stay on
the floor and then slide through the spokes as they come by, while
at the same time shooting the capsule. Keep firing until it is
destroyed. You WIN! (Ending #5)
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