Castlevania and Contra are two of Konami's biggest side-scrolling platform franchises. They reference each other from time to time, and are sometimes bundled together side by side.
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In Contra: Hard Corps, in stage 3 before destroying the first door, climb the wall and you will reach a hidden section where you will meet a mysterious character. He will ask if you want to do money in the Arena. Respond "YES" and you will enter a room where you'll be tested with a series of miniboss fights.
The first boss you will fight is Simondo Belmont, a parody of both Simon Belmont and Masato Shimon. The theme that will play in the background is SIMON 1994RD, a remix of Vampire Killer.
Arthroverta a boss from Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia, resembles Kimkoh.
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Konami Collector's Series: Castlevania & Contra[]
Konami Collector's Series: Castlevania & Contra is a compilation of five classic NES Konami games ported to the PC. Three are from the Castlevania series and two from Contra.
The games included are:
Contra Advance: The Alien Wars EX[]
BradyGames packaged its Contra Advance: The Alien Wars EX strategy guide with its Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance guide.
Contra ReBirth[]
The second game in Konami's "ReBirth" series made for WiiWare. It was later followed up with Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth.
Trivia[]
- Coincidentally, both franchises contain the letter C in the beginning of their respective names and are commonly enlarged within their respective title logos. Both titles also end with the letter "a".
External links[]
- Contra (series) at the Castlevania Wiki