Contra III: The Alien Wars for Nintendo 3DS

About Contra III: The Alien Wars for Nintendo 3DS

Contra III: The Alien Wars is the legendary run and gun shooter that pushed action games forward, playable on the New Nintendo 3DS through its classic games library. Earth faces a full alien invasion, and two commandos answer with the biggest guns they can carry. Levels charge from burning city streets to alien nests, mixing side view shooting with top down stages that spin the whole battlefield. It is famous for its huge bosses, screen filling explosions and difficulty that demands respect from the first stage onward.

The action is relentless and precise. You run, jump, duck and blast through waves of soldiers, turrets and creatures, grabbing weapon upgrades that change your firepower completely, from spread shots to homing missiles. Hanging from rails and scaling walls keep the movement varied, and the top down stages add a twin stick style challenge long before that was common. Two player teamwork in the original design made it a couch classic, and even solo it remains a masterclass in pacing.

Genre	Action
Publisher	Konami
Platform	Nintendo 3DS
Available on	Physical copies for Nintendo 3DS

Classic shooters found new life on the New 3DS library, but that store is gone. The Nintendo eShop for Nintendo 3DS closed in March 2023, so new digital purchases are no longer possible. Fans can still chase the original cartridge releases for other systems at retailers, while 3DS owners who bought it in time hold the portable version. If you bought the game digitally before the closure, you can still access their purchased games on your system and keep the alien war raging.

An all time action classic that still hits hard.

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What's inside

• Relentless run and gun action across six stages
• Huge bosses and screen filling set pieces
• Weapon upgrades from spread shots to homing missiles
• Side view and top down stages with fresh challenges
• Famous difficulty that rewards skill and nerve

Best for

Great for action fans who want a true classic with big bosses, big guns and a real challenge.