Contra Konami code: 30 lives on the NES
The Konami code for 30 lives in NES Contra, the two-player version and other codes.
Original 1988 North American NES Contra. The 1987 arcade game has a different stage structure; Japanese Famicom presentation and PAL Probotector character replacements are outside this guide.
30 lives (one player)
On the title screen, press Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start.
30 lives (two players)
Enter the same code but press Select before Start: Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Select, Start. Both players get 30 lives.
Take a life from your partner
In two-player mode, when you run out of lives, press A and B together to take a life from the other player.
Continues
Choose Continue on the Game Over screen to restart the stage you were on. The NES release gives you three continues.
More Contra quick answers
Where to find the Spread Gun and every Contra weaponHow to unlock Contra’s harder second loopEnter the code before the title music ends and the demo starts. If the demo plays, press Start to return and try again.
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