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Super Contra cheats & codes

103 codes for Super Contra on the Nintendo Entertainment System, including Game Genie codes.

Super Contra Game Genie codes

How to use: Galoob's Game Genie plugged in between the console and the cartridge. Type the codes in on its start-up screen, then press Start. In emulators, add them through the cheat menu and choose the Game Genie format if asked.

Effect	Code
1 Life For Both Players	`AEXTLIZA`
6 Lives For Both Players	`IEXTLIZA`
9 Lives For Both Players	`AEXTLIZE`
Start At Area 2	`PEETLIAA`
Start At Area 3	`ZEETLIAA`
Start At Area 4	`LEETLIAA`
Start At Area 5	`GEETLIAA`
Start At Area 6	`IEETLIAA`
Start At Area 7	`TEETLIAA`
Bonus Life For Each Enemy Soldier Shot	`AENTTTZA`
9 Continues	`TEEVIIZA`
Infinite Continues	`SZOVXZVG`
Start Game With Spray Gun	`EUUTGIYS YSXTPSEL ZEUTZIAA`
Start Game With Fireball Gun	`EUUTGIYS YSXTPSEL GEUTZIAA`
Out Of Ammo (Plus Some Music Is Missing)	`SUPEPS`
Both Characters Are Invincible	`SOKEIPSL`
Keep Equipped Weapon After Dying	`GZVAZTSP`
Both Players Start With Many Lives	`NNXTLIZE`
Start Game With Machine Gun	`EUUTGIYS YSXTPSEL PEUTZIAA`
Start Game With Laser Gun	`EUUTGIYS YSXTPSEL LEUTZIAA`
Start Game With Weak Fireball Gun	`EUUTGIYS YSXTPSEL TEUTZIAA`
Start Game With Super Fireball Gun	`EUUTGIYS YSXTPSEL IEUTZIAA`
Activates The 10 Lives Cheat	`AEXVAIZA`
Activating The 10 Lives Cheat Will Give You 30 Lives	`IOXVZSPE`
After Choosing A 1 Or 2 Player Game, A Stage Select Appears At The Title Screen	`ENXVYGEI`
At The Title Screen, Push Start Or Select To View All of The Demos	`SENTPGSZ`

Super Contra Other codes

How to use: Additional codes collected by the community. Enter them through your emulator's cheat menu, choosing the format that matches your emulator.

Effect	Code
Both Players Have High Score Maxed [Tens & Hundred	`07E0:99`
Both Players Have High Score Maxed [Thousands & Mi	`07E1:99`
Both Players Have High Score Maxed [Billions]	`07E2:99`
Player 1 Max Score [Tens & Hundreds]	`07E3:99`
Player 1 Max Score [Thousands & Millions]	`07E4:99`
Player 1 Max Score [Billions]	`07E5:99`
Player 2 Max Score [Tens & Hundreds]	`07E6:99`
Player 2 Max Score [Thousands & Millions]	`07E7:99`
Player 2 Max Score [Billions]	`07E8:99`
Both Players Start With Many Lives	`NNXTLIZE`
Start Game With Weak Fireball Gun	`EUUTGIYS YSXTPSEL TEUTZIAA`
Start Game With Super Fireball Gun	`EUUTGIYS YSXTPSEL IEUTZIAA`
At The Title Screen, Push Start Or Select To View All The Demos	`SENTPGSZ`
After Choosing A 1 Or 2 Player Game, A Stage Select Appears At The Title Screen	`ENXVYGEI`
Activating The 10 Lives Cheat Will Give You 30 Lives	`IOXVZSPE`
Activates The 10 Lives Cheat	`AEXVAIZA`
1 life for both players	`AEXTLIZA`
6 lives for both players	`IEXTLIZA`
9 lives for both players	`AEXTLIZE`
Bonus life for each enemy soldier shot	`AENTTTZA`
9 continues	`TEEVIIZA`
Infinite continues	`SZOVXZVG`
Start at area 2	`PEETLIAA`
Start at area 3	`ZEETLIAA`
Start at area 4	`LEETLIAA`
Start at area 5	`GEETLIAA`
Start at area 6	`IEETLIAA`
Start at area 7	`TEETLIAA`
Weapon Modifier V2 P1 (All weapons rapid fire)	`00B8:80`
Jump Higher	`XYSAEEUN`
Walk Faster In Horizontal Stages	`GANAOAPA KYNASENN KYNESENN`
Jump In Midair	`GXVAATEI ZUVEPVIV`
Hit Anywhere	`POXXIOIA AVVXLOSP`
One Hit Kills	`AAAZPZ`
One Hit Kills Enemies	`AAAZPZ`
Invincibility Top Down Stages	`ESUEPGEY`
Start a New Game to View the Ending	`AEKTLGAE`
Press Start to Complete Current Level	`GEOVSZPA AUOVNXPU`
Enemies Continually Hit Anywhere	`GZXXPPEL XTEZIPAV APUXAPEI`
Start Game With Spray Gun	`EUUTGIYS YSXTPSEL ZEUTZIAA`
Start Game With Fireball Gun	`EUUTGIYS YSXTPSEL GEUTZIAA`
Both Characters Are Invincible	`SOKEIPSL`
Keep Equipped Weapon After Dying	`GZVAZTSP`
Start Game With Machine Gun	`EUUTGIYS YSXTPSEL PEUTZIAA`
Start Game With Laser Gun	`EUUTGIYS YSXTPSEL LEUTZIAA`
Infinite Lives P1	`0053:03`
Infinite Lives P2	`0054:05`
Invincible P1	`00C4:04`
Invincible P2	`00C5:04`
Gun Modifier P1	`00B8:00`
Gun Modifier P2	`00B9:00`
Both Characters Invincible	`VOGEIP`
Level Modifier	`0050:00`
Invincibility P1 (Alternate)	`00D4:55`
Enemies Die Automatically	`ZONETKUV VENEYGSA LVOXIOIO APNUSUAU OXXNITSX`
Weapon Upgrades Give An Extra Life	`OLSZZOAL`
Keep Weapon After Dying	`SZVAZTSP SXXTAISP`
Infinite Lives - Side and Top Levels - Both Players	`SUEAGIVI`
Shots Pierce Through Enemies	`AVVXLOSP`
Skip Intro Screen	`AENTIUVT`
Start with Machine Gun after Dying	`PAVAPTAA`
Start with Spread Gun after Dying	`ZAVAPTAA`
Start with Laser Gun after Dying	`LAVAPTAA`
Start with Fireball Gun after Dying	`GAVAPTAA`
Start with Super Fireball Gun after Dying	`IAVAPTAA`
Start with Weak Fireball Gun after Dying	`TAVAPTAA`
Invincibility Side and Top Levels (non-blinking) - Both Players	`AUUEPGEY TEUEZGZE AOSAGPEP AOVEELEP`
P1 Always Shoot Regular Gun	`OXOEAAES EEOEPEPA SEOEZASL`
P1 Always Shoot Machine Gun	`OXOEAAES OEOEPEPA SEOEZASL`
P1 Always Shoot Spread Gun	`OXOEAAES XEOEPEPA SEOEZASL`
P1 Always Shoot Laser Gun	`OXOEAAES UEOEPEPA SEOEZASL`
P1 Always Shoot Fireball Gun	`OXOEAAES KEOEPEPA SEOEZASL`
P1 Always Shoot Super Fireball Gun	`OXOEAAES SEOEPEPA SEOEZASL`
P1 Always Shoot Weak Fireball Gun	`OXOEAAES VEOEPEPA SEOEZASL`
Press Right On Controller 1 on Title Screen To Enable Start With 10 Lives Cheat	`AEUZZXPA`
Press Right On Controller 1 On Title Screen to Enable Start With 30 Lives Cheat	`AEUZZXPA IOXVZSPE`
Enable Start With 10 Lives Cheat	`07EC:01`

Using cheats today

Original cheat devices like the Game Genie, Action Replay and GameShark still turn up second-hand and work with original cartridges. Most modern emulators also have a built-in cheat menu that accepts these formats, so you can toggle codes on and off without extra hardware. Codes can differ between regional releases and revisions of a game; if one doesn't work, try the code list for another version.

Cheats can corrupt save files in rare cases, so back up your saves before experimenting.

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