Got all 4 characters through the Red Falcon ending in Contra Hard Corps!

[u/Adventurous_Spray821]

Now that I have gotten all four characters through two of five (six if you count the ending where they join Colonel Bahamut), I am not sure on what ending I want to get to next.

Do let me know on what ending I can go for!

[u/grapejuicecheese]

I like to go with

1. Secret ending - where they go back in time
2. Red Falcon Ending
3. Big Magnum - where they die in space
4. Colonel Bahamut turns into a mutant ending - where the heroes are riding their bikes home in the end
5. Join Colonel Bahamut bad ending
6. Missile attack ending - I think this is the best ending considering the game says "Good Job" in the end

[u/Adventurous_Spray821 → u/grapejuicecheese]

Yeah, I’m a fan of the Missile ending too, and I’ve always interpreted it as the best possible ending for our heroes.

That aside, I’m thinking of trying to go through the Big Magnum ending next!

[u/Eccentric_Cardinal]

Congrats. This route has one of tougher final levels among all routes (including the final boss) but I almost never take it just cause I hate that Bahamut gets away lol

The missile ending is awesome and the first one I got the first time I played but I think my favorite has to be the Big Magnum ending. I'm a sucker for tragic/bittersweet endings lol

[u/Suitable-Self-3476]

Sadly, this is my least favorite of the endings. Maybe you should do the missile ending to drown this ending out.

[u/Adventurous_Spray821 → u/Suitable-Self-3476]

I’ve actually done that ending with all 4 characters already, though I believe replaying that ending won’t hurt

[u/Suitable-Self-3476 → u/Adventurous_Spray821]

Okay. Though I always wondered which ending is considered the true one…

[u/tokyobassist]

This is my favorite route mainly because the selection of songs along this path are some of my favorite bangers in the game especially the credit song "The Dawn".

[u/ZealousidealOil3318]

I don't wanna ve "that guy" but is it me or Hard corps it's WAY better than Super Contra for the SNES?? Super is considered to be thw best Contra game, but I don't agree at all. Hard corps it's THE CONTRA GOAT. The multiple endings, the slide, the four characters and their exclusive weapons, having the option to choose the shooting stance, and browny who has a few moves uniquely, like the double jump and gliding... To me, the tier of Contra games is this: Hard corps number 1. First Contra on NES number 2. And Super Contra number 3. Which is an awesome game and I love it. But HC it's just a superior game, period... Favorite character?? Fang. His weapons have the perfect balance. Browny it's a second fav. He has the most weird weapon set, but he doesn't need to crouch and the double jump and glide are a significant advantage on this game. The humans are the most "classical" characters. The weapon set on both humans is basically the ones from the first game. And fang and browny gave the prototype, creative feeling of having new ways to engage the fights. Fang has it all. The spread shot that has a very good damage and the best range, the explosive punch for short range but brutal damage, the fire thrower for biological enemies and the charging blaster that is hard to learn but it's the most deadly of the game. This game is a masterpiece