Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Release Date - December 01, 1992
Developer-Konami
Publisher-Konami
Overview
You're the fastest gun in the West and a bounty hunter voted most popular by the Dodge City Undertaker's Union. But look what's waiting to knock you off your high horse:
Shotgun blast for shotgun blast, this game features the same 7 levels you had a showdown with at the arcade. Doesn't that make your trigger finger itch like crazy?!
Lead will fly non-stop from authentic old west towns, to desert ambush zones, to Indian villages.
Catching up to train robbers and stagecoach bandits will not only exhaust your horse, it'll make you feel like you've just run a marathon with a cactus in your shorts.
Search for the hideouts of Hawkeye Hank Hatfield, the Smith Brothers and other notorious outlaws. Along the way be sure to round up special weapons that'll quicken your draw and double your firepower.
As a real ladies' man, you'll also be rewarded handsomely for your efforts off the trail. Talk about riding into the sunset!
If you think beans and a campfire don't mix, wait'll you see what hits the fan when you mix it up with desperadoes in the bonus bounty stage.
Not enough? Oh, buffalo chips - you know it is!
Heck, even Clint in his prime (many moons ago) would find this game a fistful.
Bob
Bob is an excellent marksmen in the group. He wears a green-themed outfit with orange cowboy boots and has long, blonde hair. He speaks in a Southern accent. His weapon of choice is a rifle as his weapon of choice, which fires slower than Steve and Billy's revolvers, but releases a greater amount of firepower by firing multiple bullets at once in a spread.
All of the riders have virtually identical personalities.
Like many typical cowboys, they have a strong interest in collecting bounties from various outlaws that are marked as wanted, and do not hesitate to eliminate them in the process
However, despite this, the riders show at least some form of mercy on their opponents and are committed to spare the bounty targets from time to time, as evidenced in the case of Chief Scalpem, whom they spared over his younger sister's plea of mercy
Release Date - December 01, 1992
Developer-Konami
Publisher-Konami
Overview
You're the fastest gun in the West and a bounty hunter voted most popular by the Dodge City Undertaker's Union. But look what's waiting to knock you off your high horse:
Shotgun blast for shotgun blast, this game features the same 7 levels you had a showdown with at the arcade. Doesn't that make your trigger finger itch like crazy?!
Lead will fly non-stop from authentic old west towns, to desert ambush zones, to Indian villages.
Catching up to train robbers and stagecoach bandits will not only exhaust your horse, it'll make you feel like you've just run a marathon with a cactus in your shorts.
Search for the hideouts of Hawkeye Hank Hatfield, the Smith Brothers and other notorious outlaws. Along the way be sure to round up special weapons that'll quicken your draw and double your firepower.
As a real ladies' man, you'll also be rewarded handsomely for your efforts off the trail. Talk about riding into the sunset!
If you think beans and a campfire don't mix, wait'll you see what hits the fan when you mix it up with desperadoes in the bonus bounty stage.
Not enough? Oh, buffalo chips - you know it is!
Heck, even Clint in his prime (many moons ago) would find this game a fistful.
Bob
Bob is an excellent marksmen in the group. He wears a green-themed outfit with orange cowboy boots and has long, blonde hair. He speaks in a Southern accent. His weapon of choice is a rifle as his weapon of choice, which fires slower than Steve and Billy's revolvers, but releases a greater amount of firepower by firing multiple bullets at once in a spread.
All of the riders have virtually identical personalities.
Like many typical cowboys, they have a strong interest in collecting bounties from various outlaws that are marked as wanted, and do not hesitate to eliminate them in the process
However, despite this, the riders show at least some form of mercy on their opponents and are committed to spare the bounty targets from time to time, as evidenced in the case of Chief Scalpem, whom they spared over his younger sister's plea of mercy


![Contra - Heart of Galuga - v1.0 - Bill Rizer - Veteran - NES Playthrough
The author of the hack:
DimelNEX
Artist, lvl-designer:
DimelNEX
They helped with the hack:
leon-udomlya
PacnyTHuk
Doomday
Testers:
Hobbot
ENT_PAVEL
Contra - Heart of Galuga [v1.0] (25.05.2025)
DESCRIPTION
The hack was made based on the Japanese version, translated into Russian by Chief-Net. The hack includes many changes and additions, such as:
- changing the title screen;
- level expansion;
- choice of difficulty;
- more animated backgrounds on the levels;
- redrawing sprites, changing some palettes and adding new details on levels;
- changed characteristics of objects and weapons;
- new types of prizes and objects;
- some innovations on the levels;
- ranks, time, and number of deaths received after passing;
- additional new skin for game characters (see the Secrets section);
- secret modes;
- modified game mapper from VRC2 / VRC4 to VRC6.
The expanded rom includes a diverse approach to game design and a longer gameplay, which makes this hack unique in its own way
Graphics and animation
Tiles, sprites, and palette have been changed/improved in many places. Animation of backgrounds has also been added in many places instead of static backgrounds from the Japanese version. Fonts and other symbols have been redrawn on the title screen and cutscenes. New blocks (structures consisting of several tiles for levels) have been added, which adds new details to the levels, unusual structures, and a new approach to level design.
Secrets
1. Start with 1 life and no continuations. On the title screen, tap: ↑ ↑ ↓ ↓ ← → ← → B A
2. To have all prizes on the levels with questions. On the title screen, press: B A ↓ B ↑ ↓
3. Exit the player menu. On the title screen, hold down B + A and press START
4. Go to the levels menu. After selecting the difficulty, hold down: ← + SELECT
5. Change the skin instead of Bill and Lance. On the title screen, press: SELECT. In this case, the palette of the enemies who used the blue color of the first player will additionally change. In cutscenes, the characters are not affected, as this secret skin is not canonical Contra - Heart of Galuga - v1.0 - Bill Rizer - Veteran - NES Playthrough](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xbhzNkVHcBw/mqdefault.jpg)






