Work Avoidance Wednesday: Contra
Bored? Tired of work? Feel like shooting stuff? Today's Work Avoidance Wednesday is for you!
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The Expendables Goes 8 Bit Retro
Upcoming action flick “The Expendables†has the manliest cast of any movie ever assembled. If blockbuster action movies from the 80’s and early 90’s got you hard, expect to break right out of your pants with a cast that includes Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Eric Roberts, Steve Austin, Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke, and cameos by the …
New Downloadable Contra is Contra in Everything but Name
I have a soft-spot for Konami’s games from the 80’s most notably Contra. It’s the game that made the infamous Konami code the gaming staple it is today. news has come that there’ll be a new Contra headed to our favourite console stores; PSN and XBLA. Hard Corps: Uprising is a direct sequel to Contra : Hard Corps – the …
Half-Contra – Contra Half-Life 2 Style
I know I am not alone in wanting Contra to get re-invented in its awesome 2D state for the current gen consoles. However I have been begging for this to happen for ages and it just apparently isn’t going to happen. However I would happily take this as a second best solution, some really smart modders out there have recreated …
Best Uwe Boll Movie Ever – Contra
We all know and love Uwe Boll and his awful movies, it’s odd he now has a cult following purely because of how terrible his movies actually are. Well this is easily a contender for best Uwe Boll movie but the only problem is that he didn’t actually produce it himself. However with a bit of money I am sure …
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