Topic: 30 Lives In Contra Emulated? (Read 365 times)

Griffen37 · « **on:** September 02, 2004, 05:26:00 PM »

First, I apologize if this has been covered elsewhere. I did a search. I determined that 1) there will never be a Game-Genie device for xbox that allows you to cheat xbox games; 2) there are a million roms I have never heard of that many members think are must-owns; and 3) XPort is unbelievably involved with this stuff and has written more programs than the creative team for Friends; but ... I couldn't find the answer to this question:

Can you get the 30 lives in Contra using FCEUltra? I've tried up-up-down-down-left-right-left-right-B-A-B-A-select-start to no avail.

I don't know about anyone else here, but I suck at that game and need the 30 lives just to get past the first main "boss" screen. Can this be done? Do I need to find a cheat somewhere and upload it? I haven't understood the cheat functions of FCEUltra -- I saw this thread in particular: http://forums.xbox-s...=fceultra cheat
but I don't get how to do it either. I never used game genie, and yes, I read the FAQs, even the general ones. Is the controller code I listed something that would work for this?

Griffen37 · « **Reply #1 on:** September 02, 2004, 05:56:00 PM »

Awesome, thank you. I will try first thing when I get home from work -- I if I get to go home, that is.

angrypants · « **Reply #2 on:** September 02, 2004, 06:10:00 PM »

Of course it works, the roms are copies of the exact software that is found on the original cartridge so if it worked on the original cart it will for sure work on the emulator. I have used it on the cart and on the xbox fce emulator so I can confirm that it works. Hell last week some friends and I made up a drinking game involving contra and the extra life code. Basicly you need contra with the extra lives code set for a two player game and three friends. two people are team red and the other two are team blue. You play and when you die you pass the control to your partner and take a drink. I suppose this could be used on any two player platform game but contra was the game that we decided to play with it and I must say by the end of the game it did the trick.

Griffen37 · « **Reply #3 on:** September 02, 2004, 06:21:00 PM »

Yeah, "by the end of the game" would never happen for me if I were blitzed. I beat Spider-Man 2 for xbox, but can't get through 2 levels of Contra and I've owned that for like 15 years.

Also, I knew it was an exact copy, that's why I assumed it would work. Wonder why my NES cartridge used to be B-A twice, or why I remember that. Maybe I'll start blowing into it and see if I can get it to load up to test my memory. Thanks to both of you.

nsfdheo · « **Reply #4 on:** September 02, 2004, 08:15:00 PM »

yeah thanks

Griffen37 · « **Reply #5 on:** September 02, 2004, 08:49:00 PM »

You guys all got this to work? I think I'm some kind of 'tard. I just got home and have been trying for 10 minutes. Is there a trick to hitting the xBox dpad correctly? I know I'm out of practice, but WTF? Am I starting too early? Too late? Finishing too early, too late? I think I need to find a Nintendo Power ® forum before you guys kick me out.

radio5 · « **Reply #6 on:** September 02, 2004, 09:36:00 PM »

Are you sure you are hitting B, A as it is mapped and not the ACTUAL B, A on the xbox controller?

Griffen37 · « **Reply #7 on:** September 03, 2004, 07:12:00 AM »

Actually, I wasn't the first few times, but I already thought of that, and yes, I'm hitting X-A, not B-A.

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Edit: Just found this on the web and thought it was too good not to share:
"Nowadays, if I really wanted to impress my friends, I'd need a nice car, a well-paying job that I enjoy, & a beautiful girl that'll actually stick around for more than 4 weeks. Back then, if you could beat Contra without the code, you could pretty much start your own religion." Check out this guy's walkthrough and the quote at:
http://www.poprocksandcoke.com/4.php

XPort · « **Reply #8 on:** September 03, 2004, 07:28:00 AM »

crobar · « **Reply #9 on:** September 03, 2004, 10:08:00 AM »

wouldnt it be easier if some one mad 2 save states for 1/2 players?
this was a great cheat maybe the first in video game history...there was the a button cheat in mario though...

Griffen37 · « **Reply #10 on:** September 03, 2004, 12:17:00 PM »

XPort:

Yes, I realize I was unclear. I recognize that you have built in game-genie codes to all of your projects. Thank you. I meant that there would be no game-genie device for actual xbox games. Regardless, great work with all of your programs.

room88:

Though I appreciate the recco, I have 2 issues with your post:

1) Oh, great, so there's a helicopter at the end!?! That ruins the whole game. Now what am I gonna play? I thought I made clear that I'm terrible at the game. I've clearly never made it to the end.

2) Seriously, though, while Gryzor may be better, I don't own the cartridge -- I don't have the ROM. I know they're out there and I know many have a ton of ROMS, but not I. I also have the stock HD and don't plan to upgrade (I need a new computer before I need more room on the xbox). Thank you for the info, though. I'm sure you've made a lot of peoples' days by giving them a new way to play the game.

Crobar:

Yes, a save state right at the beginning with the 30 lives already entered would be superb. If anyone has that, or knows it is available, clue us in so we can go find it. Don't tell us where unless that is ok (can I ask for a save state on here, I am not asking for programs or romz or filez?). Oh, and the Cheat is not dead.

room88 · « **Reply #11 on:** September 03, 2004, 03:53:00 PM »

deathx88 · « **Reply #12 on:** September 03, 2004, 06:19:00 PM »

wow, a whole descussion on how to get the 30 live code in contra

maybe you have autofire ON

but if you really can't get the code to work then maybe you should get the game genie code

Varsis · « **Reply #13 on:** September 06, 2004, 03:03:00 PM »

and people wonder why aliens refuse to acknowledge us!
lol, your like the only guy here that can't do it, i do the 30 life code all day long, Contra series is the shit!

infidelity · « **Reply #14 on:** September 07, 2004, 12:35:00 PM »

I love this game so much, that I added extra buttons for it.

The Y Button is an auto-fire/rapid fire feature. I have the number set to 2.
The B Button is an extra jump button.

I also have the game genie codes on where if you die, you automaticly have the spread gun. and infinite lives. Play that game with the setup I just described, and with another person. It's so much fun. You tear so much shit up!

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