That main theme kicks in and your thumbs start twitching on instinct. Konami's 1987 arcade Contra has one of the most immediately recognizable action soundtracks in gaming, and hearing the original arcade versions here instead of the NES arrangements reveals some interesting differences in texture and punch.
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"Waterfall Stage" is pure adrenaline, all cascading arpeggios driving you forward, and "Tundra" shifts into this tense, icy groove that matches the stage perfectly. "BGM Enemy Base" drops into a claustrophobic rhythm for the indoor corridors.
The Super Sweep remix takes the iconic main theme and gives it a full modern electronic treatment that goes surprisingly hard. Every track here was built to keep quarters flowing. If you grew up on the NES version, hearing the original arcade sound is like meeting the older sibling you didn't know existed.