How many of you could beat this game without "The Code"?

I beat it with my brother about 4 years ago, but I don't think I had without the code before.

Call me stupid, but I wasn't actually aware there the game had any cheats :D . I just beat the game normally every time, and my biggest achievement was beating the game without loosing a single life.
Just for the record, what does the cheat do? :)

This cheat gives you 30 lives instead of 3. That's crazy that you beat it without losing any lives.

Yeah, I know. But that was way back (I think '96 or '97) when my only console was the SNES, and the games I had were few, so I knew them inside out.
BTW, at that time there used to be pirated cartridges of Contra which gave you the spread gun and (I think it was) 60 lives, from the beginning. Haven't actually got my hands on one of them, but it's the original that counts, right?

I always used cheats, I never beat the game without it.

I remember I beat it once with 29 lives left. It was on an emulator.  It's possible I dropped below the 3 "natural" lives at some point and the made them back with extra men, but I think I can say I beat this game legit.

I got the achievement on the XBLA edition for beating the game without using any continues.

Does Contra 4 support this code, in the main campaign.  I just picked it up for DS and love it, but it's hard as a butt sack.

try entering "the code" anywhere on giant bomb, just replace "start" with the "return" key  ;-)

wut is that code, teh make u play a bettur gaem lol get a xbox u nub

"try entering "the code" anywhere on giant bomb, just replace "start" with the "return" key  ;-)"

"maxwell said:

"try entering "the code" anywhere on giant bomb, just replace "start" with the "return" key  ;-)"

Max, it did nothing.  You lied to our trust."

"jakob187 said:

"maxwell said:

"try entering "the code" anywhere on giant bomb, just replace "start" with the "return" key  ;-)"

Max, it did nothing.  You lied to our trust."

you did it wrong.

try again, slower."

:D

Cool trick, Gamespot had the same thing for a while didnt it?

Ah, there it is.  = D

"try entering "the code" anywhere on giant bomb, just replace "start" with the "return" key  ;-)"

it's enter you morrons, thats logical!!!!

Gamefaqs also does this trick as well.