While we’re already excited ecstatic that Contra 4 is returning to the series’ old-school roots, hype for the game just grew tenfold as Konami has announced an extensive list of in-game goodies.

* 20th Anniversary Virtual Museum – this museum provides a virtual history of the Contra franchise since the early 80’s, including box art, screen shots and information on every version of Contra from the US, Japan and Europe. The museum also features an unlockable gallery of bonus art.
* Unlockable Games – The NES versions of the classic Contra and Super C are now unlockable.
* 5 unlockable characters, including the Probotector from the European version of the Contra games
* 2 unlockable digital comic books from longtime Contra artist, Atsushi Tsujimoto
* An interview with noted Contra Producer Nobuya Nakazato

Contra and Super C as unlockables? To be honest, this was already a day one purchase for me, but the package is now looking twice as sweet.

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