Contra Anniversary Collection: Secret codes and emulator controls

It's better to use a controller to play Contra Anniversary Collection. The developer decided, that the settings for the keyboard are superfluous, so you won't be able to customize the buttons for yourself. Below is a list of buttons for keyboard control.

Full screen: ALT + ENTER
Exiting Contra AC: ALT + F4
Moving through the list of games: direction buttons UP and WAY DOWN
Game selection: WITH or ENTER
View developer credits: A (Pause: WITH)
Back to / Cancellation: X

Menu: 3, 4
Change the language of illustrations (ENG / JP): 1, 2
Page forward: W
Page back: Q
Increase: A
Decrease: S
Hide / Show HUD: WITH
Back to / Cancellation: X

Management: Buttons A, S, WITH, X, Q, TAB, ENTER, UP, WAY DOWN, LEFT and RIGHT

Settings and options menu: 1
Select an option: direction buttons UP, WAY DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT
Confirm: WITH
Back to / Cancellation: X

■ SAVE REPLAY – Keeps replaying your playthrough, which can be viewed by selecting Watch Replay when starting the game;
■ SAVE – Save the game;
■ LOAD – Load game save;
■ MANUAL – Control instructions for the current game;
■ DISPLAY SETTINGS – Image settings
– Original, Pixel Perfect, Pixel Perfect Scanlines, 16:9, 16:9 Scanlines, 4:3 Scanlines;
– Screen Rotation – Screen rotation is available for arcade versions of games;
■ FRAME – Setting the background (TYPE-A, TYPE-B, TYPE-C);
■ CONTROLS – Control setup;
– Option not available в Contra: Hard Corps (1994 – GEN), Probotector (1994 – MD) и Contra Hard Corps – Contra The Hardcore (1994 – MD);
■ GAME RESET – Resetting the game;
■ EXIT – Exit to the Contra Anniversary Collection menu;

Against
NINTENDO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM (NES)
1988

The code must be entered quickly on the title screen.
■ For NES controller:
UP, UP, WAY DOWN, WAY DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, B, A, START
■ For the keyboard in the Contra Anniversary Collection:
UP, UP, WAY DOWN, WAY DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, S, A, ENTER

Contra
NINTENDO FAMICOM (FC)
1988

The code must be entered quickly on the title screen.
■ For NES controller:
UP, UP, WAY DOWN, WAY DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, A, B, START
■ For the keyboard in the Contra Anniversary Collection:
UP, UP, WAY DOWN, WAY DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, A, S, ENTER

The code must be entered on the title screen.
■ For NES controller:
While holding down the A buttons + B, press START
■ For the keyboard in the Contra Anniversary Collection:
While holding down the A buttons + S, press ENTER

Super C
NINTENDO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM (NES)
1990

The code must be entered quickly on the title screen.
■ For NES controller:
RIGHT, LEFT, WAY DOWN, UP, A, B, START
■ For the keyboard in the Contra Anniversary Collection:
RIGHT, LEFT, WAY DOWN, UP, A, S, ENTER

The code must be entered on the title screen.
■ For NES controller:
While holding down the A buttons + B, press START
■ For the keyboard in the Contra Anniversary Collection:
While holding down the A buttons + S, press ENTER

SUPER Contra
NINTENDO FAMICOM (FC)
1990

The code must be entered quickly on the title screen.
■ For NES controller:
RIGHT, LEFT, WAY DOWN, UP, A, B, START
■ For the keyboard in the Contra Anniversary Collection:
RIGHT, LEFT, WAY DOWN, UP, A, S, ENTER

The code must be entered on the title screen.
■ For NES controller:
Choose the game mode you want: 1 Player or 2 Players, press START then quickly press and hold the DOWN buttons + SELECT
■ For the keyboard in the Contra Anniversary Collection:
Press ENTER, then quickly press and hold the DOWN buttons + TAB

The code must be entered on the title screen.
■ For NES controller:
While holding down the A buttons + B, press START
■ For the keyboard in the Contra Anniversary Collection:
While holding down the A buttons + S, press ENTER

Operation C
NINTENDO GAME BOY (GB)
1991

The code must be entered on the title screen.
■ For GB:
UP, UP, UP, UP, WAY DOWN, WAY DOWN, WAY DOWN, WAY DOWN, LEFT, LEFT, LEFT, LEFT, START
■ For the keyboard in the Contra Anniversary Collection:
UP, UP, UP, UP, WAY DOWN, WAY DOWN, WAY DOWN, WAY DOWN, LEFT, LEFT, LEFT, LEFT, ENTER

The code must be entered on the title screen.
■ For GB:
UP, UP, WAY DOWN, WAY DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, B, A, B, A, START
■ For the keyboard in the Contra Anniversary Collection:
UP, UP, WAY DOWN, WAY DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, S, A, S, A, ENTER

The code must be entered on the title screen.
■ For GB:
UP, WAY DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, START
■ For the keyboard in the Contra Anniversary Collection:
UP, WAY DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, ENTER

Contra Contra
NINTENDO GAME BOY (GB)
1991

The code must be entered on the title screen.
■ For GB:
UP, UP, WAY DOWN, WAY DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, B, A, B, A, START
■ For the keyboard in the Contra Anniversary Collection:
UP, UP, WAY DOWN, WAY DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, S, A, S, A, ENTER

In the Japanese version Operation C / Contra Contra in edition Contra Anniversary Collection level selection enabled by default after title screen.

The code must be entered on the title screen.
■ For GB:
UP, WAY DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, START
■ For the keyboard in the Contra Anniversary Collection:
UP, WAY DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, ENTER

Contra The Hardcore
SEGA MEGADRIVE (MD)
1994

The code must be entered by pausing the game. A beep will sound when dialed correctly.
■ For Sega Megadrive Controller / Genesis
UP, UP, WAY DOWN, WAY DOWN, A, UP, UP, WAY DOWN, WAY DOWN, B, UP, UP, WAY DOWN, WAY DOWN, C
■ For the keyboard in the Contra Anniversary Collection
UP, UP, WAY DOWN, WAY DOWN, A, UP, UP, WAY DOWN, WAY DOWN, WITH, UP, UP, WAY DOWN, WAY DOWN, X