

The gameplay is completely identical, but the change in characters (both hero and villainous) adds a wow factor to this game and, to no surprise, increases its worth. Instead of soldiers in the first several stages, you’re killing xenomorphic aliens as a spaceman.

Probotector didn’t just change the name of the game, but changed nearly everything except bosses and the landscape. Two soldiers run through different stages while shooting everything in sight and fighting enormous bosses until finally facing off with the aliens that threaten our planet. We’ve all played the original (with or without the Konami Code). Probotector is what the Europeans call Contra and that name has been attached to four of the Contra games, but none as infamous as the first.

Usually when we see versions of our favorite games from other countries, they have a different language inserted into the identical game, but is this far from the truth for Probotector. Read on to find out if you have a gold mine sitting on your shelf right next to Resident Evil 5. What classic NES games are the rarest or most expensive? The answer to this question just may surprise you. Within moments of the death of the Nintendo, little stores began popping up offering you top penny for your “old” games that they would in turn jack up the price and sell to the next person in line. When the NES video game console was discontinued in 1995, all of its video games began climbing in worth based on their rarity and condition. For all you kids out there, back then games were sold as plastic cartridges in a paper box with a dusk sleeve and a little, crudely stapled book. Some good, some bad, and some just plain bizarre in the most magical way. The Nintendo Entertainment System was released in 1983 in Japan, selling over 61 million copies worldwide and has since released 714 licensed games. But, can you imagine purchasing a video game for a hundred, several hundreds or even thousands of your hard earned dollars? I almost don’t want to remove the shiny shrink wrap, knowing it will drop in value just like a car being driven off the lot. Like most cheapskates, I grit my teeth just a little bit when I walk into a retail store and shell out $59.99 for a brand spanking new game.
