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NES Contra is just better in every way except graphics. The arcade version has clunky, awkward movement compared to the console version. But it also wasn't made to suck quarters out of your pocket until you were broke.
Very true. I've had the pleasure of playing NES Contra on a Play Choice 10 cabinet. The cabinet and arcade-stick experience makes this contrast even stronger: it's simply more fun than the arcade version, even if the only thing that's different is the software. And if you want to get technical, it's also running on inferior hardware to boot.
I kinda agree with this one. The level and boss designs were slightly better in the arcade as well, but it was so clunky to control and clearly it was made to siphon off all your quarters/tokens.
The arcade levels also seemed really short to me. The boss designs were better, but the clunky movement made the experience worse IMO.
Absolutely agree.