Preface: There is such a game series, 2D is good, after 3D scolding, now the series is completely "eating the old book", but there is a group of old players like us who are moved.
This series is the former "Contra".
It is no exaggeration to say: about "Contra", there is no need to say more, it is estimated that everyone here is the most familiar.
(The years have loosened the muscles of the governor and Longo, but they cannot defeat the enthusiasm of fire!) ）
(Early game posters favored live-action models, but watching two big men holding toys-like firearms was extremely embarrassing)
(Rare beauty version poster)
- What is "Contra"? - Cold War Horror
In childhood, we would all play "Contra", but we just don't know what "Contra" is?
The more common explanation is that "soul" is the soul, and Douluo refers to "fighting arhat", which is the meaning of tough guy anyway.
In fact, "Contra" is taken from the ancient Indian Sanskrit language, introduced at the beginning of the Japanese version of the game as "a fighter with excellent combat ability and quality", while the American version of the name is simply "CONTRA".
In addition to the meaning of "opposition" and "contrast", "CONTRA" also means "rebel".
In the history of the Cold War, there are indeed such two "CONTRA", but to be honest, these two are not a good thing, and even once made US President Reagan extremely embarrassed and difficult to step down, which is also the epitome of the relationship between large and small countries under the Cold War.
The background of Contra in reality
Nicaragua is a country that seems to have little to offer, after all, this kind of place is only heard of on the pitch.
Nicaragua takes its name from Lake Nicaragua, located in Central America, bordering Costa Rica and Honduras, and was a former Spanish colony that faced threats from the United States after independence.
In the 30s of the last century, the guerrilla armed forces, led by the national hero Auguste César Sandinistra, defeated the aggression of the American army and won the war for Nicaragua, but the hero did not die on the battlefield, but finally died at the hands of traitors ...
It turned out that the head of the National Guard, Anastasiao Somoza, set up a banquet and killed Sandinista, and Nicaragua has been under the rule of the American comprador Somoza family ever since.
Sandinore, a tough guy in a cowboy hat and a resolute face, is now a national symbol of Nicaragua, but there is no shortage of heroes in Asia, Africa and Latin America, but heroes rarely die well. The name of the background music at the end of "Contra" is also "Sandinist", which may be a satire or a regret for the hero
As a result of Somoza's raids, there was a lot of domestic complaint, and finally in 1961, the Sandinista National Liberation Front (Sandinista) named after Sandinista appeared. Because of the battle over routes, whether to go rural or urban, guerrilla or march into the big cities, the FSL fell into chaos for a time. But in 1979 they took Somoza in one fell swoop.
The FSLN welcomed an important figure in 1963, José Daniel Ortega, who would become President of Nicaragua.
Although there were some political ambitions during the FSLN power from 1979 to 1990, the reality was cruel, especially its left-wing color was once jealous of the American forces led by Reagan, so Reagan did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to support the opposition guerrillas
This team is called "CONTRAS".
Contra's historically despicable reputation
The historical "Contra" is really sorry for the title in the game: basically killing people and setting fires, and doing all evil.
Finally, Reagan must not constantly absolutely aid (on the face of it).
Nicaraguan CONTRAS is actually a general name, its multiple military organizations are united, the larger is the Nicaraguan Democratic Forces and the Democratic Revolutionary Union, in 1986 CONTRAS reached its peak with the support of the CIA, becoming an important military force in Nicaragua, and Nicaragua's economy is almost finished.
In 1990, Ortega and CONTRAS reached a settlement, which lasted for a long time, with losses of up to 12 billion and 50,000 lives.
The same FSLN went down until 2006, when Ortega again ascended to the presidency, but Nicaragua's fortunes did not turn around...
Ortega and Castro, some people say that Ortega is an anti-American hero who dares to make small moves in the back garden of the United States, but others say that he is a "dragon slayer hero" turned into an "evil dragon".
It can only be said that the situation in Nicaragua has not been ideal, including the days when Ortega stepped down, which was still full of mourning, and the people were full of joy and waited until Ortega returned to the mountain, only to find that his promises had not been fulfilled.
THERE IS MORE THAN ONE CONTRA IN CONTRA, THERE IS ALSO IRAN-CONTRA AFFAIR.
In the early 80s of last century, there were a large number of kidnapping cases against foreigners in Lebanon, and the kidnappers were Lebanese Allah party forces, and due to the early toughness of the United States (killing and not trading with terrorist organizations), the matter dragged on again and again, directly resulting in the murder of a hostage.
Considering that Iran was behind the kidnappers, Reagan had to consider negotiating terms with the country that had long been out of contact.
Although Iran and the United States cut off from each other, but considering that they want to compete with their opponent Iraq, but the guys at hand are not enough, the United States simply feels that it can re-establish contact, although Reagan and others are noncommittal, but the transaction is still secret.
Beginning in 1985, planes and ships laden with missiles and other equipment parts began to operate, brokering the two sides through a middleman, Israel. However, the secret became known in 1986 when Lebanese newspapers leaked (in fact, a power struggle on the Iranian side, and the final leaker, Hashmi was executed).
Reagan said he didn't know what the situation was, but he was responsible (and won some praise for it, plus his term was about to expire, so he ended up safely as president).
Of course, the deal was not free, and Iran paid $30 million in exchange for aid, but the United States used part of the remuneration to continue supporting Nicaragua's "CONTRAS". (It is said that the support of Nicaraguan CONTRAS even comes from dealing with drugs.)
Note: The original author "Baobao", the original title "Big Talk Contra: Unearthing the Past Buried in the Depths of Childhood"
The pictures in the article come from the Internet, such as invasion and deletion