Contra: Hard Corps
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Contra: Hard Corps is a fast-paced, side-scrolling run-and-gun shooter in the Contra series, known for its intense difficulty, multiple playable characters, and branching story paths.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Contra | 1 |
| Contra: Hard Corps canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1774746 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Contra: Hard Corps Context triple: [Sega Mega Drive, popularGame, Contra: Hard Corps]
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A.
Pitfall
Pitfall is a 1948 American film noir crime drama directed by André De Toth, noted for its dark exploration of suburban discontent and moral compromise.
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B.
Stomper
Stomper is the elephant mascot of Major League Baseball’s Oakland Athletics.
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C.
Battle of Neon
The Battle of Neon was a decisive engagement of the Third Sacred War in ancient Greece, marking the final defeat of the Phocians and the end of their resistance to the forces led by Philip II of Macedon.
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D.
Havoc
Havoc is an American rapper and record producer best known as one half of the influential hip-hop duo Mobb Deep.
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E.
Blitz
The Blitz was the sustained German bombing campaign against the United Kingdom, particularly London, during 1940–1941 in World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Contra: Hard Corps Target entity description: Contra: Hard Corps is a fast-paced, side-scrolling run-and-gun shooter in the Contra series, known for its intense difficulty, multiple playable characters, and branching story paths.
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A.
Pitfall
Pitfall is a 1948 American film noir crime drama directed by André De Toth, noted for its dark exploration of suburban discontent and moral compromise.
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B.
Stomper
Stomper is the elephant mascot of Major League Baseball’s Oakland Athletics.
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C.
Battle of Neon
The Battle of Neon was a decisive engagement of the Third Sacred War in ancient Greece, marking the final defeat of the Phocians and the end of their resistance to the forces led by Philip II of Macedon.
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D.
Havoc
Havoc is an American rapper and record producer best known as one half of the influential hip-hop duo Mobb Deep.
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E.
Blitz
The Blitz was the sustained German bombing campaign against the United Kingdom, particularly London, during 1940–1941 in World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
run-and-gun game
ⓘ
side-scrolling shooter ⓘ video game ⓘ |
| ageRating | Teen (typical) ⓘ |
| audioBy |
Konami
ⓘ
surface form:
Konami sound team
|
| controlScheme | gamepad ⓘ |
| developer | Konami ⓘ |
| feature |
boss-focused stages
ⓘ
branching story paths ⓘ character-specific weapons ⓘ cinematic cutscenes ⓘ futuristic setting ⓘ high difficulty ⓘ local cooperative play ⓘ multiple endings ⓘ multiple playable characters ⓘ non-linear progression ⓘ |
| franchise | Contra ⓘ |
| gameMode |
multiplayer
ⓘ
single-player ⓘ |
| genre |
action
ⓘ
run-and-gun ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Brad Fang
ⓘ
Browny ⓘ Ray Poward ⓘ Sheena Etranzi ⓘ |
| notableFor |
branching stage routes
ⓘ
challenging difficulty curve ⓘ fast-paced gameplay ⓘ multiple final bosses ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Contra: Hard Corps
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Contra
|
| perspective | side view ⓘ |
| platform |
Sega Mega Drive
ⓘ
surface form:
Mega Drive
Sega Mega Drive ⓘ
surface form:
Sega Genesis
|
| publisher | Konami ⓘ |
| region |
Europe
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ North America ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| seriesEntryNumber | first Contra game on Sega Genesis ⓘ |
| setting | near-future city ⓘ |
| visualStyle | 2D pixel art ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Contra: Hard Corps Description of subject: Contra: Hard Corps is a fast-paced, side-scrolling run-and-gun shooter in the Contra series, known for its intense difficulty, multiple playable characters, and branching story paths.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Contra