
It supports a library of over 900+ games on cartridges that are ROM-based. The console’s video system also supports hardware sprites, scrolling, and tiles. It also possesses the Zilog Z80 as the sound controller. The Genesis features a 16-arcade board, and it is centered right around the processor of Motorola 68000 like the CPU. This 16-bit 4th generation is the third console of Sega and also the Master System’s successor. The console goes by a different name called “Mega Drive” in countries that are outside of North America. Sega is responsible for creating and selling this game. It was first released in Japan, but it later spread to other countries in the following years. The Sega Genesis is a super-popular video game console that was released on 29th October 1988. Since a ROM memory is of a non-volatile nature, it can even stay viable in the absence of a power supply. These ROM chips come installed on the inside or on external units such as auxiliary memory devices and flash drives. You can find ROM chips in electronic products like computers, gaming consoles, car radios, VCRs, etc.

This electronic storage comes equipped in a device from the manufacturing itself. The game also takes advantage of the six-button controllers of the Mega Drive.ROM consists of a Read-Only Memory. The perspective is back to the traditional side-view of the first Contra (while the others also had some top-down sections). Much better! Unlike the previous games, Hard Corps features a more complex storyline, with various branches and several cutscenes that will help the player understand the plot.

Each player can choose one of the four different characters, and this time you are not limited to a single weapon you can carry four of them. As usual, the game can be played in co-op with a friend, and this is where the fun really starts. In case you are wondering, the "hard corps" are super-soldiers trained to combat crime and terrorism, and in this case, they need to stop an evil hacker that took control of the city robots. Hard Corps is the sequel to Contra III, and it's the first (and only) game of the series to be released for the Sega Genesis.

Contra III was the first game released for 16-bit consoles, specifically the SNES. The sequel, Super Contra, also got an Amiga and an MS-DOS version. The Contra series started as an arcade with the first game Contra, a success that was also ported to several 8-bit platforms, including NES, MSX, and Commodore 64. Contra: Hard Corps, also known as Probotector, is a shoot 'em-up created by Konami and published in 1994 for the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive.
