#contra — Public Fediverse posts

Nunca he jugado #Contra (o no recuerdo) pero sí a #IronMeat que es, eso, un Contra actual. Es muy bueno y duro de pelotas, lo recomiendo.

#CompanyFields

The New England #contradance community has lost a legend, apparently. Although I have #contra danced around here, I didn't know of him.

The obit reads like time travel; quite a life.

#GiftArticle

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/arts/dance/dudley-laufman-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.21A.O7be.CnSOddGPOeuO&smid=url-share

Demain à 14h, je découvre avec vous deux séries emblématiques : Battletoads et Contra !

https://www.twitch.tv/nintendolesite

#Battletoads #Contra #Probotector #GameBoy #Nintendo

If you're around the #Atlanta area on Tuesday evening, swing by Inman Park's famous Trolley Barn and I'll be playing some tunes to the calling of the legendary Seth Tepfer! Contra is the easiest dance to learn as it just requires walking around where someone tells you to go and listening to some fun music. I play a hybrid of the traditional old-time and New England Fiddle tunes with modern rock and pop, which makes for a fun mashup.

#Contra #ContraDance

The city of Smyrna continues to send me back and forth to different people and assume I understand what departments exist and exactly what they're all in charge of. Their rental rates are more than most private event spaces anyways if they don't want to be involved (and it sounds like they probably don't). I also got the most insane rate for a venue yet at $2000 for the 3 hours or so we'd need it! I'm going to assume that space mostly only does rich peoples weddings or something. It's looking like a Cobb contra dance isn't actually going to happen (but we'll keep trying).

Recommendations still welcome if anyone is in the Smyrna/Marietta/South Cobb area.

#Contra #ContraDance #Dance #Atlanta #CobbCounty #SmyrnaGA #Smyrna #Marietta #MariettaGA #HashtagAbuse

Listed a DJ TechTools Midi Fighter Twister for sale if anyone on fedi wants it! All proceeds go towards buying sound equipment for a local contra dance in Smyrna, GA.

If you want it, LMK and we can figure out how to do a fedi discount!

https://www.sweetwater.com/used/listings/489917-used-dj-techtools-midi-fighter-twister-controller-white

#ForSale #ProAudio #DJ #Contra

Which would you want as a native SNES port: Mega Man, Contra, or DuckTales? I'd pick Contra for the co-op. Castlevania got its 16-bit makeover, so why not? Reply with your choice. #RetroGaming #SNES #Contra #Poll

Next Tuesday, the 21st, I'll be calling to fantastic local dance band "Hither and Yon" at Inman Park's famous Trolley Barn! Free beginner lesson before hand. If you're in the #Atlanta area, come by and join us for an evening of great music and contra dance!

#Contra #ContraDance #Atlanta

Interceptan en Donostia un envío de Retatrutide desde Reino Unido, un medicamento contra la obesidad y la diabetes no autorizado.

https://tardigram.com/m/Medicina/t/36104

Un "airbag" espacial para salvar a la Tierra: la audaz idea contra las tormentas solares extremas.

https://tardigram.com/m/astronomia/t/36061

COLOMBIA | Abelardo de la Espriella, "el tigre del lawfare": lleva interpuestas más de un centenar de acciones judiciales abusivas contra periodistas

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Para Netanyahu la guerra es «inacabable» y promete una «victoria total» contra Irán.

https://tardigram.com/m/Actualidad/t/35709

Meta eliminó, a petición de Israel, contenido sobre la guerra contra Irán

https://tardigram.com/m/Politica/t/35638

Cuatro heridos críticos y siete graves en el choque de un autocar contra la fachada de un edificio en Lleida

https://tardigram.com/m/Actualidad/t/35327

Retro Gaming Ads Blast – Part 44

Welcome back readers, fellow geeks and electronic gaming fans!

In this edition of the Retro Gaming Ads Blast (RGAB) series, we will take a look at another batch of retro gaming print ads from the 1980s to the early 2000s.

For the newcomers reading this, Retro Gaming Ads Blast (RGAB) looks back at the many print ads of games (console, arcade, computer and handheld) that were published in comic books, magazines, flyers, posters and newspapers long before smartphones, social media, the worldwide web and streaming became popular. To put things in perspective, people back in the 1980s to the 1990s were more trusting of print media for information and images about electronic games and related products.

With those details laid down, here is the newest batch of retro gaming print ads for you to see and enjoy…

1. Berzerk Arcade Flyer

Could you imagine being trapped deep within a maze surrounded by dangerous robots (plus one other unstoppable enemy) capable firing laser blasts at you? This was the concept behind the design of Berzerk, an arcade game released by Stern Electronics in 1980. Released at a time when science fiction became wildly popular in American entertainment, Berzerk was immersive for gamers and the multidirectional gameplay feature was captivating for many. To promote the game, Stern Electronics came up with a customized visual design that blended 2D sprite elements with a photograph of two people and some hand-drawn art pieces. The front of the flyer emphasized accurate the core concept of the game while the rear explained the technical details. They even played with their company name with the line “Stern goes berzerk!”

2. Rush’n Attack North American Arcade Flyer

During the late stages of the Cold War, Konami made a lot of military-themed video games which resonated not only with those who were already aware about the global conflict but also with gamers who craved for action and excitement. One of those games was Rush’n Attack (alternative title: Green Beret) which was released in American arcades in late-1985. Konami came up with an arcade flyer showing four people (looking like an American family) having a good time in front of an arcade cabinet, and three screenshots of the game were displayed on the lower half. Rush’n Attack – which was deliberately titled to resemble the phrase “Russian attack” due to its obvious Cold War setting – went on to succeed commercially and critically. One notable game review compared Rush’n Attack favorably with the movie Rambo: First Blood Part II.

3. Turbo Out Run North American Arcade Flyer

Following the massive success Sega achieved with Out Run in 1986, the company went on to release the follow-up Turbo OutRun three years later. As seen in their North American flyer, Sega emphasized the in-game locations, the look of the machine with the driver’s seat and steering wheel, and the excitement they can expect. Turbo OutRun went on to become successful in the arcades worldwide and it got ported to a variety of consoles and computer systems in the years that followed. On its own, the arcade flyer sparked excitement for gamers.

4. Air Duel Japanese Arcade Flyer

Released in Japanese arcades in 1990, Air Duel from Irem is an intense and fast-paced 2D sprite vertically scrolling shooter that attracted a lot of players. It had a war theme and its aesthetic has a mix of military and somewhat futuristic science fiction elements. The game’s arcade flyer featured a very intriguing artwork by Takashi Yamasaki showing two aircrafts flying over a city heading towards a massively large enemy in the distance. In my opinion, the artwork alone is pretty engaging to see and it’s more than enough to make me think about playing the game.

5. Spellbound Adaptor Print Ad

Remember back in the old days when there were hardware lockouts on game consoles that prevented users from playing games imported from different regions? In Europe, a special cheat and regional bypass cartridge called the Spellbound Adaptor was released and it allowed Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) users to bypass the lockouts and play games from overseas. The Spellbound Adaptor was notably advertised in European print media showing two sexy ladies posing with the adaptor itself (on the SNES), the television and many SNES games. The ad even includes a promo of buying the adaptor with a game of choice for only £69.95. The ad is still impactful to look at.

6. Contra III: The Alien Wars North American Print Ad

By the time the SNES was launched in America in 1991, a lot of gamers who enjoyed Contra games on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) have been craving for a sequel on the newer console. Their dreams finally came through in early 1992 when Konami released Contra III: The Alien Wars on the SNES, and it was a lot more than visual upgrade as it had groundbreaking features connected with the game developers’ clever use of the console’s technology. Konami was already aware of Contra’s huge following in America, so they came up with an aggressive looking print ad promoting Contra III: The Alien Wars. With a red-and-black background, the ad had a variety of screenshots that were tilted to look 3D (showing what the game offered) and used a minor space for the descriptive text and image of the game box. This old print ad is one of the finest ways to promote a sequel while also emphasizing the next-generation experience fans can enjoy. This ad is a classic!

7. Apocalypse Print Ads

Believe it or not, Hollywood legend Bruce Willis actually starred in the ambitious video game titled Apocalypse. Before its 1998 released on PlayStation, Apocalypse started with the player character having an AI-controlled partner named Trey Kincaid to be played by Willis. Publisher Activision signed a multi-million Dollar deal with Bruce Willis to use his likeness and voice for the Trey character. Eventually the Trey Kincaid role was modified to be the playable character. Given the huge deal signed with the super star and the additional costs that came with game design revisions, Activision launched an aggressive marketing campaign for Apocalypse and they heavily used Bruce Willis’s name and imagery. Ultimately the game sold less than one million copies and yet Activision was satisfied with the sales which convinced them to go back to Apocalypse developer Neversoft for a new project.

8. R-Type Delta North American Print Ad

R-Type, the long-running series of 2D side-scrolling shooters by Irem, fully embraced 3D polygons with R-Type Delta on PlayStation in 1998. To promote the game in North America, Irem and their partner Agetec went all-in emphasizing their series shift into 3D polygonal graphics while promising new in-game weapons. Very smartly, they included positive quotes from Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM), PlayStation Magazine (PSM) and Official PlayStation Magazine (OPM) to show credibility. In recent times, an enhanced version of R-Type Delta (R-Type Delta: HD Boosted) was released on modern game console and PC.

9. Racing Lagoon Japanese Print Ad

Released in 1999 for PlayStation only in Japan, Racing Lagoon was one of many games SquareSoft made for a genre other than role-playing games (RPGs). Released at a time when the PlayStation already had lots of racing games available from around the world, Racing Lagoon was a racing game that had role-playing elements mixed in. To promote it, SquareSoft made a print ad that had a night-time city vibe and they showed some screenshots with a unique visual style. The in-game story was influenced by the illegal street racing trend that happened in Japan during the 1980s.

10. Resident Evil – Code: Veronica North America Print Ads

When Resident Evil – Code: Veronica was released on the Sega Dreamcast in Japan in February 2000, it delivered a next-generation survival horror experience to die-hard RE fans and it was easily one of the must-have games for Dreamcast owners of the time. Along the way, RE fans and Dreamcast owners in America were already anticipating the game. Capcom had an aggressive ad campaign for the game with US gamers in mind and this particular single-page print ad showed the fan-favorite characters Claire and Chris Redfield on one corner, six selected screenshots and quotes from the published game reviews of Game Informer, Next Generation and the Official Dreamcast Magazine. The 2-page print ad had the same elements but had the Redfield siblings on the 2nd page. I remember seeing these ads on a few gaming magazines and they made me think about buying a Dreamcast just to play RE – Code: Veronica. These old ads emphasized the strong business trust between Capcom and Sega (which itself lost a lot of money and credibility with the Sega Saturn consoles and many add-on devices released years prior).  

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On a related note, this is what I use for all of my calling cards and I'm calling at Inman Park's famous Trolley Barn (in Atlanta) next Tuesday at 19:00 if you want to learn to contra dance! I'll be offering a free beginner lesson before the dance. The actual dance will be done to recorded music as we don't have a band for this week.

https://reframeddance.org/inman-park-trolley-barn-contra/

#Contra #ContraDance #Atlanta

I'm very excited that, for the first time since 2019, I've released a new version of "Contra Card", my LaTeX package for typesetting traditional folk dance calling cards!

This is one of those projects that I doubt anybody but me has ever used, but that's part of why I love it so much. Version 3 includes a complete overhaul of how the various dance move macros work to make the source read more naturally and be more flexible, as well as new macros that let you quickly change role terms on your cards (eg. if you're calling at a dance that uses role terms other than the ones you're used to and you want to print a new copy of your program!). There were lots of other changes, and even a complete overhaul of the documentation (which will become available as the mirrors catch up).

https://ctan.org/pkg/contracard

Here's one of my favorite beginner contra dances typeset with the package:

#Contra #ContraDance #ContraCard

Sound people who know more than me: I'm considering applying for a grant to help a local dance buy a mixer for when they have live bands, probably in the $400-$700 range, though there may be an option to go slightly over if necessary.

Requirements:

- Portability is good (but not a strict requirement)
- We'd like the ability to record digitally and have digital returns (class-compliant or with Linux support since I'm the one who will do this mostly)
- At least one sub-mix for rear fill speakers (or some other way to do this) and/or for large bands
- Can't require a closed source iPad only app or what not (my own personal requirement or I'd just get a Behringer x16 or what not which seems basically perfect)
- Prefer real fades and knobs (this is a hill I personally will die on, but not a hard requirement for this group)
- USB to digitally record stems + the stereo mix

Tascam Model 12 is my current thought. Other suggestions?

#AskFedi #Contra #ContraDance #LindyHop #SwingDance

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I found an old copy of "Fourgone Conclusions" from 1983 that's in decent shape (other than B1, which skips badly enough that I couldn't get a decent recording :( )! This is a band that hasn't been around in a long time, and as far as I know it's impossible to get the CD re-release any more or find this online! If you're into contra dance or New England style folk music, check it out. If anyone has a CD or can get a better recording of the LP somehow hit me up and I'd love to chat!

https://archive.org/details/FourgoneConclusions

#Contra #ContraDance #FolkMusic #Massachusetts

A bit of a stretch, but do I know anyone who's familiar with traditional Irish, English, and/or old-time folk tunes? Trying to find the name of a few tunes that I still can't figure out even though I know I've heard them a million times before at old-time jams and contra dances and what not. I've been scouring @thesession with no luck!

The one labeled "Tune 4" is still eluding me. It's a medley so if you skip to half way through or so it will change and I'm trying to figure out both tunes.

https://archive.org/details/2026-05-12_trolley_barn_contra/10+Tune+4.flac

EDIT: the embedded Internet Archive player sometimes picks the wrong tune. Best to click through.

Update: One medley left, thanks fedi folks! Post edited.

#OldTime #Bluegrass #FolkMusic #Contra #ContraDance #AskFedi

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