Contra Advance: The Alien Wars EX, a 2002 GBA run-and-gun shooter by Konami, pits Bill Rizer against Red Falcon’s forces with stages from Contra III and Hard Corps. Selling ~200,000 copies, it’s a 2025 X retro hit.

The .gba ROM (~1.8 MB) delivers intense 16-bit action and a pumping soundtrack, running smoothly on emulators like VisualBoyAdvance, mGBA, or RetroArch on PC, Mac, or Android. Legally download Contra Advance: The Alien Wars EX GBA ROM by dumping your cartridge with GBxCart RW (~$50). Avoid illegal ROM sites due to malware and Konami’s copyright rules. Buy Contra Advance cartridges (~$15–$50 in 2025 on eBay) for legal dumping or play on Analogue Pocket. Blast aliens legally at Gigarom!