I'm not that great of a player, but I did't expect it to be this difficult for sure. I knew quickly that 8 lives would not be enough for me. I Hoped that the 30 lives Konami code still worked, but I wasn't able to activate it, so i think it was removed. I think the easiest stage for me was probably stage 7 and 8, everything else was a struggle.
RE: Contra: Revenge Of The Falcon