YES U CAN GET 99 LIVES ON NORMAL OR HARD MODE ON ARCADE MODE. U HAVE TO GET TO LAST BOSS KILL THE SNIPER HIT THE RED EYE 49 TIMES,USE THE REGULAR GUN< THEN DIE TILL U HAVE 00 LIVES LEFT THEN SHOOT AT THE RED EYE PAUSE IT RIGHT AFTER B4 THE BULLET HITS THE RED EYE. THEN ENTER THE KONAMMI CODE.. THIS CAUSES U TO DIE BUT U GET AN EXTRA GUY AT SAME TIME SO IT CAUSES A GLITCH. THEN ULL HAVE 99 LIVES. U CAN SEARCH WEB 4 YOUTUBE CONTRA CODE DS AND C SUM1 DO THE CODEE ON THEIR B4 UR EYES.