It uses the prod to trap players against the bottom of the screen. The boss is a tank with three mounted gunners and an extending electrical prod. Stationary turrets and tanks with spread fire try to mow down our heroes, along with swarms of infantry. The second level is in a top down format. After making its first pass, it will fly low while enemy infantry jump out of the back. The first boss is a helicopter which fires from several guns mounted on its side. Heavily featuring the new inclined surfaces introduced in Super C, the stage has enemies sniping and throwing bombs from rooftops and buildings in addition to the usual infantry swarms from either side of the screen. The first level takes place in a war torn cityscape overrun by Red Falcon troops. In addition to the weapon powerups, the pods can drop a shield that provides a short period of invincibility and a bomb that destroys all enemies on the screen. Like the first game, weapons are obtained by shooting down pods which fly across the top of the screen at certain parts of the levels. WeaponsĪll of the weapons from the original Contra return here, though the Fire weapon has completely different behavior. Like the first game, it has a two player co-op mode. It has gameplay is similar to the orignal, but features some upgraded graphics and top down levels which replace the pseudo-3D third-person stages in the original game. Bill Rizer and Lance Bean are sent on another campaign against the alien Red Falcon army, which has taken over a military base on Earth. Super C is the sequel to the legendary run and gun classic, Contra.