And, blows us all away along, with everything you shoot. Did you see the intro? Yeah, It's that time once again for earth to defend itself by sending in only 2 marines... Got to love that 90's Logic... The story was a little weak but, who the hell cares!
O.K... Are all the weapons present? Yep! The spread shot, machine gun, Lazar Gun, are all here plus some new ones like, the flame thrower and, the bomb. Are all the cheap, love to get you when you are not noticing, bad guys here? Check! Some even have some new tricks! Are all the crazy levels accounted for? Uh Huh... But the "raid the alien base" levels have been replaced with top view levels instead. That wasn't that great but, a welcomed change!
Are all those ridiculous bosses back as well? OH, HELL YEAH! Those bastards are back with a vengeance! All well equipped to annoy and, frustrate you every time they kill you...Times 3! This was one of the first SNES games I had to get once I got a SNES. Back in the day it set me back about $30 or, 3 weeks allowance. But it was so worth it! Now years later, It was still well worth the money.
I have no regrets getting this game... even at the risk of going hungry at school for weeks at school. For Contra, My hunger could wait! It helped define my character. and thought me all about sacrifice. Now that I think about it, A lot of games during the SNES's prime, Helped me lose a lot of weight. Yes. Having great games is the best weight lost program, ever accidentally invented!