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Super C came out for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1990, developed and published by Konami. It was part of that wave of tough, straightforward action games that really defined the NES library, a direct follow-up to the original Contra that didn't try to reinvent things, just tighten them up.

You control one of two commandos, Bill or Lance, running and gunning through side-scrolling and overhead-view stages. Your main goal is to fight through alien-infested military installations, destroying the enemy core in each stage. The signature mechanics are the weapon power-up system, where you grab floating capsules to change your shot type (like the spread gun or laser), and the cooperative two-player mode that lets a friend join in. The pacing is relentless, with enemies swarming from all directions, and the difficulty is famously steep, demanding quick reflexes and memorization. It feels like a constant, tense battle for survival where every mistake costs you.