![]() The Flame Thrower ( F), also known as Fire Gun, Fire Ball or simply Flame, as its name implies, is a powerful weapon that either shoots fireballs or a constant stream of flames. Neo Contra introduced a satellite laser in which the laser is fired from an orbiting satellite. Laser guns in later games also sport additional properties, such as homing capabilities or shooting in a specific direction. It retains all its features from the classic NES Contra. It is only used during certain gunplay Challenges and it is referred to as the "Classic Laser" within the mission descriptions involving it. The Laser's original features made a return in Contra 4. This downgrade in power was also present in the arcade version of Super Contra. The Laser in the NES port of Contra was remarkably weaker than its arcade counterpart. This was revamped in later games, giving its shots a higher rate of fire and a faster speed to the rays, as well as removing the handicap of the first shot disappearing when firing another one. In spite of this, a skilled player could make the best of it due to its destructive power. In addition, if a successive beam was fired, the first one would disappear, making this weapon incapable of shooting consecutively in a rapid manner. However, the Laser was not very popular in the first game due to being limited to a slow rate of fire. It is considered to be one of the most powerful weapons in the games it appears in. The Laser ( L), also known as Laser Gun, fires a long laser beam which inflicts high damage upon impact. Throughout the series, the weapon has also been given some enhancements for example, Contra: Legacy of War introduced a spread ground torpedo, while C: The Contra Adventure introduced a self-forging grenade which produces shrapnel that bounces along the surface until exploding when coming in contact with an enemy. It is available in almost every game in the series (the MSX2 port of Contra being a noticeable exception). The Spread Gun is often regarded as the best weapon in most games it appears in due to its wider range of shots and ability to provide better cover and offense perimeter against enemies. When used this way, the Spread Gun may end up dealing as much damage as the Laser however, hardware limitations in the first games often prevented the Spread Gun from continuously firing up to five rounds on each shot, and would start to fire three rounds if fired too fast as such, it is often preferred to shoot in a measured manner in situations that require covering a wider area. Up-close firing results in multiple hits in a single shot, a desired quality when handling bosses. Since many projectiles usually hit the target at once, it can be considered to relatively deal high damage. It is semi automatic, but starting from Contra III it became capable of fully automatic fire (although still slower compared to the Machine Gun). The Spread Gun ( S), also known as Spread, Spread Shot, Spray Gun or Shotgun, is a power-up that enables to shoot in three to five different directions at the same time and in a spreading manner. ![]() In some occasions, flying Item Pods still appear, although their contents are instead used either to upgrade the weapon the character is currently holding, or a specific one within their fixed arsenal. In recent games (mainly 3D ones), the appearance of Power-up Capsules has often been replaced by different playable characters already counting with a specific repertoire of weapons particular to them. Some games feature a few other means to obtain weapons, such as defeating certain enemies (like the red soldiers in the " Base" levels of the original Contra), bosses that at one point throw several weapons on the field along with harmful objects to taunt the player into risking their lives to catch them, etc. Falcon Symbols are generally found by shooting Power-up Capsules and Sensors. The Falcon Symbol, or simply Falcon, is an emblem in the shape of the Red Falcon insignia that contains a weapon power-up for the player to collect. Care must be taken when shooting one or the weapon could end up falling down a pit or land on a section of the map where it could become mandatory to pick it up, forcing the player to change their current weapon.įalcon Symbol Main article: Falcon Symbol Once shot, the weapon contained will spring out from the blimp for the player to collect. Power-up Capsules only appear at determined locations on the map and always carry the same power-up within them. These are small blimp-like devices, often bearing the Red Falcon insignia, which travel from one end of the screen to the other in a wave-like pattern. In most of the classic titles, weapons can be found by shooting Power-up Capsules (also known as Flying Capsules, Weapon Wings or Flying Item Pods). Availability Power-up Capsule Main article: Power-up Capsule
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