Operation C

North American box art.

Operation C, known in Japan as コントラ [Kontora], Contra, and Probotector in Europe, is a scrolling platform run-and-gun developed by Konami and published by Ultra for the Game Boy and released in 1991. The game is the third title in the Contra series and acts as a sequel to Super C. In this game, a new alien called "Black Viper" is trying to take over Earth where the Red Falcon failed.

I never played this game when it was popular. Instead, I saw it on a list of the best Game Boy games and played it in an emulator.

Status

I do not own the game, but I beat it on 2017-08-03.

Review

• Overall: 5/10
• Best Version: Game Boy

Good

• The game has decent graphics and sound.
• There is a good amount of variety among the enemies, bosses, and level design.
• In the brief time you have, the game presents a tough challenge, even for someone skilled in Contra games.
• I really like the new homing gun, and was pleased that they dropped the laser gun.

Bad

• With only 5 levels, the game is pretty short.
• Some of the music is reused from the NES games without even attempting to remix it.
• The final boss (after defeating the guardian) is extremely dull.
• The Japanese and European releases didn't give the game a new title.

Ugly

• Nothing.

Media

Box Art

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  The original Japanese art appears to be taken from a still of Schwarzenegger from Terminator 2: Judgment Day. The alien backdrop is good, but the white foreground makes it look more like a flowery border!

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  This is a nice scene from Area 5. Lots of action and danger really shows what the game is about. This is my favorite art.

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  The European box shamelessly uses the same art and title as the NES release of Contra, even though the game is entirely different.

Documentation

• Operation C - GB - Manual.pdf

  Game manual.

Maps

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  Area 1.

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  Area 2.

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  Area 3.

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  Area 4.

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  Area 5.

Videos

• youtube.com/watch?v=vEl3a1rxGxI - Longplay.

Links

• mobygames.com/game/gameboy/operation-c - MobyGames.
• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_C_(video_game) - Wikipedia.