Super Cobra
Super Cobra is a horizontally scrolling shooter developed by Konami, originally released as an arcade video game in 1981. It was published by Konami in Japan in March 1981 and manufactured and distributed by Stern in North America on June 22. It is the spiritual sequel to the Scramble arcade game released earlier in 1981. Super Cobra contains eleven distinct sections, versus six in Scramble, and is significantly more difficult, requiring maneuvering through tight spaces early in the game.
| Super Cobra / スーパーコブラ | |
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| Developer(s) | Arcade Konami Ports Entex Parker Brothers |
| Publisher(s) | Arcade Ports
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| Platform(s) | Arcade, Adventure Vision, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit, Colecovision, Intellivision, MSX, Odyssey², Sord M5, PV-1000 |
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| Genre(s) | Scrolling shooter |
| Mode(s) | 1-2 players alternating turns |
| Arcade system | Konami Scramble |
The game was a commercial success, selling 12,337 arcade cabinets in the United States within four months, becoming Stern's third best-selling arcade game. Super Cobra was widely ported by Parker Brothers, and there are Adventure Vision and standalone versions from Entex.