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Why Contra’s spread gun was so powerful

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In a game loaded with lasers, fireballs, and heavy machine guns, absolutely nothing compares to simply projecting a massive, inescapable wall of red glowing spheres. Dropping this specific power-up instantly downgrades the player from an unstoppable god of war back to a fragile, heavily sweating mortal.

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