Konami released Contra: Operation Galuga for consoles and PC last year , but the publisher has not forgotten the arcade scene it seems. We recently reported how Konami separated its Pachinko and Arcade games divisions, and we are already seeing results as a new Contra Lightgun game is quietly being rolled out in select US arcades, as noted by Arcade Heroes.
The new game is called Contra Burst, and was first spotted being set up for a location test at Round1USA‘s flagship Puente Hills Mall store late last year but, and has now started rolling out to other locations. Neither Konami nor Round1USA has made any official announcement as of yet regarding its existence, and Arcade Heroes is speculating that they may be waiting for the machine to be installed in more locations before breaking cover entirely.
The game appears to be a sidescroller that sees players use two mounted guns attached to the cabinet to blast away enemies across four levels. The machine also features a ticket redemption mechanic and a leaderboard, and comes with two monitors — a larger one and a smaller one. The bigger screen shows much of the run ‘n gun action, while the other displayed beneath it contains a map of the island, in which the game takes place.
Notably, this is intended as a conversion kit for the Bomberman: The Medal arcade game, which was released several years ago, and also does not seem to have any e-Amusement network functionality.
You cans see footage of the game below.
