Cobra Command

is a 1988 arcade scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Data East. That same year, it was later ported to the Nintendo Entertainment System. Gameplay Cobra Command is a horizontally scrolling shooter in which the player takes control of a heavily armored helicopter through six stages to destroy enemy tanks, cannons, submarines, and gunboats. There are missions to Sumatra, Java, Borneo, South China Sea, Siam, and the enemy's headquarters. Ports The NES port of Cobra Command was released the same year as the arcade game. Unlike the arcade game, the NES version does not scroll automatically, and its gameplay is similar to Choplifter as the main goal of each level is to rescue all of the hostages. Also, throughout the game, the player's helicopter can be upgraded by landing in certain areas.