<s>
Super	B-Application
Cobra	I-Application
is	O
a	O
horizontally	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
developed	O
by	O
Konami	O
,	O
originally	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
1981	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
spiritual	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
Scramble	B-Application
arcade	B-Application
game	O
released	O
earlier	O
in	O
1981	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Cobra	I-Application
contains	O
eleven	O
distinct	O
sections	O
,	O
versus	O
six	O
in	O
Scramble	B-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
significantly	O
more	O
difficult	O
,	O
requiring	O
maneuvering	O
through	O
tight	O
spaces	O
early	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
selling	O
12,337	O
arcade	B-Application
cabinets	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
within	O
four	O
months	O
,	O
becoming	O
Stern	O
's	O
third	O
best-selling	B-Application
arcade	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Cobra	I-Application
was	O
widely	O
ported	O
by	O
Parker	O
Brothers	O
,	O
and	O
there	O
are	O
Adventure	B-Application
Vision	I-Application
and	O
standalone	O
versions	O
from	O
Entex	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
unlike	O
Scramble	B-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
continued	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
left	O
off	O
by	O
adding	O
more	O
credits	O
and	O
pressing	O
FIRE	O
(	O
but	O
he/she	O
loses	O
all	O
points	O
upon	O
continuing	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
helicopter	O
uses	O
a	O
laser	O
and	O
bomb	O
to	O
destroy	O
defenders	O
,	O
tanks	O
,	O
and	O
UFOs	O
while	O
infiltrating	O
10	O
Super	B-Application
Cobra	I-Application
defense	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
,	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
5200	I-General_Concept
,	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
,	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
,	O
Odyssey²	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
by	O
Parker	O
Brothers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
Sord	B-Device
M5	I-Device
,	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
,	O
Entex	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
Vision	I-Application
and	O
Casio	B-Operating_System
PV-1000	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
selling	O
12,337	O
arcade	B-Application
cabinets	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
within	O
four	O
months	O
,	O
by	O
October	O
2	O
,	O
1981	O
,	O
becoming	O
Stern	O
's	O
third	O
best-selling	B-Application
arcade	B-Application
classic	O
after	O
Berzerk	B-Application
and	O
Scramble	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scramble	B-Application
sold	O
15,136	O
cabinets	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
in	O
five	O
months	O
earlier	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
adding	O
up	O
to	O
27,473	O
U.S.	O
cabinet	O
sales	O
for	O
both	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arcade	B-Application
Express	O
in	O
November	O
1982	O
gave	O
the	O
Adventure	B-Application
Vision	I-Application
port	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
9	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
version	O
was	O
awarded	O
a	O
Certificate	O
of	O
Merit	O
in	O
the	O
category	O
of	O
"	O
Best	O
Action	O
Videogame	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
5th	O
annual	O
Arkie	O
Awards	O
for	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
compared	O
it	O
to	O
Vanguard	B-Application
and	O
said	O
it	O
"	O
provides	O
the	O
same	O
brand	O
of	O
relentless	O
,	O
multi-scenario	O
action	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Cobra	I-Application
appeared	O
alongside	O
Scramble	B-Application
on	O
the	O
retro	O
compilation	O
Konami	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Classics	I-Application
,	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
