talking about Operation C and Super Probotector from the Contra Anniversary Collection.....
I've beaten Operation C, I'd recommend the H weapon, it's always a life saver.
Super Probotector also beaten, on easy mode. I lost a lot of practice compared to when I played it intensively on emulation and I could beat the game on hard without save states, those were the days....
Speaking of Probotector, who else noticed the near exact clone of it in Cyberpunk on the arcade machines? I thought that was pretty cool.