Lock-on weapon in 8-bit Contra

My new experiment: what if I recreate Lock-on weapons from Neo Contra in 8-bit environment? Result you can see in this video. So, I recreated Heaven’s Laser - one of the most interesting in terms of mechanics weapon. Well, it’s playable but almost senceless in regular 2D stages. In most cases, regular weapons are much more comfortable to use. Created with Game Maker, music is from Contra: Returns.