What it was like Growing Up in the Eighties (1980s)
  • Tue. Mar 19th, 2024

Play Contra Classic Arcade Game – Free

We offer 100% Free Online Web Browser Game Play of these classic Nintendo NES video games.
Play mobile ‘touch’ device and Iphone compatible version.

Game History:
Contra is a run and gun video game developed and published by Konami in 1987. The player’s default weapon is a rifle with unlimited ammunition that can be upgraded into one of four other guns. These can be obtained by destroying the pill box sensors and flying item capsules containing them, or by defeating the red-clad guards in the enemy bases.

Emulator instructions and keyboard controls towards bottom of page.


Click Game Window Size Button to Zoom Game Size between default, 1.5X and 2X


Keyboard Controls
Gamepad Button Keyboard Button
Left Left Arrow
Right Right Arrow
Up Up Arrow
Down Down Arrow
A X
B Z
Start Enter
Select Ctrl

Instructions:
Load Contra into your web browser. Click on the game window and hit the ENTER key to start the game (you might have to hit start twice). On a computer you can click the Zoom to expand the game to a larger size. On mobile phones and Iphone use the gameplay control buttons shown on your screen (only on mobile) to play and start the game. If you grew up in the 80’s you shouldn’t need additional gameplay instructions.

Requirements:
These games are being emulated natively in Javascript. No plug-in is required in your web browser, but the emulator does require a modern web browser. Game speed and emulation only runs as good as your computer or mobile phone. If you have a fast, modern computer these games will run very smoothly.
Sorry, no sound on mobile devices.

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