NES/Famicom

Contra Force

Contra Force, a special forces team including Commando Burn, Smith, Beans, and Iron, protects Neo City from the terrorist group, D.N.M.E. This is the third Contra game for the NES (and was released just after Contra III- The Alien Wars for SNES). There are five missions, involving both side-scrolling and overhead shooting levels. Switch between the four commandos and find secret passages, not to mention a large arsenal of weapons- rocket launchers, flame throwers, bazookas, land mines, rifles, time bombs. For one or two players.

Genre: Shooter
Year: 1992
Developer: Konami Co., Ltd.
Publisher: Konami, Inc.
Players: 2

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Achievements

32 achievements · 425 total points

Unstoppable Force Have the entire C-Force completely upgraded with their best weapons, turbo input, and rolling attack for all four members
25 pts
The Dewerdye Warehouse Defeat the Warehouse Leader at the end of the warehouse
5 pts
The U.S.S. Unkmy Battleship Defeat the Sub Leader at the end of the battleship
5 pts
The SheeShee Towers Construction Site Defeat the Airborne Leader at the end of the construction site
10 pts
The Thunder Wolf Helicopter Defeat the Convoy Leader at the end of the armada
10 pts
C-Force HQ Defeat Thunder Wolf at the end of C-Force's Headquarters
25 pts
Unholy Hand Grenades Upgrade Burns's weapon to the Hand Grenades
1 pts
Burns's Little Friend Upgrade Burns's weapon to the Machinegun
1 pts
This Is My Rifle, This Is My Gun Upgrade Smith's weapon to the Rifle
1 pts
Sharpshooting Homing Shots Upgrade Smith's weapon to the Homing Missle
1 pts
Burning with Heavy Weaponry Upgrade Iron's Weapon to the Flamethrower
1 pts
The Highest Fire Upgrade Iron's Weapon to the Bazooka
1 pts
Time Bombs of Effect Upgrade Beans's Weapon to the Time Bomb
1 pts
Mining for Beans Upgrade Beans's Weapon to the Time Mine
1 pts
Rambo: Contra Blood Upgrade Burns completely with the Machinegun, Turbo Input, and Rolling Attack
3 pts
Smith Seeking Missiles Upgrade Smith completely with the Homing Missile, Turbo Input, and the Rolling Attack
3 pts
Ironing Out the Bazooka Upgrade Iron completely with the Bazooka, Turbo Input, and Rolling Attack
3 pts
The Demolition Saboteur Upgrade Beans completely with the Time Mine, Turbo Input, and Rolling Attack
3 pts
Contra Recruit Score at least 50,000 points
5 pts
Contra Hitman Score at least 75,000 points
10 pts
Contra General Score at least 100,000 points
25 pts
Bad to the Burns Beat the game playing only as Burns
25 pts
Smith's Wesson Beat the game playing only as Smith
25 pts
Becoming Iron Man Beat the game playing only as Iron
25 pts
Mean Beans Mine Beat the game playing only as Beans
25 pts
No Upgrades, All Glory Finish the game without ever upgrading your gun
50 pts
No Back Up Needed Finish the the game without using a single continue
25 pts
Waltzing Through the Warehouse Defeat the Warehouse Leader at the end of the warehouse without losing a single life
10 pts
You Unkmy Battleship Defeat the Sub Leader at the end of the battleship without losing a single life
25 pts
Constructing Criticism Defeat the Airborne Leader at the end of the construction site without losing a single life
25 pts
Contra at 50,000 Feet Defeat the Convoy Leader at the end of the armada without losing a single life
25 pts
Just Another Weekend Terrorist Defeat Thunder Wolf at the end of C-Force's Headquarters without losing a single life
25 pts

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Contra Force frequently asked questions

How do I play Contra Force online with a friend?

Contra Force (NES/Famicom) can be played online with friends using Etera's P2P netplay. Create a room in the launcher and invite your friend, who joins through the invite. Step by step:

Download the Etera launcher for Windows or Linux and create your account.
Ask your friend to do the same and add them to your friends list.
Pick the game in the library and create a netplay room.
Invite your friend: they accept the invite and join the room.
The launcher keeps dependencies on the same version for both players, avoiding desync.

How do I play Contra Force on PC?

Download the Etera launcher (Windows or Linux), find Contra Force in the NES/Famicom library and click to download. The launcher handles the emulator and setup for you.

Does Contra Force netplay lag?

Etera uses a direct P2P connection between players, which usually means low latency. Results depend on each player's internet quality.

Does Contra Force have achievements?

Yes, Contra Force has 32 achievements worth 425 points. Achievements are counted and saved to your history and the leaderboard for subscribers and during the trial period.

Can I play Contra Force for free?

Yes. Every account gets a 5-day trial with premium features. After that, the free plan allows 3 new games per day and 1 netplay session per day. Premium raises those limits.

Play Contra Force on Etera

Download the launcher for Windows or Linux, find this game in the library and play solo or with friends.