Thunderbirds
An evil alien named Hood wants the Thunderbirds to turn over all their vehicles to him within a 60 day time period or Hood will bombard the Earth with meteors. The Thunderbirds figure he needs the 60 days to prepare to come through with his threat so they decide to go looking for places which may contain his energy sources for his power. The game takes place over North America, the Indian Ocean, and Asia as you fly through doing different missions in each location. As a Thunderbird, you'll fly 5 different futuristic aircraft such as a Mach 20 Thunderbird 1 Rocket, the Neptune Hydro-Turbojet, and the Fire Flash Atomic plane. Each vehicle can only take 3 hits before being grounded. If your veh...
- Genre
- Shoot-'Em-Up
- Year
- 1990
- Developer
- Pack-In-Video Co., Ltd
- Publisher
- Activision, Inc.
- Players
- 1
P2P Netplay available on compatible cores
Thunderbirds frequently asked questions
How do I play Thunderbirds online with a friend?
Thunderbirds (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 Thunderbirds on PC?
Download the Etera launcher (Windows or Linux), find Thunderbirds in the NES/Famicom library and click to download. The launcher handles the emulator and setup for you.
Does Thunderbirds netplay lag?
Etera uses a direct P2P connection between players, which usually means low latency. Results depend on each player's internet quality.
Can I play Thunderbirds 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 Thunderbirds on Etera
Download the launcher for Windows or Linux, find this game in the library and play solo or with friends.
Get Etera
Terra Cresta
Gun Nac
Gradius
Life Force
Air Fortress
Sky Shark