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Play Twin Cobra (US edition · English) Online
Twin Cobra
Play Twin Cobra online. Battle aircraft, tanks and ships through ten NES combat zones, collect weapon upgrades and learn the American version's shot and bomb controls.
Browser play
Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) / Famicom — EmulatorJS controls
Default Player 1 keyboard mapping. Change keys in Controller Settings.
| Console button | Keyboard |
|---|---|
| ↑ / ↓ / ← / → | ↑ / ↓ / ← / → |
| A / B | Z / X |
| START / SELECT | Enter / V |
Open Controller Settings to configure your keyboard or gamepad. Touch controls are available on mobile.
How to Play Twin Cobra
Quick start
Press START to launch. Use the Control Pad to dodge and B to fire; A deploys a bomb. Take S items to improve your shot and choose colored saucers for a different weapon. Don't risk a powered-up helicopter just to collect a star. If you run out of helicopters, choose YES with the Control Pad and press A within ten seconds to spend a continue. START pauses and resumes play.
Controls
Control Pad: move the helicopter. B: fire cannons. A: drop a bomb. START: begin or pause/resume. SELECT: not used. On the continue screen, select YES with the Control Pad and confirm with A within ten seconds. Note that the American NES shot and bomb buttons differ from the Japanese Famicom release.
Twin Cobra — About this game
Twin Cobra sends a lone helicopter from its carrier into a campaign against enemy aircraft, tanks and warships. Floating saucers change the main weapon, offering different firing patterns, while S superchargers raise its power. Deciding whether a pickup is worth crossing enemy fire is part of the challenge: losing the helicopter means rebuilding its strength. Bombs provide limited backup for dense attacks and tough targets. Destructible obstacles can hide stars, which earn a larger bonus if you retain them until the stage ends; white stars briefly protect you. The American NES campaign has ten zones, with five continues initially and an additional credit earned whenever you clear a stage.
Cheats
No cheats have been added for this edition.
Player verification and sources
Browser play was reviewed before this edition was published in the catalogue. The date below is the catalogue publication date, not the game’s original release date.
- Browser test and catalogue publication date
- Browsers and devices
- PC: Chrome, Edge and Firefox. Mobile: Chrome on Android and Safari on iPhone and iPad.
- Player engine and core
- EmulatorJS 4.3.0-pre · nes
- Tested by
- rwEmulator
Sources and editorial basis
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