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Play Platoon (US edition · English) Online
Platoon
Play Platoon online and navigate its jungle maze, search first-person tunnels, and survive a night ambush. Learn the NES controls and opening objectives.
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 Platoon
Quick start
Begin by mapping the jungle paths instead of heading blindly right. Find the explosives first, then retrace your route toward the left side of the starting area to locate the bridge; the charge is planted automatically when you cross. Use B for rifle fire and A for grenades. In the village, enter huts with Up and search for equipment and the tunnel trapdoor. Avoid shooting civilians.
Controls
Jungle: Left/Right walk; Up jumps, takes an upward path, enters huts, or examines objects; Down ducks, takes a downward path, or leaves huts. B fires the rifle; A throws a grenade. Tunnels: Up advances, Left/Right turn; during aiming, the D-pad moves the sight. B fires or examines the targeted object; target the room's lower-right exit and press B to leave. Night defense: D-pad aims, B fires; target the flare gun and press B to launch a flare. Final jungle: D-pad moves, B attacks. START pauses.
Platoon — About this game
Platoon changes the challenge across four stages rather than repeating a single kind of shooting. The opening jungle is a maze: find explosives, cross the bridge, then search the village huts for equipment and the entrance to an underground tunnel network. Below ground, the action switches to a first-person view with rooms to search and enemies to aim at. Collecting the compass and flares prepares you for a nighttime defense where ammunition and visibility matter. A final timed escape leads toward a confrontation with Sergeant Barnes. Keeping soldiers alive is only part of the task: shooting innocent villagers also damages platoon morale.
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
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