Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Contra
This is a 2D shooting game something like classic contra NES
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Contra launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Hey HN, Over the past ~1.5 years, I built an open-source FPGA retro emulation handheld that can play Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance cartridges. To my knowledge, there isn't an existing open-source FPGA emulator that can play physical cartridges like this. One of my main goals was to do all of the pieces myself, and be able to understand every component of it, so I designed my own PCB, wrote the firmware, wrote a Game Boy and Game Boy Advance emulator for the FPGA (using the Chisel HDL), and designed a 3D-printed case. I detailed the design and development process in the…
2025 · eli.lipsitz.net · its alternatives →
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2017 · nescat.gcubed.co · its alternatives →
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Tetris brick game is an free, super lightweight puzzle game
2023 · its alternatives →
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What The Duck!▲115Duck Hunt but with your finger and custom targets
Mar 2026 · whattheduck.online · its alternatives →
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2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Play free classic retro games / emulator games online.
2025 · retrogamesnexus.com · its alternatives →
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