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Play Babel no Tou (Japan edition · Japanese) Online

Babel no Tou

Play the Famicom version of ``The Tower of Babel'' online. Rearrange the L-shaped stones and manage the POWER and exit routes as you challenge all 64 floors and the highly difficult BABEL-PRO.

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Babel no Tou

Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) / Famicom — EmulatorJS controls

Default Player 1 keyboard mapping. Change keys in Controller Settings.

Console buttonKeyboard
↑ / ↓ / ← / →↑ / ↓ / ← / →
A / BZ / X
START / SELECTEnter / V

Open Controller Settings to configure your keyboard or gamepad. Touch controls are available on mobile.

How to Play Babel no Tou

Quick start

Immediately after the start, press START to pause and move the screen up and down using the cross keys to check the exit, crystal ball, vine, and stone placement first. Move the L-shaped stone by counting backwards from the scaffolding required directly below the exit, and also consider the retreat after placing it before pressing A. POWER decreases each time you lift it, so avoid testing it. If you get stuck, use SELECT to try again in exchange for one mistake, and in the early stages, before looking at the answer, use FLOOR 1 to 3 to memorize the rules for stone orientation and steps.

Controls

Move with the left and right arrow keys, and raise and lower the vines with up and down. A is the operation of lifting the stone in front of you, placing the stone above your head, and jumping off the vine. While getting the magic lamp, press B to pass through the stones. Press START to pause, and while stopped, you can scroll through the floor using the up and down arrow keys. SELECT loses one remaining life and restarts the current side from the beginning. Change the surface selection by 10 surfaces on the left and right, 1 surface on the top and bottom, and start with A/B.

Babel no Tou — About this game

Namco's Famicom version of ``The Tower of Babel'' is an action puzzle game where you control archaeologist Indie Borgnine and aim for the exit from each floor by rearranging L-shaped stones. Each time you lift a stone, 1 POWER is consumed, and the direction of the stone will not change just by lifting it, so you will need to plan a route around it to the other side. Avoid enemies, thorns, and falling rocks, open sealed exits with crystal balls, and conquer all 64 levels. 64 levels of highly difficult BABEL-PRO are also included.

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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