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Blades of Steel
Master Blades of Steel on NES with verified skating, passing, shooting, defense, goalie, face-off and fighting controls plus practical first-game tips.
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 Blades of Steel
Quick start
Use Junior Exhibition to learn the rink. Move the puck with short passes and shoot when the goal arrow reaches an opening. Once possession changes, tap B to select the closest defender and line the goalie up with the same arrow. Save aggressive checking for situations where you can survive a lost fight and the resulting power play.
Controls
Offense: D-pad skates in eight directions, B passes toward a teammate, A shoots. Defense: D-pad moves the highlighted skater or goalie, B selects the defender closest to the puck, and A has no function. Press B at the puck drop for a face-off. During fights, B punches and A guards; combine Up/Down with them to vary punch and guard height.
Blades of Steel — About this game
Konami's Blades of Steel delivers arcade-paced hockey on NES across three action-heavy periods. In one-player mode you can pick an exhibition or tournament and choose Junior, College, or Pro difficulty; two players select teams for a direct match. The puck carrier passes and shoots toward a moving target marker, while the defending player switches skaters and manually tracks the goal with the goalie. Excessive contact may lead to a fight or a penalty shot rather than a normal stoppage.
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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