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Play Dirty Harry (US edition · English) Online
Dirty Harry
Play Dirty Harry online on NES. Explore maze-like San Francisco streets and buildings, battle the Anaconda's gang, collect gear, and master unusual aiming and jumping 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 Dirty Harry
Quick start
Move right from the opening street and use the manhole area as a safer firing position against the first enemies. Press A once to draw and aim, adjust the angle with the D-pad, then press A again to shoot. Enter the first building, search rooms for ammunition and crowbars, and remember which doors and corridors you have used because the opening stage is a large maze. Save special equipment for its intended obstacle, watch for pits and toxic hazards, and avoid any room marked by the notorious HA HA HA trap because it cannot be exited.
Controls
D-pad Left/Right: walk, turn, climb laterally where applicable, or choose an inventory item. D-pad Up: climb, enter doors or alleys, move into connecting corridors, and angle an aimed weapon upward. D-pad Down: climb down, crouch, enter lower passages, or angle an aimed weapon downward. A: draw/aim a weapon, then fire with a second press; in rooms it can place plastic explosives. B: punch. Up+B: kick or break open certain furniture and crates. A+B: jump; add Left or Right to jump in that direction. START: open the inventory/pause screen and return to play.
Dirty Harry — About this game
Dirty Harry is a single-player action-adventure game built around exploration as much as combat. Harry Callahan crosses San Francisco streets, alleys, buildings, corridors, docks, and sewers while pursuing the Anaconda and his gang. Progress depends on learning a dense map, entering doors, operating switches, opening containers, and collecting ammunition, crowbars, explosives, protective gear, and other useful items. Harry can punch, kick, jump, crouch, climb, and aim his handgun in several directions, with additional weapons selected from an inventory screen. Environmental hazards and an infamous inescapable room make careful route choices especially important.
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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