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Play Ristar (Japan edition · Revision Beta 1994-07-18) Online
Ristar: The Shooting Star
Play Ristar online on Mega Drive. Run and jump through platform stages, avoid hazards, collect useful items, and learn each enemy pattern directly in your browser.
Browser play
Sega Genesis / Mega Drive — EmulatorJS controls
Default Player 1 keyboard mapping. Change keys in Controller Settings.
| Console button | Keyboard |
|---|---|
| ↑ / ↓ / ← / → | ↑ / ↓ / ← / → |
| A / B / C | S / X / Z |
| X / Y / Z | Q / A / E |
| START / MODE | Enter / V |
Open Controller Settings to configure your keyboard or gamepad. Touch controls are available on mobile.
How to Play Ristar
Quick start
Stretch Ristar’s arms to grab enemies, pegs, ladders, and scenery, then pull in to attack or swing. Search each planet for health and hidden items, use star handles to build momentum, and release at the right angle across large gaps. Bosses are defeated by grabbing their weak point after an attack pattern.
Controls
D-pad: move, crouch, climb, and aim the grab. A, B, or C: stretch Ristar’s arms; hold to keep a grip and release to let go. Start pauses. Grab an enemy to pull Ristar into a headbutt, and circle around a star handle before releasing for a high-speed launch.
Ristar Game manuals
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 · segaMD
- Tested by
- rwEmulator
Sources and editorial basis
rwEmulator reviews edition metadata, release information, game manuals and first-hand browser-play notes. Available manuals are linked below; the editorial policy explains how facts are checked and corrections are handled.