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Play The Pagemaster (US edition · Revision Beta) Online
The Pagemaster
Play The Pagemaster 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 The Pagemaster
Quick start
Begin in the Horror world and guide Richard through books, castles, pirate ships, and fantasy stages. Search side paths for health and weapon pickups, jump on safe enemies, and save stronger magic or throwable weapons for crowded platforms and bosses. Reach each exit to move across the library map and continue the journey home.
Controls
D-pad: walk, crouch, climb, and move through menus. A: jump; hold a direction for a running jump. B: use the equipped weapon or magic. C: cycle through available weapons. Start: pause and view the current inventory. Richard can also defeat some enemies by landing on them.
The Pagemaster 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.