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Play Hollywood Squares (US edition · English) Online
Hollywood Squares
Play Hollywood Squares online against the computer or a friend. Judge English trivia answers, claim squares and compete for Secret Square and car bonuses.
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 Hollywood Squares
Quick start
Press START, choose one or two players and confirm with A. Keep or change your contestant, enter up to four letters for a name, then choose END. On the board, move to a panelist and press A. Read the question at your own pace; press A or B to reveal the quip and answer. Use Left/Right to select Agree or Disagree and confirm with A before the timer reaches zero.
Controls
D-pad: choose options, letters, panelists, keys or cars; Left/Right switches Agree/Disagree. A confirms selections and answers. A or B advances to the panelist's quip or Secret Square question. START begins; SELECT is unused. In two-player mode each contestant uses their own controller. B is not documented as a general cancel button.
Hollywood Squares — About this game
Hollywood Squares combines trivia with a three-by-three board. You select a panelist, read the question and their joke before deciding whether the actual answer is right or wrong. A correct judgment earns your mark, so choosing a square matters as much as knowing the fact: you can build a line or block the opponent. A match contains three games, with a Secret Square prize in the second and a car-key bonus for the player with the highest total winnings afterward. This NES edition uses English questions and fictional on-screen panelists. Play against the computer or take turns with another player; the answer choice is timed, though the question can be read before advancing.
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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