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Play Hook (US edition · English) Online
Hook
Play Hook online on NES. Collect each area's key items, call Tink for help and explore forests, caves and underwater routes alone or in alternating turns.
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 Hook
Quick start
At the menu, set Player 1/2 if needed, move the sword cursor to START and confirm with A, B or START. On the island map, turn the compass with the D-pad until a destination name appears, then press A. Read Tink's advice and check the rotating item counter. In a forest, search all platforms for the required cherries before heading for the exit. Pick up thimbles and use Up+B when Tink is available to clear a dangerous enemy.
Controls
Left/Right moves; Down ducks or picks up objects; Up climbs ladders. A jumps and propels swimming; B thrusts the sword or uses an acquired metal detector. Up+B gives Tink a thimble to attack. START pauses/resumes play. In menus, SELECT or the D-pad moves the cursor and A/B/START confirms; on the map, D-pad turns the compass and A enters the named destination. In duels, A jumps and turns, Down+B gives a low thrust.
Hook — About this game
Hook mixes platform exploration with a map of Neverland rather than sending Peter straight through a fixed line of stages. Forests need cherries, caves need cakes and underwater areas require pearls before their exits can be used. A rotating status display tracks what is still missing, as well as strength, thimbles and marbles. The sword has a short reach, so avoiding trouble or spending a thimble on Tink can be safer than trading blows. Swimming areas replace strength with an air supply that must be replenished; flying journeys introduce balloons carrying helpful marbles or dangerous dynamite. The quest eventually leads through Rufio's duel to Hook's ship. A second player can take alternate turns, not join Peter on screen.
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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