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Play Kao the Kangaroo (US edition · English / French / German / Spanish / Italian / Dutch) Online
Kao the Kangaroo
Play Kao the Kangaroo online and explore 27 GBA locations with running, punches, bottom and tail slams, throwable Power Gloves, checkpoints and collectible key parts.
Browser play
Game Boy Advance (GBA) — EmulatorJS controls
Default Player 1 keyboard mapping. Change keys in Controller Settings.
| Console button | Keyboard |
|---|---|
| ↑ / ↓ / ← / → | ↑ / ↓ / ← / → |
| A / B | Z / X |
| L / R | Q / E |
| START / SELECT | Enter / V |
Open Controller Settings to configure your keyboard or gamepad. Touch controls are available on mobile.
How to Play Kao the Kangaroo
Quick start
Choose New Game, select the language and enter the Tutorial before starting the first map level. Practise walking, diagonal running, jumps, punches and the checkpoint marker, then follow the blinking path on the world map. Reach the end while collecting hearts, coins and key parts; 120 small coins grant an extra life, while completed key sets open bonus levels. The game supplies a password when progress is saved.
Controls
Use Left/Right on the Control Pad to walk and diagonal Up+Left/Right to run. A jumps and B punches. SELECT drops a checkpoint and START pauses; START+SELECT quits a previously completed level. A+R performs a bottom slam. Hold L with a direction to look around. B+Up throws a collected Power Glove, while B+Down performs a tail slam.
Kao the Kangaroo 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 · gba
- Tested by
- rwEmulator
Sources and editorial basis
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