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Play Castelian (Europe edition · English) Online
Castelian
Play Castelian online in the European edition. Find a route round each tower, use lifts and doors, and learn the shared jump-and-fire controls.
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 Castelian
Quick start
Choose a one-player NOVICE game for your first attempt. Select brings up the title-screen options; move the marker with Up/Down and change a setting with Select, then press Start. Watch the opening ledges rather than walking straight towards the edge. Fire from a standstill with A; when you need to clear a gap, keep walking left or right and press A. Use Up to take a lift or enter a door.
Controls
Walk with Left/Right. Press A whilst standing still to fire, or whilst walking in either direction to jump. Up is used for doorways and ascending lifts; Down sends a lift down. Start pauses and releases pause. Before a game, Select opens the options, Up/Down move the marker and Select alters the setting. There is no separate B-button attack.
Castelian — About this game
In this European edition, the challenge is finding a climbable route rather than clearing a scrolling stage. The NES version of Castelian keeps the climber visible as the tower turns behind him, making each new section part of a three-dimensional-looking puzzle. Getting to the top means learning which ledges will hold, when to use a lift, and where a doorway leads. A hit may undo several floors of progress, while falling into the sea ends a life. Shooting helps against some obstacles but does nothing to others. Rather than rushing every enemy, the useful skill is recognising when to stop, fire, jump, or retreat through a door.
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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