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Play Zaku (Beta) (US edition) Online
Zaku (Beta)
Play Zaku (Beta) online for Atari Lynx. Zaku flies through a colorful scrolling shooter to recover the stolen Rarity 9 programming tool from Captain Bran.
Browser play
Atari Lynx — EmulatorJS controls
Default Player 1 keyboard mapping. Change keys in Controller Settings.
| Console button | Keyboard |
|---|---|
| ↑ / ↓ / ← / → | ↑ / ↓ / ← / → |
| A / B | Z / X |
| OPTION 1 / OPTION 2 | Q / E |
| START | Enter |
Open Controller Settings to configure your keyboard or gamepad. Touch controls are available on mobile.
How to Play Zaku (Beta)
Quick start
Press A at the title screen, highlight Start Game with the D-pad and press A again. Choose one of the four Penguin Bros. routes. Practise B rapid fire first, then hold A to try a charged shot. Save eight Power Orbs for a health recovery with Option 2.
Controls
D-pad: fly; B: fire, hold for rapid fire; A: hold for Super Shot, hold longer for Clapping Shield; Option 1: rocket-shoe attack; Option 2: restore health using eight Power Orbs; PAUSE: pause or resume.
Zaku (Beta) — About this game
This is a beta version. Zaku flies through five worlds to recover the stolen Rarity 9 software. Choose which of the four Penguin Bros. to challenge first, then face Captain Bran after defeating them all. B provides rapid fire, while holding A charges a Super Shot; a longer charge triggers the Clapping Shield. Fallen enemies drop Power Orbs, and eight orbs can be spent to restore health. The rocket-shoe attack helps counter enemies approaching from behind.
Zaku (Beta) 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 · lynx
- Tested by
- rwEmulator
Sources and editorial basis
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