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Play M.U.L.E. (US edition · English) Online
M.U.L.E.
Play M.U.L.E. online on NES. Develop land, outfit robotic workers and negotiate resource auctions while keeping your colony supplied.
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 M.U.L.E.
Quick start
Choose Beginner for a shorter introduction. Press A to claim a color, then point toward a species with the D-pad and confirm with A. During the land grant, press A when the moving square reaches your chosen plot. River land suits food production. Collect a M.U.L.E. at the corral, take it to the food outfitter, then leave town to either side. Stand on your plot's house and press A to install it before time expires. At auctions, check the critical line before selling necessities.
Controls
D-pad: move and select a species. A: claim a color or land, confirm a species, and install or collect a M.U.L.E. while standing on your property's house. Auction Up/Down: declare buyer or seller and adjust your price; a seller moves down to lower the asking price, a buyer up to raise the bid. Trading starts when the price lines meet; move away to stop. Select: pause or resume.
M.U.L.E. — About this game
M.U.L.E. turns a four-colonist settlement into an economic contest. You acquire land, buy mechanical workers and equip them to produce resources, then trade the results with the other settlers and the store. Food supports your development time, energy keeps production running, and Smithore feeds the supply of new M.U.L.E.s. Specializing can be lucrative, but depending on rivals for necessities leaves you exposed when shortages develop. Each round combines a timed management turn with production, unexpected events and auctions. Your land and goods count alongside cash in the final wealth comparison, so the largest bank balance alone is not the whole story.
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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