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Nanostray
Play Nanostray online. Dodge dense enemy formations, switch between four weapons on the touch screen and balance survival against coin collection.
Browser play
Nintendo DS (NDS) — EmulatorJS controls
Default Player 1 keyboard mapping. Change keys in Controller Settings.
| Console button | Keyboard |
|---|---|
| ↑ / ↓ / ← / → | ↑ / ↓ / ← / → |
| A / B / X / Y | Z / X / A / S |
| L / R | Q / E |
| START / SELECT | Enter / V |
| Microphone | Not assigned |
Open Controller Settings to configure your keyboard or gamepad. Touch controls are available on mobile.
How to Play Nanostray
Quick start
Begin Adventure mode and choose Misturin Jungle as an opening route. Select Seeker on the touch screen to handle scattered targets, keep firing while making small movements between shots and use B against tougher enemies. Try switching back to Pulse when targets line up ahead. Use the R magnet to collect rewards when the route is safe; keep X's smart bomb for a crowded emergency.
Controls
DS: D-pad moves the ship. A or L fires the normal weapon, B uses its secondary attack and X triggers a smart bomb. R attracts coins and upgrades in single-player play. Tap one of the four weapon selections on the lower touch screen to switch weapons. These are original DS controls; the touch screen selects weapons rather than steering the ship.
Nanostray — About this game
Nanostray is a scrolling shooter built around changing attack angles rather than relying on one gun for every encounter. Pulse attacks straight ahead, Side-shot covers the flanks, Seeker follows targets and Lightning engages nearby enemies. Each weapon also has a stronger secondary attack, making the right selection useful against both formations and larger threats. The action occupies the upper screen while the lower screen provides weapon selection and status information, so switching calls for a brief glance away from incoming fire. Coins invite riskier movement, but staying alive and learning the boss patterns matter more than collecting every reward on a first run.
Nanostray 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 · nds
- Tested by
- rwEmulator
Sources and editorial basis
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