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Hydlide
Guide Jim through Fairyland, balance contact attacks with defense and recover the three fairies holding Princess Ann’s divided form.
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Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) / Famicom — EmulatorJS controls
Default Player 1 keyboard mapping. Change keys in Controllers Setting.
| Console button | Keyboard |
|---|---|
| ↑ / ↓ / ← / → | ↑ / ↓ / ← / → |
| A / B | Z / X |
| START / SELECT | Enter / V |
Open Controllers Setting to configure your keyboard or gamepad. Touch controls are available on mobile.
How to Play Hydlide
Quick start
Press any button at the title, then START to begin. Practice holding A while approaching a slime and releasing it to defend; retreat to a safe place when life falls. SELECT opens the mode window: choose Save, then YES for a temporary checkpoint. After defeat, begin again and immediately use SELECT→Load→YES. Before switching off, choose Password and copy all fourteen characters. At the title select Password with SELECT or the D-Pad, press START, enter characters with the D-Pad and A or B, then confirm END.
Controls
D-Pad moves and selects menu items. Hold A for ATTACK; release it for DEFEND. A also enters or leaves dungeon openings. B selects available magic; hold A and press B to cast. SELECT opens the mode window; select an entry with the D-Pad and activate it with SELECT, A or B. Choose NO to decline Save/Load, or Game to close the window. START begins or pauses play.
Hydlide — About this game
Fairyland falls under Boralis after the kingdom’s protective jewels are stolen. Jim must search fields, forests and underground passages for the three fairies created from Princess Ann. This is a top-down action RPG built around contact: holding A raises your attack, while releasing it changes to defense. Choose the direction and duration of each encounter carefully, and watch the life meter before pressing into unfamiliar terrain. Experience increases strength and other capacities; treasures such as a sword, shield and lamp make further exploration possible.
Magic gives Jim another way to deal with danger. B chooses among available spells, then A+B casts the selection when enough magic is available. Resting safely replenishes resources, so a brief retreat can matter more than another collision. The original NES game offers two distinct ways to preserve progress: Save/Load temporarily holds a position while the power stays on, whereas Password supplies a fourteen-character record for a later session. Returning by password clears the current EXP meter, so choose when to record one.
Cheats
No cheats have been added for this edition.