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Rocket Ranger
Play Rocket Ranger online. Command agents, find five rocket parts, manage Lunarium, and battle the Leutonians on the way to an alien-moon rescue.
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 Rocket Ranger
Quick start
Press START during the title sequence. At the main menu, use the direction pad and A to enter the War Room. Select agents on the map with A, read their reports, and assign infiltration orders to search for labs and fuel sites. Before traveling, visit the Fuel Depot to transfer Lunarium into your rocket pack. Choose TAKE OFF, point to a destination, press A, and check the fuel requirement before accepting. Use SELECT in the War Room only when you mean to let a month pass.
Controls
Direction pad: move or aim, and move menu/map cursors. A: confirm a selection or fire. In fistfights, hold A and press Up for an uppercut, Left/Right for a cross, or Down for a body punch; without A, Up/Down guards the head and Left/Right guards the body. SELECT: advance one month in the War Room. START: start or pause/resume. B is unused. Fuel Depot: Up/Down chooses transfer endpoints, Left/Right moves fuel, A finishes. On an agent's AGENTS line, hold A and use Left/Right to transfer agents between assignment and reserves.
Rocket Ranger — About this game
In the NES version of Rocket Ranger, the year is 1990 and the Leutonians are spreading across the world from an alien moon. A kidnapped scientist and his daughter need rescuing, but reaching their captors requires more than winning a few firefights. You must locate five hidden laboratories, obtain the rocket components, and secure enough Lunarium to power both your flying suit and the final spacecraft. The War Room lets you assign agents to gather intelligence or organize resistance, balancing safer cover against faster but riskier work. Missions switch to aiming battles and bare-knuckle fights. Fuel planning and the advancing invasion make each trip a strategic decision, while the Rocket Lab tracks your readiness for the final journey.
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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