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Play Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Japan edition · Japanese) Online
Sangokushi
Play the Japanese Famicom Sangokushi online. Follow its menu controls and opening settings, recruit loyal officers, develop provinces, and prepare for hex-map wars.
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 Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Quick start
Press START and select 「にゅーげーむ」 for a fresh game. Choose the scenario, one player, a ruler, and the remaining settings; difficulty 1 is the lowest. Begin by checking your officers and supplies through 「ようすをみる」. Use monthly orders to address development, loyalty, or recruitment before attacking. The in-game save command is 14, 「ちゅうだん」.
Controls
A confirms and B cancels. Use up/down to move through commands or alter digits, and left/right to change command pages or digit positions. START enters setup. B shows the map when the main screen displays its map prompt. On a hex battlefield, select a direction with the pad and confirm with A; for a diagonal, first choose up or down, then left or right.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms — About this game
Sangokushi makes capable people the foundation of a growing empire. As a chosen ruler, you develop provinces, maintain loyalty, find officers, and negotiate with rivals while conserving the gold and rice needed for campaigns. Five scenarios offer different territorial situations rather than a single fixed opening. Domestic decisions advance by month, while war shifts to individual units on a hex map. A larger army is not a substitute for supplies or trustworthy commanders. This Japanese Famicom release uses Japanese menus; its long-term objective is the reunification of China's 58 states.
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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