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Play Space Harrier (Japan edition · Japanese) Online
Space Harrier
Play the Famicom version of Space Harrier online. Fly up, down, left and right, dodging enemy bullets and obstacles, and defeating demonic creatures and bosses. Challenge all 18 stages, including a bonus stage where you ride a dragon.
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 Space Harrier
Quick start
Press START on the title screen to start the game. Use the D-pad to change the Harrier's position, and press A or B to shoot the enemy. At first, aim at the enemy approaching from the front, but move to a different position when bullets or pillars approach. Don't keep shooting at obstacles that you can't defeat; change your course and avoid them. You can pause with START.
Controls
Up the cross key to go up, down to go down, left and right to move horizontally. Both A and B attack. START starts the game, and pauses/resumes during play. Do not use SELECT. Operate with Controller I.
Space Harrier — About this game
The Famicom version of ``Space Harrier'' is a shooting game where you control the warrior Harrier from behind. Shoot enemies and bullets that approach from behind the screen, move up, down, left and right to avoid obstacles and save Dragon Land from being occupied by demonic creatures. There are various types of enemies on the ground and in the air, and it is important to distinguish between those that can be defeated and those that cannot be destroyed. In a normal stage, the boss is waiting at the end. Of the 18 stages, stages 5 and 12 are bonus stages where you ride your dragon and destroy trees and pillars. It is characterized by the busyness of simultaneously thinking about the aim of shooting the enemy and the course to avoid the approaching objects.
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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