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Play Spelunker (Japan edition · Japanese) Online
Spelunker
Play Spelunker online and venture through dangerous caves. Find colored keys, manage energy, climb ropes and use flares and dynamite to overcome the hazards between you and the treasure.
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 Spelunker
Quick start
Press START to enter the cavern. Practice jumping over small rocks with A and catching a rope or ladder with a direction plus A before attempting a gap. Search for energy and the key matching the next locked door. When a ghost approaches, stand on solid ground and fire with B. Save flares for bats and step away after placing dynamite beside an obstruction; its blast is dangerous to you as well.
Controls
Control Pad: move; operate elevators up/down and boats or mine cars left/right. A: jump, including jumps onto or off ropes and ladders. B: fire the Phantom Blaster while standing on solid ground. Up + B: fire a flare if one is available. Down + B: place dynamite if available; retreat before it explodes. START: begin, pause or resume. Only Controller 1 is used.
Spelunker — About this game
Spelunker turns a treasure hunt into a test of careful movement and resource management. Your explorer must cross narrow ledges, catch ropes and ladders, and use elevators, boats and mine cars to reach new passages. Colored keys unlock matching doors, while energy pickups keep the expedition alive. Ghosts can be fought with the Phantom Blaster from firm ground, but bats call for a flare and large rocks require dynamite. These tools have different purposes, so collecting supplies is as important as finding the route. A fall or an empty energy meter costs a life; progress depends on controlled jumps rather than charging blindly into the next chamber.
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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