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Play Star Wars (Europe edition · English) Online
Star Wars
Play Star Wars for NES online and guide Luke through Tatooine, the Death Star, Falcon battles and the final X-wing trench run.
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 Star Wars
Quick start
Press START to begin the opening, then press it again if you want to skip directly to play. On Tatooine, steer the landspeeder with the D-pad and hold B to accelerate; visit caves before leaving for Mos Eisley, prioritizing R2-D2, Obi-Wan, Falcon shields and useful weapons. On foot, hold B while moving to run, then press and hold A for a longer jump. Use SELECT when grounded to open the party screen and switch heroes or equipment. Save Falcon shields for the asteroid field, use R2-D2 for the Death Star map, and expect the final flight sections to use their own controls.
Controls
On foot: D-pad moves, crouches, climbs ladders and enters doors or lifts; A jumps, and holding it increases height; B fires the current weapon or swings Luke’s lightsaber, and holding B while moving makes the character run. SELECT opens the character, weapon and support screen; START pauses. Landspeeder: D-pad steers, B accelerates, START pauses. Asteroid field: D-pad pilots the Falcon and START pauses. Falcon gunner: D-pad moves the sight, B fires lasers, START pauses. X-wing approach: D-pad steers and START pauses. Death Star trench: D-pad moves the X-wing, A fires laser torpedoes and B fires lasers.
Star Wars — About this game
This 1991 Beam Software and JVC adaptation follows the broad course of Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope. Luke begins by driving across a non-linear Tatooine, entering caves to find R2-D2, Obi-Wan, better equipment and shields for the Millennium Falcon. Side-scrolling stages let you run, jump, climb and fight as Luke, Han or Leia after they join the party, while the Select screen changes the active hero, weapon or support character. Later sections replace platforming with asteroid dodging, turret fire, X-wing flight and the Death Star trench attack. Optional objectives affect the completion score and can make later hazards easier, so rushing straight to Mos Eisley is possible but risky.
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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