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Play Terra Cresta (Japan edition · Japanese) Online
Terra Cresta
Play Terra Cresta online. Rescue ship parts, combine weapons and unleash formation attacks on enemy forces. Learn the controls and experiment with custom formations and the Fire Bird transformation.
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 Terra Cresta
Quick start
At the title screen, use SELECT to highlight 1 PLAYER, then press START. Move with the Control Pad and fire with B. Destroy hangars and collect the released ship parts. Once you have combined with a part, check the F symbols at the bottom of the screen and press A to try a formation attack when enemies crowd your path. Learn the standard formation first; choose DESIGN from the title screen when you want to edit its layout.
Controls
Control Pad: move in eight directions. B: fire the cannon beam. A: split your combined ship into an attack formation while F uses remain. SELECT: cycle through 1 PLAYER, 2 PLAYERS and DESIGN at the title. START: begin the selected mode; pause or resume during play. In DESIGN, choose a player's formation with SELECT and confirm with START. On SHIP LOCATION, A selects a fighter and the Control Pad positions it; SELECT opens BEAM DIRECTION. There, A selects a fighter and B cycles its eight firing directions. SELECT returns to positioning; START returns to the title.
Terra Cresta — About this game
Terra Cresta builds its shooting action around a fighter that grows as you rescue additional ship parts from enemy hangars. Each recovered section changes your options, adding stronger forward fire, rear shots, piercing fire or a protective rear barrier. You can also separate the combined craft into a formation, trading a limited stock of attacks for a wider firing pattern. Gathering all five fighters automatically produces the Fire Bird transformation. The DESIGN option lets you arrange the five ships and set their firing directions, so preparing a formation is part of the challenge as well as dodging and shooting.
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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