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Play The Polar Express (Europe edition · English / French / German / Spanish / Italian) Online
The Polar Express
Play The Polar Express online on GBA. Run, climb and solve box-and-switch puzzles aboard the train, collect sleigh bells to open exits and survive skiing, train and zeppelin stages on the journey north.
Browser play
Game Boy Advance (GBA) — EmulatorJS controls
Default Player 1 keyboard mapping. Change keys in Controller Settings.
| Console button | Keyboard |
|---|---|
| ↑ / ↓ / ← / → | ↑ / ↓ / ← / → |
| A / B | Z / X |
| L / R | Q / E |
| START / SELECT | Enter / V |
Open Controller Settings to configure your keyboard or gamepad. Touch controls are available on mobile.
How to Play The Polar Express
Quick start
Press START at the title screen, choose English and begin the story. Episode 1.1 starts aboard the Polar Express and teaches movement. Head right, climb ladders, crouch beneath low hazards and jump the gaps; press Up at chests and doors. In later platform stages, collect all three sleigh bells to unlock the exit. The first story objective is to reach the emergency brake so the train can stop for Billy. Candy canes are optional, so favour a safe route and the required bells.
Controls
Control Pad Left/Right: walk; hold Down with Left/Right to crawl. Up/Down: climb ladders; Up also enters doors and opens chests. A: jump, climb from a grabbed ledge, or release a ladder. Hold R with Left/Right to run, then press A for a running jump. Hold B with Left/Right to push or pull a box. L: cancel a toy power-up. START pauses and advances/skips dialogue. In skiing stages A jumps and Down ducks; in train stages Left/Right changes tracks; in the final zeppelin stage tap A to rise and hold Right to speed up.
The Polar Express Game manuals
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 · gba
- Tested by
- rwEmulator
Sources and editorial basis
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