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The Rocketeer
Play The Rocketeer online. Master Cliff's jumps, weapons and fuel-limited flight across six NES chapters. Check the starting steps and exact rocket-pack controls.
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 The Rocketeer
Quick start
Press START at the logo. On the hangar screen, press Left to choose START, then A to begin Chapter 1. Practise moving, jumping with A and attacking with B. Use SELECT to choose a weapon you can afford to fire. With fuel available, press A to jump and press A again before the top of the leap to activate the pack. Steer with the Control Pad and watch the fuel meter.
Controls
Left/Right moves; Down kneels. A jumps and B uses the selected weapon, including the no-ammunition fist. SELECT cycles available weapons; START pauses and resumes. To fly with fuel, jump with A and press A again before reaching the top of the jump, then steer with the Control Pad. To stop, press A again and then Down. Fuel exhaustion or enemy fire also stops flight. In story scenes, hold A to speed up text or press START to skip.
The Rocketeer — About this game
The Rocketeer is a side-scrolling NES adventure in which pilot Cliff Secord must protect a stolen rocket pack and rescue Jenny from Neville Sinclair. Six chapters combine ground combat, platforming and fuel-limited flight, with story scenes linking the action. Cliff can punch without spending ammunition or select guns and heavier weapons that draw different amounts from a shared bullet supply. Finding fuel, health and ammunition helps him survive, but the rocket pack does not remove the danger of gaps: running dry or taking enemy fire can bring a flight to an abrupt end.
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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