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Play Transformers: The Headmasters (Japan edition · Japanese) Online
Transformers: The Headmasters
Play the FDS version of "Transformers: The Headmasters" online. Fight with vehicles and robots to rescue your friends and defeat Mega Zarak.
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 Transformers: The Headmasters
Quick start
At first, you will sortie in Chrome Dome. In the ground vehicle section, accelerate with the right and decelerate with the left, and use A's anti-aircraft missile and B's forward bullet according to the enemy's position. In the robot section, use the cross button to float up, down, left, and right, stop the enemy with the A gun, and use the B punch to hit opponents who are difficult to use with the gun. Press START to open the selection screen, and after rescuing your friends, press SELECT to switch between available robots. As you proceed with rescuing each area, the path to the final stage will open.
Controls
Vehicle form/ground type: Accelerate on the right, decelerate/stop on the left, A for anti-aircraft missiles, B for forward ground missiles. Vehicle form/Flight type: Press up and down for altitude, right to move forward on the screen, left or no input to go back, and A or B to shoot. Robot form: Float with the cross button, shoot with A, punch with B. START: Pause and open robot selection screen/return to game. SELECT on the selection screen: Switch rescued robots.
Transformers: The Headmasters — About this game
``Transformers: The Headmasters'' is a side-scrolling shooter for the Famicom Disk System based on the anime. Each stage is divided into a section in which you advance in vehicle form and a section in which you fight in robot form, and the player is not able to transform at any time. Ground vehicles fire anti-aircraft missiles and forward bullets while adjusting their speed, and flying vehicles fire by changing their altitude and position on the screen. In robot form, he floats through the air, defeating weaker enemies with his gun, stopping stronger enemies, and destroying tougher enemies with his punches. He saves his four companions who were captured by three stars, switches between five bodies with different personalities, and aims for the final battle against Mega Zarak with Fortress Maximus.
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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