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World Games
Play World Games online for NES. Practice eight international sports, build an event list, and learn each event's controls, from weight lifting to sumo.
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 World Games
Quick start
Press START at the title. Use Up/Down and A to choose Practice One Event, learn an event, then try selected events or the full competition. For competition, enter up to four-letter names with the D-pad and A, use RUB to correct and END to finish, and choose a country. After registering everyone, select END again. In a custom competition, mark events with A and finish with DONE. START pauses and resumes.
Controls
Menus: D-pad selects; A confirms, advances, or begins an attempt; START pauses/resumes. Weight lifting: Left/Right changes weight, A readies the lifter. In practice, Up chooses Snatch and Down Clean and Jerk. Time Down-Up-Down-Up for Snatch, or Down-Up-Down-Up-Down-Up for Clean and Jerk. After at least two white judge lights, press Down to lower the bar. Barrel jumping: Left/Right chooses barrels, A confirms; alternate Left/Right with the skater's stride, A jumps, Down prepares landing. Cliff diving: Up/Down chooses height, A confirms, then A dives. Down straightens before entry; Left after entry avoids the bottom. Slalom: A starts; Left/Right turns. Hold A while steering to increase speed and turning sensitivity. Log rolling: A starts; rhythmically alternate Left/Right. Press A during motion to reverse the log. Bull riding: Up/Down chooses a bull, A starts. Hold its movement direction when bucking, Down when spinning, and the opposite facing direction when it suddenly stops. Caber toss: A starts; alternate Left/Right with the runner's steps. Hold A to plant and begin throwing; release A as the caber pivots. Sumo: A readies you and the CPU opponent. Repeated directions without A: Up forearm, Left/Right pushes, Down slap, lower diagonals slaps. Hold A to grip: Up Utchari, Left pull, Right forward grab, Down snatch, lower diagonals trips. Release A to let go and complete timed moves.
World Games — About this game
World Games presents eight sports as a tour of different countries: weight lifting, barrel jumping, cliff diving, slalom skiing, log rolling, bull riding, caber toss, and sumo wrestling. Choose a full competition, select a smaller event list, or practice one discipline before entering. Up to eight entrants can register names and countries for competition. Each event rewards a different skill, whether matching an athlete's stride, timing a lift, responding to a bull, or controlling a landing. Medals contribute to the overall championship, while optional travelogues introduce the host locations. Records belong to the current play session rather than a permanent career.
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
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