Play Astyanax (Beta) Online
You're a regular kid until a fairy drags you into a world where you smash lizard men with a ridiculously huge axe—it’s clunky in that perfect NES way, with screen-filling bosses that make you sweat.
Game Overview
Astyanax is one of those weird, wonderful NES games that feels like it fell out of an '80s anime fever dream. You play as this ordinary high school kid who gets yanked into a fantasy world by a tiny fairy named—wait for it—Cutie. Next thing you know, you're swinging a comically oversized axe at lizard men and floating eyeballs.
The combat's got this satisfying heft to it—your attacks feel like they actually connect, which wasn't always a given back then. And the bosses? Huge, screen-filling monstrosities that make you scramble to figure out their patterns. The beta version has some neat little differences too, like slightly tweaked enemy placements that'll make retro fans do a double take.
It's not the hardest NES game out there, but there's something charming about its goofy premise and chunky pixel art. If you ever wanted to see what happens when you mix Dragon Quest with a teenager's bad day, this is it.
Download Astyanax (Beta) ROM
You can download this ROM to play Astyanax (Beta) offline using an Nintendo (NES) emulator (Top Emulators).
*This ROM is provided for backup and educational purposes only.
