Play Tao (Japan) Online
Creepy floating heads, eerie ruins—you swing a sword, fumble with stiff magic timing, and get lost in unsettling chimes and skeleton rooms. NES weirdness at its best.
Tao (Japan) is one of those NES games that makes you go, "Wait, how did I miss this?" It’s got this weird, moody vibe—like if someone mashed up samurai folklore with a haunted dream. You start off in some shadowy ruins, swinging a sword at these creepy floating heads, and within minutes, you’re already lost in a maze of traps and weird little puzzles.
The controls take a second to get used to—your guy moves a little stiff, but once you figure out the timing for his magic attacks, it clicks. And you’ll need those, because some enemies just laugh at your sword. The music’s all eerie chimes and whispers, which somehow makes stumbling into a room full of skeletons even more unsettling.
It’s tough, yeah, but not in a cheap way—more like an old arcade cabinet that keeps pulling you back. If you’ve ever wondered what Zelda might’ve felt like if it was made by someone who really loved ghost stories, give this one a shot. Just don’t blame me when you’re still trying to beat the third dungeon at 2 AM.
Download Tao (Japan) ROM
You can download this ROM to play Tao (Japan) offline using an Nintendo (NES) emulator (Top Emulators).
*This ROM is provided for backup and educational purposes only.
