Play Lanternbound
Start the Lanternbound disk, then press Z or your controller’s first action button at the title screen. Click the screen to use the keyboard.
Ready. Game audio begins after you press Start Lanternbound.
Keyboard & controller
Arrow keys or D-pad / left stick: move. A / Z: jump. B / X: sword. Release the sword button between swings. Each swing uses one segment of the SWORD meter; wait for charge when it is empty. Enter / Space also jump and start the title screen.
Click Start Lanternbound once to begin.
If another USB device appears, choose your game controller in this menu. Your choice is remembered on this browser.
Button test
Choose a controller to test its buttons.
Connect a controller and press a button.
Defaults: standard controller A = jump, B = sword, and Start. Button numbers begin at 1. Reconnect is checked during play. Switching away pauses the game and releases held inputs.
Save & restore a browser checkpoint
Save on this device or export a backup. Browser data can be removed by clearing site storage. Checkpoints belong to this Lanternbound browser runtime; native .x68 files use a different format. Start a fresh run to load the repaired scenery; older checkpoints can retain the previous artwork until the next stage.
10 MHz X68000 machine, 2 MB RAM. A separate save namespace keeps Lanternbound checkpoints apart from original Buster. Original code, maps and music are retained; artwork is new.