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Hard Head
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About Hard Head
Hard Head uses a bubble gun to entrap monsters and ducks, allowing the player to jump on their heads for kills. Breaking bricks with his head reveals power-ups, while completing each of the 16 levels requires finding a soccer ball and kicking it through a goal to finish the stage.
Player layout in our catalog: 2P sim.
If you are exploring by feel rather than by title, jump from the tags above into the matching genre rooms, or return to the Arcade hall for the full wall.
Open Play on this page to start Hard Head. Keyboard, USB/Bluetooth pads, and the on-screen touch gamepad all work inside the emulator bar. Save states and fullscreen live on that same bar so you can pause mid-session and resume later.
Cabinet dossier
Hard Head is filed in our catalog as a 1988 release.
Player layout on this cabinet: 2P sim.
Genre tags on Classic Arcade Games: Platform.
Credit line lists SunA as developer.
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Next cabinets
Nearby cabinets you may also open from this hall (each on its own play page):Hard Head 2 (v2.0, Music Program v2.4), Spark Man (v2.0, set 1), Super Ranger (v2.0), Best Of Best, Go 2000, SunA Quiz 6000 Academy (940620-6), Act-Fancer Cybernetick Hyper Weapon (World revision 3), Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars (set 2, unprotected), Aliens (World set 1), Aaargh (Arcadia), The Astyanax (EPROM version), Athena
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Hard Head 2 (v2.0, Music Program v2.4) · Spark Man (v2.0, set 1) · Super Ranger (v2.0) · Act-Fancer Cybernetick Hyper Weapon (World revision 3) · Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars (set 2, unprotected) · Aliens (World set 1) · Aaargh (Arcadia) · The Astyanax (EPROM version) · Athena · Baluba-louk no Densetsu (Japan) · Chou Zetsurinjin Berabowman (Japan, Rev C) · Bionic Commando (Euro)
How to play Hard Head online
- Arcade stick feel: Arrow keys for the joystick, X/Z (and nearby keys) for buttons, Enter=Start.
- USB / Bluetooth pads map cleanly; six-button fighters use the face-button cluster.
- On phones, open the on-screen pad from the emulator bar; rotate sits next to fullscreen.
- Save states, load, volume, and fullscreen stay on the emulator bar between credits.
Studio notes — SunA
SunA appears on this cabinet’s credit line. Browse more titles from the same studio on the developer shelf, or stay on this page and try the next cabinets in the same hall.
Hard Head 2 (v2.0, Music Program v2.4) · Spark Man (v2.0, set 1) · Super Ranger (v2.0) · Best Of Best · Go 2000 · SunA Quiz 6000 Academy (940620-6)
Questions about Hard Head
Can I play Hard Head free in a browser?
Yes. Classic Arcade Games hosts Hard Head as a Arcade cabinet you can start on this page. The emulator loads in the browser; you do not need to install a separate app.
What controls does Hard Head support?
Arcade stick feel: Arrow keys for the joystick, X/Z (and nearby keys) for buttons, Enter=Start. USB / Bluetooth pads map cleanly; six-button fighters use the face-button cluster.
Are there other games in the same series as Hard Head?
Yes — related series cabinets on this site include Hard Head 2 (v2.0, Music Program v2.4). Each has its own play page with the same browser emulator path.
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