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nesruler22 — 2009-06-22T21:02:47 -05.00

ahh yes, i think you are right about this. yeah that is what i did to get the screen to change. this really is a cool game!!!

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nesruler22 — 2009-06-22T20:34:46 -05.00

the latter, the places with all the moving things. You destroy all the moving things or flashy red parts and the hatch to free the dudes. I should have been more specific and said The bases with dudes in them. Usually 2-3 per level before the end base.

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nesruler22 — 2009-06-22T19:21:32 -05.00

oh wait are you talking about the bases at the end of the level??? or like what looks like a base during the level where there is a few things moving back and forth amd flashing that you get 1000 points each for killing them?

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nesruler22 — 2009-06-22T19:17:30 -05.00

oh, ok. but i dont quite remember it happening like you say. mabye there is other ways to get it to happen. i got the black screen probablly 3 times and the green like 2 times..

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nesruler22 — 2009-06-22T18:23:33 -05.00

Originally posted by: nes_king

im not sure if my nes was on the fritz but sometimes the screen goes black but you can still see all of the enemies it has also turned all green in the backround but i could still see all of the enemies, has this happend to anyone else???? or was it my nes?

This is what i was refering to as an 'alternate word'. It happens if you get the necklace, then destroy all the parts of the base, the screen goes a solid color, (i recall green, black, red, brown) and time doesnt wear down.

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nesruler22 — 2009-06-22T18:16:36 -05.00

yeah i kinda thought the screen going black was spose to happen because the dolphins then turned gray so you could see then on the black screen. kinda seemed like when i did a certain thing or killed just the right stuff the screen went black..

also i could not find my manual for this game so i figured out everything for myself. wonder where that manual went, ill have to look through my entire manual box to find it.

EDIT: oh i think the panda appeared all the time for me and i wanst powering on and off, just resetting it.

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nesruler22 — 2009-06-22T17:59:48 -05.00

Yeah I noticed the screen going black too, did that a few times. I found the Panda to be more sporadic than just appearing "on the first run", it seemed to appear everytime I had men in my ship.

Also, the mermaid is worth 10k to be exact, and maybe you could get the necklace without touching her body for a 1up? I never bothered to try.

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nesruler22 — 2009-06-22T17:49:53 -05.00

i honestly couldn't figure anything out about the mermaid either. seems like it was a necklace of death if you ask me. she did drop a lot of points when you killed her though.

i did figure out the alternate world trick as well, but forgot to mention it. the time not being wasted was nice.

i still can't believe you sat there that long to beat my score...

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nesruler22 — 2009-06-22T17:48:07 -05.00

im not sure if my nes was on the fritz but sometimes the screen goes black but you can still see all of the enemies it has also turned all green in the backround but i could still see all of the enemies, has this happend to anyone else???? or was it my nes?

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nesruler22 — 2009-06-22T17:43:42 -05.00

I'll try to think of some tips:
- as jone said, the snail in the beginning of the phase can be shot 10 times for a 1-up necklace, and if you shoot it 20 more times it turns into a 3-up. Then you can touch the cross on the church for another 1-up bringing your dudes to start up to 6.

- usually its too risky to get in 30 shots, and crabs seem to get in the way in the later phases, but go for it the first phase because if you screw it up you can just reset the game quick.

- midway thru phase 1 there is a guy on a raft up top you can rescue for a 1-up

- in phase 2 there *should* be a panda near the end of the city for a 1-up. I find it seems to only appear if its your first game since powering on for some reason. So, if you die and want to start a new game, power off quick so the panda appears.

- I dont know about level 3, but in the rest of the phases the 1-up is pretty obvious. There are various icons including a martini glass, treasure chest, smiley face a knife.

- As far as regular play I have a few tips:

alawys try to have at least 1 guy left in your ship. If you have 9 guys and want to get your power up, dump 5 dudes into the rescue vessel and wait until you free 5 more guys and scoop em up. Then you can drop off the 4 dudes, get your powerup and still have 4 guys left in your ship.

- better safe then sorry, always pack a piece of gold

- robbie mentioned killing mines for points, it seems best to go as far right on the screen as you can and hover just above the mines. The shorter distance between you and the mines (and edge of screen the faster you can shoot because once your shot leaves the screen you can fire again. (a nice little trick in most shooters, getting really close to your enemies to shoot quicker)

The last main thing i can think about is that if you collect the necklace from the snail in the beginning of the phase, and then you manage to destroy all the parts of one of the fortress things the background changes and it sends you to a alternate world where the time doesnt go down. If you can keep destroying every part of a base you'll stay in this land until about the mine field section.

++ My question is, Anyone figure out the secret of the mermaids? The instruction book says something about them not really being bad, and that they hold a secret or something. They hold a necklace just like the snails have, but I dont know whats up with them. You may be able to get a 1-up from them but I have no idea how. I might play on an emulator to experiment with that. I think maybe you have to let the mermaid swim a loop around you first? No idea. Too risky to try during a score run.

Anyhow, good job dr.robbie and nes king.