PHOZON
Written by MrPopsicle43

= 0. Revision History =

v1.0 (August 22, 2013):
    - Initial version

v1.1 (February 12, 2017):
    - Added info on flashing Moleks
    - Some cleanup

= 1. How to Play =

Phozon is a simple game released by Namco in 1983.

BASIC GAMEPLAY - In Phozon, you play as the Chemic, a black ball with 4 spikes
around it. The goal is to attach the Moleks to it to create the shape in the
middle of the screen, while avoiding the Atomic.

THE ATOMIC - The Atomic is a bunch of balls that spins and aims to kill the
Chemic. It will shoot Alpha and Beta rays that automatically remove a Molek. If
it touches the Chemic, you lose a life. No continues.

MOLEKS - The Moleks are what you need to attach to make the shape in the
middle. Pressing the button rejects the last one you picked up. You can 
reject as many as you wish, and sometimes you'll need to to form the shape.

FLASHING MOLEKS - Starting from world 2, you'll see flashing Moleks moving in
a circle. These are your only defense against the Atomic. When the Chemic
attaches itself to one, you will have a limited time to use it to destroy the
"balls" of the Atomic, signified by how it shrinks. If the Atomic is fully
destroyed, it will come back in some time, faster every time you destroy it.

STATUS BAR - Looks like this:

   1UP   HIGH SCORE   2UP
     00    30000        00




      <GAMEPLAY AREA>



==========================
XX                       .

The X's are your lives, and the . area shows what level you're on.
The bar (=) represents how many more Moleks are allowed to enter the screen.
Rejecting a Molek will add it back to the counter. If you get the last Molek
and the shape is not complete, the text STAGE IS NOT CLEARED appears, and
you have to start over, NOT losing a life.

CHALLENGING STAGES - The fourth level of each world is a challenging stage. The
Chemic has suddenly gained the ability to shoot deadly Moleks in 4 directions.
The goal is to destroy all 3 Atomics this way. Each ball takes 2 hits - 50 for
the first, 100 for the second. The bonus is calculated like "balls * 100". If
you get all 32, you get 10000 instead. You won't lose a life if hit, but the
stage will immediately end.

= 2. Levels =

X is your Chemic, and O is a Molek.
Because of GameFAQs' font, the patterns will be squished horizontally. Sorry.

WORLD 1-1

 Moleks: 4
Allowed: 10
  Bonus: 1500

O O
 X
O O

WORLD 1-2

 Moleks: 8 (+4)
Allowed: 10
  Bonus: 2000

O   O
 O O
  X
 O O
O   O

WORLD 1-3

 Moleks: 12 (+4)
Allowed: 10
  Bonus: 2500

O O O
 O O
O X O
 O O
O O O

-------------------

WORLD 2-1

 Moleks: 8
Allowed: 12
  Bonus: 3000

O   O
 O O
  X
 O O
O   O

WORLD 2-2

 Moleks: 14 (+6)
Allowed: 10
  Bonus: 3500

  O
 O O
O   O
 O O
  X
 O O
O   O
 O O
  O

WORLD 2-3

 Moleks: 20 (+6)
Allowed: 10
  Bonus: 4000

    O
   O O
  O   O
 O O O O
O   X   O
 O O O O
  O   O
   O O
    O

-------------------

WORLD 3-1

 Moleks: 7
Allowed: 10
  Bonus: 4500

 O O
O X O
 O O
  O

WORLD 3-2

 Moleks: 15 (+8)
Allowed: 11
  Bonus: 5000

  O   O
 O O O O
O   X   O
 O     O
  O   O
   O O
    O

WORLD 3-3

 Moleks: 23 (+8)
Allowed: 10
  Bonus: 5500

You will need to reject 11 Moleks first.

   O     O
  O O   O O
 O   O O   O
O     X     O
 O         O
  O       O
   O     O
    O   O
     O O
      O

-------------------

WORLD 4-1

 Moleks: 8
Allowed: 12
  Bonus: 6000

  O
 O O
O X O
 O O
  O

WORLD 4-2

 Moleks: 15 (+7)
Allowed: 10
  Bonus: 6500

   O
  O O
 O O O
O O O O
 O X O
  O O
   O

WORLD 4-3

 Moleks: 24 (+9)
Allowed: 13
  Bonus: 7000

    O
   O O
  O O O
 O O O O
O O X O O
 O O O O
  O O O
   O O
    O

-------------------

WORLD 5-1

 Moleks: 12
Allowed: 16
  Bonus: 7500

          O
         O
        O
       O
    O O
     X
    O O
   O
  O
 O
O

WORLD 5-2

 Moleks: 24 (+12)
Allowed: 16
  Bonus: 8000

O           O
 O         O
  O       O
   O     O
    O   O
     O O
      X
     O O
    O   O
   O     O
  O       O
 O         O
O           O

WORLD 5-3

 Moleks: 14 (-10)
Allowed: 6
  Bonus: 8500

You must reject 12 times first.

              O
             O
            O
           O
          O
         O
        O
       X
      O
     O
    O
   O
  O
 O
O

-------------------

WORLD 6-1

 Moleks: 8
Allowed: 12
  Bonus: 9000

O   O
 O O
  X
 O O
O   O

WORLD 6-2

 Moleks: 12 (+4)
Allowed: 7
  Bonus: 9500

O O O
 O O
O X O
 O O
O O O

WORLD 6-3

 Moleks: 14 (+2)
Allowed: 6
  Bonus: 10000

You must reject 4 times first.

  O
 O O
O   O
 O O
  X
 O O
O   O
 O O
  O

-------------------

WORLD 7-1

 Moleks: 12
Allowed: 16
  Bonus: 10500

  O
 O
O       O
 O     O O
  O   O   O
   O O
    X

WORLD 7-2

 Moleks: 30 (+18)
Allowed: 16
  Bonus: 11000

    O
   O
  O       O
   O     O O
    O   O   O
     O O
      X
     O O
O   O   O
 O O     O
  O       O
         O
        O

WORLD 7-3

 Moleks: 30 (0)
Allowed: 6
  Bonus: 11500

You must reject 8 times first.

        O
         O
  O       O
 O O     O
O   O   O
     O O
      X
     O O
    O   O   O
   O     O O
  O       O
   O
    O

-------------------

WORLD 8-1

 Moleks: 24
Allowed: 28
  Bonus: 12000

       O
      O O
     O   O
    O     O
   O   O   O
  O   O X   O
 O   O       O
O     O     O
 O     O   O
  O     O O
   O     O

WORLD 8-2

 Moleks: 24
Allowed: 6
  Bonus: 12500

You must reject 23 times first.

    O
   O O
  O O O
 O O O O
O O X O O
 O O O O
  O O O
   O O
    O

WORLD 8-3

 Moleks: 28 (+4)
Allowed: 6
  Bonus: 13000

You must reject 16 times first.

      O
     O O
    O   O
   O     O
  O O   O O
 O   O O   O
O     X     O
 O   O O   O
  O O   O O
   O     O
    O   O
     O O
      O

= 3. DIP Switches =

Bits are in order from switch 1 on the left to 8 on the right.
    0 = off
    1 = on
    x = not relevant

+---------------------+-----------------+
|          Difficulty |                 |
|              Rank 0 |x000xxxx xxxxxxxx|
|              Rank 1 |x100xxxx xxxxxxxx|
|              Rank 2 |x010xxxx xxxxxxxx|
|              Rank 3 |x110xxxx xxxxxxxx|
|              Rank 4 |x001xxxx xxxxxxxx|
|              Rank 5 |x101xxxx xxxxxxxx|
|              Rank 6 |x011xxxx xxxxxxxx|
|              Rank 7 |x111xxxx xxxxxxxx|
+---------------------+-----------------+
|    Level Select Off |xxxx0xxx xxxxxxxx|
|     Level Select On |xxxx1xxx xxxxxxxx|
+---------------------+-----------------+
| Don't Allow Pausing |xxxxx0xx xxxxxxxx|
|       Allow Pausing |xxxxx1xx xxxxxxxx|
+---------------------+-----------------+
|              Coin B |                 |
|     1 Coin/1 Credit |xxxxxx00 xxxxxxxx|
|     1 Coin/2 Credit |xxxxxx10 xxxxxxxx|
|     2 Coin/1 Credit |xxxxxx01 xxxxxxxx|
|     2 Coin/3 Credit |xxxxxx11 xxxxxxxx|
+---------------------+-----------------+
|              1 Life |xxxxxxxx 10xxxxxx|
|             3 Lives |xxxxxxxx 00xxxxxx|
|             4 Lives |xxxxxxxx 01xxxxxx|
|             5 Lives |xxxxxxxx 11xxxxxx|
+---------------------+-----------------+
|    Extra Life at... |                 |
|               Never |xxxxxxxx xx111xxx|
|                 30K |xxxxxxxx xx011xxx|
|            20K, 80K |xxxxxxxx xx101xxx|
|            30K, 60K |xxxxxxxx xx100xxx|
|           30K, 100K |xxxxxxxx xx000xxx|
|      20K, Every 80K |xxxxxxxx xx110xxx|
|     30K, Every 120K |xxxxxxxx xx001xxx|
+---------------------+-----------------+
|              Coin A |                 |
|     1 Coin/1 Credit |xxxxxxxx xxxxx000|
|     1 Coin/2 Credit |xxxxxxxx xxxxx100|
|     1 Coin/3 Credit |xxxxxxxx xxxxx010|
|     1 Coin/6 Credit |xxxxxxxx xxxxx110|
|     1 Coin/7 Credit |xxxxxxxx xxxxx001|
|     2 Coin/1 Credit |xxxxxxxx xxxxx101|
|     2 Coin/3 Credit |xxxxxxxx xxxxx011|
|     3 Coin/1 Credit |xxxxxxxx xxxxx111|
+---------------------+-----------------+

- When you allow pausing, use the first player's start button.
- To use the level select, press the first player's start button. The game
  should stop. Now hold left or right and a hexadecimal value will appear at
  the bottom right corner. Note that selecting challenging stages often crashes
  the game. When the number you want is there, press the button again.

00: World 1-1
04: World 2-1
08: World 3-1
0C: World 4-1
10: World 5-1... and so on.

Selecting any level above 1E will cause glitchy levels, and sometimes crash the
game. (oddly, A9 and above make the level counter say "im soory")

= 4. End =

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