Bomberman MAX: Red Challenger Boss FAQ For Nintendo Gameboy Color By Victor Li aka MetalWarOdin Unpublished work Copyright 2002 Victor Li This document is protected by US Copyright Law, and the Berne Copyright Convention of 1976. It is for private and personal use only- -it cannot be reprinted in part or in whole, or reproduced in any way or in any form (written or otherwise). It is a free document that cannot be used in any sort of commercial transaction, including selling it or giving it away as a gift. This FAQ cannot be referenced, altered, or used by anybody (including webmasters, publishers, and magazine staff) without my express written permission. This FAQ was created and is owned by me, Victor Li . It can be found exclusively at (www.GameFAQs.com). All copyrights and trademarks are acknowledged and respected that are not specifically mentioned herein. Bomberman MAX: Red Challenger is (c) by Hudson. ----------------- Table of Contents ----------------- 1) Bosses A. Colossus, boss of Zaurus Star B. Kabukibot, boss of Secret Star C. Tankbot, boss of Battle Star D. Tian Lung, boss of City Star E. Brain, boss of Future Star 2) Frequently Asked Questions 3) Thanks ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) Bosses In each world of this game, the last 3-5 levels are boss levels. Although each world only has 1 boss, the only differences in these levels are the backgrounds. And yes, you do have to beat all of them in order to get 100% clear status. It takes about 6 or so bomb blasts to take down each one, the only exception being Brain, the final boss. Each time you hurt a boss, they will be transparent and be invincible for 2 seconds. You also get one random power-up (Extra Bomb, Fire Up, and Speed Up). If you touch a boss, you will die (duh). Each boss level looks somewhat like a grid, thanks to obstructions. --------------------- I I I O O O O O O I I I I O O O O O O I I I I O O O O O O I I I -------------------- O = Hard Blocks Throughout this guide, I will refer to the open spaces as columns (vertical) and rows (horizontal). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- A. Colossus, boss of Zaurus Star This boss is flanked by four minions (and don't worry, touching them won't kill you), that don't do anything unil Colossus attacks. Colossus spends most of his time hovering around in the middle of this stage. After about 5 seconds, he'll make a downward swoop, so stay out of the middle when he does so. Occasionally, he stops, raises his arms, and his minions disappear and reappear on the edges of the level. They shoot a beam that reaches to the opposite edge of the level. Luckily there's only 4 minions. These are all the ways that the minions attack and how to evade them: 1. The minions reappear on the left side of the level, and shoot through the rows. This is one of the most frustrating. You have to get into a column (with hard blocks to the left and right of you) and you'll be safe. 2. The minions reappear in the corners and shoot the beams to go around the outer edges of the level. Easy to evade, just don't hang out at the outside edges. 3. The minions reappear in the first, second, second to last, and last columns and shoot downwards. Stay in the middle for this one. 4. Two minions reappear on the top, and two minions reappear on the left. The top ones shoot downwards and the left ones shoot to the right. Stay in the middle of the stage for this one. This shouldn't be too hard, or hopefully isn't too hard. This is the first boss of the game. B. Kabukibot, boss of Secret Star Kabukibot wanders around the stage (although I've never seen him to go the bottom half of the stage), unlike Colossus. He has two attacks, which both start with him taking short hops horizontally. The first (which always happen every odd time he hops) one is where he summons coins after every second hop. These coins follow you, trying to kill you by touching you, but disappear after a matter of seconds. Don't bother killing these unless you're about to be cornered and you're desperate. The second (which happens every other time) is, after his last hop, he stands still and two water orbs fall and snake through the columns and rows to the bottom of the level. These don't kill you, but if you're caught in one of these, it will take some of your power-ups and scatter them around the level. It also makes you invincible for 2 seconds after you stop swirling in the water. This shouldn't be too hard either, unless you keep getting cornered. C. Tankbot, boss of Battle Star Gosh, the difficulty in bosses leaps between Kabukibot and Tankbot. Anyway, Tankbot wanders around just like Kabukibot, although he wanders in the bottom half of the level as well as the top. He has three attacks. One, is where he shots a flamethrower, which reaches as far as the outer wall of the level. The second, is where a cloud of gas comes out of him. This is actually helpful. It chases you and when you're caught in it, you lose some of your power-ups just like Kabukibot's water orbs. Eventually it goes away on it's own, similar to Kabukibot's coins (geez, same manufacturer or something?). However, this fight is much more extreme, and the fact that you're invincible for 2 seconds may save you countless times. The third is where he launches a grenade into the air. It wanders around and if you get near, it stops and explodes twice, reaching as far a fully fire-upped bomb. It doesn't go away until you detonate it, but it shouldn't be your top priority. However, what makes this battle so hard, is that Tankbot occasionally "goes berserk". What I mean is, he starts chasing you and goes two times faster. This is where it helps to be caught in a cloud :). Don't worry if you die countless times on this boss, eventually you'll get it. D. Tian Lung, boss of City Star This guy starts in the middle of the stage, then jumps up, and burrows through where he was staying. Then he burrows out somewhere else, and burrows back in. Eventually, he jumps back to the middle of the stage, and his segmented sections form a ring around him and he (practically) bounces around the stage. He doesn't go too fast, but he's like a ball in an enclosed space, he is redirected by the wall and basically has no control of where he goes. He just sort of bounces along. Occasionally, he shoots a small ball at where you're standing at the time he shoots. During this phase, RUN! Don't try to bomb him unless you have a GREAT opportunity. Always wait until he's diving around, and try to bomb him for power-ups until you can set up bombs around the place until he has a 70% chance of being hit ^_^. Eventually, you'll beat this. E. Brain, boss of Future Star. Can you say ARGH? This battle is TOUGH. There's three phases in this fight. In this battle, you'll want to go out of your way just to get power-ups. Most likely, you won't beat it starting out with no power- ups, so collect as many as you can, die 1 or 2 times, and try again. Phase 1 Brain takes up a large section of the top half. Turrets on the left and right side of the level go up and down, and then shoot a beam (which acts like a bullet so don't worry) along the rows. Then there's the flamethrowers in Brain. Each of these take one hit in order to be knocked into submission, and to pass this phase, you must destroy all the flamethrowers. The circles turn from blue to red, then fire through the columns. The fire doesn't detonate your bombs weirdly enough. The best times to detonate each flamethrower is right after it stops spewing flames, or right before. The flamethrowers are invincible while they're shooting, so it will stop shooting right before your bombs explode this way. The only places that are safe during this phase, are the columns guarded by knocked out flamethrowers. After destroying each, the large structure containing Brain will disappear, and Brain will appear in a tank-ish vehicle. Phase 2 While he's appearing, put a bomb right "inside" him (don't worry, you won't be hurt by him as long as he's transparent). Or even, after getting an extra bomb power-up, put two on either side and watch him try to escape :). Anyway, he goes around like Tankbot and goes berserk like him, but he goes slightly faster. He also has 4 magnetic shields on each side of him which go back and forth. These repel bombs, but they're small and you CAN blow him up (duh). Anyway, his only means of attacking is pushing bombs back at you (which is done by accident) or going berserk and running over you. If there's no hope, you're gonna want to set a bomb while running, so he's stop for a few seconds and (most likely) is blown up. Hopefully he'll go back to normal after it explodes. After blowing him up a bit more, he (it?) will escape in a helicopter sorta vehicle, and float to the top left of the screen. There, he'll separate into 3 more helicopter vehicles. Phase 3 These guys just float around. These go berserk as well, but they don't follow you (Thank GOD!). After a while, they all stop and shoot flames north, south, east, and west. The "fake" ones' flames only reach a short range, while the "real" one shoots farther. This one is the one you want to bomb, as bombing the others won't do you any good. Be patient, and don't worry if you spend hours just to beat this. I did :P. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) Frequently Asked Questions Q: I can't beat (insert boss here)! How can I beat him? A: Follow my instructions carefully and keep practicing. Eventually you'll beat it. Q: My friend got some awesome charaboms that can't be gotten in the normal game or by merging! How do I get these? A: The best charaboms, Ox Battra and Shardra, can only be obtained in bonus games. You access these in levels where you have to "Step on the hidden tile!" to beat the level. After stepping on it, use a remote control and aim it at the infrared port on your GBC, and press any button. You will be taken to the bonus game. These charaboms can only be obtained in certain bonus games. Q: What made you want to write this FAQ? A: Well, I was bored. My brother wants me to practice piano and read as long as I play PS2? Bah! Forget it! I'm on a break now, he's restricting my PS2 time. So I decided to write this. Of course I didn't do this just for the recognition <_< >_>. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) Thanks Thanks to: GameFAQS - For being a wonderful site CJayC - For posting this up KMegura - For inspiration on how to write this FAQ Me - For making this FAQ I hope this FAQ helped you. Don't give up and you'll eventually beat it!