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Credits =============================================================================== ( 1 ) W A L K T H R O U G H I N F O R M A T I O N =============================================================================== Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX Walkthrough Game Boy Color Version 3.0 Written by Mohammed mohammed360@yahoo.com September 15, 2001 =============================================================================== ( 2 ) V E R S I O N I N F O R M A T I O N =============================================================================== Version 3.0 September 15, 2001 - Final spot-check for the walkthrough. - The Walkthrough Information section is added. - The Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX Walkthrough for Game Boy Color is submitted. Version 2.5 September 9, 2001 - The Frequently Asked Questions section is added. - The Game Information section is added. - The Career section is completed. - The Trick Index is completed. - The Cheats and Hints section is added. - The Credits section is added. Version 2.0 September 2, 2001 - The characters section is added. - The Career walkthrough is completed through the Old Jail Yard. - The Legal Information section is added. - The ASCII art is added at the top of the walkthrough. - Special Tricks are added to the Trick Index. Version 1.5 August 26, 2001 - Advanced Tricks are added to the Trick Index section. - Training Camps 3 to 5 are completed in the Training section. - The Career mode is started. - The Free Ride mode is added. Version 1.0 August 19, 2001 - The Version Information section is added. - Training Camp 1 and 2 walkthroughs are completed in the Training section. - The Time Trial section is added. Version 0.5 August 12, 2001 - The Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX Walkthrough for Game Boy Color is started. - The Training section is started in the walkthrough. - The Tricks section is started. =============================================================================== ( 3 ) G A M E I N F O R M A T I O N =============================================================================== Name: Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX Platform: Game Boy Color Publisher: Activision Developer: HotGen Studios Genre: Sports Origin: United States Number of Players: 1 Release Date: May 2001 ESRB: Everyone =============================================================================== ( 4 ) C H A R A C T E R S =============================================================================== To start your career, you must choose which biker you want to be. There are eight different bikers you can choose from. The bikers you can choose from are Mat Hoffman, Mike Escamilla, Cory Naztazio, Joe Kowalski, Rick Thorne, Denis McCoy, Kevin Robinson, and Simon Tabron. None of the bikers in this game are more skilled than another, but each biker has a unique set of vert and street tricks. ----------------------- Mat Hoffman ----------------------- Years Pro: 13 Sponsor: Hoffman Bikes Special Tricks: Vert- Left, B+Right Down, B+Up Up, B+Down Up, A+Down Street- Right, B+Left Down, B+Up Right, B+Down ----------------------- Mike Escamilla ----------------------- Years Pro: 5 Sponsor: None Special Tricks: Vert- Up, B+Down Up, A+Down Street- Right, A+Down Down, B+Up Up, A+Left ----------------------- Cory Naztazio ----------------------- Years Pro: 7 Sponsor: Huffy Special Tricks: Vert- Right, B+Left Up, B+Down Street- Right, B+Left Right, A+Down Right, B+Down ----------------------- Joe Kowalski ----------------------- Years Pro: 10 Sponsor: Hoffman Bikes Special Tricks: Vert- Left, A+Right Street- Right, A+Down Down, B+Up Up, A+Left Up, B+Left ----------------------- Rick Thorne ----------------------- Years Pro: 10 Sponsor: Hoffman Bikes Special Tricks: Vert- Down, B+Up Up, A+Down Street- Right, A+Down Up, A+Left Up, B+Left ----------------------- Dennis McCoy ----------------------- Years Pro: 15 Sponsor: K2 Bike Special Tricks: Vert- Down, B+Up Up, B+Down Up, A+Down Street- Down, B+Up Up, A+Left ----------------------- Kevin Robinson ----------------------- Years Pro: 10 Sponsor: Hoffman Bike Special Tricks: Vert- Right, B, Left Up, A, Down Street- Right, B+Left Up, B+Left Right, B+Down ----------------------- Simon Tabron ----------------------- Years Pro: 6 Sponsor: Mongoose Special Tricks: Vert- Right, B+Left Up, B+Down Street- Right, B+Left Up, A+Left Up, B+Left =============================================================================== ( 5 ) T R A I N I N G =============================================================================== Before starting your career, you should go to training to learn the fundamentals of Pro BMX. There are five different training camps and five lessons in each camp. There is an objective you must complete to pass the lesson. Training is not necessary to start a career, but is heavily recommended because the skills you acquire in training are helpful throughout your whole career. In the training camps, you learn numerous things such as control, tricks, grinds, stalls, combo's, scoring, advanced tricks, back-to-back chains, specials, and special tricks. Passing all of the training camp lessons do not give you a special feature or bike, but it does provide you with the essential experience you need when you start a career. The difficulty level is rated from a scale of 1 to 10. --------------- Training Camp 1 --------------- -Basic Control 1- Type: Find and Collect Difficulty: 1 Objective: Pick up all 10 stars to pass. Controls: Hold up or down when approaching a ramp to turn. Strategy: This first lesson is simple. Just get the two stars to your right, and then turn. Get the four stars here, and then turn again to get the last four stars. -Basic Tricks 1- Type: Vert Tricks Difficulty: 2 Objective: Perform 5 basic tricks to pass. Controls: Accelerate for more air. Jump then dial in 1 of 5 basic tricks using these controls: A+Up, A+Left, A+Down, A+Right, A+B Strategy: The 180 No Hander, 180 No Footer, 180 Bar Spin, 180 X Up, and 1 Handed 1 Footer are the tricks that must be done to pass. Be sure to accelerate though as it says, or else you will crash and the score will not be counted. To accelerate, hold the A button. -Basic Control 2- Type: Find and Collect Difficulty: 1 Objective: Pick up all 10 stars to pass. Controls: Hold up or down when approaching a spine to turn. Strategy: Get the two stars, and turn when approaching the spine to go in the lane below you. Get the three stars there, and then ride over the spine to reach the other side that has two stars. To get the last two stars, turn when approaching the spine. -Basic Tricks 2- Type: Street Tricks Difficulty: 2 Objective: Perform 5 different basic tricks using a spine to pass. Controls: Accelerate for more air. Jump then dial in 1 of 5 basic tricks using these controls: A+Up, A+Left, A+Down, A+Right, A+B Strategy: The tricks are identical of the ones you did in Basic Tricks 1, but this time you must perform the tricks on the spine which is between the two verts. -Basic Tricks 3- Type: Street Tricks Difficulty: 2 Objective: Perform five different tricks using a funbox to pass. Controls: When jumping, dial in 1 of 5 basic tricks using these controls: A+Up, A+Left, A+Down, A+Right, A+B Strategy: The tricks yet again are the same tricks you performed in Basic Tricks 1 & 2, but they must be done on the funbox that is located between the two verts. --------------- Training Camp 2 --------------- -Grinds and Stalls 1- Type: Street Tricks Difficulty: 2 Objective: Perform 6 different grinds using a handrail to pass. Controls: Hold the B button to move at grind speed. Do 1 of 6 handrail grinds using these controls: B+Up, B+Down, B+Up-Right, B+Down-Right, B, B+Left Strategy: These are the six only grinds that can be performed on a handrail, and these grinds are fairly simple. The handrail is between the two verts. -Grinds and Stalls 2- Type: Vert Tricks Difficulty: 3 Objective: Perform three different stalls to pass. Hold the B button to move at grind speed. Controls: Dial in 1 of these 3 stalls using these controls: Strategy: The 50/50 Stall, Vert Fufanu, Vert 180 Nose Pick are the three stalls required to be performed to pass. -Grinds and Stalls 3- Type: Street Tricks Difficulty: 2 Objective: Perform 6 different stalls using a spine to pass. Controls: Hold the B button to move at grind speed. Dial in of these 6 stalls using these controls: B, B+Left, B+Up, B+Down, B+Up-Left Diagonal, B+Down-Left Diagonal Strategy: This one is simple, just do the various stalls on the spine to pass. -Grinds and Stalls 4- Type: Vert Tricks Difficulty: 4 Objective: Perform 2 different grinds to pass. Controls: Hold the B button to move at grind speed. Hold up or down when approaching a ramp to turn. For two vert grinds, use these controls: B, B+Left Strategy: Instead of performing a stall on the vert, you must perform a grind. To do a grind on a vert, you must dial in the controls it instructs you to do and press the way that you want to travel on the vert. For example, if you wanted to do the Alley Oop trick (B+Left) and travel upwards on a vert, the vert, then you would press dial in B+Left+Up. -Grinds and Stalls 5- Type: Street Tricks Difficulty: 2 Objective: Perform 4 different roll-over tricks using a funbox to pass. Controls: Hold the B button to move at grind speed. For roll-over tricks, use these controls: B+Up, B+Down, B+Right, B+Left Strategy: Roll-over tricks are only able to be performed on the funbox, but are relativity easy. --------------- Training Camp 3 --------------- -Combo's 1- Type: Vert Combo's Difficulty: 4 Objective: Perform 5 different combo's to pass. Controls: Extend any trick into a combo using these controls. A+Up, A+Left, A+Down, A+Right, A+B Strategy: A combo is a combination of two tricks performed in one jump. Dialing combo's in are easy, just dial in another trick after you do your first trick (while in the same jump). Do not try to perform a combo right away. Do a few simple tricks to get your acceleration and jumping ability better, and then perform the combo. You must do five combos that include every one of the five tricks mentioned in the instruction screen. -Combo's 2- Type: Street Combo's Difficulty: 4 Objective: Perform 10 different combo's on both a spine and funbox to pass. Controls: Extend any trick into a combo using these controls. A+Up, A+Left, A+Down, A+Right, A+B Strategy: Half of your combo's will be done on the funbox, and the other half will have to be done on the two spines in the lane below you. You must do ten different combo's with the tricks mentioned above. -Scoring 1- Type: Scoring Difficulty: 3 Objective: Score 2000 in only 8 jumps to pass. Note: Trick scores get lower when repeated on the same type of ramp. Try to mix up your tricks for higher scores. Controls: None Strategy: A jump is anytime you go over any vert, spine, or funbox. It does not matter if you do a trick or not when going over the vert, spine, or funbox, it still counts as a jump. There is one exception though. If you perform a grind, stall, or roll-over trick, it does not count as a jump. Around 250 points need to be scored per each jump. -Advanced Tricks 1- Type: Vert Tricks Difficulty: 4 Objective: Perform 4 different advanced tricks to pass. Controls: When jumping, dial in 1 of these 4 advanced tricks using these controls. B+Up, B+Down, B+Left, B+Right Strategy: These are the four main advanced tricks. Make sure that you get your acceleration speed high before attempting the tricks. -Advanced Tricks 2- Type: Street Tricks Difficulty: 4 Objective: Perform 8 Advanced Tricks using both a Spine and a Funbox to pass. Controls: When jumping, dial in 1 of 8 advanced tricks using these controls. B+Up, B+Down, B+Left, B+Right Strategy: This tricks you must perform are identical to the one's you just did in Advanced Tricks 1. Now you must do eight advanced tricks, four on the funbox and four on the spine. --------------- Training Camp 4 --------------- -Advanced Tricks 3- Type: Vert Tricks Difficulty: 5 Objective: Perform 6 different advanced tricks to pass. Controls: When jumping, dial in 1 of 6 advanced tricks using these controls. Up,Down, Left,Right, Right,Left, Up,Up, Down,Down, Down,Up Strategy: You can not perform these tricks as soon as you start, or else you will crash. You must do a few simple tricks to get your acceleration speed and jumping ability higher. -Advanced Tricks 4- Type: Street Tricks Difficulty: 5 Objective: Perform 12 advanced tricks using both a spine and a funbox to pass. Controls: When jumping, dial in 1 of 12 advanced tricks using these controls. Up,Down, Left,Right, Right,Left, Up,Up, Down,Down, Down,Up Strategy: Half of your advanced tricks are going to be performed on the funbox, and the other half on the spines. Keep track in your head what tricks you have done because it can get confusing about what tricks you have and have not done. -Scoring 2- Type: Scoring Difficulty: 5 Objective: Score 5000 in only 8 jumps to pass. Note: Trick scores get lower when repeated on the same type of ramp. Extend your basic and advanced tricks into combo's. Controls: None Strategy: 625 points are needed per jump to pass. Remember, grinds, stalls, and roll-over tricks do not count as jumps and still give you score. Try not to repeat tricks, or your score lowers as you repeat the trick. -Back-to-Back Chains 1- Type: None Difficulty: 2 Objective: Build a 6 back-to-back chain to pass. Link both sides of the halfpipe with any trick to gain score multiplier. Multiplier resets if you don't do a trick. Controls: None Strategy: A back-to-back chain is a series of tricks. To do a back-to-back chain, you must do a trick anytime you do a jump. In this case, when you jump on a vert, you must do a trick. When you do back-to-back chains, you might notice that your score multiplier increases by 1, which helps you get more score. You can do the same trick on both sides, it does not matter. -Back-to-Back Chains 2- Type: None Difficulty: 3 Objective: Build a 6 Back-to-back chain to pass. Link both sides of the halfpipe with any trick to gain score multiplier. Multiplier resets if you don't do a trick. Controls: None Strategy: Do the same thing as you did in back-to-back chains 1, except there is a funbox and spine added that you can build a six back-to-back chain on. --------------- Training Camp 5 --------------- -Specials- Type: Special Bar Difficulty: 2 Objective: Fully charge your special bar by mixing tricks and combo's to pass. When your bar is full you may perform special tricks for more points. Controls: None Strategy: Your special bar is the bar in the bottom-left corner. Notice that every time you do a trick or combo, your bar increases a little. When you do enough tricks, your bar will turn white when it is full. -Scoring 3- Type: Scoring Difficulty: 5 Objective: Using a NEW BIKE, score 12000 in only 8 jumps to pass. You catch more air with better bikes! Note: Tricks scores get lower when repeated on the same type of ramp. Controls: None Strategy: The average jump should get you 1500 points, because if you get 1500 in eight jumps, you get 12000 exactly. You can also do grinds, stalls, and roll-over tricks that you do not have to waste jumps. -Special Tricks- Type: Common Specials Difficulty: 7 Objective: Fully charge your special bar. Controls: Perform 12 different special tricks on vert, funbox, and spine using these controls. Left,A+Right, Left,B+Right, Down,A+Up, Right,A+Left Strategy: You must fully charge up your special bar before attempting special tricks, or else they will not work. The four tricks must be done on the vert, spine, and funbox totaling twelve tricks to perform to pass. -Scoring 4- Type: Scoring Difficulty: 6 Objective: Perform 1 stunt or combo that scores at least 4000 to pass. Link ramps with any trick to gain back-to-back score multiplier. Extend your basic and advanced tricks into combo's. Controls: None Strategy: First, do some simple tricks until your score multiplier is up to six. Then perform a big trick or combo. Your special tricks will be able to get you a trick above 4000. If you do a combo, both tricks need to be good. -Variety Challenge- Type: Final Exam Difficulty: 6 Objective: Perform 20 different tricks without crashing to pass. Combo's don't count but ramp types do! Controls: None Strategy: Keep track of what tricks you have done and which ramp you have done them on. Remember, you can repeat the same trick on that you did on one ramp and do it on a different ramp. Do not bother doing combo's because they do not count, and you have the possibility of crashing. =============================================================================== ( 6 ) C A R E E R ============================================================================== You have now started your new career. You now can complete challenges and get covers. You can also compete in competitions, and win medals and bikes. As you get more covers and medals, you can enter new areas with new challenges and competitions. You're goal is to reach the C.F.B. Tournament, and win to become the champion. The difficulty level is rated from a scale of 1 to 10. -------------------- Hoffman Bike Factory -------------------- Requirements: -none -Score Challenge- Type: Scoring Difficulty: 2 Objective: Score 30000 to get a cover. Time: 2:15 Strategy: You need to get 30000 in two minutes and fifteen seconds to get a cover. Do a variety of tricks on the various ramps that are scattered around the level. Charge up your special bar that you can do good tricks. Try to keep your score multiplier at six, and try not to crash for it resets your score multiplier and special bar while wasting a time. -Collect T-R-I-C-K- Type: Find and Collect Difficulty: 2 Objective: Pick up T-R-I-C-K to get a cover. Time: 1:00 Strategy: Get the T and the R, which are right there as you start. Turn into the lane below you and go right until you reach the vert. Then turn into the lane above you and get the C. The I and the K require you to first to go in the southeast corner of the level. Then you navigate your bike upwards to the series of halfpipes, and the I and the K will be there. -Collect Stars- Type: Find and Collect Difficulty: 3 Objective: Pick up 10 stars to get a cover. Time: 2:00 Strategy: There are two stars in the halfpipe you start out in. Travel down the halfpipe and get the star on the southeast vert. From here, start going at grind speed, and when you reach the funbox do a roll-over trick on it to get the fourth star. Grind on the handrail ahead to get another star. Turn at the vert and do another roll-over on the funbox to your right to get a star. Turn on the next vert into the lane above you, and grind on the handrail to get another star. The 8th star is in the lane above you. The last two stars are in the northwest corner of the area. -Stunt Challenge- Type: Stunt Challenge Difficulty: 3 Objective: Perform 1 stunt or combo that scores at least 4000 to get a cover. Time: 2:15 Strategy: Get your special bar charged and score multiplier up to six. You can afford to crash, because you have plenty of time. If you do a combo, both of the tricks must add up to be over 700 and your score multiplier be at least six. If you do an individual trick, it must be over 700 too with the score multiplier at six. -High Score- Type: High Score Difficulty: 2 Objective: Score a total of 60000 to get a cover. Pick up all ten stars for a bonus of 30000. 1 star=3000 Time: 2:15 Strategy: Try to get all the stars, because they provide you with half of the score you need. Perform tricks while getting the stars to get as much score as you can in 2 minutes and 15 seconds. -------------------- Hoffman Bike Factory -------------------- Requirements: -3 covers -Pro Score- Type: Pro Score Difficulty: 6 Objective: Score 70000 to get a cover. Time: 2:15 Strategy: Charge up you special bar and get your score multiplier at six, and then do all the various tricks you can do. There is no spine, but instead verts, funboxes, and handrails. -Rapid Scoring- Type: Rapid Scoring Difficulty: 3 Objective: Score 55000 within the time limit to get a cover. Pick up all 10 stars for a bonus for 50000. 1 star=50000 Time: 1:30 Strategy: Getting all ten stars is easy in this area because it is small. If you get all the stars, you only need to do 5000 points in tricks. The time is short though, so hurry. -Collect G-R-I-N-D- Type: Find and Collect Difficulty: 2 Objective: Pick up G-R-I-N-D to get a cover. Time: 1:00 Strategy: Go forward and grind on the handrail to get the G. Turn into the lane below you at the vert, and then do a roll-over trick to get the R on the funbox. Turn into the lane below you, and while going right you will run into the I, N, and D. -Grind Challenge- Type: Grind Challenge Difficulty: 4 Objective: Score 8000 without jumping to get a cover. Time: 2:00 Strategy: Remember only grinds, stalls, and roll-over tricks are allowed. Do a variety of grinds, stalls, and roll-over tricks or else your score will deplete as you repeat the same grinds. If you do one jump, you fail. -Competition 1- Type: Competition Difficulty: 3 Objective: Finish in the top 3 to get a medal. Judges will award extra points for variety and style. Time: 1:30 New Bike: Now you can jump higher! Strategy: Varying your tricks will increase you chance of getting a high score. Verts, funboxes, spines, and handrails are all available to do your various tricks on. Score does not matter in a competition, but the style and variety of your tricks does. ----------------- Construction Site ----------------- Requirements: -6 covers -Score Challenge- Type: Scoring Difficulty: 4 Objective: Score 45000 to get a cover. Time: 2:00 Strategy: The place might be new, but it still has you standard ramps. Your new bike will also help you do combo's and better tricks since you can jump higher. -Collect T-R-I-C-K- Type: Find and Collect Difficulty: 3 Objective: Pick up T-R-I-C-K to get a cover. Time: 1:00 Strategy: First navigate your bike to the northwest corner, from where you start at (southwest corner). Get the I and the C in the halfpipe there. Then get out of the halpipe into the third lane from the top. Do a trick on the funbox to reach the K. Now ride to the northeast corner. The T will be there, and the R is on the vert to your left. -Collect G-R-I-N-D- Type: Find and Collect Difficulty: 3 Objective: Pick up G-R-I-N-D to get a cover. Time: 1:00 Strategy: Turn your bike around and then turn to go in the lane below you. Get the D on the funbox, and as soon as you can turn into the lane below you. The R is in the northwest corner. Head south in the corner below you to get the G. >From here, go to your right and get the N on the funbox with a roll-over trick. Then the I is on the vert to your right. -Grind Challenge- Type: Grind Challenge Difficulty: 4 Objective: Score 16000 without jumping to get a cover. Time: 2:00 Strategy: Only grinds and stalls are allowed. Stay at grind speed all the time. Get your score multiplier up to 6 with some low scoring stalls, and then do some high scoring grinds on the verts, spines, and handrails. You can also grind on the metal construction bar. -High Score- Type: High Score Difficulty: 5 Objective: Score a total of 70000 get a cover. Pick up all 10 stars for a bonus of 30000. 1 star=3000 Time: 2:15 Strategy: The stars are scattered out, but still try to get them all. Do tricks while you are getting the stars because the stars provide you with less than half of your score. ----------------- Construction Site ----------------- Requirements: -10 covers -Pro Score- Type: Pro Score Difficulty: 6 Objective: Score 70000 to get a cover. Time: 2:15 Strategy: Charge up you special bar and get your score multiplier at six, and then do all the various tricks you can do on the verts, funboxes, spines, and handrails. -Rapid Scoring- Type: Rapid Scoring Difficulty: 5 Objective: Score 60000 within the time limit to get a cover. Pick up all 10 stars for a bonus of 50000. 1 star=5000 Time: 1:30 Strategy: Your time is very short, so you should not concentrate in getting all the stars. Do not waste time trying to get the hard ones. Vary your tricks and the ramps you do them on, and you will get the cover. -Jump Challenge- Type: Jump Challenge Difficulty: 5 Objective: Score 32000 in only 20 jumps to get a cover. Time: 1:30 Strategy: 1600 is the average score needed per jump. Grinds, stalls, and roll-over tricks are useful if you are running low on jumps, due to the fact that they do not waste jumps. -Perfect Variety- Type: Perfect Variety Difficulty: 4 Objective: Perform 30 different tricks without crashing to get a cover. Combo's don't count but ramp types do! Time: 2:15 Strategy: The key here is to remember what tricks you did, and on which ramp because you can do the same trick on three different ramps and it will count as three different tricks. Do not do combo's, they do not count and you can crash causing you to fail. -Perfect Score- Type: Perfect Score Difficulty: 4 Objective: Score 50000 without crashing to get a cover. Time: 2:15 Strategy: Instead of doing combo's try single tricks that give you high score, due to the fact that doing combo's runs the risk of you crashing. If you do simple combo's, make sure to at least get your special bar charged. The time is plentiful and will not cause you problems, so do not crash. ------------------- Rotterdam Dockyard ------------------- Requirements: -16 covers -1 medal -Score Challenge- Type: Scoring Difficulty: 4 Objective: Score 60000 to get a cover. Time: 1:45 Strategy: Charge up you special bar and get your score multiplier at six, and then do all the various tricks you can do on the verts, funboxes, spines, and handrails to get a high score and pass. -Collect T-R-I-C-K- Type: Find and Collect Difficulty: 5 Objective: Pick up T-R-I-C-K to get a cover. Time: 1:00 Strategy: Ride forward and get the T on the vert to your right. Turn into the lane below and go into the northeast corner. The R and the I are here. Turn again into the lane below and do a trick on the funbox to get the K. Turn into the lane below you, and the C is on the vert to your left. -Grind Challenge- Type: Grind Challenge Difficulty: 5 Objective: Score 24000 without jumping to get a cover. Time: 2:00 Strategy: In this grind challenge in which you must not jump at all, it is extremely important that you do various tricks and do them on the various verts, spines, and handrails. The score is hard to reach if you do not. -High Score- Type: High Score Difficulty: 5 Objective: Score a total of 80000 to get a cover. Pick up 10 stars for a bonus of 30000. 1 star=30000 Time: 1:45 Strategy: Getting the all the stars is not required, but try to get some. Do tricks while getting the stars and you will eventually reach the target score. -Competition 2- Type: Competition Difficulty: 5 Objective: Finish in the top 3 to win a medal. Judges will award extra points for variety and style. Time: 1:30 Reward: Now you can auto-accelerate. Strategy: The lane you start out in is good because there is a variety of ramps to do your tricks on. Score will not affect the judge's score, so worry more about the various tricks you do. ------------------- Rotterdam Dockyard ------------------- Requirements: -20 covers -2 medals -Pro Score- Type: Pro Score Difficulty: 6 Objective: Score 80000 to get a cover. Time: 1:45 Strategy: Charge up you special bar and get your score multiplier at six, and then do all the various tricks you can do on the verts, funboxes, spines, and handrails to get a high score and pass. -Collect Stars- Type: Find and Collect Difficulty: 3 Objective: Pick up ten stars to get a cover. Time: 1:30 Strategy: Two stars are to your left and right as you start. Turn into the lane below you after getting them. Do a trick on the funbox to get the third star. Go left and turn into the lane above you. There is two stars in this lane on the left and right vert. Turn back into the lane below, and then turn down again. There is a star to your left and right on each vert. Then turn into the last lane below you and get the three stars. One on each side of the vert and one on a funbox. -Jump Challenge- Type: Jump Challenge Difficulty: 3 Objective: Score 48000 in only 30 jumps to get a cover. Time: 2:00 Strategy: 1600 is average score needed for each jump, so you are going to have to do grinds, stalls, and roll-over tricks when you're jumps run short. Time is not an issue, and try to do a trick every jump. -Perfect Combo- Type: Perfect Combo's Difficulty: 3 Objective: Perform 15 combo's without crashing to get a cover. Time: 1:00 Strategy: Do not do difficult combo's, because you run the risk of crashing. There is an cheap way to do this too, you can repeat the same combo's, and still get credit for it. -Perfect Score- Type: Perfect Score Difficulty: 5 Objective: Score 50000 without crashing to get a cover. Time: 2:00 Strategy: Instead of doing combo's try single tricks that give you high score, due to the fact that doing combo's runs the risk of you crashing. If you do simple combo's, make sure to at least get your special bar charged. The time is plentiful and will not cause you problems, so do not crash. The challenge is not getting the score, but is to avoid crashing. ------------- Old Jail Yard ------------- Requirements: -25 covers -2 medals -Rapid Scoring- Type: Rapid Scoring Difficulty: 5 Objective: Score 60000 within the time limit to get a cover. Pick up all 10 stars for a bonus of 50000. 1 star=5000 Time: 1:00 Strategy: The time here is strenuous, and it is hard to get all the stars in this new area. Getting all the stars is not recommended, and do trick like usual when getting the stars. Do not do risky tricks, because falling wastes valuable time. -Perfect Score- Type: Perfect Score Difficulty: 7 Objective: Score 60000 without crashing to get a cover. Time: 1:30 Strategy: The worst mistake to make here is to rush. The time is short, but it is easy to crash if you do big moves as soon as you start. You are going to have to do some big combos, but be sure your special bar is charged up. -Perfect Variety- Type: Perfect Variety Difficulty: 8 Objective: Perform 40 different tricks without crashing to get a cover. Combo's don't count but different ramp types do! Time: 2:15 Strategy: To pass, it is especially important that you keep track of what tricks you have done. Do tricks, grinds, stalls, roll-over tricks, advanced tricks, special tricks. Remember, do the same tricks on all the different ramps that are there. Do not do combo's though, because the possibility of crashing is there. Do not worry about score. -Pro Score- Type: Pro Score Difficulty: 8 Objective: Score 90000 to get a cover. Time: 1:45 Strategy: You are going to do have to good combo's, advanced tricks, and special tricks to reach the lofty score you must get. If you crash, you can still recover. Keep your score multiplier at six to get maximum score, and vary your tricks. -Competition 3- Type: Competition Difficulty: 5 Objective: Finish in the top 3 to get a medal. Judges will award extra points for variety and style. Time: 1:30 Strategy: Verts, funboxes, spines, and handrails are all available to do your various tricks on, so use them well. Score does not matter at all, but the style and variety of your tricks does. ------------------ C.F.B. Tournament ------------------ Requirements: -30 covers -3 medals -Dirt Jump- Type: Dirt Jump Difficulty: 6 Objective: Score over 1500 in 2 jumps to get a cover. Time: 0:10 Strategy: Two simple combo's will beat this easily. The time seems short, but it is not needed. -Freestyle Jam- Type: Freestyle Jam Difficulty: 5 Objective: Perform 1 stunt or combo that scores at least 6000 to pass. Time: 2:15 Strategy: You are stuck in a halfpipe, so there is only verts in this area. You must first get your score multiplier at six. Then you can do either your rider's special vert trick, or you can do a combo. To get a combo over 6000, both of the trick's scores in the combo must add up to 1000. -Street Competition- Type: Street Competition Difficulty: 8 Objective: Finish in the top 3 to get a medal. Judges will award extra points for variety and style. Time: 1:30 Strategy: Explore the area, and do all the various tricks you can on all the various ramps they have. Repeating tricks will hurt your score, and the judges score must be high to place you in the top three. -Vert Competition- Type: Vert Competition Difficulty: 9 Objective: Finish in the top 3 to get a medal. Judges will award extra points for variety and style. Time: 1:30 Prerequisite: Dirt Jump, Freestyle Jam, and Street Competition have been passed. Strategy: In this competition, varying your tricks is extremely important due to the fact that there is only verts to do your tricks on. Do every trick you know -Final- Type: Final Difficulty: 8 Objective: Finish 1st to win the championship. Judges will award extra points for variety and style. Time: 1:30 Prerequisite: Vert Competition has been passed. Strategy: Move around and use the various verts, spines, funboxes, and handrails to do all the various tricks you can. Try not to crash because it wastes time and deducts score, but also try combo's too. =============================================================================== ( 7 ) T I M E T R I A L =============================================================================== Dirt Track: Ride to the finish line as fast as you can. Perform tricks to gain extra time! Note: Bigger tricks give you more time. Each level has four stages. Tricks: +1 seconds Advanced Tricks: +2 to +3 seconds Special Tricks: +5 seconds Combo's: +1 second ------------ Time Trial 1 ------------ Requirements: -2 covers Time: 0:25 ------------ Time Trial 2 ------------ Requirements: -12 covers Time: 0:20 ------------ Time Trial 3 ------------ Requirements: -24 covers Time: 0:05 =============================================================================== ( 8 ) F R E E R I D E =============================================================================== Free Ride is a mode to ride freely in each level, without restrictions or goals. There is certain requirements you must reach to enter each level, which are listed below. -------------------- Hoffman Bike Factory -------------------- -None ----------------- Construction Site ----------------- -6 covers ------------------- Rotterdam Dockyard ------------------- -16 covers -1 medal ------------ Old Jail Yard ------------ -25 covers -2 medals ----------------- C.F.B Tournament ----------------- -30 covers -3 medals =============================================================================== ( 9 ) T R I C K I N D E X =============================================================================== This is an index of all the tricks that can be performed in the game, how to dial in the trick, and it's initial point value. The tricks are sorted out by the equipment you do them on. There is a section at the bottom labeled "Special Rider Tricks." In this section, only certain rider's can do some of the tricks. To find out what special tricks your rider can do, first look at his profile and find his special tricks. Then you can find out which special tricks your rider can perform. Remember that the point value of your trick lowers as your repeat the trick. The point value's here are the value of the trick the first time you perform it. ---- Vert ---- Vert Tricks Move Name Point Value A + Up 180 No Hander 300 A + Down 180 No Footer 300 A + Right 180 X Up 300 A + Left Bar Spin 180 200 A + B 1 Hander 1 Footer 300 Vert Grinds B 50/50 Stall 100 B + (U/D) 50/50 Grind 300 B + Up Vert Fufanu 200 B + Down Vert 180 Nose Pick 200 B + Left + (U/D) Alley Oop 600 Advanced Vert Tricks B + Up Table Top 500 B + Down Look Down 500 B + Left 180 Can Can 500 B + Right 180 Candy Bar 500 Up , Down 180 Tailwhip 600 Left , Right 540 600 Right , Left Flare 600 Up , Up 180 Superman 600 Down , Down Peacock 600 Down , Up Indian Air 600 Special Tricks Left , A + Right 540 No Hander 1000 Left , B + Right 900 1200 Down , A + Up Decade Air 1000 Right , A + Left No Handed Flare 1200 ----- Spine ----- Spine Tricks Move Name Point Value A + Up No Hander 200 A + Down No Footer 200 A + Right X Up 100 A + Left Bar Spin 100 A + B 1 Hander 1 Footer 200 Spine Stalls B Spine Stall 100 B + Left Reverse Stall 200 B + Up Tail Tap 200 B + Down Nose Pick 200 B + Up-Left Fufanu 300 B + Down-Left 180 Nose Pick 300 Advanced Tricks B + Up Table Top 400 B + Down Swing Out 400 B + Left Rocket Air 400 B + Right Candy Bar 400 Up , Down Tailwhip 500 Left , Right 360 500 Right , Left Backflip 500 Up , Up Superman 500 Down , Down Peg Grab 500 Down , Up Nothing 500 Special Tricks Left , A + Right 360 No Hander 800 Left, B + Right 720 1000 Down , A + Up Bar Hop 800 Right , A + Left Backflip No Hander 1000 ------ Funbox ------ Funbox Tricks Move Name Point Value A + Up No Hander 200 A + Down No Footer 200 A + Right X Up 100 A + Left Bar Spin 100 A + B 1 Hander 1 Footer 200 Roll-Over Tricks B + Up Manual 100 B + Down Nose Wheelie 100 B + Right Tail Slap 200 B + Left Rock Walk 200 Advanced Tricks B + Up Table Top 400 B + Down Swing Out 400 B + Left Rocket Air 400 B + Right Candy Bar 400 Up , Down Tailwhip 500 Left , Right 360 500 Right , Left Backflip 500 Up , Up Superman 500 Down , Down Peg Grab 500 Down , Up Nothing 500 Special Tricks Left , A + Right 360 No Hander 800 Left, B + Right 720 1000 Down , A + Up Bar Hop 800 Right , A + Left Backflip No Hander 1000 -------- Handrail -------- Grinds Move Name Point Value B 50/50 Rail Grind 100 B + Up Feeble Grind 200 B + Down Smith Grind 200 B + Up-Right Ice Pick Grind 300 B + Down-Right Tooth Pick Grind 300 B + Left Fakie Grind 400 -------------------- Special Rider Tricks -------------------- Special Rider Vert Tricks Move Name Point Value Right , B + Left Double Flare 1200 Down , B + Up Rocket Queen 1200 Up , B + Down No Foot Can Can 1200 Up , A + Down Double Tailwhip 1200 Left , A + Right 540 No Hander 1000 Special Rider Street Tricks Right , B + Left Double Backflip 1000 Down , B + Up Body Varial 1200 Right , B + Down Front Flip No Hander 1200 Right , A + Down Front Flip 1000 Up , A + Left Superman Seat Grab 1000 Up , B + Left Superman 1 Hander 1200 =============================================================================== ( 10 ) C H E A T S A N D H I N T S =============================================================================== ----------------- C.F.B. Tournament ----------------- To automatically go to the C.F.B. Tournament as Mat Hoffman, enter the password .N.3.W.WL2W --------- Gameshark --------- To get some Gameshark codes, visit the following site: http://www.gameshark.com/gameboy/objects/156971_106.html =============================================================================== ( 11 ) F R E Q U E T L Y A S K E D Q U E S T I O N S ( F A Q ) =============================================================================== My e-mail address is currently mohammed360@yahoo.com. You may send me questions, suggestions, or comments about this walkthrough or the game to my e-mail address. Please only send e-mails about Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX for Game Boy Color, not on other topics. 1) Who is the best biker to choose from? A: The bikers in the Game Boy Color version of Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX do not have statistics such as air, spin, balance, or speed. All of them have the same abilities. They all have the same main tricks. The only thing that varies another biker from another is their special rider tricks, which only that certain biker can perform. 2) Why can I not land my combo's/tricks? A: You might not be timing your combo's or tricks right. To time your combo's or tricks correctly, you need to dial in your trick as your are going up. If you dial in a trick as your are going down, then most probably you are going to crash because you don't have enough time to perform the trick. Your bike also might have to be better to so some of the harder combo's or the rider's special tricks. 3) Is training camp required to be completed to beat the game or start a career? A: No, training is a mode to teach you the skills you must have to beat the game. No special modes or cheats are unlocked by beating training camp. The experience that you receive from training camp is much needed though. 4) Where can I get medals needed to enter certain levels? A: Medals can only be acquired only by beating competitions. 5) What do I get for beating the Time Trial mode and Career mode? A: Absolutely nothing extra happens when you beat the Career and Time Trial modes of the game. Time trial is just to test your ability to do tricks efficiently while riding to a finish line. For beating the career mode, you get to watch a nice credits sequence, but that is about it. =============================================================================== ( 12 ) L E G A L I N F O R M A T I O N =============================================================================== Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX Walkthrough © 2001 by Mohammed Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX © HotGen Studios and Activision. This walkthrough is protected by International Copyright Law. This document may not be reproduced in any other form. The contents in this document can not be changed, and you may not use this walkthrough on your web site without permission. You cannot use this walkthrough for commercial purposes either. There are penalties for breaking the rules stated above. =============================================================================== ( 13 ) C R E D I T S =============================================================================== This Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX Walkthrough was made possible by the help of the following resources. Thanks to them, for this document would not be possible without them. First I would like to thank GameFaqs for posting this walkthrough on their site. IGN also helped me out with information about the release date of the game. A figlet from the site below created the ASCII at the beginning of the walkthrough. I would also like to thank HotGen Studios for creating Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX. If you liked Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX for Game Boy Color, try it on Playstation too. Lastly, thanks to you the reader for reading this walkthrough. Best wishes to the Houston Rockets for the 2000-2001 NBA Season, with Steve Francis and Cuttino Mobley leading the way to the Rockets possible third NBA Championship! Links: -Pocket IGN http://pocket.ign.com/reviews/14635.html -Figlet Creator http://www.schnoggo.com/figlet.html -END OF MAT HOFFMAN'S PRO BMX WALKTHROUGH-