Sat, 14 Oct 2000 14:03:24 -0500 (EST) ### ### ### # ##### ### ## ## # ### #### # # ### ### ## ## #### ## # ## ##### ## ## ## ### #### ### ### ## # ## # # ## ## # # # ##### #### # # ### # # ## ## ## ## ## ### # ### # ## ## # # # # # # ### # # ## ## ## ## ## ## ## # ## # ### # ## ## ## # # # ### # # # ## ##### ##### # ### ### ### ## ## # #### # # ### ## ## ## ## ## # ## ## # # ## ## ## # # # # # # ## ## ## ## ## # ### ## # # ## ## # # # # # # # # ## ### ### # ## ## # # ## ## # # # # # ## ### #### # # ### ### ### ### ## #### ## ### ## ## ### # #### #### ## # MOON CRYSTAL FAQ version 1.00 by Wilson Lau for NES/Famicom Copyright © 2000 Wilson Lau This FAQ is best viewed in Courier, 10 point font. This FAQ may be distributed FREELY so long as it remains unaltered AND is the latest version (see below for where to obtain the latest version). It is intended for PRIVATE USE and may NOT be reproduced for commercial purposes by mechanical, electronic, or any other means. Do not try to sell it even if no profit is made off this work. In addition, this FAQ may not be used for personal gain by submission to game magazines, web sites, etc. Email any changes, typos, etc. to me at darktoshi@yahoo.com. Moon Crystal is copyright © 1992 Hector. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- You may find this FAQ and all future revisions at: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dark Toshi's Home Page (me) www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Realm/4610/ GameFAQS www.gamefaqs.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CREDITS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- AWJ for translating the ROM Anonymous GameFAQs visitor for requesting that a FAQ be made on the game. ============================================================================= CONTENTS ============================================================================= I. FAQ History II. Story III. Controls IV. Gameplay V. Items VI. Enemies VII. Walkthrough VIII. Credits IX. Disclaimer ============================================================================= I. FAQ HISTORY ============================================================================= Version 1.00 (10/14/00) Initial release ============================================================================= II. STORY ============================================================================= You mustn't go out during a full moon. That's when the dead walk the woods. If they catch you, they'll drag you into their graves... (In a field) Merle: It's an old story in this village. Ricky: But Merle, it's just a story right? Merle: I dunno...Some people say they've seen it actually happen. Ricky: Hmm... (At Ricky's home) Dr. S: W-Who are you!? Ricky!! Ricky, run for it! Ricky: Dad, who the- Dr. S: They're after the Moon Crystal! Ricky: Moon Crystal!? (View of the town) That night, everyone in Cirrus Village was taken away by the mysterious abductors. Except for one boy, Ricky Slater... ============================================================================= III. CONTROLS ============================================================================= Up : climb up when hanging off a ledge Down : crouch Left : move left Right : move right B : attack A : jump. Press again while rising to double jump (need wing boots) Select : not used Start : start game, pause/resume game ============================================================================= IV. GAMEPLAY ============================================================================= The screen is split up into an action field and a status bar. +----------------+ | Action Field | | | +----------------+ | Status Bar | +----------------+ On the status bar will be your current life total (starts at 3 but you may earn up to a max of 5 hearts), your remaining lives, the stage number, and the stage name. There is no time limit nor score so you won't have to worry about getting points or dying by time. An exception to this is stage 7 (See walkthrough for more details). Whenever you run out of lives, you will have the option to continue or quit. You may continue as many times as you like. ============================================================================= V. ITEMS ============================================================================= 1-up Gives you an additional life. Big Heart Restores up to 4 hearts to Ricky's life meter. Clear Heart Increases the life meter's maximum by 1. Dagger Extends the range of Ricky's attack. Diamond Temporarily makes Ricky invincible to enemy attacks. Small Heart Restores 1 heart to Ricky's life meter. Wing Boots Allow Ricky to double jump. ============================================================================= VI. ENEMIES ============================================================================= Main characters --------------- Ricky Slater : The hero Merle : Ricky's friend Dr. Slater : Ricky's father Count Crimson: Abducts Dr. Slater in hopes of using the Moon Crystal Rosina : Living clone of Count Crimson's daughter. Kept alive by the moon crystal. Enemies ------- Archer Armed Guard Bat Bird Flame Flying machine Gargoyle Guard Mudman Pirate Rock Thrower Rotating Cannon Skeleton Strong Man Tarantula Tentacle Bosses ------ Axe man Knife man Fake Crimson Pirate Captain Boulder Thrower Blue Armor Count Crimson ============================================================================= VII. WALKTHROUGH ============================================================================= This walkthrough will guide you through the entire game. I will guide you on how to obtain all items in the game. Use as much/little as you need. Feel free to deviate from my walkthrough at anytime since I don't always take the optimum path. However, whenever possible, I'll take the best route and still grab every chest along the way. **Note--I based this guide on the translated rom by AWJ but you can also use it to beat the original Japanese version as well. Stage 1: Evil Forest Chests : 12 (1 1-up, 1 big heart, 3 clear heart, 2 dagger, 1 diamond, 2 small heart, 2 wing boots) Ok, the adventure has started. Take the opportunity now to get used to the controls. You can attack, jump, and crouch. You can also climb and hang from ledges, but we'll get to that later. You can also double jump once you obtain the double jump item. Now this next point is very important. When you turn to face the opposite direction, there will ALWAYS be a delay in turning if you don't lightly tap the directional pad. This happens even if you are standing still and then turn around in the other direction so it doesn't matter if you're moving or not. All that matters is how hard you pressed the pad. While this isn't a problem for most of the game, problems will arise when you have to make some jumps back and forth in which case, this delay will cause your jump to fall short of the distance required to clear the ledge; a jump that you would have made if had you waited for the delay. While this goes against your logic, do not forget this point otherwise you will be falling into pits when you try to jump. Therefore, whenever turning around just do nothing until Ricky is stationary again or just tap the pad but you'll probably press it too hard so stick to the first rule instead. Now that you've got the essentials down, let's walkthrough the game. First go right and take out the guard there. You'll notice that the trees have branches. You can jump and hang or stand on those branches. You should practice grabbing them to get the hang (no pun intended) of it before moving onward. When you're ready, go right and you'll see a pit. You can jump across it in two ways. The first way is to jump and attack while you're still airborne. This will take care of the guard on the other side. The other way is to jump onto the tree branches and use them to cross. The only thing you'll have to worry about doing it this way is the bat on the other side. Anyway, now go right and take out the guard guarding the chest. Open the chest by attacking it. There's a dagger powerup inside. Grab it and your attack range is now extended. Now go right and you'll run into a wall. Just stand against it and jump. You'll grab on to the top of the higher ground. Press UP to climb up. Now go right and there is a chest on a tree limb. Take out the guard next to the tree. Then grab the chest (small heart). Now jump over the first pit to your right. Wait for the guard to the right to walk away from the edge a little before jumping over the second pit. Go right and you'll see a tarantula. Just attack it and go right to get the chest (diamond). You'll be invincible for a short time. Wait for the moving platform to the right to come close enough. Then jump and hang onto it. Then climb up and jump over to the right. Quickly take care of the two guards you'll run into. Then go to the right some more and you'll encounter an archer. Crouch to avoid her arrow. Then she'll jump over you and fire another shot. Look for an opening and attack. Then grab the chest (clear heart) and head on to the next screen. Now you'll be at a waterfall with several ledges in it. A chest is directly above you. This will be your first test in jumping. Remember to wait for the delay when you turn around after each jump otherwise you'll fall short of the next ledge as you try to jump. Jump up to the chest (wing boots). Now you can do a double jump by pressing jump again while you are rising in the air. Now jump on to the upper right ledge. There's a guard to your right. Stand on the ledge and attack. You'll hit the guard. Now go right. You'll see an orange platform. This type of platform will begin to crumble the moment you step on it. Do a double jump on to the platform. Then double jump off of it before it completely crumbles. Jump off the second platform before it completely crumbles too. Grab the chest (small heart) on the ledge. Take care of the guard. Now use the moving platform to climb up the steps. Before you leave the screen, be sure to take a note of the chest in the lower right portion of the screen. Once you're in the screen above, there will be a small moving platform above you. Double jump onto it. Then take care of the guard on the ledge. Now you'll see another waterfall. Walk off the edge (trust me) and as you're falling, quickly press LEFT so that you are brushing against the wall. Then as you fall down to the next screen below, rapidly attack. If done correctly, you'll drop down and defeat the guard below. Now grab the chest (1-up) that you saw from before. Double jump over the pit and kill the tarantula on the other side. Go to the right some more and you'll see three small pits. Double jump over them and kill the tarantula that's guarding the chest (big heart). Head back to the left and jump onto the small moving platform. Jump onto the first step. Now jump and hang from the next step. Climb up and move to the left but whatever you do, don't jump. That's because there's an archer to your left. You won't have to crouch to avoid her arrow. If you want, you can kill her but she'll just jump into the pit if you wait. Once she's gone, double jump to the chest (clear heart). Now double jump to the moving platform. Then jump to the next ledge. Wait for the guard on the ledge to the right to leave you some space to land before you jump across. Attack while jumping to be on the safe side. There's a tarantula on the ground below you. Leave it alone and jump over to the right. You'll now be on a new screen. Go right and kill the tarantula. Get the chest (wing boots). Go to the edge of the pit. Wait for the bat to pass before double jumping across. You should land on the tree branch. Kill the guard below you and get the chest (clear heart). Now go right and there's another pit with some crumbling platforms. Quickly double jump across them. Once you've cleared the pit, move to the right and quickly kill the archer before she fires her arrow at you. Grab the chest (dagger) and go to the right to fight the boss. Boss: Axe man (6 Life) This boss is very easy. He'll begin to move toward you. When he gets close enough, he'll try to swing his axe at you. When the fight begins, jump onto the left most tree branch. Now crouch on it and keep attacking. As the Axe man gets closer to you, he'll get hit by your attacks which the dagger powerup has extended. You should be able to hit him six times before he can even swing his axe at you. Stage 2: Waylaid Street Chests : 13 (3 big heart, 2 clear heart, 3 dagger, 1 diamond, 2 small heart, 2 wing boots) Go right and take out the two guards and the archer in your way. Go on to the next screen. Take out the guard to the right. Now climb onto the platform between the two windows. Grab the chest (clear heart) on the platform to the right. Now walk to the right. Keep walking until you drop back down to the ground. You'll be in front of a rotating cannon. Quickly jump and attack it before it fires at you. Then continue to the right. Don't try to jump over the pit to your right. Use the platforms instead to cross. When you get over the pit, there will be a chest guarded by an armed guard below you. Jump onto the platform above the chest. Wait for the guard's back to be turned. Then quickly drop down to the chest. Immediately crouch to avoid the bullets from the guard's machine gun. Then attack. Grab the chest (dagger). Climb up the platform to the right. Jump over to the next platform. You'll see a chest on a lower ledge below you. Walk off the platform you're standing on. You won't fall in the pit but land on to the ledge. Kill the guard and get the chest (small heart). Jump over the pit and you'll see another rotating cannon. Either attack it first or wait until it fires before attacking. Then use the platform above the pit to the right to cross it. Now you'll see another armed guard on a ledge below you to your right. Walk off the ledge you're standing on and you'll fall and catch onto the ledge the guard is standing on. Wait for his back to be turned before you climb up. Crouch to avoid his shots. Then attack. Go to the right to the next screen. You'll see a chest above you. Walk to the right and kill the guard in your way. You'll soon reach a high wall in your path. Turn around and climb up the platforms. Go to the left. Kill the guard and then grab the chest (small heart) to the left. Go back to the right until you see the platforms that lead up off the screen. Climb up them to the next screen above. There will be a guard on a platform above you. Position yourself on the left edge of the platform you're standing on. Then jump and hang on to the platform the guard is on. Climb up and attack when his back is turned. Then grab the chest (clear heart). Be careful to not jump while you're under the ceiling spikes since they can hurt you. Jump over to the left platform. There will be another guard. Wait for his back to be turned. Then walk off onto his platform and attack. To the left will be a chest (dagger) that you can get but since you already grabbed the dagger powerup, you should skip it. However, if you choose to grab it, you'll have to jump and hang onto the platform to the right to climb back up. That jump is hard to time so you might miss. Don't worry if you miss though because you'll just fall back down to the screen below. Anyway, just climb up the platforms leading up off the screen. On the next screen will be a chest (wing boots) above you. Grab it. You'll see two mudmen to your right. Stand at the edge of the ledge and do a double jump over them. Turn around and attack them once you land. Go right and grab the chest (big heart). Double jump onto the armed guard's platform when his back is turned and crouch to avoid his shots. Kill him and then stand on the platform's right edge. Do a double jump off to the right. Keep pushing to the right while you're falling and you'll land on a roof on the screen below. Go right to the next screen. Grab the two chests (wing boots, diamond) that you see. Double jump over the pit and just walk past the guard. Then double jump over the next pit. You'll see a mudman above you. Lure the mudman to the left by standing on the left side of your platform. Then quickly double jump onto the platform above you. Turn around and attack the mudman. Walk down to the chest (clear heart) below you. Then climb up to the chest (dagger) above you. Double jump to the roof on your right. Walk to the right until you see the guard across the pit. As usual, wait for his back to be turned before jumping across. Kill him and get the chest (big heart). Now stand to the left of the chimney above you. The mudman on the roof above you will not be able to pass the chimney. When its back is turned, do a double jump. Then attack it before it attacks you. Head to the right to fight the boss. Boss: Knife man (8 Life) This boss will jump around until he gets near you. He'll then stab you. You can jump around to try to avoid his attacks but the easiest and quickest way to win is to just get in his face and attack. When the fight begins, move to the right until you are in "front" of the roof in the background. The Knife man will have to jump twice before he lands on the ledge you're standing on. When he jumps for the second time, try to anticipate where he'll land. Before he lands, sneak in an attack. You should be able to hit him 4 times before he can stab you once. He'll jump at you but just keep attacking and turn around if he manages to jump over you. He might jump and land on top of you. In that case, don't bother turning around but just keep attacking. You'll still hit him. You'll kill him before he kills you. Stage 3: Count' Castle Chests : 11 (1 1-up, 1 big heart, 3 clear heart, 1 dagger, 1 diamond, 2 small heart, 2 wing boots) You'll be in a forest. To save yourself time some trouble, climb up the tree branches now. As you climb up, you'll see a mudman on the ground below. Don't worry about him and go to the rightmost tree branch. You will see a gray ledge to hang on. Stand on the edge of the branch and jump toward the ledge. Grab on and climb up to the next screen above. Jump to the tree branch on the left. Then jump to the next branch. A flying machine will be coming at you now. Jump and attack when it gets in range. Now jump across the branches to the left some more to get a chest (clear heart). Then jump back to the right. Get on top of the upper right tree branch. Then jump onto the Count's castle. A mudman will be to the right. Take him out and enter the castle. Inside the castle will be a guard to the right. Kill him and grab the chest (dagger) on the platform above. Drop down and kill the other guard. Take the stairs down. Once you start descending, don't stop. Just keep running down them. At the foot of the stairs is an archer. Get within range and attack her before she can fire at you. Now you'll see two sets of stairs, one on the right and one on the left. Take the left stairs. Downstairs, you'll see a chest (big heart) to the left and a switch to the right. Grab the chest. Then go to the switch. A flame will approach you. Jump and attack it. Stand next to the switch so when you do a stationary jump, you'll land on the switch. You'll have to be fast now as the switch has raised the closed gates on the screen above for a VERY short amount of time in what I call the "switch and run." Therefore, after hitting the switch, be sure to quickly go back upstairs. On the next screen, immediately jump to the right and crouch. The archer will fire at you, usually two arrows. When she jumps over you, quickly move to the right. Skip the set of stairs to your right. Run under the opened gate instead. Jump over the pit and run under the second gate before it closes. If you fail to make it in time and find yourself trapped between the two gates, just fall down into the pit. You'll find yourself on the screen below. Climb back up and you'll notice that you're at the stairs that you passed by before. Head back to the left stairs and repeat the "switch and run" again. If necessary, take a hit from the archer in order to save some time and run through her while you're invincible. If she fires an arrow while you're running away, you can jump over it and let it pass under you if you time it correctly. Take the stairs down after you pass the gates. Get the chest (wing boots) to the left. Then jump back onto the platform. Go to the right. You'll see a blue platform. That platform is a rotating platform. This means that it will rotate if you put too much weight on any one side of it. The exception is the middle. If you stand in the middle, the platform will not rotate. Therefore, do a double jump onto the platform. Try to land in the middle if you can. If not, just double jump off to the ledge on the right before you fall off. Watch out for the flame and the skeleton on the ledge. The skeleton takes two hits to kill. You can either kill the flame by standing on the rotating platform and then kill the skeleton or you can charge in and kill both at once. Afterwards, there will be more rotating platforms to the right. Just double jump over them. When you double jump off the second rotating platform towards the ledge, be sure you land next to the tentacle on the ledge. If you feel that you can't time the jump to do so, just take the hit and land on the tentacle. It may hurt but at least you won't lose a life by falling into the pit. Kill the tentacle. Then grab the chest (small heart). Climb upstairs. You'll see a switch above you. We'll come back to it in a minute. Go to the left for now. Kill the guard by the stairs. Climb up. There will be a flying machine coming towards you. Jump onto the platform to the left. Then stand and attack. The machine will fly right into your attack. Grab the chest (clear heart). As you probably noticed, the gate to the right is closed so head back down to the switch from before. Hit it and hurry to the left up the stairs like before. Jump over the guard since killing him wastes valuable time. Hurry up the stairs (don't forget to jump on the stairs to climb them). When you appear on the next screen above, immediately jump to the right. Run and jump past the two open gates. Jump over the next pit in your way. You'll see a flame to the right and possibly a flying machine. Jump and attack it so that you land on the small ledge. Quickly jump through the third open gate or else you'll have to repeat everything again. Head to the right to the next screen. Kill the guard. Grab the chest (diamond). Now run to the right, ignoring the enemies along the way. Once you're inside the castle again, keep moving past the first rock thrower. You should still be invincible so continue to the right until the ledge the second rock thrower is on prevents you from moving any more. Now attack repeatedly. The rock thrower's rock will fall just short of hitting you but your attack will hit him. Now go downstairs. There will be an archer at the foot of the stairs. Kill her and grab the chest (wing boots). Go to the left and kill the guard on the ledge. Grab the chest (small heart) on the platform. Then go downstairs. There will be a rotating platform to the right. There's also a skeleton on the ledge to the right. Walk off or jump onto the platform. Wait for the skeleton to leave some space for you before you jump over and attack it. Jump to the next platform. You'll see two more rotating platforms. Jump onto the middle of the first platform. A flame will come at you. Stay on the platform and attack when it gets near. Jump over to the middle of the second platform. A skeleton will be guarding the ledge to the right. Jump over and kill it quickly. Now there will be a ledge above you and a rotating platform below you. You don't need to go to the rotating platform, but if you want a 1-up just jump onto it and then over to the chest (1-up). Jump back over and then up to the ledge. Climb up and kill the guard. Grab the chest (clear heart). Then go to the right to fight the boss. Boss: Fake Crimson (11 Life) He'll do two things. If you're far away, he will jump in the air and throw three knives down at you. If you're nearby, he will teleport to you and try to hit you with his cane. If you have 5 hearts, just start attacking when the fight begins. Don't move and just keep attacking. The Fake Crimson will jump at you but your attack will deflect the knife that is coming at you. Once the Fake Crimson lands, it's an all out slugfest as you both hit each other. You should be able to hit him twice for each hit he lands on you. As long as you attack fast enough, you will win. Stage 4: Pirate Ship Chests : 14 (1 1-up, 2 big heart, 2 clear heart, 2 dagger, 1 diamond, 4 small heart, 2 wing boots) Jump on to the portholes to the ship. The ship will leave the docks once you're aboard. There will be a pirate coming towards you. Wait for him to get to you. Don't move. He'll swing his sword at you. It will miss. Attack him when he raises his sword again to hit you. You'll see an opening in the deck above the porthole. Do not try to jump over it or a bird will hit you as you're jumping, causing you to fall to your death. Walk onto the porthole instead. The bird will fly harmlessly over your head. Now jump straight up to get back on the deck. Take a step forward and attack. Another bird will fly at you but since you attacked early, it will not hit you. Now walk to the right. Don't stop at all. Just keep walking, even off the deck. You'll fall but hang onto the double porthole. By doing this instead of stopping, you'll avoid the cannon's shot. Climb onto the porthole. Then walk to the right onto the next two portholes. As you walk onto the first one, a bird will fly just above your head. Walk on to the next double porthole. Climb up. Then take a step forward and attack. You'll kill the bird that will be flying at you. Jump to the next porthole. Then walk off onto the next one after. Climb up and jump to the next porthole. As you jump toward the next porthole which is just under the chest above, be careful of the bird. The bird won't fly at you until you land on the porthole. Once you land, immediately attack but don't attack until you've landed because you might miss the jump if you attack early. Jump onto the last porthole once the bird is dead. Grab the chest (small heart). Kill the pirate and then head over to the next screen. There will be two openings in the deck. You're probably expecting more birds but there are none, at least none here anyway. Jump over to the chest (dagger). Now the way forward is blocked by the ship's mast. Therefore climb up the mast. Treat the mast as if it were any other platform. Just go to the edge and jump to hang on and then climb up the mast platforms. Climb up to the screen above. Immediately kill the pirate to the right and without hesitation, jump and hang but do not climb up the platform above you. The reason you shouldn't climb up is because of the strong man above you. He will punch the mast causing you to drop one platform down if you're either not hanging from a platform or if you did not jump when he punched. It's easier to hang than to jump. Wait for the strong man to punch again as you're hanging. Then climb up and kill him. Grab the chest (small heart) above. Climb up the remaining platforms to the screen above. You'll be at the top of the mast now. You can attack the pirate to the right. Your attack will reach through the mast and kill him. Now jump on and over the top of the mast. Don't stand on the mast top for too long or else a bird will hit your feet. Just jump off to the right from the top of the mast. Your jump should be enough to clear both birds that fly at you. Once you've cleared the birds, stop pressing RIGHT on the directional pad and you'll fall straight down. You should land on a platform with a chest (wing boots). There is a strong man to the left and one below you. You won't have time to get the chest without him knocking you down so jump and hang on the platform above. Wait for him to punch before you drop back down to kill him. Grab the chest now. Wait for the strong man below you to move away from the mast platforms edge before you walk off to the screen below. Once you're on the next screen, continue walking to the right until you land on the double portholes. Wait for the strong man on the right to have his back turned before you jump over and attack. Grab the chest (big heart). Double jump to the screen above. There is a strong man who will punch the mast here. Ignore him and continue double jumping up to the screen above. There is a pirate to your right but you can't hit him from where you are. That's not a problem. Jump onto the blue platform. Then crouch and attack to kill the pirate. Grab the chest (diamond). Now double jump off to the right. Go through the door to the ship's interior once you land. Now you're inside the ship. You should still be invincible so run past the pirate. Don't take the stairs down. Jump onto the three stacked chests. From there, jump onto the platform above. You'll see an armed guard below you. Wait for him to turn his back before you drop down to the chest. Crouch after you land. Grab the chest (clear heart). Wait for the guard's shots to pass before you attack. Fall down the narrow pit. You'll be hanging from a ledge at the top of the screen. Wait for the strong man to move away before you drop down. Then go right and get the chest (small heart). To your right will be three stacked crates. Get on top of them. Look above you. You'll see an opening in the ceiling. Double jump from the top of the three stacked crates. This is most easily done by waiting for the ship to lower all the way down and double jumping before it begins to rise. You'll grab onto the ledge above. Climb up to discover a hidden room with two chests (1-up, small heart). Now go back down. There's a strong man to your right. Wait for his back to be turned before you attack. Go to the right. Climb on top of the crates and attack the strong man. Now go to the right and double jump over the pirate and onto the platform above. Climb upstairs. Go to the right to get out of the ship. Kill the pirate. You'll see some openings in the deck. Jump over the first opening. Then take a step forward. Now crouch to avoid the bird that flies out at you. Alternatively, you could have attacked the bird but that is riskier to do. Walk on to the porthole with the chest (dagger). Grab it and jump to the next porthole. Jump one more time to the next porthole. Now walk off to the porthole below the chest. Jump over and grab the chest (big heart) on the double porthole. Stand below the cannon above you. Double jump up to get back on the deck. You'll be safe from the cannon here. To get the chests (clear heart, wing boots), first move to one side to lure the cannon to face in that direction. Then move and grab the chest in the opposite direction before the cannon can recover. Go to the right to fight the boss. Boss: Pirate Captain (13 Life) This boss will fire 3 bullets from his right hand if you're far away. He'll attack with his sword when you're close. If you have 5 hearts, just do a full frontal assault to win. When the fight starts, get as close to the captain as possible. He won't be moving for a second or two. Take this opportunity to jump and attack him. You should be able to hit him 4 times before he starts to attack you. Once this happens, you can just attack him from the ground. You should be able to win before he kills you if you attack fast enough. Stage 5: Maclonna Mine Chests : 15 (2 1-up, 4 clear heart, 2 dagger, 5 small heart, 2 wing boots) There's a gargoyle to your right. Walk over to the edge of the ledge. Wait for the gargoyle to dive down at you. Then attack it right when it is about to hit you. Go to the right quickly. There's a rotating cannon. Kill it before it can fire at you. Go right and kill the other rotating cannon. Then stand on the right edge of the cannon's ledge. You'll see a gargoyle to the right. Like before, attack it the moment it is about to hit you. Now to the right is a conveyor belt. Jump on it but don't move. Let it move you to the right. You'll see a guard on the ledge to the right. Wait for him to leave you some room before you jump. Try to get a running start from the conveyor belt so you'll have enough momentum to make the jump. Walk to the right side of the ledge. You'll see another conveyor belt to the right. Boulders are falling from a hole in the ceiling. Notice that as long as you don't stand directly under the hole, you will be safe. So jump on the conveyor belt. Keep tapping RIGHT to prevent it from causing you to fall into the pit. Wait for the boulder to fall from the conveyor belt. Then walk past the hole in the ceiling. You'll see a guard on the ledge below. You'll have to wait for him to move out of the way before walking off the conveyor belt so just stay on the belt for now. Drop down and kill him once you have some room. Now get the chest (small heart). Then go right to the next screen. Don't move. There will be a flying machine coming at you. Don't worry. As long as you don't move, it can't hurt you. Now you should have noticed the hot steam rising from the floor cracks. Note where they are and walk over them when it's safe. Make sure you don't get hit by the flying machine's electricity either. Grab the chest (dagger). Then go downstairs. Don't stop moving until you reach the foot of the stairs in order to avoid the rock thrower's rock. Kill him and grab the chest (clear heart) to the left. Kill the guard below. See the ledge to the right? You'll have to jump from the edge of the platform and onto the ledge. Don't let the platform above fool you into thinking that you'll hit your head. Get a running start and jump over to the ledge. There will be conveyor belts and boulders falling from the ceiling. Keep an eye on the rotating cannon below the right conveyor belt. Now position yourself under the middle of the left conveyor belt. Wait for the boulder to fall off the screen. Then run to the right and kill the cannon. Climb up the platform. Wait for the boulder to drop before you jump onto the conveyor belt. Go to the left side. Now this next part is tricky. Stand on the middle of the conveyor belt. This is as close as you'll get to the platform above without getting hit by a boulder. Wait for it to pass. Then jump to the platform and walk onto the right conveyor belt. You have to be fast or you'll get hit. Walk to the right and there will be a guard. Wait for him to get out of the way. Then kill him. Now walk to the edge of the ledge. You'll see a conveyor belt, boulders dropping, and a gargoyle. Wait for and kill the gargoyle first. Killing it makes the jump to the conveyor belt a lot easier. Wait for the boulder to fall and jump across to the chest (1- up). Then go downstairs. There's another gargoyle here. Stand at the foot of the stairs. Then wait for it to dive at you and then attack it. Grab the chest (small heart) to the right. Head down to the ledge below. Jump onto the conveyor belt. Wait for the guard on the ledge to the right to move out of the way before jumping over. Kill him and stand on the edge of the ledge. There's another conveyor belt to the right and there are boulders falling down. Wait for the boulder to pass and then jump onto the conveyor belt. Without stopping, continue to jump to the next conveyor belt. Then walk on to the ledge with the chest (small heart). Now wait for the gargoyle to dive down before you jump and attack it. Now wait for the 2 boulders to the right to fall before you jump on the conveyor belt. Then jump to the last conveyor belt. Walk off from there onto the ledge. Go right to the next screen. On the next screen, walk to the right and the rock thrower's rock will pass harmlessly over you. Kill him before he can throw another rock. Go to the right. There will be a guard and a rock thrower. Kill the guard first. Then climb up and kill the rock thrower. Grab the chest (wing boots) to the right. Now go downstairs. Kill the guard at the foot of the stairs. Then go left and avoid the steam. Kill the flying machine and go downstairs. Once downstairs, go left. Jump on to the rocks behind the staircase. Climb up and you'll be on the screen above. Walk to the left and drop down to find a hidden chest (clear heart). Then backtrack to the stairs from before. Walk past the steam and you'll see an archer to the right. Walk onto the stairs and quickly go down them, ignoring the archer. You should make it down safely. Kill the tarantula by the stairs. Go left. Keep you eye out for more floor cracks. Kill the other tarantula to the left. Go on left to the next screen. Kill the tarantula. Grab the chest (wing boots) behind it. Don't jump or you'll hit the ceiling spikes. To the left will be two tentacles. Crouch attack to kill them. Jump over to the left ledge. Kill the skeleton there. Grab the chest (small heart). Now jump into the left wall to find a hidden passage to a room with 2 chests (1-up, clear heart). Kill the tarantula in the room. Then backtrack out and go down the stairs. Kill the tarantula. Go left and you'll see a chest (dagger) at the edge of the ledge. You'll also see a gargoyle. Jump over to the chest. Wait for the gargoyle to dive in and then attack it. Jump to the next ledge. There's a tentacle on the ledge to the left. Walk off the ledge that you're on now. You'll hang onto the tentacle's ledge. Climb up. Take a step forward and attack. Jump across to the left. Grab the chest (clear heart) and kill the skeleton. Go left to the edge. There's another gargoyle here. Wait for it to dive and then jump attack it. Now there is a platform far to the left. This is one of the more difficult jumps in the game. You'll have to double jump over to the platform. If you jump too early, you'll hit the ceiling spikes. You won't double jump if you wait too long. In both cases, you'll fall to your death. It won't be a problem since you'll start off not far from the chest with the 1-up so you basically have unlimited tries to make the jump. To make the jump, you'll have to time your double jump carefully then. Get a running start and jump once. Wait a split second after you jumped so you can clear the lower ceiling spikes before you press jump again. Once you're on the platform, jump one more time to the final ledge. Grab the chest (small heart). Then go left to fight the boss. Boss: Boulder Thrower (15 Life) This boss will walk towards you holding a boulder in his arms. He'll throw it at you when you're close. It will hit the ground and break apart into 4 smaller fragments, each of which can hit you. This fight is another slugfest. Just run up to him until he's within your attack range. Then just attack him until he's dead. Don't get too close or his body will get on "top" of yours and hurt you faster that way. You should win without too much trouble. Stage 6: Laboratory (part 1) Chests : 11 (1 1-up, 1 big heart, 2 clear heart, 2 dagger, 1 diamond, 2 small heart, 2 wing boots) Go right. Jump and hang on the ledge that the armed guard is on. Wait for his back to be turned before climbing up. Crouch and attack him when he gets near. Go to the right and there will be two electric barriers in your way. Watch their timing and walk through after the electricity disappears. You should only go through one barrier at a time but in this case, go through both. Don't stop until you've cleared the second barrier or you'll get hurt. Now grab the chest (dagger). A flying machine will come at you. Jump and attack it. Jump to the next ledge. Retracting spikes will be in your way. Wait for them to retract and then pass over them. Walk over the floor spikes and crouch under the ceiling spikes. You can walk over 2 floor spikes if they're close to each other. One is safer and easier to pass than two though. After you pass the spikes, jump to the next ledge. Pass the electric barrier and walk down to find a rock thrower. Kill him and grab the chest (small heart). Jump over to the next ledge where more retractable spikes await. Pass them and go right to the next screen. You'll see steps going up but you can't reach them. So jump on the moving block instead. Then jump up to the next platform. The next platform to the right looks different from the from the others and there's a reason for this. That platform is a crumbling platform meaning it will begin to break apart once you step on it. However, if you want the chest (1-up) above you, you'll need to walk onto the crumbling platform and immediately jump upon touching it. If done fast enough, you'll hang onto the ledge of the chest. Climb up and get the 1-up that you earned. If you're slow though, you'll lose a life. It's a risky gamble. Anyway, land on the platform to the right. A flying machine will come at you. Climb up the platform to the right. This will put you in a good position to attack it. Jump on the next few platforms to the right. You'll see an armed guard guarding a chest (clear heart). As always, wait for his back to be turned before dropping down to kill him. Grab the chest and climb up to the screen above. Quickly get the chest (wing boots). Then double jump up to the other chest (diamond) and attack the flying machine before getting the chest. If you want to take it slow then grab the first chest and after the machine gets close enough, double jump to the left platform and attack it from there. In either case, after you've destroyed the machine, grab the diamond and double jump to the left. Ignore the two guards and climb up the first ledge above you. Then jump to the second ledge. Double jump straight up from there to the screen above. A rock thrower will throw a rock and it will hit you but you should still be invincible. It doesn't matter if you're not though. Just quickly climb up and kill him. Then get the chest (small heart) to the left. Now to right. The floor slopes downward to some floor spikes. Get a running start down the slope and jump to the ledge before you hit the floor spikes. Climb up and repeat the process for the next ledge. Then go to the next screen. Walk to the end of the ledge. Jump over to the armed guard's ledge when it's safe to do so. Kill him and get the chest (clear heart). Jump to the next ledge. Pass the electric barrier. Then walk to the bottom of the slope. A flying machine will come towards you. Wait for it to get within range and jump attack it. If you don't kill it, it will make passing through the retractable spikes to the right more difficult. Now pass the spikes. Then jump over to the next ledge. Get the chest (wing boots). Wait for the armed guard to leave some space before jumping to his ledge to kill him. Jump over to the final ledge. Kill the guard and get the 2 chests (big heart, dagger). Go to the right to fight the boss. Boss: Blue Armor (10 Life) part 1 This fight consists of 2 parts so you'll need to conserve energy, namely all of it. The Blue Armor will walk towards you. When you're sufficiently close, it will swing its sword and create a ground shockwave. It will do two if you're just within range and three if you're closer. This fight can't be won by slugging it out so you'll need to use a strategy to win. To win, first get close to him. He'll swing his sword. Jump over each of the shockwaves while avoiding touching the sword. After the third shockwave passes, attack him once. If you feel confident, you can attack twice but this requires more precise timing than just one attack. Now jump back a little and avoid the shockwave. He'll attack again. Jump over the shockwaves and attack once. Repeat this process until he's dead. If you start to find yourself running out of room to jump back with, just double jump over him instead of attacking after you jump over his shockwaves. Once he's dead, you'll face the second part. Boss: Blue Armor (10 Life) part 2 He'll attack with an extendable arm if you're close. He'll just jump towards you if you're far away. The key to winning this fight is to keep away from him. Unlike other bosses, touching this boss while he's in the air will not cause damage to you. Therefore, keep away from him so he jumps at you instead of using his extendable arm. Double jump when he jumps and attack him in the air. When you land, walk far enough away so he'll still jump at you. Then double jump and attack again. Repeat this until he's dead. Try to synchronize your movements with his, turning around when he does and jumping when he does. This will make the fight end even faster. After he's dead, you'll have to go through the second half of stage 6. Stage 6: Laboratory (part 2) Chests : 11 chests (1 1-up, 1 big heart, 2 clear heart, 1 dagger, 1 diamond, 3 small heart, 2 wing boots) Go right to the next screen. There will be a gargoyle to your right. Defeat this one like all the others. Walk to the edge of the ledge. Then wait for him to dive at you. Then jump attack him. Now climb up and get the chest (small heart). Then climb up to the next screen. There's a gargoyle here too. Ignore it and walk to the left until you're right against the spikes. Wait for the gargoyle to dive past you. Now jump to the chest (wing boots) and jump over to the right ledge. Stand at the foot of the steps. Then face left and jump up. Climb up to the screen above. Jump to the left. Now you'll see spikes pointing left and spikes pointing right. You can safely stand on top of these spikes. Jump onto the spikes to the right. Then jump onto the next platform. There's a guard to the right. Wait for him to leave you some space. Jump down instead of walking off the spikes or you'll get poked by them. Kill the guard. To the right are two crumbling platforms. Jump on the first one. Then quickly jump to the second one. Walk to the right as it's falling. From the rightmost section, double jump to the right. If you did it correctly, you'll grab on to the ledge. Get the chest (diamond). If not, you'll either fall on the spikes or land on the stairs. Go down. There's a gargoyle to the left. Attack when it dives at you. Drop down to the ledge below. Jump over to the ledge on the right. Now slowly walk off the edge of the ledge to the screen below. You'll fall straight down and land on a hidden ledge with a chest (1-up). Double jump up to the right ledge above from here. Climb up and kill the guard. Then walk over to the right edge. Wait for the gargoyle to dive and attack it. Then double jump to the ledge above. Climb up the stairs. Get the chest (small heart). Now kill the flying machine. Jump to the platform. Now walk off it and on to the spikes to the right. Go right to the next screen. Get the chest (wing boots). Now pretend that the moving block wasn't there and jump on top of the spikes pointing left. Now you can pass this part in two ways: the hard way where you don't get hurt and the easy way where you get hurt. To do the hard way, jump on the moving block. Crouch to avoid the ceiling spikes. Now watch how far it goes to the right. When it reaches this spot, just walk off the block and hang onto the crumbling platform. Climb up and walk to the right and jump off the second crumbling platform before you fall. The easy way is to step on the floor spikes which will hurt you but it also makes you temporarily invincible. Now walk off to the right and hang onto the crumbling platform. Climb up and walk to the right and jump off before you fall off. Jump over to the ledge above and climb upstairs. Jump onto the moving block. Watch and memorize how far it moves to the right which will be the fifth spike from the left. When it reaches this point, double jump to the right ledge. Then jump up to the ledge above. Jump up to the screen above. Kill the rock thrower. Grab the chest (small heart) above. Then go right to the next screen. Wait for the flying machine to get near and then attack it. Get the chest (clear heart). Jump to the next ledge. There will be both retractable spikes and electric barriers here. Get in front of the electric barrier. Time it so that both the spikes and the electricity disappear at exactly the same time. This should take about 3 passes for both to synchronize. Then pass through quickly. Repeat this for the second barrier. Kill the rock thrower. Get the chest (dagger) to the right. Now do a double jump to the right. Don't do it too fast or you won't jump far enough. Kill the guard and the rock thrower to the right. Go to the right and grab the two chests (clear heart, big heart). Then go right to fight the boss. Boss: Count Crimson (10 Life) part 1 He has 2 attacks. The first is to shoot 4 fireballs from his mouth which will hit wherever you last stood the moment they were fired. The fireballs will ricochet off the ground or the left edge of the screen. Crimson's arm will glow and he'll fire an armwave at you. To win the fight, you'll have to stay on the ground to lure him to shoot his fireballs downward at a 45 degree angle towards you. Double jump over them at the last possible second so that all of them are fired at a 45 degree angle and crouch to avoid the armwave. Then double jump and attack his head once. Then move back a little to lure him to shoot the fireballs at the same 45 degree angle as before. The proper distance is around the "orange machine" in the background. Jump over them and crouch again. Double jump and attack his head afterwards. Repeat the process until he's dead. Boss: Count Crimson (10 Life) part 2 A wave of fire will move back and forth across the floor at regular intervals. Crimson will also shoot 4 fireballs that will fly around. This fight is just a slugfest so get near him and use a combination of jump attacks and double jump attacks to hurt him. Try to jump attack as much as possible since it's faster than a double jump attack. Double jump to avoid the flame wave. If you can lure Crimson to shoot the fireballs upward, they'll take longer to leave the screen, preventing him from shooting any more until one goes off the screen. After he's dead, don't touch his body or you'll get hurt. Stage 7: Laboratory (Escape) Chests : none The lab is falling apart and you have only 80 seconds and 3 hearts to make it out alive. There are neither enemies nor chests here so you'll only have to avoid falling into pits and the spikes. If you die or run out of time, you'll have to start over from the beginning. If you're ready, go left until you reach the left edge. Jump to the left. On the next screen, jump onto the left platform. Then walk off to the left pit. Drop down 2 screens. Then go left. Jump down below. Walk off to the left ledge. Climb up and jump to the next two ledges. Go left until you reach an opening. Then drop down a screen. Go left and you'll be at the room where you fought the Blue Armor. You should have about 53 seconds of time left. Go left. Jump over the first pit. Walk off the ledge for the second pit. Jump over the third pit. You'll be at the retractable spikes now. This will take a lot of time if you only pass each spike one at a time. Try to pass 2 floor spikes if you can to save time. After you pass them, keep going left to the next screen. Continue going left and then go down the stairs. Go down the next set of stairs again. Go left and pass through the retractable spikes. Keep going left and then pass the last set of retractable spikes. Then go left until you reach the exit. If you rushed through, passing 2 floor spikes at a time, you should have about 15 seconds to spare. If you passed one floor spike at a time, you should have about 5 seconds left. Exit and watch the ending. ============================================================================= VIII. CREDITS ============================================================================= AWJ for translating the ROM Anonymous GameFAQs visitor for requesting that a FAQ be made on the game. ============================================================================= IX. DISCLAIMER ============================================================================= This FAQ is neither affiliated nor endorsed by Hector. It may be distributed FREELY so long as it remains unaltered AND is the latest version (see above for where to obtain the latest version). It is intended for PRIVATE USE and may NOT be reproduced for commercial purposes by mechanical, electronic, or any other means. Do not try to sell it even if no profit is made off this work. In addition, this FAQ may not be used for personal gain by submission to game magazines, web sites, etc. Email any changes, typos, etc. to me at darktoshi@yahoo.com. Copyright © 2000 Wilson Lau.