RoboWarrior for the Nintendo Entertainment System F A Q / W a l k t h r o u g h Version 1.0 Written by AstroBlue (tetsuwan_blue(at)yahoo.com.au) Last Updated: December 29th, 2002 ******************************************************************************* RoboWarrior is easily one of the best games ever made for the NES. It's a pity that a lot of people seem to dislike this game. Since most of this angst seems to be based on misconceptions, such as thinking the Key is randomly place in each period. Anyway, hopefully this full guide will raise the understanding and acceptance of this terribly misunderstood game. Enjoy! =============================================================================== G A M E P L A Y O V E R V I E W =============================================================================== RoboWarrior is a spin-off of Hudson Soft's "Bomberman" series. In fact, after obtaining the publishing rights in America and Europe, Jaleco changed the name of this game from "Bomber King" to "RoboWarrior". So if you are familiar with the Bomberman series, you will understand what this game entails. You play as a cyborg called ZED (Z-type Earth Defence), who has been rebooted to defend an artificial planet called Altile. The planet has been invaded by the Xantho Empire, who have turned it into a barren lifeless wasteland by shutting down its Weather Control System. Your (ZED's) mission is to kill the Xantho leader, Xur. ZED can use bombs by pressing the B Button. Bombs cause massive amounts of damage to enemies, and destroy all "temporary" blocks within one space of them. However, bombs can also cause quite a lot of damage to ZED himself; so you must flee every time you place a bomb. You can only plant bombs as long as you have some in stock. You can get bombs by either killing enemies and collecting the blue bomb they leave behind, or by finding Super Bombs; which give you 10 bombs once collected. ZED can also attack Xanthos by firing his lasers at them with a press of the A Button. ZED's energy level will constantly deplete because he needs electricity to function, since he is a cyborg. Being attacked simply speeds up this drain on his energy. ZED can carry up to four reserve Life Pods, which will be used to refill his energy level whenever it drops to zero. If it drops to zero while he has no Life Pods in reserve, it's Game Over. ZED can recover energy either by collecting Life Pods, using Energy Capsules, or by completing a period. As your score increases, ZEDs "Level" will increase, which will make him take less damage when attacked. ZED will collect many Power-Ups during his journey to the "Regency". Some of these items will automatically take effect once collected; others have to be selected and then used, these are called the Special/Super Powers. To use a Special/Super Power, press Select to open up the Menu. In the Menu, you can either select a Power by hi-lighting it and pressing the A Button, or you can close the Menu without selecting a Power by pressing B. Once you have selected a Power, press the A Button to use it. The game is split into many levels called "periods". To exit a period, you must make your way to the last screen, and then find a Key in it which opens up the exit. However, some periods will constantly loop, causing you to never be able to reach the exit. The only way to stop these periods from looping is to collect the Chalice, which is hidden in the period somewhere. =============================================================================== P O W E R - U P S =============================================================================== "Treasures" ************* Super Bomb - Increases ZED's current stock of bombs by 10. Life Pod - Refills about 1/3 of ZED's energy level. Power Ball - Increases the Range of ZED's laser by one. Barrier - Grants ZED temporary invincibility for 15 seconds. Magical Bee - The "Hudson Bee", randomly increases a Special Power by one. Medal - Also known as "Awards", the currency of Altile. Chalice - Stops the current period from "looping". Key - Opens up the current period's exit. Star Blocks - Increases your score relative to the amount of stars. Special Powers **************** Candle - Temporarily lights up a limited area directly around ZED. Energy Capsule - Recovers ZED's energy, equal to one full Life Pod. Clock - Freezes enemy movement for around 10 seconds. Super Boots - Speeds up ZED's running speed for around 10 seconds. Missile - Destroys all enemies and breakable blocks in its path. Flash - Destroys all enemies on-screen. CrossFire - ZED will fire in four directions simultaneously for 35 secs. Super Powers ************** Life Vest - ZED can float over water for around 20 seconds. Lamp - Lights up the entire screen when dark. Megaton Bomb - The "Major Blower Upper", destroys all things on-screen. =============================================================================== W A L K T H R O U G H =============================================================================== T H E F R I N G E S ********************** "Once one of the most stunning sights in the entire universe." __________ |Period 1-1| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ In the first area, collect the two Super Bombs, a Missile and an Energy Capsule and then head up. Shoot your Missile up the second column of trees to get a much needed Candle. Now, spend your time killing Mecha-Birds and Deltoids in the free space you've created, to stock up on lots of bombs. Bomb just above the pinnacle of rocks that jut up from the bottom of the screen to find a cave. Once in the underground passage, use your Candle and collect as many items as you can. Remember where you entered, as the exit will be at that exact height. Once you're back above ground, keep bombing your way to the right until you get to a rock formation that looks like this: _ _|_| _|_| _ _ _|_| | _ | | |_| | X |_ _ _|_ |_|_ |_|_ |_| X marks the location of the Chalice, so bomb the tree there to find it. Bomb the wall to the left of the Chalice five times to open up the way to the Well of Hope. Run into the water and you will double all of your Special Powers. Anyway, continue bombing your way to the right. After you go past a rock corridor created by a column of rock coming from the top of the screen, and then a rock column coming from the bottom of the screen. The top of the screen will be broken up into blocks. You want to bomb the first full one, which is the sixth one just after the rock column coming from the top of the screen. Head up through the gap it creates to enter the Room of Idols (aka "Lions"). The many "Idol Rooms" of Altile are filled with Lion Statues. If you bomb the right statues in these rooms, you will get a lot of cool items. But if you bomb a wrong Statue, you will not be able to get any other items from the other statues. Anyway, for this Room of Idols, bomb the right and left Lion statues. You'll receive a Megaton Bomb and a Missile. Exit the room. Your path is split up into six corridors by five rows of rock up ahead. Head down the 2nd corridor from the top, the last tree you bomb along it will reveal a Key to the exit of the "period". At the end of every Level is an Item Shop which exchanges various Special/Super Powers for Medals (Awards). You will most likely not have enough medals for any thing at this stage of the game. So just exit it. T H E O U T L A N D S ************************ "The damaged ruins of Altile still grace the landscape." __________ |Period 2-1| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Bomb your way to the right. After heading through the first corridor, bomb your way to the bottom of the screen, you'll get a Candle on the way and find a passage to the underground. Once underground, use your Candle, collect a lot of items, then resurface. Up ahead is a river, you can find a Life Vests in the most southern end of the river bank. Use it if you want to be safe, but you can always just quickly run over the river. Just after the river, you will see a part of the top edge of the "period" cut-off as a block, Bomb it to find the Room of Idols. Bomb all the Lion Statues and you'll get a Lamp, a Super Bomb, and a Life Vest. Exit the room. There is a barrier of rock blocking your way up ahead, bomb the fourth rock down from the top of the screen three times to break through. It's in-line with the beginning of the path to your right, in the forest. Once past the rock barrier, keep to the top of the Period to find the Key to the exit. There is a passage to the underground just below it. __________ |Period 2-2| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ This period is blanketed in complete darkness, so use the Lamp you found in the Room of Idols in the last period. Once you use it, you'll be able to see the entire period. Bomb the blocks in this first screen to find some Candles and a passage to the underground. You'll also find a Life Vest just before the wide waterway, so use it to cross the water safely. Stay at the top of the level and head right. Once you get to a dead end, bomb the third block down to continue. Once at the end of the stage, bomb the "block" at the top edge of the screen to open the entrance to the Room of Idols. Once in the Room of Idols, bomb the bottom left Lion, the bottom right Lion, the top left Lion and the top middle Lion. You will receive 10000 Points, a CrossFire, a Candle, and a Megaton Bomb. Exit the room. Bomb the blocks in the middle of the enclosed area to find the Key. The first block in the line of blocks at the bottom of the screen reveals a passageway to the underground once bombed. Anyway, once you resurface, exit this period. If you have enough awards (unlikely) buy a Lamp. T H E L A N D S O F T E M P L E S ************************************** "Once the most important region in Altile." __________ |Period 3-1| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Bomb the first block to the left; there is always a Missile there. Bomb into the central row of pillars. Use Super Boots, then face to the right and use a Missile on the middle row, then bolt to the right. Not only will you obliterate an entire row of pillars; but you'll uncover lots of power ups and a passage underground. After collecting lots of power ups and resurfacing. Head right and bomb the mass of pillars ahead to find the Chalice, bomb the block to the right three times to continue. Bomb the loose block on the top edge of the screen just ahead to open the entrance to the Room of Idols. In the Room of Idols, bomb only the middle and right Lion's to get a Candle and a a Live Vest. Exit the Room of Idols. Bomb the loose block on the left side of the square of pillars three times to open it up. Bomb the pillars inside to find the Key in the middle, a Candle in the top left corner, and a passageway in the bottom left corner. After doing what you have to do, bomb the loose block to the right three times to continue on to this period's exit. __________ |Period 3-2| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ This period is very barren compared to the last couple you've encountered. Head right and enter the passageways along the way. Once underground, do as always; use a Candle, collect lots of items, and then find the exit which is at the same height as where you entered. Eventually, you will make it to a river with stone walls on either side. Bomb the block five "steps" up from the bottom of the screen three times to destroy it. Use a Life Vest, and then bomb the loose block in the bottom right corner of the river two times to destroy it. Now, walk up through the left most edge of the waterfall up above to enter the Room of Idols. Bomb all three Lion Statues to get a Flash, a Candle and a Super Bomb. Exit the room. Soon you'll hit a wall of pillars. It may be a good idea to use some Missiles to carve your way through them easily. The Key is in the far bottom right corner of the period, three spaces up from the bottom edge. Exit the period. G l o b u l a ------------- Globula, Lord of the Amoebas; is a pretty easy end of level boss. Simply use your CrossFire special power and then shoot away at it. The fire coming from all directions will protect Zed from the amoeba's that separate from Globula. You could also use a couple of Flashes if things get really hairy, or fire a couple of Missiles at his core. Once dead, he will drop the Key to the exit. ------------- This is your last chance to buy another Lamp for Period 4-2; so if you haven't bought one already, pray to god you have 20 Medals (Awards). It doesn't matter all that much though, since there is a Lamp in the next Room of Idols. It's just good to have an extra one as back-up. T H E I R O N H I L L S *************************** "At one time the Iron Hills were rich and prosperous." __________ |Period 4-1| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ This period is drenched in water, so you'll be using a lot of Life Vests. At the beginning, bomb the blocks above you to get a Life Vest. You can safely cross the river nearby without it if you run, but sometimes it's better to be safe than sorry. Once over the river, bomb the blocks near the top of the screen to uncover a passageway to the underground. Once you resurface, there is a body of water enclosed within blocks ahead. Of the blocks around the water, bomb the 2nd bottom block from the left four times to destroy it. Then use a Life Vest and walk over the far right square of water to find a Well of Hope; it kills all enemies on-screen and doubles the amount of Special Powers you have in your inventory. Bomb your way to the right. Up ahead, you'll have to bomb the loose block two times to gain access to the water way. You'll have to use another Life Vest to cross the water and keep heading right. Ignore the stairs in the middle of the waterway, as you will have to use another Life Vest once you resurface. After crossing the thin river, bomb the loose block in the middle of the screen, not the one at the bottom to continue on. Use another Life Vest and head into the water. Again, bomb the loose block closer to the middle of the screen twice, rather than the one at the bottom of the screen. If you keep bombing directly to the right from the entrance you opened up, you'll uncover some stairs to the underground. So head into them to get lots of items, then resurface. When the path splits into three up ahead, take the top route. You will end up near a loose block at the top of the screen, bomb it to uncover the path to the Room of Idols. Once inside, bomb the top left Lion, the top middle Lion, the far right Lion, the bottom left Lion, and the bottom right Lion. You'll get a Lamp, a Power Ball, a Clock, Super Boots and a Candle. Exit the Room of Idols and continue on heading to the exit of the period. The Key is amongst the central "zig-zagging" barrier of blocks on the last screen of the period. It's in one of the "gaps" near the bottom end of barrier. Here is a diagram, X marks the spot of the key. _ _|_| |_|X _|¯| |_|¯ |¯| ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ There is also a passageway underground in the "gap" above where you got the Key. Anyway, to get past the next "zig-zagging" barrier, bomb the third block down from the top three times to open the way. Then exit the period. __________ |Period 4-2| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ This is another dark level, so use a Lamp if you have one. Without a Lamp this period is hell, since you'll have to rely on Candles, and finding the Chalice will be really hard. Anyway, straight away you'll see a loose block to the Room of Idols at the top of the screen. So bomb it and enter. Bomb both of the Lion Statues for a Megaton Bomb and a Candle. This stage is pretty straight forward, apart from that you need to find the Chalice to prevent it from looping forever. Keep a look out for a loose block at the top of the screen to bomb, as there is a second Room of Idols in this period. Once you've entered the second Room of Idols, only bomb the top right and bottom right Lions, to get a Megaton Bomb and a Lamp. Once you exit the room, the Chalice is just up ahead. Look out for a block formation that looks like this diagram below: _ _ _ _| _ _| _| | _| |X | | |_ _ _ And Bomb the block where the X is to get the Chalice. The Key is in the far bottom right corner of the level, just under a row of permanent blocks. So collect it, kill some Deltoids to stock up on bombs, and then exit the period. __________ |Period 4-3| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ This period is only one screen large, which is quite strange. Anyway, the Key is close to where you begin. It's along the left wall, seven blocks up from bottom edge of the period. Just to verify, that's eight blocks up from the bottom edge of the screen, since you discount the border of blocks. The Room of Idols is also just above you. To get to it, bomb the solid block sticking out from the top left corner of the period three times to destroy it, then bomb the block that was just above it to open the entrance to the Room of Idols. Only bomb the bottom Lion, and you will get a Magical Bee (Hudson Bee). Then exit the Room of Idols. This period also has two passageways to the underground. You could always just use a Megaton Bomb to clear the entire period. But it's probably better to just exit. Go along the top of the screen, and of the two pairs of solid blocks blocking your way, repeatedly bomb the bottom ones to get through. Once exiting the period, you go to an Item Shop. You'll probably have enough Medals to buy lots of cool stuff. I N T E L L I C O N ********************* "The technological hub of the planet Altile." __________ |Period 5-1| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ This period is a lot like all the ones before it. Just bomb your way to the right, you'll probably encounter a few passageways to the underground. Anyway, eventually you'll make it to an area that looks like an hourglass made out of the green solid blocks. In the top left corner of this "hourglass" is a loose block to the Room of Idols. Once in the Room of Idols, bomb the far left Lion Statue, the Lion Statue 2nd from the left, and the Lion Statue 2nd from the right. You'll receive a CrossFire, a Megaton Bomb, and a Missile. Once back outside, bomb to the bottom left corner of the "hourglass" to find the Chalice, it will prevent this period from looping. After bombing through a hell of a lot of blue pillars on your trek forward, you will make it to an almost round enclosure of green blocks, with barriers above and below it. Bomb the loose block in the top left corner of the enclosure three times to blast through. Then, bomb the pillar in the bottom right corner of this enclosure for the Key, and then bomb the loose block behind it three times to get through. Blast your way to the exit. __________ |Period 5-2| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Like Period 3-2, this period is completely barren. Just head to the right, killing enemies on the way to stockpile your bomb supply. Keep a watch out for a loose block on the top edge of the period, it leads to the Room of Idols. In the Room of Idols, bomb the top left, bottom left and middle Lions; to get a Flash, a Clock, and a Megaton Bomb. Exit the room and keep heading right. Eventually you will make it to a solid wall of pillars, bomb your way through until you get to the stone barrier. Bomb the loose block in the middle three times to continue on. From there, bomb up to the top right to find the Key to the exit, then make your way to it. V i r i p i d e s ----------------- Viripides, Lord of Dragons; is a very slithery boss. He will emerge from his well and try to toast you to death with his fire breath. He will also attack you with lightning bolts from above. If you have 20+ Flashes, you can just safely stay in the bottom left corner, and constantly use Flashes on him until he dies. But the more economical way is to actually go outside your shelter, and blast him to death with your bombs. Just always keep moving. It may be a good idea to use Super Boots, and have Energy Capsules ready. Once the Dragon has been slain, collect the key and exit. ----------------- O C E A N I A *************** "Oceania was a rolling land filled with mighty seas and rivers." __________ |Period 6-1| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Near the beginning of this period, you will meet a seemingly impenetrable barrier of solid blocks. Just bomb the part of the wall four spaces down from the top of the period to get through it. Eventually, you'll make it to a series of barriers, with a moat of water between them. Use a Life Vest, and bomb the loose block in the first barrier twice to destroy it. Once in the moat, bomb the loose block directly below you three times to uncover the Key. Then bomb the loose block near the top of the next barrier twice, to get to the next moat. Then bomb the loose block near the middle of the next barrier twice to get into the next body of water, and then bomb the loose block infront of it in the next barrier to get into the last body of water. In the last screen, bomb the full block in the top edge of the period to open the entrance to the Room of Idols. Bomb the far left Lion, the Lion 2nd from the left, and the right Lion to get a Flash, a Megaton Bomb, and a Life Vest. Exit the Room of Idols, and then exit the period. __________ |Period 6-2| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ In the barren begining of this level, shoot as many Mecha-Birds and Deltoids as you can, since you need to have 99 Bombs. Once you get to the blocks, stand 5 steps above from the bottom of the period (in line with the 3rd "corridor" from the bottom), use Super Boots, face right, fire a Missile, and run behind it as fast as you can. Shoot another Missle down the corridor and run after it, and you'll run into a passageway underground. Once you resurface, bomb the loose block in front of you three times to destroy it. Then bomb the "coil" block behind it to uncover the Chalice. Continue on, until you get to a huge "X" made of solid blocks. Bomb the top right corner of this "X" to find the Key, and then bomb the loose block above it to get to the Room of Idols. In the Room of Idols, for the lower row of Lions; bomb the 1st, 3rd and 4th Lions from the left, and for the upper row of Lions; bomb the 2nd, 4th and 5th Lions from the left. You'll get a Life Pod, two Energy Capsules, a Lamp, a Megaton Bomb, and a pair of Super Boots. Exit the room. For the barrier just before the exit. Bomb the top loose block three times to get it out of the way, and then exit the period. __________ |Period 6-3| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ This period is set in complete darkness, so use a Lamp. Even though this period is far from being barren, all of the passageways to the underground are not hidden under blocks (in this case, conifer like cones). Keep making your way forward, until you get to a rock formation in the shape of "HELP". To get through it, bomb the bottom loose block of the E (1) three times to destroy it, and then the middle of the L (2) three times to break a hole through it. To get to the Well of Hope in the middle of the P, bomb the rock wall to the right of the well (3) five times to destroy it. If those three location are hard for you to understand, here is a diagram: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | | | | |_ _| | | | _ | | |_| | |_|_ | | | |_| |3 | _ | |_ _|2| | | _ _| | | | |1|_|_ | |_ | | |_| |_| |_ _| |_ _| |_| Just a little further on, you will come to a rock barrier that funnels you into a very small corridor, with lots of rock above and below you. Of the group of trees directly below the "rock corridor", bomb the top left corner to find the Chalice. Further on, your path will be blocked by a lot of rocks. Bomb the loose block at the end of the top corridor seven times, to uncover a Megaton Bomb and blast a way through. To get through the rock barrier at the very end of the period, walk four spaces up from the bottom, and bomb the wall there 3 times to break through. The Key is to the left of the rock sticking out of the middle of the right most wall of the period. Exit the period, and get ready for a boss fight. A q u a r i a n --------------- Aquarian, the Lord of Water; will float around the room, shooting out drops of water that will turn into Piranhas once they hit the ground, and then they'll attempt to bite Zed. The easiest way to kill him is to shoot him with six Missiles. Otherwise, use CrossFires and Super Boots, and run around it whilst constantly shooting. It will take a lot longer, but you won't "waste" anything. Once he explodes, collect the Key and exit. --------------- O U T E R C I T Y ******************** "The Outer City is near the outskirts of the Altile capital, Regency." __________ |Period 7-1| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ This period is filled with many loose blocks, the only problem is not many of them are actually destroyable. Anyway, bomb the group of trees at the start to uncover a passageway underground. Once you resurface after collecting lots of items, bomb the loose block in the way of your path three times to destroy it. Just ahead, bomb the two loose blocks at the top of the level three times each to continue on. Make your way to the next loose block to your right, just below the block to the Room of Idols. Bomb it three times, head up to the loose block to the Room of Idols. But whilst doing so, _DO NOT_ head any further to the right than the gap you created by blowing up the last loose block. Bomb the loose block at the top of the screen, and enter the Room of Idols. Bomb both Lion Statues inside, for a Megaton Bomb and a Super Bomb. Exit and head back down to the left. Bomb the loose block to the far left of the screen three times to destroy it. In the chamber of "trees" it leads to, there is a passageway underground hidden under a tree. Once you resurface, bomb the loose block to the left of you three times to destroy it. Head down and then bomb the pair of loose blocks to your right, and then the loose block to the right of them, three times each to demolish them. Then there is a loose block guarding a passage that winds around the lake, bomb it a couple of times and follow the path to a lone tree, bomb the lone tree for the Chalice. Up ahead is a column of loose blocks leading to a body of water, each take around three bombs to destroy. Destroy three up, and then the one to the right. The bomb the block two spaces up from the last one you destroyed. Now, use a Life Vest, head into the body of water, and walk into the top right corner of it. You'll find a Well of Hope! Now, make your way to the right. Bombing any loose blocks in your way. The Key is hidden under a loose block in the far bottom left corner of the last screen. Get it, then exit this annoying stage. __________ |Period 7-2| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ This level is very barren for the first three quarters. Just head right whilst killing Xanthos, visiting the underground via passageways, and keeping an eye out for the Room of Idols. The loose block to the Room of Idols is directly above the second set of stairs you will see. In the Room of Idols, bomb every Lion Statue but the far bottom left, the middle right, the top left, and the 3rd Lion Statue from the left on the top row. You will get two Energy Capsules, a Clock, a Flash, a Life Pod, a Super Bomb, Super Boots, and a Magical Bee (Hudson Bee). Once you get to the last screen, the Key is in the bottom of the middle chamber. Once you get it, clear the way to the exit, and then keep killing Xanthos until you have 99 bombs. Then exit the level. L i a n ------- Lian, the Lord of Air; resembles the Chimera from Greek mythology. It will fly about over a large lake, whilst breathing flames at Zed. Keep shooting Missiles at him, and you will eventually take down. Once he's dead, the lake will disappear; revealing a Key. Collect the key and exit. ------- __________ |Period 7-4| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ This is a pretty straight forward level. There is no Room of Idols (to my knowledge) and there is nothing of interest, apart from two barriers. For the first barrier, bomb the loose block that is under the "T" shaped block three times to destroy it. For the second "zig-zagging" barrier, bomb the third block down from the top edge of the period three times to break through. P y r o d y n e --------------- Pyrodyne, the Lord of Fire; is much like Aquarian, just the opposite "element". He will float around the room shooting out fireballs, that will either hit Zed, or will hit the ground and turn into fire bats that will actively seek out Zed. Like Aquarian, the easiest way to kill him is to shoot him with six Missiles. Otherwise, you'll have to kill him with your beam, since it's very hard to bomb him, because he is moving constantly. Once he explodes, get the Key and exit to the next level. --------------- This is the last Item Shop in the entire game, so you might as well spend all of your Medals (Awards). I suggest buying Lamps, Missiles, and CrossFires. R E G E N C Y *************** "Regency is the inner capital of Altile and Xur's new headquarters." __________ |Period 8-1| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ This period resembles the first level in the entire game, it's very green. It's pretty uneventful as well. When you get to a place with two rivers encapsulated in rock. Bomb the wall to the left of the bottom river five times that is two steps up from the bottom, to break through it. Here is a diagram: _ | |_ | _|_ | | | | x| | | | _| | | |_ Once you break through, head to the northern tip of the water to find a Well of Hope. Continue on. Once you reach the last screen, bomb the loose block in the top right corner three times, then bomb the loose block in the bottom right corner three times to get into the chamber filled with trees. Bomb the trees inside to uncover the Key. Kill some enemies to gain some bombs, and then exit the period. __________ |Period 8-2| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ It's very dark, so use a Lamp to see the whole period. It's basically a maze of breakable solid blocks, most of them taking three blasts to destroy. Anyway, destroy the top loose block, and then the block to the right of it. Then break the block in the top right corner to enter the top chamber, and then the loose block to the right of this chamber to open up the block to the Room of Idols. Bomb the block then enter the room. In the Room of Idols, bomb every Lion Statue but the one that is 3rd from the left on the middle row. You'll get two Lamps, a Megaton Bomb, an Energy Capsule, and a Missile. Collect them and then exit. Head down and then up to the top right corner of the next section. Blow up the loose block up there to enter the chamber, then destroy the loose block to the left. In the four part chamber, destroy the loose block down and to the right, and then the loose block to the right of it. Collect the Energy Capsule, and bomb the loose block which is second from the top to continue on. The next bit seems impossible, with a huge arrow/diamond shaped of loose blocks. But simply keep bombing the top of it to destroy a loose block. Then it goes from bad to worse, with a whole structure made of loose blocks. Firstly, destroy the far bottom block, then destroy the loose block in the wall to the right of it. Head as far right as you possibly can, and bomb there three times to get through. Then destroy the loose block to the left of the closed exit door, and then the block to the left of it. Bomb the blocks in that chamber to find the Key. Before you exit, keep killing Mecha Birds and Deltoids until you have 99 Bombs. You'll definitely need them for the next period. __________ |Period 8-3| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ The beginning of this stage is a grid of chambers. Destroy any loose blocks in your way and head up two chambers (you'll find some stairs in the middle chamber), then head over to the right through the top line of chambers. Destroy the pair of loose blocks to the right. The Room of Idols up ahead is empty, so don't bother entering it. However, there are some stairs to the underground just in front of its entrance. There is a row of loose blocks ahead. Bomb the second one from the left three times, and then head down to the middle of the screen and continue to the right. Bomb the bottom right corner of this chamber to head into the "E" shaped chamber ahead. Keep bombing the bottom right corner of this "E" shaped chamber until you destroy the loose block and can continue. Destroy the loose blocks in your way and head right, and then up to the Room of Idols. Bomb all the Lion Statues inside the room, to get five Magical Bees. Exit, and destroy the loose block to your direct right. Then the block in your way to the stairs. Then once you visit the underground (use any extra Lamps down there to get lots of goodies), break the loose block to your right. And then the five loose blocks blocking your path to the Key. Get the Key, bomb the loose block in the right wall of the Key's chamber, and then exit this last period. You can just kill Mecha Birds and Deltoids here for ages to boost your bombs before fighting the end bosses. But bombs will be of minimal help against both of the last Lords. G h o l e m ----------- Gholem, the Lord of Stone; is one of the strongest Xantho Lords. He will stomp back and forth at the top of the screen, and will hurl boulders at you. I usually just stand in one of the top corners, and constantly fire Missiles at him until he dies. If you have a stockpile of Flashes or Megaton Bombs, you may want to use a few here and there to "sweeten the deal". Once he dies, collect the Key and exit to the final boss fight, against Xur himself. ----------- X u r ----- Xur, Lord of the Xantho; is much like Aquarian and Pyrodyne before him. He's a huge severed cyborg head, that throws out stuff that will damage Zed on impact, or if it hits the ground, it'll become a robot python that will seek out Zed. Just make the battle short and sweet. If you have a stockpile of Megaton Bombs, this will be a very easy battle. Otherwise, use Flashes and Missiles on him. Once he's dead and buried, the climate of Altile will go back to normal. The world is saved! ----- Enjoy the ending! My highest score whilst writing this FAQ was 2311900. =============================================================================== T H A N K S T O =============================================================================== My mother, for being one of the most experienced RoboWarrior players there is. I taped her playing through the game, and then re-viewed it to find lots of things that I would have missed. She also proofread the entire walkthrough! ^_^ Thomas Mattsson, for typing out the entire RoboWarrior Instruction Manual and making it available on the 'net'; since I only have pages 2, 3, 36 & 37 :/ My Nintendo Entertainment System, for not giving me (or my mum) a flashing grey screen of death once during the making of this guide. FCE Ultra (fceultra.sourceforge.net), a NES Emulator; for having a "Save State" function that let me discover the "tricks" to the many Room of Idols easily. ******************************************************************************* FAQ STATS -=-=-=-=-=- Version 1.0 Update No 0 Size 36.7KB Pages 13 Words 6742 Characters 36130 Paragraphs 632 Lines 734 GameFAQs CONTRIBUTER PAGE- www.gamefaqs.com/features/recognition/4127.html EMAIL- tetsuwan_blue(at)yahoo.com.au If I don't reply; it's either I don't know the answer to the question, the answer to your question is in the FAQ, or your sending me info I already know or someone has sent before you. LEGAL SECTION -=-=-=-=-=-=-=- No material from this FAQ may be paraphrased, copied, changed or re-formatted without my permission. It may only be posted on GameFAQs (www.gamefaqs.com). Under no circumstances may this FAQ be posted on Cheat Code Central. This document was written exclusively for use on the internet. 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