=============================================================== PANDEMONIUM HEART CONTAINER LOCATIONS + BOSSES FOR PLAYSTATION 1, VERSION 1.2 (c)2015 by Osimov. All rights reserved. E-Mail: crillion2000@gmail.com =============================================================== F161-C-WYCORP-NTCMCN-01500 Table of Contents ================= A. Introduction B. Heart-Containers C. Bosses ################### # A. Introduction # ################### In this FAQ I will list the locations of the heart containers in the game and describe how to get them. Well, other than Heart-Containers there is really not much to find in the game. You can find some 1-Ups and Crystals here and there but you can also replay one of the early levels to get as much extra-lifes you want. I've also added a boss section to this FAQ. I don't think that anybody needs a description for the first two bosses. But at least for the third boss it may be helpful. ####################### # B. Heart-Containers # ####################### In this section of my Mini-FAQ I will list the locations of the five heart containers in the game and describe how to get them. As far as I know, there are not six Heart-Containers, as is sometimes assumed. For some reason the manual states that you can get a maximum of eight hearts but I don't think so. Even if you use the CORONARY cheat to extend the life bar to maximum, you only get seven. Level 3 (Dungeon Tower) ----------------------- The Heart-Container is in the third section of the level. There is a key at the beginning of the section behind glass. We'll get that in a moment. After entering the tower fall to the subjacent floor. No matter what you do: Don't get the key you find there yet! Go to the right until you see a few green crystals and a small wall next to them. Jump over the wall and immediately go to the left through the hole to exit the tower. If you accidentaly got the key this hole is blocked by metal bars. After exiting the tower you come to a platform with jagged poles. Fall down and now continue right. Jump into the pipe with the single red crystal above. Now we have the key from the beginning of the section. Follow the platforms to the right, of course pay attention to not fall down, until you get to the cylindrical roof. Now simply run right to the tip of the roof, use the elevator down and go down the spiral staircase. At the end of the staircase is a long line of green crystals and the Heart-Container. Level 5 (Fungus Grotto) ----------------------- The Heart-Container is in the last section of the level with the long water slide. It appears at the end of the section just before the goal platform. But only under a special circumstance. The trick here is to complete the slide without breaking any of the stone arcs. You don't have to be fast and you don't have to collect any crystals. Just pay attention to those stone arcs. In most cases you can simply duck down to avoid breaking them. When there is a gap before an arc of course you need to jump. With a bit of patience and practice you will have the heart container in no time. Level 10 (Canopy Village) ------------------------- In the area with the floating-down leaves try to get over to the right as fast as possible before they're falling down too far. On the way are two wooden platforms but don't rest on them too long. Also try to stay on the topmost leaves. This is easier with Nikki because her double-jump helps a lot. When you made it over fast enough, you come to a tree stump with a door which leads to the next area. Here are a lot of breakable boxes. Simply jump onto the third box from the left and don't touch your controller. You will fall straight down, destroying the boxes on the way and automatically get the Heart-Container which is in the bottom box in the middle. Level 13 (Honcho's Airship) --------------------------- At the beginning of the level you come across a furnace. Continue left und jump into the cannon. Set the angle of the cannon to 45 degrees to the left and fire. You land at a glass dome with a key in it. When you take the key a shield-item appears on top of the glass dome. Jump to get it and then quickly run to the right, jump into another cannon and let it shoot you back 45 degrees to the right. While the shield is still active run into the burning furnace and you get sucked into the balloon. In the balloon simply jump back and forth and get height until you can grab the Heart-Container which is in the upper region of the balloon. Level 14 (Efreet Palace) ------------------------ At the very end of the level, just before the finishing platform, is a wide whirlwind. At the right side of this whirlwind is a small stripe where the whirl is much lower. Fall into this small stripe and at the lowest point move your character to the left into the neighboring whirldwind. The big whirlwind carries you high into the air where the last Heart-Container is. If you can't get high enough, it may be necessary to hold the jump button while moving upward. I hope this helps a bit. ############# # C. Bosses # ############# In this section I will describe how to beat the three bosses. Boss I (Shroom-Lord) -------------------- This is the easiest boss I'eve ever seen in a game. Simply run around the circular area (I prefer running to the left for some reason) and activate the catapults with burning boulders by jumping towards them. The only thing you need to care for are the falling boulders. Also when there is a gap or a raised wall you need to jump. If you manage to hit him three times he's finished. That's it. Boss II (Goon Honcho) --------------------- The Goon Honcho comes after you and tries to squeeze you with his big hammer. Luckily he's so big and slow that you can easily run away and even underneath him. There are also a few chainsaws that you simply must jump over. In the middle of the circular area is a rail track with a burning trolley. At first the trolley is locked in place and you need to push the lever to make it travel to the other side. When it reaches the other side it inflates a balloon and returns to it's original position. When the balloon is inflated jump onto it and it flings you high into the air. While falling down try to land on his head. Then start the procedure again: Unlock the trolley, wait until the balloon inflates, jump on the balloon and land on his head. Do this five times and he falls to his back and surrenders. Boss III (Eyeball) ------------------ This 2-phase boss fight is pretty tough if you don't know what to do. It's possibly the only thing in the game which needs a description. In the first phase the Eyeball sits in the middle of his circular area and tries to shoot you with his cannon. The chances that he hits you are pretty low, except when you are jumping. So take care when jumping. Now with someone shooting at you this is an unfavorable situation. And we want to turn the tables. There are four locks high in the air which you need to touch to be able to control the cannon yourself. At the bottom are jumping-pads which allow you to jump high enough to reach the locks. Unfortunately the jumping-pads are too far away to reach the locks. What you need to do first is move the jumping-pads into a better position by pushing them left or right. Then jump onto them and touch the locks. When all four locks are opened you gain control over the cannon-mechanism which was previously under a glass cover. The cannon-mechanism is the thing with the two buttons and the wheel in the middle. Either one of the buttons activates the cannon and the wheel allows you to control the shooting angle of the cannon. You must jump on the wheel and run left/right to rotate it and aim at the boss. Also there is one thing to notice: The cannon only has a limited number of shots. When the energy of the cannon is exhausted, you need to run to the other side of the circular ring and jump to the multicolored ring high in the air. This must be done with a jumping-pad positioned underneath another one (you should already position it in phase 1). After touching the multicolored ring come back to the cannon, press again one of the buttons and continue your hunting efforts. After you activate the cannon-controls for the first time he gets pissed off and jumps to the outer ring and tries to chase you down and shoot you with his laser. At the beginning it's pretty easy to dodge his laser but the more you hit him with the cannon, the lower and farther his laser-beams travel and dodging gets harder. It almost seems to be impossible to dodge his attacks after a while. Even with a full life bar he makes mince-meat out of you in no time. Now comes the trick. So read on carefully. There is one very important thing which aids you in this fight: The cannon-control mechanism! Yes, the thing with the two buttons and the wheel in the middle. It acts as an impassable shield for his lasers and even for himself. This means, no matter how close he is, he can't shoot his lasers through this point of the ring. And he can't follow you beyond this point. When he comes and shoots from the right simply jump to the left of the mechanism and vice versa and you are safe like a baby in its mother's arms. Note: It looks like he can shoot his laser through this point but it never hits you. Only don't stand on the ring when he comes. You either need to jump to the left or right of the mechanism. If you stand excactly on the ring, he is still able to hit you. Of course you have to be careful when running to the multicolored reload-platform because you have to move away from the protecting mechanism. I've always done it so that when he turns around at the cannon-mechanism, you follow him to the reload-platform and when he comes back you jump over him with the jumping platforms at the reload-station and then quickly return to the cannon-mechanism. Now with this knowledge repeat the process of activating, shooting and reloading. And don't forget to use the control-mechanism for cover. With a little bit of patience and after 10 hits you've won. =============================================================== WEYLAND YUTANI NETWORK COMCON 01600 OUT...ENDMSG ===============================================================