Captain Silver Walkthrough By: "DTJAAAAMJS" E-Mail: DTJAAAAMJS@Yahoo.com Version: 3.0 Last Updated: 05/06/00 This is a walkthrough for the American version of the Master System game Captain Silver. It was made by Data East. It is very short, but it is fun to play. Some of encounters in this FAQ will be different since the monsters in this game reappear at certain points. I will split this walkthrough into several sections. The sections are: -Story -Controls -Enemies -Helpful Items -Level 1 -Level 2 -Level 3 -Level 4 -Other Information I hope that you enjoy reading this! :0> Story ---------- Captain Silver is the richest and most feared pirate in the land. Even though he is dead, people still fear him because his ghost can be spotted guarding his buried treasure. You are a sailor named Jack Avery. One day, an old man spoke to Jack about Captain Silver's treasure. He handed Jack a map and disappeared. Jack then headed off on an adventure to retrieve Captain Silver's treasure! Controls ---------- Button 1= Slash Button 2= Jump Up= Climb up Down= Duck or climb down Left= Move to the left Right= Move to the right Down + Left= Crawl to the left Down + Right= Crawl to the right Up + Button 1= Jump slash or high attack while climbing Down + Button 1= Low stab or low attack while climbing Left + Button 1= Slash or left attack while climbing Right + Button 1= Slash or right attack while climbing Enemies ---------- Wolf- These are werewolves that attack by simply running into you. They move at a very slow pace. They also can jump, but not very high or far. They appear in level 1 and they are very easy to defeat. Cheshire Cat- These cats appear in level 1. They attack you by diving at you when you walk underneath them. Pumpkin- These pumpkins are hanging in the trees in level 1. They will fall down when you go under them. Piper- This unique enemy jumps around and plays his pipe, which shoots out deadly music notes. He appears in level 1. You must hit him 10 times with your magic stars to stop him. I do not think that you can defeat him without using stars since he always seems to be farther then you. Vampire Bat- These bats will be resting until you get close to them. They will then try to fly at you. They appear in level 1. Seagull- These birds attack you by flying around the area. They appear in level 2. One-Eyed Boatswain- He is a pirate who is armed with a knife. They can crawl out of openings on the ship. They may also climb to certain areas. They appear in level 2. Black Beard- He is a pirate with a gun who appears in level 2. He attacks by shooting at you. He cannot move. Captain Cappard- He is a pirate captain with a hook and a cutlass. He is the boss of level 2. He attacks you by thrusting at you with his cutlass. He also leaps around. You must hit him about 20 times. Coconuts- These inhabitants of level 3 can hurt you if they fall on you. Simply hit them with your sword to destroy them. Native Spearman- These men appear in level 3. They attack you by poking you with their spears. They can attack high or low. You need to hit them three times to defeat them. Coconut Crab- This little creature walks across the ground to attack you. All you have to do to beat it is duck and slash. They appear in level 3 Poison Frog- These small amphibians attack by hopping at you. They appear in level 3 and they are easy to defeat. Carnivorous Plant- These stationary plants attack you by launching spores. They appear in level 4. Ghost Of Captain Silver- The final boss is the Captain Silver himself! He attacks you by shooting flaming arrows at you while he jumps around. You must hit him around 25 times if you want his treasure. Helpful Items ---------- Cards- These items usually appear whenever you defeat an enemy. They can also be found in certain spots. They will either have one of the letters in the words CAPTAIN SILVER or they will be blank. Some of the cards with letters will change if you do not collect them in a certain amount of time. All of the cards will give you gold if you collect them. The letters are each worth 300 gold coins. The blank cards are only worth 100 gold coins. If you collect all of the letters so that they spell CAPTAIN SILVER at the top of the screen, you will receive an extra life! Small Gold Coin- These coins are each worth 300 gold coins. Gold Coin- This coin is worth 300 gold coins! The only difference between this coin and the Small Gold Coin is the icon representing them. Large Gold Coin- These coins are worth 500 gold coins. Crown- These are worth 3,000 gold coins! Power-Up Pixie- These small fairies fly around certain locations during the game. You can also purchase them in stores. If you catch or buy one, she will give Jack the the power to shoot one magic star from your blade! If you get two, Jack will be able to fire three stars! If you collect three, Jack can launch five stars! However, if you die, you will lose these powers. Boot- These items let you jump higher! However, this power only lasts for a short time. They can be found in various spots and in stores. Clock Freeze- If you get this item, which appears in certain places and stores, the timer will stop around 25 seconds. Key- You must find these items to enter shops or open treasure chests. Protection Potion- These items will make Jack immune to a single blow from an enemy. However, they will not protect him from water or pits! These can be found at certain points and in shops. Treasure Chest- If you open one of these chests, you will find a suprise! Level 1 ---------- This level is the Town Of Barren. You will have 180 seconds to beat this level. Remember that you start out with three lives and three continues. You will start the game near a wall. Start by moving to the right. You should encounter three Wolves as you head in this direction. Just hit them once and keep on going to the right. You will then see a Cheshire Cat sitting on the wall. Walk under it and strike it when it jumps at you. Continue to the right to receive a Key. Another Wolf will try to get you. Further to the right will be yet another Wolf and another Cheshire Cat. Defeat them and keep heading to the right to see a Cheshire Cat that is near a Protection Potion. The Protection Potion is too high for you to reach, so just defeat the cat and move on. There will be four Wolves on the cat's right. Beat them and continue to the end of the wall. You will see a tree with a ladder. There will be three Pumpkins and a Boot on top of it. A Wolf will also come and attack you. Move under the Pumpkins so that they will fall and slash them before they hit you. Then defeat the Wolf and climb the ladder to the top of the tree. Collect the Boot and go back to the Protection Potion. On the way there, you will fight some of the previous enemies that you have fought. Jump up and grab it. You must do this before the Boot stops working. Go back to the tree with the ladder. Proceed to the right and you will enter the town. A Power-Up Pixie will fly by. Be sure to collect it! As you enter the town, another Wolf will try to kill you. Hit him with your new star magic. Further into the town, you will see the Piper and a Wolf. The Piper will play his eerie music. As you approach the Piper, he should move, which will leave the Wolf open for your attack. The Piper will then jump around and shoot music notes at you. Hit him 10 time with your stars to silence him for good. He may also hop away if you do not defeat him quickly. Keep on going to the right once you have beaten the Piper. You will see four Wolves and a Gold Coin along the way. Take it to receive 300 gold coins. Further to the right are two Wolf enemies and three Pumpkins hanging in a tree. Past them is a fountain. You must time your jumps so that you will land on the water that is shooting out of the fountain. You will have to make three jumps. If you fall into the lower part of the fountain, you will die. There is a Clock Freeze item above the second jump. Take it to freeze the clock for around 25 seconds. There will be a shop past the fountain. Enter it if you have the Key. It sells a Power-Up Pixie, a Boot, a Clock Freeze, and a Protection Potion. All of these items in the store costs 10,000 gold coins. I recommend purchasing another Power-Up Pixie so that you will have more fire power. Shop quickly, since you only have 15 seconds to make your purchases! A Wolf will appear when you exit the shop. There are two more Wolves and three Pumpkins on its right. There will be another Cheshire Cat and two Vampire Bats further to the right. The bats won't attack you until you start to approach them, so get ready to hit them. Continue to the right to eventually end the level! The game will then multiply your remaining seconds by 100 and reward you with that many gold coins. Level 2 ---------- This level is the Pirate Ship. You have 300 seconds to get past this level. You will start out on the deck. Seagulls will fly around in random locations, so use your stars on them if you see them. Head to the right until you see an opening on the deck. Even though it will not kill you if you walk on it, you should jump over it. You need to do this because a One-Eyed Boatswain will pop out of the hole! If you are walking over it while he comes out, you will die. Once you have gotten over the hole, defeat the pirate with your sword. Hop over the cannon that is on your right and continue to head in that direction. Further to the right, you will see another opening. A Black Beard is standing behind it, so take him out with your star magic and hop over the hole. Defeat the One-Eyed Boatswain when he comes out of it. Leap over the next cannon and a Power-Up Pixie will fly by! Take it and climb the rope ladder that is on the right. Defeat the One-Eyed Boatswain that is near the top of the ladder and grab the Protection Potion. Then continue to climb up to the next screen. A One-Eyed Boatswain is waiting for you on the next screen. He is above you, but he may climb down to get you, so defeat him quickly. Climb up and head to the right. This is a spot where lots of Seagulls may appear, so watch out! A Black Beard will be on your right, so beat him and then either climb down this rope ladder or jump all the way down to the deck. Below, you will encounter another One-Eyed Boatswain on the deck. Beat him and jump over the next opening in the deck, which contains yet another One-Eyed Boatswain. Then attack the One-Eyed Boatswain to the right of the cannon near the opening and jump over it. You will now see a Black Beard in front of a rope ladder. Defeat him and climb up the ladder to the next screen. Once you have climbed all the way to the top, head to the right, but beware of the enemies here, such as a One-Eyed Boatswain, some Seagulls, and a Black Beard. Once again, you can either hop down to the deck or you can climb down. On the deck, you will encounter two One-Eyed Boatswains, one near the rope ladder and another near a ladder that goes into the deck. Defeat both of them and go into the deck. Some of the following parts are optional, but I have decided to put them in so you can have a complete tour of this level. You will now see three Small Gold Coins and two Large Gold Coins, which are worth a total of 1,900 gold coins! There are also two ways out of this room, either to the right or down a ladder. Collect the coins and exit to the right. Defeat the One-Eyed Boatswain in this room and climb down the ladder in this room. You will see two Treasure Chests! You may only open one. If you open the one on the right, you will get a Crown. However, if you open the one on the left, you will be transported to a shop that is identical to the store in level 1. You can now either head to the left or go down a ladder. Go to the left and you will see an empty room with a ladder going up and a ladder going down. Take the ladder that is going down and you will be in another room with three Small Gold Coins and two Large Gold Coins. Go to the right and you will see two One-Eyed Boatswains and a ladder going up. Beat them and proceed to the right. There are two One-Eyed Boatswains and a Black Beard in here. Defeat them and go up the ladder in this room. You will be in a room with two more One-Eyed Boatswains. Defeat them and head up the next ladder in this room. You will now see five Cards with randomly changing letters. Pick them up and climb back to the deck. Head to the right and you will see the boss of this level, who is Captain Cappard. Try to duck and stab at him, but keep your distance. If he starts to be too close to you, back off and continue to attack him. You need to hit him about 20 times to defeat him. Now the level will end and you will receive your time bonus! Level 3 ---------- This level is the Island. You will start out on a beach. You have 400 seconds to get past this level. You will see some palm trees that have two Coconuts in them. Walk past the first one and either avoid the Coconuts as they fall or destroy them. You will now see a Native Spearman near the second tree. Try to lure him out by moving towards him. I recommend using ducking stabs to defeat him. You must hit him 3 times. Continue to the right while avoiding or destroying the Coconuts. You should also see a Key while you are headed in this direction, so take it. You will eventually see some palm trees with only one Coconut in them. There will be a Coconut Crab around this area. Duck and stab to defeat it. Keep going to the right past more falling Coconuts and you will see yet another Coconut Crab and a Native Spearman. Keep going to the right to see a shop that is being guarded by a Poison Frog. Shoot it with a star and enter the shop. This is the last shop in the game, so buy everything you need. The items here each cost 30,000 gold coins. Exit and proceed to the right to see another frog. Destroy it and keep going to the right. You will encounter another Native Spearman and three more Poison Frogs. Get past them and you will be at a river. You must hop on a turtle that is swimming in it to get across. Hop off of the turtle to get back on the land. Continue on the right and you will see four frogs and two Native Spearmen. You eventually will come to another river. Hop on a turtle and wait until he carries you to a small patch of land in the river. From here, you must go onto another turtle that will take you to the other side of the land. When you get near the land, jump. Once you have reached the other side, you will fight two more frogs and a spearman. Keep going past them and the level will end. You will then get your time bonus! Level 4 ---------- This level is Captain Silver's Treasure Island. You have 400 seconds to get past this level. You will start out on part of a rocky cliff. Hop on the floating rock that is moving up and down. Then go on the rock that is moving horizontally. Kill the Carnivorous Plant if it bothers you. Wait until the rock goes to the right and jump on the platform. From here, jump on the floating rock that is going vertically. Then jump on to the platform that is near the Clock Freeze. You can try to collect it by jumping on the fast rock, but you do not really need it. Try to jump on the slow rock and wait until it takes you to another platform. Hop on it and go to the next rocks that are moving up and down. Jump on to the next platform and wait for a rock that is going to the left and the right. You will then need to hop on a rock that is moving vertically. There is a Carnivorous Plant here, so watch out! Jump on the high rock that is moving horizontally and go the platform with a ladder. Climb up the ladder and jump on the rock that is moving vertically. Then go to the rock that is going to the left and the right. If you do not already have a Protection Potion, you will now see one. You should definately take this because you will probably need it very soon. Leap over to a platform and then jump on grassy land. Head to the right and you will see a tree. The Ghost Of Captain Silver will now appear! Try to hit him when he is starting to appear. Avoid move under him when he jumps and try to duck or jump past his flaming arrows. You must hit him around 25 times. When he dies, his treasure will appear in the tree. Congratulations! You have won! Enjoy the ending! Other Information ---------- How To Continue- To continue the game when you die, wait until the Game Over screen appears. While this is on the screen, hold up on the directional pad and press button 1. The screen should now say Continue instead of Game Over. Press button 1 once again to restart from the last level that you were on. Different Versions- According to Alamont1, the European and Japanese versions of this game contains several things that are not in the American version. For instance, they have two additional levels. They are the Cave and the Jungle. They also have more kinds of enemies. The new enemies are the Witch, the Flying Fish, the Sewer Rat, the Ghost Skeleton, the Piranha, the Butterfly, the Eagle, the Native Bowman, the Black Panther, the Dragon, the Cyclops, and the Banana King. The European and Japanese versions also have Rings as items. The ending of the game is also different depending on which version you play. The American ending just has white text on a black screen. The European and Japanese versions of the ending have pictures and they are colored. These versions of the game also have different cover art than the American game. Mistakes- There are several mistakes. If you look in the manual you will see that it mentions the stages, items, and enemies that are only in the European and Japanese versions of the game. The back of the box also shows screenshots that have a large, unnamed pirate and the Witch as enemies. The final mistake that I have noticed happens during the ending. The ending refers to the main character as Jim even though the manual and the back of the box say that his name is Jack. Thanks --------- Shout outs to the following people: Tiffany a/k/a J.C. Chasez (Shuh-zay NOT Cha-zez!), Julia a/k/a The Biggest Eskimo In Town, Andrew a/k/a Moo, Anthony a/k/a Ony, Alisha a/k/a Ali, Austin a/k/a The Baby Austin, Meghan a/k/a Basil, Jessica, Sonja (I love both of you), Ma, Da, Grandma, Grandpa, Oreo, Ong Noi, Ba Noi, Uncle Tam, Uncle Bao, Auntie Bay, Auntie Diu, Uncle Tony, Auntie Sau, Auntie Nam, Uncle Tri, Pico, Justin Randall, "Loud" Lou, Fred, Henry-D, Denniz, Alamont1, and last but certainly not least...I'd like to thank GameFAQs for posting this guide. If I forgot you...just because you're not on this doesn't mean you're not in my heart! Version History ---------- 1.0- 05/02/00 I started this walkthrough and I added most of the basic information 2.0- 05/03/00 I added the walkthrough for level 1 3.0- 05/06/00 I completed most of the walkthrough, but now I must go and get all of the small details Feel free to contact me if there are any mistakes or questions. 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