|||-------------------------------------------------------------------------||| ||| Fatal Rewind (The Killing Game Show) ||| |||-------------------------------------------------------------------------||| Guide by: I.M. Weasel Copyright: 2021 All Rights Reserved Version: 1.0 Systems: Sega Genesis (Amiga, Atari ST) Last Update: 5/14/2021 Publisher: Psygnosis / Electronic Arts Players: 1 or 2 player (Taking Turns) |||------------------------------------------------||| ||| Table of Contents ||| |||------------------------------------------------||| [1] Introduction [2] Controls [3] Boxes, Tools & Other Items [4] Weapons [5] Tools [6] Enemies & Hazards [7] Hints & Tips [8] Walk-through [9] Review [10] Oracle Messages [11] Cheats [12] Legal & Contact |||------------------------------------------------||| ||| [1] Introduction ||| |||------------------------------------------------||| Fatal Rewind is a puzzle platforming action game where you attempt to escape from the 'deadly game show' the game takes place in. You are.. some mechanical skeleton with guns strapped to your side. You can shoot, jump, climb walls, collect special weapons and obtain and use tools. There is a feature in the game that shows a replay of your last death, and lets you interact with and use it to prevent replaying certain sections. This does help learn where you went wrong, but the game is general is brutal in terms of difficulty. Very unique for it's time. |||------------------------------------------------||| ||| [2] Controls ||| |||------------------------------------------------||| A (Any) - Speeds up during a 'Rewind' after a death. Does nothing in regular play B (Pressed) - Fire weapon B (Held down) - Use your current Tool C / D-Pad Up - Jumps. If it's held down, it will keep jumping after each landing. At the end of the jump, you 'duck' for a split second, so you will pick up a weapon/tool if you land on it. D-Pad Down - ducks/picks up a weapon/tool on the ground. D-Pad Left/Right - moves left and right |||------------------------------------------------||| ||| [3] Boxes, Tools & Other Items ||| |||------------------------------------------------||| Boxes (sometimes 'pillars') - Holds weapons or tools/keys that can be broke open by shooting them. Small Flying Heart - Restores about 15% of your health. Appears after killing a full wave of flying enemies. Small Flying Skull - Decreases your energy by about 15%. Appears after killing a full wave of flying enemies. Diamonds - Adds to your point total. Different function depending on the level. Blue/Red Skull - Only appear in a certain level. You have to get all of these to clear the level. Letters - Only appear in one level. You must use the Collector Tool to grab them. |||------------------------------------------------||| ||| [4] Weapons ||| |||------------------------------------------------||| Starting off you just have your basic 'Regular Shot'. Each special weapon has an ammo meter, and is gone when it is depleted. If you pick up another special weapon while you have one equipped, you will replace the one you have and it's icon will now sit where you picked up the new weapon (retaining its current ammo count). This goes for weapons of the same type as well. Regular Shot - Your default weapon. Flies about half the screen, and is destroyed when it hits an enemy Lasers - Shoots a laser that goes full screen and cuts through enemies. Triple Lasers / Triple Shot - Same as your regular shot, but shoots 3 shots in a conical range in front of you. Note: In some areas this is called 'Triple Shot' (like 2-1), which is more accurate... Mine Sweeper - Shoots a thick laser in front of you - goes full screen and cuts through enemies. Only appears once. Side Shot - Shoots your regular gun, but also shoots a single shot from the top and bottom of your character. Rear Shot - Shoots another bullet behind you with your normal shot. Missile - Shoots a single missile that flies full screen. Stronger than your regular gun. Triple Missiles - Shoots three missiles just like Triple Shot, but with longer range. Devastating. Sky Missiles - Shoots two missiles, one straight ahead and one in a diagonal-upward direction. Laser Bolt - Shoots two lasers that travel full screen. (It's also called the 'Lazer Bolt' once or twice.) |||------------------------------------------------||| ||| [5] Tools ||| |||------------------------------------------------||| All tools are single use unless otherwise noted. Keys - Used to open gates, doors, or create pathways. Comes in different shapes: Squares, Triangles, Circles, Octagon, Pentagon, etc.. Oracle - Gives you a random tip that appears on the screen. Quite a few are not helpful at all. Half Energy - Fills up half your energy. Full Energy - Fills up all your energy. Water Freezer(multiple use) - Stops the water level rising as long as your hold down the 'shoot' button. Critically important to use, but very hard to work with as you don't have the shoot button free to destroy boxes or fend off enemies. Red Herring - Does nothing but takes up your tool space for a short while. Only exists to show you you went the wrong way. Shaper - Nothing. It does nothing. Energy Re-charger(multiple use) - Regains your energy slowly as you hold down the tool button. Collector - Shoots a beam that collects the floating letters. Also destroys enemies. Only appears in Level 5. |||------------------------------------------------||| ||| [6] Enemies & Hazards ||| |||------------------------------------------------||| Flying enemies - Come in many shapes and move in a wave. Your main foe(s). Lava Water - Rises up constantly from the bottom of the screen, cuts off access to the level as it rises. Instant death when touched. Mines - Laid across the ground. Can be destroyed by shooting then with the Mine Sweeper. 'Snake' - A chain of some of the flying enemies that are connected and move in a snake-like pattern. Can't be damaged or destroyed. Laser Wall - Turned off with keys or switches. Kills you instantly if touched. 3-Bar Door - Bars your path. opened with a Key or a Switch. Bullet Fountains - Shoots bullets from the ground, jump over them and move through them quickly. Green Monster - Strong stationary enemy that shoots projectiles at you that travel full-screen. Takes many hits to destroy. Pink Lungs - Same as the green monster. Skeleton Guard - Unloads a full clip of bullets into you if you approach him, causing instant death. Teleport Pads - Orange pads that let you teleport around the level. Don't appear until level 5. Giant Foot - Bounces around in level 6. Does damage to you on contact. Can't be killed. |||------------------------------------------------||| ||| [7] Hints & Tips ||| |||------------------------------------------------||| * After you die, the game will play back your last play through up to the point you died. It will keep replaying it until you interrupt it. You may 'fast-forward' this rewind by holding down the 'A' button. If you hit any other button during this rewind you will take control of your character like normal and may start playing from that spot. Pretty cool feature! * Your character barely gets any invincibility after taking a hit, it's less than 1 second; so when a wave of enemies starts hitting you, you can lose 90% of your energy VERY quickly. * Save those shots! Special weapon ammo is very limited. It may seem like a lot, but it will always run out faster than you want. * You get more points for completing a level with more energy. * At the start of each level, you'll see a timer in the top right, when that timer counts down to 0, the water will start to rise. |||------------------------------------------------||| ||| [8] Walk-through ||| |||------------------------------------------------||| '*' Represent notes in each part. '"' Show each Oracle Message in order //==================================\\ || Level 1 - Tech Maze || \\==================================// The starting area. Not very challenging, lets you get used to the game mechanics. Can still be frustrating. //=====\\ || 1-1 || \\=====// "Hold the fire button down to activate all Tools!" Go right and destroy the pillar, and grab Triple Lasers. Keep heading right jumping up when necessary. Go up the wall, over it and go right. There is a Half Energy in the box you can take. Head up the steps and up the next wall. Jump off to the left, hop the gap, destroy the box and grab another Triple Lasers. Go up the wall here, jump off to the right and go right. Jump up to and climb this next wall, jumping off to the left platform. Head left, then jump up twice. Head right, jump the gap, and jump onto the wall to finish the level. //=====\\ || 1-2 || \\=====// Head right and break the box for Triple Lasers, then quickly go left over the fountain and up the next few ledges. The box here has a Side Shot weapon, which I don't really find useful. Keep going left, destroy the box, grab the Triangle Key, and use it in the keyhole. Jump up the steps and then go right for the Square key, then head back left. Stay on the highest level and continue left. Use the Square Key, then break open the box and grab the Circle Key. Climb up the wall after the keyhole, and go over the top to the left and use the Circle Key. After the bridge appears, keep moving left, you'll have to hop over some Mines. Climb the small wall, break the box here and grab Mine Sweeper. Keep going left, then grab the Half Energy from the the box. Climb over the small wall. Take out all mines here, go left and jump up to higher level. Head left, the jump up a few more platforms. Make another left jump and grab the Half Energy. Jump left from the edge of the platform, then break open the box for the Diamond Key. Keep going left to circle around. When you come to choice to go up - and there is fountains on the right, jump up again and go right. Pass over fountains, use the Diamond key, then exit level //==================================\\ || Level 2 - The Cave || \\==================================// Things get tougher and item management becomes more of an issue. Enemy waves are a little less predictable, and mazes are a little more confusing. //=====\\ || 2-1 || \\=====// "Watch out for red herrings!" "Have a nice day!" "We'll be raising hell tonight!" "And so.. The end is near...sniff" Go right, break open the pillar and use the Triangle Key to remove the barrier. Go up the wall. jump up to the left, then jump right to the highest ledge. Break both pillars to grab Side Shot and the Left Side Triangle Key then go back left. Jump the gap, and keep going left to the keyhole. Break open the pillar here for a Half Energy. Climb the wall on the left. At the top jump off to the right ledge, drop down on the lower ledge, then drop from the left of this ledge. Grab the Pentagon key, then jump left, and head back to the keyhole. Use the key, head right, break the pillar and grab the Triple Lasers. Continue right, jump up, then jump to the wall on the right, head up and jump off onto the first ledge on the left. Here is the first and only snake enemy, watch its pattern and pass by it. Break the pillar and grab the Square Key. Go back right, jump onto the wall, then jump onto the higher ledge on your left. Head left, use the Square Key, destroy the pillar and grab the Right Side Triangle Key. Head back right; jump over the wall and use the key. After the wall falls, go right. The pillar has the circle key; the next pillar has a Half Energy. If you need a weapon, jump the two small ledges on the right to reach a Rear Shot. Climb up the wall, and jump onto the first ledge to the left. Go left, jump the gaps and deal with the waves of ambushing enemies. Jump up to use the circle key. grab Triple Lasers and the Down Triangle Key. Head back right to the wall, get onto the orange ledge and then use the key. Bust open the pillar and grab the Diamond Key. Head right, use the key and complete the level. //=====\\ || 2-2 || \\=====// * The diamonds in this level aren't required to finish the level, but they do help guide the way as you pick them up. "Collect the diamonds for extra points" "Strike up a balance between shootin' and freezin'" Break the first pillar on the left for Water Freezer, head right for a bit and jump up and break a pillar for the Circle Key. (Drop down to the right and quickly grab the Triple Shot from the pillar if you're feeling lucky.) Jump up again and head left, jump the gaps and use the key. Jump back right, destroy the pillar and grab the Triangle Key. Head back towards key hole, jump left onto the wall, climb up and jump down left, use the key, then jump up two levels. Go left, grab the Full Energy. Continue left then walk off the edge to the left, brake the pillar on right for a Right Side Triangle Key. Go up, use the key then back down for the Octagon Key. Backtrack to the right, jump the gap and use the Octagon Key. Jump right onto the wall, head up and over it and brake the pillar for the Square Key. Jump from the top of the wall and keep moving left, staying on the upper platforms. There will be several gaps to jump. Use the square key. Turn around and jump back right then fall off this ledge to the right. Grab the diamond key, then go left and jump off the ledge to the left next to where you put the Square Key. Climb up and jump off right, landing next to the pillar (it has a Half Energy in it). Jump up and head right to the Diamond keyhole. A little further right is a pillar with Triple Shot. After grabbing that, head back left to the large wall; jump onto the wall and go over it. Jump the gap to the left, and go up and over the next wall. After a row of diamonds, you'll come to a pillar with the Down Pentagon Key. Grab it and head back a few steps and use it in the keyhole. Proceed left onto another platform with 2 pillars. Left is the Left Side Triangle Key (grab it), right is Lasers. From there backtrack right, staying on the upper level. Jump up onto the lone ledge, then Bounce right then left up onto the platform on the left Head left, jump the gap, then use the key. Head left and blast that box for a Triple Shot, then put the key in. Head back right, and make your way up to the top level of platforms, then jump onto the highest on the right. Go right, watch the enemies, jump the gaps, and go up the wall to the level exit. //==================================\\ || Level 3 - Red Castle || \\==================================// Red Castle introduces a few new game play elements, one being 'Switches'. While seemingly simplistic, they will become a huge thorn in your side. //=====\\ || 3-1 || \\=====// "Switches need to be switched to make progress!" You begin the level with the Water Freezer, hold it down and walk right. The nearest box is the new Missile weapon, the furthest is the Triple Shot - grab the Triple Shot if possible. Keep freezing and go all the way left. You'll see a switch sticking out. hit, then go right and bust open the box for the Circle Key. Climb up the 'water rope' that is there now. Jump left, avoiding the new enemies (lungs) shots. Walk left, use the key and climb up the next water-rope. Go left, grab the half energy from the box, hit the two switches and grab the Octagon Key on the far left. Head back right, jump the two gaps, and bust open the box for the Side Shot. Climb the wall. At the top of the wall, walk right past the box and at the start of the next arch. Jump right once (not hitting any other buttons). When you land, jump again right quickly (the floor will fall out from under you if you don't do this right). There's a tiny ledge in the middle of the arch, and essentially that is what you want to land on. Head right and use your side shot to take out the green monster on the upper platform. walk right and use the Octagon Key. There's a water freezer in the box next to the keyhole, grab it after using the key. Jump off right onto the water-rope, avoiding the lungs shots (if possible). The box at the top of the ledge has a 'Energy replenish'. Fill up all your energy right now, and choose if you want to carry that around or the Water Freezer. Head right and stay on the ground level. Bust open the box for the Square Key. Head back left and get on the third level; there's Triple Shot in the box. Jump onto the platform on the left, - there's a Half Energy in this box - hit the switch and backtrack right. Climb the water-rope, destroy the box and grab the side shot to kill the green monster above you. Carefully jump right off the ledge and use the key, making a water-rope come down. Wait and climb up it. At the top, jump off right, blast the green monster and grab the Triangle Key. Go back left, jump the gap, and hit the switch at the end. Then go back right and climb the water-rope. Jump off left, grab the Missile from the box (there's also a box of Half Energy here) and use the key. Kill the green monster then grab the Diamond Key. Jump left and use the Diamond Key. There's another Half Energy in the box here. Head left and climb the water-rope. Kill the green monster to the left and grab the Circle Key. Head right, destroy the box for Triple Shot, then watch out for enemies and kill the green monster. Use the key, then wait for the water-rope to come down. Quickly jump once and twice on the 'bridge' before it crumbles and grab onto the wall to exit the level. (if you fall you'll probably fall right into the water. THIS IS A REALLY CHEAP DEATH SPOT!) //=====\\ || 3-2 || \\=====// * YOU HAVE TO GET ALL OF THE DIAMONDS HERE TO COMPLETE THE LEVEL, OR THE EXIT WONT APPEAR. "I think you'd better get all the diamonds" The diamonds are pretty easy to get. You don't have to make any leaps of faith for them, but you might have to take tiny detours for them. You'll start with the Water Freezer, use it constantly on starting platform. Walk right, and grab the 3 diamonds in this corner. Then walk left, break the box for Triple Shot, avoiding the enemies and hit the switch on the left wall. (It'll be invisible until you hit it). Then walk back right, and hit the switch on the right. Then go back to the left and hit the switch again. Break open the box here to grab the Octagon key and climb up the water-chain. At the top, go right briefly to grab the diamond, then go left and take out the Green Monster. Use the key, and climb the water-chain that appears. The box on the right has a Half Energy if you need it. Try to jump off to the right to grab both the diamonds at once, then go back up the chain. Head left and take out the Pink Lungs you see. Keep going left and jump the gap. Shoot the switch on the left, then break open the box here for Missiles. Climb the water-chain. The box here has a Water Freezer, so grab that and head right. Another Half Energy is in the box here. Keep going right and jump and shoot the Pink Lungs, stand on the right edge of the platform and hit the switch with a missile, then head back left. Climb the water chain, and go left, grabbing the Triple Shot from the box. There's also another box with a Half Energy. Pass the keyhole and jump down to kill the Pink Lungs. Break the box here and grab the Diamond Key. Make sure to grab all the diamonds in the area too. Jump back right, and hit the switch right next to the keyhole. Keep going right, drop down and use the Diamond Key. Climb the left water-chain, then jump off right to new water-chain on the right. At the top here, grab the Triple Missiles from the box, then the Circle Key from the next box. Run back left, jumping the water chains, and use the Circle key to make another water-chain appear. Climb the chain, head left and grab the diamonds. Head right, then jump up two levels to the right. Grab the Triangle Key from the box, and shoot the switch on the right wall. Go back left, and jump onto the platform to the upper left. A box here has another Half Energy. Moving left, jump onto the water-chain here then grab the diamond on the right. Go left. There's a Laser, Water Freezer, Half Energy and Triple Lasers in the 4 boxes. Keep going left, and near the keyhole shoot the switch there. Head back right and grab onto the water-chain. Climb up, then go left and fall down to the lower level, break the box here for the Square Key. Drop off this ledge then go left and use it in the keyhole. Go back to where you were and grab the Triangle Key, drop again and go back up the chain. Go right, jumping gaps and grabbing the diamonds. Use the key in its keyhole. Stay on the top level and hop onto and up the water-chain to exit the level. //==================================\\ || Level 4 - Skull Palace || \\==================================// If you thought the switches were difficult, oh boy, you're in for a treat. This level has 'Skeleton Guards', which are pretty much instant death-traps that trigger if you happen to go the wrong way. This is the level where controllers start to get broken. //=====\\ || 4-1 || \\=====// * There are a TON of flying enemies here, coming at you constantly, I won't mention them, just be constantly on guard. * This level also uses a lot of keys, which can be confusing. * This is also the level where they start calling 'Triple Shot' 'Triple Lasers'. "Two keys are needed perhaps?" Walk left and bust open the two boxes - Triple Lasers & a Water Freezer. Start using the Water Freezer ASAP. Keep going left climb the three platforms and open the box for a Square Key. Jump off the left, and you will find the keyhole, use it and then bust open the box for another Water Freezer. Go up the wall on the left. There's a Half Energy in the box on the tiny platform. DON'T jump up to the platform on the left! Get on the large right platform, pass up the box and go right, they'll be another Triple Lasers on this next platform. Navigate the next few platforms and grab the Triangle key. Head back to the Triangle keyhole. Use the key, and jump up the onto the left platform. Jump up two levels - the boxes will have a Triple Lasers, Half Energy and another Water Freezer. Climb the wall to the right, then at the top jump off to the left to grab the Octagon Key. Go back right and jump the gap where the wall is. You'll have to fall down one level to a platform with 3 boxes. The middle has a Shaper, the left a Full Energy, and the right a Pentagon Key. Forget those and walk right and drop down, break the box for a circle key and there's a Triple Lasers in the box to the right. Go right, jump up and head back left, use the Circle Key in the keyhole. Drop off the ledge to the left and grab the octagon key or the pentagon key. Go back right past the Circle keyhole, climb the wall and use either key there. Then drop down left and grab the other key. Do the same thing with that key. Afterwards, go right to the wall, scale it, and jump over the top to the right. Jump off right to the platform, then up one platform, now you're on the platform with the strange skull. Jump up twice to the upper right platform, break the box here for Triple Lasers. Go over the wall to the right, then on the other side grab the Down Pentagon Key and head back over the wall. Fall down to a ledge with two boxes - a Left Side Triangle Key and a Down Triangle Key - but use the Strange key in the keyhole on the wall first. Break open the second box for the Down Triangle Key. Go left and jump back up to the upper left platform. Head left, jump the gap and use the D. Triangle Key. Keep going left, On the middle platform is a Triple Lasers. On the next platform is the Right Side Triangle Key, grab that and jump off to the left. Go left and back up the platforms and over the column, jump off the top to the right. Head right and then use the RS. Triangle Key. Right now if you've been quick, you'll still be able to continue, if not it'll be apparent pretty fast. Run back left and jump off the platform to the left, falling back to grab the Left Side Triangle Key. Go over the column again, jumping off to the right at the top. Pass the keyhole you just used, and onto the platforms above. Use the Left Side Triangle Key. Run left and then make a leap-of-faith jump to the left, you'll land near a box, skeleton, and a Diamond keyhole. Go left, fall onto the lower platform and grab the Diamond Key from the box. Go back up and right, and use the Diamond key. DONT TAKE A STEP FURTHER LEFT. The box to the right is just an Oracle. Jump up the right, and break the box for a sorely needed Half Energy. Go up and right next to the two boxes - Triple Lasers in the left box, Side Shot in the right. Jump off the ledge to the right to grab the Octagon Key. Scale the wall and go to the right, jump the gap to the octagon Keyhole. Scale the wall again, jumping onto the top level. Go left and at the end, drop down (not jumping) to the level with the diamond keyhole. You'll be able to bust open the box here now, and grab the Triangle Key. Quickly go back right to the wall, back up it, and off the top to the left. And the left end of this platform make a long jump to the left. THERE IS ANOTHER SKELETON GUARD here so be super careful when using the key. Go up and use the Triangle key here. Go left and climb the wall to exit the level. //=====\\ || 4-2 || \\=====// * The goal in this level is to reduce the number of skulls to zero. It starts off at 6 Blue skulls, and 5 red skulls to collect.. but when you get collect more than this, the numbers kind of roll over. The only concrete thing is to have both counts equal 0 when you pass the clock near the end of the level. "Reduce both counts to zero to exit!" "Don't look back - or that's your lot!" "Are both counts set to zero?" Go to the right and break the first box and grab the Diamond Key. Keep going right, scale the wall, and jump left onto the first platform. Break the box and switch the Diamond Key for a Water Freezer. Jump back on to the wall; grab the Triple Lasers from the box on the top. Then jump off right to the platform and grab the Square Key, and then jump back on the wall. From the top, make a soft jump left to fall on the middle platform and use the Square Key. Pick up the Diamond Key. From there, jump up left then jump up right (there's a Half Energy in a box here), and then jump left again. You'll be on a platform with three boxes, break ONLY the right box and grab the Triangle Key, leaving behind the Diamond Key. Go back down to the level with the Red Skull, grab it, and keep moving right. Jump left, pass by the box, then use the Triangle key, then break open that box for a Water Freezer. Keep using it when you don't have to shoot. Go left, jump, and grab the 2nd red skull. Jump up left, then to the right platform. Break the box here to switch your Water Freezer for the Left Side Triangle Key. Go left, jump the gap - the box has Triple Lasers in it. Then grab the Blue Skull on the next platform. Move left and jump to the platform to the upper-left to grab the next Blue Skull. Jump off the ledge to the left and use the LS Triangle Key on the keyhole. Afterwards fall off the platform to the right. Now you can break open the other two boxes. The left has the Octagon Key, the right has a Full Energy. Grab the Octagon Key and jump up to the left then immediately to the right. Head right, moving downwards as you go. Jump the gap and use the Octagon Key. Go back to where you left the Diamond Key and bring it back to this keyhole. Break the box to the right for the Circle Key. Then head back left to the LS Triangle Keyhole. Jump up and pass by the Down Pentagon keyhole. To the left is a Water Freezer, swap the Circle Key with that. Then head up and grab the Sky Missiles from the box and the Blue Skull here. Go right and jump the gap, keep heading right down the ledges (there's a Full Energy here!) Grab the Red Skull and break the box to grab the Down Pentagon Key. Head back left to the Down Pentagon keyhole and deposit it. Grab the Circle Key again (to your left), jump up the three platforms and use the key. Head left and bust open the box for Triple Lasers if you want them. Jump the gap and grab the Pentagon Shaped Key from the second box. Climb over the wall and grab the last Skull here. Jump up to the upper-left level and go left past the Right Side Triangle keyhole. Jump to the left and head left. Jump up onto the platforms to the left and then grab the Blue Skull. Walk left, break the right-most box, - DON'T WALK PAST THE RIGHT BOX - and swap the Pentagon Key for the Right Side Triangle Key. Go back to the keyhole, use the key, then head back to where you left the previous key. Grab the Pentagon Key, break the other box here for Full Energy if needed. Go left, jump up onto the two platforms, grab the Red Skull and the Sky Missiles. Keep going left, grab the other Red Skull, and make a leap of faith off the ledge to the left. Use the Pentagon Key. Head right, back up and over the wall. Grab the Down Triangle Key you left here so long ago. Head left for a long time, in an upward direction. You'll circle back around the screen, and be able to jump on the newly-created platform (next to the Pentagon keyhole), then grab a Blue Skull. Head up the wall and over it two grab the two skulls on the other side. Back up at the top of the wall, jump off right and use your Down Triangle Key. Fall off right, grab the two Skulls, then go right and make a huge jump to the next platform. Head right and jump up to the ledge with the two boxes, left is a Triple Lasers, right is a Full Energy! From there, jump up right, grab the Red Skull, then jump up left and grab the Red Skull. The box is just an Oracle. DO NOT WALK BACK RIGHT AFTER PASSING THIS ORACLE! Keep going left, jump the gap and grab the Triangle Key and the hidden Blue Skull (jump up from the box with the Key). Fall off the ledge to the left, and go right. Keep jumping up the platforms as you go towards the keyhole, and use the key. After using the key, GO LEFT and jump up to the top level. The first box you see has an Oracle, the jump past the clock to grab the last Blue Skull. Walk up the wall and that's it. FUCK. THIS. LEVEL. //==================================\\ || Level 5 - Future Zone || \\==================================// A confusing level, but a little less punishing with the lack of instant-death traps everywhere. Disappearing platforms start making an appearance, and tool/item management becomes a HUGE issue. Leaving behind the wrong tool/item/key at the wrong place almost certainly will mess up your run. //=====\\ || 5-1 || \\=====// "Make your way to the exit. Shoot the switches!" "Use the left hand switch to enter combinations!" "Look out! Picking up the key reverses all doors!" x2 "Again, look before you leap!" When you begin, bust open the right box for a Water Freezer, then duck and shoot the switch on the right. Go left. The next box has a Triple Laser in it; get that, then hit the switch on the left wall. Head back right and jump up onto the two new platforms, but fall off the second one onto the long ledge. Walk to the right, then shoot the switch, and head back left, this time jumping onto the upper ledge. Make your way right and jump the gap up towards the next ledge - again falling off the right side to the lower platform. The first box has Sky Missiles, the second a Square Key. Go back left, hop up, then up onto the platform above where you just were. Walk right, use the Key, jump up and shoot the switch. Walk right and break the box for the Octagon Key. Walk to the left over the orange pad and duck (this is a Teleport Pad that will warp you to a different location in the level!) After you warp, walk left, the fist box has Full Energy, the second box Rear Shot, and the third has the Triangle Key. Grab the Triangle Key, dropping your Octagon Key then head back through the teleporter. Jump up, then right, then use the Triangle Key and go back through the teleporter. Walk back left and grab the Octagon Key, then jump up to the second platform then onto the third, and use the Teleport Pad there. Jump up twice, walk right, and use the Octagon Key. Walk back left to the box you just passed and grab the Water Freezer from it. Go right and take the Teleport Pad. From here, jump the gap to the left and then jump to the upper level. Take the Teleport Pad on the right. The first box has Sky Missiles, the second the Down Triangle Key. Take that Key then fall off the ledge and take the Teleport Pad on your right. After appearing, jump the gap again and head left. Use the Key in the keyhole. Go back right, and then onto the upper level, this time taking the Pad on the left. On this platform, destroy the box on the left and take the Water Freezer. Go left and jump up two levels. Head right, jump up right onto both platforms, then jump to the one on the left. Walk left, jump the gap and you'll see two boxes : Water Freezer on the right, and a Half Energy on the left. Fall off the left side of the platform. There's three switches to your right. Shoot the top and bottom ones. (There's an Oracle in the box here.) Then walk left and shoot the switch there - the door opens and you can head left. When you come to the wall, climb up and jump onto the platform to the right. Jump up and up again, then jump to the platform to the left. Walk left, then jump off the edge to the platform with a box and Circle key in it. After getting the key, jump off the ledge to the left.. then jump off this ledge to the left as well. Finally, use the Circle Key and grab the Water Freezer (if there). Jump up to the left once, then jump right and then right again to the two boxes. They are Triple Missiles, and Triple Shot. Hop onto the wall, then hop off left to the tiny middle platform. Then jump directly up to the next ledge. There is an Energy Replenisher here in this box. Jump up to the right. Pass the Diamond keyhole and jump down. The middle box has the Diamond Key; grab it and both doors will open. Head left, back to the tiny ledge, jump up and go right to the keyhole. After using the key, go back left, jump the gaps staying on the top level. Right after the box the floor will drop out, so hold jump down after the first jump to bounce over the and exit the level. If you fall, I'm pretty sure you can't clear the pit and have to rewind back to this point. That wasn't as bad as the last level. This next one will take forever. //=====\\ || 5-2 || \\=====// "Use the Collector to Collect Letters." "Removing the platform allows access to the key!" "Do not touch the top switch!" "Timing is the Key to progress!" From the drop, walk right and grab the Water Freezer from the first box, then shoot the switch on the left. Walk right and hop onto the new platform - it disappears then reappears momentarily - jump as it disappears and go towards the boxes. One the right is Triple Lasers, on the left is the Collector - take both. With the Collector jump up facing the 'G' and shoot and it will grab it. Go back left and enter the Teleport Pad. Jump up onto the right ledge, and shoot at the letter in the far right just in view. Break open the box for the Square Key, then use it in the keyhole. Go back and grab the Collector and head left again. Jump up a level and keep going left, jumping the gap you come to. The box has an Octagon Key inside it, pick it up, dropping the Collector. Go back right, use the key, then grab your Collector. Backtrack to the right and at the end of the platform jump up right to the next one. Jump quickly to grab the 'I' letter. The box under the keyhole is a Water Freezer - take it leaving the Collector behind. Keep using the Freezer constantly. Head right and break that first box for the Pentagon Key - take it back to the keyhole. Use the key, pick up the Collector, and head back right. Jump onto the strange platform and jump right again fast as it will crumble. In the box is a Water Freezer, swap it for the Collector. Jump up and to the left, there's an Oracle in this box. Shoot the switch at the end of this platform, then head back right, jumping the gap to the platform on the same level. There's 3 boxes and a keyhole here - the left has a Shaper, the middle an Oracle, and the right a Half Energy. Jump the gap to the right, and shoot the lower switch. (Switch should be 'on', that is, pushed in). Go back left and jump up the new ramp that's appeared, taking the Teleport Pad at the top. After appearing, shoot the box for a Right Side Triangle key. Jump off the ledge to the right, then turn around and shoot the switch to make a new platform appear. Walk right, jump the gap, use the key, keep going and grab the Collector. Jump up and go right again, passing the keyhole, jump the gap and shoot the Collector to grab the 'P'. Head back left, up the little ramp and into the Teleport Pad. Jump up one level, in the box is an Oracle. A platform will appear to your right, walk it and jump up to the higher ledge - take the Shaper from the box, swapping the Collector again. Fall off to the right, bust open the box and exchange the Shaper for the Circle Key. Jump back up onto the long ledge, then jump up and over and use the key. Grab you Collector and zap the 'Y' letter. Jump up the ledges then drop into the Teleport Pad next to the wall. After porting, run right and jump off to land on the second ledge. Jump up onto the higher ledge, attach to the wall for a second and jump onto the ledge on the left. Break the box here for the Left Side Triangle Key. Hop left twice and use the key, head back right and break the unopened box for the Down Pentagon key. Use the Teleport Pad you just passed and jump up to reach the keyhole on your right. Head back through the Teleport Pad, grab your Collector from where you left it and use it to grab the 'N' letter. Enter the Teleport Pad again, head right again, then jump up left to zap the 'S'. Go back right and break the box for a Triangle Key. Head left and jump up the two platforms to the keyhole. After using the key, you may want to break the box here for a Half Energy. Backtrack to pick up your Collector. After grabbing it, hop up to the rightmost ledge, and break the box there for a Down Triangle key. Head through the Teleport Pad there. Jump the gap and head left, then climb the wall. From the top of the wall, jump right and head right to place the key in the keyhole. Go through where the barrier was, and break the box there for a Diamond Key. Head back left and go into the Teleport Pad. Use the Diamond Key. Then, go right and only shoot the TOP SWITCH. Fall off the ledge to the right, grab your Collector, and go through the Teleport Pad here. After reappearing, go left, back up the wall, jump back right and use the Teleport Pad there. We're next to the Diamond keyhole again. Go right to the 3 switches. The top one should be 'on' (in), and the other two should be off. Jump up left on the platform that appears. Jump from that platform up and left again and use the Teleport Pad here. Head right, past the letter column, jump onto the ledge and take the Teleport Pad there. Walk left, and jump up to zap the final letter, 'O'. Head back through the Teleporter. Get on top of the letter display. there are four Switches and a moving marker. The lower two Switches move the marker left or right, the upper left will swap the left letter with the right letter. The upper right Switch will swap the right letter with the left letter. Spell out 'PSYGNOSIS', and a door will open to the right. A good way to plan to do this the quickest is to pause the game. Pass through to go up and out of the level. Holy fuck.. I'm lost for words. We're in the last two stages now.. If you were able to pull off the last section without being killed by the water, congratulate yourself. //==================================\\ || Level 6 - Temple || \\==================================// Ancient Greek mythology level. Everything you've done so far will be tested here. The water level seems to rise faster here which makes it one of the biggest concerns, but the enemy waves don't seem to be have as dangerous patterns as the previous levels. It actually feels a bit easier than previous levels. //=====\\ || 6-1 || \\=====// Again you start with the Water Freezer; make sure to use this constantly on this lower level, as you have a lot to do down here. Walk left and enter the Teleport Pad. Teleport, then go right, hitting the Switch on the right column. Head back through the Pad, walk left and hit the Switch on the column. Teleport again. Walk right, hit the Switch again for the chain to come down. Climb the chain, then walk left and jump onto the ledge. Jump right to the higher ledge; there's a Triple Lasers, Square Key and Half Energy in the boxes in that order. Jump off left, then jump left again to the lower ledge, using the Teleport Pad there. Walk right, jump the gap, jump up and use the Square Key. Go back into the Teleport Pad below you, emerge and take the Octagon Key from the box on your right. Again go back through the pad to the left on the lower pedestal. Go right, jump up to the higher level next to the keyhole and hop onto the chain. Disembark from the chain to your left, breaking the box to exchange the Octagon Key for the Circle Key. Go right, jump the gap and head up the 3 ledges on the column, using the Pad there. When you emerge, go left and jump off - the box here has some Laser Bolts. Keep heading left and fall next to the keyhole, use the key, and hop in the pad. Grab the Octagon Key. Wait until the chain comes down and jump onto it. Go up all the way and off to the highest ledge on the right. Break the first box for the Water Freezer and take it. Get onto the ledge right below you and hit the Switch on the wall. With the chain gone, you'll be able to smash the box on the left and grab a Triangle Key. Jump back right to hit the switch again and ride the chain up to glory. Go Past the the Octagon & Pentagon Keys, jump up the ledge near the statue, then up again, taking the Pad you find there. Go in, use the key, leave through the pad. Backtrack and pick up the Octagon Key, climbing up the newly lowered chain afterwards. At the top, take the Pad on the left. Walk left past the keyhole on the right, break the box for Triple Lasers. Fall down left, then right, left and use the Key. There's a Full Energy in the box here. Hop back up right one level - the box has a Laser Bolt; take the Pad right here. Break the box you appear next to for a Pentagon Key. Climb up the chain to the left, teleporting with the pad there. Walk right, use the key, then go right. Avoid the Foot, break the box for the Left Side Triangle Key. Head back left, and jump up to the Pad, taking it back to where you came from. From here, leap off to the right then go back right to the Pad past the angel statue. Hop on the chain here, go to the top and use the key. Head left, and hit ONLY the top switch in the top left corner. Head back to the keyhole, climb the chain, then jump off to the left. In the box is the weird 'Down-sorta-Pentagon Key'; take it, then go right, jumping the first gap and falling down the second. !!!(There's a Half Energy on the pedestal to the left, but you can't get it if you use the key first!) Use the key, then bust open the second box to the right for a Laser Bolt. Pass by this foot, and the box after it has a Down Triangle Key. Grab that head back left, up the new chain and off to the right at the top. Watch the top of the Foot as it can hurt you! Use the key. Run left. Grab that new chain. At the top, head left again, the box at the end has the Diamond Key. Don't not grab it, then go back right, jumping the gap to the higher platform. Go right to the keyhole then head back left. The final chain is down, but it gets in your way so fall left off the ledge, then climb up that chain to the left, THEN, head up the chain to the right to finish the level. Not too insane, actually kinda refreshing after the last two messes of levels. //=====\\ || 6-2 || \\=====// Here we are, in 6-2, the final countdown. I think it's safe to say we're both kind of tired of this. Victory is close at hand, so let's dive in! * Keep the water Freezer going as much as possible on this level! Starting off, break the box to the right for the Water Freezer, then hit the Switch on the column. Go left, and grab the trusty Triple Lasers from the box. Jump the gap, hit the Switch, then head back right. Hit the first Switch again, then go left. Jump the gap, and hit this switch AGAIN, it will make the chain lower, but don't go up it yet. Keep going left and break the box for the Octagon Key. Now rush back to the chain and climb up it. At the top, hop up and use the key. Hit the Switch up here on the left. Turn around and take Water Freezer from the box. Jump off the right edge onto the lower level, there's another Water Freezer here and a Laser Bolt weapon. Drop into the hole here. Quickly bust open the right box for the Circle Key (left box has Triple Lasers). Jump up the chain, breaking the first box and grabbing the Square Key inside (trading the Circle Key for it). Backtrack left to the previous keyhole, and use the Square Key on the right side. Jump off to the right again, grab the Water Freezer (at least), then keep heading right. Climb the chain, grab the Circle Key and head right. Pass the two boxes and leap off right to the two keyhole platform. Just like before, jump and shoot the switch on the left. Jump onto the chain that comes down on the right, and climb up it. Bust that box for a Water Freezer and swap out your Circle Key. Keep moving right, and pass by the box. Jump the three pedestals, passing by the Triangle Keyhole, on the third pedestal is the Triangle Key.. you know what to do with it. Break the box near the keyhole for the Diamond Key and go left, swapping it for the Circle Key when you pass it. Jump onto the new chain, head up it and pop that key in. Go back down and grab that Diamond Key. A new chain has appeared on the right, climb it and head right. Jump up onto the ledge and then up to the 12nd level of the gold platform. The first box has Triple Missiles, a much needed weapon - the second has a Half Energy. Get onto the upper level then at the left edge take a leap of faith to the left - you should land on a ledge underneath a Diamond keyhole. Head left, jump up to the left, then to the right, use the key. Climb the chain up and jump to the platform on the left, then jump left again. Make another leap of faith at the end to the left. The left box has Triple Lasers, the right a Left Side Triangle Key. Grab both and jump off to the right. Get on the higher platform then jump the gap to the right. Climb the chain onto the top, and use the key here. Wait and then climb the next chain to the top. Jump up left near the ledges with all the stone heads. Jump off left to the pedestal, then jump left again. Grab that weird Pentagon Key and the Lazer Bolt. Jump off left and break the box for a much needed Half Energy. Shoot the Switch on the left on this platform. A chain will come down, take it up and use the key you just got. Line yourself up, and jump this huge gap to your right to land on the small ledge. Keep moving right and jumping the gaps to stay on this upper level. There will be a chain waiting for you after the stone bust. That's it.. that's the final exit. The ending scene.. is just awful. Really, it almost couldn't be worse. The credits will role to some awful music to top it off. You'll see an image in the background that was from some of the opening scene art the Amiga port had, which sadly the genesis version lacks. They don't say "thank you for playing", but thank you for reading :) |||------------------------------------------------||| ||| [9] Review ||| |||------------------------------------------------||| Overall..a 5 or 6 out of 10. The idea of a puzzle platformer is novel, but its too rough around the edges to be, well, fun. Most people complain of getting it when they were a kid and being stuck on the second or third level. A bit too brutal. You would really have to write a guide for yourself while playing to be able to remember all of these intricate steps you need to take to victory. The rising water seems to add too much challenge, and creates an overly-hectic element; cutting off previous areas and trapping the player if they make false moves. It also hinders exploration, which could have been a key play-ability feature. The looping horizontal map also adds to this near-punishing level of difficulty. I hate to say it, but the level skip code adds so much to the gameplay value. They should have had a password system to help balance the slog. IF you do make it far, you might just hit a wall, especially around round 4 where Switches start becoming tricky as hell. When you hit the wall, trial and error attempts to progress will still be met with flat-out defeat as you strain to to figure out the cryptic puzzles while the water incessantly rises. |||------------------------------------------------||| ||| [10] Oracle Messages ||| |||------------------------------------------------||| Level 1 "Hold the fire button down to activate all tools" Level 2 "Watch out for red herrings!" "Have a nice day!" "We'll be raising hell tonight!" "And so.. The end is near...sniff" "Collect the diamonds for extra points" "Strike up a balance between shootin' and freezin'" Level 3 "Switches need to be switched to make progress!" "I think you'd better get all the diamonds" Level 4 "Two keys are needed perhaps?" "Reduce both counts to zero to exit!" "Don't look back - or that's your lot!" "Are both counts set to zero?" Level 5 "Make your way to the exit. Shoot the switches!" "Use the left hand switch to enter combinations!" "Look out! Picking up the key reverses all doors!" x2 "Again, look before you leap!" "Use the Collector to Collect Letters." "Removing the platform allows access to the key!" "Do not touch the top switch!" "Timing is the Key to progress!" Level 6 None Found |||------------------------------------------------||| ||| [11] Cheats ||| |||------------------------------------------------||| Level Select, More Lives & Continues: At the Psygnosis screen : Press Up + Left (diagonal), A+B+C and hold it all, then press start. You'll know it worked if the screen flashes white. Go into the options menu and you'll see level select options and be able to set your lives/continues higher than normal. |||------------------------------------------------||| ||| [12] Legal & Contact ||| |||------------------------------------------------||| All rights reserved I.M. Weasel Copyright 2021 This document is provided as-is, and makes no guarantees to the content. 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