Conference rusure::nintendo

    I've played this a bit more.  It's fun!  It's been a while since an
    arcade run-around game attracted me, but this one's cute and has some
    nice mechanisms in it.
    
    One recommendation:  I find sitting near the television helps you
    visualize the game better.  The three-dimensional aspect can make
    knowing where you are located a bit tricky; sitting close lets you see
    more detail.
    
    
    				-- edp

    I just found this game and like it so far--for someone who doesn't do
    arcade shoot-em-ups.  I started to do better when I slowed down and
    deliberately placed myself on the selected squares.  I'm still learning
    to deal with the A and B buttons in quick succession.
    
    My question, though, is: is it actually possible to jump *onto* one of
    the moving baddies?  I've tried, and there's a tremendous lag between
    when I think I'm going to land and when the bad guy shows up on the
    square I want to pounce on.  Also, I'm not sure yet how to control the
    distance of a jump.  Up and down is fine, as is a long jump, but
    knowing exactly where I'm going to land on a long jump is beyond me.
    
    So far I like it better than the Marble Madness implementation.
    
    Frank

    Re .2:
    
    Yes, you can land on the moving baddies.  Most of them anyway; there
    are some in higher rounds that you cannot land on without hurting
    yourself.
    
    You can make a jump shorter by releasing the jump button sooner.
    
    It can be difficult to tell where you are going to land.  I'm not
    convinced the programmers got it right.  But you can get better with
    experience.  In some places, I keep an eye on the shadow your character
    casts; that pinpoints the square your character is above, when the
    shadow is visible.
    
    
    				-- edp

    
    I just got this game and I like it so far. It mentions in the
    instructions that there is a way to jump "extra high" by sacrificing a 
    segment of the tail. Did anybody figure this out yet?
    
    
    
    
                               DEEBS

    
    I just eat some bombs to shorten my tail.
    
    cool graphics, huh?
    
    I rented this and found the graphics to be among the best i've seen
    yet. and the two player mode is really nice. there's a lot of things
    happening on the screen and the response is just fine.
    
    I reached a plateau around the 4th world that I never could get beyond.
    

    
    The plateau on the 4th level is where I'm stuck now too. How do you get
    up to the high ledge? I have found that in the water,when bitten by a
    shark you can get to a high ledge. But on level 4 there is no such help
    that I can see of. Has anybody beaten level 4? How?
    
    
                                  DEEBS

    Re .5, .6:
    
    Could you describe the fourth world?  I've passed it, but I haven't
    played in so long I don't remember which world is which.
    
    
    				-- edp

    not positive that it's the forth world i'm stuck at, but here's the
    description...
    
    the checkboard is red. you begin by going along a ledge, go up and
    double back. there's a playing field where you see your first niblits
    that turn into splotches (or holes?). you then go down, head left, and
    come to another playing field with minimal action. down from there, and
    double back a few times, and that's where i get stuck. I can see the
    scale above my head (too high to consider leaping for) and I know i
    need to jump up to another ramp, but i can't find where...
                                                   

    
    RE-1
    
    Thats the one! :^)
    
    
    
    
                                      DEEBS

    Re .8, .9:
    
    Does that world have a waterfall, razor blades, and the spike-throwing
    things?  If so, the place to get up to the ledge where the scale is is
    next to the waterfall, after you have doubled back.  If not, I'll have
    to play and look.
    
    
    				-- edp

    
    Your right about the ledge and the waterfall. But how do you get up
    that high?
    
    
    
                                     DEEBS

    
    Eric -
    thats the place alright. But I have to agree with .-1, how do
    you get up there? 
    
    I think the graphics are kinda confused there - I can't really focus on
    how the corner is. It's like those Escher drawings kinda.
    

    Re .11, .12:
    
    First, you cross the waterfall (right to left) and get to the bottom
    ledge.  You go back and forth once or twice to work up to higher
    ledges.  When you are back at the waterfall as high as you can get,
    there is a platform next to the waterfall.  You have to jump out over
    the waterfall and turn the corner while in the air and land on that
    platform.  From there, you can jump to the very highest ledge, again
    with an around-the-corner motion.
    
    Be careful on the highest ledge -- go slow until an anvil drops, go
    past it but keep going slow until an anvil drops, then run like hell
    for the scale and run back to the waterfall.
    
    
    				-- edp

    
    I did what you said and I'm still having problems. The ledge that faces
    out over the waterfall is where I try to jump. The nearest ledge is too
    high to get to. It is "L" shaped and has a lid on it. From there I can
    see that you would be able to jump out and to the left to get to the
    ledge on the top of the waterfall which leads to the scale.
    
     But..The ledge I have to jump to is two blocks tall. I can't make it
    when I face it and jumping out over the water and turning in only
    crashes me back into the wall and down into the water where I return to
    the lowest ledge and start over again. Is there something your leaving
    out?  Is it possible to jump two blocks if you jump and turn?
    
    
    
    
                                 DEEBS

    Re .14:
                                      
    You cannot jump up to the L-shaped ledge from near the waterfall.  You
    have to go back to the left side.  There's a place where you can jump
    across two spaces (I think) and up to a single square with a lid on it. 
    From that, you can jump around the corner to another single square. 
    From that, you can jump toward the waterfall to another single square
    and another and then to the L-shaped ledge.
    
    By the way, if you do not have all the tail segments you need when you
    reach the scale, stay on or near the scale but out of the way -- an
    anvil will fall and set off the scale!
    
    
    				-- edp

    
    I made it! Thanks!
    
    
    
    
                             DEEBS

    IF YOU WANT TO GET TO WORLD 8 BY WAY OF WARP-IMMEDIATELY AS THE GAME 
    STARTS,GO TO THE RIGHT, STRAIGHT LINE,NO TURNS,JUST JUMP OVER ANY
    OF THE NASTIES AND YOU CAN JUMP ONTO A ROCKET THAT WILL WARP YOU THERE.
    IT TAKES A WHILE TO GET THE JUMP.

    
    I tried what you said but came up with nothing, can you be more
    specific?
    
    
    
                                       DEEBS

    Re .18:
    
    To get to the rocket, you must hold down the right-arrow in the
    controller pad (or hold your joystick to the right) from the very
    moment the first round starts and you must keep it held until you reach
    the end.  You must also press the jump button so that you jump over
    enemies and other obstacles and jump out of the water without hitting
    anything that slows you down.
    
    If you are slowed down even the slightest bit, you will miss the
    rocket, although you will get a chance to see it.  If you are slowed
    down a little more than just the slightest bit, you will not see the
    rocket.                           
    
    
    				-- edp

    
    I got it. How did you find out about this spoiler?
    
    
    
    
                                    DEEBS

    Re .20:
    
    Nintendo Power magazine.
    
    
    				-- edp

    Does anyone know how do kill the foot on level 11 ??????
    
    If I follow it around to keep up a steady hit rate I just get wasted by
    the asteroids. This is getting really frustating !!!
    
    Also, is this the last scene, or is there something else after the foot
    
    What a game !
    
    Paul.

    Re .22:
    
    It might be easier to avoid the foot instead of killing it.  After
    that, you have to climb up a slope on the right side of the screen.  I
    think the doorway is shortly after that.  I haven't been through it,
    and I'm probably not going to play anymore -- I don't like having to
    work my way through the same screens over and over again to get to the
    point where I can make new progress.  A little repetition is okay, a
    lot isn't.
    
    
    				-- edp

    Haven't seen mention of the Warp from level 1 to 3, so thought I'd
    bring it up.  When you come out of the door and first start seeing
    water to your right, you'll see an innocuous looking block/island (it
    doesn't have a door on top).  I'm pretty sure it's the first one you'll
    see.  Hope on it, use your B Button and you'll find yourself on Level
    3.
    
    Fun stuff.  My fiancee's boys brought it to our house one night.  We
    immediately went out and got it, and have been playing ever since.  Now
    we gotta fight the kids for the controls... :-)
    

    
    Form-feeds, and spoiler warnings PLEASE.