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NINJA CLOWNS


FAQ created by Apollyon


NOTE: This FAQ was written with the common screen resolution of 800 x 600 in
mind. So if any part of this FAQ doesn't look correct, adjust your resolution
accordingly


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Table of Contents
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1. Disclaimers

2. Story

3. Controls

4. Items

5. Stages

6. Bosses

7. Ending

8. Contacting Me

9. Thanks

10. Revision History


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                  1. D I S C L A I M E R S
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       First off, I’m allowing anybody and everybody to use and/or host
this guide. But ONLY on these conditions:

1. This guide is not to be altered in any way, shape, or form

2. I'm given proper credit for my work

3. This guide is NOT used to make any sort of profit, with out my hand written
permission (And let me tell you, its going to be hard to get that)

As long as those are met, anybody may use this.

       Second, and I hate having to say this again, but DONT ask me where to
obtain the ROM!  I'm a collector of old arcade boards. If you want the ROM,
then please search google.

       Finally, All the names I've listed for the enemies are not their
real names. I actually know almost nothing about this game, other than its
based on an obscure comic book that I've never read.  So if anyone wants to
correct my errors, please email me, and I will change them, while giving you
the credit



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                       2. S T O R Y
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       The diabolical clown TWISTO has transformed the good citizens of
Centerville into KILLER ZOMBIE CLONES!

       NOTHING can stop him now! Today Centerville, tomorrow the World!

       Only one person can save Centerville now!

NINJA CLOWNS!




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                       3. C O N T R O L S
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BASIC CONTROLS:


UP    = Walk Up

DOWN = Walk Down

LEFT = Walk Left

RIGHT = Walk Right

KICK = Kick

PUNCH = (unarmed) Punch, (armed) Use Weapon

THROW = (unarmed) Nothing, (armed) Use Weapon


ADVANCED CONTROLS: (ya, really advanced >_>)


JUMP = UP + KICK

DUCK = DOWN + KICK

ROLL = DOWN/RIGHT OR DOWN/LEFT + KICK

JUMP KICK = RIGHT (OR LEFT) + PUNCH + KICK

TOP SPIN = PUNCH + KICK

PULL OUT UMBRELLA = THROW + PUNCH (OR KICK) *I have no idea what this does*







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                               4. I T E M S
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HEALTH ITEMS:


Hot Dog = Restores 50% Health

Pizza   = Restores 100% Health



WEAPONS:


Weapon          power/usefulness        attack type

Tomato          * / *                   Small tomato flies all the way across
                                       the screen. can be thrown repeatedly

Spray Paint     * / **½                Stream of paint goes 3/4th the way
                                       across, hits continuously

Pie             ** / **                 Just like the Tomato, only stronger

Punch Glove     *** / **½              Glove extends about 1 character length
                                       away

Water Balloon   ***** / ***             Thrown at a 45 degree angle. hits at
                                       half screen away. can be thrown
                                       repeatedly. hard to aim with


MISC:

Cotton Candy = Perform Top Spin attack for 5 seconds





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                               5. S T A G E S
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       The stages are straight forward.  You just continually move from left
to right whooping on enemies.  So instead of giving any type of strategy, I'll
just list the enemies you'll encounter, Items you can obtain, and any other
type of notes I feel are worth mentioning.



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#STAGE 1: THE STREET#
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Items:

Tomato
Spray paint
Punch glove
Hot dog


Enemies:

Name: Business Man
Attack(s): hits with brief case
Difficulty: easy

Name: Construction Worker
Attack(s): Hits with wrench
Difficulty: easy

Name: Hobo
Attack(s): none
Difficulty: Easy

Name: Cop
Attack(s): Throws Doughnuts, Smacks you,
Difficulty: Moderate

Name: Purple Zombie
Attack(s): rips arm off and hits you, rips leg off and hits you
Difficulty: easy


       As with any beginning stage in a game, this is basically meant to get
you accustomed to the controls and game play with moderate challenge.  Aside
from the Cop and the stage boss, every enemy can be beaten with 2 hits or less.
(the Cop takes 3).  Also, the hobos will be very helpful to you. Every time you
hit a hobo, he will drop a Hot dog.  It appears random, but it seems you can
get any where from 1 to 4 hot dogs off of any single hobo.  (Does anybody else
find it funny that the "heroes" of this game beat on the homeless and steal
their food for their own gain? =b) Also in this stage, and any succeeding street
stage, you can get 5 tomatoes from any lamp post by beating on it. You can
also use the mail boxes as weapons. By hitting on them enough times, you can
send them flying into the enemies. Over all, this stage is a cake walk.  You
have a good supply of hobos, and weapons are commonly found.  The boss may give
you a little trouble, but only if its your first time playing. As a final note,
the fire hydrants, when hit, will produce an effect much like the spray paint
weapon.


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#STAGE 2: Laboratory#
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Items: None

Enemies: None

       This is the first of 2 bonus stages.  You just walk through Twistos
laboratory destroying the bottles of chemicals and machinery for extra points.



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#STAGE 3: Midway#
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Items:

Water Balloon
Punch Glove
Cotton Candy
Pizza

Enemies:

Name: Corn Dog Vendor
Attack(s): Throws corn dogs
Difficulty: Easy

Name: Bearded Lady
Attack(s):  Vomits at you,
Difficulty: Moderate

Name: Mime
Attack(s): None
Difficulty: Easy

Name: Teeth
Attack(s): Bites you
Difficulty: Hard

Name: Ring Master
Attack(s): Hits you with megaphone, hits you with cane
Difficulty: Moderate

Name: Accordion Elvis
Attack(s): Uses Accordion like the punch glove.
Difficulty: Slightly hard

Name: Midget Clown
Attack(s): walks into you, kicks you
Difficulty: slightly hard


       This is where the game finally starts to get a little challenging.
The enemies on this stage can be a pain. The worse of the bunch would the Teeth
and the Midget Clowns.  They are small and fast, so its hard to hit them. Its
best to use the spin top move, since that affects the area around you. Also note
that most weapons will miss them, no matter how good your aim. Other trouble
comes from the Bearded Lady (My god is she FUGLY @_@) and the Accordion Elvis.
The Bearded lady will mainly only give you trouble because she takes 5 hits to
defeat, and  usually appears in groups of 2 and/or with other enemies.
Accordion Elvis is a pain because he’s fast, and his accordion attack can hurt.
The Vendor and Ring master are not worth Mentioning.  The Mime on the other
hand, is great.  Like the hobo, every time you hit him (video game catharsis =)
he'll drop food. However, he drops pizza! Unfortunately, you can only get a
maximum of two pizzas off of him.



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#STAGE 4: Street#
#################


Items:

Tomato
Spray Paint
Pizza


Enemies:

Name: Thug
Attack(s): Jumps on butt and kicks at you, spits at you
Difficulty: moderate

Name: Hooker
Attack(s): Sticks hands down your pants and (judging by the sound) Squeezes
               your genitals until you either hit her or die. (I swear i'm
               not making this up!) btw, be sure to die to her at least
               once ;)
Difficulty: Easy

Name: Girl Scout
Attack(s): Throws Cookies
Difficulty: easy

Business Man

Bearded Lady

Construction Worker

Mime

       Over all, not that hard of a stage.  However, Thugs enjoy attacking
in groups.  It can and will get tricky if you let 2 or 3 Thugs on the screen
at the same time.  They pose the only real challenge as all the other enemies
can be quickly dealt with. No real tips here, Just use the fire hydrants and
mail boxes when you can, and get tomatoes from the lamp posts if needed.
Even the Boss of this stage is a joke.



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#STAGE 5: Laboratory#
#####################

Items: None

Enemies: None

       Just like the previous Laboratory bonus stage, except that its slightly
longer and you get an extra 5 seconds.




##################
#STAGE 6: Big Top#
##################


Items:

Punch Gloves
Pizza
Cotton Candy


Enemies:

Name: Midget Clowns (various colors)
Attack(s): Kick, smack, cartwheel,

Accordion Elvis

Mime


       ARRRGGHHH! I HATE this stage!  It wouldn't be so bad, but those damn
Midget clowns infest this stage like crazy!  There will be times where you'll
have 4 - 5 on the screen at a time ON TOP OF other enemies!  Use your Top Spin
excessively! Try to get rid of them as soon as they come on the screen.  Also,
once you get your punch glove, try to save it for the boss.  You shouldn't need
it for any of the enemies anyways.



#################
#STAGE 7: Street#
#################


Items:

Tomato
Hot Dog
Pizza


Enemies:

Name: Hippy
Attack(s): Hits you with an anti war sign (how ironic)
Difficulty: Moderate

Bearded Lady

Cop

Business Man

Hobo

Mime

       This stage is also annoying, but not as bad as the previous.
The hippies will be your main annoyance here as they take about 4 hits to
kill and have a fast attack speed. Plus, like the Thugs, they gang up on
you.  On the good side, hobos and mimes are plenty in this stage. Also,
horde all the tomatoes you get. You may need them for the boss. after
beating him, you're treated to a story segment (well, not really. but what
else can you call it?!)



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#STAGE 8: Fun House#
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Items: none


Enemies:

Name: Unicycle Clown 1
Attack(s): Razor throw
Difficulty: Hard


Name: Unicycle Clown 2
Attack(s): Double Bomb Throw, Punch
Difficulty: Very Hard


Name: Unicycle Clown 3
Attack(s): Skull Throw
Difficulty: Easy


       Probably the hardest stage in the game. You will constantly be
swarmed with enemies. And with the exception of the UC3's and the boss, they
all take 5 hits to defeat.  (UC3's require 3)  That’s not so bad for the UC1's,
however it really sucks for the UC2's. The UC2's (like all the other enemies)
come up from the floor to attack. However, they come up quickly, throw 2 bombs
then drop down just as quickly.  They also regenerate their health if they
can drop back into the floor.  Another Tricky part is when the UC3's swarm you.
Their Skull throw is hard to avoid, because if it doesn't hit you, they
bounce around the floor a while before they explode.  That don't seem to bad,
but if you have 5 of these on the screen at the same time, you'll need some
fancy foot work. The best way to take out any of these enemies, is as soon as
you see them coming up from the floor, get near them and perform your top spin
move. if your lucky, it will hit them enough times, so that they'll die by the
time they fully rise up.




#####################
#STAGE 9: Laboratory#
#####################


Items: none

Enemies: Twisto

See boss section for info




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                               6. B O S S E S
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-STAGE 1 BOSS:-
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Name: Ed the Bowler

Attack(s): Throws Bowling balls and Pins at you.  Punches you

Strategy:

No real strategy, as he is simple. If you want, you can start the fight by
hitting him with the mail box. You can also make this fight easier on you by
bringing a weapon into the battle.  I personally prefer the Spray paint.
The tomatoes are also effective.  The punch glove works well, but with its
short reach, you expose your self to his punch.


Defeat Animation: Blows to pieces



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-STAGE 3 BOSS:-
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Name: Chicken Lady

Attack(s): "poops" eggs at you. Hits you with wing

Strategy:

Grab the water balloons at the beginning of this stage and SAVE them! When
you reach her, hit her with all 5 water balloons. After that, your next
attack with finish her off.

If you don't have the water balloons, or if you don't hit with all 5, then
hit and run tactics work well.  Wait until she shoots an egg at you, then
attack. After you hit her, Move along the Y-axis (up or down) to avoid her
next attacks.  After she shoots her next egg, repeat the process.


Defeat Animation: Gets cooked ^_~



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-STAGE 4 BOSS:-
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Name: Helium Clown

Attack(s): Inflates balloon doggies to attack you, smacks you

Strategy:

Get the spray paint earlier in the stage, and hold onto it.  once
you reach this boss stand away from him, and just spray till he's dead.
If you have tomatoes instead, use the same strategy, but make sure you
avoid the balloon dogs, as the tomatoes usually won't kill them. If you
don't have any weapons then avoid the dogs and just wallop him. He
don't take many hits to defeat, so he'll fall easily. Just be sure to
watch for his smack attack.

Defeat Animation: explodes




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-STAGE 6 BOSS:-
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Name: Magician

Attacks: Sends rabbits after you, teleports behind you and zaps with
        magic

Strategy:

This guy can be annoying, His pattern is that he'll send a rabbit after
you then disappear.  Reappear then repeat.  After he looses about half
his health, he'll start teleporting behind you and try to zap you.
He also disappears after each successful hit. The easiest way to beat him
is to keep the punch glove you got earlier in the stage, then just hit him
whenever you see the smoke signaling where he's going to appear. If you
don't have the punch glove, then use the Jump kick instead.  Either way
when he's down to half health, use the top spin technique as he appears
behind you to hit him first.  On a final note, when he is defeated, he'll
disappear and send out multiple rabbits.  You must defeat these rabbits
to officially end this stage.

Defeat Animation: Rises into the air, dissapears in a cloud of smoke
                 and releases a bunch of rabbits



---------------
-STAGE 7 Boss:-
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Name: Bird Spider

Attack(s): Hovers in the air and drops on you. while on the ground, Jumps
        on you

Strategy:

Possibly the hardest boss in the game.  He is a pain to avoid.
While he's in the air, watch his shadow, whenever it is over you, he'll
drop on you.  Keep rolling or jumping to stay out of his shadow.  If you
can avoid it long enough, he'll drop down and try to jump on you.
Unfortunately, I have no real strategy to offer other than when he jumps
toward you, try to roll under him, and attack before he goes back up into
the air.  You can try to stock pile the tomatoes you get in this level to
use against him if he some how gets on the other side of screen, but that
won't happen often.

Defeat Animation: Curls up, and Popcorn explodes out of his head!



--------------
-STAGE 8 Boss-
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Name: Fire Eater

Attack(s): Spits fire, Scimitar swipe

Strategy:

First off, you'll need patience. With no weapons available in this stage,
its going to take a lot of hits to bring this guy down. His fire attack is
similar to that of the UC3's Skull attack.  If it don't hit you, it will
move around the floor until it either does hit you, or explodes on its own.
I suggest mimicking the Chicken Lady strategy against him. Wait until he
spits fire, hit him, then quickly retreat before he has time to counter.
After he swings his sword, try to go in and hit him again. Be careful
though, because he has a habit of trying to lead you toward the edge of
the screen, where he'll then walk off and pelt you with attacks that you
can't see.


Defeat Animation: Disintegrates. leaving his skull and clothes behind




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-STAGE 9 BOSS-
--------------

Name: Twisto

Attack(s): Spits Fire balls, Throws missiles, Spits electricity, stomps
          on you, grabs you and wrings your neck.



Strategy:

Just like all the other unarmed battles. Wait until he shoots one of his
projectiles, attack him, then retreat. (I prefer jump kicking him, then
either rolling away or jump kicking away) Despite the fact that he requires
a lot of hits to take him down, he isn't really all that hard if you keep
moving. Just make sure he doesn't get his hands on you. If he wrings your
neck and follows with a projectile, your all but dead.


Defeat Animation: Heads explode, then body explodes revealing his true form.
                 A humorous scene then follows ^_^. as well as the ending




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                               7. E N D I N G
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This is the ending to the game.  So DONT read this, if you want to experience
it yourself

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With Twisto Behind bars (swearing), his spell over the citizens is now broken.
People return to being themselves. The Girl Scouts sell cookies to the cops
and everyone gathers to watch the Ninja Clown drive away in his clown car




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                       8. C O N T A C T I N G  M E
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       If you have any comments, compliments or criticism, you may reach me
in 1 of 2 ways.  You may either email me at [email protected] or, if you
have AOL IM, you can send me an IM at Aughiskies.



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                               9. T H A N K S
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       A BIG thanks to [email protected] for pointing out to me that
the hooker in Stage 4 really does have an attack. And a quite an interesting
one at that...

I guess I should thank my ex-boss.  If it wasn't for them being such a shitty
company, I would of never of quit, and wouldn't of had so much free time to
make all these FAQs I'm working on.  I would also like to thank the State of
Pennsylvania.  If it wasn't for that state being in the middle of a recession,
I would of found another job by now! @_@ and thus, not of been able to work on
this, or my next, FAQ

Oh ya! I'd also like to thank Gamefaqs for hosting this!  Even though its
nothing great.



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               10. R E V I S I O N  H I S T O R Y
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9/19/2004 -  This is a simple game, so I was able to start and finish this
       guide with in the same day.

9/20/2004 - Fixed loads of spelling errors

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