Retro Game Challenge - Star Prince Game Guide
Copyright 2009 - Dominator24246

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Version History
2. Introduction
3. Controls
4. Tips
5. Challenges
6. Cheats
7. Prince Panel Locations
8. Bonuses
9. Legal Things
10. Special Thanks

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1. VERSION HISTORY
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1.00: 3/8/09 - Guide completed

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2. INTRODUCTION
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This is my first guide.  I hope it helps you beat the game.  If you see any
mistakes or have something to add that I missed, please email me at
[email protected]  Add Star Prince Game Guide to the subject or you'll
be ignored.

Star Prince is the fourth game you are challenged to play.  It was made by
Tomato, the same company that made Cosmic Gate, and is a spin-off of the Star
Soldier series. This game is a shooter were you move in all four directions
(an improvement over the two directions of Cosmic Gate) and collect power-ups
to defeat the boss at the end of each level. The story of the game, straight
from the in-game manual, is the following and is in no way my work:

"In the far end of the galaxy, a war between planets has been raging on in the
Cecilus Nova.  The result of the war was a peace treaty between the warring
royal houses.  However, House Istaan made a deal with an ancient evil power
and violeted the treaty, driving all other royal houses to near extinction.

The ancient Sky City, long-protedted by the treaty, was destroyed and the only
remaining inhabitant of the city was a young man of House Tirus.  He decides
to take possession of Valbird, which now only he can activate.  The young man
heads to space with the fate of the galaxy in his hands."

Your job is to make it to Level Four and defeat the boss of the that stage.

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3. CONTROLS
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The controls are as following:

D-Pad = Moves your ship
A/B = Fires your weapon
Hold A/B = Activate Barrier
Start = Pauses the game
Hold Y = Rapid-Fire (see below)

After the second challenge Arino brings home the rapid fire controller which
allows you rapid fire by pressing and holding Y.

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4. TIPS
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Here are some things that will help you beat Star Prince.

1. First off, there are four power-ups that you can get in the game.  They
come in pyramid things that take about 3 shots to break.  Here is a short
description of each:

Side Booster:
The side booster is the best power-up in the game before you get the
rapid-fire controller.  This power-up gives you two diagonal lasers in
addition to the two you already have.

Power Booster:
This power-up is the best one in the game, BUT ONLY if you have the rapid-fire
controller.  The power booster allows you to shoot super fast lasers if you
hold the Y button.  This power is worthless though, if you don't have the
turbo controller because you can't shoot fast enough for it to make a
difference.

Back Booster:
The least effective power-up in the game, in my opinion.  The back booster
gives you two diagonal lasers that come out of the back of your ship.

Missle Booster:
This power-up adds a purple missle to your shots that blows up and hits the
surrounding ground enemies.  Note that it doesn't hit the air enemies.

2. Get the yellow panels that spell out PRINCE for a bonus

3. If you get hit three times when using the shield, you use a spark shot,
which sends out bullets in every direction.

4. If you shoot the power-ups 12 times, they will blow up and kill all of the
enemies on the screen.

5. Never put your ship at the very bottom of the screen because enemies will
sometimes come from below.

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5. CHALLENGES
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1. The first challenge of the game is to defeat the mid-boss of the first area
which isn't that hard.  Since you don't have the rapid fire controller, get
get the side booster as your power-up.  It's not hard to make it to the
mid-boss and once you do, all you have to do is keep your shield up and your
spark shots will do the rest.  Once all of the enemies are gone, just shoot
the main part of the boss and he will eventually blow up.  Congratulations,
you just beat the first challenge.

2. This challenge isn't that hard all you have to do is find a 1-Up tomato.
Right after the first mid-boss, stay to the left side of the screen and keep
shooting.  Eventually you will hit a secret 1-Up tomato and you will beat the
challenge.  For a picture of it, go to page five of the July 1986 Gamefan
Magazine.

After you complete the second challenge, Arino will bring home the rapid fire
controller which will make the game a lot easier.  From now on if you hold
the Y button you will shoot very fast bullets.  The power booster is also
useful now because you can shoot fast enough for it to help.

3. For this challenge you have to make it to the end of the second area, which
is a small challenge.  Go through Level 1 like normal and beat the mid-boss.
Once you get past the hidden 1-Up from challenge 2, you will face a new enemy
called Redanset.  He starts out with just an eye put then gets two sides and a
blaster.  You can keep attacking him but when his sides are about to join,
move away from under him because his blaster comes from the bottom of the
screen.

After you beat him, you will continue on with the rest of the stage.  Towards
the end of the level, you will see a bunch of enemies who will shoot a lot of
bullets at you.  You need to put up your shield here and you will be safe.
After you beat all of them, the boss will show up.  He has two small side
lasers that can be blocked by your shield and one main one that shoots out
purple oval shaped things that will block your bullets and can't be stopped by
your shield.  Be sure to watch the circle around the main laser because once
the purple circle is full, he will shoot out a massive laser that will kill
instantly if it hits you.

Once you beat him, you'll see the stage completion screen and you will get the
bonus points for the PRINCE panels you got.

The next level is pretty much the same as the last one.  The mid-boss now
shoots out green disks that will take down your shield for a second.  You
don't fight Redanset in this level but once you get to the end, put up you
shield to block all of the bullets.  The boss is the same as last time except
that he will shoot out the  purple orbs quicker this time.  Once he is dead,
you have beaten the third challenge.

4. The fourth challenge can be hard if you don't use the PRINCE panels or
bonuses.  All you have to do is get points to beat this challenge. See
sections seven and eight for help.  If you happen to get a gameover during
this challenge, you should reset the game because your score goes back to
zero.

Once you have beaten all of the challenges for each game, Game Master Arino
will give you the last challenge for all of the games, which is to finish all
of the games.

5. This challenge can be hard if you don't use the continue cheat because
towards the end things can get tricky.  Beat the first two level like you did
the last time.  At the very beginning of Level 3, you will fight Redanset
again.  He is the same as last time so he shouln't be hard.  Just beat the
levels the same as the last two.  Before the boss of Level 4, there should be
two power-up pyramids.  Get the side booster from the right one, it will help
a lot with the last boss.

Looks like the boss got an upgrade. Now he has two big lasers and four little
ones.  I suggest taking out the little ones first because they can get
annoying.  After all four are gone, go to either the far left side or far
right side.  You then want to allign yourself so that one of your diagonal
lasers is hitting the big laser.  You will have to reposition yourself when he
shoots out the yellow orbs.  After you deafet one, move onto the other.  Once
both are defeated, the main laser will appear.  Just repeat the above method
and he will go down.  You will then see a green ship fly off after the boss
disappears.   Congratualions you have just beaten...the first half.  That's
right, all of the enemies were imitations.  You then have to beat it all over
again.

The enemies will be a little stronger now and Redanset will shoot more bullets
at a time.  Just go through it again and make your way to the final boss.
Once you beat him again, the green ship will reappear.  This time though, he
will stay there and you shoot at him to destroy him.  Then you get to do it a
third time...just kidding.  After you blow the green ship up, you will watch
your ship fly into space.  Congratulations, you have just beaten Star Prince.

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6. CHEATS
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There are two cheats for this game which are as following:

Continue After Gameover
Hold Left and press Start at the Gameover screen

Invincibility
Hold Up and press AAA and then hold Down and press BBB at the title screen

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7. PRINCE PANEL LOCATIONS
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1st Time Through

Level 1
P - Right at the beginnig of the space craft, to the left and in front of the
power-up pyramid
R - After a small bridge between the two sides, on the right side next to the
red cylinder
I - A little after the R there will be three pathways.  The I is on the middle
one to the right of the red circle.
N - Directly oppisite of the 1-Up tomato from the 2nd challenge
C - Right after Redanset but before the two power pyramids.  It is to the left
part of the middle of the ship.
E - To the opposite side of the last power pyramid.

Level 2
P - On the left side of the ground in the sqaure box towards the beginning of
the level
R - In the middle of the stage next to the big platform right before a gap
I - During the mid-boss on the right side
N - After the mid-boss right before the big wall, in between two big platforms
C - Two spaces left of the blue power pyramid
E - To the far right just before the ground leaves

Level 3
P - To the right of the big eye thing at the beginning of the level
R - In the middle of the bridge a little after the P
I - To the far right of the stage next to the mini eye
N - After the mid-boss on the island to the right after the water starts
C - In the square of blue orbs right after the water, in the top-left corner
of the mini square
E - To the left right before the last power pyramid

Level 4
P - In the center of the stage, inside a box
R - In front of a square of 4 orbs, on the left side of the stage
I - Immediatly after the R on the right side after a green rectangle
N - Directly in the center of the stage after the mid-boss
C - Directly after a power pyramid on the left side of the stage
E - On the right side of the stage just before the last power pyramid

2nd Time Through
*Coming Soon*

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8. BONUSES
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Point Bonuses

1. Defeat Redanset before the other pieces attach
2. Defeat 8 Sectums in a row
3. Defeat a pair of Hyokder class fighters at the same time, they appear in
Level 3 and 4
4. Blow up a group of Zomes at the same time
5. Get the same type of booster you already have
6. Shoot a booster 12 times
7. Beat all of the mid-bosses in under 12 seconds.  Then in Level 4, shoot at
the right side of the stage until you hit the right spot.  See Gamefan August
1986 for a picture of it.
8. Get the PRINCE PANELS

1-Up Locations

1. The one from the second challenge and the July 1986 issue of the magazine
2. Right before the mid-boss of Level 2, on the left side
3. Next to the red power pyramid after the Level 3 mid-boss
4. Directly after the mid-boss of Level 4, on the right side

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9. LEGAL THINGS
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private use.  It may not be placed on any web site or otherwise distributed
publicly without advance written permission. Use of this guide on any other
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10. SPECIAL THANKS
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I would like to thank the following people:

Bandai Namco - For developing the game
XSEED Games - For puplishing the game in the U.S.
Nintendo - For making the DS
Fuji Television - For making the T.V. show that inspired the game
GameFaqs - For hosting this guide

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