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| Hercules |
| An FAQ/Walkthrough |
| By KeyBlade999 |
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| File Size: 23.0 KB |
| Current Version: Final |
| Previous Update: 10:31 PM 8/17/2012 |
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Section Negative One: Donations **HERCULES_-1**
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While I do write all of my guides for free, it does take a lot of time and
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Section Zero: Table of Contents **HERCULES_0**
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[Section Title] ............................................ [CTRL+F Tag]
-1. Donations .............................................. **HERCULES_-1**
0. Table of Contents ...................................... **HERCULES_0**
1. Intro .................................................. **HERCULES_1**
2. Version History ........................................ **HERCULES_2**
3. Legalities ............................................. **HERCULES_3**
4. Controls ............................................... **HERCULES_4**
5. Walkthrough ............................................ **HERCULES_5**
6. Passwords .............................................. **HERCULES_6**
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Section One: Intro **HERCULES_1**
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Welcome to another FAQ of mine. This one covers the GameBoy game Hercules, one
of the Greek heroes of myth featured across many Disney games and films and
books and stuff.
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Yeah, I don't know much to say about this. But try to enjoy.
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Section Two: Version History **HERCULES_2**
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v0.75 - Seven stages down. 1:30 AM 8/16/2012
Final - Finished the last two. 10:31 PM 8/17/2012
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Section Three: Legalities **HERCULES_3**
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© 2012 Daniel Chaviers (a.k.a. KeyBlade999).
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Section Four: Controls **HERCULES_4**
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~~ D-Pad : Move around (Left/Right), climb ledges (Up), duck (Down);
climb ladders and such (Up/Down); cause quake (Down mid-air).
~~ A Button : Sword slash attack; hold to dash.
~~ B Button : Jump; press in mid-air to kick.
~~ Start Button : Pause/unpause.
~~ Select Button: View labyrinth map.
~~ L/R Buttons : These only have functions on the GBA SP and GameBoy Player
ways of playing the game. They will widen/narrow the screen,
respectively. Otherwise, N/A.
Also note that A+B+Select+Start is a soft reset combination.
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Section Five: Walkthrough **HERCULES_5**
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| Level 1 | Password: (none) |
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When you begin, Phil will give you a tutorial on the fast-food cup-looking
items, which restore your health. Go right and press Up on the D-Pad to climb
the ledges. Continue right like this, avoiding the fireballs by going up from
the pit after the fireball flies over.
Go right to the health pickup, then climb the rightmost vine. At the top, press
B and Right to hit the top of the ledge. Go right along ground level, crouching
to stab the scorpion. Dash right and jump to the vine and avoid the chasm. Be
sure to kill the dragonfly first!
At the very top, swing to the right. Go right on the ground and crouch-stab the
scorpion as you continue to the wall. Climb the vine and swing from the vines'
tops to the right. At the solid ledge, go right over the edge.
Go right and kill a scorpion, a cobra, another scorpion, then a dragonfly.
Dash-jump to the vine and swing right from the top. Go right and climb the
ledges, then drop off of the other side. Dash right and avoid the fire, then
press Up at the archway to enter the next part of the area.
Here, pretty much go along the path to the far right side of the area, smashing
enemies and climbing ledges on the way. To reach the higher ledges, you need to
jump. Remember to grab the health pickup, too. At the far right, climb the rope
and swing right.
Go right into the pit to the health pickup, then go back up to the ledge you
landed on. Climb the rope, swing right, climb the rope about 2/3 of the way,
swing right, and continue along ground level to the right and kill the cobra.
Go back left, up the ledges, and crawl through the tunnel.
Climb to the ledge nearby and dash-jump across some gaps and climb some ledges.
After killing the cobra, jump right to the rope, then go onto the next one to
get a health pickup. Drop to the bottom and go right through the tunnel. On
the other side, go right and smash up some more enemies as you continue to the
exit.
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| Level 2 | Password: B7FG4 |
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Not a lot to say about this level. Go right. Avoid the obstacles and punch
anything that comes your way. Remember, you can go up and down, and grab some
fish from the waters to get health.
On the way, stay close to the bottom at the beginning and grab the Fire Sword
and the Shield. The former can help shoot fireballs with the B Button. The
Shields help to protect you.
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| Level 3 | Password: XTV5P |
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Go right and defeat some enemies on the way. This will continue for a bit, with
the only real features worth noting being the ledges you climb and that the
enemies are more enduring, somewhat.
Eventually, you'll run into a rock golem. When you do, go back and climb the
vine, then wait for the golem to pass beneath you. Go right for a bit and down,
then climb the vines near the fireball shooter. Go right, grab the health
pickup from the vine, and go right onto another ledge.
Continue right some more until Phil lets you know about the chasms again. Kill
the nearby dragonfly and dash-jump to the vine. Climb up, but stay below the
branch to the right, or you'll run into it, fall, and go splat. Swing right
from below it, then, on the other side of the chasm, go right, kill the
scorpion, and drink some health soda. As if they had fast food in the B.C. era.
Go right, kill the dragonfly, and dash-jump to the vine over the chasm. Go to
the top, swing right, and go right, defeating two scorpions and two dragonflies
as you do; the final dragonfly is near another chasm. Cross some vines to head
right, and kill a scorpion on the ground.
Go right and another golem appears. Oh noes! Nothing to do but go left and
climb the vine next to the chasm to avoid the rocky thing. But it won't go into
the chasm! Climb onto the vine next to the one you climbed, then jump right
when the golem is past. And run!
Further right is a chasm. Kill the nearby dragonfly and cross as usual. On the
other side, split the scorpion and go right. Climb the first climbable vine for
a health drink. Go right some more. You'll find a golem; go back and use the
same vine to dodge past.
Continue to the wall. Climb up the nearest vine, swing right from the top, and
kill the scorpion. Go right to a golem, then go left to the vine you swung
from. Once it turns around, follow the golem, then, once it is on the edge of
the screen, run right and double-tap A to tackle and shatter it. Huh.
Go right and continue along. Kill the centaur. It will be hard, even if you
have some of the Shield from the previous level remaining. There is a certain
distance you can be at that will prevent the boss's hooves from hitting you,
without triggering the "use arrow" function, while still keeping you able to
deal hits with your blade. That will be your best shot.
After winning, climb the vine to the left and, at the top, face right and press
the A Button to release Meg from her vine prison or something.
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| Level 4 | Password: TV5DP |
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Generally make your way down and right until you reach the brown platform.
Press Down in mid-air to shatter it, then continue right and down to the small
tunnel. Go left through them until you can go right again. Do so and continue
onward until you reach a health pickup next to a fireball generator.
Grab it and head left. Go through the tunnel and jump over the gap to reach a
Shield. Go into the gap and through the tunnel to the right. At the end, you
can go left (for a health pickup) or right (to continue). Go over the edge of
the next ledge, then left along the path to a rope. Climb up and swing left
into the next corridor.
Go over the left edge at the end straight to the ground. Go right and into the
hole, then right through the tunnel for a health pickup. Go back to the rope
and climb it. Swing right onto the ledge. Go right to the wall, jump to the
above ledge, then dash-jump over the gap. Continue right along the path for a
bit, killing a couple of bats and skeleton soldiers on the way.
At the end is another brown platform. Jump and press Down in mid-air above it.
Once you hit the ground, go left and, after exiting the tunnel onto a platform,
go right, then left through the tunnel. Continue far left to find a health
pickup, then a Shield. Backtrack to where you went left.
Head right generally and down to soon reach a place with a fireball thing on
the left, and a rope on the right. Climb the rope and swing atop the fireball
generator's platform, then jump left over the gap. Go left some and into a gap
past an enemy to find a Shield. Continue left into the tunnel.
On the other side, go right to a health pickup, then go left and along the
path further left and up until you reach another brown platform. Destroy it as
before, then go along until you pick up some more health. Jump right onto the
ropes and cross right to a Shield.
Get off of this ledge and go right, then grab onto the rope to lower the left
wall. Run into the right wall and smash it with the sword and crap like that
until the wall segment falls off.
Go right and you'll meet up with the many-headed Hydra. Slice at the head for a
bit until Phil speaks. Press Up to get on the head, then jump and press Down in
mid-air to shatter the head. Ouch... Go right and repeat to end the level.
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| Level 5 | Password: FX6NL |
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Meh.
Destroy the birds around here by slicing at them. Eventually, you'll cause the
wall at the right to lower. Go right and defeat a few skeleton soldiers and a
few snakes, collecting some health drinks as you proceed into the cave.
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| Level 6 | Password: H6RSV |
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Pretty simple early on. Go right and defeat some cobras, some bats, and some
skeleton soldiers, sticking along the high road.
Eventually, you'll reach a gap with a torch on the left edge. Dash-jump right
and head onto the nearby rope. Swing right and you'll reach a ledge from the
top of the health pickup rope. Go right and into the gap to pickup some more
health.
Then go left and along into the tunnel. Climb up the ledges to the ropes again
and continue along to the gap. This time, jump to the rope and swing across.
Continue right along the path. At the gap, fall in, slice open the bat, and go
right into the tunnel.
Go along the linear path heading right. It's pretty easy; defeat a few enemies,
dodge a few fireballs, get some health from pickups, save a few princesses - oh
wait, wrong game. Anywho, on the other side of the tunnel, defeat the nearby
bats and go right. At the top/bottom fork, opt for the high road and continue
right across the easy-to-follow path.
After crawling from beneath a spiked stalactite, jump over the gap to the right
and continue heading right. Jump over any gap you come across - remember at the
one with the rope to climb up for a health pickup.
At the end of the path is a wall. The lower part is brownish - double-tap the
A Button and run into the wall, then continue heading to the right as usual.
You will soon reach a rope with a health pickup on top of it. Defeat the nearby
bat and dash-jump to the rope, then swing right onto the ledge. Continue in the
general direction that is not left to soon reach Medusa.
She is easy to beat. You just need to attack the four snakes on her head, then
attack her head itself. You can attack from either the left or right. To attack
from the left, climb onto the end of her tail. From the right, crawl right
beneath her tail and ascend the pseudo-ledges.
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| Level 7 | Password: K7DGR |
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I'm pretty sure we all have heard about the myth of the Labyrinth and the
Minotaur. This is a bit of a maze, so, here we go.
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That is a crappy ASCII version of the map of the Labyrinth. "H" is where you
start, "K" is where the key is (press Up to get it from the alcove), and "E" is
the end, where you go through the big door and fight the Minotaur. Search the
dead end rooms as you approach to get Shields and health pickups. If you need a
more comprehensible map, I did make one as an Map/Chart for GameFAQs. If it got
accepted, look there.
The Minotaur isn't exactly easy to beat. You'll just have to get some Shields
and hope you can beat him.
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| Level 8 | Password: FTXCG |
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Go right for a bit; up and down ledges, smashing skeleton soldiers, stuff like
that. Once you slay the deadly, evil cobra, climb the rope to the top, where
you will find a health pickup. Swing right so we can continue.
Continue right along the usual methods and you'll soon find some ledges in
front of a building. Go to the far right, then climb up the ledges to the left
and go along their path: left and up, then right after grabbing the health
pickup.
Further right, after beating a cobra, you'll reach some ropes. Climb to the top
of the first one you get to, then swing right and continue to the next one with
the health pickup. Grab said pickup, then go onto the ledge just below it to
the right. Grab the health pickup there, then return to the just-used rope.
Or, rather, just hit the ground. Go right and continue along the linear path
for a bit. Once you see the hole in the pillar that is just Hercules's size,
just ignore it and hit the ground. Go right and along the higher path to a rope
which leads nowhere but to a health pickup.
Go back to the previous rope and hit the ground. Go right some more until you
end up crawling beneath some blocks. Climb up them, then the ledges to the left.
Continue right and you'll soon fall in a gap. Climb to the top of the nearby
short rope, then the red platform may turn green (solidify). Continue right and
do this until you reach permanently solid ground. Go right to the health pickup
and continue right.
You'll eventually reach the Cyclops. Obviously, having one eye handicaps him,
but this severely? Mash the A Button until the Cyclops cowers on the floor.
Crouch and stab him, right to his heart, and you'll win.
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| Level 9 | Password: GSJ4H |
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Like the previous Pegasus stage, you'll end up flying right for a fair bit.
You already have the Fire Sword, so use the B Button to fire fireballs at the
flying enemies as they come. The tornado gods are easy to beat - fireball 'em
in the face once or twice.
Continue along. Continually move up and down, not just to dodge the random
lightning bolt or enemy, but also to scan for health pickups and Shields. At
the end, you'll fight a huge tornado. Look at the trajectories of the missiles
it tosses at you, get between the lower two, and fire away with your Fire
Sword. Even without a Shield, if you have about 3/4 of your health left, you
will easily win this fight.
You'll also get the final password for the credits: CRDTS. Then you'll see 'em.
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Section Six: Passwords **HERCULES_6**
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At the title screen, select "Password". Press B on the shown letters and press
Start when the password is as you desired.
~ Level 2 ............................................................. B7FG4
~ Level 3 ............................................................. XTV5P
~ Level 4 ............................................................. TV5DP
~ Level 5 ............................................................. FX6NL
~ Level 6 ............................................................. HGRSV
~ Level 7 ............................................................. K7DGR
~ Level 8 ............................................................. FTXCG
~ Level 9 ............................................................. GSJ4H
~ View Credits ........................................................ CRDTS
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| Hercules. |
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