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ATOMIC ROBO KID:
FAQ/WALLTHROUGH
CONTENTS
A) Disclaimer
B) Version History
C) About this Guide
i) What is this game?
ii) How do I use this Guide?
iii) Oops, I found an error...
D) Gameplay
i) An Overview
ii) Controls
iii) Power Ups
v) Options
vi) Tips
E) Walkthrough
i) Act 1
ii) Act 2
iii) Act 3
iv) Act 4
v) Act 5
vi) Act 7
vii) Act 8
viii)Act 9
ix) Act 10
x) Act 11
xi) Act 12
xii) Act 13
xiii)Act 14
xiv) Act 15
xv) Act 16
xvi) Act 17
xvii)Act 18
xviii)Act 19
F) The Plot
G) Miscellaineous
H) Credits
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What is this game?
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Atomic Robo-Kid is an ancient Genesis side scroller, one of the first to
ever come out. For the time it was created, the graphics are considered
very impressive.
Compared to todays games the translation is poor, there aren't enough
weapons, and the graphics are stone-age. That being said, it remains a
classic and well worth playing. So if you're ever struck suddenly with a
rush of nostalgia and want to drag that dusty old genesis out of the
closet, consider plugging this cartridge in. Who knows, maybe this time
you'll win!
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How do I use this guide?
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The first section of this guide covers game play issues - the controls,
the various weapons, maneuvering, that sort of thing. Its meant for people
who have never played this game before, so if you're just looking for help
with a particular part, I suggest you skip ahead.
Which brings me to the next part of this guide: the actual walkthrough.
Don't be fooled by the table of contents, the game is actually fairly short.
The walkthrough is divided into the Acts the game itself is divided into. In
the areas where you have a choice how to progress, the appropriate acts are
labeled (a) and (b). Refer to the section just before them to figure out
which one to use.
After that comes a brief plot synopsis for those you interested. If you
want to find it out for yourself, don't read this section. The last section
is just miscellaineous, unsolved stuff, usually that I need help with. Check
it out and see if you have something to add. Finally, we come to the Credits
- if you or someone you know contributed to this guide in some way, this is
where their name will appear.
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Oops, I found an error...
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Hey, we all make mistakes, and often me more than others. If you note a
typo or some incorrect information somewhere, or if you have something to
add, or just some critique - good or bad - please feel free to email me at
[email protected]. Looking forward to hearing from you.
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Overview
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Hello, and welcome to the Gameplay section of my guide! If you're reading
this, then you're new to Atomic Robo-Kid and wondering what the heck the
controls do, or what those funny bouncing power ups actually _do_. Well, you
came to the right place. Read on.
The first part of this section deals with the games controls: how to fly,
flee, and flay with equal gusto. The second part handles the various power
ups in the game, few though they may be. The third is for the Options menu,
and covers the various difficulty settings. The fourth and final part is a
series of general tips for playing the game that you should keep in mind
while going at it...especially if you're new, these will really help out.
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Controls
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A Button: Fires your gun.
B Button: Jumps while walking/changes weapons while in air.
C Button: Does nothing
Start: Confirms selections/pauses game
L/R: Does nothing
Dirctional Pad:
^ Move upwards/fly if on ground
v Move downwards/walk if flying
< Move to the left
> Move to the right
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Power-Ups
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Ocassionally as you play through Atomic Robo-Kid, you'll not metallic
dragonflies with large, red crystal eyes flying by. Shooting one of these
will cause it to drop a power-up.
Shooting the power-up will cause it to randomly turn into a different one
and alter color slightly. Be warned, this also moves it forward, and it does
_not_ respect terrain - you can actually embed these power-ups in walls. Be
careful.
There are generally two types of power-ups, guns and "items." I call them
that for lack of a better term. Guns stay with you until you die, at which
point you lose the one you had equipped (but keep the rest), while items can
do anything from dissipate with time to give you extra points. See below.
The complete list of power-ups is as follows:
F Fire A much larger, more powerful version of the
original beam. Most importantly, it does not
stop on collision with an enemy, and so can be
used to shoot down entire groups of them.
3 Three-Way A bluish version of your first beam that shoots
forward, diagonal up, and diagonal down every
time you fire it.
M Missile A powerful explosive with limited range. This
weapons advantages are two-fold: it can be shot
in any direction - including the diagonals -
and it wipes out enemy shots in the range of its
blast. Be warned, it's slow to reload.
S Spread A huge wave of the shot you started with. Weak,
but great area coverage. Its range is just
slightly shy of the edge of the screen, which is
annoying, and its pretty useless against normal
enemies.
R Rapid For about the next thirty seconds, hold down
the fire button. Rapid Fire, ooo baby! I
usually don't bother with this, but it can
sure be fun.
S Speed YOU WANT THIS! It doubles your maneuvering
speed, and without it you'll never get by later
bosses. Lasts until you die.
Red Red 1000 Points - better than a sharp stick in the
eye...
Yellow Yellow A force shield. Survive that first hit! 4 of
these gives you one free shielding.
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Options
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In the Options screen you can set the difficult. This is really very
superficial (Really very? Really very!), as all it does is change the number
of lives and continues you're allowed. Here they are anyways.
Easy: 7 lives/6 continues
Normal: 5 lives/4 continues
Hard: 3 lives/2 continues
Whee...hit down to select exit and "start" to confirm once you're done.
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Tips
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Whats a walkthrough without some tips and tricks? Here you'll find a
"vast" compilation of my accumulated strategical knowledge about this game.
Its cavernous, but for a different reason...=)
- Why walk when you can fly? Its faster, and your movement range is
better. Just hit up after getting one of those two power-ups at
the very begininng of Act 1.
- You die in one hit. Dodging is, therefor, key. Dodge, but DO NOT
run. Enemies regenerate once they're off screen, and heading is
often tantamount to signing your own death slip.
- Enemy shots may kill you, but enemies won't. They just slow you
down for as long as you're in contact with them. The beauty of
this is that they (meaning that specific enemy) can't fire at you
while its busy colliding.
- The F beam lets you shoot _through_ the backs of Governers (Robo
Kid's bosses) to hit their eyes. Make good use of this!
- Make sure you have a speed power up before every Governer fight.
This is important! They come every four stages, and man do they
get nasty, to the point where you can't readily dodge the things
they shoot without one.
- Take your time with power ups, if you can afford to, to get the
one you want. Just keep on shooting them until you see what you
want to. (NOTE: The random number generator stinks, so this could
be awhile).
- You get a free life at 30,000 points.
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Act 1
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When Act 1 begins, you are beset by a hoard of green blocky-things. This
is where you first learn that collisions don't kill. Whew. Shoot a couple
for practice and snatch up the two power ups for a cool two thousand points.
Head to the left, where you'll encounter a small metallic dragon fly. Shoot
it for the power up, and juggle that until you see the one you want.
Watch out, because just slight after this you run into your first enemies:
big green star things that shoot both regular shots and tracking missiles.
Keep them about half off screen (so they can't shoot) and blast them into
oblivion. Behind them is another pair, which you can use the same tactics
on, followed by some enemies that actually move.
These squid things die in one shot from anything, so you shouldn't have
too much trouble with them. Shoot them (and the second power-up bug), but
take care not to accidentally get hit by a stray bullet. Procceeding to the
left you'll find another group of them, followed by two more of the star
things. Kill them all, but progress slowly from there, as there is another
group of stars around the corner. Still continuing left, kill off yet
another group of those squid things, much larger than the last, and grab up
the power up in their midst.
Kill the following group of star things, followed quickly by a group of
squids and then a fan. Shoot the fan for a while in its big eye and it'll
fall apart. Watch out: there's another! Behind this one is a power up,
and the exit.
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Act 2
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GO UP! The creators of this game were kind enough to provide you with
three enemies right in front of you, almost point-blank, firing when the
level begins. Head straigh up while firing, then go backwards to dodge the
following volley and use the time you gain to obliterate the two that remain.
Head straight right across the very top of the screen until you hit a
wall. Wait for the two enemies below to fire a shot that'll collide with it,
and use the time this gains you to drop down and obliterate them. If you've
got the fat beam, fire it through the bottom edge of that wall mentioned
above to destroy two of the four next enemies you'll fight.
Once again, wait for them to shoot and then soar upwards while shooting.
You should be able to take out these four without too much trouble. Once
again hug the ceiling while progressing forward, and then drop down once the
enemies are committed to avoid their shots. Continue right and fly up just
high enough that your shots can take out the enemies on the slightly raised
floor ahead. Nows when it gets tricky. Remember, everything you kill will
come back once you go backwards. Fly forward and up, and get a small cloud
of shots from the enemies on the floor coming at you. Swing around them
and dive for the power-ups. Hop up slightly and wipe out that group on the
floor, and then head up. Change to either the missile or the three-way.
Shoot diagonally to get at those annoying eye things while they can't
shoot you. Proceed with caution, and do NOT head back. Once you get to the
top, change to the Missile and shoot straight up to clear off the enemies
clinging to the ceiling. Failing that, rush the two firing things on the
left and destroy them (not as easy as it sounds, I'm afraid) and then come
at them from the left side.
Kill off the two blocking your path - Missiles help a lot here - and
Continue left. Use either the Missiles or the three-way to clear out the
four eyes blocking your path. STOP. Do not proceed just yet.
Swap in the fat beam, if you have it, and go forward slowly. A big
robot will greet you by openening fire. Go backwards (yes, now its OK) and
hide behind that big rise those four eyes were perched on. Shoot through
the top of it with the fat beam to annhilate him or, failing that, shoot,
drop down, rise up, shoot, repeat...
Behind him are two exits. The top one takes you to chapter 3(a), and the
bottom to 3(b).
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Act 3
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(a) When this section opens up, they're kind enough to provide you with a
powerup. Continue right to find a group of fly-like things. Kill them.
To the right is another group of flies and another power up, and then
another with two. Yet another group will dog your steps as you try to
progress rightwards, followed by those green things from the first Act.
After that comes a fan, and the exit to Act 4. Shoot its eye until it
collapses.
(b) Its a jungle out there! Don't worry, its not the _hard_ kind of jungle,
just the leafy one. A group of fly like things and a single green block
from Act 1 will dog you as you head right initially. Use the fat beam to
wipe them out. Grab up the power up that appears with the second green
block and take a breather.
A small group of flies followed by a large group of green blocks will
further impede your progress, but aren't really a big deal. Kill them to
find some grey robot-looking things and another power up, and a fly or two
(ok, there's three of them). A large group of flies follows, and out of
the blue a larger version zooms up and shoots at you. Kill it and dodge
as best as you can. It takes two hits.
Five of these total will zoom at you as progress, so move slowly. Ah,
respite: green blocks. KILL! And more flies, afterwhich comes the now-
familiar fan. Shoots its eye out to gain access to the exit to Act 4.
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Act 4
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This is your first, and easiest governer battle. Start off by heading
straight down and letting it lower itself a bit, and then circle behind it.
Blow off its guns to uncover its eye.
If you have the fat beam, you can blow it out from here. Otherwise,
you're going to have to run around it and get in front of it. Lure it lower
and go over the top for the kill. Speed helps, but isn't required for your
victory - yet.
AAAARGGGHH! If you're anything like me, you'll hate this level. You're
one-on-one with the computer in a room where you're seperated by a curtain
of shot-blocking blocks. First hit wins.
Your best bet is to set up a large range of fire. Shoot repeatedly while
moving up or down, and do your best to force his shots to collide with the
wall, eating it up so yours get through. Other than that, good luck.
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Act 5
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This aztec-temple type stage opens up with three squids firings on you.
Drop to the floor and shoot like mad to take 'em out. A huge group of them
will meet you as you progress right wards, and if you're stuck with the
regular gun will give you hell. Otherwise, you should be fine.
You'll come to a straight, sheer drop. Fly down it, armed (ideally) with
the fat beam. When you approach the corridor again, start shooting like mad
and drop all the way to the floor, firing all the way. Head back up a bit
to dodge the shots, and continue to the the right.
Another drop off, but this one is a little more...dangerous. Head down,
once again with the fat beam in toe, and obliterate the small group of squids
down there. Continue to the right, blowing up the occasional squid, until
you meet big bad robo dog thingy. Shooting it will knock it back a little
and cause it to flash. Don't even bother trying to kill it; its impossible.
Just fly over its head and down its back - straight into the exit. =)
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Act 6
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This purple stage is covered with some really bizarre enemies. Head to
the right upon entrance and you'll see a strange, metallic object poking out
of the ceiling, and another on the floor. Get too close and they fly out,
shooting at you. They're good points, if you manage to blow them up (don't
bother trying with the original gun).
After that first pair comes another, this one alone. Bait it, make it fly
out and shoot it as it comes down, watching for the occasional shot. Shortly
after come two more, protruding pretty heavily - run in towards the top,
use the fat beam or grenade to destroy them, and head slightly diagonally
up to avoid their fire. Right after them comes yet another set, but more
conviently spaced. Kill them one at a time. Another, identically grouping
will follow. Lather, rinse, maim.
At this point you should start running into two of them sort of fused to
together, longer and with a lot more life. They follow the same rules the
others did, but they shoot a lot more. They're worth a lot of points, but
don't even think of trying to blow them up without the aid of the fat beam.
Anything else just won't work. After this group comes another, followed
by one more in rapid succesion; dodge in, trigger them, and (if you have the
fat beam) destroy them. Otherwise, just head backwards slightly and dodge
their shots as best as possible. A final set of them guard the exit.
What, no power ups? Yep, that's right. no power ups. Why? Act 7 has
you covered.
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Act 7
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Watch out, its an enemy! Well, not really. Actually, that harmless
seeming grey thing is the Merchant the CPU mentioned early, and he's happy
to sell you a couple of power ups. Walk up to him and press C to speak with
him. I highly reccomend - highly - the fat beam and the speed boost. You'll
need it. Be warned: each deal costs you a life...
Kill him when you're done with him and blow up the block on the right. In
them are hiding three of those eye enemies; kill them with the blocks. Head
on right, and then go straight down, but slowly. If you have the missiles,
swap them in and start firing down, slightly on the right side. Blow the
eye things at the bottom away, and proceed left to find a power up.
If you don't have the missiles, it gets tricky. Drop down and shoot out
the blow-up-able blocks on the right. Hide in the crevice you create, and
wait for those eyes to shoot. You can now pick them off with the three-way.
Don't have it? This will sound silly, but it works. Wait for them to fire,
and then ram them. They can't shoot you while you're colliding with them,
but YOU can. Wipe them out that way.
Look familliar? Head right, and run straight into the wall. Drop down
after they fire and blow that group to kingdom come. Head right and play
agressively, shoot-duck-and-run, to wipe out the secound group (NOTE: three
way makes this alot easier, as does missiles). Continue to the right firing
diagonally to get around the corners, or running in and killing one thing
and running out a bunch if you don't have the appropriate weapons. Run into
the wall at the top and drop down, as above, to clear out the next group,
and sail up the thin passage after.
Fire a missile diagonally up, if you can, or time their fire and rush in
to destroy them. If all else fails, try and ram them. Hug the down drop
that follows, right above the next set of three eyes.
Drop down quickly to blow them up, and then go back up equally quickly.
Drop and shoot those green laser things, go back up, and repeat, or stay
down there and use the missiles to counter their shots. Ahh, the exit -
and two power-ups, to boot!
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Act 8
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Ah, the second Governor. Grr! Sink to the floor to lure it down, and
then circle around its back. If you have the fat beam, then dodge its shots
and rip it apart by firing through its back. Speed really helps, also.
If you don't, then lure it down and proceed behind it as normal, but then
finish the circle and swing around in front. Fire at the eye, dodge some
shots, and head back down again. Go around its back and over the top, and
keep firing at it when able. BOOM!
What, another one-on-one? And this one's _red_. He's also much faster
and shoots more rapidly, although one hit will still kill him. Try to set up
a decent spread to your shots, and use the holes he creates in the wall to
shoot him. Don't worry if you die - you get to keep all you guns, anyways.
Make sure the first thing you do is to back up against the wall. This helps
immensely by giving you much more time to maneuver away from his shots.
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Act 9
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When this map opens up, do not move forward. Shoot that edge of a green
star first until it blows up.
Look familiar? Yep, its just like the first map, or at least the texture
set is. Don't worry, its not that map again. Its much, much harder. Head
right slightly and eradicate the green blocks that swarm to try and protect
the second of the green stars, and then take out the star itself. Head right
and sail down the tunnel.
Run into the blocks down there and shoot the snot out of them. Head a bit
to the right and you'll be greeted by a group of flies. Shoot them up, as
well. A power up should appear, followed by a disturbingly quick group of
flies. Watch out, and be agressive. Head down the passage that appears in
the floor, but stop before going into the next passage. Pause and get the
timing on their shots down, and drop down and open fire. Go back up (you
won't kill all 4 stars) and repeat until you get them all. Your first trip
should probably concentrate on those green blocks. Proceed right, but don't
go straight down the next fall.
Take this one slowly, as there are two green stars _in the passage_. Kill
one and then ram the other, so it can't shoot you, and hack it apart. Head
down and to the left, where you'll encounter another group of flies. Tear
them apart, but watch out for those shots! Immediately after these are two
stars and a power up. Down and to the left you'll find four more star things
with robo-kid-bending on their minds. The three way shot helps a lot here -
kill off two at once, or take out the two in the corridor and then sit up and
snipe at the two below.
Continue down and to the left and you'll run into two more. Like in the
first level, keep these just half off of screen so they can't shoot at you
and fire diagonal shots into them. Another group appears in the downward
passage following these, and in _just_ the wrong spot. Either zip straight
down to them, on level, and shoot them really fast with the fat beam, or
hover above them and drop missiles on them. If you have neither, just run
past them; it takes them awhile to shoot.
Next, you'll encounter a group of flies and a green block as you head
right. Nothing to be scared of. Ah, a fan! Blow out its eye, and proceed
Further. Take the passage leading up, and be _very_ prepared for an ambush
by a couple hundred of those flies. Head upwards and you'll run into two
more stars blocking your way, but fortunately in a position where they're not
hard to blow up. Go up and you'll encounter a single fly, followed by a
single star. Go up, and you'll find tons more flies in the worst position
possible: above you. Run straight up very quickly, and rain death on them
from above.
To the right is a fan and an exit to 10(a); to the left, another fan and
the exit to 10(b).
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Act 10
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(a) Look familiar? yep, this level is just like the previous. It opens off
with two of those drop thingies on the right. Hover right at their bases
and shoot rapidly, both to keep them from shooting you and to collect the
massive points they offer. (I had 188100 at this point). A lone one
follows, and then a group of two. Two more groups of two will follow, after
which comes an immensely long group of flies. Shoot your way through them
to gain access to a weird, multi-chain-bot-thingy that will _not_ leave you
alone. Either run by it, or be prepared for a grueling fight.
All of its parts fire at you, and the can do so while you're shooting
them. Try and blow up one piece at a time, and then dodge. Immediately
after it comes a fan, and then the exit to Act 11.
(b) Ah, what do we love more than enemies at the very begininng? Slay the
squids quickly, before they become a problem, and grab up the two power-ups
that follow. Afterwards, you'll run into a multi-chain-bot-thingy. For
a little strategy on it (not that I can offer much) see the part about it in
(a) above. After that, there's...another one. Erg. That one's followed by
a third, and then (thankfully) a group of squids. This place is a death
trap! Three more follow, in rapid succession, of differing lengths. Just
run by them; you'll probably die if you try to kill them. At the end is one
of the dog-guard-bots; lure it away from the exit, and then run over it's
head and quickly into the exit to get to Act 11. Whew.
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Act 11
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You start off this one surrounded by enemies. Fun, eh? Kill them and
snatch the power-up. Drop down and hug those little undulations in the roof
- they let you get in a shot at those metallic bots while they can't shoot
at you. Clear off the two of them in the passage and continue into the
firing corridor. I highly reccomend hovering at the top and firing down
diagonally into them, if you can. If you can't, try to run through and take
them from the right side.
Start heading upwards, but be careful. Once again, diagonal shots come
in handy. You should run into four bots followed by a lone fly that's stuck
in a corner. Hop over the ridge in the middle and proceed downwards, once
again cautiosly. Kill off the blocks at the top and start firing missiles
downwards to kill off the irritating flies and bots. The exit lies below.
Make absolutely certain you have the speed upgrade for this upcoming
battle, or (failing that) the missiles. This one's shots track.
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Act 12
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This one's tough, and almost impossible without the speed. Once again
head straight down to lure it down, but this time you've got two added
complications: a deadly tracking laser and a long, metallic foot. Sail
around the foot and up around his back and shoot through his body (if you
can) with the fat beam.
Continue up and around him and come to the front. Look him in the eye
and poke it out, if you can. repeat until he's dead (or you are).
Ah, another of those irritating duels. As usual, faster and stronger than
the last two (but, on the plus, cooler looking). Back up against the walls
and try to fan your shots - and pray.
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Act 13
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This level is _hard_. I won't detail the enemy fights for you in quite
as much detail, because frankly if you take that approach you _will_ die.
The enemies here are many and well armed: they fire that tracking laser. To
your immense relief, they hesitate slightly before doing so; this provides
your opportunity. _Run straight past them_, all the way to the fan. Blow
its eye out.
Two more fans will follow, and then exit. Short, eh? Don't worry. I
died alot too, at first.
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Act 14
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Look familiar? Saying "Not this again!"? Well, this again, I'm afraid.
Like its predecessor, it opens up with two of those strange elongated enemies
embedded in the roof and floor. Hover at base level and kill them as they
come out. You'll find four groups of these, followed closely by a group of
squids. In fact, this whole section of the corridor is swarming with them.
And after, one of those really annoying chain-bot-enemies. My suggestion:
ignore it. Dodge its initial volley, run by, kill the fan and dive for the
exit.
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Act 15
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A governor? Here? Its a level early! Yep. And this one has eyes
_everywhere_, and they all shoot at you. Plus the tracking laser. SPEED IS
A MUST. If you lost, you're doomed. If you didn't, you're in for a hard
fight. Run straight up this time and destroy its first set of green eyes.
THEN lure it downwards. Head behind it and use the fat beam (if available)
to wipe out its eyes from either side of the body. Its real eye won't appear
until they're _all_ gone.
If you have the fat beam, it gets easy. Get behind it, and it can't shoot
you. Shoot through it until its dead. Otherwise, you'll have to live with
getting in only one or two shots a cycle, as it has a _great_ fire spread
and is very, very fast.
Ah, another duel. And harder than the last, as well. Run up against the
back wall spread your fire out. Try to shoot through the holes it creats in
the wall, and dodge like mad. Good luck!
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Act 16
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Just like Act 2, this starts out with enemies on identical steps. Zoom
up and shoot them like mad. Switch to the three way and kill the two eyes
that greet you while hugging the ceiling. Go all the way up to the wall,
time the enemy fire and drop down to eradicate them. Go on through, and
you come to a fork in the road.
Take the right brack for a power-up. You'll be greeted by green laser
things that teleport in, so watch it. Head back and take the downward
passage. Two more laser things teleport in, and in VERY annoying positions.
Once again, the three-way becomes vital for wiping them out without dying
yourself. Head right and hug the ceiling, and run up to the wall. Time the
enemy shots and drop down, killing the eyes. Head to the right. Look
familliar?
Once again your at a fork, but this time the right is just a dead end, so
head down. Where the green laser things teleported in last time are eyes
this time. Kill them, and chuckle as you do so. Its OK, really (or, so I
keep telling myself). Head left. Watch out; those things track! Kill them,
blast the eyes behind them, and ram into the ceiling to avoid their shots.
Kill the one eye after them.
Yeah, another fork! This time, go left. Erg, more tracking things! Hang
out against the ceiling on that wall with the three way to kill them from
safety. Behind them is a power up. Head to the right and down. Ah, more
eyes, and on both sides, and (to top it off) a fork! Well, to the right is
exit 17(a), guarded by eyes, two teleport-in-laser-thingies, and a big dog.
Same enemies on the left, guarding the second 17(b) exit, and our friendly
merchant, whom you will NOT have time to talk to.
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Act 17
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(a) Same enemies, different back ground. Two elongated enemies buried in the
surroundings right next to you, to start with. Hover around their bases and
shoot them full of holes as the pull out. Next is a really deadly brain
thing. Hard to kill. Good luck to you, and remember to be aggressive. Once
you blow off its front, its back starts shooting at you. Fortunately, that
part is weak. Just don't let it take you by surprise. Behind it is the
exit.
(b) Weird, weird background. Start out by heading right and running into a
group of flies. Kill them, and grab the power up. You'll be beset by much
larger flies...at this point, _run_. Go to the top of the screen, and run
right as fast as possible, or you WILL die. Once you reach the fan, your
safe. Kill it, and the one behind it, to reach the exit.
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Act 18
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This level is really, really easy. Start off by killing the group on the
left and heading straight down. Once you reach the floor (killing the odd
fly or two) head right. Follow the bottom until you can go downwards, at
which point do. Head left. You'll find more flies and two green stars, but
the three way makes short work of them, right after a fan. Continue left
and you'll run into another fan. Kill it, and take the exit.
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Act 19
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The Head governor. One mean bugger. First off, you MUST have the Speed
and fat beam if you want to so much as have a prayer against this guy. Start
off by going straight up and blasting off his front three eyes. Drop like a
rock to the bottom, and wait there until it gets close. Quickly run off to
the right, and begin circling it as fast as you can, firing away.
Don't try to aim, just fire spreads. Once all the eyes are gone, you can
blow off the cover on the right side. He'll release some tracking shots, so
run. Blow off the eyes inside him, preferably from behind, and then go for
the big eye. Circle around, fire like mad, and wait. He'll die -
eventually.
CONGRATULATIONS! YOU WON!
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---------------------------[H. Plot ]---------------------------
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SPOILERS
Heh, spoilers. Anyways, you play as Robo-Kid, a strange elephantine child
in a robot suit. You were a normal citizen of Terra 12, a colony of earth,
until it was blasted by solar radiation and everything mutated into god-like
super-beings (as we all know things exposed to radiation are wont to do, as
opposed to, say, developing cancer). In the meantime, nasty aliens moved in
an took over.
Your job is to kill the aliens and locate Eve, the super female Biodroid
that can somehow un-mutate everything (and who, incidentally, falls in love
with Robo-Kid after he saves her). Eve is being held in a tube for some
reason by the Head Governer (I.E, big bad alien dude). Once freed, Eve
restores Terra 12 to its former self and Robo-Kid rides off into the sunset,
er, star-set. Yay!
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---------------------------[H. Credits ]---------------------------
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Treco Entertainment (sadly gone)
The creators of Robo-Kid. Thanks for creating this game, without
which this FAQ could never have existed. Thanks for the great gameplay
and stellar graphics (for the time) and a plot that, when published,
made sense. =)
GameFAQs (www.GameFAQs.com)
Thanks go out also to CJayC, operator of www.GameFAQs.com, for
providing the inspiration to get this FAQ off the ground and offering
an easy means to make it public.
Peter Judson <
[email protected]>
Representative of NeoSeeker who politely asked my permission to
use this Guide. Thanks both for being polite and for making it
available to a larger audience.
copyright 2001 Goryus
