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Hellfire Boss FAQ
Written By: Scott Clemmons
Size in Kb: 15.4
Version: Final
Genre: Shooting
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- Table of Contents -
A1. Contact Me
A2. What is Hellfire?
A3. Basics
A4. Boss Strategies
» Stage 1
» Stage 2
» Stage 3
» Stage 4
» Stage 5
» Stage 6
A5. Disclaimer
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- A1 Contact Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -
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Reading mail happens to be a hobby of mine. I like to hear from my fans or
lack of. If you're too lazy to send me mail, drop me by a message on AIM.
My name is: swtzwondrboy20. This is public screen name for my
writing, since I got tired of people contacting me on my other one.
[email protected]
That's the public e-mail that takes cares of my reviews and FAQs. Use
that please. Thanks
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- A2 What is Hellfire? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -
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Pushed back in the dusty, vacuous regions of an old school arcade is
where you'll find this much-overlooked classic. Much to every hardcore
shooter fans' dismay, Hellfire wasn't released in the United States.
Wait, we never get any of these shooters anyway.
While Hellfire is a port from the Arcade, the Genesis successfully
emulates it. The premise is basically self-explanatory, you're forced
to eliminate a "bad guy". Unfortunately, every single shooter's
story line is banal and trite. You won't find anything different here
in the way of storytelling, but what you will find is some of the greatest
action to ever grace the Genesis. In Hellfire, you're able to change
into four different types of ships during play, each with their
idiosyncrasies; in fact, to conquer the game, you'll have to have
complete mastery of all four ships.
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- A3. Basics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -
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There's six levels and four ships to aid you. Each ship gets stronger
as you collect a "P" icon. Collecting enough "B" icons will get you an
extra life, as they give lots of points. You can also switch between
each ship as your discretion. Aiding you ever further is something
called the "Hellfire". It allows you to shoot a blast about the same size
as your ship at any enemies in your path. This is great for clearing
house. You can also collect little icons "(-)" that give you a force
field, so you're able to take one extra bullet before dying
On top of knowing all this, you should know how strong each ship is at
each "level." I have this chart to where a level is gained each time
you collect a "P" icon.
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Key:
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Denotes Ship "[]"
Denotes Missile ">"
Denotes Weak Plasma Blast "~"
Denotes Strong Plasma Blast "- / |"
Denotes Mega Plasma Blast "="
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Purple Ship
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6
~ _ _ =
[] ~ []> [] [] []- []=
~ ¯ ¯ =
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Yellow Ship
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6
~ _ _ =
~ [] < [] [] [] -[] =[]
~ ¯ ¯ =
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Blue Ship
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6
~ ~ < > ~~ ~~ \ / \\ // == ==
[] [] [] [] [] []
~ ~ < > ~~ ~~ / \ // \\ == ==
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Green Ship
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6
~ < ~~ || ||| ===
[] [] [] [] [] []
~ < ~~ || ||| ===
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- A4. Boss Strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -
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» Stage 1 Mini-Boss:
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First, make sure you enter this battle as the purple ship. The boss will
wade back and forth and has four weak points. When the are in the front
opens up, blast it till it breaks, then change to the green ship. There
will be two more weak points located at the top and bottom of the boss.
Go there and destroy both of these then change to the yellow ship. Here's
the only hard thing about this boss, he'll shoot a lot of shots at you at
once. You'll be forced to dodge these and try to get your shots in at the
same time. Take it slowly and he'll fall in a few minutes.
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» Stage 1 Boss:
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This thing will look like a flying roadway with a lot of guns. The guns
will all shoot at you while you fly around trying to hit the purple ball
located in the center. Use the Green ship to take out the two guns
located at the top and bottom of the boss. Use the yellow to take out the
right side and the purple to take out the left. You'll have to switch
between all four ship to hit the little purple ball on the inside of boss.
If you're attacking the ball from the top, use the green ship. If you're
attack from the right, you'll have to use the yellow and blue ships.
Attack from the front will make you have to utilize the purple ship. Watch
out, though, the boss can bounce around and kill you if you're not
scrupulous enough about timing your attacks.
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You'll be against a flying pharaoh on this stage, and he's a tough one
too. When you approach him, you'll notice that there's a blinking ball
where his heart should be. If you have a helper with you, he'll begin
to attack the ball right off the bat. The top of the coffin will rise up
from the bottom and begin to fly around, shooting a stream of projectiles.
Once this happens, you'll have to maneuver your way around the other
guns at the bottom of the coffin. Make your way to the purple ball and
let lose on it until you have to retreat again. The top of the coffin
will land back down, and you're able to attack it again. Once the
top part of the coffin lifts up again, make your way down there and
attack it (this should be enough to kill the boss.)
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» Stage 3 Mini-Boss:
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Ok, for a Mini-boss, this guy if very damn tough. Make sure you go into
this battle as the green ship. You'll see him and he'll look like this:
()()(){X}()()()
Hit the area that looks like a "{X}" until he begins to change, he'll
disperse his body parts around the screen, while shooting at you. Change
into the blue ship and attack him with all the lasers until he changes
back into this:
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()
()
{X}
()
()
()
Then change to the yellow ship and just let loose on his weak point. Keep
in mind that you'll have to be dodging around eight bullets per second
so you have to make it quick. After you do this a few times he'll blow
apart and you'll proceed to the next section of the level.
If you die a lot trying to beat him, don't get angry, since he it does
take a while to get the hang of things. It took me about nine times before
I beat him without even getting hit once.
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» Stage 3 Mini-Boss 2:
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Another one of these little ball guys, my god. Anyway, there will be
three of them this time, and they're even more annoying than last time.
They'll look like this:
(){X}() (){X}() (){X}()
Make sure you go into this battle as the yellow ship so you can attack
them from behind and you'll also have the most time to react to their
shots since you're the furthest away. They'll make a line of three
and go to the top of the screen, make sure that you're located on the
right hand side so you don't get crushed to death when they make their
ascent. They'll break apart and start to fly around the scene some more.
Swtich between the yellow ship and the purple ship to defeat this mini
boss. The only problem is he fires so many little things at you, it's
hard to dodge sometimes, this is why you should always keep moving no
matter what. Use a hellfire if need be, they'll fall one at a time
and you'll win!
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» Stage 3 Boss:
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Flying through the deepest regions of some cavern is where you'll find
this boss. He looks like two gun turrets strapped together and in the
middle is weak point (purple ball). He'll fire a lot of fireballs at
you while flying through the cave area, so you'll have to dodge these. He
scrolls up and down the screen so his fireballs are pretty predictable. The
top and bottom of the boss will have a gun that fires out spread shots
each and every way. If you don't kill him in in time, he'll slowly make
his way over to the left hand side of the screen.
So, how do you take him out? Well, make sure you're the purple ship and
time your attacks. Don't go up there and just let loose, as you'll
probably end up getting hit by a fireball. What you'll have to do it make
a dash through the fireballs, get a few shots in then wait a few seconds
and redo. If he happens to make his way to the left side of the screen, then
turn into the yellow ship and repeat the same process as before. The
main reason why people die on this boss is because they get cocky and
run into the middle of his fire thinking they can dodge it all, but
they can't. He'll fall then you'll be on your way to level four.
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» Stage 4 Boss:
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Probably the easiest boss in the entire game. You'll see two monster
heads pop from the top of the screen, once this happens, make the change
to the yellow ship. Target the bottom one on the right. Just let loose
on the thing and it'll be destroyed. Two more heads will descend now.
Now aim your attack at the one on the bottom left. Keep attack him and
dodge the bullets that start to get fired at you. He'll die before
you know it. The last heads will start to circumambulate around the
screen. Just keep firing at them; if they manage to make their way to the
right hand side of the screen, they'll shoot out a purple ball of power
that can kill you. Also, you should use your Hellfire if they get to
the right side of the screen.
Overall, probably the easiest boss in the entire game. However, that
can't be said for the rest of them.
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» Stage 5 Boss:
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All right, I don't really consider this guy a boss, but he's the denouement
of Stage 5, so there.
The boss if nothing more than a wall of gans that are lined up. This boss
is pretty easy, but you can get killed if you don't know what you're doing.
First thing, start attacking the wall before the whole thing appears
on the screen. In fact, you can probably destroy the entire thing before
the battle "really begins." Make sure you're the purple ship and just
let loose on him. Make sure to use Hellfire when you see fit and he'll
go down without a fight. Don't go descend into the maze of bullets or
you'll die. That's about all you have to do.
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This has to be the crappiest final boss in any shooter, how anticlimactic.
He's a tiny dude on a monstrous, gray tank that is equipped with a lance
and shield to deflect your attacks. His lance will extend out and fire
around twenty shots each direction that you'll have to evade. The bottom
and top parts of his body will fire out missiles to make quick work
of you. Surely you'll be over-encumbered by the sheer amount of projectiles
swarming across the screen like bees! No, you won't, just wait till he
descends to the bottom of the screen, transform to the green ship, then
lay it to his face. Make sure NOT to focus the whole attack on his head,
as there will be missiles coming at you that you'll have to destroy. I'd
say have one of the three beams (max power) hit his head while the other
two clear missiles that come out at you. After doing repeating this step
about four or five times, he'll fall and you'll be the victor!
Then we get the ending movie. I know, we've never seen this kind of
cinematic sequence before, but the world blows up and everyone lives
happily ever after!
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- A5 Disclaimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -
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publicly without advance written permission. Use of this guide on any other
web site or as a part of any public display is strictly prohibited, and
a violation of copyright. This guide was created by one man, that's me,
Scott Clemmons (FFMrebirth.) I also don't own the rights to this game.
They're owned by whoever created it. I just wrote a guide for the bosses.
In honor of Hellfire's atrocious translation:
"Try to next colony free. Good Luck!"
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