Banana FAQ(NES) version 1.0.1
copyright 2006-2012 by Andrew Schultz
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Please do not reproduce for profit without my consent. You won't be getting
much profit anyway, but that's not the point. This took time and effort, and
I just wanted to save a memory of a great game and the odd solutions any way
I could. Please send me an email referring to me and this guide by name if
you'd like to post it on your site.
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OUTLINE
1. INTRODUCTION
2. PERIPHERAL STUFF
2-1. MOVING: YOU, YOUR WIFE, AND BOULDERS
2-2. ITEMS
2-3. SCORING
2-4. LEVEL DESIGN MODE
3. STRATEGIES AND NOTES
4. WALKTHROUGH
5. CHEATING
6. VERSIONS
7. CREDITS
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1. INTRODUCTION
Banana is a nifty puzzle game where you, a mole, move around in the dirt
searching for your wife and food and once you collect it all, you escape
through a door to the next level! There's 105 levels of this madness and the
hook is that you fall down and can't climb up unless there's a ladder nearby.
Oh and there are boulders that fall on you but don't kill you and sometimes
you get items to counter all the bad stuff that happened.
It's cute how your wife follows you around and also protects you from "cave-
ins" from boulders behind her as she stands them up too. And because you
can't go up and you're invincible in a way, Banana is unique and worth a
look, despite the later levels that take up more than one screen and proceed
so slowly. The puzzle isn't as immediate then, and the bigger puzzles have no
special ingenuity. But the first levels are wonderful.
Many parts of this FAQ have been double checked albeit
unintentionally(probably due to my staying up late to play this game) but
there may still be problems with some moves. Fortunately there are so many
bad moves in the game that these typos should come to light. Please do email
me if you find something wrong.
love story in the middle of retrograde analysis. Seen guy have to reach girl
before but...
2. PERIPHERAL STUFF
On the front screen you canchange the start-level from 1 to 5x+1 where x<20.
Just right-arrow increases, or if you want to solve the game quickly, left-
arrow.
You can also design a level. You'll have six differnt foods(strawberry,
salad, open banana, closed banana, coconut/lemon, cherry) and grass,
boulders, ladders, and maximum of one of each of the door, you and your wife.
If you try to place a unique icon, the old one disappears. Toggle icons with
<select> and place them with <A> or <B>. Blank spaces are of course available
to delete misplaced icons. Level sizes are 14/20/32x11, 32x20 or looping
32x11/20. Once you're done you can even play the level and even save it to
memory.
2-1. MOVING: YOU, YOUR WIFE, AND BOULDERS
How you move is pretty straightforward: you can burrow through grass or climb
up ladders. You can't stand on the top rung. If there is a space below you,
you fall as far straight down as possible. You can walk over pretty much
anything, though if there is nothing below you will fall. You may not walk
into a door until all food is gone.
If there is space below boulders, they drop as far as possible. They may even
land on you, but they won't crush you. Boulders can drop in a chain reaction,
which makes for slightly annoying delays. They can also cause you not to move
when you think you did, which is not only annoying but also fatal.
Your wife always follows you once you've gotten her(walked on her square,)
though if you are above or below her then she won't follow you afterwards--
though she may fall. You are also both on the same square once you get her--
don't fall for thinking she'll be on the square you left. But boulders avoid
her the same way they do you. She also fills in a gap you left before
boulders can fall, if possible. But if she falls, she falls onto the same
squares you do. In the levels with more boulders you probably want her sooner
rather than later--otherwise she is less valuable.
Hit A&B to commit suicide. This is necessary when you are trapped in a level.
Hit <select> to get to your power-ups. This is detailed in "items." There is
no time limit.
You also may change into a "superman" for some time if you get three peeled
bananas. "Superman" can bust through five boulders. Pick the right ones and
you will be able to finish some otherwise hard levels quickly with a huge
bonus.
2-2. ITEMS
You gain an item after taking an unpeeled banana. These items can make
working through a level quicker, but they're not necessary for the game and I
haven't always outlined good ways to make the game quicker. Still, they can
save you if you're stuck.
Items are:
Boulder--behaves like a boulder in the game.
Dynamite--explodes a boulder when placed on it. Takes a second to blow up.
Ladder--places a ladder on the square in the indicated direction.
Rope--goes all the way up until it hits the sky above or green ground.
Here is how you accumulate items: boulder, dynamite, ladder and rope for each
banana found in a level. You reset to boulder at the next level.
Push <SELECT> to see a list of the items you can use. Push up/down to toggle
and <A> or <B> to select an item. To place the item, hold <A> and the
direction you wish to place it in. You can place a bomb on a boulder to blow
it up. You can place a ladder up, right or left. You can place a rope above
you, and you can place a boulder up, left or to the right.
2-3. SCORING
You get 100-500 points for solving a level +
10*(predetermined par-# of steps) (nonnegative) (step points)
+ 50*# of full bananas
+ 100*# of peeled bananas
+ 500 if you picked up the egg that contains your son(random)
100 for levels 1-45
200 for levels 46-95
300 for levels 96-100
500 for levels 101-105
(Falling does not count against step points.)
You start out with 3 lives and get an extra life every 5 levels.
The time you physically take to win a level does not matter. It's only the
number of steps.
Trying to climb to ladder top & failing counts as a move but running into
stuff doesn't. Neither does placing an item.
Junior seems to appear when you become Superman. He allows you a bit more
latitude crawling under boulders to get treasure, but his presence or absence
shouldn't affect your ability to solve puzzles. He often appears in an egg
just on the square you left, making it awkward to get to him.
Junior appears when you are superman as long as you get him each level. An
angel also sometimes appears when you're superman. It gets you 200. I think
it appears when you forget Junior the previous level. You can get multiple
angels per level but only one appears at a time. Sometimes it can be a
nuisance and possibly even fatal if it appears under a block you needed to
drop. Buy hey, if you die and return to normal, there goes the angel!
2-4. LEVEL DESIGN MODE
In Level Design Mode(SELECT and START at the start-screen) you have the
option to make your own level. It can have bananas and boulders and even
multiple doors. If you try to place your guy or your wife twice, the earalier
version disappears.
You can have levels in all four sizes from the game and the 32-wide can even
loop, so...14x11, 20x11, 32x11(and loop,) 32x20(and loop.) Move your cursor
to the square where you wish to put an object and push A or B to land it
there. Push start to save the level. If you scroll around you still have the
tedious wait and the "save to tape" feature doesn't seem to work.
You-Wife-grass-boulder-door-ladder-strawberry-salad-peeled banana-banana-nut-
cherry-space are available. Note you don't have the option to place corn(oh
well.) You can try various things here. One thing the people didn't try,
maybe because it was too easy compared to the actual power-ups, was to force
you to use power-ups.
You could have a simple level like such:
^
!b b* b =b
. ..... ..
Where you get the boulder, dynamite, ladder and rope in succession. And it is
easy enough to figure how to use them. But I bet things can be mixed together
for more complexity.
3. STRATEGIES AND NOTES
--Starting on level 101 or even 96 forces you to be exact. You get fewer and
fewer bananas on the later levels, and none on these, so you can't power-up
so easily. Don't feel guilty cheating--I think even solving the last 5 levels
of this game is like solving some of the simpler NES games.
--You can often determine a square NOT to trip. For instance, if your wife is
in the UR behind a boulder, you don't want to run over any squares 1D of her.
Knowing or deducing where NOT to go can cause you to stumble over the
solution.
--Expect to lose just when you are close to winning. Sometimes the path you
took at the start may be wrong. Don't bang your head--see if it could be
modified, and if it can, do so.
--If you need to use save states always use 0 as the start of the level.
Increment one for each significant block finished--even WITH this
walkthrough. I made enough mistakes along the way and even noticed some while
unintentionally checking my earlier work(i.e. I thought I had free sailing in
one level, but I overlooked a detail)
--You may need to go back across the board--if so try to do the least
possible damage. In general try to evaluate if dropping a boulder would
either cut you off from the side you need to be on or if it would force you
to come back, the next time, and fall somewhere unsavory.
--Level 5x+1 is generally the easiest.
--Don't assume you need to be greedy and take a piece of food right away.
Sometimes it's useful to help stop you from falling. And often the really
obvious food doesn't help you with a puzzle.
--Do a lot of "If I got food X, I would have had to Y." or "I would have to
go to Z next"--if you have 10 things to do and can establish 2 in a certain
order right away, then you've cut down a lot of possibilities(90% in this
case strictly speaking!)
--Always consider which boulders above will fall. Never assume it's only the
ones you want.
--Don't worry about scoring par(getting a step bonus) at first. There's
always time to improve a move here or there.
--Pause a bit before completing. The game often appeals to your wish to get
the game done to catch you up in a trap much easier than the rest of the
level.
--remember that if you dig too much around the door on each side, there's no
way to get in. That also goes for food, but pay attention to how you'll enter
the door.
--Always consider what happens if you take a route-one passage through
certain areas. It works more than you think; the real thinking occurs in
deciding which areas to attack first.
--If you've gotten all the stuff out of one corner or side of the board,
leave it junked. It won't matter.
--Sometimes going straight down a column is a bad idea if you'll need to go
to the side from there later on--you'll fall down the next time. Instead, go
to the "wrong" side so that when you circle back you can go to the "right"
side the next time.
--Note that the solutions to this game, while satisfying, are very rarely
pretty. You're carving up the board for goodness sakes!
--If you need to dig down from somewhere where you need to return and go
right/left, try to do so over a ladder. Also you can make something as
follows where you double back under your original path(not the best practical
example below:)
... ....H
... ....H
....H
. ......H
--Use scratchwork if you have to. It's easier than putting up with all that
scrolling.
--Frequently there'll be stuff at the top you'll need to get first, or near
the top. Remember it only looks like you can get back up at times. And
sometimes you can figure how to get something at the top(often the only way)
and work your way up(or down) from there.
--sometimes it saves a few moves to fall instead of walk down a ladder.
--As you get better your "greed" will be more subtle ie pick off this area or
that, and the levels will accomodate your greed correspondingly.
--If you can't prove to yourself it doesn't hurt you but it looks neat, look
for other ideas first. If you can't find any, be prepared to find out what
you couldn't quite see in advance--which may open up ideas
--On the other hand, it's not a bad idea to practice an area that looks
doable but you don't have the hang of it. This can help free you to
concentrate other places later. It's a constructive way to procrastinate the
hard bits.
--Patience is not grabbing 1st thing or getting retempted in moment of
weakness. It's easy to avoid greed for picking up fruit but getting your wife
too early can be fatal too.
*break the board down to the ending. Say, if you had all the food, which way
could you get in the door?
--Picture where you need to drop a boulder. Also remember that if you need to
place the boulder as you go down, it will fall down again after you move away
from it.
--Often it looks like you just HAVE to do two things first at once. That's a
great time to see if both can be done. Or try one and see if the other still
could be done?
--Once you've gotten through a level being cautious, maybe there's a long
loop you don't need to make and looping through it would cut down your time.
--If something leaves a terrible mess with no way back over it after you are
through, maybe save it 'til last.
4. WALKTHROUGH
First of all if you just want to win the game, select level 101 at the
startup screen and win the last five levels. They're pretty tough as they
have no
LEVEL 01
X X
X..............X
X..!++....***..X
X.*...+..+.=.+.X
X.*......*...*.X
X.*......*...*.X
X.*..^H..*...*.X
X.+...H..+...+.X
X..***....***..X
X..............X
X..............X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Head right, then down to pick up the first red thingamabob. Go all the way to
the right, picking up your wife. Head down and head back left when you can
grab more food. After going under the boulders on the right, go back left, up
the ladder, and right.
(3R D 8R 4D 12L 4R U L)
Stage points: 100
Step points: 170 for 34 steps
LEVEL 02
X..............X
X..............X
X++....HH...+++X
X.+..*..H.....+X
X.+..*..H.!...+X
X.+.*^*.H...+=+X
X.+..*..H.*.+..X
X.+..*..H...+..X
X+++...HHH..+++X
X..............X
X..............X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Left, up the ladder, right and pick up all the food in the 2. Go back up the
ladder and go left. Pick up all the food in the 1. Go back right and 2U the
ladder, go 2L 2R 2U 2L. You'll fall onto the boulder after which you can walk
onto the door.
Stage points: 100
Step points: 420 for 65 steps
LEVEL 03
X X
X H ! X
X.H............X
X.H............X
X.H.. X
X.H.. +X
X.H.. ++ X
X.H.. ++ *HX
X.H.. ++ *HHHX
X.H.. ++ *HHH X
X.H.=+ *HHH *^X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
You have to fall left to get the food in the DL so there's no point in
getting your wife first. But you should note here that you can fall onto the
food. You can save 2 moves by digging down 1L of the right edge. Go right to
get the food and then go all the way left to the ladder. Go back up and save
a move digging through the top green squares. Fall through the hole you made
to start. Go right and fall down onto the door.
Stage points: 100
Step points: 210 for 42 steps
LEVEL 04
X!.............X
XH************+X
XH.+..........HX
X.************HX
X............+HX
X.************HX
XH.....+......HX
XH************.X
XH.+..........+X
XH************.X
XH.........=..^X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
If you go straight down then you get into trouble as you wind up on top of
the door and stuck. So you need to find a way to be able to reverse
direction.
Go right and down 2, then go left and up and back right. Zigzag D-L-D-R-D-L-
D-R to the exit.
Stage points: 100
Step points: 170 for 103 steps
LEVEL 05
X!.............X
X.************.X
X.*............X
X.*.......... .X
XH........... .X
XH........... ^X
XH .X
XH.....=.......X
XH************HX
XH************HX
X.++++??????++HX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
A tricky level where it seems you can't get by the boulders on the left if
you go straight down, and even when you do, you fall and miss the door on the
right.
Fortunately you can place a boulder by the door by going all the way right,
2D L and you'll fall. After you go left the boulder will be in place. Go down
the left ladder and circle back left to get your wife. Then go right at the
top of the ladder, fall on the boulder, and enter the door.
Stage points: 100 + 200 for banana
Step points: 380 for 77 steps
LEVEL 06
X.... ....*....X
X. .!. .*. .X
X. +HH.+ .*. ^.X
X...H .........X
XH H . . . .X
XH+ H . +H . ^.X
XH... ...H ....X
XH . . H . .X
XH +H .+ H .=^.X
X...H .... ....X
X...H .... ....X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Don't be confused by the three doors. You just need to get to the bottom one.
This level features a loop-around where you need to save the obvious pickups
for later.
Go down the 1-ladder, 4R D R and let the boulders fall on you. Climb back up
the ladders on the left. Dig/fall 1L if the carrot. Dig/fall 1R of the burger
below. Then walk over the boulders and dig 1L of your wife to pick her up and
walk through the door to the right.
Stage points: 100
Step points: 200 for 44 steps
LEVEL 07
X X
X.......!......X
X..............X
X..H*******H.^.X
X..H++++**+H...X
X..H++++*++H...X
X..H+++*+++H...X
X..H++**+=+H...X
X..H+***+++H...X
X..H+++++++H...X
X..*********...X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Left and down and then 4R D L D L D 2L. 2U 2R and fall. 2L U R and fall. down
and right to the other side. At the top, zigzag D/L as before, well, a mirror
image. You'll miss the wife this time but another D/L run will pick up her
and leave just 1 food which you can pick up easily. Go to the ladder top and
right.
Stage points: 100
Step points: 440 for 71 steps
LEVEL 08
X.......H......X
X...*...H.***..X
X..***..H*+++*!X
X.*=*.*^H.*.*..X
X...*...H..*...X
X...*..HH..*...X
X..*.*.HH*****.X
X.*?++*H...*...X
X..***.H...*...X
X......H.......X
X......H.......X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
1D 1L 1R to knock out the boulder from under you. Go to the bottom and up the
stairs and 1R when next to the door. Now you can get the 3 foods and loop
clockwise. Do so. Undermine the boulder right of the carrot. Go to the ladder
top and head left. Undermine the boulder left of your wife and left of the
burger before retreating to the edge. Go to the bottom and up the stairs. Get
your wife and follow the passage down. Climb up the stairs after heading left
and enter the door.
Stage points: 100 + 50
Step points: 470 for 116 steps
LEVEL 09
X.............!X
X..**.H.H.H.H.HX
X.*??*..*.....HX
X.*....*?*..**HX
X.*....*.*.*?.HX
X..**..*.*..*.HX
X....*.*.*..?*HX
X....*.*.*.**.HX
X.*..*..*?....HX
X..**^H.H.H.H=HX
X.............HX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Here you use your wife to keep boulders from falling and make your job
easier.
1D 4L 5D 2R 2L 2D L R D 4R and you should have the wife now. 5U 2L for
another lemon and 2R 4U 8L 2D L R 5D R L 2D 8R 9U 9L (fall) 2L 3R 2D 8R 9U 5L
D (fall) 3L (fall) 1D 1L
118 steps, 420
LEVEL 10
X!.............X
X..............X
X..H+++H..***..X
X..HH H.*...*.X
X..HHH H.*...=.X
X..H+HHH.*.***.X
X..H +HH.*...*.X
X..H H.+***+.X
X.........+++..X
X..............X
X.............^X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Oddly a pretty easy level. Get the UL strawberry and go right and fall down
the stairs. Loop for the left strawberry and after you fall go right and pull
back after getting another. This'll make some boulders fall. Nab the UL berry
and go up the ladder and east. Pick up your wife and then go R/D and pick up
the berries as you come across them. Go down and right to win.
Stage points: 100
Step points: 350 for 51 steps
LEVEL 11
XH.............X
XH.............X
XH. + + + + + .X
XH. . . . . . .X
XH.*. . . . .*.X
XH..* . . . *..X
XH...*. . .*...X
XH....* . *....X
XH.....*.*.....X
XH......*......X
XH!.....=.....^X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
It's pretty clear you need to get the cakes in order, right to left,
approaching them from above, or otherwise you'll fall through when trying to
reach one on the right. Go to the top of the ladder and climb down on the
right cake. Go to the right edge and all the way down. L-D-L at the door.
With your wife in tow, pick up the next cake. Fall left all the way to the
bottom and go left and up the ladder. Repeat with the middle cake and the
next one. For the left cake go to the right after falling, so you can enter
the door.
Stage points: 100
Step points: 740 for 152 steps
LEVEL 12
X......!.......X
XH.....H......HX
XH.**+.H.****.HX
XH.+*+.H.++.*.HX
XH.+*+.H.****.HX
XH.+*+.H.*.+=.HX
XH.***.H.****.HX
XH.....H......HX
X.............HX
X.............HX
X......^.......X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
More relying on your wife.
Pick off the left side of the 1 first. Just go left, then down and 1R 2D 1L
2D 5R. Climb up and go right over the top of the 2 and get your wife from the
right. Then go under the 2 and up the ladder and get the first of the final
two lemons. Fall left and go up and fall right for the final lemon. Retreat
down the ladder into the door.
Step points: 330 for 86 steps
LEVEL 13
X....!........HX
XH.*++++++++*.HX
XH..*++++++*..HX
XH...*++++*...HX
XH....* =*....HX
XH.....**.....HX
X......**......X
X......**......X
X......**......X
X.....****.....X
X.....^........X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Here my instinct was to gobble everything I found at the top but actually
it's best to take things in pieces. Go right and dig out the boulder 1R of
your wife. Then clean up the four leftmost columns of lemons. That leaves:
****
***
**
You circle around and pick them up in consecutive columns and then burrow to
the bottom and you can get to the door with no problem.
470 for 128 steps
LEVEL 14
X!.H...........X
X..H...........X
X..H*+++++*....X
X..H+*+++*+....X
X..H++*?*++....X
X..H++?*+++....X
X..H++*=*++....X
X..H+*+++*+....X
X..H*+++++*....X
X..H...........X
X..HHHHHHHHHHH^X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Go right of the boulders, down, and clear out the strawberries as follows:
1
2
543
67
8
Then go to the bottom. Dig below the DL boulder, walk in and get the cherries
on the bottom row. Dig down below your wife. Now clear the left out:
1
2
345
86
7
Go back up to the top and drop down on the left of the row of cherries. Then
drop down the center of the next row and fall right. Get the banana and the
right strawberry and fall left. Then pick off the top cherry and fall through
again, getting the left cherry at the bottom. One more fall through to pick
up your wife and go down and right.
Stage bonus: 100 + 200
390 for 147 steps
LEVEL 15
Level 15 map:
X!..********.^HX
X.............HX
X.............HX
X...+H+H+H+H..HX
X...*+*+*+*+..HX
X...+*+H+H+*..HX
X...*+*+*+*+..HX
X...+H+H+H+H..HX
X... ..HX
X... ..HX
X=............HX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Stage bonus: 100
LEVEL 16
X!.............X
X..............X
XH..+.......+..X
XH..*...+...*..X
XH..+...*...+..X
XH..*...+...*..X
XH..+...*...+..X
XH..*...+...*..X
XH..+.......+..X
X..+..........=X
X.............^X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Surprisingly easy compared to the previous level.
3R 2D for the burger. Now 8R for another and 2L D 2R, 2R D 2L, etc. At the
bottom burger, go all the way left, 4U 3R L 2D R L 3D and all the way right
and down into the door.
Step points: 390 for 79 steps
LEVEL 17
XH***H***H***H!X
XH.+*H*+*H*+*H.X
XH.+*H***H***H.X
XH.*.H*=*H.**H.X
XH.*.H***H***H.X
XH...H...H...H.X
XH...H...H...H.X
XH...H...H...H.X
XH+*+H+*+H+*+H^X
XH*.*H*.*H*.*H*X
XH+*+H+*+H+*+H+X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
You have to proceed from left to right here, but deciding how to cut to the
left is also important.
L 6D and now go all the way left across the middle bit of ground. 5U 2R D 2L
for the bananas. 7D R L 2D R L 4U 3R 2D 2R L 2D L 2R L 4U 4R and now for the
trickiest part--the 8. R U L R 5U 2L 2R 6D L D 2R L 5U 2L (wife) 2R 7D L 2R L
4U 4R U L R 5U 2L 2R 7D L R 2D L 2R L 2U R
Stage points: 200
Step points: 740 for 148 steps
LEVEL 18
XHHHHHHHHHHHHHHX
XH............HX
XH..**....**..HX
XH.*??*..*??*.HX
XH.*?..**.?.*.HX
XH.=*......*!.HX
XH.*..?..?..*.HX
XH*..........*HX
XH*..........*HX
XH*..HH^^HH..*HX
XH.*........*.HX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Use your wife as cover so you can enter and get out of treacherous places.
Another not too bad level.
2R 5D L R 7U 4L D L 3D 5R clears out the left. 7U 13L 5D 2R (wife) 2L 2U 4R L
D 2R 5D R
Stage points: 100
Step points: 370 for 75 steps
LEVEL 19
X=......H.....HX
XH..*...H..*..HX
XH.*.*..H.*.*.HX
XH*.+.*.H*.+.*HX
XH.*.*..H.*.*.HX
XH..*..HH..*..HX
XH.*.*.H..*.*.HX
XH*.+.*H.*.+.*HX
XH.*.*.H..*.*.HX
XH..*^.H..!*..HX
XH.....H......HX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
D 4R 2U L R U 2L L (fall) 3L U L R 3U R U R 3L 2R 4U 7L 5R 2D (fall) 2L 3R
(fall) R U 3R 4L (fall) 2D L (fall) 2L 3R 2D 2L
Stage points: 100
380 for 76 steps
You turn into superman near the end which lets you blast through five
boulders. Choose them wisely.
LEVEL 20
X!...........HHX
X.*..........*HX
XH************HX
X.*.*......*=*HX
X...*..++..*H.HX
X...**.^+.**H.HX
X....*H**H*.H.HX
X....*H**H*.H..X
X...+.HHHH..+..X
X...+.HHHH+....X
X.....HHHH.....X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Down right down to get the cake nearby. Then 5R U R D L 3U 3R 4D 3L 3U 3R 3U
R 3D L 3U 2R 4U 3L D (fall) R 5L D R D L
Stage points: 200
310 step points for 71 steps
LEVEL 21
X!.............X
X.***++++++***.X
X.**++++++++H*.X
XH*.........H*.X
XH+..*. .*.H+.X
XH+.*^*..*=*H+.X
XH+..*. .*.H+.X
XH*.........H*.X
XH**++++++++**.X
XH***++++++***.X
XH.............X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
A tricky level as the onslaught of boulders is tough to navigate. You wind up
trapped at the door when you finish the level.
4R D 5R D 2R 2D R 2D 2L R U 2L 2R 2U L R U 8L D L 4R fall D fall 2D 3L 7R L D
5L D 4L 6U 2R 2D R 2L fall L 2U R fall L 3U 3R fall R
Stage points: 100
560 step points for 95 stels
LEVEL 22
X.H*+*+*+*+*+*^X
XHH+H+H+H+H+H+HX
XH+H+H+H+H+H+H+X
X+H+H+H+H+HHH+HX
XH+HHH+H=H+H+H+X
X+H+H+H+H+H+H+HX
XH+H+H+HHH+H+HHX
X+H+H+HHH+H+H+HX
XH+H+H+H+H+H+H+X
X+H+H+H+H+HHH+HX
X!+HHH+H+HHHHH+X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Here you just have to look and see which ladder keeps helping you on your way
up. Not a very hard level even if it's not too easy on the eyes.
All the way right, 2L U R and all the way left and fall. Back up the 3-stair.
3R, 12L 5R U
6L 13R U 12L 6R U
5R 12L 3R U
2L 12R 3L U
2R 12L 10R U
3R 13L U
12R D 12L U R U 12R
Stage points: 100
630 step points for 222 steps
LEVEL 23
X..............X
X...****......HX
X!..+++*???*..HX
X...+++*???*..HX
X..*********..HX
XH.*+++*+++...HX
XH.*+++*+++...HX
XH.....****.H.HX
XH............HX
X.............HX
X^.....=......HX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
This level is a prime example of how if there's something weird you aren't
able to use and you're baffled how to get through the level, maybe you
haven't figured how to use it. The something weird is the single ladder.
5R D 5L 4D 2R D 2L 3U 5R D 2L takes care of the left.
3D 6R D 4R 5U 3L 3R 3U 6L 6R 4D 3L 3R 3U 6L 6R 2D L (fall) L (a-ha!) D
L(fall) 4R 7U 3L (fall) 3L D 2L (fall) 3L D (wife) 6L
Stage points: 100
Step points: 670 for 134
LEVEL 24
XHHHHHHHHHHHHHHX
XH!.+++...+++.HX
XH.+***+.+***+HX
XH+**..*+*..**+X
XH+*....*....*+X
XH+*....=....*+X
XH.+**.....**+HX
XH..++**.**++.HX
XH....++*++...HX
XH......^.....HX
XH............HX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
11R D R 4D L D 2L D 2L 2D 8L 7U R 3D R D 2R D 2R D (fall)
That was the easy part, bagging those lemons. Now you need to go around.
6L 9U 2R D (fall) 3R D 2R L D (fall) L (fall) 5L 10U 6R 2D 2R L D (fall)
L(fall) right
Stage points=100
Step points=54 for 109 steps
LEVEL 25
X!+* * *+*HX
X+H+H+H+H+H+H+HX
X*H.+*H.+*H.+*HX
X+H+H+H+H+H+H+HX
X.+*H.+*H.+*H.HX
X+H+H+H+H+H+H+HX
X*H.+*H.+*H.+*HX
X+H+H+H+H+H+H+HX
X.+*H.+*H.+*H.HX
X+H+H+H+H+H+H+HX
X^=..*H.+*H.+*HX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
A tricky level where you have to weave quite a deal. I'm still not sure I'm
anywhere close to the best score.
R L D 13R U 2L clears the top row.
2D 2L U 2L D 2L U 2L D 2L D L 13R and the top three are clear.
2U 3L (fall) L 3D R 4L R 2U 2L 2D 3L R 2U 2L 2D L R 2D and clean out the
corner.
R 2L R 2D L 3R 2U 2R U 2L
4R D 2L 2D 2R 2U 6R 2U L (fall) L D 2L 2D 3R L D 2L U 2L D 2L U 2L D 3L
Stage points: 100+150
Step points: 480 for 73 steps
LEVEL 26
XH......!.....HX
XH************HX
XH***........*HX
XH..******...*HX
XH.....*++*H*.HX
XH.....*++*H*.HX
XH......*+*H*..X
XH.......*.H*..X
XH......**..*..X
XH.......*..*..X
XH=.....^****..X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
7L 7D 7R 7L 7U 13R 4D L D R 3U 2L D L 4D L R 3U 2L D L (fall) L 2D 5L D L 10U
11R L L 2L R 3L (fall) D (fall) D 2R
Stage points: 100
Step points: 170 for 118 steps
LEVEL 27
X H.......=H.^X
X H*......*H. X
X HH.*....*.HH X
X H..H****H..H X
XHH..**++**..HHX
XH+..**++**..+HX
XHH..H****H..HHX
X H..*....*..H X
X HH*......*HH X
X H........H X
X! H+......+H X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Leave the obvious burgers for a while.
2R U R L U 2R 3L 2U 3R D R D R 2D 4L 2U L 2U L U R L U R 2U R 2U 9R (wife) R
2D R 6D L D (work on the othe side now) L R U 2L 3R 2U 3L D L 3D 3R 2U R 2U R
2U L 2U L 2U 6L 2D (fall) 2R D L 2R (fall) 5R 2U L 2U L 2U 2R
Stage points: 100
Step points: 640 for 126 steps
LEVEL 28
XH!*..**......*X
XH*.*..*...++*.X
XH***.....+++.*X
XH***....++++*.X
XH***...+++++.*X
XH***..+++++=*.X
XH***HHHHHHHH.*X
XH***..++++++..X
XH.**.HHHHHHH.^X
XH....H++++++ .X
XHHHHHH...... .X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
This is a good place to use a bomb if you want to. When you clear the way to
the right, take out the bottom of the 3 boulders in a lump, and then you can
just zigzag back and forth for all the cake.
Otherwise you'll need two trips. L 8D R L 7U 2R 2L 9D 5R U 3L D 2L 9U 5R D R
D 2R D L D L 2R 2D 2L 2D 5R 7L D 4L 9U 11R D 2L D 2R D 2L D 2R (wife) 2D 2L
3R D
Stage points: 100
Step points: 550 for 134 steps
LEVEL 29
XH!............X
XH...*+.*+....HX
XH...*+.*++*..HX
XH.***+.***+..HX
XH...*+.*++...HX
XH...*+.*+....HX
XH...*+.*+....HX
XH...*+.*+++*.HX
XH.**+...***=.HX
XH.++....+++..HX
XH.....^......HX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
4R 8S W S 4W 7N 5E (fall) 2E S 5E W(wife) 2E 8N 5W 5E 3S 5W 4S 4E (fall) E 8N
5W D(fall) R(fall) 3R(fall) R 8N 4W D(fall) E(fall) 3D(fall) 2E(fall) D 6L
Stage points:
Step points: 580 points for 120 steps
LEVEL 30
X .............X
XH.............X
XH.*.+.*.*.+.*.X
XH.+.*.*.+.*.*.X
XH.*.*.+.*.*.+.X
XH.*.+.*.*.+.*.X
XH.+.*.*.+.*.+.X
XH.*.*.+.*.+.*.X
XH.*.+.*.=.*.*.X
XH.H.H.H.H.H.H.X
XH!...........^X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
I tried to pick things off diagonally but in fact it's easier to do things
two columns at a time, right to left. Just remember not to remove a square DL
or DR of the bottom food.
L 9N 10R D R 2D R L D L R D R L D 2L D L (wife) 2D 8L
9N 7R 2D R L D L R 2D R (fall) 3L D 2L D (fall)
3L 9N 3R D L D L R 2D R (fall) 2L R D (fall) 10R
Stage points: 100
Step points: 590 points for 118 stepp
LEVEL 31
X............!.X
X..*H*..H.*..H.X
X.*+H+**H*+*.H.X
X.*+H+**H*+H*H.X
X..*H*..H.*H*..X
X...H...H..H.H.X
X=H.*+H....*.H.X
X.H**.H++++*.H.X
X.H**.H***.*.H.X
X.H.**..*.*..H.X
X^...........H.X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
A level that looks confusing but if you sit down you see you can cycle
through it without any blocks falling in weird places.
5L 4D R L 2U 2R 2L 2D 2L D 2R 2U 4L U R (fall) L U L D R 2D R D R D 4R 4L 3D
7R 5U 2L 2U L R 2D 3L 2U 3L (fall) L D 3L 5D
Stage points: 100
Step points: 610 for 92 steps
LEVEL 32
X!+*+*+*+*+*+*HX
X+H+H+H+H+H+H+HX
X.+.+.+.+.+.+.+X
X+H+H+H+H+H+H+HX
X.+.+.+.+.+.+.+X
X+H+H+H+H+H+H+HX
X.+.+.+.=.+.+.+X
X+H+H+H+H+H+H+HX
X.+.+.+.+.+.+.+X
X+H+H+H+H+H+H+HX
X^+.+.+.+.+.+. X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
*fans self* This level has SO been done before, dah-ling. It follows the same
concept as level 5.
D 13R U 12L 12R 2D 13L D 13R D 13L D 13R D 13L D 13R D 13L D 13R D 13L
Stage points: 100+50
Step points: 770 for 166 steps
LEVEL 33
XHHHHHHHHHHHHH!X
XH...........H.X
XH....***....H.X
XH...*+++*...H.X
XH..*+++++*..H.X
XH..*+++++*..H.X
XH..*+++++*..H.X
XH...*+++*...H.X
XH....***....H.X
XH...........H.X
X^=..........H.X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
I'm not doing this very efficiently, but I think my solution makes sense.
13L 9D 5R 5L 2U 3R 3L 3U 4R 4L 4U 12R 7D 3L 3R 3U 4L 4R 4U 4L 3D 3L D 2R D 3L
D 3R D 2L (fall) L (fall) D 8R 2U 3L 3R 4U 3L (fall) L D 3L (fall) 2L (fall)
D 3L
Stage points: 100+100
154 moves, 60 point bonus
LEVEL 34
X++*...H**..**=X
X++*...H.!..**+X
X.**...H....**.X
XH.....H.......X
XH.....H**....HX
XH....*++*....HX
XH....**H*....HX
X.......H..*..HX
X***....H...***X
X++.....H.^..++X
X++....+H....++X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Looks like there's no way to approach the middle burgers until you realize
you can drop the boulders from the side. Also there's only one way to get to
your wife and you can retroactively analyze how to get there.
2L 2D 7R 3D 4L 2D R D 3R D 6L 3U 2L D L D 4L D 7R 3U R D L 2U
Now from the center, 7L 3U 6R 3U 6L D R (fall) L 2D 2R D (fall) 2L 3U 6R 3U
7R (wife) 2D(fall) D 5L (fall) 2L (fall) R 3D R (fall) L 3U 2R (fall) D
Stage points: 100
Step points: 750 on 136 steps
LEVEL 35
X**.**+..!**.**X
X**=..H**.**H.+X
X^+.**H**.+.H**X
X**.**H...**H**X
X**...H**+**H..X
X.+.**H**...H**X
X**.**H...**H**X
X**...H**.**H..X
X...**H**.+.H**X
X**.**H+..**H**X
X**.HHH**.**H..X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
It looks like there's no way to get the carrot below the door without messing
things up, but on the other hand the first move is obvious. Your wife helps
you here too.
3L 3R 2D R L D 3L(back to the ladder)
D 3L D L R 3D L R 2D 3R 8U 3L R 2L(fall) R(fall) 3R 9U 3R (fall) 2D 3R 4U 2R
2L 7D 3L D 3L 7U 5L
Stage points: 100
Step points: 450 for 100 steps
LEVEL 36
X!.............X
XH******+******X
XH......++.....X
XH******+*+****X
XH......+..+...X
XH******+**+***X
XH......+..+...X
XH****+++******X
XH...+++=.+....X
XH****++*******X
XH............^X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
This one is not tricky. You only have one shot back up the ladder but it's
easy to see how you make it count.
First go round: 7R 2D 2R 2D R 2D 3L D 2L D L 5R 4L 2D 5L 8U
Second go round: 7R 3D(fall) L 2D 7R
Stage points: 100
Step points: 31 for 68 steps
LEVEL 37
X+H.++++++++++.X
X.H*+********..X
X+H*+*+++++H+.+X
X+H*+*+****H**.X
X+H*+*+*+H*H*+=X
X+H*+*+**H*H*..X
X+H*+*+.+H*H*.+X
X!H*+****H+H*+.X
X.H*+++++++H*.+X
X.H**********+.X
X^H++++++++++.+X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
It's not too bad to get everything from the spiral and as long as you don't
get greedy the rest is pretty simple too.
R 7U L 6D (fall--saves a few moves) R 7U 11R 9L 8D 7R 6U 5L 4D (fall) 3R 3U L
R 2D L (fall) 2R (fall) R 6U 3R 2D (wife) L R 2D L D R D L D R D 13L
Stage points: 100
Step points: 580 for 123 steps
LEVEL 38
X..*.....***...X
X^.H*****...*..X
X..H*......*...X
X..H*..++..*...X
X..H*.++++..*..X
X..H*..++...*..X
X..H*.....**...X
X..H.*****.....X
X..H...........X
X..H...........X
X!.H..........=X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
It looks like you can just go to the bottom and move all the boulders out of
the way but...whoops. There's no way in. Not that the level is terribly hard
anyway.
2R 3U R D R D 9R 11L 8U 4R D 2R D 3L D 2R D 3L (fall) L (fall) L 9U 2L
Stage points: 100
Step points: 310 for 69 steps
LEVEL 39
X***.H !X
X+++.H..*....*HX
X+++.H.H.+.+*.HX
X+++.H.H* +.HX
X. .HH.H+.++..HX
X. .H+ *=. .HX
X...H.++.+H .HX
X ++H.. +.H .HX
X ++ .H .H HX
X.....+H.......X
X^ X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
This oddball level pretty much requires you to take care of stuff from the
top to the bottom. Note that the door on the bottom means you have to take
care of everything before you fall through. It's pretty obvious what to get
last.
9L D 4L 3D R(fall) 3R L U R 2U 3L D (fall) 2D 2R U 2R 2L 2U R U 2L 2R 3U
Ok, now the right. 4R 2D (fall) D L 2R (fall) R(fall) 3R 6U L R U 3L D (fall)
R L D (fall) L 2U 2L R L (wife) L(fall) R(fall) 6L 4R D(fall) 5L
Stage points: 100
Step points: 580 for 105 steps
LEVEL 40
X....*......H !X
XH*.*^*H*.*.H..X
XH.*.*.H.*.*H*.X
XH*.***.*.*.H..X
XH.+.+.+.*..H*.X
XH*.*.*.*...H..X
XH.*.+.*....H.*X
XH*.*.*.....H..X
XH...H......H.^X
X....H......*..X
X=...H.........X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
You don't get a bonus for finding the other door, and the only way I see to
get there is with a bomb as otherwise you won't have enough ground to run
across to get there.
7L 4D 2L 4D 4L 2U R (fall) L 3U R (fall) L 4U R (fall) L U 2R 2L 6D (wife) 4R
2U 9R
Stage points: 100
Step points: 290 for 62 steps
LEVEL 41
X ! X
X . + X
X ... X
X..... * X
X+H..H *H* + X
X.H.+H *.H.*+ X
X+HH. *..H..* X
X..H *++++++=* X
X .HH+HH.+.HH+HX
X H+HH.+.HH+HX
X H++++^++++HX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
D 2D to get the bananas. R(fall) R(fall) D 11L 2U L 2U L 2D R U 3R D (fall)
2R 3D R 4L 2U L 2U L U 4R (fall) R(fall) 2D 2L(fall) 2U L 2U L U 4R (fall) 5R
D R (wife) 3D 2L 4R (think I lost a "step" for 10 points, oh well) U L (fall)
R U 3L U 6L (fall) L U L 2U L U 4R (fall) 4R D (Fall) 5L (fall) L U L 2U L U
4R(fall) 3R D(fall) 4L (fall) L U L 2U L U 4R (fall) 2R D(fall) R 2D
Stage points: 100 + 150
Step points: 156 steps used, no step bonus--I goofed
LEVEL 42
X!.............X
X..............X
XH.............X
XH..*.....****.X
XH.*+....***++.X
XH*********+=+.X
XH.*+....***++.X
XH..*.....****.X
XH.............X
XH.............X
X^.............X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Get the right burgers: 2D 13R 2D 2L D L 2R D L
3D 13L 2U 2R D (fall) 2L 7U 4R 2D 2L (fall) R 2L (fall) D (fall) L D
Stage points: 100
Step points: 350 for 71 steps
LEVEL 43
X+...+H+.!.+H+.X
X +.+.H +.+.H +X
X. +.^H. +..H. X
X.+ +.H.+ +.H.+X
X+.H +H+.H +H+.X
X..H. +..H. +..X
X+.H.+ +.H.+ +.X
X +H+.H +H+.H +X
X. +..H= +..H. X
X.+ +.H.+ +.H.+X
X+.. +H+.. +H+ X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
While this level loons very intimidating, a lot of the tactics are repeated.
The main concern here is to clear out the tough-to-get areas first and then
make sure certain tricky lemons don't stay that way. Also, you need to keep
some lemons as bridges for later, to walk back across.
2R D L 2R U R (fall) R (fall) 2D 3L (fall) R(fall) L 2R(fall) R(fall) D(fall)
2L 3U 3L 3U 3L 4U R (fall) R (fall) R (fall) R(fall) (clear out the center
top lemons) 4L 4U 5L (fall) R (fall) R (fall) L 2R (fall) 3L 4R(fall) D
4L(fall) R(fall) R (fall) L 2R(fall) 3L 5R 3U 2L 4R (fall) L (wife) 2R (fall)
L 2R(fall) 3L 5R 3U 3L 3U 3L D(fall) R(fall) R(fall) 4R 3U 3L 3L 3L 2U 2R
D(fall) 2L 3U 2L R D
Stage points: 100
Step points: 390 for 153 steps used
LEVEL 44
X..............X
X.*****....***HX
X.*.+!*....*^*HX
X.**+.*....***HX
X.*H++*****...HX
X.*H+++++H+*.=HX
X.*H*.*.+H+.*.HX
X.*H.*.*+H*..*.X
X.*H+++++H.*..*X
X.*H***.+H++*.*X
X.************.X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Looks claustrophobic but actually it's very easy. Because there are only so
many possible moves really.
L 3D 4R D 3R 2L U R(fall) L D L D L D 4R 2L U 6L 4U 2R D(fall) R(fall) 3R 3U
4R (wife) R U L(fall) R 3U 2L
Stage points: 100
Step points: 280 for 62 steps
LEVEL 45
XH ! X
XH*+*+*****+*+HX
XH+**.**+++**+HX
XH*+..*+++....HX
XH*.+.**..++..HX
XH.....**...+.HX
XH*.+*.+*****+HX
XH......***++.HX
XH****.+***++*HX
XH....^........X
XH...........=.X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Beware greed, in the form of picking off a few cornstalks before getting to
your wife. You need to do the right bit all at once, or the structure below
will collapse leaving you one food piece short.
6R 10D 13L(wife) 10U 13R 3D 3L 3R.
3L (fall) 3L D L 3R D 2R D 2R 3U L(fall) D(fall) 2D 2L D R D(fall) clears the
right. 11L 10U 4R 5D R D R 3D(fall)
6R 8U R L U 2R 2L 4D R L 2D R L 4U 3R 4D 2R 2D
Stage points: 100
Step points: 630 for 174 steps
LEVEL 46
X!.................H.X
X...*************..H.X
X....+++++++++++...H.X
X.*..***********..*H.X
X.*.*+++++++++++*.*H.X
X.*..***********..*H.X
X...=???????????...H.X
X...*************..H.X
X..................H.X
X..................H^X
X..................H.X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Well, this level doesn't look particularly solvable! Not until you go to the
right and see that it is in fact the first scrolling one you encounter.
There's not much to this one, either. Dynamite will make this easier--right
through the cherries, down over the first strawberry, left, right etc.
2R 4D R L 6D 16R 4U L 2D 3U 3L 3R 4U 2L D 13L 2D 13R (fall) D 14L (fall) 16R
U R
Stage points: 200
Step points: 690 for 114 steps
LEVEL 47
X.+.H..*.*. .****.H*=X
X+.+H.*.*.. *.*.*.H.*X
X..HH*.*. .H.*.*.*H..X
X+.H . .. +H++..+.*HHX
X.........HHHH.H....HX
XH.....+.HH!H.H ...HHX
XH..+.+.+H . ... . H.X
XH. . . **H . . . .HHX
XHH + + +.H + + + + HX
X.H..*.*.*H*.*.*.*.*HX
X^H*H...+.H.+...*.*..X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
While this level looks messy the solution is straightforward and
unspectacular.
L U R U 6R L D 5L 2U R(fall) L U 3R(fall) 3L 2U 5R(fall) L D 3L U L 2U 7R U R
L U 2R 2L 2D R 6D 7L 2D 2L clears the right.
2L 2R 2U L (fall) R U 9L 3U 9R U R U 8L U R 2U 2L D R 2L 2D R D(fall)
6R D(fall) L(fall) 6L 3U 5R D(fall) L 4L 3U 3R D L(fall) L 2D L
Stage points: 200
Step points: 810 for 174 steps
LEVEL 48
XH.....*********....!X
XH....***********....X
XH...****.....****+..X
XH...****.*.*.****.+.X
X........*****.....+.X
XH.....=*.....*...++.X
XH.....*..+++..*..+..X
XH....*...+++.H.*.+..X
XH....*...+++.H.*+..^X
XH....********H**....X
XH............H......X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
2L 2D R 2D 2L 2R D 2L D R D L 3D and now you have a path back across to the
door. 15L 3U 6R 6L 2U 6R D(wife) 5R D 2L D(fall) 4R 2U 3L D(fall) 3R 2U 2L
D(fall) 2R 2U 3R(fall) 3R
Stage points: 200
Step points: 490 for 98 steps
LEVEL 49
XH X
XH H + X
XH + H ! H* X
XH* H****+*..*H***.X
XH* H*..*.*..*H*...X
XH* H*.+*+*++*H+**.X
XH* + H*+=*..**.H*...X
XH****H****++**+H***.X
XH..+........+..H....X
XH......+.......H.+..X
XH+..........+..H...^X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
You can't just go get the coconut right beneath the L.
5L 6D 2R D 2L D 5L 8U 2R(fall) 3R 2D (fall) 5L 2U 5R(fall) 5L 7U 2R(fall) 3R
3U (clear the O now, or what was the O) 3R 2D L(fall) R 2D 7R 8U 5L 5D R D 4R
6U 3L 3D(fall, banana) 2R D(fall) R 3U 2L(fall) 2L(fall) D(fall) 4R 9U
2R(fall) 2R 7D 4L 4U R L 4D 4R D
Stage points: 200+100
Step points: 650 for 176 steps
LEVEL 50
X . *.....*.........*X
X. .H.....+.........HX
X . H...*....H.*****HX
X. .H*******.H..+.+*HX
X . H**+*+...H.+...*HX
X. .H..*+*...H.**+**HX
X . H.*...*..H....+*HX
X. .H*+.++.*.H..**H*HX
X . H.....+..H*=*...HX
X^ .H........*......HX
X!. H.+.............HX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
3R 9U 9R 2D 3R D 3L 3D 2R 3D 5R 9U 4L(fall) 2R D L 2D R 3L(fall) 11L 9U 5R D
3R 2D 3L R D R D R 2D 2L D(fall) 6L 2U R L U 2R 2L 2U 2R(fall) 2R D R L
2D(fall) 4L 7U 2R(fall) R(fall) R(fall) (don't get too eager here!) 4L 4U
2L(fall) L(fall) D
Stage points: 200
Step points: 39 for 163 steps
LEVEL 51
X.H................H.X
X.H...++++...+++...H.X
X.H..++++++.+++++..H.X
X.H..+....+++...+..H.X
X.H..+*....^...*+..H.X
X.H..+*........*+..H.X
X.H..*+*......*+*..H.X
X.H...*+......+*...H.X
X.H....*+....+*....H.X
X.H.....*+**+*.....H.X
X.H.!.....++HH...=.H.X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
The solution is as symmetrical as the board, with a few extra loop the loops.
I got Junior here.
2L 3U 3R 3L 5U 3R 3D(fall) R 2L(fall) 7U 4R D 9R D 9L 4R D 2R 2L 4D 3L R D R
2D 10R 3U 3L 3R 7U 4L(fall) R 3D L 2R(fall) 7U 4L(fall) 4L(fall) D R 3D R L D
L 2D 7R 10U 4L(fall) 3L(fall) L
Stage points: 200+200
Step points: 700 for 168 steps
LEVEL 52
X!+++.+* ++H+*+++H**^X
X****H++ ++H+++++H***X
X+++*H++*..H++*..H+++X
X.+++H++*+*H +*+*H..+X
X ...H +*++H++*++H+++X
X.***H++.H+H++=H+H**+X
X+++*H++*H.H +*H.H**+X
X.+++H +*+*.++*+*H+++X
X ...H++.++.++.++H+++X
XH.++H++ .+.+. .+H++HX
XH.++H ++++++++++H.+HX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
5R L 3D L D R 2U 4L D(fall) 2D 2R D L 2D 2R D L 2R 3U L R 4U 3L D(fall)
R(fall) 2R (cleared the left) 9U 2R 8D L(fall) L 8U R D(fall) 2D(fall)
D(fall) 11R 10U 3L D L D L(fall) L 3U R 3L D R D L 2D R 2D L 2D R D(fall) (2
more columns) 7R 9U 5L(fall) R 2D L(fall) L 2U R(fall) R D L D R L D(fall) 5R
8U 2L 2D R D 2L R 3D R D(fall)
Last bit: 8U 3R 2D L R 3D 2L D 2R D 2L D R 2L 6U R(fall) L 8U 3R
(subtract 3)
Stage points: 200
Step points: 1410 for 249 steps
LEVEL 53
X*** .. +**H ** X
X*** +.!..**H..*..* X
XH... ..H..++H.H++.. X
XH.....+ ..**H. H*.^X
XH....++ ..++.. H.+ X
XH.**++. ..**.. H*. X
XH..++.. ..++.. H=H X
XH.++.** ..**.. ..H X
XH. ..** ..++.. ..H X
XH. ... ...... **H X
XH. .. .... ...H+X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
I had a few tries where it seemed like this level was easy, then I dropped
one square short of finishing.
2L 2R D 5R 2U 3L 3R 4D 3L 2D 3R 2D 5L(fall) 7L 8U 2R 2D 2L U R(fall) (now a
permanenet passage right) L 2U 10R(fall) 2R 3U 4R D R L D 2R 3D R(fall) D L
2U 3L(fall) L(fall) 14L 8U 10R(fall) 2R U 3R(fall--I got an angel here, 200,
not worth it since you have to cycle) L(fall) 14L 8U
6R 2D L D L D L D L(fall) 16R 4U 2L 2U R(fall) L 2U 3R
Stage points: 200
Step points: 1000 for 207 steps
LEVEL 54
X.....!.H.....H.....HX
X+.*.+.*H*****H*****HX
X..*+.+*H*.+.+H*.+.*HX
X.H*.+.*H*+.+.H*+.+*.X
X.H*+.+*H*****H*.+.*.X
X.H*.+.*H*.+.+H*+.+*.X
X.H*****H*+.+.H*****.X
X.H...........H......X
X.H...........H.H....X
X.H...........H=H....X
X^H.............H....X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
The U: 2R 9D 6L 2U 2R D(fall) 10R 9U 11L 2L 4R D R 2L D R 2L R D L(fall)
The O: R(fall) 9R 9U 6R 7D 2L D 2R 2D 4L U 2L 9U 5R(fall) 3L D 2R D 2L D
2R(fall)
The F: 4L 5U 4L D 4R 2D 4L D 2R 2D(fall) D 11L
Stage points: 200
Step points: 450 for 184 steps
LEVEL 55
2D R D L 2U 4R D 2R 4D 3L(fall) 3L U R(fall) L 6U 10R L R(wife after she
fell) 2L D(fall) 2L 3D 2R(fall) D R D 6R 8U
3L D(fall) R(fall) D 2R U 2R 2D L(fall) L D 6L U R(fall) D L 2U 2R(fall) 4R
8U 3L(fall) D L(fall) L(fall) L 2D 2L 2R 2U 3L D L R U 5L(fall) L 8U 2L 5D
Stage points: 200
Step points: 470 for 157
LEVEL 56
X ! X
X..H*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.^X
X.HH*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*..X
X.H*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*HX
X.H*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*HX
X.*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+HX
X.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.HX
X...................HX
X............=......HX
X....................X
X....................X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
It probably takes more time to watch the boulders fall than to figure out
what to do.
2L 7D 19R 2U 19L(fall) D 19R 5U 17L 2U 17R
Stage points: 200
Step points: 640 in 129 steps
LEVEL 57
X HHHHH! HHHHH X
X H..+..H ^ H.....H X
XH. + HH HH? ? ?**X
XH.*...*. HH ......*HX
XH .................HX
XH. + . + +*+ + +.HX
XH .* ..* = .*.....*HX
XH+...H+.....*.H++++HX
XH.+.H H+****.H H++ HX
XH..+H H++++H H ++HX
XHHHHH .... HHHHHX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Clearing the left out without destroying it is not trivial.
3L 2D 3R 3L(fall) D 4L 5U 9R 4D L D 4L D 4L 6U
17R 3D 4L 2D 5R(fall) 2L(fall) 2R(banana) R 5U 2L(fall) 4L(fall) D L D
6L(fall) 2L U 4L 7U 11R 3D L(fall) 2L(fall) 3L(fall) 5L 8U 12R U 2L
Stage points: 200+100
Step points: 1220 for 172 steps
LEVEL 58
X ......!...... X
X ............. X
X . . X
X .... HHH ....X
X . . ***H*H*** . .X
X . .HH+HH*HH+HHH .X
X .HHHH * HHH.X
X H . *+*H*+** . H X
X H . H****.*H . H X
X . HH++++HH . H X
X^ .............= X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
With a little thought you can probably realize 1) you have to get the wife
last, as there are no stairs up and 2) you'll need to walk on her head a lot
to get back up. But this level is very sparse so there's not much to do.
D(fall) D R 2D 2R(fall) 2R(fall) 3R 3U 2L U 5L 2U 2L 2D 2L(fall) L(fall) 12R
3U 2L U 3L 2D 4L 4R D(fall) 5R D 17L
Stage points: 200
Step points: 540 for 88 steps
LEVEL 59
X***.*.**.......H*...X
XH.+*+*+...H.H.HH.=.HX
XH..*.*^..H.***H...HHX
XH..+ +.....***.....HX
X *......*******..!.HX
X .... ..+.+.+.+...HHX
X .***************.H.X
XH***.+.+.+.+.+.**.H.X
XH...*.+.+.+.+.*...H.X
XH....+********. .H.X
XH....+.+.+.+..+.+.H.X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Tough not to get the left to crumble totally while you work your way there
and back twice.
2R 3U 2L(wife) D 3L U R U 6L 3D 9L 2U 4R D(fall) D R(fall) L 15R 3U 5L U R U
6L(fall) 3L R D(fall) 3L(fall) 2L D L D L 2D 3R D 3L 2U 13R D 8L 2D 13R 5U R
3U 5L U R U 6L(fall) 2L(fall) L
Stage points: 200
Step points: 720 for 162 steps
LEVEL 60
X***** +*HX
X....H**************HX
X^+*+H+.........+.H.HX
X*..*H*+.......+..H..X
X....H.***********H.*X
X....H.+...+.....+HH.X
XH**!H*************HHX
XH******************HX
XH.........+........HX
XH*=****************HX
XH.+.......+........HX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
R 2U R L U 13R U L (fall) R U 2R 2U 3L (fall) L (fall) 11L
2D 15R 3D 17L 2D 9R 4U L U 4L (fall) 10L 4U R (fall)
L 5U L D R U 3L D L
Stage points: 200
Step points: 4600 (138 steps used)
LEVEL 61
XHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHX
XHH.++++++++++++++*HHX
XH.H*.++++++++++.*^.HX
XH..+*.++++++++.*=..HX
XH...+*.++++++.*+...HX
XHHHHH+********+HHHHHX
XH...+*.++++++.*+...HX
XH..+*.++++++++.*+..HX
XH.!*.++++++++++.*H.HX
XHH*.++++++++++++..HHX
XHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
2L 3U 5R 5L 4U 16R 2L D 9L R D 7R L D 8L 2D L D L(fall) 2L 5U 3R 3L 18R U 2L
3R U 4L 4R 2U 4L(fall) L 2R(fall) 3R 4U 4L R(wife, who just fell) D 2L(fall)
8L D 7R D 8L D 11R D 4R 10U 6L D(fall) D(fall) R(fall) 5R 8U 2L
Stage points: 200+200
Step points: 720 for 226 steps
LEVEL 62
X X
X ! X
X......++++.****.....X
XH.....++++.****..=..X
XH.....****.++++.....X
XH.....****.++++.....X
XH..+******.++++++*..X
XH.++****++.**++++**.X
XH.++****+...*++++**.X
XH...................X
XH..................^X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Oh no...looks like the boulders block you completely from getting to your
wife! And even if you drop them down 2, you'll still have to contend with
getting back--which you can't do because you have to get the left carrots
first.
But again she drops on you and then the level is not so bad.
D 4L D 4R D 7R L R 2L D 4L D 5R D 3L D 3R 2D 16L
4U 3R D L D R 3L 5U 10R 3D 2L 2D(fall) 11R
Stage points: 200
Step points: 710 for 106 steps
LEVEL 63
XHHHHH ! X
XH + H H H X
XH *++HHH+ +H+ X
XH +=+ H ++++H+H X
XH+++++ H + + X
XHH + H ++++ ++++X
X HHH H + + X
X H +H ++++ *++++X
X H H+ +X
X H H++++X
X^* H H X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
That right cake can save you a few moves, so don't take it right away. And of
course you have to walk over the banana. You can get the 6 in 3 trips but the
5 takes 4.
L(fall) 2L D L D(wife) 2L D R(fall) 5R 4U 3L 2D L(fall) 3R(fall) R 4U 2L
D(fall) D(fall) R(fall) D(fall) R 9U
2R(fall) 7R(fall) 3R D(fall) 3D(fall) (note--going left doesn't save time.
You only gain that move back when you fall) 12L 9U
2R(fall) 7R(fall) 2R D(fall) D(fall) D(fall) 11L 9U
2R(fall) 7R(fall) D R(fall) L D R(fall) D(fall) 2L 2U R D(fall) 10L 9U
2R(fall) 7R(fall) 3R D(fall) 3D(fall) (note--going left doesn't save time.
You only gain that move back when you fall) 9L 9U
2R(fall) 5R 2D(fall) 7L 9U
2R(fall) 3R D(fall) 3D(fall) 5L 9U
2R(fall) 2R D(fall) D(fall) D(fall) 4L 9U
2R(fall) R D(fall) D(fall) D(fall) 3L 9U
2R(fall) 3D(fall) D(fall) 2L 8U R(fall) L 8U 3L(fall) 4L D(fall) D
Stage points: 200+100
Step points: 280 steps did not get par here. I think I missed some linkups.
LEVEL 64
X !*** **H** ***HX
X ++++ ++H++ +++HX
X HHHH +++H+++ HHHHX
X H HX
X= HHH ^ HX
XH *++**H**++* HX
XH....*+++++++++*...HX
XH.....*+++++++*....HX
XH......*******.....HX
XH..................HX
XH..................HX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
That door suspended in space looks pretty avant-garde but of course you can
just fall in it from the ladders above.
D 3R D 4L(fall) D(wife) 3D 5R L 3D 15R 8U 4L(fall) 5L 3U 3R D(fall) 3L 2U
R(fall) L U 2R(fall) 2L 3U 3L D(fall) 3R 2U L R U 2L(fall) L D 3L D(fall) 15R
2U 5L D(fall) 5R 8U 4L (fall) L D 7L R D 7R(fall) R(fall) 4R 8U 4L(fall)
L(fall) D(fall) R(fall) 4R 9U 3L D R D(fall) D
Stage points: 200
Step points: 570 points for 196 steps
LEVEL 65
X .....H.= X
X H.+..+++.+ X
X +H...+...... X
X ..H++....+H+.. X
X ++.........H..+. X
X ...++.+HH.+H.+.. X
X +....+HH...+.. X
X HH X
X ! + + HHHH + + + ^X
XH******HHHHHH.......X
XH+++++++++++++++++++X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
A cute little tree level where once again inspection shows you'll need your
wife to fall on you.
5R 2D 12R 19L U 9R 4U 4R 2U 8L 2U 9R 5L D(fall) 4L U 3L D R 2D(fall) 6R 4U 4L
3R D(fall) 2R 2U 3R 2U 3R D L D L D(fall) L 6R
Stage points: 200+50
Step points: 700 for 137 steps
LEVEL 66
X....................X
X.........+!+........X
X...++*H*+..*+.H.++..X
X...**.H+*...*+H***..X
X...+++H*.....*H+++..X
X....*+H+....+*H+**..X
X....+*H*+..+*.H*+...X
X...+*.H.*+**..H.*+..X
X..+*..H..*+...H..*+.X
X..*...H...=...H...*.X
X......H.......H....^X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
I may not have shuffled optimally on the ladders(i.e. removing dirt to help
out later) but I think I got most of the optimizations.
R 5L 2D R 2L R U 2R 6L 2D 4R D R L 2D L R 2U L(fall) 2L D L D L 2D 5R (left
part)
U 3R 3L (see you later, dear) 2U R L 3U 2R 2D R D(fall) R D(wife) 4R 2U R L
5U 2L R D R 3D L R 2U 2L D L D L(fall) R(fall) 3R 7U 4R 2D 3L D(fall) 2R D R
D R 2D
Stage points: 200
Step points: 390 for 132 steps
LEVEL 67
X!.H*.........*H*....X
X..H.*.....*.*.H.*...X
X..H..*....**..H..*..X
X..H...*+++*...H...*+X
X..H...+*+*+...H...+*X
X^.H...++*++...H...*=X
X.+H...+*+*+...H..*..X
X*.H...*+++*...H.*...X
X..H..*.....*..H*....X
X.*H.*..H...H*.H..H..X
X*.H....H...H..H..H..X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
I'm too lazy to rewrite this with you going along the 2nd-bottom strip but it
would save a few moves.
2R 10D 2R 2L 2U 2R(fall) R 2L(fall) L 6U 4R 2D L D(fall) L(fall) L(fall) L
4R(fall) R 2L (??) R D R D 7R
U R L U 2R 2L 2U 2R(fall) R 2L(fall) L 4U 4R L D(fall) 2R 2D L R L D 2L D 2L
9U R L U 5R 3D(fall) L(fall) 4L 8U L R U 5L 3D 2L(fall) R 2L(fall) R 3D 4R U
2R(fall) R 6U 4L D L R D 4R 6U 4L(fall) L(fall) 2L(fall) R D R D R D(fall) R
U 2R(fall) R 4U 8L(fall) L(fall) L(fall) L(fall) L 4U L R 2U 2L D
Stage points: 200+200
Step points: 1870 for 234 steps
LEVEL 68
X!.+.*. .=*H.*. .*.H X
X..****+***H***+***H X
X...H.......H.....HH X
X H*HH.+*.H*H.++*HH X
X ..H*++H..HH.*+H X
X H*H+* H***H***H X
X ............HH X
X H+H H+H +X
X ......... .X
X ^ H H X
X....................X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
You need to create a bridge across the top to your wife.
2R L 2D 2R D R 2D R 2D 10R U R 2U L R U 3L D 2L 2U 2L 3R L 2D R 2D(fall) 3R U
R 3U R U L 2R 2U 12L(wife) 4D R(fall) R D(fall) 7R U R 3U R U R 2U 4L
2D(fall) 3R U 2R(fall) D L(fall) 18L
Stage points: 200
Step points: 1450 for 131 steps
LEVEL 69
X! X
X..**.*.**H*.***.*.**X
X*..***..*H..*..*.*.*X
X*H.+++++.H.*+++++.H^X
X*H.*...+.H**+..*.*H*X
X*H.*.*.+*H*.+**.**H*X
X*H*+++++*H.*+++++.H*X
X*H.**..+.H*.*.*.+*H*X
X*H..*.*+.H.*.**.+=H*X
X*H*+++++*H..+++++*H*X
X*H.......H........H*X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
You'll find yourself looping around quite a bit to solve this puzzle,
especially at the end.
R 3D 6R 3D 2L 2R 3D 4L D 2L(note you can only go out left/right once each
way) 3U R L U 3R(fall) 2R(fall) R(fall) D 2R
2U R L 2U R(fall) L 2U 2R 2L 4D 4R D 4L 8U 2R(fall) 4R L D 2L 2D 4R 2D
2R(wife) U 3L 2D L 2R D 2R 7U 2L 3R
Stage points: 200
Step points: 750 for 121 steps
LEVEL 70
XH...************...HX
XH....**+****+**....HX
XH*....********....*HX
XH......**++**.....*HX
XH.......****... .H.HX
XH........**.... .H.*X
XH*H..!.*....... .H*HX
X +H**H......... ...HX
X *.++H. ...........HX
X +...H*............HX
X ....H...........=^HX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Dang, this is tough--it's tough to visualize how to drop things. The 5 to the
right of the banana can block your path if you try to go from the UR to the
DL and even the DL mess is actually doable, but it doesn't look that way.
3L D L R D 3R U 3L U 2L 3U R 2D R 3D L R D 3R 3U 3L U 2L 6U 3R D R D R D R D
R D R 3D R D 10R(2R D 9R saves a move) 2U L R U 2L 2U 2R 4U D L D L D L D L
2D 2L 2D(fall--would be D fall) 9R 3U 4L(fall) 3L D(fall) 7R 3U 2L U R L 2U
2R 4U 3L(fall) 4L(fall) 3L(fall) D 4L 3U 3L U 2L 6U 3R(fall) 4R(fall)
3R(fall) R D(fall) D 6R(wife) R
Stage points: 200+100
Step points: 520 for 201(I got 197 by accident 1st time through, not sure
how)
LEVEL 71
X..**..........+++.*HX
X.....****....=++++.HX
X.............++++..HX
X..^****............HX
X........**...+++...HX
X.****........+++...HX
X........++++++++...HX
X....+++ ++++++++*..HX
X....+++ ....+++....HX
X....+++ +++.++.....HX
X....+++ +!+........HX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
You don't have to do anything tricky to solve this level.
10R 6U 6L D 7L 2D 2L D 2R D 2L D 15R 5U 5L D 6L 3D(fall) 11R 4U 4L D 6L
2D(fall) 10R 4U 4L(fall) D 5L D(fall) 9R 4U 4L(fall) 3L D(fall) 7R 2U 6L
D(fall) 6R 9U R L U 6L D 4R D 15L D
Stage points: 200
Step points: 1100 for 212
LEVEL 72
X..H*+***.....H***.+.X
X..H.....H.*+*H...H*.X
XH...*...H..H.....H.HX
XH++++..***.H.*.*...HX
XH***.***..*H...*...HX
XH*++....=.+H.+.+...HX
XH.***H*..**....*.**HX
XH+...H**^......*...HX
XH+++.H...+......+.+HX
XH HX
XH ! HX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
A jolt back to reality(for me anyway.)
9R 8U 2L U 4L U 5R(fall) L D 7L D R 4D R D(fall) 6R 7U L R U 2L U 6L 2D R D
2R D 3L 3U 3L U 3L D 3R U 6L U 2R(fall) 5R(fall) 2R 5D 2R D(fall) 6R 7U L R U
2L U 6L 3D 2R 2L U R(fall) L U 3R 3L 3D(fall) 2R(fall) 8U 2L 2D L D 5L D
(fall) 2R(fall) 6R 5U 3L 3D(fall) 3L 2U L(fall)
Wow, cleared out the right without any boulders falling. This is important
because you'll need to come back for the last bit and gett your wife for the
finale.
18L 7U 4R 2D R 2D L D(fall) 4L 4U R D 3R(fall) L(fall) 3L 5U 2R(fall) R(fall)
L(fall) 2L 5U 3R(fall) L(fall) 2L 5U 3R L(fall) 2L 2U R(fall) L 2U 5R D(fall)
14R 8U 2L U 2L(fall) 2L(fall) 2L D L R D(fall) 2L D(fall) 10R 8U 2L U
2L(fall) 2L(fall) 5L 3D (Hooray!)
Stage points: 200+150+100
Step points: 340 for 345 steps
LEVEL 73
XH......!.H....H...*.X
XH*.*.*..*HH+*.HH.*+*X
XH.*+*=*H*.HH...HH.*.X
XH******H.**HH.*.+H..X
XHH...*.HH.*.HH.*.HH.X
X.HH.*+*HH.*..HH.*..+X
X*.......+H.*.+HH...HX
X+*...HH+..H.*..HH.*.X
XH.*.HH....H+..H.HH.*X
XH.+*H**.**H.*.H..HH.X
XH...H+..*....*H.^.HHX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
A long level where you always feel as though you just barely made it through,
probably because you did. I got a bunch of angels here. Take care of the NE,
then the next bit, then the tricky SW.
7R D 2R D R 2L U 3R 2L 2D 3R 3D 6L R U L U L U L U L U R 2L U 9L 4D 3R 2D 5R
L D 2L D L 2D R 2L R U 2L D 2L 2U 2R(fall) 2R U R U 6R D 5R U L U L U L U L U
L U L U L U 9L 4D R 3D L 2R(fall) 2R U R U 8R(fall) 3R U L U L U L U L U L U
L U L U
7L D(fall) R(fall) 2L U L 2U 3R(fall) R(fall) R(fall) D L 9R(fall) 3R U L U L
U L U L U L U L U L U 4L(fall) L(fall) 2R(fall) R D(fall) 6R (fall) 3R 2D
Stage points: 200
Step points: par below 244
(I think I am missing a way to cut back)
LEVEL 74
X * H ! * X
X...... ...H.........X
X + H + X
X.. ....... ..... ...X
X + H H +* X
X...... .H.... H.....X
X + H H +H X
X.. ........H.... ...X
X *+ H H +* X
X.....H ...... ......X
X= ^ H+ +* X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
A break, in the middle of nowhere! Bizarre, but you've probably earned it,
even if you're using this walkthrough all the way.
L 2D 11L(fall) D 4R(fall) D 8R 2U 2R D(fall) D 3L(fall) D 8L 2U 3L D(fall) 2L
3R
Stage points: 200
Step points: 240 for 57 steps
LEVEL 75
X.!. . . . . . . . .HX
XH^.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.HX
XH.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*HX
XH+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.HX
XH . . . . . . . . .HX
XH.*=*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*HX
XH*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.HX
XH. . . . . . . . . HX
XH.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+HX
XH . . . . . . . . .HX
XH.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*HX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
There's a brute force way through here that's not trivial. Yes, I cut and
pasted the solution lines below.
L 3D R(fall) L 3D 19R 6U 16L 2D(fall) D(wife) L(fall) D L(fall) R 2L U
3R(fall)
16R 8U 14L 2D(fall) D(fall) L(fall) D(fall) 15R 8U 14L(fall) L(fall) R(fall)
14R 8U 12L 2D(fall) D(fall) L(fall) D(fall) 13R 8U 12L(fall) L(fall) R(fall)
12R 8U 10L 2D(fall) D(fall) L(fall) D(fall) 11R 8U 10L(fall) L(fall) R(fall)
10R 8U 8L 2D(fall) D(fall) L(fall) D(fall) 9R 8U 8L(fall) L(fall) R(fall)
8R 8U 6L 2D(fall) D(fall) L(fall) D(fall) 7R 8U 6L(fall) L(fall) R(fall)
6R 8U 4L 2D(fall) D(fall) L(fall) D(fall) 5R 8U 4L(fall) L(fall) R(fall)
4R 8U 2L 2D(fall) D(fall) L(fall) D(fall) 3R
U L(fall) R 5U 2L(fall) L(fall) 16L 7U R
Stage points: 200
Step points: 2450 for 492 steps
LEVEL 76
X.....H....!H.....H..X
XH.+* HH +*HH +* .H.X
XH.....H.....H.....H.X
XHH +* HH +*HH +* .HX
X.H.....H.....H.....HX
X HH +* HH^ +*H +* HX
X..H.....H.....H.....X
X+ HH +* H= +*HH +* X
X...H.....H.....HH...X
X + HH +* H. +*.H +*X
X....H.....H.....H...X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
3R(fall) R D(fall) R D(fall) R D(fall) R D(fall) R 2L U L U L U 2L D 3L(wife)
L 2U L 2U L 2U 3R D(fall) R D(fall) R D(fall) 4L D L D 3L 2U 3L D(fall) 3R 2U
L 2U L 2U L 2U 2R D(fall) R D(fall) R D(fall) 2R(fall) 2R(fall) 5R D 3R 2U L
U L U 3L(fall) 3L 2U R
L 2U L 2U L 2U 2L D L(fall) 3L 2U 2R D(fall) D R(fall) R D(fall) R D(fall) R
3L 2U 3L D(fall) 6R
Stage points: 200
Step points: 550 for 107 steps
LEVEL 77
X.........H..........X
X...*.....H....*.....X
XH*****...H..*****...X
XH.+*+...*H....*+=.*^X
XH******..H..***...*HX
XH*+*+.*..H..***...*HX
XH***..*.HH....*....HX
XH.......H ..***...*HX
XH.......H..........HX
XH.......H..........HX
XH.......H!.........HX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
L 4U R 6U 8R 3D 2L 6D 4R 3U 2L 3D 9L 4U R 2U L R U 5L 5R 3D L D 2L D 2R 2U R
U 5L Ooh, trapped.
4D 4L 6U 2R 2L 4D R D(fall) L 4U 2R 2L 5D 8R 4U R 6U 8R(fall) 2R
Stage points: 200+50
Step points: 710 for 158 steps
LEVEL 78
XH..........!.......HX
XH........***.......HX
XH.......++.**...**.HX
XH.*****.*...*..*...HX
XH....*.*.++..**....HX
XH.....*.+**+..H....HX
XH.***..++^+*+.H*...HX
XH...**.+***++.H*...HX
XH.***.*.+..+.=*.**.HX
XH......*.++..*.....HX
XH.......*...*......HX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
While this level looks claustrophobic I found that just giving myself an out
and then hoarding what I could made the solution apparent. It's not
particularly tricky to find a way to build up boulders so that you can get to
the door when you realize there are only two sides to do it on. You do
however have to be precise as you can't bail out of the DR forever. And there
is a non-obvious shortcut in all of this, instead of going back to the top.
8R 10D 6L 6R 10U 11L 2D R D 2R D 3L 2D L 2D R D 6R(fall) 5R 5U 8L R 2D L
D(fall) 4R(fall) 4R 9U 8L(fall) 2L
Stage points: 200+100
Step points: 740 in 124
LEVEL 79
XH.......+**+.......HX
XHH.+..+**++**+..+.HHX
X.H....*+....+.....H.X
X.H .......... H.X
X.H........********H.X
X.H********........H.X
X+H++++++++++++++++HHX
XH.*******+.........HX
XH.*******=********.HX
XH........^********.HX
XH.........++++++++!HX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Getting your wife and the cherry above her without getting trapped by the
rocks or having falling rocks block the door for later is tough. Looking at
the rows of cherries you need to go all the way left, then down and back
right, but what else do you need to do and when?
R 4U L 5U R U 8L 7R 6D 17L 5U L U 8R 7L 3D 5R 5L 2U 5R(fall) 7R D 5R 2U R U
7L(fall) 2L(fall) L 2D(fall) 9L 4D 8R D 11R 4U L 5U R U 7L(fall) 3L(fall)
R(fall)8R 5U 5L(fall) 3L(fall) R(fall) D(fall) 9R 2U L 5U 5L(fall) 3L(fall) L
D(wife) D
Stage points: 200
Step points: 1290 in 207 steps
LEVEL 80
X...H......*.*.*.*+*HX
X...H...^....*..H...HX
X...H..+++...*..H.*.HX
X..!H.*+++*.+...H...HX
X.*.H*+++++*.*.*H...*X
X*+*H*++++++.*H*H*.*HX
X+*.H*+HHH++.*H.*+*.HX
X*.*H*+HHH+*H.H*.*.*HX
X...H*+***++H*H.....HX
X...H*+++++*.*H.....HX
X...H=+++++*.*H.....HX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Because you need to get the stuff below it, you need to approach the door
from above. Also, if you take your wife right away, there's no way to get out
of the mess in the bottom. This eliminates a lot of stray possibilities, at
least.
R 3D L R U 2L 2R 3D L R D L R 2U 2L 2R 3D L R 2U 2L 2R 5U 2L(fall) L 2R
clears the left.
The trick for the rest is to find the right way to enter, so you can get
back. First you need to clear out the UR, but the second time through you
can't go across the top row. And if you just clean out the very top the
boulder 1R of the ladder at the top falls down. So...
R 8U 6R D R 2D 3R 3D R L 2D R L 2D 6R 2U L R U 2L 2R U L(fall) R U 3L(DL
cleared) 3R 4D 6L 5U 2R 4U L 2R L 2D 4R 2U L R U 9L (back to under the door)
4L D 2R D R 4L D 5R D L 2D 2R U 2R 2U 2R 3U L (bingo, the boulder falls only
1 square) R U 5L(fall) L(fall) 3L U L 3D 4R D 5L (wife) L 10U 4R D
At UR 2U R L 2D 4R 2U L R U 4L
At bottom 6R 2U L R U 2L 2R U L(fall) R U 3L 3R 4D 6L 2U R L 2U R(fall) L 2U
2R
Stage points: 200+50
Step points: 720 for 225 steps
LEVEL 81
X!...........*..*..*.X
X............*...*..*X
X...H........*.+=**.*X
X...H.......+**.****.X
X...H.........**.**..X
X...H....+..+.+****..X
X...H.....+....+***..X
X...H........+...**..X
X...H.....+...+..**..X
X...H...+..+.....**..X
X...H...........^**..X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Once you see you have to get to your wife, it seems like just getting in and
getting out. But then you realize you have to pick off the red stuff below
and also climb over the 4-boulder wedge on the left after it sinks to the
bottom. This actually makes things fall into place--many moves are forced,
even if they don't look fun or sensible.
3R 4D 9R 2D 2R D L 3D (note: quicker to 2D and grab the red)
10L 7U 12R (wife) L D(fall) L(fall) 4L R D 7L 7U 12R L D(fall) L(fall) D 10L
7U 10R L(fall) D R 11L 8U 8R D(fall) D 3L R D 4R(fall) 2R 2D
Stage points: 200
Step points: 440 for 130 steps though I've gotten 127-see suggested change
LEVEL 82
X! HX
X...................HX
X.*******.+*++*++*+.HX
X.*++*++*.*********.HX
X.*++*++*.+*++*+=*+.HX
X.*..*..*.*********.HX
X....*........*.....HX
X....*........*.....HX
X...................HX
X...................HX
X^..................HX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
6D R D R D 6R 2D 11R 10U 18L D(fall) 2R D L 2D(fall) D 6R(fall) 11R 10U 15L
D(fall) 2R D L 3D(fall) 3R(fall) 11R
8U 2L 2R 2D 2L 2R 2D 3L 2D 3R 4U 5L(wife) 5R 4U 10L 2D L 2D R L 2D 2R 2D R
D(fall) 8R 10U 7L 2D 2L(fall) 2R 4L D(fall) 11R 10U 5L 2D(fall) 2R(fall) 3R
4U 4L 2D(fall) R(fall) 2R D(fall) D(fall) D(fall) 18L
Stage points: 200
Step points: 1370 for 303 steps
LEVEL 83
X! HX
X...................HX
X...................HX
XH*+*.*+**.+*+.*++**HX
XH***.*.*.**+**+.*+.HX
XH***+*.**+*.**.***.HX
XH***.*+*.*****+**=+HX
XH***+*.*+**.*.*++**HX
XH..................HX
XH..................HX
XH...^..............HX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
"MIRAGE"
The double layer of dirt allows you to turn and reverse course. Otherwise
you'd have to work from left to right to access stuff from the top, but right
to left to avoid boulders closing you off at the bottom. The real whopper
though is...you should wait to pick up your wife, who seems like she'd be
useful but isn't--except for holding up a block til the end so you can
shuttle on the bottom just long enough.
4R 8D L D L D 2L 2U R L 5U 3R(fall) R(fall) 11R D R D 3R
6U L R D L R U 2L 2R 2D L R 2D L R 2U 2L(wife) 2R 6U 11L 2D 8R D L D L
2D(fall) L(fall) D 3R(fall) 3R 10U 11L(fall) 6R(fall) R(fall) R(fall) 3R 10U
11L 2R D(fall) 3R(fall) R(fall) 2R D(fall)
R all the way D R D 3R at the end
Stage points: 200
Step points: 700 for 239 steps
LEVEL 84
X....*****H*****.....X
XH.H.....+H..........X
XH+H^ ...H***......*X
XH ...*H.+.......!X
X++++H*..*H**+.*H++++X
X+*H*H*.**H.**.*H*H*+X
X.*H*H*..*H**..*H*H*.X
X.*H*H**.*H.*..*H*H+.X
X.*H*H++.*H***++H*H*.X
X.+H++++=*H.+.++++H+.X
X.******++H.+*******.X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Patience here.
D 4L 4D 2L D 4R 2U R L 2U 2R 2L 4D R L 4U 2D(fall) 2L D 2L 7U 2R(fall) 2L 2D
R L 3U 3R 3L 3U 4L(fall) L(fall) 4L 2U 4R(fall) 4L U R(fall) D L 4R 4D 3R D
6L R 4U 2L 6R D(fall) R(fall) D 2R 10U 4L(fall) L(fall) L
Stage points: 200
Step points: 470 for 149 steps
LEVEL 85
X!.......H*...***H***X
X.***+***H***.**.H***X
X...*+*+.H*+*.+.*H+H*X
X****.*..H*=*....*HH*X
X*.*..*+.H*......*H**X
X**H**+**H*...+...H*.X
X**H**H**H*.*****.H**X
X*+H.+H+.H*H*H+.*.H+*X
X*.H+.H..H.H*H***.HH*X
X*****H***.H.H*.H.*H+X
X..**.H....H.H..HHHH^X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Looks messier than it is. Most moves suggest itself and the big bit on the
right, while not immediately obvious, is busy-work compared to previous
levels.
8R 7D 7L R 2U 6R 5U 3L(fall) L 3D(fall) 2L 3D 7R L 6U 2L 2D(fall) 2R 6U 4R 2D
R L 3D R 3L 4D L D 4L 4U 2R(fall) R 5U 2R 2D(fall) 3D 2R 2U R L 3D 6R 2U L 5U
R U L 5D R 2D R D
+2
Stage points: 200
Step points: 540 for 156 steps
LEVEL 86
XH........HH........ X
XH*..*****HH*****..*+X
XH.*..**.*HH*.**+.*. X
XH..*...**HH**...*.. X
XH...*..**HH**......!X
XH....*+..HH...*....HX
XH...*.*......*.....HX
XH....*.*.HH.*+*....HX
XH.....*..HH..*.....HX
XH........HH........HX
X^..=...............HX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
It's tempting to try to take a bunch of stuff at once but if you go after the
DR banana right away it leavest the right structure unstable. Also, taking
the UL right away leaves you no way back to the UR, where you obviously need
two trips.
4D 5L D 5L U 2L D 7L 9U 19R D(fall) 2D 5L(fall) 2L(fall) 3L U 4L(fall) 5L 9U
16R
2D L D L D(fall) L(fall) 2L(fall) 2L U 5L(fall) 4L 9U 3R 2D R D 2R 2D R
D(fall) 3L(fall) L D 3L
Stage points: 200+200
Step points: 460 for 153 steps
LEVEL 87
X+ H* H H !X
XH+H+ H+HH+HHH+HHHX
X H+HHH+H * H + X
X+*H+ * H + H++H*+ +X
X +H+H* +H H* * + X
X+ *H*+ HH+HH+++++ +X
X + +H= +* *H H+ X
X+ H+H+H +H *H + + +X
X H* +HH*HH+HHH+HHH X
X^+H+ H+ H X
X + +H+ + + + + +X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
A messy jumble of ladders but you should note that there are separate spaces
to divide this in: The right, the lower right, and the ladder bridging the UL
with the DR.
L 2D(fall) R(fall) L(fall) R(fall) L(fall) 6L 3U 4L 4U 8R D(fall) R D(fall) D
L(fall) 4L 3U 4L 4U 6R 2D D(fall) D(fall) 2L 3U 4L 4U 7R 5D(fall) 3L 3U 4L 4U
2R 3D(fall) 2L 4U 8R(fall) 2R(fall) R(fall) L U 3L R(fall) 3R 12L 2U L U 4R D
R(fall) 4L U R(fall)
(Bottom clear)
L 2U 5R 4U 4L 4U 4R D(fall) D R L 2D R(fall) L 3U 4L 3U R (fall) 2L(fall)
L(fall) (that burger R is tempting but eat it later and save a move!)
4R D(fall) D R L L(fall) 3L 4U
2D R(fall) L
3U 4L 4U 2R 3D(fall)
Stage points: 200
Step points: ??
LEVEL 88
X.!..+*..*.+.. .HH X
X.....+.+*+ .....HH X
XH*+*... . ..*=**.HH X
XH.....**.**.*.+.*.HHX
XH. .*...*.. .. ..*.HX
XH* .* *+.+*.* .*.. HX
XH. .*.+*.*+.+. .+..HX
XH+.*..+........... HX
XH... ...H.. ... ...HX
X ....HH HHHHHHHHHHHHX
X^ * X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
A bit of a relief after the rigors of the previous level.
3R D 3R(fall) 2L 2D(fall) D R D R D(fall) 12R 6U L U L U L U 6L(fall) L(fall)
2R D(fall) 2L D 2L(fall) R D 11R 6U L U L U 4L 2D(wife) R(fall) 2R 2D 6L D
3L(fall) 7L 5U R L U 2R 2L 5D R(fall) D(fall) L
Stage points: 200
Step points: 720 for 126 steps
LEVEL 89
X........!...........X
X....................X
X....**********......X
X..H**********+H.....X
X..H++++++***++H.....X
X..H++++++**+++H.....X
X..H+++++**++++H.....X
X..H++++**+++++H.....X
X..H+++***+++++H.....X
X..H++****+++++H.....X
X..H+++++++++++H..^.=X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Left side first, then right side:
6L 4D 6R D L D L D L D L D 2L 4U 4R(fall) L(fall) L(fall) 2L 3U 3R(fall)
L(fall) 2L 2U 2R(fall) 2L U R(fall) D 11R
4U 4L D L 2D(fall) 5R 6U 2L D(fall) L 2D L D(fall) 4R 3U 2L 2R 3U 2L(fall)
L(fall) D(fall) 3R 7U L(fall) D(fall) D L D(fall) 2R U L(fall) R U 5R D 2L
Stage points: 200
Step points: 610 in 146 steps
LEVEL 90
X........!...........X
XH...................X
XH.......**..*H*..**.X
XH*+++*..++*..H..*++.X
XH.*+*.H.+++*.H.*+++.X
XH..*..H.++++*H*++++.X
X...+..H...+++H+++...X
X.*+*+*H.+++++H+++++.X
X..***.H.++....=.+++.X
X...*..H.+*.......*+.X
X......H............^X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
It looks obvious that you have to get some of the upper red fruit before
everything else, but there's one other group that isn't obvious to start.
8L 4D R L U 4R 4L 2U 19R 2D 2L D R D 3LR D 2L D 4R 5L 2D 7L (back at the
ladder on the left)
6U L D L 2R U 3L 3R 5D 2L D L 3R 4U 3L L 2R(fall) R(fall) R 6U 4R 4L 3D 7R 4U
4L
3L 3D 7R 5U 2L(fall) 3L(fall) D 3R D(fall) 2R U L(fall) R U 3L(fall) 2L D
R(fall) L(fall) 2L 6U 4R(fall) 3R 3U R L U 4R(fall) L(fall) 2R 2D R
Stage points: 200
Step points: 1690 in 236 steps
LEVEL 91
X! * X
X..**.*...........+..X
X= H.*. . + + H +HX
X*HH.+.^ ..+...+H*..HX
X*H H.+ . . +...+...HX
XH..H +... + ..+ HX
XH H...+ ...+* .+.HX
XH...+ +. H?. +HX
XH H.+.. +...H ?...+X
XH..H +...+ H..? X
X. +H...+ .+.H .?..X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
It might not look like it at first, but you need to get into the door from
above. From the left is impossible--you'd have to walk over a cherry or an
extra boulder. From the right is not viable either. Remove all the fruits to
see this. There's no way to get back there once you've got 'em. So that means
boulders 2L and 3L of the door to walk over making the cherry 1L 1D a target,
your second priority after the obvious first-choice coconut.
17R D(fall) 10L(fall) D 2L(fall) 2R D(fall) R(fall) 2R 2D 3R 3U R(fall) L U
6R 5U 9L D(fall) 3R D R(fall) 5R 5U 8L 2D(fall) 2R(fall) R(fall) 5R 5U 5L D R
D R D R D(fall) 2R D(fall) 3L R D 4L 3U 2R 2D(fall) (Now you cleared out the
right)
13L R 2U 3L 2U 4R D 2R 2D 3L 2U 3L 2U 4R(fall) R D(fall) 2L 2U 3L 2U 3R 2U 2L
U R U 2L(wife) 3R D R 2L U 4R D
Stage points: 200
Step points: 1160 in 218
LEVEL 92
X..*.*.*.*+H..+H*+...X
X...*.*.*=*H*.*H.*...X
X......**.*H..*H.*...X
X..*...*..*H*?*H.*.*.X
X+.*.+.*..*H?.*H.+H*+X
X..*.H.*..?H*.*H.*H**X
X..*. .+H.*H..**.?H+.X
X.H*. .*H*?......*H*.X
X.H?H .*H.......**H?.X
X^H*H ..H....*....H*.X
X!H.H+..H...?.....H*.X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
This level isn't too taxing, as you can break down each ladder-area on its
own. There's some beginning preparation to do but it is not that bad all
told.
2R L 2U R(fall) 2R D 3R U L(fall) R 2U R L 2U L(fall) R U 3R 3D 7R(crossing
the Rubicon) 2U R L 2U L 2R(fall) L 3U 2R 3L(fall) 2L 4U R L U 2R(fall) 2L 2U
2L 4D 2L D L(fall) R 6U L(fall) L 2D L R 8L 5D
Stage points: 200
Step points: 5310 points for 106
LEVEL 93
XH*+*......!.......*HX
XH.****.***.****+*+*HX
XH..+...*.*........*HX
XH.**.*.+**.**..*..+HX
XH.*...*.....+..*..*HX
XH**+*+*.+*H....*...HX
XH*.*....**H*...****HX
XH.+...+.=+H*.+..+.*HX
XH****.*..*H**.**...HX
XH.+...*.**H....*****X
XHHHHHHHHHHH..*....^*X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
5R 2D 2L 2D L 2D R D 4R D 2R 5U L R 3U 2L 2D 2L(fall) 3L(fall) 2L 5D 10L 9U R
L U 2R 2L 2D 6R(how you drop these is important--make a ledge) D R D R D L D
L D 4R 2U 5L D L R 4D 5L 3U 2R 2L 2D 4R D 4L 4U 2R(fall) 3R(fall) D 5L 7U
2R(fall) R D 2R(fall) D 5R U 4R D 4R
Stage points:
Step points: 790 for 177 steps
LEVEL 94
XH........!..........X
XH..***...*..........X
XH.*+++***.......+++.X
XH.*++++*+*******+*..X
XH.*+++***.......+++.X
XH..***...*..........X
XH...................X
XH...................X
XH...................X
XH...................X
X^.................=.X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
9R 2D 2L 2D 2R 2L 14L
D 5L 7U 10R 2D L 7R(fall) 8L(fall) 2L 3D 6L 4U 2R 2L 5U 9R(fall) L(fall)
L(fall) L(fall) 6L 9U 7R D(fall) 2L D(fall) R(fall) 6L 9U 6R D(fall) L(fall)
R(fall) 6L 9U 2R D(fall) 2R D L D 2R(fall) R(fall) 12R D 18L
Stage points: 200
Step points: 1130 for 217 steps
LEVEL 95
X*... *..HX
X.+.H H*^*HX
X.*+H* *H.!.HX
X...H.H H.H+*+HX
X+*H*+H* *H+.***.X
X+.H..H.. H.H.H***+X
X*+H....+* *H+..H.+..X
X..H......++H...H....X
XH..+.H......+..H+..+X
XH*..=H..*.H.....*...X
XH..... ...H. +. . +.X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
It's hard to see how to go along the bottom row without gettint trapped on
the way back up. Track the ladders to see how. But wait--maybe those boulders
way up there...
R D R 3D 2L D 2L U 4L U 2L(fall) D 7L 2U L R U 2L 2R 2D L R U 2L 3R L U 3R U
2R(fall) 2D(fall) 5L 3U 3R U L(fall) R U 2L 2U 2L R D 2R(fall) R 2D L D(fall)
2L U R(fall) 2L D 3R D(wife) L 2R U 14R 2D 19L 2U 3R(fall) 2R U 10R 2U 4L D
L(fall) 5R 2U 4L U R(fall) L U 2R U R L U R(fall) L U 2R U R D L 2U 2R
Stage points: 200
Step points: 1000 for 196 steps
LEVEL 96
X+++HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH++++++++++++X
X+*H++++++++++++++++H++++HHHH++HHX
X++H*H******+******H* H+ H HX
X++H*H*++++*H*++++*+* H+ H +HX
X**H*H*++++*H*++++*++ * H HX
X*+H*H+****+H+****H+*H+ *H+ H HX
X+*H*H++HH++H++HH++H* H+ H++ HX
X**H*HH++++HHH++++HH+ * * HX
X++H* ************* H+ *H+ = HX
X*+HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH+ H+ ^ HX
X*! HX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Levels expand to 32x1 here but are not qualitatively more difficult. You're
just more likely to forget something.
Note that you can cut down a lot of the time you need to get through this
level by placing two ladders, if you have them: one, at the bottom of the
level, left of the center lemon, and another 2L of the 4-wide ladder in the
UR. There are many other places, too. But the whole chutes-and-ladders of the
right side is annoyingly time consuming and detracts from your score, too.
"Algebraic" notation stops making sense when it's this repetitive so I went
descriptive.
30E 8U 2L(fall) 2L 4U 3L D 3L(fall) 3L 2D L D 13L 2D 2L 8U 17R U 19L 3D 2R 5D
L R 2U 2L 2R 3D L(fall)
Retrace steps to the DL corn, taking ONLY the lemon below the four boulders,
going along the bottom ladders(or use a ladder here--very good time saver.)
2R 3U L(fall) R 6U L(fall) and the far left is cleared. Climb to the very top
level as before but go right this time. 12R 2L D(fall) 2L 4U R(fall) L 4U
4L(fall) 2L(fall) 3L(fall) and now you can loop around climbing to the 2nd-
top picking off one corn each time. Then pick off the coconut suspended in
the NE of the "eyes" area.2D 7L 2U R D R(fall) 2L 4U 5R D 3L(fall) 3R(fall)
2R 2D. Get the next coconut to the left. 3D L D L(fall) 2R 4U 4L D 3R(fall)
3L(fall) 2L 2U R D L 3D 15R (fall, got lemon) back UR, 2L(fall) 2L 4U
4L(fall) D(fall) L(fall) L(fall) L(fall) D R(fall) 10R 8U 2L(fall) 2L 4U 2L
D(fall) L(fall) 2L(fall) D R(fall) L(fall) D R(fall). At the 2-ladder D
R(fall) L(fall) D R(fall)6L 8U 2L(fall) L D(fall) 3R 7U L(fall) R 9U 2L
D(fall) D(fall) D(wife--"what took you so long?!") D
Stage points: 300
I took 717 steps and got no bonus
LEVEL 97
.+H.........................*.*
*+*H..+................+...H..*.
+.+H.+....+.....+.....+...+H.=.*
*+H H*.*^
.+ ********* H**.*
*+* *++++++++*. H*.*+
+H+ ....*++++++++++*. H.*.*
*+ !...**.......**........H*.*+
+* *...*++*.....*++*.......H.*+*
*. * .**. .**. H*.*.
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.*.*
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
This level cycles to the left and right at annoying times but that doesn't
really matter. It's a bit annoying WHEN it cycles but the level itself is not
too bad--just expansive. Empathy may be more important than actual
instruction here. Save-state frequently. There's no huge confusing puzzle,
but there are lots of places to slip up.
D(fall) 3R D R's
R L U 2R 2L U R(fall) L U 3R 3L 2U R(fall) L 3U 2R(man the screen changes are
annoying) 2L 4U 2R 3D(fall, wife) R 2L(fall) 4U L's U L R 2D L R U 2L D L R D
R D L 2D L R D R(fall) L D R's U's L's(fall) 2L 2R 2D(fall) L 2R(fall) D 2L
R's U's L's(fall) L(fall) 2R(fall) R(fall) D R's U's L's(fall) D R(fall) R's
U's L's to above carrot D(fall) 2R D(fall) 2R 3L D R's U's L's above next
carrot. D(fall) 2D R 4L(fall) L(fall) D R's U's L's 1R of previous hole,
D(fall) R 2L(fall) 4L(fall) L(fall) D, R's U's L's 1R of previous. D(fall) 8R
D 8L R D R D(fall) R D R's U's L's drop over carrot L(fall) 3R 4L(fall) R's
U's 5L D(fall) R(fall) 2D 2L D(fall) R's U's L(fall through hole) D L(final
burger fall) 6R 8U L(fall) R 5U 2R(fall) 2R.
Stage points: 300
I took 688 steps and got no bonus but didn't care, just wanted to leave.
LEVEL 98
H.....................+*.......
H***********.+H.......+........
H*.........*..H....^..***......
H*..*****..*..H......*****.....
H*..*+=+*..*..H.....*******....
H*.........*..H....***H*H***...
H***********..H...*++++*H+++*..
H+++++++++++..H..*++++++H++++*.
H............*H.*.......H+....*
*H...........H.H*...+....H..+...
!H...........H.++++++++++H++++++
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Nasty nasty level! And very well done. You have to sneak in to the flag from
the right so it doesn't collapse, but it's not clear how to do so. You have
to take it in pieces. Also, you need your wife to clear out the tree--the
lemons in the lower bit on each side make sure you can't drop a boulder and
leave that way.
1R 10U 22R D 10L 6D 2L D 2R 2D 12L 10U 11R (fall) L D L 2D L 2R(fall) 9L D R
D(fall) 2L 8R 3L D(fall) 3L(fall) L(fall) and you've cleared the flag!
The tree is easy by comparison. L U 2L D 6L 4U 3R D R 3L D 2R D (right side
done) 3L 3U L 2D(fall) R 5U 2L D 3L D L 4R 2D 3L D 3R 10L U R(fall) L U 2R 7U
5R
Stage points: 300
Step points: 227 was above par.
(Note: You can complete this level by dropping the rock DR of the flag and
working there instead of looping around all that time.)
LEVEL 99
*H..... ..H....!.........*......
*HH.... +.H........+*...H*......
+..... ....*......**...H.H.....
*+..........+.......+.+.+ H.+.+.
+..........* *.+.+..H.....
+.. = ....* *.+.+.+....+..
+............* *..............
...*****++....**.......***.....
..H+++++... ..^H.. ....+++.....
+.H+++++... ...... ...+...+....
..H........ ...... ............
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Don't let this level's lateness or size intimidate you. It's little more than
a long trek back and forth, slowly working your way down. Keep your head up
and you only need to use a few ladders to get the top bits. Then you just
have to go the right way and leave the boulders for the bottom bits. Note
that there are two wells on each side of the door. You should be able to
figure which one to drop the boulders in based on where the food is, but if
not, there's the walkthrough below.
4R D 12L(fall) 6L 2D 7L 2U 4R D(fall) 4L 2U 2R D(fall) 2L U 6L R D 5R 2U
L(fall) R 2U 2L U 13L (around the level in 82 moves, but do you gain a move
for traveling westward?) 2D R 4L D(fall) 4R 6L(wife) 18L D 24R 3L D 3R(fall)
23R(to ladder) 2U 12L D(fall) 12R 2U 8L D(fall) 8R 2U 2L D(fall) 2R 2U 5R D
5L U 12R
Stage points: 300
Step points: 1020 for 256 steps
LEVEL 100
HH!.*++*++++*..........HH*HHH*HH
H..*++*++++*H*********.HHH*HHH
HH.**++**++**H*..*.*=**.********
H*.*++++*++**H*..*.**^*.*?......
HH.*++++*++**H*..*....*.********
?H.**++**++**H*..*....*.HHH.....
H..*++*++++*H*..*****H.***.H..?
H..*++*++++*H*...*.............
H..*********H*****..H.+.H+H.*.*
HHH...HH..HHH.......H ..+.H.+.+
H.....H....H...H....H.H.HHH.H*+
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
This is another level that requires you to go along with the circularity of
the board. And it is a MESS. You want to be able to open up the area beneath
the strawberries and cherries. Cherries easy--strawberries, need the passage
to the right to circle back. IF you have dynamite you might want to use it on
the salad bowl in the cavern but if you don't you can probably figure out
that you have to drop the boulders 2R down 2 squares to get out alive. At the
very least.
Also you have a surprising way from the left to the right. You need to go
along the bottom. You need to be able to make it across three times. Then you
escape from the UR of this through that one ladder. There's a lot of running
back and forth here.
L 2D L 4D 2L 3D L 2R D 2R 6U L 2U R U 5L U 2L D 3L 4D 4R D 3R(fall) 2R(fall)
R 6U L 2U R U 5L U 2L D 2L U 2L D 3L(fall) D L D L 2R D 3R L D 2R U 3R(fall)
2R(fall) R (back at the bottom of the stairs)
6R U 3R D 3L U L(fall) 5L 4U 2R D 2L 3U L 2U 3R(fall) 4R 2L 4D R(fall)
L(fall) 4L (now 1st pass through the cherries) 6U L 2U R 2U 10R D L 5D R D
L(fall) 3R(you could pick up more but it would be wasting moves since you'll
have to come back anyway)
2R D 12R 2U 3R(fall) 2R(fall) R (2nd time through cherries now) 6U L 2U R 2U
7R D R 5D L D R(fall) 4R D R 2L U R 7U
3R D L D R 3D L D(fall) 2R(fall) 10R 2U 3R(fall) 2R(fall) R (now for 1st time
through the strawberries) 2U 2R 2L 4U 3R 4L 2U R 2U 3R(fall) 2R D(fall) D R L
2D(fall) 7R 7U 2R(fall) R(fall) R(fall) R(fall) 9R 2U 3R(fall) 2R(fall) R
(almost there, and we'll kill the strawberries) 6U L 2U R 2U 3R(fall) R
D(fall) L(fall) 3L 6U L 2U R U 5L U 2L D 2L U 7L(fall) R D 2R D 2L(fall) R D
3R(fall) 5R 2U 3R(fall) 2R(fall) R 6U L 2U R U
5L U 2L D 2L U 4L(fall) L(fall) R(wife) R D(fall) 2R(fall) 3R(fall) R U
3R(fall) 2R(fall) R 6U L U 5L(fall) 2R(fall) D(fall) R(fall 2R(fall) R 6U L
2U R 2U 3L D 3L(fall) 2L(got it!) 4R(fall) R(fall) 2R(fall) R 6U L 2U R 2U 3L
D 2L U 2L D 2L U 4L(fall) R
Stage points: 300
Step points: 2450 for 559 steps
LEVEL 101
X ! HX
XH.****************************.HX
XH*............................*HX
XH* H......................... *HX
XH* H.**********************.H *HX
XH* H*.HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.*H *HX
XH* H* H*.....+..........*H *H *HX
XH* H* H*..... .*.......H*H *H *HX
XH* H* H*..... .**......H*H *H *HX
XH* H* H*..*.. .+=+.**..H*H *H *HX
XH* H* H*..*.. ..^..**..H*H *H *HX
XH* H* H*.+++. .+.+.....H*H *H *HX
XH* H* H*..*...++.*.....H*H *H *HX
XH* H* H*.........*.....H*H *H *HX
XH* H* H*...............H*H *H *HX
XH* H* H*................*H *H *HX
XH* H* HH HH *H *HX
XH* H. .................... .H *HX
XH* H........................H *HX
XH. .......................... .HX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
If you've been saving up power-ups now's a great time to use them. Dynamite
down twice above the burger to shortcut.
Here the tricky and painful part is getting to the inside. With or without
the view shifting every few seconds. This level is almost, but not quite,
symmetrical. Note the ladders are longer on one side than another. So there
is a right and wrong way to try to get to the center. It also seems you have
to get rid of too much bottom dirt to get to the inner bit, but that very
inner ladder saves you.
(work on the left)L's D's R L 17U 2R(fall) R's U's L's(fall) R (inner ladder
#1) U's R's D's L R 12U 2L(fall) L's U's R's(fall) L U's 12L D(fall) 2R 6L 3D
14R 3U 6L(fall) 3L 9R 5U 6L 2D 2L R D
Stage points: 500
Step points: 1770 for 351 steps
LEVEL 102
X*^........H.+...+...+H*.......**X
X.*.............*...**H*.*....**.X
X.**...........=.*.*.*H****..**.*X
X*+H*H*H*H*.......*..*H*.*.*H*+*+X
X+*H.+*+*+.*..........*.....H+*+.X
X+.H*.+.+...*..H+*H..*......H*+*.X
X+*H..*+*....*.H**H.*.......H+*..X
X*.H*.+.+**...*H*+H*........H*+.+X
X.+H.+*+*+.....H++H+.....+.+H+...X
X+*H ..........H**H........*H*H*.X
X.*H*H*........H**H..........*H*.X
X*.+*H.*H.+...*H++H....H...*+.H.+X
X....H..*.....*H+*H*..+...*+..H+.X
X....H..*....*.H**H+*+.+.*+...H*.X
X....H.*.*..*..H*+H*+*+.*+....H*.X
X....H**.*.*.......*..**+.....H*.X
X...*H*...*H........*..*.*.*.*H*.X
X..*.......H..........**......**.X
X.*+.......H........+*.........*.X
X*.......H.H..... !+.H........*X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
This one may look expansive but actually you should be able to pick off
certain parts at a time, and I know I just used scratch paper to sort it all
out. Given that the door is at the top you soon realize that there are some
boulders you absolutely must and can't let dro, and once you start chipping
away at the btom parts too, the mysteries start unraveling pretty quickly.
But the only thing to watch is that you need to take your wife back through.
Certain parts are left for later, and how you zigzag to the right is
important.
6L 3U 8R(you'll need some way to get to that corn above later) L 2D 2R D R
10L 2U L R U 2L 3D 2R 3U 4L D 2L D 2L 5R D 3R 3U 6L (OK, left side and UL) 4U
L 3R 2L U R(fall) L U 5R 5L U 2L
2D 2L 2D 4R 4U 2L 2U 2L 2D(fall) R(fall) 3R 4U 2L 5U L R 2U L(fall) L
2D(fall) R(fall) 3R 4U 2L 6U (tough structure ahead) R L U 2R 2D R L 4D
L(fall) L 7U 4R U (detour to clear the center--saves a few moves) 3R U
L(fall) R 6D L 3R(don't forget these. I did) 2L U R(fall) L 3U L(fall) 2L U
R(fall) L D L R 2U
10L U 2L 7U 6R D(fall) R(fall) R(fall) D(fall) 6L U 2L 7U 4R D(fall) 2D
2R(fall) 2R(fall) 6L U 2L 7U 4R D(fall) L R 3D(fall) 8R 6U R(fall) 3R (again,
where you walk across is important) L U 6R D 4R(bridge building time to the
UL) 4U R L U 2L D L 2D 3R 3U 4L D L 2D(fall) R(fall) 4R 2U R L U 2R 2L U
R(fall) L 2U 2R(fall) 2R 3D 2L 2R 5D 2L 3D 6L 6R 4U L R 2U 2L 6U 4R(fall) 2L
3U 2L 6U 6L 3U 11L 2D 4R 2D R(fall) (one more time through) 2R 2D 4R 2D L D
2R L D 3R(fall) 5R 6U 2L 3D L D L 4R 4U 2L U R(fall) L 6U 6L 3U 20L
Stage points: 500
Step points: 6670 for 598 steps
(I lost 6 at one point vs this walkthrough though)
D 5L D L 2D L 2R L D 3R(fall) 5R 6U 2L U R(fall) L D(fall) 2D L D L D(fall)
4R 3U L 2D(fall) R 6U
2D 3R D R D R
(this next part could have looped a few moves before) 3U 3R U L(fall) R 6D L
R 3U L(fall) 2L U R L 7U R(fall) 3R 6D 3R 3L U R(fall) 6D 2R 2L U R(fall) L
6U R 2D 9R 2D 2R 4D 6L 6R 6U 2L (the UR now, a bit tricky) R L U 2R 2L U
R(fall) L 2U 2R(fall) 2R 3D 2L 2R 5D 2L 3U 2L 6U 4R(fall) 2L 3U 2L U R(fall)
L 5U (use the rocks to the left to make a bridge...) L R U 2L D L 2D 3R 3U 4L
D L 3D R D 3R(fall) L(fall) 4L 3D L 2R D L 3R(fall) 5R 3U 3L D L D(fall) 5R
6U 2L 6U 6L 3U 11L 2D 4R D 2R D(fall)
LEVEL 103
XH..*+.......................*.H*X
XH.***.***********************.H*X
XH*****.***.H................*HH*X
XH.+!+*.***.H......*..*+...*.*H.=X
XHH...H.*+..H..+...*... ..*.*H**X
XH......**..H..*...*..* *..*.*H.+X
X..H.H..**..H..+...*..* *..*.*H* X
X........+H.H..*...*********.*H* X
X. * * *H...H..*.............*H* X
X *+*+*+H..+.................*H+HX
X.*.*.*.H..........*.........*H HX
X.*.*.*.H...***....+........+...HX
X.*.*.*.H...+*+............. *..HX
X.*.*.*.H*** * .H.* *....... *..HX
X.*.*.*.H+..*^*.H.* *....... *..HX
X.*.*.*.H...* *.H.* *....... *..HX
X.......H...* *.H.. ....*... .+.HX
X*******H********** *********.**HX
X.......H+........+............+HX
X.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*...HX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
The big stumper is the burger in the UR. You need your wife's help for that.
You actually have many ways to get back even after you destroy the bottom
early on(as you need to.) This is a definite break compared to 102 and 103,
but it still has nuances.
R D L 2D 3L 2D(fall) 7D 7R 2U R L 4D 21R D 3R(i.e. leave the left boulder
below the burger. You'll need it for support later.) 9U 2L D 2L(fall) R(fall)
3R 9U 2L 7U 2R(wife) 2L U R 2U L's(fall) L(fall) 2L 2D(fall) D(fall) 6R 2D 3R
D R(fall) 2L D 2L 7U
(Now to cut the knot to the no longer needed left wing. Gosh, I sound like
the Democratic Leadership Committee! Only what I'm doing is actually going to
work.) 4R 4U 3L R 3D L(fall) 3R 6U 7R L 2D 4L R 2D L 3R 2D 5R 2D 5R(fall)
R(fall) 3R 2U 2L 2R 2D L(fall) R 9U
4U 4R 2D L 3R 2D 5R D 5R 2D 5R(fall) R(fall) 3R 3U 3L(fall) 3R U L(fall) R
9U 2L 5U 2R(fall) D L(fall) L 8U R 2U 12L(fall) 4R D(fall) 12L 3R D 4R D R 4L
D L(fall) L
Stage points: 500
Step points: 1940 for 310 steps
LEVEL 104
!.....+*...+....H...+...*+......
**..**..*.******H*****.*..**..**
*..**......+....H*..+......**..*
.**.. ..*.....*H*....*.. ..**..
**..* *.......*H*......* *..**.
*..*. .*......*H*.....*. .*..*.
..*.....****.=*H.+****.....*...
*.*...+...***...H*.***...+...*.*
....+.+....+***H**+....+.+.....
*..+.+.+....*.HH.*....+.+.+..*.
*.+.+.+.+.. **H..* ..+.+.+.+.*.
*..+H+H+..* **H.** *..+.+.+..*.
HH*.H+H+..****.H.*.***..+.+..*HH
H..*..+..*...**H*.....*..+..*..H
**..*..........H.......H...*..**
***..**......*H**.....H**..***.
.....*....*.*.**.*.*..H.*.*...
*... *........**......H.* ...*
*. **....*.*.**.*.*..H.** .*
*** .....*..*....+..+.H... **^
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Yes, you will probably choose wrong on your own if you need to chase the nut
on the left or the right, but that's no excuse for not quickly exploring to
see which way you should go. Compared to 103 this is easy.
7L 13R 2D(fall) 2D L 2D L 2R D R 4L R D 4R L D 2L R 2D 3R L 3D 6R 2D 9R 5U L
D R U 7L(fall) L 6U R 9U 7L 2D L(fall) 2L(fall) R D R D R L(fall) L D
2R(fall) 3R D 3R 5U R 7U 5L D 3R 4D 2R 7U 6R 2D 3R 3D R 7L R D 7R D R 6L R D
4R L D 2L R D 3L(fall) 7L 5U R 9U 6R(fall) 4L 4D 2L 4U 2L(fall) L D(fall)
4L(fall) L(fall) 2L D(fall) L D L D 4L(fall) L D
Stage points: 500
Step points: 1710 for 292 steps
LEVEL 105
.............*..............*..
....H......**.*...... ......*..
.*..H..........*..... ......*..
*.*.H.....* ....*.... ......*..
+..*H....*. .....*...+......*..
...H...H.. ..+...*.........*..
...H*.*H.. .....*...... ...*..
...H.*.H..+ ..*..*...***.....
.......H.... .*....+.*.+.*. ..
.... ...H.... *.*....H..+..* ..
.... ...H....+...*...H...... ..
H... ...H............H..*... ..
H... ...H..*...H...*.H.*.*..+..
H ..+....... .......*H....*. ..
H....*...*...........H+.... ...
H...*.*.*... ........H..... *..
H..*...*.... ....*.....*... ...
H.*...*. ...+...*.*....+... ...
H*...*.. ......*...*.......+...
!H=...+..+........^.............
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
You're near your wife and the door but you don't need your wife right away
and she won't really help with any of the puzzles here as the boulders and
burgers are a bit sparse. Maybe you can clear the right first and things will
be a bit quicker that way--I was just relieved to be completed with this
game.
R 8U 4R(fall) 4R 4U 5L 3D R(fall) 4R(fall) 4R 7U 4L 4U 5L(fall) R(fall)
4L(fall) 8R(fall) 4R 7U 4L 4U 5L(fall) 10L 4D L 4R D R D R D R(fall) 4R 2U
4R(fall) 4R 7U 4L 4U 5L(fall) 3L(fall) 6L D(fall) R(fall) 2R(fall) R(fall)
R(fall) D(fall) 5R 6U 4R(fall) 4R(fall) 7U 4L 4U 5L(fall) 3L(fall) 5L(fall)
R(fall) D 2L 7D 2R D 7R(fall) R
(back where you started but with the left done) 8U 4R(fall) 4R(fall) 7U 4L 3U
7R(fall) 3L U 4L 3U 7R(fall) 3R 2L D(fall) L 2R(fall) D L 2D(fall) D(fall) 3D
12L(wife) 6U 4R 7L 3D(fall) D 12L
Stage points: 500
Step points: 490 for 369 steps
Congratulations! You win this very interesting game.
A helicopter comes flying down in a flower field with bananas around it.
Mole, wife and the kid enter it. The helicopter takes off. They enter the
hospital. Or maybe it is their house. Junior bounces up and down. The game
loops when you press a button.
5. CHEATING
For FCEU emulators the map offset starts at byte 0x554. For the next 748
bytes, change all 0x4 and 0x5(boulder and dirt) to 0x7(ladder) and you will
be able to hack through pretty easily.
Save memory states not known yet.
End of FAQ proper
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6. VERSIONS
0.5.0: submitted to GameFAQs 8/1/2006 with levels 1-53 done.
0.7.0: submitted to GameFAQs 8/2/2006 with levels 1-77 done.
0.9.0: submitted to GameFAQs 8/3/2006 with levels 1-97(minus 80) done.
0.9.5: submitted to GameFAQs 8/5/2006 with levels 1-100 done. Added more
strategies I need to organize. All text maps.
1.0.0: submitted to GameFAQs 8/6/2006 with all levels done, though I used the
cop-out for level 60! Still some organization to do but I need a break from
this. It's harder than my actual JOB. But it was fun.
1.0.1: submitted to GameFAQs 2/8/2012 with level 60 done.
7. CREDITS
Thanks to CJayC as usual for such a great site and, though I hate to admit
it, the people who write for more popular games so that these old school FAQs
can be hosted for free.
Thanks to the usual GameFAQs gang. They know who they are, and you should,
too, because they get some SERIOUS writing done. Good people too--bloomer,
falsehead, Sashanan, Masters, Retro, Snow Dragon/Brui5ed Ego, ZoopSoul,
BSulpher(thanks for the encouragement on this particular guide) and others I
forgot. OK, even Hydrophant in his current not-yet-banned message board
incarnation.
Thanks to the fceuxd programming group who let me try all sorts of new things
to make this FAQ more detailed.
Thanks to the NES, GB and GBC completion project people. You all are a great
inspiration.
And finally...
Thanks to the site with the Lee Elia MP3 tirade(Google it. GameFAQs is a
family site.) There are 2 copies of it, but they all have the important
stuff(i.e. the swears) I needed it after some of the tougher levels. I also
enjoyed the Bobby Knight one.
