Chiisana Obake: Acchi Socchi Kocchi("Little Ghosts") FAQ/Walkthrough
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OUTLINE
1. INTRODUCTION
2. CONTROLS
3. STRATEGIES
4. WALKTHROUGH
5. CHEATS
6. VERSIONS
7. CREDITS
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1. INTRODUCTION
Chiisana Obake(Little Ghosts) is a really cool game I am glad was translated
and dropped on romhacking.net. It's not profound or terribly long, and as the
romhacking.net reviewer mentions, it doesn't make much sense, but it's a lot
of fun to have a ghost go running around and chasing after blocks he needs to
rope around. You have cool power-ups like additional friends(up to 2--their
names are in the title) for a longer rope, stoppers, launchers to shoot
enemies, speed ups and even level warps.
2. CONTROLS
Controls are pretty self-explanatory.
A activates a power-up.
--launcher shoots(need 2 shots to wipe out enemy) and if the way is blocked
by little X's, you need to be able to turn and face them to fire. It takes a
bit of time to shoot them.
--speeder lets you go a bit faster. Speed slightly at first so that you will
be just ahead of an enemy as they reach the intersection.
--timer allows you to freeze time, so targets freeze. Great to pick up even
more power-ups.
--stopper allows you to cause enemies to freeze.
--there are other power ups I found in later levels such as 1UP, a piece of
meat(?) and wings(?) but I never got there quickly enough.
B toggles through the power-ups: launcher, speeder, timer, stopper.
Bonus = 100 * (increments of 10 seconds left)
Stage bonus = 2000, 5000 for a VL, 3000 on L4-6, 4000 on L7-8
Level bonus = 10000 * level #
Monsters require 2 shots. They get 300 points.
Looping around each clear square gets 100 points, except for the first one on
the level. You get no points for power ups.
Extra guys at 50k, 100k, 200k, 300k, 400k. You can't get to 500k in game
play(without cheating) as points are fixed. However, you can get there just
as you win the game. You need to go through all the stage bonuses. You get no
bonuses for power-ups left over, so use them all in level 8.
3. STRATEGIES
Near the end of a level you can just camp out in the center and go after
power-ups. However, to get to the VL- levels, which occur in the middle of
stages 1/3/5/7, you may wish to secure the center and then sit on the edge.
If you advance to a VL level, then you are given a chance to get through. If
you do, you are kicked to the next stage. If not, you go back to the stage
you were at, without a loss of life.
It's worth not boxing out the maximum number of squares in order to get a
power-up.
Never follow and shoot an enemy. Try to get him to walk into a bullet.
Bullets are weird because they disappear from view if you run over them or
shoot them over a rope. But they are still there. Also, if you turn to fire
on an enemy, turn back, or you'll reach the enemy as the bullet does. RIP.
Combine stopper and launcher if you really want to get through quickly.
There are 3 enemies--pac man, red guy and the light bulb. The light bulb is
easiest to avoid since he follows you. He's slightly slower, though, so move
back and go forward to have him follow you directly. You want him to follow
you because if you shoot him, he reappears.
You can always skip a stage by turboing/speeding to the red and white thing
in the far corner.
It's best but not critical to get 2 friends to use the rope early. You can't
get any more than 2. With them you can block off 3 or even 4 squares at a
time, if they are together. Often they're not, and often enemies distract
you, but you should never settle for just 1 square unless the board is very
disjointed or you are in big trouble.
For the most part you can just go for the square with the apple on it and
also rope in any squares nearer the corner.
One trick you can use, if 2 opposite squares are left, is to loop around one
square when you obviously can't get to the other.
Blast blockers sparingly as sometimes they can pin in enemies, and all you
really need is a good unobstructed diagonal path from one side of the board
to the other.
4. WALKTHROUGH
Level 1-1:
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Time to complete = 1:00
This one is pretty easy. You need to make sharp turns to get everything, and
if you want to cheat a bit, you can just reset this level til you get an L
you can surround. This helps a lot down the line.
Level 1-2:
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Time to complete = 1:00
Another one that is pretty easy, but if something appears on the opposite
corner of the board, especially when you start, your best strategy is to mill
around in the center and hope the apple block appears somewhere else. Milling
around in the center may also allow you to catch a power-up. You have plenty
of time for if something goes wrong.
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Time to complete = 1:50
With one pal to loop you only have 9 things to do and with 2, only 6. Rack
things up column by column, and while there is an enemy, use a launcher to
shoot him, if you have it. This is in my opinion one of the trickiest levels
in the game, because you either don't have a launcher or you don't have both
companions, so you need to make do without.
You have plenty of time to burn at the end, so wait around in the center for
a power-up.
Level 1-4:
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Time to complete = 0:50
The way the X's are aligned, they do not ultimately impede diagonal progress,
so it is always okay to try to walk between them. There are no enemies to
distract you, and since zigzagging doesn't take any more time than a straight
L, you have very little to worry about here.
Lev LV-1:
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Time to complete = 1:00
Getting the one in the center at the start is impossible without a speed-up.
So if that happens, just wait along the bottom center of the middle rectangle
until a new box appears to be roped. Then work your way around as boxes
appear. You can get to the center from just below it, but you may have a lot
of backtracking to do. Once you have a home base, though, there is little
risk of running out of time, and there are no enemies either.
Level 2 password: WDXTXHWRTHTNBB
Level 2-1:
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Time to complete = 1:00
A new enemy here. If you have 3 guys you can loop things off 3 blocks at a
time. If not, it will take twice the time. Use all the time you can with 1
block left to see if you can loop the second L.
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You can move from one corner to the other and make any loop you need to, but
stay in the center near the end to trawl for power-ups. You don't need to
destroy any barriers.
Time to complete = 0:55
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Time to complete = 0:50
You can use the barriers to trap the enemy with a couple shots here, but of
course you should try to avoid the enemy to encircle blocks as you can.
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Time to complete = 1:10
If you have a speeder, you can go to the UL and clear the board right away.
However, you should be able to make a few loops. The enemy is really
obnoxious, so zap him. Use a stopper if necessary. Then you just have 4 loops
to make.
Level 3 password: BVHPFXRPNPHBWD
Level 3-1:
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Time to complete = 1:30
This should not be too hard if you take out 3 units at a time. Speed up
slightly at the beginning if you can in order to get past monsters and turn
away from them. You don't have to make 3 in a row and in fact it may be
better to make an L shape--especially if the first apple is in the middle of
the board, so you do not divide up the board.
You have the time to shoot down enemies, so you might as well at the start of
the level. You should be piling up launchers pretty well. You also don't
really save time with 2x2s, though it may allow you to finish with a 1x1.
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Time to complete = 1:40
Lots of chances to chain together a few blocks, but going after a bonus--
especially a long rope--may be difficult, since staying in the center still
leaves you a way from the blocks you need to complete. Note that you can
chain the center with the blocks 2N 2S 2E or 2W of it, if you are careful.
Then you can chain L blocks and 3-in-a-rows and you may just need five of
them in the best case. A little math can determine which way you should go
pairing the center. Again, shoot the enemies to start.
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Time to complete = 1:30
Here you start in the UL. You can speed to the DR if you want. That light
bulb is a bit annoying, but he is shootable. Do so from a distance, as he
tends to follow your rope. You can pair blocks kitty corner from each other
here.
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Time to complete = 1:00
This looks obnoxious, but with no monsters it isn't really a proble. You have
two ways to get to the top after going 2W 1N. You just have to use the clear
routes up/down, and you probably won't need to shoot any barriers.
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Time to complete = 1:25
This one is not easy. Blast your way along the top if you must--then you may
have to blast down the ceter to get good access to all areas. I find it's
worth it because I get a lot of power-ups from this. This level is more about
long walks than actual strategizing.
Level 4 password: TMPJPFTLMLNBBF
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Time to complete = 2:00
You can make 2x2's in the DL and UR to go really fast, although 3-3-2 is not
shabby either. You can take your time shooting at the enemy so that they are
not a problem when you make the big loops, and you'll have more than enough
time to clear out almost everything and wait for power ups in the center.
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Time to complete = 1:00
You start in the middle of the right side in 4-2. You can take out whatever
is first, and if it is in the top, go for a three-loop. There will be
lightbulb guys popping up, and you can probably just run around them. No way
to shoot unless they are in a loop guarding a apple block. Then stay back so
you run at them and fire twice. 2x2s don't make things any quicker here,
sadly.
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Time to complete = 1:20
4-3 is easy enough you can afford to sit around and wait--2 3-loops in the
center, and get the side loops another time. There are no corner squares to
take care of.
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Time to complete = 0:50
This one has a weird dead end, right NE of the center, but you should still
be able to run to the first block and take care of it. You can make a few 2-
loops, but it will be necessary to run back and forth. Let the lightbulb
follow behind you where it will be least irritating, once it sees you.
Level 5 password: FBDMDYFKJKHZVH
Level 5-1:
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This level is a bit odd because of the blocks scattered all over the place,
and if you go for the 3's then everything else is separate. The most
efficient way to get through is to clear all pieces kitty corner to each
other, then connect the middle pieces, then go for the side ones. Take some
time to kill the enemies around the area, then go with the solution
previously listed. That annoying bee may appear, so just let him follow you
around.
Time to complete = 1:30
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Here's a great chance to use a 2x2 box--use a 1x3 strip from the top or
bottom edge, another 1x3 and then a box. You may wish to slow time down to
get what is in the dead end, and if you don't get there in time, shoot your
way out so you are able to do so next time. This may waste 20 seconds, but
you have 30 to spare.
Time to complete = 1:10
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Time to complete = 1:50
The corner blocks make it impractical to try for too much in terms of
matching, and any way you try to shake things out, you need to make at least
8 ropes. If you can wrap a corner up with something else early, do so.
Otherwise just zap the enemy when he becomes a pest and work around the board
as best you can. With only 1 friend you obviously have a lot of singles to
rope, with the sets of 3 by each other.
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Time to complete = 0:50
Don't sweat the center bit until the apple appears there. The guy in the
center shouldn't be dragged out, and if he does, let him follow you. Things
have to be done one at a time here--not counting the top and bottom pairs--
but the worst case is that you get bounced around a bit.
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* ... *** ******* *** *** ... *
* *
* ... ... ... ... ... ... ... *
* ... ... ... ... ... ... ... *
* ... ... ... ... ... ... ... *
* *
*******************************
Time to complete = 2:00
This is a pretty workmanlike level where you can shoot the enemy when he gets
near. There are 20 total blocks on the outside, and as usual you can rope off
3 at a time, and that will leave 2 at the end. You shouldn't lose much time
roping off 2 at a time, though.
Level 6 password: BDXNXHWRTRVRBB
Level 6-1:
*******************************
* *
* *************************** *
* *************************** *
* *************************** *
* *************************** *
* *************************** *
* *************************** *
* *************************** *
* ******* ******* *
* ******* ... *** ... ******* *
* ******* ... *** ... ******* *
* ******* ... *** ... ******* *
* XXX *
* *************************** *
* *************************** *
* *************************** *
* *************************** *
* *************************** *
* *************************** *
* *************************** *
* *
*******************************
Time to complete = 0:24
This is areally silly level except for the apparent time pressure, but you
should have no trouble looping around one block and then the other.
Level 6-2:
*******************************
* X *
* ******* ... *** *** ... ... *
* ******* ... *** *** ... ... *
* ******* ... *** *** ... ... *
* *** *** *** *
* ... ******* *** *** ******* *
* ... ******* *** ***X******* *
* ... ******* *** *** ******* *
* *** *
* *************** *** ... *** *
*X*************** *** ... ***X*
* *************** *** ... *** *
* X *
* ... *** ... *********** ... *
* ... *** ... *********** ... *
* ... *** ... *********** ... *
* *** *
* ***X*** ******* ... ******* *
* ***X*** ******* ... ******* *
* ***X*** ******* ... ******* *
* X *
*******************************
Time to complete = 1:10
A tricky level but once you duck the pac-man and get a passage to the UL, you
can get pretty much anywhere. Just shoot whatever barriers on the edge you
need to in order to get to the blocks you want to clear. You don't need to
clear the X UL of the start until you really have somewhere to go--if you
start with a block in the bottom bit to chop, clear that right away. If the
enemies get stuck in a corridor, shoot them, but most times you can walk
around them by staying a unit away from them and watching which way they turn
at intersections.
Level 6-3:
*******************************
* *
* *** *** ... ... ... *** *** *
* *** *** ... ... ... *** *** *
* *** *** ... ... ... *** *** *
* *
* *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *
* *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *
* *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *
* *
* *** ... *** *** *** ... *** *
* *** ... *** *** *** ... *** *
* *** ... *** *** *** ... *** *
* *
* *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *
* *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *
* *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *
* *
* ... ... ... ... ... ... ... *
* ... ... ... ... ... ... ... *
* ... ... ... ... ... ... ... *
* *
*******************************
Time to complete = 1:15
Another level that is easy once you shoot the enemy. The middle row requires
solitary loops, the bottom can be taken care of with 3-1-3 or 2-3-2, and the
top can use a 3.
Level 6-4:
*******************************
* X X *
* *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *
* *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *
* *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *
* ******* *** *** ******* *** *
* ******* *** *** ******* *** *
* ******* *** *** ******* *** *
* ******* *** *** ******* *** *
* ******* *** *** ******* *** *
* ******* *** *** ******* *** *
* ******* *** *** ******* *** *
* ******* *** *** ******* *** *
* *** *** *** *** *** *
* *** ... *** *** *** ... *** *
* *** ... *** *** *** ... *** *
* *** ... *** *** *** ... *** *
* *** *** *** *** XXX *
* *******X*** *** *********** *
* *******X*** *** *********** *
* *******X*** *** *********** *
* *
*******************************
Push left to start. If the apple appears on the left, you will have just
enough time to put the rope around that block and come back. You don't have
to shoot the top barriers and probably you shouldn't. There's more than
enough time.
If the apple appears on the right, you'll have even less to worry about in
terms of time.
Time to complete = 0:30
Level 7 password: WVJTJYBPNPLHWD
Level 7-1:
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* *
* ... *********** ... ******* *
* ... *********** ... ******* *
* ... *********** ... ******* *
* *** *
* *********************** *** *
* *********************** *** *
* *********************** *** *
* *** *** *
* *** *** ... ... ... *** ... *
* *** *** ... ... ... *** ... *
* *** *** ... ... ... *** ... *
* *** *** *
* *********** ... *** ******* *
* *********** ... *** ******* *
* *********** ... *** ******* *
* *** *
* *************************** *
* *************************** *
* *************************** *
* *
*******************************
Time to complete = 0:45
7-1 is an awkward level, but fortunately you have time to complete it even if
you have to go to the UL first, then back inside the center, and out again.
Be sure when you shoot the lightbulb to back up after the first shot, or you
will get wiped out. Other than that, you just need to make a 1-loop then a 3-
loop in the center(unless the 1-loop is the top center square) and move after
the other squares as they appear. Use the timer power up here if things get
dicey, but they shouldn't.
Level 7-2:
*******************************
* *
* *** ... *** ... *** ... *** *
* *** ... *** ... *** ... *** *
* *** ... *** ... *** ... *** *
* *
* ... *** ... ... ... *** ... *
* ... *** ... ... ... *** ... *
* ... *** ... ... ... *** ... *
* *
* *** *** ... ... ... *** *** *
* *** *** ... ... ... *** *** *
* *** *** ... ... ... *** *** *
* *
* *** *** ... ... ... *** *** *
* *** *** ... ... ... *** *** *
* *** *** ... ... ... *** *** *
* *
* *** *** ... ... ... *** *** *
* *** *** ... ... ... *** *** *
* *** *** ... ... ... *** *** *
* *
*******************************
Get the corners in pairs and the 3x4 area by 3's, L's or otherwise--an
exception can be made if you want to make an L at the top. You can block out
2x2 boxes but they won't make for any fewer trips. There'll be one signe
block left from all this. Gun down the enemy near the bottom and go back and
forth to de-synchronize the time you meet at the corners, so you can blast
him quickly if need be. You should be able to work around just one enemy.
Time to complete = 1:50
Level 7-3:
*******************************
* *** *** *
* ... ... *** ... *** ... ... *
* ... ... *** ... *** ... ... *
* ... ... *** ... *** ... ... *
* *
* *** ... ... *** ... ... *** *
* *** ... ... *** ... ... *** *
* *** ... ... *** ... ... *** *
* *
* *** *** ... *** ... *** *** *
* *** *** ... *** ... *** *** *
* *** *** ... *** ... *** *** *
* *** *** *** *** *
* *** *** ... *** ... *** *** *
* *** *** ... *** ... *** *** *
* *** *** ... *** ... *** *** *
* *** *** *
* *** *** ... ... ... ******* *
* *** *** ... ... ... ******* *
* *** *** ... ... ... ******* *
* *
*******************************
Time to complete = 1:50
The ideal way to complete this is to close the L's at the UL and UR, get the
3-talls down the side and the 3 at the bottom, and close the block at the
top. Not in that order, of course. There are a lot of long tunnels here where
you can gun enemies down, which is nice. They aren't particularly annoying,
but they are nice to get out of the way.
Level 7-4:
*******************************
* *
* *************************** *
* *************************** *
* *************************** *
* *** *
*X******************* ... *** *
*X******************* ... *** *
*X******************* ... *** *
* XXX *
* *************************** *
* *************************** *
* *************************** *
* *** *
* ******* ... ***************X*
* ******* ... ***************X*
* ******* ... ***************X*
* *** *
* *************************** *
* *************************** *
* *************************** *
* *
*******************************
If the nearby box is available, get it. If not, go to the far box and blast
the barriers from the left, whether or not you are able to wrap your guy
around the far box. This is a good place to use the speed up or stopper power
up.
Time to complete = 0:30
Level VL-4:
*******************************
* *
* ******* ... *** ... ******* *
* ******* ... *** ... ******* *
* ******* ... *** ... ******* *
* ******* *** ******* *
* ******* ... *** ... ******* *
* ******* ... *** ... ******* *
* ******* ... *** ... ******* *
* XXX *
* ... *************** ... ... *
* ... *************** ... ... *
* ... *************** ... ... *
* *** *
* ******* ... *** ... ******* *
* ******* ... *** ... ******* *
* ******* ... *** ... ******* *
* ******* ******* *
* ******* ... *** ... ******* *
* ******* ... *** ... ******* *
* ******* ... *** ... ******* *
* *
*******************************
Time to complete = 1:15
This is a pretty nondescript extra level, as you just pair off the two boxes
that appear. The enemy on the left should pose no real problems for you.
Level 8 password: BMPJPFTLMLPBBF
Level 8-1:
*******************************
* X *
* ... *** *** *** ... *** *** *
* ... *** *** *** ... *** *** *
* ... *** *** *** ... *** *** *
* X X X *
* *** *** ... *** *** *** *** *
* ***X*** ... *** ***X*** *** *
* *** *** ... *** *** *** *** *
* X *
* *** *** *** *** *** ... *** *
*X*** *** *** *** *** ... ***X*
* *** *** *** *** *** ... *** *
* X *
* ... *** *** *** *** *** *** *
* ... *** *** *** *** ***X*** *
* ... *** *** *** *** *** *** *
* X *
* *** *** *** ... *** *** ... *
* *** *** *** ... *** *** ... *
* *** *** *** ... *** *** ... *
* *
*******************************
For this, you really just need to take out one of the center X's to make sure
you can get around quickly. I'd choose the UR of them, but both would work.
The random pacman enemy shouldn't give you much trouble.
Time to complete = 1:30
Level 8-2:
*******************************
* *
* ... ... *** *** *** ... ... *
* ... ... *** *** *** ... ... *
* ... ... *** *** *** ... ... *
* *
* ... *** ... *** ... *** ... *
* ... *** ... *** ... *** ... *
* ... *** ... *** ... *** ... *
* *
* ... *** *** ... *** *** ... *
* ... *** *** ... *** *** ... *
* ... *** *** ... *** *** ... *
* *
* ... *** ... *** ... *** ... *
* ... *** ... *** ... *** ... *
* ... *** ... *** ... *** ... *
* *
* ... ... *** *** *** ... ... *
* ... ... *** *** *** ... ... *
* ... ... *** *** *** ... ... *
* *
*******************************
Time to complete = 2:00
Kill the pac-man so he doesn't distract your main work. You can clear each
side with an L and 3-high and then you have 7 single blocks left, only you
can loop together any that are 2 apart. There are a lot of blocks here but no
obstacles, so you should be able to go pretty quickly.
Level 8-3:
*******************************
* *
* *** ******* ******* ... ... *
* *** ******* ******* ... ... *
* *** ******* ******* ... ... *
* *** ******* *
* *** ... ... ******* ... ... *
* *** ... ... ******* ... ... *
* *** ... ... ******* ... ... *
* X **** *
* *********************** ... *
* *********************** ... *
* *********************** ... *
* X X X *
* ... *** ... *** ... *** ... *
* ... *** ... *** ... *** ... *
* ... *** ... *** ... *** ... *
* *** *** *** *
* ... *** ... *** ... *** ... *
* ... *** ... *** ... *** ... *
* ... *** ... *** ... *** ... *
* *
*******************************
You can even get the blocks in the culdesac if they are highlighted to start
out. From there you don't really need to bust through the blocks to get the
rest. You may miss one pair to rope at the bottom, but you have more han
enough time to clear it all out. Just patrol at the bottom.
Time to complete = 1:30
Level 8-4:
*******************************
* X *
* ... *** *** *** ... *** *** *
* ... *** *** *** ... *** *** *
* ... *** *** *** ... *** *** *
* X X *
* *** ... *** *** *** *** *** *
* *** ... *** *** ***X*** *** *
* *** ... *** *** *** *** *** *
* X *
* *** *** *** *** *** *** ... *
* *** *** *** ***X*** *** ... *
* *** *** *** *** *** *** ... *
* X X *
* *** *** *** *** *** *** ... *
* *** *** *** *** *** *** ... *
* *** *** *** *** *** *** ... *
* X *
* ... ... ... ... *** *** ... *
* ... ... ... ... *** *** ... *
* ... ... ... ... *** *** ... *
* X *
*******************************
This is the last level, so cut through what you want to to get to the blocks
to wipe out. I like to shoot down along the bottom right away to take care of
the enemy. Then you can rope off the DL and DR pretty quickly, and the UL
falls to an L-shape.
Time to complete = 1:20
5. CHEATS
All hexidecimal values based on the FCEUXD in-emulator cheater. You may have
to tack on offsets for actual save state files.
0x70-0x73 = digits of score, 100000s down to 100s
0x083 = # of lives
0x4cb = round - 1
0x4cc = level - 1
0x4cf = # of launcher
0x4d0 = # of speeding units(maximum = 0xff or 255)
0x4d1 = timer
0x4d2 = # of stopper
0x4d3 = who's on the rope
10 = just you
18 = you and friend
20 = you and 2 friends
0x518 = time left(seconds)
0x519 = time left(minutes)
End of FAQ Proper
================================
6. VERSIONS
0.1.0: sent to GameFAQs 2/5/2008, started, with cheat codes and passwords
1.0.0: sent to GameFAQs 2/5/2008, completed. Need some bonus levels, though.
7. CREDITS
Thanks to the usual GameFAQs gang, current and emeritus. They know who they
are, and you should, too, because they get/got some SERIOUS writing done.
Good people too--bloomer, falsehead, Sashanan, Masters, Retro, Snow
Dragon/Brui5ed Ego, ZoopSoul, War Doc, Brian Sulpher, AdamL, odino, JDog and
others I forgot. OK, even Hydrophant in his current not-yet-banned message
board incarnation. I am not part of his gang, but I want him to be part of
mine.
Thanks to the NES Completion Project folks for keeping it going.
Special thanks to odino for telling me about this game.
Thanks to romhacking.net for hosting the translation.
Thanks to KingMike for making the translation.
