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Fantasy Zone (Tengen) FAQ/Walkthrough
For the NES
Version 1.0 (Created 4/29/2009)
By Devin Morgan
This file is Copyright (c)2009 Devin Morgan. All rights reserved.
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Table of Contents
1. What's New
2. Introduction
3. Controls
4. Overview
5. Walkthrough
6. Copyright Notice
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-= 1. What's New -=
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Version 1.0 (4/29/09): The first, complete version of this FAQ.
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-= 2. Introduction -=
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Fantasy Zone is an action/scrolling shooter game for the NES. There was an
official version released, and then there was an unauthorized one made by
Tengen (it is the same as the official game, though). Anyway, this game is a
rather straightforward gaming experience, where you must destroy the major
enemies in an area to fight the boss and continue onward. Enemies drop gold,
which can be redeemed at the shop that periodically appears to buy upgrades
to your ship. The game is relatively short and simple, but it is worth
checking out for a quick and fun experience.
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Control Pad: Move character, move pointer on menu screens
Start: Start game
Select: Pause/resume game
B: Shoot primary weapon
A: Drop bombs
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-= 4. Overview -=
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General Gameplay
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Fantasy Zone consists of seven stages (eight if you count the boss rush at
the end). In each stage, there will be plenty of regular enemies floating
around, but there will also be six larger enemies you must destroy in order
to proceed to the boss. On the bottom of the screen, there is a meter with
six slots on it. It will highlight where you are on the map in relation to
those six target enemies. As you destroy them, the meter will be cleared.
Once you kill them all, you will immediately go to the stage's boss.
When you kill most regular enemies, they will drop gold bars which fall to
the ground below. Collect and accumulate them, as you can spend them in the
shop to buy upgrades for your ship. At the start of each stage after the
first one, and at other random points, a red bubble with SHOP written on it
will appaer. Touch it to enter the shop. You simply move the pointer to the
item you want and press A to buy it. You can also move the pointer all the
way right to reach a second page of items (or left to move back).
After you are done in the shop, you will go to a parts screen where you can
select what you want to use now. At certain points, a similar red bubble with
SEL will appear; this will allow you to access the parts screen again.
Unfortunately you cannot change your current equipment outside of these
screens, or access them without those red bubbles appearing.
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Parts/Equipment
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Speed Up
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NOTE: With each of these wing/engine upgrades, your ship will be able to move
more quickly. Once you select an upgrade, you keep it forever, or at
least until you die, at which point you must buy them all over again.
Big Wing
Cost: $100
Jet Engine
Cost: $1000
Rocket Engine
Cost: $100000
Small Wings
Cost: N/A
Turbo Engine
Cost: $10000
Weapon 2 (primary)
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NOTE: With the exception of the Twin Shot, a timer will count down from 30
seconds when you equip these weapons. When the timer reaches zero, you
will revert back to your Twin Shot weapon.
5 Way Shot
Cost: $5000 (add $4000 to each subsequent purchase)
Description: Shoot straight shots in five directions in front of you.
Laser Beam
Cost: $1000 (add $800 to each subsequent purchase)
Description: A strong, straight laser beam which penetrates through most
solid objects to attack.
Twin Shot
Cost: N/A
Description: Your default straight-shooting weapon.
Wide Beam
Cost: $500 (add $400 to each subsequent purchase)
Description: This is simply a wider version of your default Twin Shot; it
is not any stronger.
Weapon 1 (bomb)
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NOTE: The Single and Twin Bombs can be used an infinite amount of times. For
the other bomb types, they can only be used once, but you can buy as
many as you want at one time.
Fire Bomb
Cost: $2000 (add $500 to each subsequent purchase)
Heavy Bomb
Cost: $2000 (add $1000 to each subsequent purchase)
Single Bomb
Cost: N/A
Description: Drop a single bomb at a time.
Smart Bomb
Cost: $2000 (add $1000 to each subsequent purchase)
Twin Bomb
Cost: $100 (add $100 to each subsequent purchase)
Description: Drop up to two bombs at a time.
Extra Lives
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Extra Ship
Cost: $5000 ($20000 for second, $50000 for third, $100000 for fourth,
$200000 for fifth)
Description: Gain an extra life, of course!
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Stage 1
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You will start off the game here in this simple stage. There are six large
red enemies, which are your main targets here. They drop round blue enemies,
so move above them when possible. There are groups of four flying enemies at
a time that you will also encounter; kill them to earn gold. The silver plane
enemies do not yield any gold, though. If you see the red shop icon, touch it
to enter the shop and spend some gold if you want. The large red enemies will
take a lot of shots from your normal gun, so you may want to upgrade at the
shop. You can kill them by dropping four regular bombs, too. Once you kill
them, you will meet the first boss.
The first stage's boss is a giant block which moves up and down along the
right side of the area. It will periodically open its mouth and spit out many
smaller rocks to attack. This large cluster can be hard to avoid, so I
recommend staying along the left side of the screen and using your primary
weapon to attack from a safe distance. The boss usually attacks when it moves
towards the top of the area, so be prepared when that happens. Once you
destroy the boss, collect the money bags and you will be done here.
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Stage 2
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As soon as the stage begins, you will see the shop icon floating overhead.
Now is your chance to upgrade if you wish to do so. There are again six large
enemies, this time orange domes, to destroy in order to proceed. Flying
around the area are groups of smaller orange and blue enemies (these drop
gold), as well as pairs of silver planes (these do not drop gold). The large
orange enemies will take more firepower in order to destroy (six regular
bombs), so you may want to upgrade your primary weapon at the shop.
When you defeat the six enemies, you will meet the boss. Your enemy here is a
large orange orb with smaller blue orbs surrounding it. There are two layers
of blue orbs: eight larger ones on the outer edge which act as shields, and
eight smaller ones inside which are your targets. You need to shoot in
between the larger orbs so you can hit the smaller ones, destroying them. All
the while, the boss will shoot up projectiles which will rain down on the
area, which you can avoid if you are quick enough. Certain weapons, like the
Laser Beam, can penetrate the larger orbs, making this even easier. Following
the battle, collect the gold, and it's on to the third stage.
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Stage 3
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Upon entering this stage, the shop will appear from above if you want to
spend your gold on upgrades (the Laser Beam is recommended, and if you
haven't been doing so, upgrade your engine to increase your ship's speed).
There are six large orange enemies to defeat here; they can take 8 regular
bombs worth of damage. They drop small green snail enemies which move along
the ground, periodically jumping in the air to attack. Along the top of the
screen are amoeba-like creatures, as well as stray missiles floating around
the area (they both drop gold). The silver planes are here as well, but of
course they drop nothing. You may also have the shop appear again.
The boss of this stage is a giant circular head, with eight cannons mounted
on the left side. These small pieces will shoot laser beams to attack as the
boss moves up and down, so stay along the upper area of the screen to avoid
those attacks. Your targets are the eight small cannon devices. If you have a
Heavy Bomb, now is the time to move directly above the cannons and use it to
quickly eliminate a majority of them. As you attack the cannons, they will
change colors from red to blue to orange, so keep that in mind when
attacking. Try not to stay in front of any of them, as the laser attacks are
fast! Once you destroy the cannons, the boss will be defeated, so grab your
prize money and move on.
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Stage 4
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As usual, enter the shop as soon as you start the level so you can upgrade if
needed (you may have enough gold by now to buy the Rocket Engine upgrade).
Anyway, there are more enemies around which attack in groups and drop gold
(except the round blue enemies found by themselves). Your targets here are
the six shelled enemies located on the ground level. They take 9 regular bomb
blasts to destroy them, just to get some perspective on their strength. Once
you destroy them, you will go ahead to the next boss.
This boss will consist of a body and two snake-like tentacles attached to the
body. These tentacles will wave up and down while spitting small clusters of
projectiles at you. The tentacles are both colored red when you start the
battle, but as you attack the many segments of each one, they will change
colors from red to blue and yellow, and finally to green. Your objective is
to attack the tentacles until all segments on both of them are green. The
shots may be difficult to avoid, but luckily you can shoot through the body
to hit the tentacles. Once both of them are green, the battle will be over.
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Stage 5
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Just like the previous stages, you will see a shop above you as you arrive.
Enter it to upgrade, then you will need to go for the six large enemies yet
again. They are in the form of large crystals hanging in the air. They will
send out smaller silver planes to attack, so watch these large enemies'
undersides. In addition, there are amoeba enemies above which will shoot
small projectiles from above, as well as stray missiles and waves of five
smaller enemies which will move forward in its formation. The large crystals
will take about 10 bomb blasts to kill them. As always, once you destroy the
six enemies, it will be time to meet the boss.
The boss here is a giant ice penguin, guarded by rows of progressively
smaller snowmen. You must destroy all of the smallest enemies in order to
start attacking the next row of them. They will all be shooting projectiles
to attack, which can make maneuvering and attacking difficult if you are not
properly upgraded. Luckily, as you get to the larger enemies, their
projectiles become larger and there will be less of them. These enemies all
change colors as you damage them, so you can get an idea for how much more
you need to beat them down. Once you get to the main boss enemy, it will take
quite a beating, so keep on blasting it until it turns black and eventually
explodes in defeat! Take the gold-filled bags that fall out and then it will
be time to explore the next stage.
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Stage 6
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In this stage, your six large targets consist of orange and white striped
domes in the air. They will send out green enemies that will home in on you
to attack. You will also have to deal with groups of blue and green enemies
flying in formation to attack, as well as round blue enemies with crosshairs
on their bodies. All of these creatures drop gold, which means this can be
quite profitable, especially since the shop will appear a second time in this
stage. The large targets take 12 regular bomb blasts to kill them. As with
the previous stages, once you destroy the six main targets, you will go on to
the boss area.
The boss here consists of a single eyeball which starts by moving to the
center of the screen. Before it gets there, get to the center area as well
and land on the ground. This is the safest spot to be, since as soon as the
eye reaches the center, three barriers will appear and begin to rotate around
the center eye. You only need to attack the eye to cause damage; there are no
other enemies or projectiles to worry about. You just need to move around the
center along with the rotating barriers to avoid certain death. As you attack
the eye, it will change colors from blue to various intermediate colors, and
ultimately to red. Once you destroy it, collect the money bags and go to the
seventh stage!
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Stage 7
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Starting off here, you will once again see the shop appear above your ship.
Enter it and get the usual upgrades if need be, then it's time to fight. The
six large targets are blue and white, and float near the top of the screen.
There will be plenty of green/blue tube enemies floating around, but the
biggest nuisance are the small, dull green-colored creatures that shoot
projectiles at you (they are hard to see against the background, too). The
large enemies take 14 bomb shots to be destroyed. Since pretty much all of
the enemies shoot things at you, it will be quite tricky to destroy the
larger enemies safely. Be patient and use your upgrades to succeed, and then
you will meet another boss.
This stage's boss is a giant box which attempts to combine itself around you,
trapping/killing you in the process. You will see the parts of the boss
expanding before coming together at your most recent location, so you must
keep moving to avoid getting trapped (the Turbo/Rocket Engines are essential
at this point). When it is combined, the boss is vulnerable to your attacks
for a brief moment before it splits up and repeats the same pattern again.
The boss will become more brightly colored as you cause damage, and then it
will turn white before you are about to kill it.
After you defeat the boss, collect the money bags and you will go directly to
the shop screen. Buy and equip your upgrades now (I recommend the Laser Beam,
as well as some Heavy Bombs), then when you are ready, it's on to the final
stage!
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Stage 8
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For this stage, you must fight each of the previous seven bosses again, one
after another, with no breaks in between! Once you get through the barrage of
the first seven bosses, you will come to THE final boss. The last boss is
basically a much larger version of your own ship. It will move offscreen, and
the real battle will begin. There will be a small crab enemy which will
create a barrier as it moves along the screen, ala the old Snake computer
game.
If you attack the crab enough, the current pattern will be cleared, and it
will start again with a new pattern, while moving a little bit faster. There
are five patterns in total to get through, with the fifth one being the
toughest since it moves fast and you have a limited amount of time to kill it
before you get crushed! Once you manage to kill it, the large ship will
emerge and the game will be complete. Congratulations on beating the Tengen
version of Fantasy Zone!
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