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Kaiketsu Yancha Maru 3: Taiketsu! Zouringen
FAQ/Walkthrough
By: Dark Vortex (Quan Jin)
[email protected]
Version 1.0
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This guide is copyright (c)2008 Quan Jin
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Table of Contents
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1. Introduction...............................................[1000]
2. FAQ........................................................[2000]
3. Controls...................................................[3000]
4. Walkthrough................................................[4000]
5. Version History............................................[5000]
6. Legal Disclaimers..........................................[6000]
7. Credits and Closing........................................[7000]
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1. Introduction [1000]
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Kaiketsu Yancha Maru 3: Taiketsu! Zouringen is the third installment in the
Kid Niki: Radical Ninja series. Once again, the player takes control of the
quirky Kid Niki, armed with his wooden rod, through an odd world of weird
creatures. If you're a fan of the classic Kid Niki or its sequel, Kaiketsu
Yanchamaru 2: Karakuri Land, then you'll be sure to enjoy this game, which
essentially delivers more of the same gameplay.
In this guide, you'll find a walkthrough spanning the entire length of the
game. I hope you find it helpful.
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2. FAQ [2000]
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[Q] How do I not take damage from strips of spikes?
[A] Perform a down attack and "bounce" over the spikes.
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[Q] Are those things in Stage Two doing what I think they're
doing?
[A] Yes, the pumping motion, the look of ecstacy on their faces,
and the sudden release leads me to believe they're actually
doing the deed. This could be a potential reason as to why
Kaiketsu Yancha Maru 3 was never brought to US shores.
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3. Controls [3000]
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Control Pad | | | |
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Select Button Start Button
Control Pad ~
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~ Moves your character through the level.
~ Press Down to duck.
Select Button ~
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~ Unused.
Start Button ~
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~ Makes selections on the menu.
~ Pause.
B Button ~
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~ Attack.
~ Wall Hold and Somersault.
A Button ~
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~ Jump.
~ Slide (Hold Down + Left/Right + A Button).
~ Makes selections on the menu.
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4. Walkthrough [4000]
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Before you begin playing Kaiketsu Yancha Maru 3, be sure you have an
understanding of these basic techniques:
Charged Slash: Hold down the B Button until the character starts to flash.
Then, release to spin on the rod, killing any enemy that touches you. You
are invincible while in this state.
Wall Hold and Somersault: Have your rod extended as you fly toward a wall
or surface to "slide" down the wall with your rod. If you land it at the
top of a wall, you'll be held there in mid air. Having achieved this,
release the A Button to spin off of the wall. This technique is
instrumental to reaching higher ledges and otherwise inaccessible areas.
Wall Jump: This can only be performed when you have two walls right next
to each other. Perform a spin off of one wall and then wall hold and spin
off of the other. Using this, you can scale walls all the way to the top.
Slide: While crouching, hold one direction and press the B Button to
perform a slide. Slides, unfortunately, cannot be used to damage enemies.
Down Attack and Up Attack: To perform a down attack or up attack, simply
press down or up on the Control Pad while flying through the air. While
you are down attacking, the character can bounce and avoid obstacles such
as spikes.
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STAGE ONE
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Begin by moving forward and taking down the various googly-eyed enemies that
approach you. I can't even begin to imagine what they're supposed to be. After
a few steps, you'll notice a key above a hovering platform. Get up there by
hopping on top of the nearby platform and subsequently jumping to the key.
With it in tow, continue advancing through the level.
You'll notice a health pickup behind a locked door. If you've taken some
damage, use your key to open the door. However, if you have no need for it,
just pass it; otherwise you'll just be wasting a valuable key. Slightly beyond
that is a shuriken walking on top of a platform with some points pickups. To
reach it, perform a wall hold on the nearby wall to the right and spin off. Be
careful not to land on top of the shuriken for obvious reasons.
Jump from ledge to ledge to avoid getting caught in the mass of enemies in the
pits. Eventually, you'll notice another points pickup on top of a platform.
This one doesn't require any fancy somersaulting to reach it; simply jump
toward it from the left side.
In the area that follows, a new enemy will appear. These snow-cone (???)
robots will just hop around. They don't really pose any significant threat,
so just slash them away. Situated above on a very high platform is another
key. How do you obtain it? Simple. Just stand on top of the raised piece of
ground right below to key and jump toward the small ledge to left. Wall hold
here and spin off to reach the key.
Proceed until you reach a spring. Jump on it to reach the ledge with the
keyhole. Once inside the yellow-blocked building, kill the enemies jumping
below in the pit and slide left to reach the health pickup. Be wary of the
pipe spewing fireballs nearby. Anyway, to go further up, you'll have to hit
the walking shurikens hazards off of the platforms. This is easily achieved by
jumping and hitting them while in mid-air. At the top is another pipe belching
fireballs out. Wait for it to spit a pair out, then jump onto the higher
ledge. Snag the key here.
Make your way further to the right, watching out for any sneaky enemies that
attempt to hit you. At the end is another locked door. Use the key you just
picked up and hit the grey switch until the grey platform blocking the hole is
out of the way. Then, jump down and eliminate the walking shurikens there. Hop
over the gap and jump off the ledge to the lower floor. Again, take caution
when passing over the fireball-spitting pipe. The safest way to get by would
be to immediately jump on top of the opening after it has just spit two
fireballs. Doing so will block the opening and prevent any fireballs from
roasting your ass. Jump off afterwards.
The enemies just beyond there resemble the snow-cone robots from before.
These, however, can spew fire into the air. Also note that they take three
hits to kill. Approach and eliminate them with caution and pass over the next
fireball-spewing pipe using the same strategy as before. From the first pipe,
jump on top of the next pipe's opening. If you saved a key from before, you
can just go through the locked door with no problem. However, if you have no
keys on you, you'll need to go up. Hit the grey switch to move the grey
platform into a prime jumping position. Then hop up to the top and snag the
key and health pickup. Avoid getting burned by the pipes here too.
Past the keyhole, you'll need to go over a set of grey platforms. All of them
are influenced by the lone switch at the bottom. Hit the switch until the
platforms are in a good position for you to jump up to the top. Ideally, you
will want the bottom platform to be near the middle middle with the middle
platform as far left as possible and the top platform somewhere in the middle
as well. At the top is another key and a locked door leading to the boss
fight.
Stage One Boss ~
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The Stage One Boss resembles some random Dragonball Z character with
fireballs revolving around him. He will just hop around back and
forth. Touch his fireballs and you'll take damage, simple as that.
The only part of the battle where you can damage him is when he's at
the rightmost portion of the room. When he returns to his starting
position, he'll extend his four fireballs toward you. Avoid them by
(get this!) just standing in the doorway - the fireballs won't be
able to extend to you while you're standing there. When he jumps all
over the place, slide underneath him to avoid getting hit. It'll be
a slow fight because you can only hit him for that second he returns
to his starting position.
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STAGE TWO
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Make your way forward. The first enemy you encounter has um... a unique
attack. No inappropriate jokes please. Avoid the "water" they shoot at you
and collect the key and points pickup from the platform above. Continue
through the level fighting through the little boy statues (oh God why??) until
you reach a locked door. Past it, do a somersault off of the left wall and
collect the key on top of the other ledge.
From here, you can go one of two ways. The first way will put you in the face
of more danger but it'll lead you to a health pickup. The second way is
significantly less dangerous, but you won't get any other bonus out of it.
As for the first method, simply jump straight down into the water. You'll be
able to pick up a key. Swim further down past a shark and mine to reach the
health pickup and a locked door. Swim past yet another shark and then paddle
your way up toward the surface. Avoid the duck and continue.
The second method requires that you jump from the platform with the key.
Do a down attack on the little boy statue and unlock the next door. From here,
you can just proceed to the waterline, where you'll find a key and a duck.
Jump into the water.
Swim your way right through the mine and the locked door. In the next
underwater segment, you'll be offered a choice between two different paths.
If you head right along the upper path, you'll reach a health pickup that
fully replenishes your HP. In order to proceed, continue along the bottom path
past a shark and a mine. By now, you've probably realized that you can't
attack underwater. The only method of getting past these is to just avoid
them.
At the end, swim up past another shark and jump back on to land. You do this
by first stepping onto the square block right below the waterline. Then,
execute a jump and you'll hop out of the water. Get rid of the statue on top
of the ledge and jump to the top of the ledge on the left for a health pickup.
Now, position yourself so that you're right at the edge of the waterline and
make a jump for the ledge where the little boy statue previously was. The key
is to make a running jump from as far to the right as possible (without
actually falling into the water, obviously).
From that ledge, jump to get the key on top of the platform. Then, jump from
platform to platform to another locked door. Be careful of the shark that
repeatedly jumps out of the water here. Unlock the door and jump down into
the water. Unfortunately, you'll be stopped by another keyhole. That's easily
solved because there's another key in the room to the left. Do your best to
swim past the mines and unlock the door.
Advance through the water past a few mine obstacles and you'll eventually
come across a shark. Avoid it by swimming above it. The hole at the end leads
to a health pickup (which you'll probably need). Now, swim to the upper level
and make your way down to the left. At the end, jump out of the water and hop
across the platforms. Be wary of statues standing on top of some of them.
Eliminate those using your ranged beam attack. Along the way, you should
notice a key floating in the air. Be sure to snag it before continuing to the
locked door at the end, which leads to a boss fight.
Stage Two Boss ~
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This blue fellow armed with a pitchfork has three methods of attack.
First, he will rise in the air and then dive at you. Avoid this by
just sliding under him as he swoops down. Then, he'll float in the
air in release three energy orbs at you. Stand away from them as
they come down to avoid them. Lastly, he'll just run across the
field. Jump over him as he passes to avoid getting hit. This boss
can be damaged any time he's standing on the ground. Melee attacks
deal much more damage then your ranged energy beam attack, so opt to
use those whenever you get the chance.
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STAGE THREE
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Begin by moving forward and getting rid of the odd-looking four-legged
creatures. Yeah, I don't even want to begin to guess as to what they are.
Collect the four points pickups on the platform and then jump for the key
floating nearby. At this point, you'll begin to encounter flying bananas.
These aren't much of a challenge to defeat; one hit should be enough to
eliminate them. Anyway, get rid of the keyhole block and proceed.
Try to avoid jumping into the water because it'll slow you down as you attempt
to run through. Watch out for the yellow flower because it'll dismount its
stem and "roll" toward you. The white flowers will attack you with a surprise
gun that can hit you from a range. While you're eliminating those threats,
dodge the flying bananas as best you can. And yes, I am completely aware of
how ridiculous I sound right now.
Continue jumping from platform to platform until you reach a tall piece of
earth jutting out above the others. On top is a white flower and a key
floating nearby. Get rid of the former and pick up the latter. Shortly
thereafter, you'll reach a point where you can't jump any further. Fall into
the water and jump your way further to the right. Be sure to collect the key
floating between thw two platforms just beyond there. At this point, you
should have two keys in tow.
Upon arriving at the waterfall, hop on the boat thing and begin to paddle your
way up (A Button). The direction that you're facing determines which direction
the boat thing will move in. For example, when you're facing toward the left,
you'll move toward the right. Watch out for falling logs and flying bananas as
you make your way up. If you feel like attaining some points pickups, check
the various platforms along the left side of the waterfall. To proceed, just
go up the right side, jump off, and unlock the keyhole there.
This next area is really open-ended, so make an effort not to get lost, 'kay?
As soon as you go through the keyhole, jump down forward. You'll land on a
green block with two possible ways to continue down to your left and right.
Step off of the left edge and perform a wall hold on the adjacent wall. Then,
spin off to collect the key in the indent. After collecting it, jump off to
the left and perform a down attack to bounce and avoid the spikes at the
bottom.
From here, proceed to the right, avoiding the various feet monsters hopping
around. Jump onto the platform with the single tree and continue to the right.
At the edge, you'll notice a line of green blocks above you and a huge gap in
front of you. The gap is lined with spikes at the bottom, so opt for the
upper path. At the end of the line of blocks, you'l notice a set of spikes
near the bottom-right corner of the screen. Jump in the area between your
current playform and the spikes and kill the yellow flower thing. After a few
more gun-toting flowers, you'll notice a key nearby. Pick it up and unlock
the nearby keyhole. Slide under the blocks and snag the health pickup and key
located here.
Slide your way back and begin jumping up towards the upper-right. Continue up
the staircase, avoiding flowers and flying feet left and right. Once you reach
the edge of the screen, jump left onto the green-tipped platforms there and
unlock the keyhole. From here, continue jumping from platform to platform.
Take care because if you fall, you'll have to climb all the way back up again.
After passing a platform with some trees growing on it, you'll again jump onto
some green blocks. Traverse the staircase and jump the hole in the middle.
At the top, hop further to the left and snag the key sitting in the corner. If
you wall hold off of the two green blocks jutting out just above you and spin
off, you can collect a health pickup sitting on the platform.
Now, return to the top of the staircase block formation and jump onto the
green-tipped platform to the right. You'll have to again contend with some
flowers and various monsters here. It's just a short trip from here to the
locked door leading to the boss keyhole. Be careful not to fall down on the
way there.
Stage Three Boss ~
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The woodman (as I like to call him) wields a huge hammer that acts
as a shield and weapon. When he charges you, he'll have his hammer
in front of you, rendering him invincible from the front. Avoid his
charge by simply jumping over him. As soon as you see him hop up in
the air, jump up to avoid his ground-pounding attack, which deals
heavy damage to you. Take the opportunity after he lands to get a
few hits in as he runs back to his starting position. He'll repeat
this process without too many change-ups.
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STAGE FOUR
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Jump into the sand at the start and jump forward to progress. The enemies in
this area consist primarily of bees and bats flying around. These are easily
killed with a single hit. The bees will just fly up and down whereas the bats
actually attempt to follow you. Just beyond the sand, you'll encounter some
gun-toting armadillos. You can only hit these when their shell is open -
otherwise, your slashes will just deflect off. Make your way to the top of
the blocks and grab the key sitting on the cloud nearby. From here, jump to
the next cloud further to the right and continue.
You can unlock the keyhole to easily avoid the spikes just below. However, if
you just jump off to the left of the line of spikes and perform a down attack,
you can wall jump off and land on the platform below the upper line of spikes.
You'll be able to get a health pickup as a bonus as well. Walk to the end and
jump on the spring to boost yourself up to the next platform.
From there, hop on to the edge of the platform and jump down all the way to
the bottom. Head right and you'll notice a keyhole. Here's another opportunity
to save a precious key. Instead of using it, just execute a wall hold on the
walls above the keyhole and jump from wall to wall. If you haven't already
tried it, wall jumping is a very useful technique for overcoming these kind of
obstacles. Anyway, at the top of the ledge, jump on to the cloud. Then, jump
up and left towards the next cloud. From here, just hop in a generally forward
direction over the clouds. Watch out for the fans that'll push you right off.
If you need a key (you should have just one at the moment), then hop over the
clouds toward the upper-left corner. There's a key there that you can pick up.
If you don't need it, save yourself the trouble and continue. At the end of
the line of clouds, you'll reach a keyhole. Unlock it and hop off the ledge.
Be sure to hold forward because there's a spike pit at the bottom. If you move
forward a little bit, you can easily avoid it.
At the bottom, hit the ball to put it in motion and use it to jump over the
next ledge. Once you're over, kill the armadillos here and hit the ball two
platforms to the left of the right wall. Get on top of the nearby cloud and
snag the health pickup. Then, begin to jump to the next cloud until you reach
two separate clouds you can jump to. First, go towards the upper-left and pick
up the key there. Be careful of clouds that'll "dip" when you step on them.
Once you have it, follow the clouds to the right. At the jump with the fan
blowing at you, jump toward the lower-right. You'll land on a line of clouds
with a cloud in the middle that'll collapse when you step on it. Do just that
and aim for the platform the keyhole on it. Opening it will lead you to the
boss.
Stage Four Boss ~
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This is an interesting character to say the least. He (she?) will
begin by hopping around the map, playing his horn. Watch out for the
music notes and avoid them because they can damage you. When he
returns to his starting position, he'll spin around the edge of the
screen. This move is easily avoided by simply standing on the cloud
in the middle. The boss, unlike the others thus far, can be damaged
at any time. It should be noted that falling off of the clouds will
result in an instant death, so try to avoid doing that, mm'kay?
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STAGE FIVE
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Avoid the flying ice cream cones (again... what the hell?) and collect the key
from the top of the icy platform. Be careful when jumping on top of these
because you'll slip and slide all over the place. Jump onto the next platform
and get rid of the keyhole. Watch out for the penguins going up and down and
hop on to the icy platforms. Go over the spikes and kill the enemy at the end
who's sliding around. Try to avoid impaling yourself on the spikes on the
wall at the end.
Continue along the icy floor, avoiding the sliding enemies. To attain the key
on top of the high platform near the end of the path, you'll need to perform a
spin off of the wall to its right. From the platform, jump over the spikes or
use a down attack to bounce over them. Then, jump over the next set of spikes
and unlock the locked door at the end. Inside the structure, get on top of the
pink boxes and kill the two penguins jumping up and down beside you. Then,
fall down and collect the health pickup. Proceed as usual.
Get on top of the next ledge and hop over the pink spikes. At the top of the
next ledge is a fridge (???) with a snowman inside who'll shoot bullets at
you. You can only damage him when the fridge is open. Past that, fall down the
hole and continue to the left. Watch out for the falling spikes and the
spinning dude. The latter enemy can only be defeated when he's jumping up and
down after having spun through once. I find it easier to just ignore him.
Jump off the following ledge and you'll be stopped by a locked door. Where's
the key? Walk over to the left and slide underneath the spikes. The next few
spikes require a bit of careful planning to avoid getting yourself stabbed.
Position yourself as to avoid getting stuck underneath a set of spikes when
you stand up after sliding. At the end, you'll need to perform a wall spin
off of the right wall and then off of the left wall. Aim yourself and get
yourself on top of the ledge. Then, collect the health pickup (you might need
it if you had some trouble with the spikes) and slide underneath to snag the
key. Having picked that up, return to the keyhole and go through.
Execute a loooooong slide underneath the next segment and kill the next fridge
on the next ledge. Watch the moving platforms with the spikes on their bases.
Needless to say, if you hit them from the bottom, you'll take some damage.
Hop on top of the one nearest you and ride it to the top. Watch out for flying
ice cream cones as you go up. Then, hop off on to the platform to the left and
wall spin your way up. When you're back outside, jump from the small icy
platform over the spikes. Perform a down attack and bounce over the spikes
to the other side.
Get the health pickup and jump up and over into the hole to the left. Collect
the key and then wall jump back up. Return to the previous location of the
health pickup and slide left. As you fall, immediately perform a down attack
to bounce off of the dangerously placed spikes at the bottom. Then, jump off
the ledge to the right and fall straight down. Slide right. From here,
perform a wall spin off of the left wall and then bounce off of the right
wall. It's entirely possible to avoid hitting the spikes but should you fail,
there's a nicely placed health pickup right there.
Perform a down attack to bounce off of the next set of spikes and get on top
of the moving platform. Jump off at the top and hop on the next set of moving
platforms. Duck when you approach the upper set of spikes to avoid getting
stuck by those. Hop from platform to platform and unlock the door to reach the
boss. Phew!
Stage Five Boss ~
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The boss is fairly tough because she's so fast. She'll immediately
come flying at you. Quickly jump over her and retaliate with a few
strikes of your own. She's completely invincible when she's
performing her spinning kick, but you can hit her when she's just
skating around. Her other attack, if her blazing speed wasn't bad
enough, isn't much of an issue. She'll chuck out two huge icicles
to her left and right. Occasionally, she will jump in the air and
perform a dive kick toward you. Don't hesitate to use the walls as
leverage against her. By somersaulting around, you can better avoid
her attacks. Hit her when she's not attacking to damage her.
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STAGE SIX
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Move forward and perform a down attack to bounce off of the spikes. Watch out
for the robotic things flying around - those can easily be killed with a
single hit. Anyway, in order to get past the taller pillar with the spikes
on top, perform a somersault off of the ledge to its left. Watch out for the
moving platforms with the spikes on the bottom as you make your way to the
corner. Snag the key and hop on the moving platform nearest you. From there,
jump to the other one and land on the bronze platform.
Jump further to the left on to the ledge near the switch on the bronze
platform. Using the switch, move the two spiked platforms above so that the
bottom of the two is in the middle. Then, jump from platform to platform on
to a narrow ledge jutting out from the side of the wall. Now, carefully jump
toward the next two moving platforms. If you fall, you'll have to come all the
way back up. From the right platform, jump right onto the ledge with the
keyhole.
Unlock the locked door and jump onto the conveyor belt. The arrow on it
signifies the direction it's moving in. To counteract it, just move or jump
in the opposite direction. From that conveyor belt, jump to the one further
to the right. This one is moving in the opposite direction as the last, so be
prepared when you land on it. Then, jump to the next one down the line and
quickly slide under under the low ceiling. Once past that, you can wall jump
into the small alcove above you for a health pickup. If, at any time, you
happen to fall off, perform a down attack to bounce off of the spikes below
and progress to the right as you normally would. You'll end up in the same
place anyway.
Step off of the ledge (above the moving cart thing) and fall to the bottom.
You will land on a bronze platform with some more moving spiked platforms
further to the left. Get the health pickup just under you if you need it and
then hop from platform to platform. Jump on to the chain-linked platform at
the other end and perform down attacks on the slab itself to get the chain
moving. Use its momentum to collect the key. When the platform is as far left
as it can go, jump left toward the moving platform there.
Now, jump off of the ledge to the area below the line of spikes. Slide under
the low ceilings and unlock the keyhole at the end. In the next room with the
pink platforms, you'll encounter... yourself? Defeating this pink version of
yourself (he's pink for God's sake) shouldn't be much of an issue. He won't
try to directly attack you, rather he'll just spin off of the walls in an
attempt to hit you. A few hits will be enough to take him down. Once he's
out of the way, collect the key that appears and break open the locked door.
This next segment will test your wall jumping skills. Somersault from wall to
wall until you reach the top. Unfortunately, you need a key to proceed. Jump
on the moving cart thingy to the left and let it take you over the bed of
spikes. See the key floating above the bronze platform? Don't waste any time
and jump onto the platform as soon as it comes into sight. Then, snag the key
and return to the locked door to open it.
This next area is pretty big. To save you some trouble in case you get lost,
the locked door is located to the upper-right. The key for that door is
located to the upper-left. Anyway, begin by jumping on to the nearest
conveyor belt. Perform a down attack on the enemy on the platform below to
get rid of him quickly. There's a health pickup on the platform to the lower-
left. Pick it up if you need it. Then, jump right onto the next conveyor belt.
Deal with the enemy here with a good slash and jump to the right on to the
chain-linked platform.
Hit the chain-linked platform to get it in motion and use it to jump on to the
conveyor belt further to the left (above the one you previously jumped from).
Kill the enemy on top of this one and jump left toward some bronze platforms.
To the left is another moving cart you can use. Hop on top of it and duck
under the low ceilings as you pass them. After passing a health pickup, you'll
reach a key. Pick it up and make your way back to the other side. At the
ledge, execute a running jump to reach the platform where the moving cart
spawned.
Now, get on top of the conveyor belt to the right and keep going in that
direction until you reach the locked door. To move the slabs blocking the
hole, hit the switch until they're clear. Jump down on to a bronze platfrom.
From there, slowly step off its right edge to land on another chain-linked
platform. As a warning, this next segment will be the most frustrating part
of the game thus far. Take a deep breath... and continue.
From the chain-linked platform, aim to the lower-right and jump on the moving
platform that's revolving around the huge circle. Ride that until it's at the
right edge of the circle and jump off onto the narrow platform with spikes
running down its left side. If you need it, there's a health pickup on the
bronze platform above you. Anyway, from there, stand on its right edge and aim
for the moving platform going up and down. Jump to it and look to the upper-
right. There's a key there on a bronze platform. In order to collect it, you
have to jump at the right time. If you jump while the platform is too high up,
you'll only bounce off the ceiling. Instead, jump toward it while the moving
platform is in the middle of its trail. This will allow you to gain enough
height without jumping too high.
With the key, aim for the moving platform circling the bronze gear to the
lower-right. Once on it, wait for it to move by the two bronze blocks further
to the right. Jump on them and then hop to the skinny ledge below. Execute a
wall hold on the left wall and slowly slide your way down until you see the
hole leading further to the right. Spin off the wall and land there. Get the
chain-linked platform above you moving and jump toward the locked door to the
right. Boss fight!
Stage Six Boss ~
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The sorceror's main threat is his variety of ranged attacks. If you
can manage to kill him quickly enough, you won't see him cast them
too many times. Anyway, he will begin by jumping toward you. Slide
under him as he passes over you and strike him at any opportunity
you can. Here and there, he'll stop to throw down some lightning
that covers the entire floor. When he does that, simply jump up to
avoid it. Also be wary of his fireball attack, where he releases
five fireballs in each direction. Avoid these by jumping in the gap
between the fireballs as they progressively get farther apart. The
easiest way to defeat him would be to just recklessly pound him with
attacks. He's fairly slow and quite easy to pick off.
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STAGE SEVEN
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Well, here we are, the final stage. Begin your chase by jumping from platform
to platform. Don't let the moving screen catch up with you or you'll be pushed
off the platforms on to the spikes. As you progress, the boss will release
three fireballs at a time. The fireballs will follow you around the screen.
You can get rid of them by striking them with your rod, but I'd recommend
against really worrying about them until they're close enough to burn you.
To damage the boss, just use your ranged attack as you chase him. He doesn't
really do anything except move around, so it shouldn't be too tough landing
hits on him. Health pickups will appear quite often, making this first segment
a fairly easy fight. When you've reduced his health to nothing, he'll appear
in his second form, a shell-spewing battle ship.
The platforms will disappear, meaning you'll have to rely on utilizing the
many bullets fired at you as makeshift platforms. Keep yourself up while
firing off beams at the boss who's sitting at the top. The key here is to
always watch where you're falling. Don't focus so much on the boss as just
keeping yourself up. A few falls into the spikes will be the end of you. Apart
from that, there's not much else to say. Just keep hitting him until he falls
apart.
Congratulations, you've completed Kaiketsu Yancha Maru 3: Taiketsu! Zouringen.
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5. Version History [5000]
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6. Legal Disclaimers [6000]
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This FAQ is the property of its author, Quan Jin. All rights reserved.
Any stealing, selling for profit or altering of this document without the
author's expressed consent is strictly prohibited. You may download this file
for personal and private use only.
Kaiketsu Yancha Maru 3: Taiketsu! Zouringen is a registered trademark of
Irem. The author (Quan Jin) is not affiliated with Irem in any way or form.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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7. Credits and Closing [7000]
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That's it for the game. Hope you've enjoyed playing it as much as I enjoyed
writing it. Okay, you probably had more fun just playing it.
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GameFAQs - I've been writing for this site for a good number of years now.
Don't plan on quitting anytime soon.
The FCSB - They didn't help too much but what can I say, where would I be
without a few of them? Major props to these great board members who
are also prized FAQ writers.
- All outside sources which have contributed to the making of this guide in
some form have been cited in this section. Any sources that have provided any
information at all are listed in the credits. I am not taking credit for the
work of others and I hope they do the same. Not providing the proper credit is
plagiarism and it's against the law.
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