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The FAQ/WALKTHROUGH for KING NEPTUNE'S ADVENTURE, v0.9
Written and maintained by Torro (aka SubSane)
Last Updated August 14, 2004
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Game Details
1.2 Story
2.0 BASICS
2.1 Game Start
2.2 Status Screen
2.3 Controls
2.4 Normal Items
3.0 WALKTHROUGH
3.1 King's Castle
3.2 The Maze
3.3 Open Ocean
3.4 Sunken Ship
3.5 Deep Sea
3.6 Dark Castle
3.7 Volcano
3.8 Atlantis
3.9 Inner Chamber
4.0 ITEM LISTS
4.1 Treasures
4.2 Money
4.3 Red Dolphins
5.0 LEGAL / MISC.
5.1 Version History
5.2 Guide Credits
5.3 Contact Information
5.4 Legal Stuff
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===== 1.0 INTRODUCTION =============================================
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1.1 Game Details
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This game was released in 1990 for the Nintendo, which is crazy
because I was only like seven years old. The fact that I'm writing
a FAQ for it fourteen years later is just weird to think about.
Anyway, here we have a title by Color Dreams, the notorious
developer that released several unlicensed games back in the late
80s and early 90s. It's a quirky little game, but still fun to play.
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1.2 Story
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A dark tentacled creature has stolen the orb and eight precious
treasures. Some believe its lair is in the Inner Chamber of the
lost city of Atlantis.
Help King Neptune find the orb and the eight lost treasures.
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===== 2.0 BASICS ===================================================
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2.1 Game Start
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Press Start
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Press start to begin the game.
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2.2 Status Screen
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Press Select to access the map and items:
Health
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The drops in the top corner are King Neptune's health.
Sea horses
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The number of sea horses collected.
Keys
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The number of keys you have.
Bubble bombs
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The amount of remaining bubble bombs.
Money
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Collect ten of these and ?
Lives
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That picture at the top-right side is the lives counter.
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2.3 Controls
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Command | Character Action
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Start | Pause
Select | Access items and map
Left | Swim left
Right | Swim right
Up | Swim up
Down | Swim down
B button | Light shots
A button | Bubble bombs
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2.4 Normal Items
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Bubble bombs
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Bubble bombs are these yellowish circles that appear throughout the
game. Each one gives up 16 bubble bombs.
Sea horses
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Collect 30 sea horses to get an extra life. Get them by shooting
enemies.
Drops
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Shoot green sting rays to get the drops and refill health.
Keys
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Keys appear when they are needed.
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===== 3.0 WALKTHROUGH ==============================================
So, the goal here is to collect those eight treasures and the orb
that King Neptune loves so much. All that stuff will be in the
walkthrough, in addition to the money and dolphins you'll find
along the way.
If you just want the lists, go to section 4.0
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3.1 King's Castle
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Start by grabbing the bubble bombs near the throne, then swim to
the green window. The Crown treasure will then float down from the
window above. Congratulations, you already found a treasure!
Swim up to the door and kill that red monster outside the castle
(only two light shots) then shoot the very top of the tower on the
left side of the castle. This will get you your first money item.
Swim left. This will lead to a small, unnamed area above the Maze.
Talk to the red dolphin for a tip about the Sword treasure (we'll
get to that later), then swim into the door at the bottom to enter
the Maze.
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3.2 The Maze
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Well, I suppose I could describe how to get through the maze... but
that would just get you lost. Trust me. Fortunately for you and me,
a picture is worth a thousand words.
Before I get to the maps, a few tips:
- Rebound light shots off the walls to hit the sea weed monsters
and crabs.
- The various letters are the connecting paths. For example: if you
go through one "A" path you'll end up at the other "A" path. Check
the maps to find your way through the maze.
Now then, check out these maps.
START = Entrance
TRSR = Happiness treasure
KEY = ... well, a key
BOSS = The orange dragon. Kill it with bubble bombs.
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- Get through the vines by waiting between them. Be very cautious
because one hit means instant death.
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- Open the green barrier by rebounding light shots off the wall.
- Shoot the spot to get the money.
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- Defeat the orange dragon by rebounding bombs through the gaps.
So, once you have everything you can make your way back to the
entrance and return to King's Castle.
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3.3 Open Ocean
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Head right from King's Castle to get to the Open Ocean. Grab that
floating money to start, and do not go in the door. That will lead
to the Sunken Ship, but you don't want to go there yet.
Continue to the right and shoot your way through the starfish,
sting rays, and puffer fish. Collect the sea horses and drops as
well to keep your lives and health up.
You'll find the Sword treasure at the end, but make sure you have
the Crown before you get there. You must have the Crown to get that
Sword from the stone. Return to the left side of the Open Ocean and
enter the door to get to the Sunken Ship.
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3.4 Sunken Ship
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It's time to shoot the sharks. You can try the bombs, but it's
pretty easy with the light shots. Stay on the opposite side of the
sharks and you should do just fine.
The door on the right side of the ship will open when you kill the
sharks near the entrance, but don't go inside yet. Head left and
kill the other two sharks to go inside the left side of the ship.
The green dragons in here won't move, but they can shoot fire
horizontally and vertically. Stay away from their field of vision
and make your way inside the walls. Shoot the dragon on the left
with the light shots (this will keep the fire from hitting you),
then kill the other dragon in the tunnel with some bombs. Kill the
third dragon with some more rebound shots, then get the green key
and leave.
Head into the right side of the ship and quickly kill the squids
swimming around inside. Grab the dolphin for an extra life, then go
into the door to fight a skeleton. One bomb should reduce the
skeleton to a skull, and another should finish the job. Pick up
the Pot of Gold treasure that gets left behind and enter the key
door at the top.
Now you'll have to fight an evil green sea hag. A bomb might get
her, though she is pretty fast so light shots might be more
convenient. Shoot her up until she's dead. Pick up the red dolphin
for an extra life and move on.
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3.5 Deep Sea
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Avoid that door unless you want to go back to the Open Ocean, then
head to the right. This is similar to Open Ocean, but now the
enemies are a lot tougher.
First up will be the jellyfish, and they don't fool around! One shot
from them and you lose a drop. Move ahead slowly and kill them one
at a time until you get to a group of green jellyfish. Kill them all
to get the various drops.
Some more of those white sharks will appear after the sting rays,
but they aren't nearly as tough as jellyfish. Kill them off and
continue to the right until you see a floating branch along the
bottom. Pick it up to get the Peace treasure.
Continue until you reach the door on the far right. Go inside to
reach the Dark Castle.
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3.6 Dark Castle
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Kill the two red monsters and shoot the top of the right tower to
get a money item. DO NOT go in the door to the right, unless you
want to return to Open Ocean. Go inside the castle once the red
monsters have been killed.
Swim up to the top-middle window to get the Goblet treasure, then
go into the door at the bottom.
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3.7 Volcano
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Volcano? Is that even possible under water?
Anyway, King Neptune has to go through it to reach Atlantis. There
are deadly walls and lava shoots, so my advice is don't touch
anything! Keep within the lines, don't leave the black area, etc.
Make your way to the left, and remember to stop at the lava shoots
and avoid the falling orange rocks from above. Swim up when you see
a wall of three skulls in a tunnel. Shoot the three skulls to get
the Flame treasure. Swim down to the bottom of the bubble stream
that is just to the left of the three skulls to reveal a money
item.
Swim left and bust through the fire gate with the light shots, then
swim into the spiked hall. Bust the fire gate at the bottom to
free the red dolphin, who will give you a hint about the three
skulls you passed back there.
Head left from there and fight your way through one more clam to
reach the door at the end.
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3.8 Atlantis
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The final part of the game takes place in the ruins of ancient
Atlantis. Kill those floating red spikes and piranhas with a light
shot each, then kill the orange sea monster with some bubble bombs.
Enter the building at the bottom when you're done.
Now you'll have to navigate this maze of electric eels, where one
touch and you die. Get through one column at a time until you can
grab the green key at the end. You can use light shots to slow down
the eels and get them just the way you want them. Leave through the
orange door when you're ready.
Now go to the right and kill anything that gets in the way. You'll
reach a pyramid at the end with a large opening in the middle. Swim
high over the opening to reach the other side. Kill the piranha
and shoot the top of the statue to get money item, then swim into
the pyramid.
It's another fight with that orange sea dragon. First head up to the
top-left corner and blow up a bomb in the left-middle area to get
a money item. Here's a picture to show the spot (the big X):
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*. ,*
*. '*
*. .,
*. .*
*. '*
,. ,*
*. ,*
*. \ / .,
*. \/ ORANGE .*
*! /\ DRAGON .*
*, / \ .,
*' .*
*. .,
*. EXIT .*
*. .*
*. .,
*. .*
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Then, use a bubble bomb or two to kill the dragon. Avoid the
dragon's green shots as they take one drop of damage per hit. Go
through the exit door on the right when you're set.
Now you'll be in a room with eight doors. At this point you can
return to an earlier part of the game to get items you may have
missed, or you can go on to the final stretch. If you want to return
to the volcano (you can return to any part of the game from there),
enter the third door at the top.
If you want to continue, head through the last door at the top and
the third door at the bottom. This will take you to another section
of ruins with some more minor enemies.
Kill them all with light shots, then collect the extra life from
the red dolphin. Continue to the right until you see a large
building. Kill the enemies around it and get the Love treasure from
the right. You must now have all eight treasures, or you can't
enter the final boss battle. Return to the left if you're still
missing treasures.
Enter the door at the top to face the evil black octopus. This thing
stole King Neptune's orb, and he won't give it up without a fight!
First use a bomb and some light shots to kill those red fish
swimming around, and stay at the bottom-right corner to avoid the
black octopus' orange shots.
Once the fishes are dead you'll need only one bomb to kill off the
octopus. Stay at the bottom and rebound a bubble bomb up to the
bulbous black head. If the bomb detonates deep enough the head will
bust open to release some spiked enemies. It's possible to kill
them with bombs, but I advise swimming to the door in the top-left
corner to enter the Inner Chamber.
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3.9 Inner Chamber
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There it is! King Neptune's orb! Swim to the right and grab the
glowing treasure from the pile to get the orb and finish the game.
Revel in the victory of King Neptune over the denizens of the deep,
and party like it's 2001 B.C.!
CONGRATULATIONS!
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===== 4.0 ITEM LISTS ===============================================
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4.1 Treasures
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Crown
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Get the Crown from the green window inside King's Castle. The Crown
is also needed to get the Sword treasure in Open Ocean.
Happiness
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Get the Happiness treasure in the Maze area. Wait between the green
vines because one touch will kill you instantly.
Sword
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Get the Sword treasure at the right end of the Open Ocean. Must
have the Crown to get the sword.
Pot of Gold
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Kill the skeleton inside the Sunken Ship to get the Pot of Gold.
Peace
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The Peace treasure (a green branch) is found along the bottom,
about halfway through the Deep Sea. It will float up from the
bottom.
Goblet
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Get the Goblet treasure from the top-center window of Dark Castle,
after the two red monsters outside have been killed.
Flame
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Search for a wall of three skulls in the Volcano area. The wall is
at the end of the first tunnels. Shoot them to get the Flame
treasure.
Love
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Get the Love treasure at the right side of the entrance to the
Inner Chamber.
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4.2 Money
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Money items
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1. One money item when you shoot the top-left corner of the King's
Castle. At the very top of the tower.
2. The dead-end in the "O" path of the Maze (check section 3.2).
3. Floating in the beginning of Open Ocean.
4. Floating outside the sunken ship.
5. Shoot the top of the right tower at Dark Castle.
6. Swim down to the bottom of the bubble stream that is just to the
left of the three skulls in Volcano to reveal a money item.
7. Hit the head of the statue on the right side of the pyramid that
leads to the orange dragon Atlantis.
8. Blow a bubble bomb in the left-center area of the orange dragon
fight at Atlantis.
9. Couldn't find this one. Anybody know where it is?
10. Same as number 9. If you know, please e-mail me.
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4.3 Red Dolphins
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Dolphins (most are extra lives, but some yield hints)
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- Left of King's Castle.
- Open Ocean.
- The right entrance of Sunken Ship.
- Kill green sea hag at the end of Sunken Ship.
- In the spike area of the Volcano. Shoot the cage with a bomb.
- Swimming around a building after the multiple doors of Atlantis.
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5.1 Version History
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August 14: Version 0.9
- - - - - - - - - - - -
Finished the walkthrough and all essential items, but I couldn't
find two of the money items. I'll update with those later on.
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5.2 Guide Credits
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Thanks to...
1. Wilson Lau gets mad props for his kick ass 'Bart vs. the Space
Mutants' guide. It was the inspiration for this waste of time I call
FAQ writing. :)
2. Color Dreams for the game, and Nintendo for their nifty little
console.
3. The many devoted NES cats out there. The few NES guides I've
written are like a drop in an ocean-sized bucket for them.
4. Thank YOU for reading. After all, I didn't write this for my own
health...
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5.3 Contact Information
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The address is:
[email protected]
The issue of too many e-mails isn't a problem, so I'll most likely
respond to any questions (for now). But, I do delete e-mails without
a subject. Put 'King Neptune's Adventure' or something similar in
the subject line.
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5.4 Legal Stuff
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1. "King Neptune's Adventure" is copyright © 1990 Color Dreams.
2. This guide copyright © 2004 Torro (AKA SubSane). This guide may
be distributed freely as long as it remains in it's ORIGINAL and
UNALTERED form. It is only for private use and may not be reproduced
for commercial purposes.
If I discover that this guide has been altered in any way and is
being displayed publicly, I reserve the right to have the guide
removed from that location.
