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Copyright Tengen 1991
Written By Brian P. Sulpher
E-mail:
[email protected]
Version 1.0
Dates Written: September 13th, 2005
I dedicate this to the NES fans out there, as this one is part of the NES
FAQ completion Project of 2004-2005, courtesy of the FAQ Contributor Board.
We honour the most truly awesome and great system... the Nintendo
Entertainment System! Never mind about Atari, Commodore 64, Colecovision,
Sega Master System, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Genesis, or
any of the newer systems, we all know that the good old NES is where true
gaming is at!
Also, for Cougar, Howler, and Koonce. I miss you, and I hope you are living
it up in the afterlife as you did in this world. You will always be in my
memories, and you will never be forgotten.
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-Submitted guide on September 13th, 2005
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-----------------------------Table Of Contents------------------------------
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1) Introduction
2) Controls
3) Castle Building
4) Enemy Forces
5) Strategies
6) Final Word
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1) READY! AIM! FIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIRE!
Yes, in the wonderful world of Rampart, the point is not to kill and
maim with all of your ability, but to outhink a numerically superior foe
and survive the vicious onslaught wrought by the Galleons and Man-Of-Wars
that populate the bays around the fortresses held by your country. It is
up to you on which ships to destroy first, which castles to start
defending from, what walls to repair and which ones to abandon, and which
approach will best serve your needs. You better make split decisions,
aim true, and sink enough ships to make the enemy capitulate from their
attacks!
CEASE FIRE!
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2) This section will look at the basic controls for winning all that lovely,
lovely green from the dealer.
D-Pad...: Moves the cursor around on the screen.
SELECT..: Moves between Battleground areas.
START...: Pauses/unpauses the game.
B Button: When held down, the cursor will move far faster than normal.
A Button: Press this to fire off a cannon, repeatedly pressing it to fire
all of the cannons that are in your posession.
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3) This section will look at the rules of Castle Building, including the
various pieces of walls that can be used in the construction.
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| Starting Off |
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At the beginning of the map, all castles lie available for use. Pick one
and get ready to fight!
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| Build And Repair |
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This portion occurs after the enemy and yourself have traded rounds, with
the sinking of enemy ships and holes being punched in the ramparts of your
fortresses. Now is the time to rebuild by covering up holes or by filling
them.
This pattern will continue till you lose or the enemy gives up the fight.
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| Wall Building Pieces |
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The single wall piece (1X1) is the greatest piece to have appear while
repairing your walls. It is so useful for filling holes that are
hard/impossible to fill with any other piece. Make use of these by filling
single holes that will allow for saving the current fortress that was under
attack by the enemy.
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The next most useful wall piece (1X2) to have appear, they can also fill
narrow holes, stopped only by 1X1 holes. They are also somewhat useful for
extending walls towards a new fortress, though they are better used in old
wall repairs.
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Fairly similar to the above two pieces (1X3), this one is more suited for
building outside the original wall, instead used to span large gaps along an
older wall to close off the hole there. It also makes an excellent wall
extender to reach new castles quickly.
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The L Block is very similar to the 1X3 piece, but it is more suited to the
wall extension use than the outside wall patch, as the extra piece sticking
out is a great part to start a new wall shoot for said extension of the
walls.
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The C Block is designed as a wall extender piece, but it can be used for
patching walls if the enemy tries to knocks a bunch of small holes in a wall
while keeping them alternating (wall, no wall, wall, no wall, etc.), as it
can be slipped into the wall seamlessly, plugging two small holes for the
price of one piece.
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The Z Block is really only useful as a wall extender, as it is too large and
mishpaen to be recommended for any other purpose. It also makes a good
throwaway piece, put along a shoreline to help delay/foil landing attempts.
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The Plus Block is not really useful for ANY purpose, so it is mostly used as
a throwaway piece for blocking landing enemies.
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4) This section will look at all of the enemy forces that will attempt to
bring down the walls of your fortresses, ruining your campaign.
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| Single Mast Ships |
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The basic unit ofthe enemy forces, they will fal to a single volley of your
fire. They rarely move at a speed above "sloth", but they can still fire
off rounds, making thema dangerous enemy to ignore in the battle. They
also have a second method of attack, where they land enemy foot soldiers on
the embankments of the water, which can move during the battle and during
the building phase, destroying unprotected fortresses as well as blocking
the building of castle walls.
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| Double Mast Ships |
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The stronger cousin of the Single Mast Ship, they move faster, fire more
frequently, and take a couple rounds of to sink to the bottom of the sea.
They begin to replace the Single Mast SHip as the most numerous ship after
the first battle has ended.
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| Golden Sail Ships |
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These flowers of the enemy flotilla also take multiple shots to destroy
(like the Double Mast Ships, but even more durable), boast the highest speed
with the ability to change direction immediately, and they have the nasty
ability that makes any piece of wall that they hit flare up into an
unquenchable, unbuildable upon fire, which last for three full turns of the
battle before extiguishing.
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5) This section will give some general tips to follow, but it is up to you
to know when to apply them in your play.
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| Castle Repairs |
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When repairing the walls of the castle, it is often too tough to get the
exact pieces of the randomly generated wall pieces to fit into the holes
that the CPU has knocked into the walls, so they best approach is to build
around the existing walls, surrounding the castle inside while ignoring the
broken wall, making for new areas to store the new artillery inside.
However, if a castle is too badly situated to build around the existing
walls, or if the Golden Sail Ships have caused a conflagration or two, it
might be best to just abandon the attempt at saving the current castle.
Instead, start building the wall pieces around another castle, enabling it
to hold the new Cannons won from the previous battle. However, this is a
risky move, as the firepower of your forces will be diminished due to the
loss (hopefully temporary) of the previously used weapons.
Another way to approach any Castle Repairs is sometimes best served by
blasting your own walls in areas where enemy fire has knocked the walls
full of holes, this way you can repair the walls with ease instead of trying
to build around the sad sack leftovers of what was once beautiful ramparts.
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| Castle Selection |
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The choice of a starting castle can make or break the chances of success on
any particular map. Castles that are located near water or screen borders
are the poorest options, as they leave little area to build, meaning that
repairs are rather tough to complete successfully.
In contrast, if a castle that is in the wide open is picked, it leaves lots
of room for building out the walls around the existing ones, enclosing the
current weaponry, leaving time to try and extend the walls to other castles.
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| Waterfront Walls |
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These walls serve two main purposes, both of which are of great use. The
first purpose is to block out enemy landing parties, keeping them being able
to advance towards the ramparts of the castles held by your side. The
second purpose is to draw enemy fire, keeping them from blasting too many
holes in the vaulable wall protecting the cannons and fortresses that are
necessary to victory.
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| Enemy Ship Selection |
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Enemy ships come in the three types outlined in the Enemy Forces section,
so learn about their abilities before reading up on the strategies for
knocking them into the depths.
i) To start off, the closest ships should be targetted, sinking them
quickly with minimal shots allowed to be fired at your walls.
ii) Next off, try to hit each Double Mast Ship at least once, as that will
disable them from sending their landers onto the beaches, making life
far easier in the Castle Repairs portion of the fight.
iii) Finally, go after the remaining ships, trying to remove whichever type
you deem as the most crucial to destroy. Golden Sail Ships are the
most popular choice however, as their flare-up shots are annoying.
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6) As is the usual, this walkthrough is copyright property of Brian P.
Sulpher, 2005. The only website, group, person, etc. to have access to
post it is www.gamefaqs.com, www.ign.com, www.retronintendo.com, and
www.honestgamers.com. You must ask for permission before posting this,
as doing so without consent is a violation of international copyright
law.
If you liked it, hated it, have anything to add, then please E-mail me at
[email protected]. You can also contact me through MSN messenger
through the same E-mail address.
My thanks to the following site for the Strategy on how to disable enemy
landers:
http://www.ataritimes.com/lynx/guides/rampart.html
