Crystal Castles FAQ(Arcade version)
FAQ version 0.9.0
copyright 2002 by Andrew Schultz
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OUTLINE
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. STATUS
1.2. PORTS OF THIS ARCADE GAME
1.3. THE ORIGINAL
1.4. EMULATION AND TRICKS
1.5 IN-FAQ TERMINOLOGY/CLARIFICATIONS
2. HOW POINTS ARE SCORED
3. GENERAL STRATEGY
3.1. MONSTERS
3.1.1. KNOW THY ENEMY
3.1.2. KNOW THY ENEMY'S AI
3.1.3. STUFF THAT ACTUALLY DOESN'T KILL YOU
3.2. GETTING THE LAST GEM
3.3. CONTROL, I GUESS
3.3.1. FACTS
3.3.2. SUGGESTIONS/OBSERVATIONS
3.3.3. MY OWN RANDOM GRIPINGS
4. 2-D TEXT MAPS WITH SPECIFIC STRATEGIES
[LEVELS 1-1 THROUGH 10-1]
5. MISCELLANY
5.1. CUTE EASTER EGGS
5.2. THE HIGH SCORE LIST
5.3. ENDING SPOILER
5.4. TRIVIAL NONSENSE
6. VERSIONS/CREDITS
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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. STATUS
This FAQ will never feel fully complete due to how often Crystal
Castles feels impossible to me--I suspect I'm missing something and
there's no cut and dried way to poke through ALL the levels methodically
as in, say, CastleQuest. Anyone who feels he has a finesse is definitely
welcome to share them with me. Crystal Castles is so absurdly impossible
to complete normally that I know I must have missed some general tricks-
-although I was forced to find some others to pick up the last few gems
or just not die in the first two seconds.
1.2. PORTS OF THIS ARCADE GAME
I know there is a port to the DreamCast and have the CD but haven't
extensively looked at it. The Atari 2600 version is rather neat although
it cannot retain most items of the regular game(I may write the port up
some time) and I think there are others. And none of them has a trak
ball control!
1.3. THE ORIGINAL, AND ITS OVERVIEW
Trak ball control, with the blinking game-start buttons. The trak
ball makes it easier to guess which directions to head as you can intuit
diagonal directions. Standard arrow-key moving on, say, emulators is not
really effective.
The plot of the game is as follows: there are 37 levels that Bentley
Bear must run through. He has
1.4. EMULATION AND TRICKS
First of all, mame.net has the game. I won't discuss where the ROM
is. That's illegal!
If you emulate, you may want to use the cheating command for
infinite lives. This actually makes the game a reasonable challenge. On
many later levels you can die several times trying to access certain
parts of the board and not getting any gems in the process. It's
entertaining to try to fake out the bad guys. Invincibility is fun to
see all the levels but having infinite lives provides you with good
challenge.
Windows 2000/MAME 37.14 seems to have a problem with the controls as
I have to restart the computer after playing it. Windows 98 seems OK
with it. You also need to press the space(jump) to start the game and
not the usual 1.
I think there are settings you can adjust maybe to tilt the game
into a standard grid where the arrows work perfectly well. If I figure
it out for sure I'll post it.
1.5 IN-FAQ TERMINOLOGY/CLARIFICATIONS
I'll frequently use terms such as 'upper right' and so forth. As
Crystal Castles is in slightly rotated perspective I mean what it would
be like if you were on a flat 2-d map.
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A brief map of the directions is above.
The game doesn't label individual boards by number but with each
level having 4 boards I felt it expedient to denote them shorthand as 1-
1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, etc. X-4 always features Berthilda.
--grid = group of dots that form an unbroken rectangle of 3 or more on
each side.
--cul-de-sac = shares the properties of a dead end but is 2 wide and not
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2. HOW POINTS ARE SCORED
--gems = 1 for the first, adding 1 for the value of each next gem up to
99.
Total points for gems, where X = # of gems you've gotten
[ X(X+1)/2 if you've eaten 99 or fewer gems
[ 100X-4950 if you have eaten 99 or more gems
--touching Caterpillar when it's eating a gem = 500 points
--Invincibility hat = 500 points
--Honey = 1000 points
--Berthilda = 3000 points
Getting the last gem on each board = 100 * (9 + board number)
With 37 levels this total can range from 1000 to 4600.
Your score jumps to 140000 if you find the first warp easter egg.
This can make a difference of about 70000 over if you went through the
levels manually.
Your score jumps to 420000 if you find the second warp easter egg.
This can make a difference of about 200000 over if you went through the
levels manually.
I wind up with about 560000 points when I get through level 10.
3. GENERAL STRATEGY
3.1. MONSTERS
3.1.1. KNOW THY ENEMY
[to add: which you can jump over and pause, which digest gems]
--bees: fly down from the top and buzz around a bit. You can get rid of
them a bit more quickly by jumping. There's a warning tune before they
come down and each time they do they get quicker and closer to where you
are and stay around longer. Also getting the honey gives them less to
protect so they ease up a bit, but they'll still be around. Note that if
you are on the top of the screen and the bees intend to get you, you
won't have much time to react. So you'll want to enter and leave towers
quickly.
--Berthilda: Besides caterpillars, the only monster you can kill. The
least dangerous of the lot, actually. Put on the invincibility hat and
go to meet her. It's an easy 3000 points. She generally follows a
predictable cyclic pattern and pauses when she makes a turn. Does not
eat gems.
--bowling balls: not very fast until they gather momentum. The result is
that they slide by you a lot when they see you. The least harmful of the
bad guys by a long stretch.
--cauldron: while not specifically an enemy it tends to block your path
and will kill you on contact. On the bright side it also gets in the
monsters' way, although unfortunately there's only one level where this
division is meaningful--the maddening last one.
--caterpillars: wait around as they digest their gems. If you touch one
while it's digesting, it's gone for good, and you get points. This gets
tougher on higher levels where their digestive systems speed up some.
--ghost: moves around slowly and is more of a nuisance when you want to
get gems near it than anything else. Does not eat gems.
--skeleton: see ghost, but generally a bit more active.
--tree: really annoying especially on later levels when it is ultra
fast(see: Nasty Tree. In this case even invulnerability delays the
inevitable, as the tree sticks to you and is very hard to shake.) You
can jump over it to slow it down, and it shrinks. When it's at full size
it begins running around again. Trees don't pause while eating gems.
3.1.2. KNOW THY ENEMY'S AI
Many monsters are content to stay put if they are aligned horizontally
or vertically with you. They consider either one before making a move--
if lining up one can't work, they try another. [which do they try
first?] Often if a monster can't seem to improve its position it
doesn't.
That is annoying, but it is fun to trap a monster in a corner. That is
where their seeming steadfastness works in your favor.
3.1.3. STUFF THAT ACTUALLY DOESN'T KILL YOU
Invisibility hats actually have the added bonus of blocking enemies
in--even if they are jumping around. However they don't allow you to
vanquish caterpillars eating gems. Of course they allow you to kill
Berthilda.
Honey seems to attract the bees a bit more.
Elevators move up and down with regular frequency. The pause for you
to step on them does not seem to vary with height.
3.2. GETTING THE LAST GEM
Generally there will be gems you have to give up on. You probably want
to leave a gem in a secluded safe place, or if you are in a place where
monsters can't reach you may want to let them have their parties before
you grab the last gem. For instance, in the first Nasty Tree level there
is that part in the center you can't reach but by elevator. That's a
good place to go at the end; no chance of the monsters getting there.
Also the Cross Maze has the upper-left tower which monsters can't reach.
In the first Berthilda scene you can also wait 'til last to wipe her
out. You should be able to get the last gem most of the time, but
sometimes chance intrudes, especially with three gems lying in
distinctly separate regions, and survival may be more important.
3.3. CONTROL, I GUESS
3.3.1. FACTS
If using a trak-ball you can try to guess the angle Bentley should go-
-it's often important to guess right to escape to a safe place quickly.
If using a keyboard stagger between going straight and diagonally to
simulate walking at an angle.
Beware that when you jump you can only go in the direction you would
be walking. You also seem to be able to curve your jump, but if a
monster is on the side and you think you're jumping over it, you'll
freeze it but you'll also land on it, resulting in your losing a life.
The 3-d vision of the board doesn't affect how far Bentley can jump.
For instance if he jumps downward he still seems to go the same distance
as if he jumps upwards.
Note that gems are never hidden behind walls but may be hidden under
invincibility caps, etc.
Although you can guide a jump in midair you can never pirouette.
3.3.2. SUGGESTIONS/OBSERVATIONS
The jump back and forth works quite well. For instance, jump to the
left and then to the right over monsters nearby until the elevator
arrives near where you do.
It's easier to control Bentley through narrow passages instead of open
areas because the trak-ball is not perfectly accurate, and the computer
has an easy time grasping an angled view(which it does not care about)
than you. Since there are no dead ends until the very late levels, this
should work OK.
When you are in a two-square-wide passage, just try to cover one half
and come back for the other side.
It's tough to reverse direction and jump over a monster that's too
close to you. So allow some time.
3.3.3. MY OWN RANDOM GRIPINGS
It can be tough to get on an elevator even from one square away with
the controls. Grr.
4. 2-D TEXT MAPS WITH SPECIFIC STRATEGIES
The maps below attempt to create a 2-d interpretation of a map that is
3-d.
| - = [between] squares linked, on same level
: = [between] squares linked, not on same level
E = elevator
. = open square
+ = gem
S = secret passage
H = honey
* = invincibility
MONSTERS[may not be all here, but they usually appear in the upper
right if you're lost.]
s = skeleton
g = ghost
b = bowling ball
c = caterpillar
t = tree
GENERAL STUFF:
Monsters tend to appear in the upper right.
You tend to appear three squares left of the bottom right.
When I say "See level x" that means the map is a duplicate. I didn't
feel 20-25KB extra of already-printed text would be helpful, especially
since if you've played the earlier level you know what to expect anyway.
The maps are here to break down a confusing yet slightly more
entertaining 3-d picture into a 2-d plotting that may help a person's
logical faculties.
Duplicate map levels assume the strategy of the levels they
duplicate. In general these levels tend to get a bit faster, and simply
running through later levels becomes less effective. You'll need to use
Bentley's jumping capabilities and also nail monsters into corners more
efficiently.
LEVEL 1-1
"Get the gems Bentley Bear"
Enemies: 3 bowling balls
Board/gem/side color: white/red/grey
Total # gems: 79
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silly to be repeated. You shouldn't have much of a problem evading the
bowling balls and getting the last gem, but you may want to save the
lower left small loop for last. The bowling balls can always be suckered
to run after you.
There is a well-known easter egg here. Go to the upper left corner and
jump. You'll get a score of 140000 and be transported to level 3-1. Even
if you pick up gems beforehand your score will be 140000.
When this was known early in arcade gaming history so many people
tried it, but I'm thinking Atari didn't mind their secrets being found
out. The levels rapidly get much tougher.
Very sneaky of them to put in a hidden corner way behind everything.
But it is an introduction to the secret corridors which can facilitate
solving levels later on.
LEVEL 1-2
Enemies: 4 trees
Board/gem/side color: white/red/pink
Total # gems: 160
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go back there, let them get the gems in back, jump over them, and maybe
leave some gems in one corner(lower left, just jump over a few.) You can
always sucker the trees to follow you if nothing else, and since they
are not too fast this level really only requires a bit of patience.
Note this is a lot more lucrative than the first level. Double the
gems actually means four times the points.
3-d ness makes its first stand here on squares with gems, but it
doesn't affect control.
LEVEL 1-3
Enemies: 2 caterpillars, skeleton
Board/gem/side color: white/red/blue
Total # of gems: 104
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The action heats up a bit here with not only the first secret door but
also the first elevator! You also get your first glimpse of
caterpillars, and you can probably wipe both out so that you need only
worry about the skeleton. It's a bit tricky to time the elevator if the
skeleton's hovering around it, but with the caterpillars gone(run at one
just as it is about to eat a gem--they are spaced far enough apart and
by enough gems for this to be reasonable) you don't have much else to
think about, and once the skeleton's in the corner it's easy to get on
the plateau. Then you just have to wait for him to move away from the
spots you haven't touched yet. You may want to run around the two
passages in back as well as the dark passage just behind the skeleton's
little plateau. It's lots of fun and prepares you for situations where
such maneuvering will be critical--and you need to see how you or the
monsters look when obscured in a secret passage anyway.
LEVEL 1-4
"Berthilda's Castle"
Enemies: ? caterpillars, Berthilda
Board/gem/side color: white/red/periwinkle
# of gems: 138
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The caterpillars aren't really a factor here, but you have to be
careful about getting the hat. Berthilda guards the upper right
jealously so once you get the hat you need to wipe her out. I find a
clockwise jaunt around the perimeter, detouring to get the gems on the
tower in the center, is a good quick way through the level. Kill off any
caterpillars you see gobbling up rows of gems along the way. The secret
doors are useful in saving a lot of time. If you are quick you can get
the left-side tower with three gems without waiting for the elevator to
come back up, but there's no danger of caterpillars following you, so it
is just an inconvenience.
This is the first level without any symmetry. It's only vaguely
resembling symmetry across the UL/DR axis. The corners are different,
and you have the elevator and a few asymmetric loops.
LEVEL 2-1
"Hidden Ramp"
Enemies: ? caterpillars, tree
Board/gem/side color: white/blue/grey
# of gems: 211
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There's a cool secret ramp here which is hidden by the fact that it
bends down. You'll want to get the elevator to your left quickly on the
later clones of this level, as the caterpillars move fast. Once on the
second level you should have little trouble walking across the top for
big points. With the elevator near the center being inaccessible you
have free rein to do whatever you want. However, you should be prepared
to try to fool enemies into running after you and into a corner where
they can't follow you when you want to get back down. Also beware of the
bees dropping down.
If you have to clear the area on the center(lower level,) the four
gems can be pretty nasty. You'll want to jump over the area with the
honey if you're being followed, as those steps are treacherous. They
slow you up, so the honey isn't worth getting killed over.
The secret passages in the UR and DL are pretty fun but also pretty
useless if you are facing more than one monster. And the monsters are
not scared of dark passages--heck, they're the sort of things that POP
UP in dark passages.
LEVEL 2-2
Enemies: ? caterpillars, ?
Board/gem/side color: black/red/light purple
# of gems:
"Extra Lives Every 70000"
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This is a standard sort of level with a lot of stuff thrown in. It's
pretty much symmetrical about the UL/DR axis and is similar to the
previous one in that you can go over the top to pick up many of the
gems. You'll have to let the monsters get the right hand side. Note any
one square is accessible from any other square without having to use the
elevators, although if you can get the enemies to get trapped in the
zigzag area between the two elevators, you can get a lot done. In
general the UL half of the board is yours, the DR will be the monsters'.
LEVEL 2-3
"Crossroads"
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Most of the back segment is only accessible by elevator. You'll be
able to jump pretty easily over any monsters to clear out the actual
crossroads, after which cleaning out the top is very easy. For maximum
points go to the DR and let the tree come down the elevator. Jump over
it(back and forth if you must) and get on the elevator to clear out the
top part and get the most gems you can. One thing you need to watch for
here is if bad guys park themselves next to the elevators, and you are
cleaning up on top. It won't be easy to jump vertically over them, and
you can't bait them to come back horizontally. What you need to do is to
time a quick run so that, as you are moving down, the elevator is coming
up. Run across the raised elevator and move to the next row. The enemy
will then move horizontally to a row you've already covered.
It's a simple looking level but you may wind up simply cruising
through it or simply stuck. Each elevator can be classified as a
checkpoint where you need to have pigeonholed the monsters into various
awkward positions. Do it a few times, and you should roll.
LEVEL 2-4
"Berthilda's Fortress"
Enemies:
Board/gem/side color: //peach
# of gems:
.-.-.-.-+ +-+-+-+
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.-.-.-.-. + +
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+ +-+-+-+-+-.-. +-+-+-+-+ + +
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+ +-+-+-+-+-.-. +-+-+-+-+ + +
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A lot of unused space here(for gameplay) devoted to ridged castle
towers and stuff makes this look pretty cool, especially with Berthilda
looking isolated in the top right. "Nyah nyah, catch me if you can." The
first part of this should be no problem; circling off to the right
should be a piece of cake. Similarly the big loop on the left shouldn't
be much bother. The problem is when you have to get the grid of gems, as
monsters seem to be able to control this more easily than you can. It's
a great place to die, in the open. Last is probably the plateau area. In
the UL part of it there is a passageway back to Berthilda, and in the
corner of that area you should run into her. You may want to leave a gem
in the foreground to ensure that you get the 3000 points for touching
her, and you also might like to clear the rest of the screen before
entering the raised area.
Note you have to find the hidden passageway, since there's one gem
behind it.
LEVEL 3-1
"Hidden Ramp"
Same as level 2-1.
LEVEL 3-2
"Nasty Tree"
Enemies:
Board/gem/side color: //peach
# of gems:
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+-+ +-+-+ +-+-+ +-+-+-+ +-+-+ +-+-+ +-+
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+-+-+-+-E-+-+ +-+-+-+-+ +-+-+ + +-+-+-+
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+-+ +-+-+ +-+-+-+-E-.-. + + +-+-+-+
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+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+ .-.-. + +-+-+-+-+
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The first of the Nasty Tree levels is the easiest. The tree does move
pretty fast, and you are probably best advised to get to the plateau UL
of where you start as quickly as possible. In general you will want to
stick a tree in a point where it can move only D and R; the point just
touching the area isolated is the best one to ensure the outward
manifestation of the tree's temperament extends little beyond a nasty
look. Once you do that you should be able to avoid the caterpillars.
This board really has four areas, the one with a few gems onder the
elevators, the other base-level area, the UL part with the elevators,
and the mid-range part spanning UR to DL. You'll probably just let the
monsters gobble the DR-side gems, while picking off the other areas and
leaving the center for last, as monsters will never get around to
touching it.
By the way, if waiting for an elevator to the very top, centipedes may
chase you. Stand away from the elevator are waiting for if they are
near. Then jump over them and back, make a break for the elevator.
LEVEL 3-3
"Hidden Spiral"
Enemies:
Board/gem/side color: //peach
# of gems:
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+ +-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+-+
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+ + +-+ +-+ +-+
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+ + +-+ +-+-+-+-+ +-+
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+ + +-+ +-+ +-+
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+ +-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+ +-+
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+ +-+
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+ . +-+-+-+-+ +-+
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+ + +-+ + +-+ +-+ +-+ +-+
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+ + +-+ + +-+ + + + +-+
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This level can't quite be linearly written out as the hidden spiral
overlaps itself, and I can't really see what's going on, but here is the
path the hidden spiral takes:
? fill in path later ?
The general principle of filling in one of the DSS/BBM letters at a
time is a good one. After running all the way around the perimeter(good
points there,) start with the D then S then S, and work your way around.
The hat by the B should help. Your first time through be sure to nail a
caterpillar on the right edge. Also be aware that bowling balls like to
trap you in the S's. If in the corner of an S, peek out and run back.
The ball will run after you, but its momentum will get it carried away,
and you can escape cleanly.
LEVEL 3-4
"Berthilda's Dungeon"
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The most annoying parts of this level are 1) the center near the
elevator to Berthilda's where you will never go down the path you
want(the slight inclines mean Bentley can and probably will walk
anywhere) and the spot by the honey, as the bees seem frequent.
Berthilda's rather easy to dispose of and can/should be left for last to
get the last gem bonus, and going clockwise around the perimeter(follow
the secret door) you should be able to get many gems quickly. It also
may clear the way to muck about in the grid of gems for a bit. The honey
area is difficult because the swarm of bees will align so it's directly
above you if you climb the stairs to reach it, playing a nasty 'prevent
defense.' I actually find using the elevator a bit easier, but with the
dodgy controls that is easier said than done. But in general Berthilda
levels are actually not as bad as the others, and this is little
different.
Unfortunately this is the first level where the annoying control
begins to kick in and you don't feel like you were really outsmarted,
just out-moved by the 'perfect' computer-controlled enemies.
LEVEL 4-1
"Pyramid"
Enemies:
Board/gem/side color:
# of gems:
+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ +
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+ +-+ + +-+-+-+-+
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+ +-+ +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ +
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+ +-+ + +
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+ +-+ +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
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+ +-E-+ + + +
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+ + + + +
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-+ + + + +
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+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
Around here the invincibility caps start jumping around, requiring
timing or the ability to stay in one place. Murphy's Law dictates
they're much more likely to jump on you just as you're about to grab an
eating caterpillar and as a result you just pass right through it.
The loop in the UL is dangerous if a tree is following you. This is a
more serious issue on later levels, but if nothing follows you to the
loop, it should be easy to sweep to the right and take the elevators to
ckear out the OR area. Given the good deal of narrow passages you can
also outmaneuver enemies pretty easily on the bottom. It's also a useful
place to goad a tree into perhaps following you and getting jumped over
while you take the elevator up the screen(moving up and left afterwards
sticks the tree where it can't get at you.)
LEVEL 4-2
"Cross Maze"
Enemies:
Board/gem/side color:
# of gems:
-.-.-.-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
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H-+-+ +-+ +-+-+ +-+-+ +-+-+-+-+
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There are three versions of the cross maze, and I feel this is the
easiest one. The reason is that you have dead-end crosses where you can
take breaks from the caterpillars, and they are slow enough that you can
shake them off before they follow you there. You can also sucker enemies
into there when you're well away, and they will get stuck. Jumping is a
bit tricky so you may want to back out to the edges before doing so.
Also you have a chance to clear out a lot of gems by going inside the
perimeter to the DR at first--which also may freeze the monsters out a
bit as they will be stuck on the DR perimeter. Remember you can only
nail one caterpillar eating gems if you start off going UR.
I recommend taking on the tower last to get the gem bonus, although
you want to watch out for the bee warning tune in the meantime. It's
also fun to sneak behind the tower to get the invincibility cap and
shake off monsters(reverse and jup over them.)
LEVEL 4-3
"Hidden Ramp"
Enemies:
Board/gem/side color:
# of gems:
See 2-1.
LEVEL 4-4
"Berthilda's Palace"
Enemies:
Board/gem/side color:
# of gems:
-.-.-.-.-.-. +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
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+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
The last of the original Berthilda levels. The big loop in the right
is the first place to go, but there are other loops that will guarantee
you will get a better percentage of the gems in the level than usual.
You may even be able to stick caterpillars on the lower level to get all
the gems in the top center! The only annoying part is the grid in the
middle but you can use the loop to lead monsters on a chase and jump
over them with ease and possibly even stick them there. Killing
Berthilda is a bit tough but if you get the hat you want to head through
the door immediately and into the UL. It's tough to see exactly where
you are, but she is predictable and immobile enough that you should have
enough time to get her.
LEVEL 5-1
"Extra Lives Every 70000"
Enemies:
Board/gem/side color:
See 2-2.
LEVEL 5-2
"Nasty Tree"
Enemies:
Board/gem/side color:
# of gems:
Not quite the same as 3-2.
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Nasty Tree gets a nasty addition here. Now the gem-free areas are
accessible from the DR anddon't think the Nasty Tree doesn't know that.
You'll want to move quickly over the middle region from the DL to the UR
and you will probably 1) have to sucker the tree to the top, 2)run away
as it's going up the elevator, 3) jump back over it and 4) descend the
first elevator you find in between jumps back over the tree. You may
need to ditch the tree several times throughout the course of the level
although while you are clearing the DR you can stick the tree in the
corner between the two elevators to the bottom part.
Starting out is especially important. Get on the DL ramp going up and
hook quickly around the left perimeter to get the tree stuck in a corner
and temporarily impotent. Kill as many caterpillars as you can(ditching
the tree will take enough thought.)
Juking the tree is especially important this level given how terribly
fast it is.
LEVEL 5-3
"Crossroads"
Enemies:
Board/gem/side color:
The easter egg here is to jump in the UL corner to get to level 7-1.
You'll skip some nondescript waves and get a nice big score hard-coded
in. If you don't want that then you'll have a time avoiding the nasty
tree who will either 1)impeccably guard the top part or 2)come down the
elevator and tear after you.
See 2-3.
LEVEL 5-4
"Berthilda's Castle"
Enemies:
Board/gem/side color:
See 1-4.
LEVEL 6-1
"Cross Maze"
Enemies:
Board/gem/side color:
# of gems:
Not quite the same as 4-2.
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This cross maze is a bit tougher than the first because the dead-end
crosses in the left and upper centers have been moved to the right and
down respectively. That makes it tougher to take a break, although the
UL strategy and initial gem-grabbing strategies still hold. Just try to
move arond the perimeter as quickly as possible and maybe even jump back
and forth over the monsters on the DR perimieter to slow them down
before exploring the UL. But most of the challenge here will come from
futzing with the control or waiting for the long elevator ride to the
tower(and jumping over monsters in the process.)
LEVEL 6-2
"Tree Wave"
Enemies:
Board/gem/side color:
See 1-2.
LEVEL 6-3
Enemies:
Board/gem/side color:
"Tree Wave"
See 1-2.
Disappointing that you have two similar levels in a row, but they're
relatively easy compared to the usual fare. Your reflexes just need to
be a bit quicker, and prepare for more jumping.
LEVEL 6-4
Enemies:
Board/gem/side color:
"Berthilda's Palace"
See 4-4.
LEVEL 7-1
"Extra Lives Every 70000"
Enemies:
Board/gem/side color:
# of gems:
Not quite the same as previously on 2-2.
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You'll notice that part of the ramps on the U and L perimeters have
been cut off. This actually makes a hyge difference, as not every square
is connected by elevator now. It can provide a bit of extra danger for
you if a tree is following you, so before you go into the culdesac be
sure to jump a bunch. This extra danger(you have to go through this
twice) is lessened a bit by the added security of the UL. As usual
you'll want to hit the elevator on the left immediately.
LEVEL 7-2
"Pyramid"
Enemies:
Board/gem/side color:
See 4-1.
LEVEL 7-3
"Hidden Spiral"
Enemies:
Board/gem/side color:
See 3-3.
LEVEL 7-4
"Berthilda's Dungeon"
Enemies:
Board/gem/side color:
See 3-4.
LEVEL 8-1
"Extra Lives Every 70000"
Enemies:
Board/gem/side color:
See 7-1.
LEVEL 8-2
"Cross maze"
Enemies:
Board/gem/side color:
# of gems:
A combination of the previous.
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This cross maze combines 5-2 and 3-2 to put out a full grid which is
by no means easy. Fortunately there is still the break in the middle
horizontal and vertical lines, and if it weren't for everything being so
much faster you would just need to be more careful about bad guys
running at you. Same initial strategy works well here as in other cross
mazes. You will just find yourself running into more annoying nooks.
LEVEL 8-3
"Hidden Ramp"
Enemies:
Board/gem/side color:
See 2-1.
LEVEL 8-4
"Berthilda's Fortress"
Enemies:
Board/gem/side color:
# of gems:
A change for the more inane from 2-4.
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The new grid is really pretty annoying. You'll probably want to make a
quick expedition there, jump back over the monsters that follow you, go
back into the loop(note it's got two cross-paths and not one,) and go
back for another foraging. It may be a good idea to start by clearing
the edges, which will slow up your quick forays. You may want to go
clockwise around the loop to make it easier to hop(eventually) on the
elevator for your visit to Berthilda.
LEVEL 9-1
"Impossible Staircase"
Enemies:
Board/gem/side color:
# of gems:
A bona fide original.
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First the ledger. The row of X's is actually a short distance that you
cannot cross. You can sneak on the left perimeter up to the top, but it
is a one-way ticket. Once up there the map is slightly out of proportion
although the circular-appearing staircase, a nice classic paradoxical
picture, is worth seeing. Otherwise between the loops and the grid areas
which the monsters wind up eating most of, you may just need to cycle
around a lot to get through this level. It's actually not so bad. The
culdesac
LEVEL 9-2
"Nasty Tree"
Enemies:
Board/gem/side color:
See 7-3.
LEVEL 9-3
"Hidden Spiral"
Enemies:
Board/gem/side color:
# of gems:
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This level is a bit cut off from the previous hidden spirals. Here you
have to use the spiral to progress. Note you also have to jump over the
cauldron that is past the spiral. You can do stuff in any order you want
but there's no reason to change it from previous hidden spirals. In fact
I would leave the dead end at the top until last as it can be tough to
leave the spiral. Monsters will catch up to you. Be a bit more wary of
caterpillars here as they digest their gems in no time. Since when
you're in a letter you're isolated one on one, and you probably can't
nail all the caterpillars, there's little incentive to wipe them out.
Your main challenge will come from goading bowling balls' momentum.
LEVEL 9-4
Enemies:
Board/gem/side color:
"Berthilda's Dungeon"
Same as 6-4.
LEVEL 10-1
"The End"
Enemies: ?, cauldron
Board/gem/side color:
# of gems: 256
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Obviously that cauldron blocking you is a nuisance and keeps you in
the bottom right quarter unless you jump over it. You will also have a
problem with the tree and getting into the upper left. The quick jump
over/back seems the best way to do things, and maybe if you are very
lucky you can lose the tree behind one of the 3x3 holes that pop up.
In half-seriousness, though, I recommend cheating to get through this
level. The slow skeleton and fast tree make this level utter murder.
5. MISCELLANY
5.1. CUTE EASTER EGGS
Thanks to RetroFreak on GameFAQs for all of these(although I swear I
remember the first one from my youth)--I'vehad trouble verifying the
'Atari' bit right now, but jumping 100x is a bit of a nuisance.
Jump in the UL corner behind the structure in level 1-1. Your score
goes to 140000 and you're kicked to 3-1.
Jump in the UL corner in the crossroads level at 5-3. Your score goes
to 420000 and you're kicked to 7-1.
Go to DR corner(sucker the bowling balls into one of the small loops
first) and jump 100+ times here. The bees seem to come down in an area
where they can actually do damage after 70 times but apparently losing a
life(not that it's hard to juke the bees) doesn't alter the internal
count. When you get to 2-1 you will see the words 'Atari' on a banner.
In 5-4, go to the UR and kill Berthilda in the process. In the very
corner, jump up and the initials FXL(for the game's creator) will
appear.
5.2. THE HIGH SCORE LIST
The default list works as follows: it starts at 30000 and works its
way down by 100's to 100.
The initials will be listed below, 10 to a row, L->R and then U->D.
5.3. ENDING SPOILER
If you get all of the gems on the last level you just sort of sit
around until the monsters kill you. You don't advance again.
5.4. TRIVIAL NONSENSE
Upon completing level X, X Berthildas bounce up and down in time with
Bentley at the top of the screen. Except for level 9--then there are
only 8.
End of FAQ proper
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6. VERSIONS/CREDITS
0.9.0 sent to GameFAQs 6/6/2002. Except for the duplicate levels, which
require nuances in addition to the general strategies outlined earlier,
this is as complete as I can hope for right now,(except exact monster
locations aren't 100%,) but if anyone knows some slick tactics that will
work, do tell me. I'd be interested to hear them but not to search them
out any more. When I complete a FAQ for a game like this all my previous
frustration is catharsized. Assistance with minor oversight(some of
which I know exist) would be a great help. Somewhat duplicate levels are
left unchecked. A more thorough walkthrough detailing differences
between similar levels may come later.
mame.net and mame.dk for, err, just being their beautiful selves! :D
Thanks to RetroFreak on GameFAQs for posting the codes and giving me
permission to use them.
Sega for releasing the Atari Classics on Dreamcast to get me interested
in this game again.
eBay for holding the auction for the game.
