From: César RodríguezndWV6 <[email protected]>
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 1999 23:26:19 -0300

Trick Xenophobe the Atari Lynx


Hints:
    First the basics.  I love the yellow electro gun, so all my strategy
revolves around this gun.  The puffer gun does more damage.
I usually crawl along the ground and fire alot.  I stand to kill festers
and ceiling vines.  Jump to move quickly.

Festers  (the fellows who appear on the sides of the screen) Take these
guys out by being just over half a screen away from them.  Fire like crazy.
You better make sure you are at least half a screen away because these
really hurt!  You can advance on them once they retreat and expose their
hand, makes killing them easier if you do.  When they throw stuff, you
better be facing them and firing... Getting hit by this stuff stuns you,
likely costing your life on later levels.  You can kill them with the
puffer gun by laying low near the edge of the screen, and standing up and
firing as soon as they start to retreat.  You can always ignore these guys
buy crawling along the floor... but it's good to take them out as soon as
you can.  They produce other aliens, and create another hazard. You can
often kill festers on the adjacent screen by firing very close to the edge.
I used this to my advantage alot on level 22, which is almost nothing but
festers.

Ceiling vines:  As I mentioned earlier, make sure you don't move into them
while firing. Stop, then aim up and fire.

Rollerbies (the armadillo like things that curl into a ball) Getting hit by
these balled up creatures can stun you for some time, like the festers can,
which means losing your life in later levels. Fire alot at them to make
them roll the other way of course.  Don't fire too much if there is a
closed door in the way, as they'll bounce  back at you at high speed. They
unravel once they stop moving. I often fire once or twice at them to make
them stop.  They then unravel and I kill them.  Or, I throw a grenade, and
fire just enough to make them be near the grenade.  These guys are what
really threatens your life at the beginning of later levels...  Don't
underestimate what a mob of these can do to your game.  :)  One stuns you,
then every alien and their   brother beat up on you while you can't do
anything.  Then you lose your gun, and losing your gun on later levels
usually means the end of your life, if not your whole game!  (you usually
get a laser with your new  guy, which often is inadaquate).  Point blank
shots often don't work on these guys for some reason, very important to
remember.

Laser firing security drones:  Of course you can make these stop firing at
you by getting the disk and putting it in the security machine. But did you
know that you can kill them?  You have to fire alot, unless you have a
puffer gun.  Stand and fire diagonally up, fire like crazy, and don't
change directions!  They'll move right into your fire.  The laser gun does
so little damage, it is questionable if you should do this with that gun.
I kill these drones on every floor I encounter them until I find the disk.
Little crawling aliens: crawl and fire alot, jump if you they stick to you.
On later levels, it often isn't wise to jump immediately... you might jump
into a festers xray beam, and get stunned, lose your gun, your life, your
game...

Snotterpillars (big hopping spitting aliens):  While heading towards a new
screen, if you hear that you are hitting something just before you enter
the new screen, stop and keep firing until the sound stops.  Then fire a
lot as you enter the new screen.  Firing at them usually stops the nasty
spittle they throw.  You should have no problems taking out mobs of these
fellows by firing alot.  Stop moving as soon you are hitting one, you want
to hit them as far away as you can.  I am pretty brave with these guys,
I'll take on a big mob of them at once.  Just fire very very fast.  If too
many get close, or are about to, move directly away and hit jump twice (or
more) in a row.  This one tactic is the main reason why I survive so long!
Not only does it make you run away quickly, it also has the effect of
dodging their spittle.  Practice turning around and hopping away repeatly
when there aren't aliens around.  Make sure you are moving away before
jumping, otherwise you'll jump up instead of away, and then you're really
If you have the puffer gun, have no fear-- if you fire fast enough, you can
kill a solid wall of these guys with it.
machine that spits out bombs:  Each bomb does 200 damage I think, so be
careful.  Jump away or over bombs that get thrown near you.  hit option two
to fix the machine, then hit option one until you have a full load of
grenades.

self destructing:  often a good idea, unless you are about to finish the
level.  You won't get 200 bonus health, but on later levels you'll probably
lose more than that.  I usually self destruct 2 or maybe 3 levels.

Fire levels:  I am continually switching from the fire extinguisher to the
electro gun on this level.  Put out the fire, run and grab your gun and
clear the rooms until you hit the next fire, etc.  You can push along both
guns, but it's risky.  Fires count as part of the alien remaining count...
so don't leave the fires for last!  Otherwise you'll get stuck with a fire
extinguisher on your next level.  If I'm cautious, I often gain more health
than I lose on these levels.

level 21:  This level is utter hell.  Makes every other level look silly.
Be paranoid with every room you enter.  I can't stress enough how hard this
level is.  Fire as fast as you can.  Good luck keeping your gun...  that's
the main thing actually on the later levels, keeping your gun.  The
beginning of 21 and other later levels is hellish, this is one place where
I wouldn't feel guilty using alot of grenades.  Those hordes of rollerbies
are a real problem at the beginning of levels.

level 22:  This level is as easy as 21 is hard. Almost nothing but festers.
This level might not be so easy if you don't have an electro-gun.  I always
have one here.

level 23, final level:  Use my technique for killing snotterpillars,
especially hopping away repeatedly when mobs get close.  Grenades here can
take a wall of snotterpillers, what a rush. :)   Keep up a wall of fire to
stop their spittle.  Be wary of hidden ceiling vines on the edges of the
screen.  Fire as fast as you can when you see the mother alien, crawl
behind her while firing when you've cleared the other aliens in the room.
Fire at her head once you're behind her. (diagonally up from ground)
It's important to learn to survive with a laser gun until you can get
something better.  Be very convervative, do most of your killing from the
adjacent screen.  Hit things as far away as possible.  Run from
snotterpillars when they get inside your max range (yup, hop twice again..)
use grenades if you have to.  God I hate losing your gun on the later
levels. Free free to mail me any questions and comments.  Is the arcade
game exactly the same?
Michael Kaye   [email protected]  Twin Peaks ADDICT
Map:
     Guide to abbreviations
     BM  - Bomb Machine
     E   - Elevator
     F   - Fire
     FP  - Fireball Pit
     FS  - Fire in space station
     IS  - Infestation Screen
     GD  - Green ooze Dripping from ceiling
     O   - Outdoors
     FO  - Floor opening
     MSU - Moving stars Unit
     PR  - Pestering Robot
     RN  - Research Notes
     SC  - Security Central (needs ID card)
     SD  - Self Destruct unit
     SXU - Sealed Xeno Unit (needs Key)
     Notation in header
     (NN Xenos) - Number of Xenos to kill on this level
     (F)        - Space station is on fire
     (PR)       - Space station has a Pestering Robot that shoots

    |=========================  Space Station  1 =========(63 Xenos)========|
Level|   1    |   2    |   3    |   4    |   5    |   6    |   7    |   8    |
-----+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 1  |        |        |        |        |  MSU   |   RN   |        |        |

    |=========================  Space Station  2 =========(56 Xenos)========|
Level|   1    |   2    |   3    |   4    |   5    |   6    |   7    |   8    |
-----+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 1  |        |        |   E    |        |        |   O    |        |   O    |
    +========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 2  |        |        |   E    |   IS   |   BM   |        |        |        |

    |=========================  Space Station  3 ===========================|
Level|   1    |   2    |   3    |   4    |   5    |   6    |   7    |   8    |
-----+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 1  |  GD    |  GD    |   E    |  SD    |        |   IS   |        |   O    |
    +========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 2  |        |        |   E    |        |        |        |        |        |
    +========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 3  |        |        |   E    |  FB    |        |        |        |        |

    |=========================  Space Station  4 ===========================|
Level|   1    |   2    |   3    |   4    |   5    |   6    |   7    |   8    |
-----+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 1  |   IS   |        |   E    |   FO   |        |        |   FO   |        |
    +========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 2  |        |        |   E    |   FO   |        |        |   FO   |        |
    +========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 3  |        |        |   E    |        |        |        |        |        |
    +========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 4  |        |   IS   |   E    |        |   SD   |        |        |        |

    |===========(PR)==========  Space Station  5 =========(127 Xenos)=======|
Level|   1    |   2    |   3    |   4    |   5    |   6    |   7    |   8    |
-----+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 1  |   O    |        |   E    |   IS   |   O    |   SC   |        |        |
    +========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 2  |  SXU   |        |   E    |   IS   |        |   GD   |   GD   |        |
    +========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 3  |        |        |   E    |   IS   |        |   FP   |        |        |

    |===========(F)-==========  Space Station  6 ===========================|
Level|   1    |   2    |   3    |   4    |   5    |   6    |   7    |   8    |
-----+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 1  |        |   F    |   E    | IS,F   |        |        |        |        |
    +========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 2  |   F    |        |   E    | IS,F   | SD,F   |   F    |        |        |

    |=========================  Space Station  7 ===========================|
Level|   1    |   2    |   3    |   4    |   5    |   6    |   7    |   8    |
-----+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 1  |        |        |   E    |   IS   |        |        |        |        |
    +========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 2  |        |        |   E    |        |   BM   |        |        |        |
    |=========================  Space Station  8 ===========================|
Level|   1    |   2    |   3    |   4    |   5    |   6    |   7    |   8    |
-----+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 1  |        |        |        |   FO   |        |        |        |   FO   |
    +========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 2  |        |        |        |   FO   |        |        |        |   FO   |
    +========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 3  |        |        |        |   FO   |        |        |        |   FO   |
    +========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 4  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
    +========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 5  |   SD   |        |        |   IS   |        |   IS   |        |        |

    |=========================  Space Station  9 =========(55 Xenos)========|
Level|   1    |   2    |   3    |   4    |   5    |   6    |   7    |   8    |
-----+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 1  |        |        |   E    |   IS   |        |        |        |        |
    +========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 2  |        |        |   E    |        |   BM   |        |        |        |

    |=========================  Space Station 10 =========(99 Xenos)========|
Level|   1    |   2    |   3    |   4    |   5    |   6    |   7    |   8    |
-----+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 1  |   GD   |   GD   |   E    |   SD   |        |   IS   |        |   O    |
    +========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 2  |        |        |   E    |        |        |        |        |        |
    +========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 3  |        |        |   E    |   FP   |        |        |        |        |

    |=========================  Space Station 11 ========(122 Xenos)========|
Level|   1    |   2    |   3    |   4    |   5    |   6    |   7    |   8    |
-----+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 1  |   IS   |        |   E    |   FO   |        |        |   FO   |        |
    +========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 2  |        |        |   E    |   FO   |        |        |   FO   |        |
    +========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 3  |        |        |   E    |        |        |        |        |        |
    +========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 4  |        |   IS   |   E    |        |   SD   |        |        |        |

    |===========(PR)==========  Space Station 12 ===========================|
Level|   1    |   2    |   3    |   4    |   5    |   6    |   7    |   8    |
-----+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 1  |   O    |        |   E    |   IS   |        |   SC   |        |        |
    +========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 2  |  SXU   |        |   E    |   IS   |   GD   |   GD   |        |        |
    +========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 3  |        |        |   E    |        |        |   FB   |        |        |

    |===========(F)===========  Space Station 13 ===========================|
Level|   1    |   2    |   3    |   4    |   5    |   6    |   7    |   8    |
-----+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 1  |        |   F    |   E    |        |   F    |        |   F    |        |
    +========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 2  |   F    |        |   E    |  F,IS  |  F,SD  |   F    |        |        |
    +========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 3  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |

    |=========================  Space Station 14 =========(100 Xenos)=======|
Level|   1    |   2    |   3    |   4    |   5    |   6    |   7    |   8    |
-----+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 1  |        |        |   E    |   IS   |        |   O    |        |        |
    +========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 2  |        |        |   E    |        |   BM   |        |        |        |

    |=========================  Space Station 15 ===========================|
Level|   1    |   2    |   3    |   4    |   5    |   6    |   7    |   8    |
-----+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 1  |        |   FO   |        |   FO   |        |        |        |   FO   |
    +========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 2  |        |   FO   |        |   FO   |        |        |        |   FO   |
    +========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 3  |        |   FO   |        |   FO   |        |        |        |   FO   |
    +========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 4  |        |   FO   |   IS   |        |        |        |        |        |
    +========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 5  |   SD   |        |        |   IS   |        |   IS   |   IS   |        |

    |=========================  Space Station 16 =========(57 Xenos)========|
Level|   1    |   2    |   3    |   4    |   5    |   6    |   7    |   8    |
-----+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 1  |        |        |   E    |   IS   |        |        |        |   O    |
    +========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 2  |        |        |   E    |        |   BM   |        |        |        |

    |=========================  Space Station 17 ===========================|
Level|   1    |   2    |   3    |   4    |   5    |   6    |   7    |   8    |
-----+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 1  |   GD   |   GD   |   E    |   SD   |        |        |        |        |
    +========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 2  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
    +========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 3  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
    +========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 4  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
    +========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 5  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |

    |=========================  Space Station 18 ===========================|
Level|   1    |   2    |   3    |   4    |   5    |   6    |   7    |   8    |
-----+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 1  |   IS   |   E    |        |        |        |        |        |        |
    +========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 2  |        |   E    |        |        |        |        |        |        |
    +========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 3  |        |   E    |        |        |        |        |        |        |
    +========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 4  |        |   E    |        |        |        |        |        |        |
    +========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 5  |        |        |        |        |   SD   |        |        |        |

    |=========================  Space Station 19 ===========================|
Level|   1    |   2    |   3    |   4    |   5    |   6    |   7    |   8    |
-----+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 1  |   O    |        |   E    |        |        |   SC   |        |        |
    +========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 2  |        |        |   E    |   IS   |        |        |        |        |
    +========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 3  |        |        |   E    |   IS   |        |        |        |        |

    |===========(F)===========  Space Station 20 ===========================|
Level|   1    |   2    |   3    |   4    |   5    |   6    |   7    |   8    |
-----+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 1  |        |        |   E    |   IS   |        |        |        |        |
    +========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 2  |        |        |   E    |        |   BM   |        |        |        |

    |=========================  Space Station 21 ===========================|
Level|   1    |   2    |   3    |   4    |   5    |   6    |   7    |   8    |
-----+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 1  |        |        |   E    |   IS   |        |   O    |        |   O    |
    +========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 2  |        |        |   E    |        |        |        |        |        |
    +========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 3  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
    +========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 4  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
    +========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 5  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |

    |=========================  Space Station 22 ===========================|
Level|   1    |   2    |   3    |   4    |   5    |   6    |   7    |   8    |
-----+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 1  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
    +========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 2  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
    +========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 3  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
    +========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 4  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
    +========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 5  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |

    |=========================  Space Station 23 ===========================|
Level|   1    |   2    |   3    |   4    |   5    |   6    |   7    |   8    |
-----+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 1  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
    +========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 2  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
    +========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 3  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
    +========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 4  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
    +========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
 5  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
    |=======================================================================|

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