Arkanoid: \--------/ \---------/ \-/ \-/ \-/ \--------/ /--------\ |\-------/| | | | | | | | | \-/ \ \ || || | | | | | | /--| |--\ | | | | || || | |-----| | | | | | | | | | || || | |-----| | | | | | /-\ / / || || | | | | | | | | \--------/ |/-------\| | | | | | | | | /--------\ /---------\ /-\ /-\ /-\ /--\ \-/-----\-/ \---------/ \-/-----\-/ \-/ \-/------\-/ | |-----| | | | | |-----| | | | | |------| | | | | | |-|-------\ | | | | | | | | | | | |-----| | | | \---/ | |-----| | | | | | | | | |-----| | | | | | | |-----| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |---| | | | | | | | | | | | /-\ /-\ /-\---/---\ /-\ /-\ /-\ /-\ /-\ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ Thrashnet Ground Zero 6's No Limit FAQ for Arkanoid Doh It Again ~ ~--------------------------------------------------------------------------~ ~Table of Contents ~ ~1) Thrashnet's POV ~ ~2) Story ~ ~3) Setting Up (General) ~ ~4) Title Screen Options ~ ~5) Password Screen Intro ~ ~6) My Passwords! ~ ~7) Strategies ~ ~8) Enemies ~ ~9) Bosses ~ ~10) Power Ups ~ ~11) Controls with a Controller ~ ~12) Controls with a Mouse ~ ~13) Glitches ~ ~14) Obstructions ~ ~15) Options ~ ~16) Edit Mode ~ ~17) Scoring ~ ~18) Ending ~ ~19) Other Things to Watch For ~ ~20) Disclaimer ~ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ============================================================================ T H R A S H N E T ' S P O V ============================================================================ This game is one of the last ever made for the SNES. And possibly the most engrossing. However, I am seriously ticked off the way Nintendo made this game. They never really did bother to check for any errors it seems that they were to wrapped in thier 64 bit system to give a ^$*& about the glitches in this game there are at least 4. Which is way to many for a finished video game. Unless you buy some pirated game, or Active Enterprise game. This game is just a remake of the original one made for the NES. Back in my childhood years of the late 80's (THE GOOD OLDEN DAYS!). Anyway, have a great time and I hope this FAQ helps you. ============================================================================ S T O R Y ============================================================================ For years, Commander Therle and his people have been searching for a new world to call home. Each time they get close, thier enemy, Doh, pushes away Therle's ships. Recenlty, a sensor scan has detected new terra-class planets. Therle sent scout ships to check them out, but Doh once again scattered his blocks acroos the solar system to stop the ships. So before they can reach the new planets they must destroy the blocks and Doh. ============================================================================ S E T T I N G U P ( G E N E R A L ) ============================================================================ Insert your Arkaniod Doh It Again Game Pak into the Control Deck and then slide the power switch to the on position. When the Title Screen appears press Start to view the Main Menu. ============================================================================ T I T L E S C R E E N O P T I O N S ============================================================================ 1 Player-This option lets you start a new one player game. 2 Player-You have three choices in 2-Player mode: A, B, or C. In A, the players take turns piloting the ship. In B, both players play simultaneuosly in puzzles. In C, the screen is split and both the players compete against each other. Password-This option lets you enter a screen that lets you enter a password so you can continue your game. Options-This lets you choose from a set of options see....the Options section for more info. ============================================================================ P A S S W O R D S C R E E N I N T R O ============================================================================ There are a total of 32 characters they are. B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, X, Z, !, ?, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Each password has a total of 12 characters in them. There are no spaces in the passwords when the game will give them to you. However, they will have them set up in 4 groups of 4 on the password screen like this: ____ ____ ____ ____ Don't worry about the variation just enter them like you normally would. ============================================================================ M Y P A S S W O R D S ! ============================================================================ LEVEL PASSWORDS: 2-X2612V?B!LK2 35-6!2W732W?MCR 68-374W76W!GLD9 3-W45X736H?QJM 36-6!3027!!?3!6 69-377!WV3!BMF5 4-W38?66?C?6Z2 37-7?4?!?7??2H3 70-589?V?WG209P 5-V321WV2CV2ZR 38-5Z7XVW??!6BM 71-5780?52WG70P 6-V241V??G?2F3 39-4Z8XV6MHCM?2 72-876WV7VWC3FS 7-V261?32BVLDL 40-603?!2CHGR?R 73-80W22W7W!LZ5 8-X34!?7!WHL13 41-X4W53WMBCRH3 74-7?X32!VV!RXN 9-0X?52!6!HQXM 42-W2X52!BGGQCR 75-91?9323W?RJ8 10-VWZ66V!!HMJ6 43-Z5W366MGG3!6 76-7?X363?V!RDP 11-0Z04776?HQDL 44-XSZ263HHB3VL 77-69Z8VV3V!214 12-0V!262?G?LD7 45-61Z7WV3BVLBM 78-9704!VVVCMF4 13-13X3V?2WH307 46-9Z?3VWGGG2GL 79-3413V63?W3D9 14-04W2?V?VC7ZR 47-5XX8?2MB!QV7 80-86V7!6!??2FS 15-1207W22!G6F3 48-7XZ3V3BCWQWQ 81-43VZ2WMBHQ14 16-?5W5?3?!G3FQ 49-6XVX3!LGVRB6 82-35XV7!CBBL1S 17-?4ZW7?6??LX6 50-9X0X7VGC?MCR 83-55??27MGBAF4 18-05X07!?VWM0L 51-6X?127MHV7V7 84-33W!76GCCRJN 19-15W0373V!QF3 52-6XW132CH!3?R 85-4SZ?!?MHB209 20-?30177WVWRKR 53-9V11?WMBW3H3 86-84?XW!HBG2XN 21-X8?WWW2W?2?3 54-8VV0??CB?6HQ 87-54X0!2RGH3KS 22-?4X1!VW?!61Q 55-7WX1?2RVHL?2 88-93XXV6BGC2FS 23-Z6XVW27CV7B7 56-7V10V2?C?2C2 89-45563?2WG2X8 24-V8WZ?6?GW2CQ 57-31357?MWBMDP 90-72543?WWC3D9 25-W6873V6?GM?3 58-20373VG!H614 91-9S77766WB6FS 26-Z9793?V!CR?Q 59-3!4927QVB21T 92-639833!WWMX8 27-W942773WBRC3 60-3?3672H!G3D8 93-?V96?!3?VLZT 28-X74673?VC7!L 61-6625VWMVB2JS 94-!V27V??!WRJ8 29-8!64V!7?C2B7 62-8953V!C??Q05 95-X!63?72V?6V8 30-2157!VVVG6HR 63-9934!6R?!R1N 96-Z?43?6?V!6!P 31-7?43V33?WRW2 64-6754!3B??LF8 97-V0312!2VV3H4 32-6!34V6V??RWR 65-675!3?L?WRJN 98-0!2W3WCGGL!8 33-713Z6!6?!LC2 66-99307?CW?6X8 99-105V333WC7CT 34-3?706!WB!QB6 67-266Z627?CQ1S ============================================================================ S T R A T E G I E S ============================================================================ 1. Don't grab a capsule that is too far away you can lose the mission that way. 2. In some stages there may be a power-up (example in Level 6 the laser capsules help you destroy the column of gray blocks) you might want to search for them then can be a big help. 3. At the beggining of a stage your ship will have the ball stuck to it take advantage of this moment and quickly put the ship into a position so that the ball will bounce where you want it to. 4. If you have a much needed power-up in a stage go out of your way to get out of the way of other falling capsules becuase some capsules can revert your ship and therefore destroy your power-up. 5. Take any warps that you see unless your going for points. 6. Once you get familiar with the game go to the options screen and set a higher game speed it is easier to destroy blocks when the ball is going faster. 7. Hold down the B or Y button when moving your scout ship on a controller, press and hold the left mouse button when using a mouse to make your ship go faster. ============================================================================ E N E M I E S ============================================================================ 1. Mini-Saturns: These enemies look like small saturn shaped orbs. They help you because when you destroy them they have a large explosion and that explosion may help get rid of some blocks. 2. Red Blobs: These enemies look like red blobs that change shape from a diamond to a circle constantly. They are big pain in the %$#. Because they can create new blocks for you to destroy if you give them long enough. 3. Bubbles: These enemies look like y' know....bubbles! When your ball hits them (assuming your ball doesn't have the M Capsule Power-Up) it will suck it up and place it in a new section of the puzzle this can be either helpful or hurtful. Depending on where the bubbles reappear. If you do have an M capsule power-up they will be destroyed when hit by your ball. 4. Molecular Model: This enemy looks like a molecule. When hit they will explode and release their three balls destroying any of your blocks in your way. But you won't get points for the blocks they destroy. One more hit from your ball will destroy the balls flying around. 5. Triangle/Circle: These thingss look like a Triangle rotating on one end of a circle. They do nothing except get in the way. 6. Infinitys: These look like an infinity symbol or if you can't understand that they look like a rotating capital "S". These things generate feilds of electricity that makes hard for you to get your ball past them. ============================================================================ B O S S E S ============================================================================ YOU AFCE EACH OF THESE BOSSES 2 TIMES IN THE ENTIRE GAME THERE ARE 3 OF THEM THEY ARE: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GIANT CENTIPEDE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This boss is rather easy hitting him anywhere causes damage. You face him first be careful that you do not get hit by the debris that he spits from his parts. Also watch out when he compacts into a little ball because he is about to come straight at you. Move out the way. You face him first. You fight him on levels: 11, 44, 77. ~~~~~~~~~~ Doh's Face ~~~~~~~~~~ This boss is tough unless you know where to hide when he fires at you. He will spit out Mini-Faces that will also shoot at you when they stop moving and go up towards the top of the screen and to the lower right and left. He can realease 4 of them at a time you can take them out before they fire to make it easier for you. But they'll come back. If all the faces do fire hide in between the upper Mini-face and Doh's Face. You'll survive but youre ball will probably fall offscreen and you will lose. For many of the players this is the first stage they will lose. Tryo to sneak in shots at Doh's Face whenever possible and whenever he takes enough dammage the mini faces will blow up and his face will turn around. And he will fire lasers at wherever you are. Keep moving. And use your ball to hit him some more. The more you hit the bigger his face will get. He is an easy target now but so are you. But not as much as you think. You shouldn't have any trouble when his face gets big. You fight this one in levels: 22, 55, 88. ~~~~~~~~~ SUPER DOH ~~~~~~~~~ This boss is probably the hardest espiecally when you face him for the last time. He can hit you with his arms and he also can turn the screen around reversing your controls. Try to take it slow and get the bal up underneath him when he is turned around chances are it won't come back out. When he takes enough damage. He will turn back around again and repeat this process Bash him, he will turn around, then wedge the ball when he is turned around, he will turn around again, and repeat. After all of his arms are blown off he will constantly fire lasers at you. Keep moving and hit his body until he blows up. You face him in levels: 33, 66, 99. ============================================================================ P O W E R - U P S ============================================================================ S CAPSULE-Changes your scout ship back to normal if it has been changed by a capsule. (Can be used with none of the power-ups.) ~~~~~~~~~ T CAPSULE-Creates a forcefield on either sides of your ship it will deflect only 1 missed ball. Sometimes when you haven't really missed a ball it will dissapear as if it was hit. ~~~~~~~~~ M CAPSULE-Changes your ball so it destroys all blocks it hits in ts path. ~~~~~~~~~ L CAPSULE-Gives your ship a gray appearance and gives it the ability to shoot lasers at blocks. Press the A button to fire. ~~~~~~~~~ G CAPSULE-Whenever your ball hits your ship it will stick to it for a while giving you an oppurtunity to put it in a strategic position. (Of course after getting this capsule.) Or press A or X to relase the ball. The ball will only stay on for a while. ~~~~~~~~~ E CAPSULE-The length of your ship is doubled you can only collect this capsule twice with an effect. Thus, you cannot collect 3 and get a tripled length. ~~~~~~~~~ D CAPSULE-Collecting this will genrate 8 balls in this SNES version. This can help you destroy a LOT of blocks. ~~~~~~~~~ B CAPSULE-Catch this capusle to open a warp gate to the next higher level. (Can be used with all of the forementioned capsules including P.) ~~~~~~~~~ P CAPSULE-An Extra scout ship (or life) will be added to your total lives. (Can be used with any capsules). These capsules are rare. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ KEEP IN MIND HERE THAT CAN BE USED WITH MEANS THAT IT CAN BE COMBINED WITH THOSE MENTIONED POWER-UPS WITH OUT LOSING ITS ORIGINAL STATE. THE FIRST STATE THE FIRST POWER-UP GAVE IT. ============================================================================ C O N T R O L S W I T H A C O N T R O L L E R ============================================================================ Intro: The controller itself not being as manuerevable on the title screen still it is better to use when selecting choices on the title or options screen. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Control, Direction, or D Pad-Move ship left to right. Select a choice on Title Screen, Options Screen, or Edit Screen. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ START-Pause game, confirm selection on Title Screen, Options Screen, or Edit Screen. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SELECT-Pause Game. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "A" + " X" Buttons-Fire Lasers, or release ball when stuck to ship, use this to select a B. G. M. or S. E. on the options screen. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "B" + "Y" Buttons-Hold either button to make your scout ship go faster. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "L" + "R" Buttons-Not used in this game. ============================================================================ C O N T R O L S W I T H A M O U S E ============================================================================ Right Button-Use this to pause or select a choice on the Title Screen, Edit Screen, or Options Screen. Or to select between choices of enemies, blocks, or other obstructions on the Edit Screen. This also stops the opening cinema. And this speeds up the Continue Countdown. Left starts a continue. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Left Button-Prees and hold the Left Mouse Button to make your ship go faster also, use it for letting the ball go when it is glued to your ship or fire lasers. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sliding Mouse Left to Right on the Pad@-Use this motion on the pad to move your ship left to right. Also use it to make a choice concerning the difficulty, Speed, Player Stock, Game Level, Sound, BGM, or SE...on the options screen. Oh yeah, and press the Right Button to select a BGM or SE on the Option Screen. Also, use this to select an objecton the edit screen. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sliding Mouse up or down on the Pad@-Use this motion to select a choice on the Title Screen, or Options Screen. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Combined motions of Left & Right, or Up & Down on the Pad@-Use these motions to select something on the Edit Screen. (What I mean about this is moving the cursor to wherever the item is that you need to select.) @-This Pad is the SNES Official Mouse Pad included with the SNES Mouse... All are registered indicia of.....oh SCREW IT! You don't give a #&$ do ya BARBOID!? (Who needs all that Legal #$%#!) ============================================================================ G L I T C H E S ============================================================================ There are many a glitches with this game at least that what I think. Anyway here are the ones I found as of this writing. Glitch #1-Play a 1 player game then lose. Then let the continue timer run down to zero. Then select a 2 Player C Game. In this game you will play the normal order of stages and bosses in the one Player game using the 2 Player Format. Glitch #2-This is the exact opposite of the above one. Play a 2 Player C Game and let one side lose and don't continue. Then enter a password you will end up playing a one player game with 2 scout ships on either side on the screen for players 1 and 2. For fun, when fighting the Super Doh boss. Press Start a couple of times until the top of the playing field scrambles. You will then hear the 2 player battle mode music. This trick could work with other bosses as well. If you can't start a new one player game with this procedure try resetting the system after the continue countdown goes to zero. Glitch #3-When in the edit mode make a pussle the size of the field. Then instead of exiting press the other button instead of the other button you would use when the cursor is on the exit sqaure do this a couple of times then quickly exit the background area around the exit button should scramble. Glitch #4-Pause right after the ship fully appears on the 1 player game screen. The game should freeze a little after you unpause. This doesn't always work. Glitch #5-I think this is a glitch anyway. If you do the above Glitch #5 trick and it doesn't work from then on the ball will take a little while to appear on top of the ship when starting a new stage or after losing a life. Glitch #6-I think that the level 33, and 66 cinema are exactly the same. It seems that nintendo got lazy while making this game! ============================================================================ O B S T R U C T I O N S ============================================================================ White, Green, Orange, Dark Blue, Yellow, Pink, and Red Blocks These can be destroyed with one hit. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Silver Blocks You must hit this block 3 times to shatter it. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Gold Blocks These blocks cannot be destroyed instead use them to ricochet your ball into other places. ============================================================================ O P T I O N S ============================================================================ Choices listed on the Game Options screen: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Player Speed: To change your normal travel speed, adjust this setting up higher to go faster. It is set up like this.... PLAYER SPEED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Player Stock: Change this number to change the number of lives you start out with. Your choices are 3, 5, or 7 lives. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Game Level: Select between Easy, Normal, and Hard game levels. This changes the difficulty of the levels. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Edit: Select this to enter an edit mode where you can create your own levels to play. More on this in the next section. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sound: Mono (Monoaural) or Stereo Sound Settings. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ B. G. M.: Select a number to hear a music track from the game. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ S. E.: Select a number to hear a sound effect from the game. ============================================================================ E D I T M O D E ============================================================================ To design your own level, Choose Edit on the Options Screen. You will be sent to a screen with this layout..... |----------------------------------| EDIT | | MODE | | | | |-----||-----| | | | 1 || 2 | | | |-----||-----| | | |-----||-----| | | | 3 || 4 | | | |-----||-----| | | |-----||-----| 16 | 7 | | 5 || 6 | | | |-----||-----| | | |------------| | | | 8 | | | |------------| | | | | |------------| | | | 9 | | | |------------| | | | | |----------------------------------| 10 The above drawing is a key for the different items on this screen. Here is the key for whats on here...... |-----------------------------------------| |KEY | |-----------------------------------------| |1-Normal Blocks Selector | |2-Capsules Selector | |3-Silver (Gray) Blocks Selector | |4-Enemy Selector | |5-Gold Blocks Selector | |6-Background Selector | |7-Puzzle Field | |8-Play Button | |9-Exit Button | |16-Heigth of Editable Area. | |17-Length of Editable Area. | |-----------------------------------------| Item number 1 is used to place blocks on the field that can be destroyed with 1 hit, Item Number 2 is used to place capsules in Normal Blocks, Item Number 3 is used to place blocks that can be destroyed with 3 hits, Item Number 4 is used to select an enemy to place in the puzzle, Item Number 5 is used to place blocks on the feild that cannot be destroyed, Item Number 6 is used to select a background for your puzzle, Item Number 7 is your editing area for your puzzle, Item Number 8 is a button that lets you play your puzzle, and Item Number 9 is a button that lets you exit the edit mode. ~~~~~~~ To place a block on the puzzle select Item Number 1 then go to the Puzzle Field area and press X to place it where the cursor is pointing to. This is the same for Item Numbers 3 and 5. To put a capsule in a block select Item Number 2 and point the cursor ON the block you wish to put it in then press X to put in there (you have no choice of the type of power up you want in the blocks.) To place an enemy in your puzzle select Item Number 4 then toggle through the coices by using the B Button then press X when you are done selecting your enemy. To select a background place the cursor on Item Number 6 and press B to toggle through the choices of Backdrops once you are done press X. To play your puzzle put the cursor on Item Number 8 and press X. To exit the edit mode put the cursor on Item Number 9 and press X. Oh Yeah, the puzzle field is 16 X 10. ============================================================================ S C O R I N G ============================================================================ 10 points-each time the ball hits your scout ship. 30,000; 80,000 points-for destroying a boss. 0 points-for hitting a Gold Block. 500 points for destroying a normal block. 0 points for destroying a Gray Block. Earning 40,000 points-Gives you an extra life. (Earn 80,000 to get another one, 120,000 and so on.....) ============================================================================ E N D I N G ============================================================================ This is a brief telling of what the ending to this game is......... (WARNING! THIS IS A SPOILER. YOU SHOULD NOT AW F**% IT! READ IT ANYWAY FOR ALL I CARE...) The ending shows a sunset pic with your crew hanging aounrd your scout ship. A scout ship flys up to the screen. Then it will show you a computer screen in which Commander Therele types his last thoughts about the mission. Then the game will give you your play time. ============================================================================ O T H E R T H I N G S T O W A T C H F O R ============================================================================ Be careful when enemies are flying around your ball the ball can hit them and usually the ball will go flying in a different direction causing you to miss it. Try to rebound your ball so that it hits a block that is hard to reach. When you have caught the T Capsule and you have a force field be careful not to let the ball hit the very end of your scout ship if you do let it hit the very end of your scout ship you will lose the force field. After levels 33, 66, and 99 you will see a cinema scenes. The level 33 cinema and level 66 cinema are exatly the same. You will get credits after level 66 wait after the credits and the game will start up on level 67. \--------------------------------------------------------------------------/ | Disclaimer | |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| | IF YOU WANT THIS ON YOUR WEBPAGE DO NOT COPY IT! JUST ADD A LINK | |TO THE URL OF THIS FILE TO YOUR WEBPAGE! IF YOU WANT TO CHANGE THIS IN | |ANYWAY COME TO ME TELLING ME WHAT YOU WANT TO CHANGE BEFORE YOU CHANGE | |IT! AND ALSO GIVE ME CREDIT FOR IT ON YOUR VERSION! | /--------------------------------------------------------------------------\ Last Edited on 4:47 PM 4/19/98