Svenshinhan plays Taz-Mania (SNES) - Act 1

Get money. Get money. Eat kiwis. Get money.

Okay, we're not exactly getting money, but we are getting continues. Close enough, I guess.

Act 1

Main Course

Well, what else is there to do? Run forward and catch the yellow Kiwis with the Y button. As you progress through the game, you'll be dodging more obstacles. At the same time, you'll have to catch more kiwis in the time allotted, and the kiwis get faster to add insult to injury.

The blue birds that fly around give you points. You'll need all the points you can get to earn a few extra lives. You'll see red ones later on that add a few seconds to your timer.

Eating birds will refill a little bit of your health, while kiwis completely replenish it. This is nice, especially in the later levels.

The first obstacle that you'll see is the bus. You obviously shouldn't let it run over you at the cost of some health (and a few seconds).

If you see Didgeri Dingo on his motorbike, grab at his box to get the contents inside. Sometimes you'll get some power-ups to refill your health, but beware...sometimes there can and will be traps in the box. So be careful.

When an enemy or obstacle is behind you, you'll see it in the "rear-view mirror" in the lower-right corner of the screen. Trust me, this mirror will definitely come in handy later in the game. Of course, once you get so far away from an enemy, the rear-view mirror will disappear.

The yellow meter in the lower-left corner is your health. You can do the tornado attack that Taz is so well-known for, but use it wisely as it slowly drains your health the more you use it. At least the tornado attack gets you up to speed in a quick second, and it also lets you tear through the scenery. If your health meter is flashing, you won't be able to use the tornado attack. Refill your health to regain use of it.

It should be pretty obvious, but please make sure not to run into the scenery. It kinda hurts. Also, you go much slower off-road.

When you eat all the Kiwis the level wants you to eat, the level is cleared. You'll then get a points bonus based on how much time you have left and how many things you've collected.

The Outback

You'll see the intersections with the traffic light and the water here. Jump over the water so you don't get slowed down. The intersections are no threat now, but in the next level and afterward, trucks run from one side of the screen to the other when the "Stop" sign appears. If they run into you, you're taking damage.

You'll actually start seeing the road go up and down like hills. Sometimes, you'll barely be able to see the road on top of the hills, so pay attention to where you're going.

Buddy Boar will be so busy talking on his monster-sized cell phone that he won't be paying attention to the road, and if you're not careful he'll run smack-dab into you! Avoid him like you would the bus.

If there is water on the sides of the road, don't fall in unless you want to lose at least two seconds and a bit of health.

Kiwi Cross

As mentioned in the last level, watch out at the intersections. When the stop sign is up, a truck will go from one side to the other.

The red birds start showing up here. They leave a little sparkly pattern when they fly, and eating one will add 10 seconds to your timer.

Bonus Level: Kiwi Grab

Every three levels, you'll get a bonus level. During the bonus level, grab as many birds and items as you can in one minute!

The kiwis are really crafty in the bonus stages. They can actually stop and head in the other direction, on you, and they'll start doing that in the main levels, too.

You [b]can[/b] find the red birds in the bonus stages, but that's only going to happen once in a blue moon.


Also, if you grab a kiwi right when it's about to turn around, you'll get a "2X" to pop up above where the Kiwi was. This indicates that you got double points for that Kiwi.