Two videos in, and we're already close to the end of the game. Excellent.
Stage-3
Gator Alley
You're totally shrewd, dude.Now that you're on a roll, let's rally in Gator Alley. We've gotta get a grip on some hip handlebars.
Oh, and the sky's not supposed to be black. It's actually a yellow-orangish sunset.
You'll see that stupid dog wearing a duck hat swimming to the left shortly after the beginning. You're not fooling anybody, buddy.
The snails go down in one hit, but the green worms with the mohawks are indestructible. Sure, you can jump on them to slow them down, but just like the Dry Bones from the Mario games, it's not for long.
The ants with the balloons and crossbows will swoop down at you, but if you avoid them and jump on the balloon, you'll take them out and get the opportunity to recover two hits for your health bar.
The gators that point their nose upwards and chomp are platforms, but they are very, very touchy to land on. If you're not dead center on the nose, you will either take a hit from the gator's teeth or fall into the water near their eyes.
After the third gator, a hip-hop hippo will pop out of the water and serve as your ride across the water. You'll deal with two of those balloon ants, but the main enemy here is the guitar. If you grab it, you'll be dunked in the water sent back to the third gator, and there's nothing you can do about it. Wait until the guitar is directly over the hippo's head and is approaching his left hand, then jump over it. You'll be able to leap to the hippo's right hand and avoid the guitar altogether.
After some isolated planks on the piers you're walking on (which look a lot like prunes lined up on a slingshot), you'll see the sunglasses. This is the only way to get the skateboard for the bonus level, and this is how you get it: crawl underneath the sunglasses by going diagonal on the D-Pad, then go through the level as normal. Take out the two balloon ants, because this will make it much easier. Be careful with the logs, as they sink into the water and send you back to the left where the logs begin. Once you've taken the ants out, go back to the left and get the sunglasses. Time your jumps and get to the pier on the right in time and you'll be able to get the skateboard. You will have to jump off the right edge of the fourth and last log to get to the pier, as the game will not let you land on the very edge of that pier.
No sooner do you get past the log platforms does that stupid dog shoot bombs at you from a submarine. Move past him, keep going to the right, and you'll reach another pier after another set of logs. You'll see Eugene and the dog on a motorboat, followed by an empty boat that awaits you. Jump onto the boat. If you walk onto it, you'll end up going into the water for no reason.
Avoid the logs and pay close attention to the bottom of the screen. It's the only way to keep from being confused as all hell from the parallax scrolling here, which just makes everything a visual mess at this point. Collect as many coins as you can, too. When you see the handlebars, grab them. You'll be invincible when you get them, and you'll clear the stage...all without having to deal without Mean Eugene, his dog, and those bombs.
Stage-4
Hidden Caves
Later,gator.It's time to rock! If you're hip and brave enough,check out these hidden caves and stuff.Obstacles in the dark lurk out of sight, so get your paws on a major light.
No, now is the time to learn how to use the Space Bar.
The cave isn't supposed to be that lit up. Instead, you only have a limited amount of vision for this stage. Thankfully, enemies don't show up unless you're close to them, so you're going to know how it feels when it comes to playing this game for real.
The small bats don't hurt you, but they do latch on and can be kinda annoying. They'll latch off after you jump around a little while. If more than one latches on, you'll be slowed down severely. You do want to avoid the big bats, though, and bop them when necessary.
The pig men can be jumped on in order to stun them, while the guys on pogo sticks can be carefully jumped on in order to stop their rambunctious reign of terror. With the pig men, they'll wait until rocks drop down to them, so they can punch them at you. Be sure to avoid the rocks as well.
After a long drop and a lot of coins you can collect courtesy of the sunglasses, you'll be able to get onto a mine cart and ride down a mine shaft. The screen rotates as you duck under stalactites and collect coins and health replenishments.
After this part, you'll go up against Mene Eugene's train. Wait for the dog to throw three rocks and duck down to ensure you don't get hit as you stay close, then jump on the dog. After enough hits, the engine will show up in place of the dog. Grab it, and you'll get out of here.
Stage-5
Bird Houses
Whoa! You're quick, courageous and totally outrageous!
The only challenge left for me is to hit the bird houses and hawk the ignition key.
We'll do this next time...right after this wiseguy learns when not to double-space in an informal style of writing.
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