I hated making this video more than you will probably ever know. At least this nightmare is FINALLY over.
To enter the final level, go back to the grate and the fireplace that led to the second and third level. There will be a hole in the wall between the two levels with an arrow pointing down at it. Go in. This is the final level.
The first section is a chase scene on the rooftops where a dragon chases you to the right. If it catches up to you, it spits fire at you. You can make it go away for a short time and get some headway, but the dragon will come back. If you miss any power-ups or pick-ups, skip 'em. They're not going to be worth the trouble half the time, especially that extra life. When you see the wall with the vines on it, you're in the next section.
The second section is another platforming section with a wall covered in vines for the background. The spinning red one-eyed enemies with the four spikes are indestructible, and you'll have to jump over them to get past them. Once again, you'll have to go slow and shoot as you jump to ensure you don't suffer dumb damage or dumb deaths.
The third section is another maze, and this time, you have to hide behind books to avoid being shot by the UFO in the background while shooting down webs and enemies that block your path. I never even bother with the fist checkpoint, since it can be a pain in the butt to reach without getting shot at. Instead, I wait for the second one and touch it. The maze is actually easier than you would expect, and you can easily feel your way through if you just pay attention; all you have to worry about is staying on the move and making sure that the UFO doesn't shoot at you.
But wait, there's more! You'll get a cutscene where you fall into a beaker that leads into a maze of pipes full of chemicals, and this starts a section where you do just that. Once again, this is another memorization-fest, and you have to hold the direction you want to go in before you take the fork, or else you'll take a wrong turn and immediately die. If you reach any green paths, Cheesy immediately dies. If you run into any yellow paths guarded by flames, Cheesy dies. If you run into any electrical barriers, Cheesy will die. Thankfully, you only have to avoid obstacles when you are rolling to the north. Be careful where you are going, as it is possible to either go into a loop or accidentally go back to a previous points.
If you lose all your lives and you've collected enough cheese pieces for a continue, press the X button on Yes to continue. You can't just leave it there; you have to press X or else your game is over. That sucks, especially when the ten-second timer goes down in about one. If you use a continue, you will be kicked back to the overworld with five lives and you will have to go through heck just to get back to where you left off.
Once you get out of the instant-death tube travel stage, it's on to another instant-death flying saucer stage. Hold Left at the start, and hold Right when you hit the first checkpoint. When you see the candelabra almost fully blocking the door after the disorienting movement you make towards it, hold left.
After that, you face the final boss. It's the mad scientist of the castle himself, and he plans on ultimately destroying you before you can get a Red Crystal of Power. Go all the way up, then move to the front of the boss. As soon as the boss starts moving, start holding Square and get to the side of the boss and keep moving in one direction to keep the amount of damage you take from the boss' projectiles to a minimum. If you reach the back of the boss, turn in the other direction to get some hits in. This is the only strategy I can possibly think of, but it's better than no strategy at all.
When you beat the final boss, Cheesy will get the Red Crystal of Power and teleport out of the castle only to be surrounded by traditional wood-and-metal mouse traps that go off and kill him...a perfect summary of how one feels after beating this game and getting absolutely no reward out of beating this game whatsoever! Don't enjoy the ending! You've beaten this game! Never play it again! Hooray!
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