PrinceWatercress plays The Lone Ranger - Part 11 of 12

From here, the game becomes the most challenging it can be. Get ready!

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From here on out, you will need the silver bullets, as all enemies will take two hits with the standard bullets to kill.

At the entrance to the base, take out the enemies as soon as you see them with the silver bullets. Watch out for the mines; they do a lot of damage if you run into them. 

If you walk into the Gatling gun from the north, enemies will run at you from the south. You can fire at them with the shot button and aim with the Control Pad and get a lot of bullets, but if you walk away from the gun with the A button, the gun disappears and you can't use it again, but the enemies stop spawning.

There will be three buildings from the entrance to the exit, and you'll go from the south-most one to the north-most one to get the three keys.

For the first building, you'll want to get the enemies to empty their guns before you move in for the kill. Watch out for the spikes; they do damage if you walk into them. The last building in the fort is the only one you should enter; this is where you will face the boss. Go all the way to the north end of the building and stay east of the boss; if you get too close, he will rush at you. Just shoot the boss down with the silver bullets while fending off the enemies, and he will drop a key. Grab the key to get back to the overworld map, then head back to Abilene to heal up and stock up. (You should always head back to Abilene for this between buildings.)

For the second building, tread carefully. There will be cannonballs fired at you, and if you play these levels over and over, you'll figure out where they will land. As for the guy on the Gatling gun, rush in before he starts firing and hit him at an angle. Also, don't get close to the cannons at the end; you will take a lot of damage from the cannonballs if you do. The boss here is the same as the one in the first building, and you'll face him again in the third one.

For the third building, shoot the bullet ahead of time and travel towards the north so the guy on the Gatling gun gets taken out when he shows up on-screen. Stick to the left side of the screen past that, then move past the building and stick to the top. When you reach the two building, head south and take out the enemies from a distance. Wait for the cannonballs to pass by before moving past the cannon, and you'll get to the third boss.

At the fort on the north end, take the south path and watch out for cannonballs. From there, take teh bottom path and get between the cannons before going north. You can walk diagonally to get past the mines; just watch what you're doing. Wait for the cannonballs to stop firing, then make your way to the building.

To beat the boss, keep your distance and fire your shots in when you can. When the boss ducks down to reload, get next to him - but not too close, and let loose with the silver bullets. If you fire fast enough, you'll get him in a loop where he can't fire at all. When you beat the boss, he will tell you that you will lose sooner or later and that the President is being held in Butch Cavendish's fortress, where Butch is waiting to kill us on sight.