Thursday, July 21, 2022

PrinceWatercress plays The Lone Ranger - Part 3 of 12


The second area of the game has us looking for Spanish treasure.


At the start of the second area, Tonto will tell you that a Spanish treasure from a long time ago is hidden in the area. If you talk to the guy walking around to the south, he will tell you that the rumors about the treasure are true and that outlaws are going after the treasure, and that to find the treasure, one will have to find three pieces of a plate. He has the first plate, but you'll have to find the other two, which are in the mountain and the cave to the west.

Before you go over there, head to the single building to the south. This is the town of Clearwater. There is a doctor and a gunshop here, and further to the west is a bunch of enemies you can fight for money (although there is still the firing range in the previous area that you can still go to). All the way to the west is the village senior (or village elder, if you prefer). If you talk to him, you'll get the same dialogue you got from the guy on the map.

You'll need to use the gun to fight the guy with the rifle. Select your standard or silver bullets, press A to load the gun, then press A to fire the gun. When you run out of bullets, you'll need to press A to reload. Also, when in the towns, do not fire on the women. If you kill one of them with your bullets (which takes just one, by the way), you will lose a good amount of health.

Our first destination is the mountains to the west. Get your gun ready, and be ready to jump off the edges of platforms. The light blue enemies will drop hearts that will replenish four units of health, and the first guy throws TNT. Stay away from the TNT so the blast doesn't hurt you about a second later.

The boss here jumps around and throws knives. When he jumps up, shoot so the bullet hits him on the way down. The closer, the better. He will try to jump again. Do it again. He will keep doing this, and you will keep hitting him. You'll have the first part of the plate.

Next up is the cave. This is a first-person section. Next to your health is a dark green square with the current direction you are currently facing (N, S, E or W). Left and Right lets you turn, Up lets you move forward and Down lets you turn around 180 degrees.

If the music changes while you're exploring, you've run into enemies. The controls for fighting enemies is the same as the firing range mini-game (the Control Pad aims the cursor and B shoots), but this will be a life-or-death situation. As you fight enemies, certain parts of the square divided into four triangles at the bottom center will flash red. If it's one of the triangles to the side, you'll need to turn to the side to face the enemy. If it is the bottom triangle, you'll need to turn around completely. If the top triangle flashes, you're facing the right direction. To turn around, you'll need to hold A, then press Left, Right or Down to either turn to the side (Left or Right) or completely around (Down).

When fighting enemies, you'll need to shoot them before they shoot you. If they throw knives or dynamite at you, you'll need to shoot down the projectile to keep it from hitting you. Also, red enemies will drop hearts. Shoot them to refill health before they disappear. Enemies will also drop money and bullets, and you'll need to shoot those things to get them before they disappear as well. When the frantic music stops, you'll be free to explore again. Keep in mind that the game does not keep track of where you were heading last, so you'll need to keep mental note of that in case the enemies have you turned around. And as always, watch the chamber for your gun in the lower-right corner so you'll know when you need to reload.

At the start, go north, then go east (west is a dead end). Follow the path, and face the enemies at the intersections as you go. Keep going north at the series of intersections, then go east at the dead end and keep following the path. When you see paths to the side, keep going west as you face the enemies. At the end, you'll reach the path leading to the plate. Walk up to it to take it.

From here, head back to Clearwater, heal up and stock up if you have to, then talk to the village senior. He will tell you that the treasure is hidden in a cave to the east, and he will tell you to go there. Head east to where the flashing sheriff's badge is on the map and walk into it to enter the cave. Get your gun ready.


The treasure is in the upper-left corner of the cave, and you'll have to take a certain path to get there. At the start, head west, then north, then follow the path east. At the fork in the road, head west. When you have a choice between west and north, keep going west. (There is a dead end to the north, but the light blue enemy there will drop health.) You'll need to follow the path. At the last fork, go north. You'll soon find the treasure.

Along the way, you will be facing enemies in this cave. Always keep your gun loaded, and if you need to, get your enemies to fire their gun six times so you can move in for the kill when they reload.

Once you find the treasure, head back to Clearwater, heal up, stock up and talk to the village elder. He will thank you for protecting the treasures, and you'll continue to the next area.

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