PrinceWatercress plays Air-Sea Battle - Torpedo Games Longplay

...and now, all the Torpedo Games modes, minus commentary! Enjoy!

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Torpedo Games

The torpedo games encompass Game Modes 7-12. In the torpedo games, you can move your submarine left and right with Left and Right on the joystick while firing straight upwards with the fire button. The player on the left cannot move past the left half of the screen, while the player on the right cannot move past the right half of the screen.

Multiple targets will move from left to right, and you'll want to shoot them all down as quickly as possible to get new ones as well to achieve as high a score as possible. Timing is key to shoot down as many targets as you can in addition to your position on the screen.

In Game Modes 7-9, each target shot down awards one point.

Game 7

This is the standard two-player mode. After firing, your torpedoes travel straight up.

Game 8

Game Mode 8 introduces guided torpedoes that can be guided with Left and Right on the joystick.

Game 9

The game goes back to having standard missiles, and is a one-player mode versus the computer. The computer controls the left submarine, while the player controls the right submarine with a joystick in Controller Port 2. Once again, the computer player continuously fires.

In Game Modes 10-12, different targets will have different point values. The PT boats (which have three small lines sticking out of the top) award four (4) points, the aircraft carriers award three (3) points, the pirate ships (which have two lines sticking out of the top) award two (2) points, the freighters award one (1) point, and the mines award no points and just serve as an obstacle.

Game 10

Just like in Game 7, the torpedoes fired by the submarines always shoot straight upwards.

Game 11

Just like in Game 8, you can guide the torpedoes with Left and Right on the joystick to move them left and right.

Game 12

This is a one-player vs. computer mode with the player controlling the submarine on the right with a joystick in Controller Port 2. Once again, the computer player continuously fires.

PrinceWatercress plays Jurassic Park (SMS) - The Longplay

...and now, the whole game in one sitting, minus commentary! Enjoy!

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Believe it or not, Jurassic Park got a game on the Sega Master System. This one ends up being a little more interesting than the NES version and also takes liberties with the movie script, apparently.

When you start the game, you'll see Dr. Alan Grant landing in Jurassic Park, where people are falling victim to dinosaur attacks after the security system started malfunctioning, leading to dinosaurs entering areas of the park that they're not supposed to go to. We then see Alan Grant drive into the park to secure these areas before the park can open.

When you reach the map screen, you'll be able to choose one of four areas: Velociraptor, Pteranodon, Triceratops, and Brachiosaur. The Visitor's Center will be the fifth and final area you can enter, but you'll need to beat all the levels without using a continue in order to enter it, or else the game will tell you to try again.

Velociraptor

All of the stages start with a driving section. The D-Pad allows you to move the target reticle, while Buttons 1 and 2 both shoot. I alternate between the two buttons to pump all the dinosaurs with more firepower with less effort.

The Compies that run at you are pretty easy to shoot at, but they will jump at your vehicle and eat at your health, which is in the lower-left corner. Defeating enemies will allow you to pick up one of three pick-ups: a blue potion that refills one hit, a gas canister that increases your health by one point, and an Alan Grant doll that gives an extra life. You can have up to five hit points, and you're only going to get one shot at getting an extra life in the driving sections, so pay attention.

Rocks will cause you to lose control of your gun temporarily, but if you shoot at them, you'll always get a blue potion. This is useful, especially against the bosses.

The first boss is a pterodactyl. The game will tell you to shoot in the face, so do that as it dives at you so you can knock it back. If you get hit, shoot down a rock in the middle of the road for a blue potion. The boss' health will be in the upper-right hand corner, and when you beat the boss for the driving section, you'll go on to the next part of the stage. If you have maximum health at the end of a boss fight, you'll get a 1-Up for it, even if you got hit and healed up with the blue potions from the rocks, so keep your health high, because it's worth it.

Now it's time for the side-scrolling section. When you pause the game, you'll be able to see your current score, your current amount of lives, and your current amount of continues. You'll also be able to use a first-aid kit to completely heal yourself if necessary, and you can switch between one of three weapons: a shotgun that fires forward, a rocket launcher that shoot upwards at an angle and sends two fireballs to the side, and a firebomb that can be thrown at an arc. You can find first aid kits in a few spots throughout the game, but they are few and far between, so you'll want to save them for when you really need them.

As Dr. Alan Grant, Left and Right on the D-Pad let you move left and right. Down-Left and Down-Right on the D-Pad allow you to crawl. Button 1 lets you shoot your currently equipped weapon and Button 2 jumps. If you leap into the underside of a platform, you can hold Up on the D-Pad to grab onto that underside, then press Left and Right to shimmy your way across the underside of the platform. Pressing Up in this situation allows Alan Grant to pull himself to the top of the platform.

You'll need to do some shimmying to get across the bridge at the beginning of the stage, and you'll also need to time your movements so you don't get fall into the lava as the bridges fall apart. You'll also want to avoid the electric spark that travels across the top of the bridge, as it will damage you.

The ground will start lowering Contra-style after you cross the first bridge. Use the rocket launcher to take out the pterodactyls and grab the coins and power-ups that they drop. If you collect ten white coins, you'll get a continue.

For the second bridge, you'll need to move forward at the right time to get past the lava plumes that rise and lower as you cross. For the last set of lava plumes, go to the right as soon as the one on the far left starts going down. There is a timing, and it can be a bit tough to gauge, but it can be done.

If you can enter a door, Dr. Grant will look at it, and you can go through the door with Up on the D-Pad. Be ready to use the rocket launcher to take out the pterodactyls and get their pick-ups. The yellow platforms are the ones you can stand on; the orange ones are the foreground.

The elevator to the right leads to a red potion (which heals two units of health instead of one) and a first-aid kit. The elevator to the left leads to the rest of the level. You'll want to time your movements correctly to avoid being hit by the sparks that are moving about.

There is a red potion in the upper-right corner of the entry room; you'll want to grab that. The door leading to it will open when you get close enough.

For the second room, you'll be dealing with Raptors. Use your shotgun and firebombs to take them out from a distance and from above, as they take off two units of health when they hit you and they can be relentless. There are a few red potions (the game's manual calls them "medicine," but I keep calling them potions) littered throughout this second room, so be ready to grab them.

You'll have to stay all the way to the sides to avoid the blasts of lightning coming out of the walls. After avoiding all that, you can climb across the ceiling to the left for an extra life. You'll have to backtrack, but at least the enemies don't re-spawn. After doing all that, the second elevator will go down. Stay to the sides to avoid getting zapped, then enter the door at the bottom to fight your first main boss.

To beat the Velociraptor, stay at the bottom center of the screen and watch which doors open. If the Velociraptor comes out from an upper door, equip the rocket launcher from the pause menu and hit him from below; if a lower door opens, use the shotgun. As long as you stay in that one spot, the Velociraptor will keep coming at you, but you'll always be ready to shoot it down. It won't be long until you complete this stage.

Pteranodon

The pterodactyls will fly around in the background before eventually flying above your car. Be ready to shoot them down, especially if they're about to divebomb into your car.

When the Pteranodon shows up, keep shooting at it. This will cause it drop the rock that it is about to drop on your car early, then keep shooting it as it divebombs so it doesn't hit you.

In the action stage, you'll have to go through a series of doorways to get to the upper-left corner, take the zipline, and head to the next area. Thankfully, figuring out which doors take your where isn't particularly difficult. Just watch out if you approach the left side of the screen, as spitters will show up and try to hit you with their projectiles. If you see one show up, duck and shoot with the shotgun so the projectiles go right over your head.

The Jurassic Park icon is a commemorative coin that gives you a few thousand points, according to the manual.

While using the platforms that move back and forth, you may have to duck under ceilings as well as climb on ceilings in order to stay on the platform or keep up with it. Remember that you can press Down on the D-Pad to drop back down onto the platform from the ceiling.

When you reach the zipline, watch out for boulders. Hold Up while you jump to grab the zipline, and don't press Down until it comes to a complete stop. Once you take the zipline, you could go back to the exit, but you can also explore the area below where you land for an extra life and a first aid kit. Keep climbing across the ceiling to get the extra life, and use the rocks to make your way back.

In the second action area, equip the rocket launcher and fire at the pterodactyls when they dive at you. Eventually, the ground will start lowering, and you'll need to keep moving in order to get through this part without losing a life.

To beat the Pteranodon, equip the rocket launcher and be ready to fire at the Pteranodon when it is above you. The Pterandon may dive at you; the rocket launcher is perfect for a counter-attack. Remember that you can grab onto the undersides of the tree branches and pull yourself up in order to keep up with the slowly scrolling screen.. If you have to duck and shoot when the Pteranodon gets too close, do it. It'll keep the Pteranodon away for a short while. Eventually, it will go down, and you'll have two stages left.

Brachiosaur

The Compies will be coming at you in the driving section. If they don't land on your car, they'll land on the ground...and then they'll come for your car. Be ready to shoot them down, and if you can shoot one out of the air, that's even better. To beat the mini-boss here, you'll need to keep shooting at the head. This will keep the big dinosaur here from charging towards your car and ramming it. 

Now for the action stage. At the start, tread carefully, as enemies will pop up from out of the water and they will get you if you're not careful. If the dinos that jump out of the water are at your level, duck and shoot with the shotgun; otherwise, use the rocket launcher.

Once you get into the building, things get a little more interesting. The raptors here will jump at you if you're at their level. Your best strategy is do duck down and throw the firebombs at them if they leap at you; you'll him them every time if you're right across from them. If you're really far away, you can plug away at them with the shotgun. Also, be sure to climb on all the ceilings you can, as it will allow you to grab a few first aid kits before you enter the next area.

For the third area, you'll need to fire the rocket launcher at the Brachiosaurs to keep their heads away from you as well as the Pteranodons that fly at you. Once you get on the raft, it's time for the boss battle.

To beat the Brachiosaur boss, equip the rocket launcher, and watch for the bubbles to see where it will surface. When it surfaces, jump up and fire the rocket launcher to hit it. You'll want to avoid the Brachiosaur's head when it drops down after you nail it.

Triceratops

For the driving section, you'll have the Compies, just like in the Brachiosaur level. Be ready to shoot them down as they come for your vehicle so you can get them out of you way. The boss is also much like the last one, but this one in particular is a Pachycephalosaurus and has a different shaped head. The same strategy still applies, though: just keep shooting at the head, and it won't smash your vehicle.

Now it's time for the action stage. Duck down to avoid the tornadoes, and use the holes in the ground created by some of the lightning bolts to avoid and crawl past some of the tornadoes. After the tornadoes, tread carefully, as there are some dinosaurs that will jump out of the foliage in the background. These dinosaurs will take two hits, and you'll need to be ready to shoot them so they don't run back and forth.

In the second section of the action stage, watch the top of the screen, as there will be white and yellow dinosaurs that will drop down from the treetops to charge at you. Thankfully, they only take one hit to defeat. When you get to the big tree, lightning will strike, and you'll have to deal with a whole lot of fire. At least you'll be able to get around inside the big tree. Jump around and get the extra life and the red medicine, and watch out for the moving fireballs. You'll also have to shoot down one more white and yellow dinosaur at the end.

In the third section, you'll be dealing with more of the same from the first, but you'll now have to watch out for lightning hitting the water. The lightning will move in two directions in the water, and you'll need to jump over the sparks to avoid getting shocked. Grabbing onto the underside of the tree branches really helps in this section. Be sure to get the medicine in the trees if you need it. After this, you'll have a few white and yellow dinosaurs to shoot down, then it's time for the boss.

To beat the Triceratops boss, head all the way to the right and stand on the branch. Jump before the Triceratops hits the tree with its charge attack, then stay there as the triceratops kicks the dirt clods up. The Triceratops will leave, then charge at you again. This time, it will stop short of the tree and send a dirt clod your way. Jump over the dirt clod, then shoot the Triceratops in the back with the shotgun. When you score a hit, get back on the branch before the Triceratops hits you with more of the dirt clods that it sends your way. From here, the Triceratops' attack pattern will repeat.

If you used a continue at any point in the game, the game ends here, and you'll be told to do better before you can play the final stage. If you managed to get through the first four selectable stages without having to use one, you'll be able to head to the Visitor Center for the final level.

Tyrannosaurus

You'll have to deal with even more Compies on the way to the boss battle, which is the same as the one from the Triceratops driving section. Just keep shooting the mini-boss in the head and you'll be fine.

After a brief cutscene were you see Dr. Alan Grant run into the visitor center as other people flee, you'll start the action stage. Be ready to look around and enter a lot of doors to find your way around.

Use the rocket launcher to destroy the turrets above you as they move about and occasionally fire. If you see a metal door in the background, move slowly towards it, and when it opens, equip either the shotgun or the firebombs and prepare to duck down and attack at the raptor. 

If you see any holes in the walls, there will be big dinosaurs behind them ready to gnaw at you when you get close enough. Hit them with the firebombs to take them out, and avoid picking up the red coins, as they take a continue away from you. You can also use the shotgun, but you'll need to land three hits instead of two.

The laser shooters that shoot straight down fire in a pattern, although you can more or less blaze through that segment.

The inside of the Visitor's Center is a game of two halves, and you'll need to go between them in order to get to the lower-left corner of the center. Thankfully, it's pretty easy to keep track of where you're going as you go from the bottom center and circle your way to the lower-left, as you don't wildly change location when you go from the "brown" part of the center to the "blue" part. If you're in one location in one "half" of the center, you'll end up in that same location in the other "half" when you go through a door.

When you reach the bottom of the blue half of the Visitor's Center at the lower-left corner, only one door will take you to the Tyrannosaurus boss. The rest are one-way and will force you to start the whole trek over. The door you want to enter is the last one before the raptor and the blue medicine. Entering that one takes you straight to the boss.

To beat the Tyrannosaurus boss, you'll need to equip the rocket launcher at shoot at the boxes above to send them tumbling down. If any of them hit the Tyrannosaurus in the head, that will damage it. You'll want to avoid the boxes that come down near you when it stomps, and you'll also want to be ready to heal yourself with a first aid kit (to do that, pause the game, move the hand to the first aid kits, and press Button 2) when you get down to one or two hits point, as the bite attack when it gets close to you at the left side of the screen can be next to impossible to dodge.

When you beat the game, the ending ends up being different from how the movie ended up. Instead of the park being abandoned by Dr. Alan Grant and everyone else, the security system is fixed and everything is secured, and Jurassic Park ends up opening to the public and everything is good and peachy and nobody suffers consequences for their actions at all. But hey, we've finally beaten Jurassic Park for the Sega Master System!

PrinceWatercress plays Jurassic Park (SMS) - Part 5 of 5

...and now to bring this game to an end and WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE ENDING

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Tyrannosaurus

You'll have to deal with even more Compies on the way to the boss battle, which is the same as the one from the Triceratops driving section. Just keep shooting the mini-boss in the head and you'll be fine.

After a brief cutscene were you see Dr. Alan Grant run into the visitor center as other people flee, you'll start the action stage. Be ready to look around and enter a lot of doors to find your way around.

Use the rocket launcher to destroy the turrets above you as they move about and occasionally fire. If you see a metal door in the background, move slowly towards it, and when it opens, equip either the shotgun or the firebombs and prepare to duck down and attack at the raptor. 

If you see any holes in the walls, there will be big dinosaurs behind them ready to gnaw at you when you get close enough. Hit them with the firebombs to take them out, and avoid picking up the red coins, as they take a continue away from you. You can also use the shotgun, but you'll need to land three hits instead of two.

The laser shooters that shoot straight down fire in a pattern, although you can more or less blaze through that segment.

The inside of the Visitor's Center is a game of two halves, and you'll need to go between them in order to get to the lower-left corner of the center. Thankfully, it's pretty easy to keep track of where you're going as you go from the bottom center and circle your way to the lower-left, as you don't wildly change location when you go from the "brown" part of the center to the "blue" part. If you're in one location in one "half" of the center, you'll end up in that same location in the other "half" when you go through a door.

When you reach the bottom of the blue half of the Visitor's Center at the lower-left corner, only one door will take you to the Tyrannosaurus boss. The rest are one-way and will force you to start the whole trek over. The door you want to enter is the last one before the raptor and the blue medicine. Entering that one takes you straight to the boss.

To beat the Tyrannosaurus boss, you'll need to equip the rocket launcher at shoot at the boxes above to send them tumbling down. If any of them hit the Tyrannosaurus in the head, that will damage it. You'll want to avoid the boxes that come down near you when it stomps, and you'll also want to be ready to heal yourself with a first aid kit (to do that, pause the game, move the hand to the first aid kits, and press Button 2) when you get down to one or two hits point, as the bite attack when it gets close to you at the left side of the screen can be next to impossible to dodge.

When you beat the game, the ending ends up being different from how the movie ended up. Instead of the park being abandoned by Dr. Alan Grant and everyone else, the security system is fixed and everything is secured, and Jurassic Park ends up opening to the public and everything is good and peachy and nobody suffers consequences for their actions at all. But hey, we've finally beaten Jurassic Park for the Sega Master System!

PrinceWatercress plays Jurassic Park (SMS) - Part 4 of 5

For this video, we have just one selectable stage left, so we might as well play it.

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Triceratops

For the driving section, you'll have the Compies, just like in the Brachiosaur level. Be ready to shoot them down as they come for your vehicle so you can get them out of you way. The boss is also much like the last one, but this one in particular is a Pachycephalosaurus and has a different shaped head. The same strategy still applies, though: just keep shooting at the head, and it won't smash your vehicle.

Now it's time for the action stage. Duck down to avoid the tornadoes, and use the holes in the ground created by some of the lightning bolts to avoid and crawl past some of the tornadoes. After the tornadoes, tread carefully, as there are some dinosaurs that will jump out of the foliage in the background. These dinosaurs will take two hits, and you'll need to be ready to shoot them so they don't run back and forth.

In the second section of the action stage, watch the top of the screen, as there will be white and yellow dinosaurs that will drop down from the treetops to charge at you. Thankfully, they only take one hit to defeat. When you get to the big tree, lightning will strike, and you'll have to deal with a whole lot of fire. At least you'll be able to get around inside the big tree. Jump around and get the extra life and the red medicine, and watch out for the moving fireballs. You'll also have to shoot down one more white and yellow dinosaur at the end.

In the third section, you'll be dealing with more of the same from the first, but you'll now have to watch out for lightning hitting the water. The lightning will move in two directions in the water, and you'll need to jump over the sparks to avoid getting shocked. Grabbing onto the underside of the tree branches really helps in this section. Be sure to get the medicine in the trees if you need it. After this, you'll have a few white and yellow dinosaurs to shoot down, then it's time for the boss.

To beat the Triceratops boss, head all the way to the right and stand on the branch. Jump before the Triceratops hits the tree with its charge attack, then stay there as the triceratops kicks the dirt clods up. The Triceratops will leave, then charge at you again. This time, it will stop short of the tree and send a dirt clod your way. Jump over the dirt clod, then shoot the Triceratops in the back with the shotgun. When you score a hit, get back on the branch before the Triceratops hits you with more of the dirt clods that it sends your way. From here, the Triceratops' attack pattern will repeat.

If you used a continue at any point in the game, the game ends here, and you'll be told to do better before you can play the final stage. If you managed to get through the first four selectable stages without having to use one, you'll be able to head to the Visitor Center for the final level.

PrinceWatercress plays Jurassic Park (SMS) - Part 3 of 5

This is the one stage that I did not play for Try It Out Tuesday. It ended up being the easiest of the four.

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Brachiosaur

The Compies will be coming at you in the driving section. If they don't land on your car, they'll land on the ground...and then they'll come for your car. Be ready to shoot them down, and if you can shoot one out of the air, that's even better. To beat the mini-boss here, you'll need to keep shooting at the head. This will keep the big dinosaur here from charging towards your car and ramming it. 

Now for the action stage. At the start, tread carefully, as enemies will pop up from out of the water and they will get you if you're not careful. If the dinos that jump out of the water are at your level, duck and shoot with the shotgun; otherwise, use the rocket launcher.

Once you get into the building, things get a little more interesting. The raptors here will jump at you if you're at their level. Your best strategy is do duck down and throw the firebombs at them if they leap at you; you'll him them every time if you're right across from them. If you're really far away, you can plug away at them with the shotgun. Also, be sure to climb on all the ceilings you can, as it will allow you to grab a few first aid kits before you enter the next area.

For the third area, you'll need to fire the rocket launcher at the Brachiosaurs to keep their heads away from you as well as the Pteranodons that fly at you. Once you get on the raft, it's time for the boss battle.

To beat the Brachiosaur boss, equip the rocket launcher, and watch for the bubbles to see where it will surface. When it surfaces, jump up and fire the rocket launcher to hit it. You'll want to avoid the Brachiosaur's head when it drops down after you nail it.

PrinceWatercress plays Jurassic Park (SMS) - Part 2 of 5

It's time to play another stage, and what better stage than the one with the flying boss?

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Pteranodon

The pterodactyls will fly around in the background before eventually flying above your car. Be ready to shoot them down, especially if they're about to divebomb into your car.

When the Pteranodon shows up, keep shooting at it. This will cause it drop the rock that it is about to drop on your car early, then keep shooting it as it divebombs so it doesn't hit you.

In the action stage, you'll have to go through a series of doorways to get to the upper-left corner, take the zipline, and head to the next area. Thankfully, figuring out which doors take your where isn't particularly difficult. Just watch out if you approach the left side of the screen, as spitters will show up and try to hit you with their projectiles. If you see one show up, duck and shoot with the shotgun so the projectiles go right over your head.

The Jurassic Park icon is a commemorative coin that gives you a few thousand points, according to the manual.

While using the platforms that move back and forth, you may have to duck under ceilings as well as climb on ceilings in order to stay on the platform or keep up with it. Remember that you can press Down on the D-Pad to drop back down onto the platform from the ceiling.

When you reach the zipline, watch out for boulders. Hold Up while you jump to grab the zipline, and don't press Down until it comes to a complete stop. Once you take the zipline, you could go back to the exit, but you can also explore the area below where you land for an extra life and a first aid kit. Keep climbing across the ceiling to get the extra life, and use the rocks to make your way back.

In the second action area, equip the rocket launcher and fire at the pterodactyls when they dive at you. Eventually, the ground will start lowering, and you'll need to keep moving in order to get through this part without losing a life.

To beat the Pteranodon, equip the rocket launcher and be ready to fire at the Pteranodon when it is above you. The Pteranodon may dive at you; the rocket launcher is perfect for a counter-attack. Remember that you can grab onto the undersides of the tree branches and pull yourself up in order to keep up with the slowly scrolling screen.. If you have to duck and shoot when the Pteranodon gets too close, do it. It'll keep the Pteranodon away for a short while. Eventually, it will go down, and you'll have two stages left.

PrinceWatercress plays Jurassic Park (SMS) - Part 1 of 5

Believe it or not, Jurassic Park got a Master System game...and it's quite good.

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Believe it or not, Jurassic Park got a game on the Sega Master System. This one ends up being a little more interesting than the NES version and also takes liberties with the movie script, apparently.

When you start the game, you'll see Dr. Alan Grant landing in Jurassic Park, where people are falling victim to dinosaur attacks after the security system started malfunctioning, leading to dinosaurs entering areas of the park that they're not supposed to go to. We then see Alan Grant drive into the park to secure these areas before the park can open.

When you reach the map screen, you'll be able to choose one of four areas: Velociraptor, Pteranodon, Triceratops, and Brachiosaur. The Visitor's Center will be the fifth and final area you can enter, but you'll need to beat all the levels without using a continue in order to enter it, or else the game will tell you to try again.

Velociraptor

All of the stages start with a driving section. The D-Pad allows you to move the target reticle, while Buttons 1 and 2 both shoot. I alternate between the two buttons to pump all the dinosaurs with more firepower with less effort.

The compies that run at you are pretty easy to shoot at, but they will jump at your vehicle and eat at your health, which is in the lower-left corner. Defeating enemies will allow you to pick up one of three pick-ups: a blue potion that refills one hit, a gas canister that increases your health by one point, and an Alan Grant doll that gives an extra life. You can have up to five hit points, and you're only going to get one shot at getting an extra life in the driving sections, so pay attention.

Rocks will cause you to lose control of your gun temporarily, but if you shoot at them, you'll always get a blue potion. This is useful, especially against the bosses.

The first boss is a pterodactyl. The game will tell you to shoot in the face, so do that as it dives at you so you can knock it back. If you get hit, shoot down a rock in the middle of the road for a blue potion. The boss' health will be in the upper-right hand corner, and when you beat the boss for the driving section, you'll go on to the next part of the stage. If you have maximum health at the end of a boss fight, you'll get a 1-Up for it, even if you got hit and healed up with the blue potions from the rocks, so keep your health high, because it's worth it.

Now it's time for the side-scrolling section. When you pause the game, you'll be able to see your current score, your current amount of lives, and your current amount of continues. You'll also be able to use a first-aid kit to completely heal yourself if necessary, and you can switch between one of three weapons: a shotgun that fires forward, a rocket launcher that shoot upwards at an angle and sends two fireballs to the side, and a firebomb that can be thrown at an arc. You can find first aid kits in a few spots throughout the game, but they are few and far between, so you'll want to save them for when you really need them.

As Dr. Alan Grant, Left and Right on the D-Pad let you move left and right. Down-Left and Down-Right on the D-Pad allow you to crawl. Button 1 lets you shoot your currently equipped weapon and Button 2 jumps. If you leap into the underside of a platform, you can hold Up on the D-Pad to grab onto that underside, then press Left and Right to shimmy your way across the underside of the platform. Pressing Up in this situation allows Alan Grant to pull himself to the top of the platform.

You'll need to do some shimmying to get across the bridge at the beginning of the stage, and you'll also need to time your movements so you don't fall into the lava as the bridges fall apart. You'll also want to avoid the electric spark that travels across the top of the bridge, as it will damage you.

The ground will start lowering Contra-style after you cross the first bridge. Use the rocket launcher to take out the pterodactyls and grab the coins and power-ups that they drop. If you collect ten white coins, you'll get a continue.

For the second bridge, you'll need to move forward at the right time to get past the lava plumes that rise and lower as you cross. For the last set of lava plumes, go to the right as soon as the one on the far left starts going down. There is a timing, and it can be a bit tough to gauge, but it can be done.

If you can enter a door, Dr. Grant will look at it, and you can go through the door with Up on the D-Pad. Be ready to use the rocket launcher to take out the pterodactyles and get their pick-ups. The yellow platforms are the ones you can stand on; the orange ones are the foreground.

The elevator to the right leads to a red potion (which heals two units of health instead of one) and a first-aid kit. The elevator to the left leads to the rest of the level. You'll want to time your movements correctly to avoid being hit by the sparks that are moving about.

There is a red potion in the upper-right corner of the entry room; you'll want to grab that. The door leading to it will open when you get close enough.

For the second room, you'll be dealing with Raptors. Use your shotgun and firebombs to take them out from a distance and from above, as they take off two units of health when they hit you and they can be relentless. There are a few red potions (the game's manual calls them "medicine," but I keep calling them potions) littered throughout this second room, so be ready to grab them.

You'll have to stay all the way to the sides to avoid the blasts of lightning coming out of the walls. After avoiding all that, you can climb across the ceiling to the left for an extra life. You'll have to backtrack, but at least the enemies don't re-spawn. After doing all that, the second elevator will go down. Stay to the sides to avoid getting zapped, then enter the door at the bottom to fight your first main boss.

To beat the Velociraptor, stay at the bottom center of the screen and watch which doors open. If the Velociraptor comes out from an upper door, equip the rocket launcher from the pause menu and hit him from below; if a lower door opens, use the shotgun. As long as you stay in that one spot, the Velociraptor will keep coming at you, but you'll always be ready to shoot it down. It won't be long until you complete this stage.

PrinceWatercress plays Air-Sea Battle - Anti-Aircraft Longplay

And now, to show off all the game times, minus commentary, between Let's Plays! Enjoy!

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Air-Sea Battle is a fixed shooter game for the Atari 2600 from 1977 and is one of the launch games for the system. It was one of the first games developed for Atari by Larry Kaplan, and in this game, you shoot down various targets with a gun to earn points. There are quite a few different ways on how to do this - anti-aircraft guns, submarines, a shooting gallery, naval ships, and bomber jets - and these ways encompass six different gameplay modes. 

There are twenty-seven (27) different types of game types encompassing these six different modes, and some of them allows for one player to compete against the computer. All game end after two minutes and sixteen minutes (2:16) of play, with the score at the top of the screen flashing during the last sixteen seconds to dictate that the game is about to end. Games also end when one player reaches ninety-nine (99) points.

Believe it or not, the difficulty switches change the sizes of your shot. A/Expert makes the shot a quarter of the size that it is in B/Novice, and since I do not touch on this in any of these videos, I will do so here.

Anti-Aircraft Games

In the anti-aircraft game modes, you'll be stuck in a fixed position, holding Up and Down on the joystick to aim at 30 degrees and 90 degrees (straight up), respectively. The fire button, of course, fires a shot, and you can only have one shot on the screen at any time.

Multiple targets will move from left to right, and you'll want to shoot them all down as quickly as possible to get new ones as well to achieve as high a score as possible. Timing is key to shoot down as many targets as you can in addition to your firing angle.

In the first three game modes (1-3), all objects award one point when shot down.

All game modes are two-player simultaneous unless otherwise indicated.

Game 1

This is the standard game. Shots are fixed, so the angle that your gun is at when you fire dictates where your shot will go, and that direction will not waver.

Game 2

In this game, you have guided missiles. After firing, you can control with Up and Down on the joystick to make it move at different angles in case you're going to miss, which can be fun.

Game 3

This is much like Game 1, except the left gun is controlled by the computer and the right gun is controlled by the player on Controller Port 2. The computer will keep firing at one angle, though, so it's pretty easy.

In the second three game modes (4-6), small jets are worth four (4) points, large jets are worth three (3) points, helicopters are worth two (2) points, 747 planes are worth one (1) point, and the observation blimps with the "A" on them give you nothing and are just there to be in the way.

Game 4

In this mode, you'll have fixed shots that go in one continuous direction, just like Game Mode 1. The only difference is that different things are worth different points. It's easy to hit 99 and end the game earlier in modes 4-6 if you know what you're doing.

Game 5

Here, you'll have guided missiles that you can move around with Up and Down on the joystick. Just like in Game Mode 2, you'll be having fun with trick shots while scoring higher than ever before.

Game 6

Much like Game Mode 3, this is one player vs. the computer. Score more than the computer that keeps firing at the same angle to win.

PrinceWatercress plays Air-Sea Battle - Part 7 of 7

I did not know how to swap controller ports on Stella until later, so because of this, all of the one-player modes end up getting covered in this video. Enjoy!

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PrinceWatercress plays Air-Sea Battle - Part 6 of 7

...and now, the final game type, which combines the previous two game for an all-out battle!

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Polaris vs. Bomber Games

In the Polaris vs. Bomber Games - game modes 22-27 - Controller 1 controls the bomber, while Controller 2 controls the ship. Both players fire at each other in the hopes of scoring a direct hit as well as one (1) point. 

Both players will be constantly travelling from one side of the screen to the other, and wrapping around to the other side of the screen when they do. Holding Up on the Joystick will allow you to speed up, while holding Down on the joystick will allow you to slow down. Keeping the joystick neutral lets you travel at normal speed. Pressing the fire button will fire a bomb or missile that travels at an angle, and both players will need to time their shots in order to effectively hit the target. Not only that, but the shot will travel at the same speed as their instrument of war was travelling when the fire button was pressed. While a bomb or missile is airborne, players will not be able to change speeds until their bomb or missile either hits a target or hits the ground/flies off, whichever happens first. Hint: if you can get directly lined up above or below a target and stay there, travel at the same speed as the target, then fire, you'll be able to hit that target.

Game Mode 22

This is the standard Polaris vs. Bomber game mode, as described above.

Game Mode 23

Both the ship and the plane can guide their missiles or bombs by changing their speed after firing. This allows missiles and bombs to be "guided."

Game Mode 24

The computer plays as the bomber and continuously fires while travelling across the screen at a constant speed while the player controls the Polaris ship with a controller plugged into Controller Port 2. 

In Game Modes 25-27, mines will fly around the playfield between the ship and the plane from one side of the screen to the other and wrap around as they do, acting as obstructions to both players' lines of fire. The mines award no points when hit and serve merely as obstacles.

Game Mode 25

Same as Game Mode 22, except with the mines.

Game Mode 26

Same as Game Mode 23, except with mines. Being able to guide one's ammunition around the mines may prove both interesting and entertaining.

Game Mode 27

Same as Game Mode 24, with the computer playing the plane and the human controlling the ship with a joystick in Controller Port 2, except you have the mines getting in the way.

PrinceWatercress plays Air-Sea Battle - Part 5 of 7

The Bomber Games are 99% the same game as the Polaris Games; you're just controlling a plane instead of a ship.

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Bomber Games

In the Bomber Games - game modes 19-21 - you will be piloting a plane with the capability to bomb ground-based targets. Different targets will be worth different point values. The PT boat is worth four (4) points, the aircraft carrier is worth three (3) points, the pirate ship is worth two (2) points, and the freighter is worth one (1) point.

You will be constantly travelling from one side of the screen to the other, and wrapping around to the other side of the screen when you do. The same is true of the targets. Holding Up on the Joystick will allow you to speed up, while holding Down on the joystick will allow you to slow down. Keeping the joystick neutral lets you travel at normal speed. Pressing the fire button will fire a bomb that travels at an angle, and you'll need to time your shots in order to effectively hit ground-based targets. Not only that, but the bomb will travel at the same speed as your plane was travelling when you pressed the fire button. While a bomb is airborne, you will not be able to change speeds until the bomb hits either the water or a target, whichever happens first. Hint: if you can get directly above a target and stay above it, travel at the same speed as your target, then drop a bomb, you'll be able to hit that target.

Game Mode 19

This is the standard mode. Your bomb travels at the same speed as your plane was going when it was fired, and your plane speed cannot change until the missile hits either the water or a target, whichever happens first.

Game Mode 20

In this game, you can change your speed while your bomb is coming down, and when you change your plane's speed, you will also change your bomb's speed. This will allow you to "guide" your bomb so you can hit a target in a way you could not in Game Mode 19.

Game Mode 21

This is the standard human vs. computer mode. The bombs have the same behavior as they did in Game Mode 19. The computer will move at a steady speed and continuously fire, while the human player plays with a joystick connected to Controller Port 2 to compete against the computer-controlled plane for points.

PrinceWatercress plays Air-Sea Battle - Part 4 of 7

The war games continue with ships that shoot down planes from the sea.

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Polaris Games

In the Polaris Games - game modes 16-18 - you will be controlling a ship with the capability to shoot down airborne targets. Different targets will be worth different point values. The small jet is worth four (4) points, the large jet is worth three (3) points, the helicopter is worth two (2) points, and the 747 plane is worth one (1) point.

You will be constantly travelling from one side of the screen to the other, and wrapping around to the other side of the screen when you do. The same is true of the targets. Holding Up on the Joystick will allow you to speed up, while holding Down on the joystick will allow you to slow down. Keeping the joystick neutral lets you travel at normal speed. Pressing the fire button will fire a missile that travels at an angle, and you'll need to time your shots in order to effectively hit airborne targets. Not only that, but the missile will travel at the same speed as your ship was travelling when you pressed the fire button. While a missile is airborne, you will not be able to change speeds until the missile flies off the screen or hits a target, whichever happens first. Hint: if you can get directly underneath a target and stay underneath it, travel at the same speed as your target, then fire a missile, you'll be able to hit that target.

Game Mode 16

This is the standard mode. Your missile travels at the same speed as your ship was going when it was fired, and your ship speed cannot change until the missile flies off-screen or hits a target, whichever happens first.

Game Mode 17

In this game, you can change your speed while your missile is in flight, and when you change your ship's speed, you will also change your missile's speed. This will allow you to "guide" your missile so you can hit a target in a way you could not in Game Mode 16.

Game Mode 18

This is the standard human vs. computer mode. The missiles have the same behavior as they did in Game Mode 16. The computer will move at a steady speed and continuously fire, while the human player plays with a joystick connected to Controller Port 2 to compete against the computer-controlled ship for points.

PrinceWatercress plays Air-Sea Battle - Part 3 of 7

The Shooting Gallery games are among the easiest to get into as well as among the most fun. If you know what you're doing, you can get 99 points fairly quickly.

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Shooting Gallery Games

The controls for the Game Modes 13-15 - the Shooting Gallery games - are a combination of the Anti-Aircraft and Torpedo games, as you can not only move left and right, but you can also aim at three different angles. Left and Right on the joystick let you move left and right like in the Torpedo Games, while Up and Down allow you to aim at different angles just like in the Anti-Aircraft games.

In these games, you'll be shooting three types of targets: rabbits, ducks and clown faces. The rabbits are worth three (3) points, the ducks are worth two (2) points, and the clown faces are worth one (1) point. By clearing the screen of targets, a new set of targets will pop up. The targets will move either left or right, and they can change direction at any time. 

Game Mode 13

This is the standard Shooting Gallery game. Once you fire in any direction, your bullet will continue to travel in that direction.

Game Mode 14

This mode is the same as Game Mode 13, but you also have guided shots. You can control the angle of the shots with Up and Down on the joystick, much like with the guided missiles in the Anti-Aircraft games. Moving the joystick left or right will have no effect on your shot.

Game Mode 15

This is the player vs. computer mode for the Shooting Gallery games. The computer controls the gun on the left and fires endlessly, while the human player controls the gun on the right with a joystick in Controller Port 2 in order to compete against the computer-controller player.

PrinceWatercress plays Air-Sea Battle - Part 2 of 7

Now that we've shot things down out of the air, let's take to the seas and shoot down ships in a submarine!

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Torpedo Games

The torpedo games encompass Game Modes 7-12. In the torpedo games, you can move your submarine left and right with Left and Right on the joystick while firing straight upwards with the fire button. The player on the left cannot move past the left half of the screen, while the player on the right cannot move past the right half of the screen.

Multiple targets will move from left to right, and you'll want to shoot them all down as quickly as possible to get new ones as well to achieve as high a score as possible. Timing is key to shoot down as many targets as you can in addition to your position on the screen.

In Game Modes 7-9, each target shot down awards one point.

Game 7

This is the standard two-player mode. After firing, your torpedoes travel straight up.

Game 8

Game Mode 8 introduces guided torpedoes that can be guided with Left and Right on the joystick.

Game 9

The game goes back to having standard missiles, and is a one-player mode versus the computer. The computer controls the left submarine, while the player controls the right submarine with a joystick in Controller Port 2. Once again, the computer player continuously fires.

In Game Modes 10-12, different targets will have different point values. The PT boats (which have three small lines sticking out of the top) award four (4) points, the aircraft carriers award three (3) points, the pirate ships (which have two lines sticking out of the top) award two (2) points, the freighters award one (1) point, and the mines award no points and just serve as an obstacle.

Game 10

Just like in Game 7, the torpedoes fired by the submarines always shoot straight upwards.

Game 11

Just like in Game 8, you can guide the torpedoes with Left and Right on the joystick to move them left and right.

Game 12

This is a one-player vs. computer mode with the player controlling the submarine on the right with a joystick in Controller Port 2. Once again, the computer player continuously fires.

PrinceWatercress plays Air-Sea Battle - Part 1 of 7

It's time to play one of the Atari 2600's launch games...and boy, does this still hold up.

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Air-Sea Battle is a fixed shooter game for the Atari 2600 from 1977 and is one of the launch games for the system. It was one of the first games developed for Atari by Larry Kaplan, and in this game, you shoot down various targets with a gun to earn points. There are quite a few different ways on how to do this - anti-aircraft guns, submarines, a shooting gallery, naval ships, and bomber jets - and these ways encompass six different gameplay modes. 

There are twenty-seven (27) different types of game types encompassing these six different modes, and some of them allows for one player to compete against the computer. All game end after two minutes and sixteen minutes (2:16) of play, with the score at the top of the screen flashing during the last sixteen seconds to dictate that the game is about to end. Games also end when one player reaches ninety-nine (99) points.

Believe it or not, the difficulty switches change the sizes of your shot. A/Expert makes the shot a quarter of the size that it is in B/Novice, and since I do not touch on this in any of these videos, I will do so here.

Anti-Aircraft Games

In the anti-aircraft game modes, you'll be stuck in a fixed position, holding Up and Down on the joystick to aim at 30 degrees and 90 degrees (straight up), respectively. The fire button, of course, fires a shot, and you can only have one shot on the screen at any time.

Multiple targets will move from left to right, and you'll want to shoot them all down as quickly as possible to get new ones as well to achieve as high a score as possible. Timing is key to shoot down as many targets as you can in addition to your firing angle.

In the first three game modes (1-3), all objects award one point when shot down.

All game modes are two-player simultaneous unless otherwise indicated.

Game 1

This is the standard game. Shots are fixed, so the angle that your gun is at when you fire dictates where your shot will go, and that direction will not waver.

Game 2

In this game, you have guided missiles. After firing, you can control with Up and Down on the joystick to make it move at different angles in case you're going to miss, which can be fun.

Game 3

This is much like Game 1, except the left gun is controlled by the computer and the right gun is controlled by the player on Controller Port 2. The computer will keep firing at one angle, though, so it's pretty easy.

In the second three game modes (4-6), small jets are worth four (4) points, large jets are worth three (3) points, helicopters are worth two (2) points, 747 planes are worth one (1) point, and the observation blimps with the "A" on them give you nothing and are just there to be in the way.

Game 4

In this mode, you'll have fixed shots that go in one continuous direction, just like Game Mode 1. The only difference is that different things are worth different points. It's easy to hit 99 and end the game earlier in modes 4-6 if you know what you're doing.

Game 5

Here, you'll have guided missiles that you can move around with Up and Down on the joystick. Just like in Game Mode 2, you'll be having fun with trick shots while scoring higher than ever before.

Game 6

Much like Game Mode 3, this is one player vs. the computer. Score more than the computer that keeps firing at the same angle to win.

PrinceWatercress plays Superman (NES) - Part 8 of 8

In this entry, we finally beat the Zod Gang, who caused all the ghosts to wreak havoc on the city and send them packing for good. Metropolis is safe again...for now...

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Freedom Island is all the way to the west. Head to the building west of Metropolis Park to farm up on pick-ups and health, because you're going to need them. Since there is a phone booth near the building, you can easily do both here. Of course, this assumes that you didn't use the "dying and continuing" trick like I did. Since this refills all your abilities, you can just fly to Senneville and then fly to Freedom Island from there. It's not like you're going to need that ability once you're at Freedom Island, anyway.

When you land, enter the door. You'll face robots that move towards you pretty quickly as you make your way up the stairs. At each floor above the entry floor, you'll need to go left and use your powers to defeat the members of the Zod Gang, who have the same powers that you do. You'll have to punch them multiple times, as your powers will have no effect against any of them. There are three enemies at all, and once you beat the third one at the top floor, you'll beat the game.

The first is Ursa. Get away from her when she jumps and avoid her Heat Vision blasts, then start punching away as she approaches.

The second is Non, who has the Super Breath. Just stand there and keep punching when you see him, and he will go down super easily.

You'll then finally face Zod, who has both the Super Breath and the Heat Vision attacks. He also has a sword. Avoid him as he jumps, and punch him when he lands on the ground or when he approaches you. He'll go down just as easily as his subordinates, and when you beat him, you'll see a cutscene where Ursa, Non and Zod are thrown into a portal into space. 

You'll then meet The Statue of Liberty, who tells you that the Zod Gang will be cast into space and that the Earth will remain at peace. Superman will then be told that he must protect freedom and justice forever, then the game goes back to the title screen. You just beat Superman for NES!

PrinceWatercress plays Superman (NES) - Part 7 of 8

In this entry, we finally beat Lex Luthor, but now ghosts are running amok in Metropolis. It's not going to be long before we reach the end of the game!

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From the Metro Police Station, you'll need to the CBD area. Thankfully, we can fly there from Teaboro. From there, head to the left of the building you land near and use Super Spin to go down the funny look tiles. 

Once you're underground, head all the way to the right and go down the ladder. From here, head right and go down another ladder. At this point, you'll have no choice but to head left and go down the ladder. Then, you'll need to head right and go up until you reach the end, where you'll find Lex Luthor. Hit him with the Heat Vision and stay away from him and his club while also taking out the gangster. When you beat Lex Luthor, he will be arrested, but a gang of monsters will soon be on the loose.

Interestingly, enemies do not move until you're completely off the ladder onto the ground. Weird.

When you beat Lex Luthor, monster gangs will be on the loose. Welcome to the last chapter, where your attack, defense and health will be as high as they can go.

Level 5

Back at the Daily Planet, Lois Lane will you that The B.G. Bros are waiting for you at Battery Park in Senneville. The B.G. Bros (B.G. being short for bubble gum) are actually the F.B.I. agents that you've been seeing throughout the second half of the game. 

When you leave the Daily Planet, turn to Superman and use your X-Ray screen on every screen you enter so you don't get your butt handed to you by ghosts. The ghosts will be every single place you go from this point on.

Take the subway near the Daily Planet, then head east towards Senneville. Move to the left past the Metropolis Bank area, and you'll find the park and The B.G. Bros. They will tell you that the monsters' boss may be hiding beneath Metropolis Park. You'll also find out that this is the last time you will see them, as their work here is done.

Once you reach the park, keep heading right until you find the blocks you can go through with Super Spin.

When you go down the dig point at Metropolis Park with Super Spin, use your X-Ray Vision to see the enemies before going down the first ladder you see. Keep using X-Ray Vision at every screen. Go left and go down the ladder, then head right and head down the first ladder you see. Go left, then go down the next ladder. Head right, then go up the next ladder you see. From here, head left (right is a dead end), jump over the water, then go up the ladder. Head right from the ladder and go up the next ladder you see, then head right again and go up the next ladder. When you beat up the purple ghost in this room, it will tell you that their boss is waiting for them at Freedom Island.

Go back down the ladder, then head left and go down the next ladder. Head all the way to the left and go up the ladder, then go right and go up the ladder. Finally, head left and jump up the opening to end up back in the park.

Of course, that's if you want to do things that way. I take the quick and dirty route, and that's taking damage on the ladder from an invisible ghost and continuing to end up back at the Daily Planet.

If you die while climbing a ladder and return to the Daily Planet, you'll be in the ladder climbing animation when you come back. If you punch, you'll be standing in mid-air. You can also press and hold Down to get back on the ground.

PrinceWatercress plays Superman (NES) - Part 6 of 8

We'll need to take down a few fire beasts that Lex Luthor has unwittingly unleashed before we can Luthor himself.

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Level 4

Head down to the Art Museum in McKeesport. On the way there, you'll see the red zombies, which are the weakest of the three types of zombies that you'll face. When you enter, you'll meet the two guys from the F.B.I. They will tell you that Lex Luthor has failed in making a monster, which has turned into fire beasts that you'll need to defeat. You'll need to defeat these monsters, then return to the Metro Police Station in Teaboro.

The first fire beast is in University Plaza near Staunton, which is going to be quite the trek. You'll want to head right from the Art Museum until you see a subway station, then take it to Staunton. University Plaza will be right there, so go in and make your way all the way downstairs. Watch the blue as it jumps around and punch it when it lands. Beating it nets you the final Super Breath II extension of the game. Watch out for enemies, and use X-Ray Vision to see the enemies at the top half of the building.

The second fire beast is at the Palace Disco in Andersonville near the subway station that leads to Centennial Park. Thankfully, you just have the one room, and the fire beast here fights just like the one in University Plaza. Beating will net you the final Heat Vision extension.

The third fire beast is in front of the Civic Center. To get there, you'll need to take the subway to Teaboro, then keep going to the right until you no longer can. The fire beast will be right outside, and beating it will net you the final X-Ray Vision extension, which is the final power-up extension in the game.

Make your way back to the Metro Police Station and go inside. The F.B.I. will tell you that Lex Luthor is hiding under Central Station.

PrinceWatercress plays Superman (NES) - Part 5 of 8

In this entry, we reprogram the computer - by force - and beat down Jay Falk to stop Ross Webster's plans before getting ready for the fourth chapter of the game.

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If you have no idea that there is a computer center, you'll be looking all over for it. Thankfully, it's easy to find, as we have passed it before: it's at the "E" in Metropolis Park on the map. When you reach it, go inside and fight the enemies as you make your way to the lowest level.

Beating all the enemies on the entry floor will net you a Super Spin extension, while clearing the first floor below that will give you a Super Flight extension. Two floors down, you'll find the computer. When you see it, avoid the lasers as you jump into the computer and punch at the core. This will reprogram the computer to act as it normally did. Make sure you defeat all the gangsters on this floor so you can get a Heat Vision extension, too. After that, make your way back up and get out of here, and watch out for the zombies and ghost cats that have taken over the building on your way out.

From here, you'll want to head to the Metro Tower, which is to the east of the Computer Center. If you need to, use the nearby phone booth to turn back into Clark Kent and get your health refilled, then turn back into Superman and enter the Metro Tower.

Once inside, take out the gangsters and enter the elevator to go down. There are no pickups on the first two floors, but there will be a Super Breath II extension on the third, an X-Ray Vision extension on the third, a Super Spin extension on the fourth, a Super Flight extension on the fifth, and a Super Breath I extension on the sixth.

Always wait on the top of a stairs and keep punching if an enemy is below you; they'll eventually jump your way and into your attacks.

When you reach the bottom-most floor, equip Heat Vision. You'll eventually face Jay Falk himself. If he jumps, run under him and hit him with Heat Vision from floor level as he makes his way down, and punch him when he gets close in case you run out. You'll eventually beat Jay Falk, and you'll complete the third chapter before being sent to the fourth, where the museum is robbed courtesy of Lex Luther, who has posed a challenge for Superman.

At the Daily Planet, Lois Lane will tell you to go to the Art Museum in McKeesport to start the chapter off.

PrinceWatercress plays Superman (NES) - Part 4 of 8

After just four videos, we're about 50% of the way through the game...already!

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If you headed straight to the stock market west of Senneville and talk to the people there, you would have found out from one of the people there that the people at the Fish Market in the Old City are worried about their stock. That is your one clue that you need to go there. Of course, when you head there, you'll be simultaneously getting extensions for your abilities as well as advancing the plot for the game at the same time. In the first chapter, getting more energy for your powers and advancing the plot were independent of each other; in this chapter, they're not. You'll also find out that Glernmorgan Square is also in a slump.

The two people in sunglasses all the way tot he right at the Stock Market are F.B.I. agents. They will tell you that the Dragons Gang (or "Dragon's Gang") has caused the stock slump.

From here, you'll need to head back to Teaboro and head east to China Garden. Enter China Garden and equip Heat Vision, then take out the gangsters. When you see the big guy, hit him with Heat Vision, and punch at him when you get him close to the wall. When you beat this guy, you'll head to the next part of the game. No sooner do you beat the Dragons Gang and save the stocks that a professor and top scientist is kidnapped.

Level Three

You'll be back at the Daily Planet with more health, attack power and defense power. Talk to Lois Lane, and you'll find out that there are two universities to go to: Nordham University around Mt. Royal, and Metropolis University around Andersonville. Jimmy Olsen will tell you that ghosts have been seen at both universities.

We took care of the ghosts around Nordham University at the start of the game while searching for ability extensions, so we only have Metropolis University to head to. Leave the Daily Planet, take out the gangsters and turn into Superman, then take the nearby subway north. Head left towards Andersonville, and when you reach Metropolis University after continuously heading in that direction, you'll meet the F.B.I. agents again. They will tell you that can use X-Ray Vision to see the ghosts, and that the police seem to know something about the kidnapped professor.

This is your cue to head to Teaboro and head to the Metro Police Station. At this point, you'll notice that some enemies will take fewer punches to defeat. The one person who is there will tell you that a man who looked like the kidnapped professor was spotted at Centennial Park. Refer to your map, and you'll see a help signal on the map. You'll need to head east from Andersonville until you find a subway station, then take it north to Centennial Park. When you get to the general area of the park, keep heading to the left, then go down the ladder by standing on top of it and holding Down. Keep in mind that the only way to get off a ladder is to climb all the way up or down it, and you have to be on the ground in order to use them, so keep that in mind as you fight the enemies around here.

Head all the way to the right and climb down the ladder. From that ladder, go right and climb down the next ladder. You'll find a man who will tell you that Jay Falk - a mobster from the movies in the 1980s as well as the comics around the time the movies came out - forced him to put an evil mind in a huge computer, and that something must be done or else Loss Webster (a misspelling of Ross Webster, the main antagonist from Superman III will control the computers of the world. You'll have to destroy the huge computer in order to stop Webster, EVEN THOUGH HE NEVER TELLS YOU WHERE THE COMPUTER IS. From here, you'll need to get back to street level.

PrinceWatercress plays Superman (NES) - Part 3 of 8

When you hit the second chapter of the game, things get a little more interesting...and a little easier.

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From the Daily Planet, I head back to the Apollo Theater. Since we have enough extensions for Super Flight, I fly straight to Metropolis Park and head right to the theater from there.

This time, I head down to the bottom-most floor. Take down the gangsters, then equip Heat Vision. You'll face Zaora, who runs at you to hit you with a whip. She will also jump around a lot, so hit her with the eye beams from the Heat Vision ability whenever you're able to get a clear shot on her. If you run out of Heat Vision, punch her when she gets in close, and watch out for her jumping!

When you beat Zaora, you'll see a "Daily Planets" newspaper with the headline "Superman defeats Zod Gang." (Whoever that is.) You'll then get another headline stating that the stock market is in a panic and that prices are falling. Now Superman will have to investigate what is going on with the stock market.

Level Two

You'll be at the Daily Planet, and you'll have the subway pass in your inventory, as noted in the upper-left corner of the screen. If you talk to Jimmy Olsen, he will tell you to take the subway pass. At last, you can finally use the subway routes all over the city. If you talk to Lois Lane, she will tell you that you can learn all about stocks at the Senneville Stock Market. This looks like the first place you're going to go.

When you leave the Daily Planet and get to the phone booth, be ready to have Super Breath II equipped, as you'll need it to freeze the zombies in place and beat them up. After you beat up the zombies in front of the Daily Planet, use Super Flight to fly to Andersonville to make it easier to get to Senneville.

After landing at Andersonville, I head left until I reach a subway entrance. I also keep tapping the direction I want to go so that I'm not taken by surprise from enemies. When I reach the subway entrance halfway to Senneville, it takes me to Teaboro. When you arrive, be ready to fight a zombie, then head to the right. You'll find the "Help" alert at the Firemen's Memorial Museum. Equip Super Breath I, go in, and use the ability on the fireball enemies that you see to take them out and get a Heat Vision extension. You're done here, so take the subway back to where you originally were and keep going left to the Old City.

But first...equip Super Breath II and head to the Metropolis Bank, which is further to the west. Go inside and fight the enemies here to get to refill Super Flight if you need to, then fly to the Old City. When you land, fight the enemies on the screen, then enter the building to the right, which is the Fish Market. Defeat the enemies here and get a Super Breath I extension. When you leave, there will be NPC's who will be thanking you for saving them - and their first - from the Dragons Gang. Well, that explains all the kung fu fighters we've been facing recently! Another one will tell you that they are going to set fire to One Lexcorp Plaza in Lafayette. 

Fly to Senneville and refill on Super Flight back at the Metropolis Bank, then fly to Lafayette. When you land, fight the enemies that surround you, refill on health if you need to by going back and forth between this screen and the one to the east by fighting enemies as Clark Kent, then turn back into Superman with the phone booth and enter the building to the west, which is One Lexcorp Plaza. Go inside and equip Super Breath I to take out all the fireball enemies and get a Super Spin extension, then leave to talk to the NPC's. They will thank you before telling you that the Dragons Gang is about to rob Metropolis Bank, where we've just been. That explains the "Help" alert in the upper-right corner of the screen.

Head back to Metropolis Bank. Thankfully, you'll know where the bank will be on the map thanks to the "Help" alert. Go inside the bank and fight the gangsters. One will ask if you like Chinese noodles, while another tells you not to look for the Dragons, because it is useless. You'll also get an X-Ray Vision extension.

When you leave the bank, there will be no more enemies inside or outside of the bank briefly. The guy near the door will tell you to take the criminals you just fought to the Metro Police Station. If you go in and out of the bank, however, enemies will pop up in this area again. This is where you ended up when you took the subway to Teaboro, so take the subway that took you to Teaboro earlier and enter the nearby building, which is the police station. You'll also have a picture of a guy with a hat and sunglasses next to the subway pass in the upper-left corner, which lets you know that you have suspects in custody. 

When you enter the Metro Police Station, the criminals will be taken out of your inventory. Talk to the people there, and you'll be thanked for bringing the Dragons Gang to justice. From here, you'll need to head to Senneville and the stock market.

PrinceWatercress plays Superman (NES) - Part 2 of 8

We could get back to advancing the plot...or we could get more power-ups. Let's get more power-ups!

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From here, you'll need to head to Mountain Records in Andersonville, and to do that, you'll need to head left from Glernmorgan Square until you get there.

The guys with the green jumpsuits have daggers, and unlike the gangsters who shoot at you, they can only hit you from close range. The best way to take on enemies in this game is to let them come to you, then start punching when they get close.

There will be guys with red hair and blue outfits (they even share Superman's color palette!) ready to fight you at Mountain Records. If you take them all down, you'll get a Super Breath I extension. The main difference between Super Breath I and II is the type of enemies that each one works on, and that will be explained soon enough.

The next stop is the dead end near Sunneville, and you'll need to head all the way to the left from here. At the dead end, a gangster will rush at you very quickly, and you'll need to punch him. When you do, he will say that he will never snatch anything again, then you'll get a Super Flight extension.

Sometimes power-ups can appear randomly when you walk past certain parts of an area, and those power-ups could effectively help you out.

Ladders in the ground lead down to the sewer, but there's no need to go there until later.

At the dead end, I jump into the water to continue and end up back at the Daily Planet. From here, I head to Metropolis Park, but I don't take care of what I need to take care of there yet. Instead, I go further east past the park until I reach the Apollo Theater, which is spelled "Appollo Theater" here. Equip Super Breath II and use it to freeze the fast-moving zombies when you go inside, as Super Breath I will not work on them. Beating the enemies here will give you a Super Spin upgrade. From here, go down a floor and take out the blue zombies to get a Heat Vision upgrade. Take on the red zombies on the next floor down to get another Super Flight extension.

From here, if you go back up, you'll fight off members of the Dragon Gang instead of Zombies.

If you see blocks in the ground that look slight different from the rest of the road and have blue pixels, you can use Super Spin on them to use them as a shortcut to the sewers. Again, we have no reason to head to the sewers yet.

From the nearby phone booth, I can fly to the dot where "CBD" is. Use Super Flight and press A to move the white triangle to "CBD," then press Start to fly there. From here, head all the way to the left until you reach the Mercantile building. Go inside, hold Up and press B to go up to the rooftop with Super Flight, then equip Super Breath II and take out the zombie. There is no power-up extension here, sadly.

From here, I die and continue back at the Daily Planet.