Monster Bash MONSTER BASH (HINTS) -------------------- GENERAL HINTS: -------------- * Don´t forget to look up and down. With the keyboard, use the [PgUp] and [PgDn] keys to look up and down. This feature allows you to see areas that are otherwise off the screen. * Bounce rocks off walls when you are not able to hit targets directly. * Shooting ´Skull Watchers´ while they are falling will give you extra points. * Shooting all Skull Watchers on a level will give you a 50,000 point bonus. * Collect all the candy and goodies on a level to earn a 50,000 point loot bonus. * The knives that the hands throw will kill other monsters. * You can walk on clouds. * Falling or sliding blocks will hurt you or kill other creatures. * You can fill small holes in the floor with sliding blocks. In some situations this will allow a Rock Monster to walk to another area. * Shake teeth off by making Johnny turn left and right very quickly until the teeth fly off. * You can swim up the waterfalls. * The shoes can kick you to places you might want to be. * Chains can be climbed. * You can crush many dangerous objects with sliding things. Crush glass with chairs or boxes. Crush stalagmites with stone blocks. * Monster seeking missiles will only go after monsters on the screen. * You can stand on lamps and clocks. * Small chairs can be moved with a shot. * The Gorgon can turn you to stone. Shoot as fast as you can to break the stone from the inside out. HINTS FOR PART 1: ----------------- * When shot several times, the Rock Monster will form himself into a wall. He can then be stood upon to get to higher places. You could also bounce rocks off of him to hit targets. * Snake eyes are lighter in color and they blink at you. * Some ceiling fans can be broken by shooting the motor. * Level 2--Don´t forget to run around on top of the gallows. * Level 3--There is booty below the spears. * Level 4--Crawl past the dragon. Don´t do anything that might wake him up. * Level 5--To make the vines grow, find the bottle and take it to the waterfall. Running over a sprig with a full water bottle will make it grow. * Level 7--The haunted stove can be turned off by shooting the knobs. You may then climb the stove pipes. * Level 7--You can go into the fireplace. * Level 9--Glue can help you get up collapsing stairs. * Level 9--Look for the big red book to shoot. * Level 10--The cyclops receives more damage when hit in the eye. HINTS FOR PART 2: ----------------- * Trolls can bounce you to extra prizes. * Light fixtures hanging by broken chains can be shot and made to fall on monsters. But be careful to get out of the way first! * Lit candles will burn you, but you can snuff them out with a precise shot. * Level 1--Hand holds on wall are climbable. * Level 7--Beware the princess, she is not what she seems. * Level 8--You can run atop cages in the lab. HINTS FOR PART 3: ----------------- * The hands that throw you up can be helpful or dangerous! * Jack-O-Lanterns can be shot. * Smaller pumpkins will slide. * On swamp levels, run around in the trees and bushes. * Level 1--To get across the "Sea of Worms", slide a pumpkin over the top of them and use it to stand on. * Level 7--A Tiger Plane´s bombs can be shot. * Level 7--Tiger Planes can be knocked out of the sky. But be careful, they are dangerous on the ground also. * Level 8--The only way to get into the fortress in the clouds is to ride a cloud through one of the small openings while kneeling. SECRET CHEAT MODE: ------------------ Pressing the [Z] key and the [F10] at the same time will give you 5 extra lives. (This cheat only works on the commercial episodes, not the shareware episode. You can use this as many times as you wish.)