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** 1. - FAQ Information **
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Game: The Lion King
Platform: DOS/Windows (PC)
Genre: Action
Author: TimmyTheRabidTurtle
Last Updated: Friday, 5th December 2003
Date Created: Saturday, 10th May 2003
Current Version: Version 1.0
FAQ Size (.txt format): 35kb
Guide Type: FAQ/Walkthrough
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** 2. - Table of Contents **
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1. - FAQ Information
2. - Table of Contents
3. - Version History
4. - Introduction
5. - Controls
6. - Enemies
7. - Walkthrough
8. - Frequently Asked Questions
9. - Cheat Codes
10. - Bug Toss
11. - Bug Hunt
12. - Outro
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** 3. - Version History **
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Version 1.0 - Added some questions to that section.
Version 0.97 - Changed the section dividers slightly.
- Added walkthrough for level IX, Simba's Return.
Version 0.9 - Added the walkthrough of level X, Pride Rock.
Version 0.87 - Added ASCII Art.
- Added another level of walkthrough.
Version 0.84 - Document created.
- Added FAQ Information.
- Added ToC.
- Added Introduction.
- Added Controls.
- Added Enemies.
- Added Walkthroughs.
- Added Cheat Codes.
- Added Bug Toss and Bug Hunt.
- Added Credits & Copyright Info.
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** 4. - Introduction **
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Disney's The Lion King is, in my opinion, the best animated-movie of all time.
This game, the only PC game to be released for the exact storyline was released
in 1994. As a kid, I found this game very entertaining. I would recommend this
game for any who wish for a game for their kid(s). The Lion King is of the 2-D
action genre of games. Not too complicated, there are only a small amount of
levels which might be difficult. There are three difficulty settings if things
get too tough - Easy, Medium, and Hard.
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** 5. - Controls **
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For the windows version of this game, go to the button 'Keyboard' at the top to
change controls. There are two configurations which I think are the easiest to
find and manage. Here they are:
--One:
Jump: Space UP
Claw: Ctrl Directions: LEFT RIGHT
Roar: M DOWN
Maul: Right Shift
For the first, Place your right hand index finger on the left direction arrow.
Place your right middle ringer on both the UP and DOWN directional arrows.
Place your ring finger on the right arrow. Place your left hand index finger on
the CTRL key, and your middle finger on the Right SHIFT button. Put your ring
finger on the Alt Button and your pinkie on the SPACE BAR. This is my most used
system.
--Two:
Jump: D UP
Claw: A Directions: LEFT RIGHT
Roar: S DOWN
Maul: Left Shift
Like the above place your right index, middle, and ring fingers on their
respective keys. Place your left index on the D button, your middle finger on
the S button, and your ring finger on the A button. Put your pinkie on the LEFT
SHIFT button.
Also, while Simba is a cub, run and press down to execute a roll. While he is
an adult lion, press a directional button and down to execute a throw.
There we go - we're ready to play ?.
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** 6. - Enemies **
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Porcupine:
Porcupines only appear when Simba is in his childhood. The look vaguely like
hedgehogs - brown with spikes on their backs. There are two ways to defeat one
of them. You either have to get close to it and roar at it until in flips and
then jump on it, or roll under it and then jump on it. To roll, run and then
press down.
Lizard:
The easiest enemies to kill, they're green with some horns scattered about
them. Kill them by jumping on them. They only appear in Simba's childhood.
Vulture:
Vultures take to the air when Simba comes near. They swoop down at regular
intervals in attack. To kill them, jump on them while they are swooping. Again,
these only appear while Simba is a cub.
Frog:
Frogs, green in colour, only appear in the Hakuna Matata level. Jump upon them
to kill them. They attack by jumping around and spitting green saliva at Simba.
Spider:
Spiders move quickly with agility. Kill them by jumping on them. They also only
appear in the Hakuna Matata level.
Wildebeast:
The Wildebeast only appear on one level, level four, The Stampede. They are
grey with horns, and you cannot attack them. They do not intentionally attack
Simba, either. Mainly just passing by...
Hyena:
Hyenas are grey with black spots on them. They appear a few times in Simba's
childhood, but are more common in his adulthood. They are defeated by jumping
on them when they are tired (childhood), or by just scratching the heck out of
them.
Panther:
Panthers being grey with spots only appear when Simba reaches adulthood. They
deal damage furiously with scratches and mauls. Panthers are defeated with
about six or eight hits and are extremely common throughout the last few
levels.
Monkey:
Monkeys stay atop ledges lobbing nuts/rocks (?) down on poor Simba as he passes
through level seven, Simba's Destiny. Brownish in colour, the can be defeated
by roaring at them or slashing them.
Scar:
Scar is littered throughout the game, but you only get to face him at Pride
Rock. He is tough to kill. Scar attacks with slaps and scratches. Being an
outcast of the pride, Scar wants to become king, and therefore Mufassa, the
king and his son, Simba are his most despised of enemies.
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** 7. - Walkthrough **
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I - The Pridelands
II - Can't Wait to be King
III - The Elephants Graveyard
IV - The Stampede
V - Simba's Exile
VI - Hakuna Matata
VII - Simba's Destiny
VIII - Be Prepared
IX - Simba's Return
X - Pride Rock
IT STARTS...
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** I - The Pridelands **
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Run to the right and jump on the ledge. Get the bug and kill the lizard below.
Jump on the next rock and jump on the lizard below. Roll under the porcupine to
the right and continue up the rocks. Kill the lizard on the ledge and jump the
chasm. Destroy the porcupine and being careful not to hit the blue bug on the
next ledge. Kill the lizard on the next ledge, and then jump on the blue bug.
Jump onto the final ledge, making sure to get off quickly before the bug
explodes or kills you. Jump across the gap and destroy all enemies until you
reach the top. Kill the two lizards and roar at the porcupine and then jump on
it. Touch the save point and kill the blue bug on the next rock.
Kill the two lizards to the right and jump over the small ledge. Look down to
see where the porcupine is. Time yourself right to get the extra life and so
you don't get hurt by the porcupine. Roll under it and you will fall down a
bit. There will be another porcupine here. Look down before you go down to that
ledge. Get the bug and then the Circle of Life (continue). Return to the level
that the second porcupine was at and roll at the leftmost wall. Return to the
top of the level. Go to the cluster of trees on top and go the leftmost tree.
There will be a Bug Toss bug if you look down and if you jump off the edge (not
too far) there will be another cluster of trees with some more bugs on them. Go
to the topmost ledge and get the continue point. Get the yellow bug on your way
down.
You will face a hyena here. How long the hyena lasts depends on your difficulty
setting. If on easy, it will die after one hit. If on medium, it will die after
two, and if on hard more, it will die after three hits. To hit the hyena, evade
its attacks until it starts panting. Then, it is vulnerable. Jump on the hyena
while it's in this state.
Mufassa: "EVERYTHING THE LIGHT TOUCHES IS OUR KINGDOM."
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** II - Can't Wait to be King **
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[Roar at the monkeys]
Swing on the rhino's tail and jump onto his head. You will be flicked into the
air and placed, by monkeys, on a giraffe's head. Jump to the next giraffe and
to the next and so on until you reach the end of the crossing. Be quick because
soon enough the giraffes will tilt their head's back and you will be dumped
into the water. Once across, jump on the rhino's head and wait until you are
thrown onto a ledge. Jump up the tree a roar at the pink monkey at the top.
Return to the bottom and climb up the tree to roar at the pink monkey just
above the rhino. Jump on the rhino again, and soon enough you will fall on an
ostrich.
This part is pretty tough the first few times. You must race along on this
ostrich while paying attention to the signals given on the right side of the
screen. Jump over the pink elephants and duck below the ledges. The forth will
be tough. A double jump. This is the part that gets me. You must get the
ostrich to jump over the elephant then you must get Simba to jump over the
ledge. I actually think there's a glitch in this part. Oh well. You must time
it precisely. The pattern is UP, DOWN, UP, DOUBLE JUMP, DOWN. After jumping
over it, you will be hurled onto a giraffe and you will automatically get a
restart point. This part, as crazy as it is, is to jump onto a bunch of hippos
and rhinos to get across the water. If you try for long enough you can just
jump onto the first hippo and Simba will climb onto his nose. Get the Circle of
Life and then swing yourself onto the giraffe's head. Jump over the giraffe.
Yes, that's right ANOTHER one of these fucking things. Bastard ostriches. This
time, there's no signals either! Grrr... And it's longer too! The pattern: Up,
down, up, up, down, Double jump, down, down, up, double jump. You will arrive
swinging on a rhino's tail. Jump on its head. You will get an extra life. Roar
at the pink monkey nearest the ground and touch the restart point. Jump on the
left rhino's head. You will arrive across the water. Roar at the monkey. Go to
the root of the tree and jump across the water on the logs, getting the 1UP
while you're there. Jump on the left rhino's head. You will arrive eventually
at the top of the left tree. Get the bug, roar at the monkey, and roar at the
monkey nearest the ground. Jump on the left rhino and you will clear the level.
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** III - The Elephant Graveyard **
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Right from the start, two hyenas will appear out of the giant elephant skull.
It's kinda tough to beat them on hard mode. Once you defeat them, however, a
pass will open up to the left. There will be a bug along the spine. Take it if
you need refreshing of your health status. Make sure you don't take the purple
bug though. It's harmful. Jump across the gap and onto the ledge. Defeat the
hyena and start making your way across the larger gap by swinging on the bones
overhead. You will find yourself on a ledge with a vulture. It will swoop
every-so often to attack you. Jump on it to kill it. Depending on the
difficulty how many times, of course. Roll at the pile of bones underneath to
get the health, assuming you need to be refreshed, of course. Be careful
running along the spire though. It will fall away after a second or two, so
don't dwell. Jump to the next ledge.
Defeat the next vulture and go across the ledge. Defeat the next vulture. Climb
up the hangings. Defeat the vulture and go to the next ledge, bouncing off the
elephant tissue. Climb up these ledges too. Touch off the restart save point.
Climb up the ledges quickly, as there is hot liquid on its way up to kill you.
Run across the section of bones once you get to the top. Run across all the
bones, ignoring the vultures for the moment. When you reach the bit of elephant
tissue, get the circle of life and jump back onto the bit of tissue. Keep
running, ignoring the vultures any hyenas. You should soon have your path
blocked. Quickly dispose of the hyenas and exit the level. You will notice Scar
watch your escape.
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** IV - The Stampede **
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I can't really write much of a walkthrough for this level, I can only give you
a few tips. About the level: this is the level for the stampede from the movie,
in which (SPOILERS) Mufassa gets killed. Just avoid getting trampled by the
buffalo when they run off screen. Beware of the rocks too. Jump over them. You
are usually given signs to where they are. This level is short enough.
By the way, if a buffalo hits you you will loose 75% of health, and if you fall
over a rock you loose 25% of health. Therefore, if anything must hit you, get
hit by a rock.
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** V - Simba's Exile **
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Jump down off ledges and climb underneath the overhang to continue. Kill the
lizard nearby and drop to the ledge below. Get on the plant and fall to the
ledge below that. Kill the hedgehog nearby and race to the edge. Hang off that
ledge and get down to the next. Kill the three exploding blue bugs. Stay near
to the edge and drop to the below slant. A rock will come rolling after you.
Run along the passage and roll the hedgehog when you dome to him. Swing across
the ledges and jump across the gap. Kill the lizards, watching out for the
porcupines. Do the rock-rollage revisited and continue, past the thorn jumps.
Swing across the gap again. Touch the restart point. Evade the porcupines. Jump
down onto the ledge. This, of all swinging parts, is the toughest. The sixth
rock seems to be invisible, or else impossible to grab onto. The best way to do
it is to jump so that you are close to it and not on it so that Simba will
swing on the edge. Clear the remaining jumps and continue on your way. There's
not much else to do here. Simba will soon run into the large amount of thorns.
This is a version of Banzai, Shanzai and Ed chasing Simba out of the gorge.
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** VI - Hakuna Matata **
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[No Worries]
Jump off the ledge, making sure to go to the right of the two slants. Jump the
two gaps and onto the raised ledge. Jump high and to the left to grab onto a
rock. Climb up the hangings and run to the right. This next part isn't too
hard, but make sure to get the extra life. Get the bug too if you need the
health. Touch the save restart point. Jump on the two frogs and across the gap.
Take out that frog too. Fall down the ledge to the right, making sure to hold
the RIGHT button all the way down.
You will fall on a ledge halfway up the waterfall. This part often screws
up many people's games. You must climb up the waterfall on the logs, which fall
downwards. You must act quickly and without mistake. Many tried are often
required. When starting, wait for the nearest log to come down. It's the
easiest to start off to. Eventually you will land on a log fallen across the
waterfall. Run to the right and take care falling down the ledge patterns. Look
down before jumping. Touch off the restart save point.
You will come to a ledge with a giant ape on it. He will be sitting down
eating a banana. You must jump on him to hurt him. He is the boss of this
level. If you jump near him he will swing his arm back, and he will often throw
rocks back often. It is tough to beat him. Once you jump on him a few times he
will move deeper into the level. Soon enough he will go to the very top of the
level and accidentally kill himself.
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** VII - Simba's Destiny **
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This is the first to have Simba as his adult-self. The music is pretty cool too
:) Jump onto the ledge and take out the panther. Jump on the rock and onto the
main ledge. Slash the nettles and jump up the ledges. Run through the flat
watching out for the monkeys and slashing the nettles. You will soon enough
land on the upper half. Run to the left. Soon enough you will come to a
monument where panthers will emerge from, one at a time. Just keep slashing and
you will prevail. Jump down through the ledges and knock down the boulder,
using claw. Climb onto it and onto the ledge. Jump on the boulder and take the
Circle of Life, which is hidden in the overgrowth above. Then, knock down the
next boulder, using maul. Jump across the gap, onto the rock, and across to the
otherside. Take the bug and carefully ascent up the ledges, being careful not
to be hit by the monkeys. Take out the panther and continue.
Next, you will come to another of the places where a large amount of
panthers come out of. Seven panthers appear out of it. After, a suspiciously
looking baboon, named Rafiki, will tell you to follow him. A rock will fall out
of the sky when you happen to run down the next path. Just keep running and it
will stop at the end. Kick some more panther-ass and then knock the rock down
using jump and scratch, being careful not to fall under the boulder as it
passes down. Knock down the suspended boulder and jump through the briers onto
the rock and onto the swinging ledges. Climb up the ledges and knock down the
next rock using slash. Jump onto the rock and jump onto the ledge with the
monkey on it. You will soon come across another of the panther-grounds. After
kicking all ass, Rafiki will again beckon you to follow him. Follow him down
through the ledges. Simba will wear a constipated look while his father,
Mufassa, asks him to "take his place in the circle of life" old school. Word!
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** VIII - Be Prepared **
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Run to the right, dodging the drops of lava and taking out the two panthers.
Watch out for the bat and jump over the magma-gyser. Kill the hyenas, bats and
panthers in the next section, making sure to jump over the pillars of lava.
Kill the hyena and panther and continue on your way. Take the bug. You should
need it by now. The next part is a little tricky. You see the stalagmites on
the roof of the volcano? When the lava stops flowing through the left most,
jump in the air and slash like crazy at the stalagmite. Soon enough, it should
fall down. When it does, jump through the gap. Touch off the restart point and
drop onto the slab of rock which will take you through the lava.
Try and get onto the ledge to swing for the 1UP. Wait until you reach a
jump. When you do, quickly run through the area, ignoring the hyena and
panther. Crouch down at the edge to time your jump. You will reach the end of
the lava patch soon. Kill the bats and continue on your merry way. A rock will
soon chase you down a path. Don't jump too far off the edge as there is lava
there. Kill the panther swiftly and ascent (and descend) the ledges nearby. A
trench will soon enter your sights and you will have to crouch while your
magical slate of rock takes you through to the other side.
Kill the two panthers. Keep running, touching off the save restart point.
The next part is just a waiting game. Stay on the leftmost volcano-gyser-thing
until the one just after it ejaculates (that's what I like to call it ^_^).
When it does, jump across to it. Continue this process until slaps of rock have
fallen on all the lava-shoots. Jump on the last of the rocks (leftmost) and you
will complete the level.
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** IX - Simba's Return **
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Run to the right and you will find three caves. Choose the third cave with the
yellow thing next to it. In this level, you must kill any hyenas before you can
enter a cave. Defeat the hyena nearby and enter the only cave Kill the next
hyena and climb up the ledges. Kill that hyena and go to the cave below. There
are two hyenas below the other door. Kill them both and enter the cave you
DIDN'T come from. There are two hyenas here. Kill them both and enter the third
cave. Kill the next two hyenas and enter the nearest cave. Kill the two other
hyenas and enter the lone cave. Climb up a little bit, kill the next hyena and
enter the first cave. Kill the other two hyenas and go to the right of the
screen to complete the level.
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** X - Pride Rock **
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You will meet Scar here when you run to the left. Continually slash and claw
him, making sure he doesn't attack you. If you get to close he will jump on you
and slap the hell out of you. He will sometimes jump over you, so then quickly
turn around and return to slashing him. Soon enough he will get bored and will
run off. Run to the left of the string of rocks and swing across the two ledges
onto the platform with some hyenas on them. If you die, by the way, you won't
have to fight Scar right from the start again. Anywho, climb up the succession
of ledges until you come to an area with many hanging ledges. Climb along the
top row until you find two hyenas. Kill both and continue.
You will find yourself having to swing across ledges from the bottom of
Pride Rock. Make sure you swing back inside on the last one. Scar will be here.
Keep clawing him until he leaves again. He will leave quicker this time. Follow
him to the right. Drop down to the next ledge and kill the hyena, swinging
across to the next ledge to take out the other two hyenas. Climb up the drop
ledges. Jump through the section of ledges. Watch out here, as lightning
sometimes strikes the ground setting it aflame. Take out the hyena on the
topmost ledge and jump to the very top of Pride Rock.
Scar appears again. This time, no matter how much you claw at him, he
will not die. What you must do is scratch the hell out of him until he no
longer fights back and licks his found, then get him within range of the left
edge of Pride Rock and throw him over the side. I have no idea what the exact
keys are to throw, but I just mash jump, down, up and scratch. It gets the job
done after a while of trying. Once you throw Scar off, the end arrives, it
starts raining and then the credits roll. Super.
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** 8. - Frequently Asked Questions **
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Q: WTF? Simba changed to a large lion. How?
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From levels 7-10, Simba will have matured into his adult form, just like in the
movie. He can now use the slash and maul features, though he cannot roll. Also,
he's a little slower when grasping onto ledges. His sound for getting attacked
is now "Uuuuh!" instead of "Ow!"
Q: How do I defeat Scar at the last battle on Pride Rock?
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The above walkthrough tells you all. Anyway, just slash the shit out of him and
follow him when he runs to different parts of the level.
Q: Where can I find a copy of The Lion King for PC?
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*Looks around* No idea... I got my copy about eight years ago...
Q: What's the highest score for a bug toss?
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In the windows version, I believe the highest score is 99, as the Bug Toss
exits then. I have reached this a couple of times.
Q: Do the Bug Hunts end once you have retrieved all the bugs?
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They don't seem to...
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** 9. - Cheat Codes **
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At the title screen quickly type 'dwarf' to enter cheat mode. In cheat mode you
can recover your health by pressing the H button and skip the level you're
currently on by pressing the L button.
There is another code, which I believe I discovered. While in cheat mode, you
can press the Q button to skip the level and engage in a Bug Toss level bonus
afterwards. If you press the W button, you will skip the level and engage in
Bug Hunt 1. Pressing E will skip the level and engage you into Bug Hunt 2,
while R transports you to Bug Hunt 3.
Also, during gameplay, if you press any of the number keys along left side of
the keyboard, you will be transferred to that particular level. For example:
Number Level Skipped To
1 The Pridelands
2 Can't Wait to be King
3 The Elephant Graveyard
4 The Stampede
5 Simba's Exile
6 Hakuna Matata
7 Simba's Destiny
8 Be Prepared
9 Simba's Return
0 Pride Rock
Note that if you die in a level which you transported to, you will be returned
to the level which you should have been on if you hadn't skipped.
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** 10. - Bug Toss **
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Bug Tosses, in my humble opinion, are the most original mini-games ever to
grace to PC screen. You take the place of Pumbaa who must run about underneath
a log to try and catch bugs, which Timon drops down onto him. There are some
1Ups and Circle of Lifes to be found, too. The game itself is simple, though it
will take a lot of practise to get to 99 bugs caught.
To get to a bug toss, you must either catch a red and blue bug in the game, or
follow this method, which I devised. Type the cheat 'dwarf' into the title
screen. Press Q on each level to get into a bug toss. If you press Q, the game
will act like you completed the level and got the correct bug to engage in a
bug toss.
The bugs will take the form of power-ups that you will find during normal
gameplay. On occasion, however, Timon will drop a poison bug. These look either
purple and black, or a black spider with a red X on it. If you collect either
of these bugs, the mini-game will be end. The game also ends if you miss any of
the GOOD bugs, which Timon drops. By the way, its ok to drop the poison bugs.
To do well at this game, you must have quick reflexes. Without them, you won't
get more than 25, WITH LUCK. If you are put in a tough spot, and you believe
you won't be able to get any of the combination of bugs, which have been
dropped, then press the 'jump' button. Pumbaa will let out a belch and the bugs
that Timon has dropped will leave the screen. You only get one belch per game.
Often, Timon will take a break from throwing bugs at you. Use this moment to
take a position in the centre of the screen. He will soon start dropping bugs
again. He sometimes will drop fast-dropping bugs, and slow dropping bugs. Use
your judgement to figure out what order they should be collected in. It's tough
to explain this game. You'll understand all when you see it.
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** 11. - Bug Hunt **
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Bug Hunts are a different kind of mini-game played between levels, assuming you
get the correct bug during normal level-play. You take the place of Timon the
Meercat who, as the name suggests, hunts for bugs. Again in 2-D you must
navigate your way through the maze to collect the bugs. There are three
different mazes available. The game will end when you touch one of the Black
Spiders, which litter the levels. Jumping is the only feature, which causes
problems. The music, which is featured in the game is also pretty annoying. I
think so, anyway. Bug Hunts, I like not.
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** 12. - Outro **
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Thanks to everyone who assisted in the creation of this guide, and to all who
contributed to the development of the game. Particular thanks to Atom Edge for
the ASCII art at the beginning of the guide. Feel free to distribute this guide
as you please, I hope I have been somewhat useful or entertaining throughout
this meandering guide.
Amazing Games. Many Cheats. Such Wow.
