Blast Corps - Strategy Guide (Page 02)

Below are the cheat codes, hints and help for Blast Corps - Strategy Guide (Page 02).

The Scientist is found near the 3rd barge, use the Z-Trick [See "Tricks 
Section"] or some TNT to blow away the metal blocking. Drive the boat up 
river and there he is! Also, the building near the holes can be 
destroyed by using the Ballista's missiles. When it's gone, just use the 
little man to go up the ramp and activate the CP!


20. Shuttle Clear
Difficulty: * * *
Vehicles: Back Lash, Thunder Fist

A disabled Space Shuttle is going down fast, and the nearest town will 
soon become it's runway...with Blast Corp's help...

Get the Back Lash to go down the street and to the right, you'll see 
some TNT...well, push them into that building to reveal...

...DUN DUN DUN!!!...

THUNDER FIST!

Yes, now this level is about as hard as the first one...oh well...

CONGRATULATIONS!

You have beaten all of the Carrier levels! Yay!!!!

Now, you will go into Outer Space, if you get Gold on all of the levels 
you can advance to more levels...but they are only Mini-Games :(

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6) Mini-Games
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No, this IS NOT a place to find shortcuts for the Race Stages and such 
(If you do have trouble, E-mail me). Only for the stages where it's like 
"Blow up X amount of Ns in Y seconds."

1. Orion Plaza
Difficulty: * *
Vehicles: Ram Dozer

You're on a giant pool table, with lots of TNT boxes. Shove one into the 
cue sticks in each of the corners and side pockets and it's over! Wee!


2. Salvage Warf
Difficulty: * * 
Vehicles to choose from: Ram Dozer, Back Lash, and Ballista

You must destroy all of the plastic structures! Well, choose Ram Dozer 
because it's the easiest to knock them down with. When you start, get 
all of the structures near the boat so when you come back you won't have 
to turn back around and do it!


3. Kipling Plant
Difficulty: * * * (For a Gold Medal)
Vehicles: Ballista

Get the missiles and blow up all the gas containers, they are blue. 
Memorize their locations and you can get a gold on this!


4. Silver Junction
Difficulty: * *
Vehicles: Thunder Fist

Destroy all of the boxes!


5. Mica Park
Difficulty: * *
Vehicles: Ballista

Destroy all the shacks!


6. Geode Square
Difficulty: * *
Vehicles: J-Bomb

All you have to do is destroy the moving crystal balls. This is easier 
said that done, however, as it can be very difficult to align yourself 
up and come smashing down. Just memorize their movements! A CP is hidden 
in the barn in the south east corner of the field. 


7. Lizard Island
Difficulty: * *
Vehicles: J-Bomb

Ok now, this level may LOOK easy at first, but then you'll notice 
something: Falling in the blue area and lava means INSTANT death. Why is 
this so bad? Because several of the platforms you must destroy are 
moving, quite rapidly, above this. So what are you going to do? Well, 
for the pink platforms: They move back and fourth, only staying in their 
farthest position for a few seconds. Position your shadow on them, and 
when the stop...BOOM! Come slamming down on them. Don't worry, you'll 
kinda of bounce off as they explode, so you won't fall into the blue. 
Then there are the crystal balls in the lava. Now these don't move, so 
they are easy. Just position your shadow on them (which can be difficult 
since they are so shiny and metallic) and just lay off the booster and 
you'll slowly descend towards them. When you're about a foot above them, 
hit the rocket. You'll still fall JUST enough to break the crystal ball, 
but prevent you from falling in the lava (which would happen if you 
tried to slam them). There is a CP by the mountain, it's in plain view. 
Whew...lot's of words for a little old Mini-Game! =)


8. Saline Watch
Difficulty: * *
Vehicles: J-Bomb

Just take out the lights on the poles! A little hard, since if you slip 
you die...hold boost at all times! :O Oh, there's a CP In the upper 
right hand corner...


9. Dagger Pass
Difficulty: * * *
Vehicles: J-Bomb

You must take out some plates, they are over water (water = instant 
death) and when they move they disappear under some platforms. Well, 
SLOWLY descend and get REAL close to the water. Hold off the boost a 
little, and hopefully, you'll blow it up...there's a CP in a castle near 
the middle of the arena, too!


10. Magma Peak
Difficulty: * * * *
Vehicles: J-Bomb

Ooooh!! This level is HARD! You have to destroy crystal balls AND 
floating (and moving) platforms, plus lights, that are above LAVA! The 
lava seems to suck you in, plus if you even touch the walls or a 
platform you die! Very difficult, if you start going down quickly find 
the only safe platform (the one you started on, it's brown). There is a 
CP on the outskirts of the volcano. Just be careful not to fall in the 
sky...


11. Baboon Catacomb
Difficulty: * * * *
Vehicles: Back Lash

Ah, yes. PAC-MAN!!! You're in a 3D maze, with a lot of RDUs. Guess what 
they are? Yep! They are dots, as if it were a Pac-Man level. Ghosts? 
Well, they are bull dozers (in different colors, of course.) Too bad 
there aren't any energizers >:) You can never see the entire playing 
field at once, which makes it a lot more difficult. Try the farthest out 
view. The "ghosts" are slow and can only move forwards and to the side, 
never backwards. Use your basic Pac-man skills, and you'll be juuuust 
fine...after a hundred or so tries...


12. Falcon Field
Difficulty: * *
Vehicles: J-Bomb

Just memorize the positions of the gas plants, then go stomp them...


13. Dark Heartland
Difficulty: * *
Vehicles: Ballista

You must blow up all the buildings...easier said than done! They barely 
give you enough missiles to pass the level...IF AT THAT! Takes a bit of 
practice. If you're bad at aiming the Ballista then add two stars to the 
difficulty rating...!


14. Gibbon's Gate
Difficulty: * * * *
Vehicles: Back Lash

The second, and last, Pac-man level! This one is even bigger, plus there 
are those holes that warp you from one side of the field to the 
other...This level is all skill, I can't walk you through it by the 
hand...


15. Moon
Difficulty: * *
Vehicles: Back Lash

All of the levels in Outer Space have low gravity...effect? The 
slightest bump will send your craft 30 feet into the air, plus you can 
go about 90+ MPH! 

Destroy all of the space debris to clear. Use the bumps and hills, plus 
a few timed power slides, to easily finish this level.


16. Venus
Difficulty: * *
Vehicles: Back Lash

Use the ditches to destroy the glass cubes. Difficult because of the low 
Gs...

I wonder why Venus has the low-G effect? In real life it has about the 
same gravitational effect as the Earth (they're almost the same size)...

I have to tell myself "This is ONLY a game...a fun game...but a game..."

17. Mars
Difficulty: * * *
Vehicles: Guess...right! Back Lash!

This is an awesome level...
You have to destroy floating crystal balls (stationary) that are about 
20 feet off the ground, You do this by slamming on the gas and hitting 
the ditches (talk about catching some air!!). There is one little 
problem though, remember the "ghosts" from the Pac-man levels? Well, 
they are patrolling the area, looking for revenge...

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7) Tricks
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Get up next to any destructible object. Park your vehicle in such a way 
that you can not exit it (the little man will say "DOH!" when you try 
to). Hold "Z" and wait about a second, the object will explode! I don't 
know if this was intentional or not, but it's a great trick for when you 
need some quick help.

i.e. Getting J-Bomb on Ebony Coast...

Beat "Earth" and "Outerspace" with all Gold Medals (extremely difficult) 
and then you can play the normal Carrier levels again!...with an added 
twist. There is a time limit now. You may only have a minute and a half 
to clear the Carrier's path...

i.e. The Carrier could blow up even if it doesn't hit anything (when the 
time reaches 0)

A time bomb, if you will. By beating these much more difficult levels, 
you get Platinum Medals! Don't worry, you don't have to complete any 
Mini-Games or Races, just the normal levels (this includes the Shuttle 
Level). 

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8) Credits
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Nintendo: It's on their system, yada yada blah blah yacky shmackity...

Rare: They made the friggin' game!

Me: For typing this...

Anyone: Who could tell me what happens when you get all of the Platinum 
Medals?

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9) Legal Junk
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This guide can not be copied without permission of the author. It can 
not be used as a means of profit. Basically, just don't put your name 
where mine should be (i.e. stealing).
Copyright (C) 1998 marshmallow

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10) Final Notes/Farewell
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This is the 5th day of my rental...I finished the guide in time...YAY!!! 
Hope you enjoyed the FAQ as much as I did typing it up.

Long section, huh? ;)

- marshmallow -