opening a topic to post the tricks that can be used in game.
- running in duck position. i first saw this on phil and genisto's run, thats a cool move can be used to add variety on waiting scenes and for another trick too
- run and jump just before hitting the vehicles gives a big jump over the top of the screen. i will use this everytime possible.
- getting through brick walls in level 4. the trick can be done by running while in duck position, but unfortunately causes the game to act weird due to not marking a checkpoint when that is done. i used it to get past the last jumping brick walls which arent destructable.
- the first boss will always fire the ball at the same exact frame, even when i got there 2 seconds earlier he waited for the frame to shoot the ball, so i just blasted through the level and when i got there i moved around for 2 seconds. otherwise i think it doesnt LOOK like the first level was improved. it looks more impressive the way i ran through it, i think.
- left + right does some nice effects especially on level 9, thanx again to phil and genisto's movie the rubber ducks can be ignored by simply moving a little off set with this special move
- running and then on the next frame pressing oposite direction + b gives a back wards headbutt. this is a nice move to add variety and is usefull on many parts of the game.
- the previous move can also be used to instantly change directions after going down a plataform.
- punching while in the air will instantly change horizontal movement direction, usefull on some places.
- level 10 rat glitch, just kill any of the running rats by giving it a good kick and the level will be completed as if a boss had been killed.
- on level 3 i use a lot of running with the bike, looks better.
- on level 4, on the moving plataforms with a big yellow spike on the ceiling, i found out that you dont exactly need to be ducking to get through the spike, you only need to be holding down. so you can be performing any move to get through it, i you are holding down the colision will be ignored. i use that
- punching and doing headbutts on the side of the snake will also grab it, so i do it to add variety.
- on level 5, its possible to "run" at the surf part, just do the run command while hitting the water (splash) and it will move forward 2x as fast. i do that to get the 1up in style.
- i do a lot of luck manipulation, its on the mines on level 5, on the fireballs of level 7 and on some of the rats in level 7 (to get them where i want them to). and also luck manipulation to get the right type of hits when killing rats on level 7 and robo manus on level 8. man, the fight with robo manus look very nice lool :D
- its possible to kill the rats in level 7 using a simple weak punch, you need to be on a different position on the vertical axis comparing to the rat, then you punch and the rat must be lured to your punch, that is a bit faster, but not always possible. i do whenever possible.
- there is a way to cause a BIG slowdown on level 6-3 by getting squeezed in the middle of 2 parts of the yellow + brown snake, but i dont use it of course hehe. (i almost do)
- if you are going up a jump and touch a plataform it will stop going up and will instantly step on the plataform, also used to look unexpected especially on level 9 while running from the wheels
- 2 shortcuts between spikes on level 9 cut some good time
- used the trick to get through brick walls on level 9, but since the checkpoints have to be marked that only saved a few frames, i still had to wait for the wheel to start moving, but this time i'm on the better side of the wall when its destroyed 8)
- backwards headbutt was very usefll on level 11 boss, he didnt move from first to last hit.
more to come...
