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- MONUMENTS OF MARS
-
- This is a set of hints to help you get through the #1MARS game from
- Apogee Software. I don't know if the way I went through the 20 levels
- of part 1 of the series is the best way, only that my methods worked for
- me. I was able to achieve a score of 510,000 points the last time I
- played it and have annotated most level's hints with the score that I
- had achieved at the end of that level. The score doesn't appear for each
- level because I didn't think to write it down every time.
- I would recommend that you use the hints in this file only after trying
- each level yourself. Who knows, you may be able to find a much easier way
- to get through! I would appreciate any comments, suggestions, etc. on the
- hints that I've provided here.
- Tom Putnam
- [76702,1236]
-
- LEVEL #1: There's nothing to do on this level just move to the right
- and reach the second level. If you have trouble here, better not even
- try to go any further. <g> You might try your jump key here to see how
- high you jump, how it works, etc. After going through this level you'll
- have 2000 points.
-
- LEVEL #2: Jump over the monsters in this level or let them pass over
- you. Save your ammunition and don't worry about shooting them. You could
- have as many as 4100 points after going through this level.
-
- LEVEL #3: Same as LEVEL #2, save your ammo for later use. You could
- have as many as 6300 points after going through this level.
-
- LEVEL #4: Same as LEVELS 2 & 3. In addition, be careful when jumping
- down the shaft to the next level and time your fall so you don't get killed
- by the monster down at the bottom of the screen. Be sure you miss the
- force fields at the top of the shaft also. You could have as many as
- 8850 points after going through this level.
-
- LEVEL #5: Here you only have to shoot 1 monster, the bottom one. All
- of the others can be bypassed in one way or another. Go right and get the
- triangle on the right, as that opens up the bottom triangles. Move left
- and throw the switch then climb up and get the card, timing yourself so
- that you don't have to shoot the monster guarding and can conserve your
- ammo for later. Go get the 2 remaining triangles and the energy pack and
- head to the door. You could have as many as 21,750 points after going
- through this level.
-
- LEVEL #6: If you don't have at least 2 shots when you enter this
- level you will be unable to make it through this level. Get the energy
- pack and get to the right of the monster and lead him down the passageway.
- When you get to the end of the passageway you should be able to hesitate
- long enough to let the monster on the lower level go back left. Drop down
- into the lower passageway and shoot the monster as you move left. Drop
- down to the next level and move right, shooting the monster there as you
- move. Turn off the switch and then move back left until you can drop down
- to the bottom level. Shoot the bottom monster and continue moving to the
- right. Jump up and start getting the triangles. You will have to shoot
- this monster also and then get the card. After you get the card, move to
- the door and enter the next level. You could have as many as 36,250
- points when you finish this level.
-
- LEVEL #7: You can get by, I believe, without shooting the first
- monster you come to but it will be a lot easier if you do so. Drop down to
- the floor and move right to the switch that looks like a vertical line with
- a semi-circle at the bottom with the open end down. Shoot that switch and
- move on right to where the large lever is. Don't worry about the falling
- block and DON'T JUMP at the switch or you'll be trapped. Place yourself
- on the lever and press return to start the elevator. Push the block that
- fell down to the left until it's under the triangles, jump up on the block
- and then jump up and get the triangles. You'll have to move the block to
- get all 4 triangles. After that move on left and jump on the elevator,
- being sure to time it so that the monsters don't get you. Jump off at the
- top and move to the right through the lower passage. You can move through
- the upper one, but you'll have to backtrack if you do. Get the energy
- pack and the right triangle and then the left triangle. Catch the elevator
- again and jump up to the door and go through. As you fall out of this
- level you need to start moving right immediately. You could have as many
- as 51,750 points when you finish this level.
-
- LEVEL #8: Follow the monster to the right. Once you get out of the
- passageway, jump up and left and stay there until the monster goes back
- into the passsageway. Climb the blocks and catch the moving platform to
- the left. Wait to catch the platform when it's moving left. Once on the
- platform, shoot the monster. Jump off when the platform reaches the left
- end. Face right and shoot the monster, move right and drop to the bottom
- of the chamber and shoot the bottom monster. Move right and get the 2
- triangles and the energy pack and then return to the left side and jump
- up into the opening. Drop to the bottom level again and proceed as you did
- when you first entered this level. Go back up the blocks and catch the
- moving platform again and ride it to the left. Drop down, get the card and
- return to the opening at the left. As you move through the opening, start
- moving right again and continue through the passageway as you did the
- previous 2 times. This time you will exit through the door. Feel free to
- kill the monster in the lower level if you'd rather do that then follow
- him three times. <g> You could have as many as 67,800 points when you
- finish this level.
-
- LEVEL #9: Shoot the first monster you see and catch the elevator
- down. Face left and shoot the switch box as you pass it to turn off the
- electric current at the bottom. If you don't hit the switch box the first
- time, you can survive the electricity if you time your jump right. Jump
- when the top of the elevator reaches the bottom of the row of triangles.
- Shoot the switch box on the way up. Jump down and get all the triangles and
- the card. Move to one of the right elevators and face right so that you can
- shoot the switch box that looks like the vertical line with the semi-circle
- at the bottom again. This shuts off the gun that is shooting from the
- right side. Then start riding the elevators to pick up the energy pack and
- the letters M, A, R, and S. While you can get the letters in any order,
- you get the most points by picking them up in that order. After you've
- gotten everything here, exit through the door at the upper right. You
- could have as many as 103,050 points when you finish this level.
-
- LEVEL #10: As you enter this level be moving right. When you get to
- the bottom, turn left and shoot the switch. Start up the incline to the
- right, then stop and face left and shoot the lever at the far left. Move
- on up to the top of the incline, jump over the block and push the block
- down the incline. Move right, get the power pack and then jump down and
- move left. Push the block to the left, next to the force field, jump up on
- the block and then up to the top. Catch the elevator and go up, getting the
- triangles and the card as you go. Move right, back up the ramp and jump
- down to the door. You could have as many as 119,000 points when you
- finish this level.
-
- CONGRATULATIONS!! You're now half way there!
-
- LEVEL #11: Follow the monster and jump up to the block. Face left,
- jump and shoot the elevator lever. Climb the blocks, get the power pack
- (DON'T KNOCK DOWN THE BLOCKS) and then move right to the end of the top
- block and jump to the top right level. Get the triangles and flip the
- switch. Drop to the bottom level and then jump up to the middle level,
- kill the monster and get the triangles. Move to the bottom level and move
- right. Don't worry about the fire, the floor will appear and keep you from
- falling. Catch the elevator and get the triangles and the card. Jump down
- and move back to the left to the base of the wall of blocks. Push blocks down
- and jump as the blocks fall so you don't get trapped. Climb the blocks and
- move to the top left where you'll push the block down to block the door
- entrance. Move left to the computer and activate it. That should open
- a trap door below the block in front of the door so you can get to the
- door and exit the level. You could have as many as 141,750 points when you
- finish this level.
-
- LEVEL #12: Get M, A, R, and S in that order, move right, up the blocks
- and jump up left to the top level. Move left to get the card which will
- build a floor to the right. Go to the computer and activate it. This will
- drop a block back by the acid drops. Go get on the left side of the block
- and push it to the right till you can jump from on top of it to the top
- right hand corner of the screen and get the triangles and exit the level
- through the door. You could have as many as 168,750 points when you
- finish this level.
-
- LEVEL #13: As you drop, move right. Don't move all the way through
- the door, however. Move until you're just about half way out the door.
- A block should appear underneath the power pack then so that you can
- back up and get it and then come through the door into the chamber. Go
- ahead and kill the monster at the bottom of the chamber and then catch
- the elevator up. Activate the computer and shoot the vertical line with
- the semi-circle at the bottom to shut off the gun on the other side of
- the chamber. Move down to the floor and to the right until you're right
- next to the wall of blocks. Jump up and push the top block off the wall
- to the right. Climb up left and then catch the elevator. Shoot the switch
- at the right as you pass it. Jump left and enter the chamber while moving
- left so that as you fall down the chamber you're able to capture the M on
- the far left side of the chamber. Pick up all the triangles and the A, R,
- and S. Drop to the bottom, move right and catch the elevator. Jump right
- to the top of the wall and then fall down the narrow passageway to the next
- level. You could have as many as 208,300 points when you finish this level.
-
- LEVEL #14: Move right while falling and go all the way to the right,
- getting the triangles. Take the right elevator first and get the power
- pack and then move back to the floor and across to the left elevator and go
- up and catch the card. Get the M, A, R, and S in order and any triangles
- you may have messed and head for the door at the bottom right. You could
- have as many as 248,550 points when you finish this level.
-
- LEVEL #15: Move through the maze. When you get to where the first
- block is, DON'T puch it to the left. Kill the first monster off to the
- right and get the triangle. Move up and flip the switch then move on up
- and catch the moving platform, picking up the M on the way. Move left and
- drop straight down and right to get the A. Then it's back left and jump up
- and left toward the card. Get under the card and jump to make a block
- appear. Get the card and power pack and then move down to the door. Enter
- the door, kill the monster, and get the R. Continue moving right to the
- computer. Activate the computer and then move as far right as you can and
- jump. This will cause the block that was in front of the door to disappear
- and allow access to the door. Don't go through the door yet, however, as
- you first want to move back left and up to kill the monster, get the S, and
- get the card. Then push the block to the right until it falls down, giving
- you a clear shot at the triangles that are have appeared in the lower right
- hand corner. After getting the triangles, return to the door, enter it,
- and exit the level. You could have as many as 296,750 points when you
- finish this level.
-
- LEVEL #16: Catch the moving platform to the level at left. You must
- get to the block and push it to the right so it will fall to the floor
- before the next-to-the-top platform pushes it to the left and onto the
- lower level. Move right and get the triangle and fall to the floor. Push
- the block to the far left and then climb up on top of it and jump to get
- the card. Move right and go up the stairs to the top platform. Flip the
- switch and get the top diamonds by riding the top platform to the left.
- After getting the last diamond, run to the right and you should be able to
- make it to the platform. Jump onto the next-to-the-top moving platoform
- and ride it to the passageway at the left, get the diamonds and exit the
- level. You could have as many as 316,250 points when you finish this level.
-
- LEVEL #17: Step left then move right to land on the top of the wall.
- Shoot left at the switch to turn off the electrical field. Catch the
- elevator and face rightto shoot the vertical line with the semi-circle
- at the bottom. Shoot the monster and then move around to pick up the
- letters M, A, R, and S, the two power packs and the card. Jump down and
- move over to the door. You can get the top diamond before you enter the
- door, but if you try and get the bottom ones before you go up to the door,
- the falling rocks will block the door's exit so forget the bottom ones.
- Make sure you get through the door before the falling rocks block it. You
- could have as many as 346,350 points when you finish this level.
-
- LEVEL #18: Jump up to the 6th moving platform. When it gets all the
- way to the right, jump up and get the card, then ride it left and fall down
- to get the M, A, R, and S. Work back up the platforms to either the top one
- so you can just walk off it to the door or to the next-to-the-top one so
- you can jump up to the door. (I'd recommend the next-to-the-top one as that
- one gives you a little more reaction time to avoid the acid drops.) Don't
- jump up to the door from the top elevator as you'll hit the zappers at the
- top. Note also that as you're standing on the stationary block at the
- bottom left corner, the bottom platform will scoop you up off that block when
- it comes by. You could have as many as 373,050 points when you finish this
- level.
-
- LEVEL #19: Move left to the top left chamber. You don't need to kill
- the first monster you meet as you can get by him. Enter the top left
- chamber and kill the monster and get the card. Then return back to where
- you entered this level and jump up. This will produce a floor back in the
- top left chamber so that you can get the items there. Return to the top
- left chamber and get the M, A, R, S, and all the triangles. Move right and
- down, kill the monster in the passageway and then move up and flip the
- lever. Move down, kill the next monster and flip the switch being careful
- not to get too close to the switch or you'll fall down to the next level
- and not be able to get back up. DON'T get the second card now! Move back
- up and left through the door to the elevator. Kill the monster and activate
- the computer. Return to get the card and move on down to the lowest level
- to get the power pack and kill the last monster. Be careful when jumping
- in this level. Move down each slope partway so that you'll be able to jump
- and make it across without hitting the roof. You should leave this level
- with at least 5 shots. If you don't have 5 then it may be impossible for
- you to get past the last level. You could have as many as 425,000 points
- when you finish this level.
-
- LEVEL #20: Get the 2 diamonds and the power pack and then climb the
- blocks to the top, flipping the switch and getting the card on the way.
- Jump down to the next-to-the-highest block and position yourself on the far
- right side of it. Jump toward the block wall and try to knock the blocks
- down. Climb back up the blocks on the left. You will need to kill, at a
- minimum, the 2nd and 3rd monsters from the top. You will also have to shoot
- the switch that is on the next-to-the-top level at the right and the vertical
- line with the semi-circle at the bottom. To shoot the switch you will have
- to have at least 3 blocks knocked off the wall. You will NOT be able to
- shoot the switch if only 2 blocks are off! You will also have to shoot the
- monster on the switch's level before you shoot the switch. Once you've
- switched off the switch and shot the vertical line, jump to the top of the
- wall and down to the computer. Activate the computer. This will free your
- fellow astronauts and show you a screen congratulating you on reaching this
- level. Press any key to return to the game. Jump up to the top of the
- right wall and then up to where the lever is. Flip the lever and jump down
- to the floor and go through the door to the elevator. As you ride up the
- elevator you will pick up the M, A, R, and S. Once you reach the top you'll
- see a flash of light and you'll be told that you've finished this portion
- of the game. You could have as many as 514,250 points upon completion of
- this level. This may not be the maximum, but it's as much as I've gotten
- so far.
-
- C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S ! !
-
- I don't know about you, but I really enjoyed this game and plan on
- buying the other three parts to see if I can complete them. This is the
- first game I've ever completed so I'm kind of happy.
-
- If you find any other little tricks, tips, etc., I'd appreciate hearing
- about them so that I can include them in this file. If I accumulate enough
- new material, I'll post an updated copy in the Zenith Data Systems Forum on
- CIS.
- Hope you enjoyed the game.
-
- Tom Putnam
- COMPUSERVE [76702,1236]