Robotrek

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Contents According to Joe

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Section 1: Introduction
1A: Goofy Aspiring Inventor vs. Aliens: Details at 11
1B: Gameplay
1C: Characters
1D: The R&D
1E: General Tips
Section 2: Building Robots
2A: The Act of...
2B: Gaining Levels and Inventor's Friends
Section 3: Items
3A: Regular Usage
3B: Weapons
3C: Basic Equipment
3D: Event/Special Items
Section 4: Generating/Combining Items
4A: How to...
4B: Combination List
Section 5: Walkthrough
5A: In the Beginning...
5B: Home of the Haunted
5C: Tropical Getaway
5D: Framed!!!
5E: Maximum Penetration
5F: The Fever Flower (optional)
5G: Into the Fray
5H: Connection to the Past
5I: Danger is My Middle Name
5J: Final Showdown
Section 6: FAQ
Section 7: Legal Bit
Section 8: Thank You and Goodbye
Walkthrough Notes:
5A: In the Beginning...- Covers the beginning through the first boss
fight.
5B: Home of the Haunted- Covers the events after the first boss through
the second boss battle.
5C: Tropical Getaway- Covers the events after the second boss through
the third boss battle.
5D: Framed!!!- Covers the events in Rococo leading up to the fourth
boss (that would include the sewers and exposing the fake Mayor).
5E: Maximum Penetration- Starts after you defeat the fourth boss and
ends when you obtain the Blimp.
5F: The Fever Flower- Optional side quest.
5G: Into the Fray- Starts after you get the Blimp. Still under
construction.
5H: Connection to the Past- Covers all the events in the past.
5I: Danger is My Middle Name- Begins after you return to the present
and ends after the first battle with Gateau.
5J: Final Showdown- Final evens and final boss.
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/ SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION \
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1A: GOOFY ASPIRING INVENTOR VS ALIENS: DETAILS AT 11
For the last couple decades, Enix has brought us some of the best
RPG's. Many would argue that they are the end all greatest RPG
company, even more so than SquareSoft. Personally, I really don't
think I could fully decide on who makes the best RPG's, but I will
agree that Enix has brought us some of the best from Dragon Warrior to
Star Ocean. Robotrek is no exception. While it may not be the best
RPG created (in my opinion), it is definitely a worthy game.
A small continent not too far away is home to a very famous inventor.
His name is Akihabara. His inventions are considered some of the
greatest ever thought. After a while, Akihabara decides to take his
son and assistant, Nagisa, to a new town. It is around this time that
his son can finally start that career as an inventor, just like his
father. Akihabara's son (who is not given a default name, which means
you'll have to name him) does not fully know the situation he is about
to fall into. Akihabara decides it's time to take a trip to a little
retreat he has in the forest. His son decides to visit him and upon
arrival finds a strange figure speaking with his father. It is now
that a group of evil aliens known as the Hackers make their appearance.
Not much is known about the Hackers aside from the fact that they are
ruled by a strange individual named Blackmore. Their intentions are
obviously evil (as they so blantantly point out), but what could their
plans for the human race be?
1B: GAMEPLAY
If you've played this game before, then you can obviously tell that
this is an RPG. If not, then well... Look at the last word on the last
sentence! The game layout is a bit like this... You have a regular, 2D
plane-based environment which your main character moves around on. In
the regular environment, you character can inspect various things
around him with the A button. This can be helpful as you can find
items and even special books called Inventor's Friends (see Section
2B).
As you leave an area, you will be placed on the world map. The world
map looks a lot like Super Mario World's world map. You see various
dots next to different structures or land features. You can then walk
to those dots and push A to enter the area.
Pushing X brings up your character screen. Here you can work with
various different features. Each of them are indicated below.
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1: INVENTORY
This is where your items are stored. Please not that you CANNOT use
healing items from this selection. Here is where you can equip special
or event items to use during the game. To do so, pick the item you
wish to use and push A to select it and make sure its icon appears at
the top of the screen. Then, push Y when and where you wish to use.
2: MAINTENENCE
This is where you can use healing items and such. There are a few
selections on this screen as well. The capsule is the arrange icon.
That allows you to arrange your robots in whatever order you wish to
have them in. The next one is Cure. This allows you to use your Cure
items, assuming you have any. After that is Clean, which takes care of
any adversive effects on your robot. Finally, there's Repair, which
fully restores you robot to one whole piece.
3: STATUS
This is where you can check on your status and the status of your
robots. Your status will display a variety of things. Experience in
this game is expressed in terms of Memory (Megs of data). Just below
your character's picture is the experience he has gained and the
experience remaining. This place also displays the amount of money you
have (in GP's), your program points (which go towards your robots'
stats), the item you have equipped, and the items you can develop.
Viewing status for your robots is a bit different. Below them is their
base stats. They are:
Energy: The more energy, the more HP your robots have.

Power: Decides the amount of damage your robot does.
Guard: Decides the amount of damage your robot can absorb.
Speed: Decides how often your robot will evade attacks. I also think
this might be your robot's luck, as far as hit rates and critical rates
(although I'm not sure on that).
Charge: This is how fast your robot's action meter fills up.
This just in on the definition of speed.
"SPEED: inaccurately named, should be DEXTERITY (DEX). This stat

affects the robot's turn order in battle (initiative), chance to
hit/critical hit (THAC0), and its chance to evade physical and
status/effect attacks (saving throw).
The higher the SPEED number, the better your robot's chances are for
first turn in battle, fewer misses when attacking, more critical hits
and fewer successful enemy hits. Also increases % resistance to status
effects like RUST and STOP. Useless under 10 points."
Thanks to virgo1869 for that.
To the right is also your robot's current stats:
Energy: Robot's HP
Left/Right Arm Strength: The amount of damage that arm can cause with
its current weapon.
Back Strength: Assuming a Bomb is equipped, this would be the damage it
can cause.
Move: How much space your robot can use to move during battle.
Guard: Robot's over-all defense.
Evasion: Robot's dodging ability.
Finally, there's the robots equipment below the current stats.
4: RUN
This allows you to program different attack sequences that you can run
during battle. These are a MUST in this game! One of the best, in my
opinion, is having a triple attack with a melee weapon. Let's say you
have a sword in your right hand and you want to use that to attack
three times. You would then select a space and enter the program RRR.
This will allow you to attack three times, but only with a melee
weapon. Experiment with different attacks and different weapons, as
different ones can generate different attacks.
5: CONFIGURATION
This allows you to set different preferences you have for this game.
Message: Your message speed during the game. The faster your set it,
the faster text will go. I recommend fast.
Sound: Set it to stero or mono.
Button Setting: Set the buttons as you wish.
The battle system of this game is quite unique. The layout is a bit
like early Final Fantasy games like FF6. You character will throw a
robot out (somewhat like Pokemon, except that this game came out before
Pokemon) and the battle will commence. There will be several different
things you see here on the screen. One of them you might first notice
is the timer. Should you win the battle before time runs out, you get
extra experience! There are several capsules on the battle field. If
you hit the capsules with a melee weapon, they will open and give you
various different goodies. You usually, if anything, get items or
extra experience. Once in a great while, you can have your equipment's
level increased by 1. Sometimes, though, the capsules will just
explode. If they explode near you, they will cause damage (very
little, but still damage nonetheless).
When you enter battle, you will see a meter building up. When that
meter is full, your turn has arrived and you can execute your actions
(to make the meter fill up faster, push B repeatedly). Attacking an
enemy depends on what you have equipped and where it is equipped. You
can just walk up to the enemy, push A to bring down the action list,
select attack, then pick your weapon, but that's a bit redundant.
Instead, get into proper position and push either L, R, or X. L will
execute an attack with your left hand, R will do the same for right, X
will do an attack with your pack (assuming a weapon is equipped). You
don't even need to bring up the menu when doing an automatic attack
with L, R, or X. Just push the button and you're set! Also in the
menu is Guard, which allows you to defend for a round. Escape allows
you to run away from battle if need be. Finally, there's [Insert Main
Character's name here]. This allows you to use items for healing and
such. There are a few different regular usage items (see Section 3).
Finally, to execute a run get in proper position, bring up the menu,
select Attack, then select Run and pick the program you wish to use.
Button Breakdown
Environment
D-Pad: Move character
A: Inspect, advance text
B: Run
X: Bring up character screen
Y: Use equipped item
L: Inspect, advance text
R: No use
Select: Bring up character screen
Start: Pause game
World Map
D-pad: Move character
A: Enter level
B: Run
X: No use
Y: No use
L: Enter level
R: No use
Select: Toggle view mode
Start: Pause game
Character Screen
D-Pad: Move cursor
A: Make selection
B: Cancel
X, Y, L, R, Start, Select: No use
Battle Screen
D-Pad: Move robot when initiated, move menu cursor
A: Make selection
B: Cancel/Move back one menu
X: Attack with pack
Y: No use
L: Attack with left hand
R: Attack with right hand
Select: No use
Start: Pause game
1C: CHARACTER
Main Character: Our unnamed hero. Well, unnamed until you finally name
him. He aspires to be a famous inventor like his father, Akihabara.
Akihabara: The Main Character's father. He's a famous inventor.

Teaches his son how to build robots.
Nagisa: The Main Character's mother figure. Not his true mother,
although she does bear a strange resemblance to her... Hmm...
Kurogane: Akihabara's cat. Doesn't go far from his master.
Mayor of Rococo: Has a strange infatuation with his new intern. Um...
Clinton much?
Rose: The Mayor's new intern. She's been making jaws drop lately
around Rococo.
Carl: A little boy living in Rococo. He and some others get lost at
one point and it's up to you to find them.
Dr. Einst: A pompous inventor. Believes he's so much better than the
Main Character.
Kotetsu: A young man who enjoys exploring and adventure. He is

captured early on in the game by the Hackers and it's up to you to set
him free.
Mint: A reporter from Rococo. She goes whereever she can find a top
story to report on.
Flavon: An old man who is a partner of Akihabara. He is injured while

running from Hackers and winds up at Count Prinky's Mansion
Parsley: Flavon's dog.
Count Prinky: The owner of the "Old House." His house appears to be
haunted by some supernatural force.
Igor: Count Prinky's servant.
Mamurana: A possessed doll that dwells within Prinky's abode. It

teleports through the different areas of his mansion.
Blackmore: The leader of the Hackers. Has a major evil scheme to

unleash on the Earth.
Meta Crab: A higher ranking member of the Hackers with a crab for a
head. Strange guy who loves to boss around his subordinates.
Shaman: A powerful shaman of a village on a tropical island. He seems

to speak highly of some deity that needs appeasing in the volcano.
Napoleon: A mysterious being indeed... You learn more about him later
in the game and that's all that I'll say.
Dr G: A Hacker scientist who's developing innovative computer equipment

including a helmet that allows you to go inside a computer.
Polon- A young woman who helps you out in the past. She finds the main
character injured and nurses him to health.
Rask- One of the space travelors. When his ship crashed, he was badly
injured and taken in by Polon.
Cookie- One of Rask's companions.
Gateau- Accompanied by Napleon and Cookie, he came with strange

interest in the Tetron. Hmm...
Tira- Princess of Choco and descendant of Cookie.
1D: THE R&D

Ahh... Research and Development!
Scattered throughout the game are various R&D rooms where you can
maintain your robot and do many different functions that are quite
necessary to the game. Needless to say, you should be getting -quite-
familiar with this place before you even complete the first dungeon.
In the R&D is a huge computer that looks like an SNES gamepad. If you
investigate the very middle of the gamepad/computer thing, it'll take
you to another screen with some choices at the top. They should look
something like this (numbers will indicate what each selection does):
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1: INVENT/CREATE
Have a new invention that you need to make for a special event? Or, is
there an item you need to build for your robots? This is where you do
it. Throughout the game are various inventor's helpers and special
events that will give the Main Character ideas as far as new items to
create. So, I would strongly recommend you search just about every
bookshelf you see.
2: COMBINE
Very useful section. There are quite a number of items and weapons
that are very useful for given parts and require you to combine. See
Section 4 for details.
3: RECYCLE
Basically, this game's version of selling. You can't sell items at

shops, so you must recycle them here and get a little GP in return.
4: BUILD A ROBOT
This selection allows you to build a robot. You can only have up to
three robots. Each robot progressively costs more money. Try to build
your robots as soon as possible (yes, all three of them). It can make
things a lot easier having three allies to mess with.
5: MAINTENANCE
With this function you can fully repair robots, but at a cost.
6: PROGRAM
This allows you to program different attacks into your robots,

depending on what they have equiped. See Section 2D for better
details. This also allows you to distribute ability points your robots
get when they are created and when you gain a level. See Section 2B
for more details.
7: EXIT
Figure it out...
1E: GENERAL TIPS
-The further in the game you'll get, the more you'll start to see
enemies who are weaker/stronger against different types of weapons than
others. This is why it's a great idea to give you robots different
types of weapons. Aside from just projectile weapons (Shot, Laser), be
sure to carry some magical weapons (Sword 4, Blade 4) and some melee
weapons (Axe, Hammer, Punch).
-While engaging a boss, try to get behind them to attack. You can do
more damage that way, especially if you hit with a critical shot.
-Try not to leave your back open. This is like saying, "Okay, you can
kill me now." This especially applies to bosses. A good number of
boss attacks will kill you instantly if you leave your back open.
-Big Bombs eventually become obsolete. In fact, they do become so

quite early in the game. I recommend recylcing them, but if you really
like them that much, then whatever...
-Always keep a fresh stock of Cures, Repairs, and Cleans. Cleans are
not completely important, so don't overstock on them. If you have too
many, recycle them to make room for Cures and Repairs.
-Keep your old weapons. You never know when you'll need them in a
combination. Even if the combinations that weapon makes are little
ones, little ones can eventually become big ones if you become literate
enough with combining.
-After a while, using your bomb pack becomes obsolete. So, equip
whatever on your pack you feel would be best for your robot. Always
take into consideration what stats you are emphasizing on your robot.
You may want to put something to accentuate your stat emphasis and make
it higher, or to try to compensate for one stat that isn't as
emphasized.
-Try to end battles as quickly as possible. Quicker end = More

experience = Faster levels.
-If you just cannot beat a boss, try one of two things: 1) Buy more
Cures and Repairs or 2) Build levels. The recommended levels is only
the MINIMUM level that I've been able to beat the boss with. This
doesn't mean that everyone else will be able to, as playing styles in
this game could vary.
-Don't give up until you've been defeated. There was one battle when I
was fighting De Rose where she maliciously kicked the crap out of me.
I was down to the last hit on my last robot with no more healing items
and I said, "Only a miraculous act of God can save me now..." I took
one more shot on De Rose and destroyed her. Just because you think
you've gotten your ass handed to you does not mean that you're
completely out of the ball game. Keep dishing out until all of your
robots are dead.
-Always check frequently to see if you can make newer, more powerful
weapons. When you get a new weapon, see if there's a way you can
create more or create components to combine to make more. For example,
if you have an Axe 1, check if you can create more Axe 1s. If not,
then see if you can create the components to make an Axe 1, combine
those to make another Axe 1, then combine the two Axe 1's. Combining
the same weapon repeatedly can make it stronger. That and it cuts down
on the time spent having to wait for Equipment Level Up capsules. The
only downside is money. If you don't have much money, this can be a
problem. So, fight battles often enough so you can get some money to
use for such projects.
-SAVE OFTEN! If you have anything equipped often, MAKE IT YOUR

TRANSCEIVER! Save before you make really big decisions, save before
boss battles, save every time you make some progress in the right
direction. Save, save, save. This is the only time I'm going to
emphasize it. I will not remind you throughout the FAQ. Of course, if
you're using an emulator and save states, then I probably don't have to
remind you that much.
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/ SECTION 2: BUILDING ROBOTS \
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2A: THE ACT OF...
Building robots is the core of the game. In most RPG's, your party is
comprised of various characters who join you on your quest or someone
you recuited. This game is somewhat like recuiting, except instead of
actually recruiting, you actually BUILD your party. The best part is
that you can build just about any time in the game. Yes, you can even
try to go through the game with only one robot (for a good challenge).
The most robots you can create is three. While I do recommend that you
create them as soon as possible, I do indicate in the walkthrough where
you -should- have X number of robots built.
Upon building your robot you will be asked to do two things. The first
is to name your robot. The name really doens't matter, but this helps
you to distinguish your robots from each other. After naming them, you
can then allocate the program points (or ability points as I sometimes
refer to them). Allocating these really depends on your preferences.
If you want an all out powerful robot, then of course your major
emphasis will be on Power. I usually like to have one balanced robot,
one all out power robot, and one that has a good emphasis on Power and
Charge [see Section 1B for details on stats; They can be found under
the explanation of the Status explanation]
This does not, however, mean that you should completely undermine any
stats. You should regularly boost every stat, even Speed. Each stat
helps very much in battle. When leaving main emphasis on one stat,
that means you should give a bit more to the stat(s) that you wish to
emphasize. After that, allocate the rest about evenly to the rest of
your stats. Each level brings 10 more program points, so allocate
wisely.
Be sure your robot is equipped with some of the best equipment and give
the best Run Programs. See the Section 1B and look under the section
on Run explanation to get more info on Run Programs. Both good
equipment and good Runs are helpful. Powerful weapons can cause good
damage and using runs to execute more powerful attacks and combos can
increase the damage you do drastically. I've found that a triple hit
combo with a melee weapon from behind can cause massive damage on a
critical. Weapon levels also can help. While it may not be economical
to go for the highest weapon level, sometimes actually building up a
weapon can helpa bit.
2B: BUILDING LEVELS AND INVENTOR'S FRIENDS
As you win battles, you gain megs of data. This is the game's
experience system. As you gain more and more data, you eventually gain
a level. Upon gaining levels you gain two helpful edges in the game.
One is that you get 10 more program points and the other is that you
can read the next level of Inventor's Friend and learn how to develop
something new.
What is Inventor's Friend? Inventor's Friend is a book that appears on

various bookshelves throughout the game. You can only read an
Inventor's Friend that corresponds with your level or lower. So, if
you're level 5 and you read level 4, you will still get the data from
it. Reading them allows you to gain ideas for developing weapons and
items. Items can be developed in any R&D. They can all be found in
these places:
[locations credited to Enix on their chart that came with the game]
Level 1- Father's home; In the back. Teaches you Boots 1.

Level 2- Your house. Teaches you Sword 1.
Level 3- Your house. Teaches you Shot 1.
Level 4- Your house. Teaches you Bomb 1.
Level 5- Your house. Teaches you Shield 1.
Level 6- Your house. Teaches you Hammer 1.
Level 7- Your house. Teaches you Punch 1.
[the following will have specific locations as this guide progresses,

except for ones indicated with *]
Level 8- Haunted House. Teaches you Boots 2.

Level 9- Haunted House. Teaches you Axe 1.
Level 10- Haunted House or Fortress. Teaches you Shield 3.
Level 11- Haunted House or Fortress. Teaches you Power Pack.
Level 12- Bio Lab. Teaches you Sword 2.
Level 13- Bio Lab. Teaches you Punch 2.
Level 14- Bio Lab. Teaches you Celtis 1.
Level 15*- Father's home; In the back. Teaches you Shield Pack.
Level 16- Bio Lab or Fortress. Teaches you Quick Pack.
Level 17- Bio Lab or Hacker Hideout. Teaches you Bomb 2.
Level 18- Your house or Hacker Hideout. Teaches you Turbo Pack.
Level 19*- Your house. Teaches you Weather.
Level 20*- Your house. Teaches you Vanish.
Level 21*- Rococo Tool Shop. To the left of the manager. Teaches you
Smoke.
Cure.
Clean.
Level 24*- Your house. Teaches you Repair.
Level 25- Hacker Hideout. Teaches you Laser 1.
Level 26- Hacker Hideout. Teaches you Blade 1.
Level 27- Hacker Hideout. Teaches you Blade 2.
Level 28- Rococo's Past or Polon's House. Teaches you Bomb 3.
Level 29- Rococo's Past or Polon's House. Teaches you Shot 3.
Level 30- Choco Lab. Teaches you Shield 5.
Level 40- Choco Lab. Teaches you Boots 6.
Level 50- Choco Lab. Teaches you Bomb 4.
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3A:REGULAR USAGE
-Cure-
Restores a little HP to your robots.
-Clean-
Eliminates adversive conditions from your robots.
-Smoke-
Automatically allows you to run from battle.
-Big Bomb-
Throw this out during battle to damage all enemies on the screen.
-Repair-
Fully restores a destroyed robot.
-Scrap-
Can be used in combinations to make other items.
3B: WEAPONS
One thing you should know about weapons is this: They all have a rank
and a level. The rank is expressed within the name (Bomb 1 is a rank 1
Bomb). The level is not expressed in the name and all new weapons
start at level 1. Weapons can go no further than level 9. Each level
is shown on the status screen of the game. The higher the level, the
stronger the weapon.
In this section, I list the weapon's strength ranking at level 9, so

that way you can see what the best ones can be at their highest level.
Building levels on weapons isn't hard if you have enough money.
-Bombs-
Long range weapons that take a lot of energy to use. They are capable
of causing pretty good damage to enemies, but I usually tend to stop
using them after the first boss or so.
Bomb 1:
Creation Cost: 400GP
Can be learned from Inventor's Friend Issue 4
Lv 1: +10
Lv 2: +15
Lv 3: +20
Lv 4: +25
Lv 5: +30
Lv 6: +35
Lv 7: +40
Lv 8: +45
LV 9: +50
Bomb 2:
Lv 1: +23
Lv 2: +28
Lv 3: +34
Lv 4: +41
Lv 5: +49
Lv 6: +59
Lv 7: +71
Lv 8: +85
LV 9: +101
Bomb 3:
Lv 1: +28
Lv 2: +33
Lv 3: +39
Lv 4: +46
Lv 5: +54
Lv 6: +64
Lv 7: +76
Lv 8: +90
LV 9: +106
Bomb 4:
Lv 1: +36
Lv 2: +41
Lv 3: +47
Lv 4: +54
Lv 5: +62
Lv 6: +72
Lv 7: +84
Lv 8: +98
LV 9: +114
-Swords-
These are really basic weapons. However, I'll tell you that Sword 4 is
one of the best for a while.
Sword 1:
Lv 1: +5
Lv 2: +6
Lv 3: +7
Lv 4: +8
Lv 5: +9
Lv 6: +11
Lv 7: +13
Lv 8: +15
LV 9: +17
Sword 2:
Lv 1: +10
Lv 2: +13
Lv 3: +16
Lv 4: +19
Lv 5: +22
Lv 6: +26
Lv 7: +30
Lv 8: +34
LV 9: +38
Sword 3:
Lv 1: +20
Lv 2: +25
Lv 3: +30
Lv 4: +35
Lv 5: +40
Lv 6: +45
Lv 7: +50
Lv 8: +55
LV 9: +60
Sword 4:
Lv 1: +40
Lv 2: +45
Lv 3: +50
Lv 4: +55
Lv 5: +60
Lv 6: +65
Lv 7: +70
Lv 8: +75
LV 9: +80
-Shots-
Your basic, long range, gun weapon. Very useful for getting those far
away enemies without having to waste a lot of energy on a Bomb. The
only advantage a Bomb has over a Shot is the fact that Bombs are
generally stronger.
Shot 1:
Lv 1: +4
Lv 2: +6
Lv 3: +8
Lv 4: +10
Lv 5: +12
Lv 6: +15
Lv 7: +18
Lv 8: +21
LV 9: +24
Shot 2:
Creation Cost: N/A
Lv 1: +10
Lv 2: +12
Lv 3: +14
Lv 4: +16
Lv 5: +18
Lv 6: +21
Lv 7: +24
Lv 8: +27
LV 9: +30
Shot 3:
Lv 1: +32
Lv 2: +34
Lv 3: +36
Lv 4: +38
Lv 5: +40
Lv 6: +43
Lv 7: +46
Lv 8: +49
LV 9: +52
-Blades-
Very strong sword-like weapons. Blade 4, if memory serves me
correctly, has the potential of becoming the strongest weapon in the
game.
Blade 1:
Lv 1: +10
Lv 2: +12
Lv 3: +14
Lv 4: +16
Lv 5: +18
Lv 6: +21
Lv 7: +24
Lv 8: +27
LV 9: +30
Blade 2:
Lv 1: +15
Lv 2: +17
Lv 3: +19
Lv 4: +21
Lv 5: +23
Lv 6: +26
Lv 7: +29
Lv 8: +32
LV 9: +35
Blade 3:
Lv 1: +20
Lv 2: +22
Lv 3: +24
Lv 4: +26
Lv 5: +28
Lv 6: +31
Lv 7: +34
Lv 8: +37
LV 9: +40
Blade 4:
Lv 1: +55
Lv 2: +65
Lv 3: +75
Lv 4: +85
Lv 5: +95
Lv 6: +105
Lv 7: +115
Lv 8: +125
LV 9: +135
-Axes-
Very strong weapons. These actually have potential of becoming some of
the strongest early in the game. If you do get these, I advise
building them at least a little bit early in the game.
Axe 1:
Lv 1: +10
Lv 2: +20
Lv 3: +30
Lv 4: +40
Lv 5: +50
Lv 6: +60
Lv 7: +70
Lv 8: +80
LV 9: +90
Axe 2:
Creation Cost: N/A
Lv 1: +20
Lv 2: +30
Lv 3: +40
Lv 4: +50
Lv 5: +60
Lv 6: +70
Lv 7: +80
Lv 8: +90
LV 9: +100
Axe 3:
Lv 1: +40
Lv 2: +50
Lv 3: +60
Lv 4: +70
Lv 5: +80
Lv 6: +90
Lv 7: +100
Lv 8: +110
LV 9: +120
-Hammers-
Also fairly tough. I really haven't used these ones too much, so there
really isn't much for me to report. They're probably not one of my
favorite weapons.
Hammer 1:
Lv 1: +8
Lv 2: +11
Lv 3: +14
Lv 4: +17
Lv 5: +20
Lv 6: +24
Lv 7: +28
Lv 8: +32
LV 9: +36
Hammer 2:
Lv 1: +10
Lv 2: +12
Lv 3: +14
Lv 4: +16
Lv 5: +18
Lv 6: +21
Lv 7: +24
Lv 8: +27
LV 9: +30
Hammer 3:
Lv 1: +24
Lv 2: +27
Lv 3: +30
Lv 4: +33
Lv 5: +36
Lv 6: +40
Lv 7: +44
Lv 8: +48
LV 9: +52
-Punches-
I actually used these a lot. They aren't the best weapons in the game,
but for some reason I noticed they have a high critical hit rate. I
don't know if it's just me or if they really do have a high critical
rate, but I still like punches just fine. Recommended early in the
game, but by the latter scenes, you should have some bigger and better
guns, so to speak.
Punch 1:
Lv 1: +12
Lv 2: +15
Lv 3: +18
Lv 4: +21
Lv 5: +24
Lv 6: +28
Lv 7: +32
Lv 8: +36
LV 9: +40
Punch 2:
Lv 1: +24
Lv 2: +27
Lv 3: +30
Lv 4: +33
Lv 5: +36
Lv 6: +40
Lv 7: +44
Lv 8: +48
LV 9: +52
Punch 3:
Creation Cost: N/A
Lv 1: +48
Lv 2: +51
Lv 3: +54
Lv 4: +57
Lv 5: +60
Lv 6: +64
Lv 7: +68
Lv 8: +72
LV 9: +76
-Celtises-
I'll give you a description later. I haven't played the game in a long
time and have pretty much forgotten exactly what a celtis is.
Celtis 1:
Lv 1: +12
Lv 2: +14
Lv 3: +16
Lv 4: +18
Lv 5: +20
Lv 6: +23
Lv 7: +26
Lv 8: +29
LV 9: +32
Celtis 2:
Lv 1: +24
Lv 2: +26
Lv 3: +28
Lv 4: +30
Lv 5: +32
Lv 6: +35
Lv 7: +38
Lv 8: +41
LV 9: +44
Celtis 3:
Lv 1: +36
Lv 2: +38
Lv 3: +40
Lv 4: +42
Lv 5: +44
Lv 6: +47
Lv 7: +50
Lv 8: +53
LV 9: +56
-Blow-
These are basically fists that you can shoot off. I don't know why I
thought these were trumpets and tubas, but hey, if the shoe fits...
Blow 1:
Lv 1: +16
Lv 2: +18
Lv 3: +20
Lv 4: +22
Lv 5: +24
Lv 6: +27
Lv 7: +30
Lv 8: +33
LV 9: +36
Blow 2:
Lv 1: +32
Lv 2: +34
Lv 3: +36
Lv 4: +38
Lv 5: +40
Lv 6: +43
Lv 7: +46
Lv 8: +49
LV 9: +52
Blow 3:
Lv 1: +64
Lv 2: +66
Lv 3: +68
Lv 4: +70
Lv 5: +72
Lv 6: +75
Lv 7: +78
Lv 8: +81
LV 9: +84
-Laser-
Strong gun-based weapons. I think that's about all I can say. I say
just use them with swords to make various blades.
Laser 1:
Lv 1: +25
Lv 2: +27
Lv 3: +29
Lv 4: +31
Lv 5: +33
Lv 6: +36
Lv 7: +39
Lv 8: +42
LV 9: +45
Laser 2:
Lv 1: +35
Lv 2: +37
Lv 3: +39
Lv 4: +41
Lv 5: +43
Lv 6: +46
Lv 7: +49
Lv 8: +52
LV 9: +55
Laser 3:
Lv 1: +45
Lv 2: +47
Lv 3: +49
Lv 4: +51
Lv 5: +53
Lv 6: +56
Lv 7: +59
Lv 8: +62
LV 9: +65
3C: BASIC EQUIPMENT

-Shields-
These add a little defense and can also completely block different
shots with a certain probability. It should be noted that Shields
cannot be combined.
Shield 1:
Added to Defense: +8
Shield 2:
Creation Cost: N/A
Shield 3:
Added Defense: +16
Shield 4:
Creation Cost: N/A
Shield 5:
Added Defense: +34
-Boots-
The better the boots, the further you can walk during battle on a turn.
Boots 1:
Move: 4
Boots 2:
Move: 6
Boots 3:
Guard +2
Creation Cost: N/A
Boots 4:
Move: 8
Guard +4
Creation Cost: N/A
Boots 5:
Move: 6
Guard: +16
Boots 6:
Move: 8
Guard: +6
-Packs-
Packs can provide different stat improvements or just give your robots
an extra edge. It varies with each pack. The thing is in order to
equip a pack, you must sacrifice your Bombs. I believe it's worth it,
depending on the type of robot you have.
Empty Pack
Creation Cost: N/A
Boosts Guard +1
Power Pack
Can be learned from Inventor's Friend Issue 11.
Boosts power on both arms +10
Turbo Pack
Boosts guard +2 and movement +2
Quick Pack
Can be learned from Inventor's Friend Issue 16.
Boosts guard +5
Solar Pack
Boosts Guard +5
Also said to regain HP
3D: EVENT/SPECIAL ITEMS
These are items that serve special purposes or can be used a specific
times in the game.
-Transceiver-
This allows you to get hints from Nagisa and save in many areas of the
game. You can pretty much save anywhere, but there are some areas that
won't allow you to save at all. Given to you by Nagisa early in the
game.
-Surprise Horn-
A new invention of Akihabara that makes a really loud boom. Given to
you by Akihabara when you go to visit him after building your first
robot.
-Rusty Drill-
Looks like if it were cleaner (hint hint), it would be able to drill
through rock. Found in the Cave Mouth.
-Drill-
A little hand drill that can break through weak spots in the wall.
-Kotetsu Key-
They only call it "key" in the game, but I wanted to give it a distinct
name. This is the key you get from the Hacker's base in the Cave Mouth
to unlock Kotetu's chains.
-Stone 1-
Can be used to open the family shrine. Note that you don't even have
to equip it, just inspect the shrine after you obtain the Stone 1. Can
also be used to lure Parsley out of a room in the Old House.
-Light-
Adds a bit to your light radius when equipped.
-Relay-
Allows you to speak with animals. Can only be developed. Idea is
given to you by Flavon in the Old House. Costs 20GP.
-Stone 2-
Gained from your battle against Mamurana.
-Chameleon Glasses-
Help you to see what cannot be seen (such as hidden doors or even
motion detection sensors).
-Stone 3-
Obtained from Napoleon
-Scrap A-
Pieces of a familiar robot friend...
-Change-
Transforms you into a mouse while equipped.
-Leader's Badge-
Allows you to get into a classified area in the Air Base. Obtained by
helping Meta Crab when he's about to be eaten.
-Letter-
A note from Carl's father. Give it to Carl.
-Litho-
Given to you by Carl. It's for his father.
-Red Flower-
Is said to cure fevers. Needed during a side quest.
-Cyberjack-
A helmet that allows you to go inside computers. Learned from Dr. G's
book on his desk after he disappears into the computer.
-Little Robot-
Something to give to the old bed-ridden woman in Rococo.
-Weather-
An item that let's you change the weather.
-Spaceship-
Allows you to travel between planets.
-Red Jar-
Used to stop the Engine Room.
-Blue Jar-
-Yellow Jar-
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/ SECTION 4: GENERATING/COMBINING ITEMS \
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4A: HOW TO...
Generating... Developing... Creating. No matter how you put it, it's

all the same. In this game, you can (and must) develop items for your
later usage. Developing can actually produce some special and event
items.
There are two ways to generate items in this game. One of them is
through development. As I've explained a few times before, after you
read and understand each Inventor's Friend, you can develop new items
by going into the R&D and selecting the first selection on the menu.
Pushing R while on this menu can bring up another menu to make robot
equipment. No matter what you create, though, it will cost money. Some
things are flat out cheap to create, others can be expensive (but may
still be worth it).
Another way to generate items is through combining. When you go into

the R&D, you can select the second selection and this will take you
into your inventory screen. From here, you can choose from two items
which may be put together to make another item. Not all items work
together (the game will indicate, don't worry).
One thing interesting about combining is that combining like weapons

can increase the power of the stronger weapon. I think you've noticed
almost every weapon in the game has a number after it. This number is
the weapon's rank (so Sword 1 is a rank 1 sword). Each weapon also has
a level (from 1 to 9). The higher the level, the stronger the sword.
With combining weapons, there are two principles exerted here.
1) Like weapons with like rank will wind up having a level that is the
sum of both weapons' levels.
For example: Celtis 1 (level 6) + Celtis 1 (level 2) will yield Celtis
1 (level 8).
2) Like weapons with different ranks will wind up having a level that
is the sum of the higher ranked weapon's level and the 1/2 the lower
ranked weapon's level.
For example: Blade 1 (level 6) + Blade 2 (Level 4) will yield Blade 2
(level 7). If the level of the lower weapon is not even, then it will
be rounded down. Higher ranking weapons take precedence over lower
rank weapons, so your final product will always be a higher rank.
So, with both of those stated, it is apparent that like weapons can
only improve from combining.
I have just discovered that Bombs cannot be combined to make stronger

Bombs.
4B: GENERATING LIST
This list comes with the Robotrek game. I'm mainly reprinting this for
anyone who lost the list or has never seen it. Hence, the contributor
credit here goes to Enix.
-Swords-
Sword 1:
Scrap 1 + Scrap 1
Sword 2:
Sword 1 + Scrap 1
Sword 3:
Sword 1 + Scrap 9
Sword 2 + Scrap 9
Sword 4:
Sword 3 + Scrap 7
-Axes-
Axe 1:
Sword 1 + Hammer 1
Sword 2 + Hammer 1
Sword 3 + Hammer 1
Sword 1 + Hammer 2
Sword 1 + Hammer 3
Scrap 1 + Scrap 6
Axe 2:
Sword 2 + Hammer 2
Sword 3 + Hammer 2
Axe 1 + Scrap 1
Sword 2 + Hammer 3
Axe 3:
Sword 3 + Hammer 3
Axe 1 + Scrap 9
Axe 2 + Scrap 3
-Blades-
Blade 1:
Sword 1 + Laser 1
Sword 2 + Laser 1
Sword 3 + Laser 1
Sword 1 + Laser 2
Sword 1 + Laser 3
Scrap 1 + Scrap 10
Blade 2:
Sword 2 + Laser 2
Sword 3 + Laser 2
Sword 4 + Scrap 1
Sword 2 + Laser 3
Blade 3:
Sword 3 + Laser 3
Blade 4:
Blade 3 + Seed
Scrap 8 + Smoke
-Hammers-
Hammer 1:
Scrap 6 + Clean
Hammer 2:
Solar Pack + Scrap 6
Hammer 3:
Scrap 6 + Scrap 6
-Punch-
Punch 1:
Scrap 4 + Scrap 4
Punch 2:
Punch 1 + Scrap 4
Punch 3:
Punch 1 + Scrap 9
Punch 2 + Scrap 4
-Celtises-
Celtis 1:
Hammer 1 + Shot 1
Hammer 2 + Shot 1
Scrap 2 + Scrap 6
Celtis 2:
Hammer 2 + Shot 2
Hammer 3 + Shot 2
Celtis 3:
Scrap 6 + Scrap 9
-Shots-
Shot 1:
Scrap 2 + Scrap 2
Shot 2:
Shot 1 + Scrap 2
Shot 3:
Shot 2 + Scrap 2
-Blows-
Blow 1:
Punch 1 + Laser 1
Punch 2 + Laser 1
Punch 3 + Laser 1
Punch 1 + Laser 2
Punch 1 + Laser 3
Blow 2:
Punch 2 + Laser 2
Punch 3 + Laser 2
Punch 2 + Laser 3
Scrap 4 + Scrap 9
Blow 3:
Punch 3 + Laser 3
Scrap 4 + Scrap 10
-Lasers-
Laser 1:
Scrap 2 + Scrap 7
Laser 2:
Scrap 7 + Laser 1
Laser 3:
Scrap 7 + Laser 2
-Shields-
Shield 1:
Scrap 5 + Scrap 5
Shield 2:
Shield 1 + Clean
Scrap 5 + Clean
Shield 3:
Scrap 5 + Scrap 9
Shield 4:
Weather + Scrap 9
Scrap 7 + Scrap 9
Shield 5:
Shield 4 + Scrap 9
Scrap 9 + Scrap 9
-Bombs-
[NOTE: According to the list, there is no given combination for Bomb 1]
Bomb 2:
Bomb 1 + Scrap 10
Bomb 3:
Scrap 10 + Weather
Bomb 4:
Bomb 1 + Boots 6
-Boots-
Boots 1:
Scrap 3 + Scrap 3
Boots 2:
Boots 1 + Scrap 3
Boots 3:
Boots 1 + Scrap 7
Boots 2 + Scrap 3
Boots 4:
Scrap 3 + Scrap 5
Boots 5:
Scrap 3 + Scrap 9
Boots 6:
Boots 5 + Scrap 10
Scrap 3 + Scrap 10
-Regular and Special Items-
Repair:
Cure + Scrap 7
Clean + Smoke
Cure + Big Bomb
Cure + Clean
Clean + Big Bomb
Smoke:
Repair + Big Bomb
Repair + Repair
Big Bomb + Big Bomb
Cure:
Smoke+ + Big Bomb
Smoke + Repair
Clean + Clean
Repair + Clean
Clean:
Cure + Cure
Cure + Repair
Big Bomb:
Bomb 1 + Smoke
Scrap 7 + Scrap 7
Smoke + Cure
Drill:
Rusty Drill + Clean
Solar Pack:
Empty Pack + Weather
Quick Pack:
Empty Pack + Repair
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/ SECTION 5: WALKTHROUGH \
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Know one thing. I may be referring to directions in terms of north,

south, east, and west. In case you're not very keen on your directions
(not to be condescending, but some people do have trouble with that),
here's a compass.
N
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(aka Left) W______|______E (aka Right)
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S
5A: IN THE BEGINNING...
As the game starts, it will ask you to input a name. Any name will do.
After that, you will see some text saying you name followed by a bang.
You will see the main character in bed with his father, Akihabara, and
the father's cat, Kurogane. He will tell you to get up and talk to
Nagisa. Before going to speak with Nagisa, go up to the dresser next
to the bookshelf and inspect the right side to get 500 GP. Now, go up
and into the next room. Upper right corner should be a crate for you
to inspect with a Cure inside of it. Also go inspect both sides of the
dresser to the far left to pick up a Cure and a Clean.
Now, head all the way down into the room Nagisa is in and speak with
her. She will tell you to pay your respects to the mayor. You can't
go through the door on the right yet, so just head out of your house
-ROCOCO-
Rococo Information
Shops: (only one shop in town)

Smoke: 20GP
Cure: 60GP
Clean: 100GP
Repair: 300GP
Big Bomb: 200GP
Items Hidden:
In your house: Clean, Cure (x2), 500 GP.
Shop: Cure, Repair, Scrap 2, Scrap 5.
City Hall: Scrap 6 (in a hidden room; see the Framed!!! section for
details), 2000GP (also in Framed!!! section)
Inventor's Friends
In your house: 2-7, 18-20, 24.
Shop: 21-23.
Back to the objective. Head north of your house and there should be a
huge building to the right of the poice station. This is city hall.
Go inside and you'll see the receptionist at her desk. Go past her
into the next room. You can go right if you want after climbing the
stairs to talk to some other people, but they really don't say much.
Go into the mayor's room and you can speak with the mayor, Rose, and
Dr. Einst. You'll notice Dr. Einst is quite the pompous... You know...
Anyway, once you're done here, go back home. Once you're back in, you
should notice Akihabara at the table with Nagisa. Speak to Akihabara.
He will say a few words to you; Telling you he's leaving with Kurogane
and that you are basically on your own with Nagisa as your assistant.
After he leaves, read the book on the table. After reading it, you
will be able to develop robots! You will also get 2000 GP! Now, speak
to Nagisa and she will take you into that room on the right you
couldn't go in before.
This room is the R&D. You will be seeing a lot of this room through
the course of the game. Walk up to the huge control pad and
investigate it. There will be a horizontal list along the top. Select
the one with the robot head to build a robot.
After the robot is created, you will be given the option to name it and
distribute its ability points. Distributing ability points is mainly a
matter of preference and planning. This really depends on what kind of
robot you want. Usually, I go with a balanced robot. I take 20 points
away from energy (they start you off with 40 points on energy and none
anywhere else) and give five points to each other category, but that's
only if you want a balanced robot. I do recommend that you give your
robots at least average power. In giving them low power, it may become
harder for them to defeat later, stronger enemies and even bosses.
If you want an all out powerful robot, then beefing power (duh) would
be your angle. One with high defense would require high guard. If
you're going with high defense, then at least make the power rating
average. Guard can help you live longer, but what advantage is it to
live longer if you can't defeat your enemies (particularly bosses)?
Speed and charge are also quite helpful, although I usually don't raise
robots dominantly on either. The major advantage is that they can get
off attacks faster and more often. This does not mean that charge and
speed are not important. They are -very- important. So, here are some
good combinations for you...
Power and Guard- If you emphasize these a lot, then you'll be more
resistant to damage and do some decent damage.
Power and Charge- What could be better than hitting hard and hitting
often?
Some other considerable ideas...
Speed and Guard- Just make sure you have good enough Power here. This
will make it so that you resist more damage and have a better chance of
dodging other attacks.
Guard and Energy- Again, with good enough Power. Stay alive longer
this way.
After you're done messing around with the robot, Nagisa will give you a
Transceiver. This will allow you to save when you want to. Of course,
there are some areas that it won't allow you to save in, but oh well...
Nagisa will now tell you to go see your father and show him your new
robot. Head out of the R&D and out of the house. Before you leave,
wiNagisa will test out the Transceiver to see if it works. After that is
over, leave. Don't leave town just yet. Head to the right and do
yourself some shopping. Talk to the shop keeper and he'll offer to
give you some junk. Accept and then take the door on the left.
As you reach the room in the very back with the dressers and the
bookshelf, search the crate at the far right side to get a Cure. Now,
head down and inspect the capsules to get some more items (Scrap 2 and
Scrap 5). Also check the crate behind and to the right of the capsule
that had the Scrap 5. You'll get a Repair.
Before leaving, I suggest buying a few Cures, but don't spend all of
your money unless you want to. It's probably best to conserve just a
bit, though. There really isn't much you can currently do with the
scraps you've just received. Now, it's time to leave. Head out of the
village and onto the world map. A pathway will clear to a new area.
That's your father's house. Head there.
-FATHER'S HOUSE-
Father's House Information
Items Hidden:
Inside the house: Clean
Invetor's Friends:
Inside the house: 1, 15.
Once you've made it to your father's house, you can explore if you
want. There isn't much to see except the tomb at the bottom right
corner of the area. Anyway, once you're ready to progress the
storyline, go through your father's door and you'll see him with a
rather peculiar figure. That, my friends, is a Hacker (see Section
1A). A little scene will ensue here. [This scene has one of my
favorite lines: "...But evil is good."] Akihabara will scare the hell
out of the Hacker and he'll make his way out of the house.
Before talking to Akihabara, inspect the left side of the dresser

behind him to get a Clean. Then, go into the back room and inspect one
of the bookshelves and you'll find Inventor's Friends 1 and 15 (you
should be able to learn how to make Boots 1 with IF1). Now, talk to
Akihabara. After a little talking, he'll give you a Surprise Horn.
Now, leave the house. As you leave, the Hacker that was there earlier
will approach you. At that moment, you'll have to fight him. He's a
pushover really. If you want to see what's in any capsules on the
screen, be my guest. I recommend using Bomb 1 (push X when your turn
comes) on this guy. It shouldn't take too incredibly long to finish
him. Now, leave the place and head back to Rococo.
-ROCOCO-
As you enter, there will be a little scene between a cop and some
citizens of Rococo. Apparently, some of the town's children have
decided to go on a Goonie-esque adventure through the riverside. Has
anyone ever told these kids not to emulate what they see on television?
Ugh... Anyway, you may have noticed the house to the right of yours was
impossible to get into before because a kid there named Carl kicked you
out after you entered. He's gone now, so you can enter his house.
You'll find there's no point to it right now. If you need to stock up
on some items (which you really shouldn't need to right now), then do
so and leave Rococo. To the right of Father's House a new path opens.
This leads to the Forest. Go there now.
-FOREST-
Forest information
Items Hidden:
300GP
Enemies Present:
Mushroom- Killer fungai lookin' to make you die-die. Pathetically weak.
Attack using their caps or even throwing explosives at you.
Mine- A strange wind-up robot. Stronger than the Mushrooms, but very
much weak. Pinch you with their claws or attack with the drills on top
of their heads.
Commander (Cmdr.)- Hacker soldiers ready to give their best attempt at
destroying you. These are actually the weakest of the bunch. Use
their hard hats as weapons.
Strategies:
This early in the game, you really don't need any strategies towards
killing the enemies, especially not these ones. Just hit them once
with your sword and they are history.
This is the first area you'll really begin to encounter enemies. This
is also the area I would recommend you build your levels. You should
notice that you don't gain any money from winning battles. The only
way to get money from battles is if you get a capsule with money in it
from a dead enemy. Head up and to the left will be a mushroom. Fight
it and get whatever you can out of the battle. I do recommend that you
try to open the capsules in battle, as they can increase your equipment
level. Past that is another Mushroom. Destroy that one and keep
making your way upward. After that is a Mine. Attack that one and
destroy them as well. You should notice that this area is quite
linear. Not like the other areas later on. After killing the Mine, go
up, but then head back down past the row of trees that were blocking
you from the capsule. Head towards the capsule. You'll most likely
have to fight the mushroom on the way. Kill it and go straight for the
capsule. You'll find 300GP inside.
Head back upward and fight the Mine that blocks your path. After it's
been defeated, head through the small gap in the trees and out. A new
area will open for you. I recommend buidling some levels before going
there, though. I'd say gain up to about level 3 to 5. After you have,
head home and read the Invetor's Friends for the levels you've gained.
After this, you can use the Scrap 2 you found at the shop to combine
with a Shot 1 that you can make to create Shot 2. This may or may not
be better than the Shot 1 you started with, all depending on what level
your Shot 1 is at.
If you did decide to go all the way to five, go back home and look at
Inventor's Friend #5 to learn how to make Shield 1. I highly recommend
grabbing a shield early on. Equip it in place of the weapon of your
choosing. While Shot 1 is more powerful, Sword 1 doesn't use as much
power.
Are you really wanting to know which weapon is the best? Well, trial
and error goes a long way in this game (or save state if you're using
an emulator). In combining like weapons, you can build your weapon's
levels. See the section on combining for more detail and see the
weapons list for details on what weapons have potential for being the
strongest or the best. One thing I should also note that if you choose
to have a Shot weapon with a shield, you will be inable to open
capsules during battle. Capsules can only be opened with melee
weapons.
After you've done a bit of this and that, head to the River.
-RIVER-
River Information
Items Hidden:
300GP
Enemies Present:
Mine
Gel- Gelatinous beasts that rain down on your robot.
Rushbird- Probably among the toughest here (and that still isn't saying
much). These are quick birds that can hit from long range. On lower
levels, they're quite powerful.
Strategies: Gel is a push over, so no need to worry there. The

Rushbirds can be a pain if you're lower than level 4 or 5. If you are
a low level, I suggest taking them out with a Bomb. At a higher level
(with some decent weapon levels) you should be able to whoop them with
regular melee weapons.
As you enter, you will be instantly greeted by a Mine. After battling

that, you can head up and to the left on the small stretch of land to
fight a Gel as well. Climb the stairs to the right. There should be a
Mine there and a Rushbird. Battle them if you wish, but do move up the
next staircase and make your way right. Chances are, you'll have to
fight the Rushbird before grabbing the capsule. Inside is 200GP.
After that, you can defeat the Mine up there if you wish as well. Head
back down the stairs and make your way left. Make your way across the
bridge and you will see a Mine that you can fight if you wish. After
crossing the bridges, head downward.
Head all the way down, even down the stairs. If you want, you can kill
the Rushbird on the right. Either way, head left and upward. As you
are doing so, a Gel should pop up out of the ground. Careful around
these parts, unless you're like me and you fight everything in sight.
Keep heading upward and another will appear. After that one, you
should be in the clear and out of the stage. You really don't need to
do too much level boosting yet. Upon completing the River, a new path
should open. Head directly to that or go back to Rococo and take care
of business (buy items, develop stuff, read IF's) first.
-CAVE MOUTH-
Cave Mouth Information
Items Hidden:
Outside: Cure
Inside Cave: Rusty Drill, Cure (x2), Clean, 250GP, Scrap 4, Key, Scrap
1
Enemies Present:
Gel
Rushbird
Mine
Spider- Dangerous arachnids that are actually quite powerful for early
game.
Cmdr. (Commander)
Cmdr. (Commander) (2)- This one can attack from long range with a gun.
Cmdr. (Commander) (3)- Same as the first one, except he attacks with a
sword.
Meta Crab (boss)
Strategies: If you really find that using single attacks doesn't cut it
on the Spiders, then use Runs on them (i.e. three hit combo with melee
weapon, etc.). They shouldn't be too much trouble if you have your
levels past 5.
Before you fight the boss in this dungeon, I highly recommend you have
a second robot built. It will cost you 3000GP, but if you fight enough
(or recycle enough items), you should be able to pull out enough money
to create a robot.
You will actually start the area outside. To the right as you enter is
a Rushbird for you to fight if you wish. Either way, head left. As
you are doing so, a Gel will jump out of the ground. After it's
defeated, head up toward the cave entrance. Inside will be some people
with Dr. Einst walk around. If you stand on the far left side of the
people a small scene will ensue. They will eventually ask you to step
back. Make sure that when you do, you are still facing foward (the
scene will only advance once you're facing forward). Everyone will
leave and you should too.
Head left again and confront the Mine. After destroying it, head up
into the next screen, then right to pick up a Cure from the capsule.
Hmm... Now what to do... Well, they did say that they needed a way into
the cave, but the explosives obviously failed. Why not run into the
hole in the ground? Ah... Gotta love video game logic! Well, run into
the big hole and you will fall into the cave.
Once inside, head up. Inside this room are two Gels. Fight if you
wish, run if not. Go through the door on the upper right. Squeeze
through the tight spot and go left. Open the capsule here and obtain
the Rusty Drill! If you want, you can go across the stream. There's
nothing really there of use, but you can fight the Gel there if you
want. I recommend letting the river carry you out from here. There
will be another stream in another room and just let that one carry you
too. This should lead back outside. Leave the area and go back to
Rococo or Father's House and into an R&D. Combine the Rusty Drill with
a Clean and you will get the item Drill. This can drill through those
weak areas in the wall.
Once the Drill is made, head back to the Cave Mouth. Now, go back to
the large hole in the ground (near where you found the Cure earlier)
and drop down again.
So, once you have dropped down the hole, make your way back to the
stream, but this time attempt to cross it. This can be done if you run
straight across the stream, keeping far enough right that you won't be
swept into the wall. Do not stop. Once you're across, use the Drill
to open the wall. Remember, there will be a Gel in this area for you
to fight as well. After all is clear, go through the new passage and
open the capsule to get a Cure. Inside this little area is another Gel
if you wish to fight. You should notice another weak spot here. Open
it and the children will be inside. Talking to them and you'll just
get some whining and crying. There's another weak spot at the north
wall. Drill through that and the kids will suddenly be extatic.
They'll push you out of the way, leaving Carl behind. Carl says that
he will eventually find his way home. Head out the cave through the
new path you've created. This will take you outside. Exit the area
and head back to Rococo.
-ROCOCO-
Once you're here, head directly home. Nagisa will mention your recent
rescue and says that the mayor now wants to see you. Exit your house
and go to city hall. Talk to the mayor and he will reward you with
1000GP. Now, leave city hall. As you're leaving, the secretary
(Carl's mother) will say something. Go speak to her and she'll say
that Carl still hasn't come back. Hmm...
As you exit city hall, Nagisa will page you and say that your father is
on his way home. Head back home right away. When you get home,
Akihabara and Kurogane will be standing there. Speak with Akihabara.
He will congratulate you one your recent accomplishment. After that,
he'll say that he and Flavon are going on a trip. With that, he
leaves, leaving Kurogane behind this time. Well, now time to find
Carl. Head back to Cave Mouth (the initial entrance).
-CAVE MOUTH-
This time, enter the small cave entrance at the beginning of the area.
You should be in the same place Dr. Einst messed up at. There should
be a cop inside talking about someone taking the explosives from
earlier. That's not important right now, though. Drill through the
area that Einst tried to blast through (take that, Egghead!) and go
through the passage and head north across the small stream and finally
through the door. To the northwest of this next room should be a
weakened wall for you to drill through. In front of it is a hidden
Gel, so be careful (not that Gels are really anything to be worried
about). Go up through the hole and open the capsule for another Cure.
Head back out and now through the northeast hole. There might be
another Gel in the room before going through the hole, so stay alert.
Heading north through the hole, you will most likely encounter a
spider. They can be tough if you're a low level, so stay on your toes.
Head right after the spider and there will be a path heading south.
Directly right of that first spider is a hidden Gel, followed by
another Spider. Just head down until you come to a right turn with a
Spider near it. Head right then up through the narrow passage. Before
making it to the door, a Gel should appear. Fight that if you wish,
then go through the door.
In this room, you can head right immediately to engage a Gel if you
feel like fighting it. If not, then head up (either fight or dodge the
Spider) and through the door. Head right and you should come to a few
passage ways linked together with some Spiders in the main passage. Go
up, then take the first right. Go down and through the door and a Gel
will appear. After fighting it, open the capsule for a Clean. Head
out and drill a hole through the wall across the way (should be north
of the little chamber that had the Clean in it). Open the capsule in
there now for 250GP. Head out and make your way towards the door to
the left.
It doesn't matter which way you take here. Both sides are guarded by
Spiders. Again, you'll have to cross the stream. Just don't get swept
too far left. As soon as you cross you'll hear an explosion. Head up
and a Gel will appear. Get past that and head through the door. In
the next room should be a hole in the ground. It really doesn't matter
how you get down, either climb the rope or fall, just get down.
Head west. The door is shut tight and cannot be opened until later.
Continue west and you will see a Hacker and a Spider at the very end of
the passage. Engage them or not, but just head down through the door.
Here, you will see a scene with a rather peculiar creature. He is
called Meta Crab. He isn't a real major character, but he does fill a
little spot early in the game and even in a few lesser parts later on.
He'll announce that he's going to take a shower and then leave the
area. Go out the door he did. If you actually paid attention to the
conversation between Meta Crab and the two Hackers, you might have
noticed they said something about a Tetron. Hmm... Buildling a plot
indeed.
Have you got a lot of money and some extra time? If you're at least
level 6, I suggest you try to learn Hammer 1. After that, develop some
Hammer 1's and combine them. Soon as you've gotten a rank 8 Hammer 1,
combine it with a rank 1 Sword 1 (Apply math if you have any other
Sword 1's; So if you have a Sword 1 that's rank 5, you only really need
to build your Hammer 1's up to rank 4. Build such that their combined
ranks make 9.) Why do I ask you to do this? To get a rank 9 Axe 1.
It's probably the strongest weapon you can get right now and it should
be incredibly useful from here on. If you can, try to make enough to
supply your current number of robots. Anyway, back to the walkthrough.
From the room where you saw Meta Crab, head down through the door.
Walk around the corner here and head west. There should be a Hacker
and a Spider along the way. Eventually, you should see some water with
a spider next to it. Run across the water and you'll most likely have
to fight a Hacker. Whoop its tail and head through the door. You
should now be at the base entrance. This is where the Hackers are
stationed in this area. There is a Hacker at the entrance. If you run
up along the left side, you'll see a Hacker guarding the entrance. You
can't get him to move, it seems. Hmm... What to do, what to do...
There should be a little cubby hole to the right of him. Equip the
Surprise Horn and blast it in the cubby hole (okay, that sounded a bit
nasty...). The Hacker will start moving. You should then run down
toward the rock formation to the lower left and wait (make sure you're
not in his line of vision). Once the Hacker starts heading right, run
down, left, and through the narrow passage quickly. Run to the door as
fast as possible. If you are seen, you can just as easily start over
again.
When you enter, a Hacker will ask you if you're one of the new workers.
It doesn't seem to matter which one you say (yes or no). After you've
answered run past him and he'll run downward to block the entrance.
Head up and around the corner and through the narrow passage. Don't
worry about the Hacker here, he's not an enemy (you can talk to him
though). Walk up and talk to the blonde haired prisoner. This guy is
Kotetsu. You're going to be seeing quite a bit of him throughout your
adventure. After talking to him, he'll throw you on a trolley while he
distracts the guard. Upon getting off, open the capsule to the right
to get a Scrap 4. Head through the door.
As you enter, there will be a spider right above you. Head right and
around this area a Hacker will appear. That might prompt you to fight,
so be careful. After him is another Spider; Keep heading right.
Another Hacker just might appear after that Spider. Continue on. At
the end of the tunnel should be a Hacker guarding a door (another
Hacker can appear way below the door). Talk to him twice and he'll
attack. When you head into the next room, head to the upper right and
through the door. Meta Crab will say something to you. He wants you
to turn up the heat on his shower. Do so, but not just once. Keep
doing it until he is silent (.......). The door will automatically
open. Head up to the shelves and grab the key!
Head back to Kotetsu. Before exiting the computer will fire up and ask
for Meta Crab. Walk up to it and push A. Whoever it is, he thinks
you're Meta Crab due to the faulty screen. He/She/It will ask you if
you've found the Tetron. It doesn't matter what you answer, just do so
and head back to Kotetsu (the guy with the blonde hair). When you get
back to him equip the key and talk to Kotetsu. Follow Kotetsu's path.
Remember when you went down the rope in this cave? Near that is a door
that was locked when you first got here. There's now a Hacker in front
of it. Talk to the Hacker twice and he'll attack you. Go through the
door, then head east. There will be a door with a somewhat evil
lookign insignia in front of it. Hmm... Remind anyone of Zelda: LTTP?
Go through that door.
You'll see Carl throwing bombs at Meta Crab, who seems to have
recovered from the shower debacle. Meta Crab will eventually notice
that you're in the room. All the mounting frustration has brought MC
to the snapping point. He's finally decided that he's taken enough
crap and it's time to buckle down on a certain pest... YOU!
BOSS
META CRAB
Suggested Level: 6-7
If you're finding this guy too tough, then you should try to build up a
really good weapon (one of the best weapons you can easily get right
now is Axe 1 by combining Hammer 1 and Sword 1; I've noted this earlier
in the walkthrough). Building levels will also do you some good. At
this point, you should also be able to make Shield 1. Combine Shield 1
with a Clean to get Shield 2. You may not need the extra defense if
you're levels 6-7, but it's nice to have anyway.
Meta Crab has some weak offenses. He shoots different kinds of

projectile out that sweep across the screen. Some of them have a
random chance of putting you in Stop. He can also shoot out little
crabs at you which will either generate baby crabs or explode. Don't
even worry about the baby crabs. They really shouldn't be much
trouble.
The best way to defeat him is to get behind him. Do not use a triple
attack run. A single, close range shot should do it. If you think
it'll help you at all (which it probably won't), you can use Big Bombs.
I highly recommend either Hammer 1 or Axe 1 when fighting this guy (try
to get them as high as you can in ranks). If you can get behind Meta
Crab, you can cause quite a bit of damage. I recommend doing so, but
if you have to settle for the front, then that's the way it goes. The
guy probably has around 200-275 HP (the 275 part is probably a bit
exaggerated). It shouldn't take too long to take him down if you've
got a strong enough weapon and a high enough level.
---
After you've defeated Meta Crab (I keep wanting to call him Meta Crap),
he change into a crab (!?!?!?!). That's when the brown-nosing and the
butt-kissing starts. After MC pulls his crabby head out of you...
Um... You know... He'll crawl away. He'll give you 1000GP. Carl will
thank you and ask you to follow him. Go on, now.
Once outside the room, head toward the left and through the door that
was previously closed. Carl will look around and notice the remaining
capsules have been opened. AWW! Oh well... You'll get your choice on
which of the two remaining capsules you wish to open. It doesn't
matter which you do open, you'll get a Scrap 1 either way. Carl gets a
Litho. Well, you've done your duty. Good work! Now, leave the
dungeon and head back for Rococo...
NOTE: The Scrap 1 can be combined with Axe 1 to make Axe 2. If you
have A LOT of GP (relative to this part of the game), then you can try
to build Axe 2 up to level 9 and have a fairly powerful weapon early in
the game. Remember, combining Sword 1 and Hammer 1 can make Axe 1.
Continually combining Axe 1's with Axe 2 will build up Axe 2's level.
5B: HOME OF THE HAUNTED
NOTE: I recommend having a third robot before fighting the second boss.
-ROCOCO-
Once you're in Rococo, go straight home. Nagisa will greet you. She
says that a "cute customer" is waiting for you. Go to the back and
Carl will be in front of one of your bookshelves. Speak with him.
Carl will give you Stone 1. If you wish to mess around a bit with
weapons and junk, now is a good time to do so.
When you're done at home, leave. Before you can, Nagisa will tell you
that she hasn't seen Kurogane around for a while. She says to look at
Father's House. So, leave Rococo and go to Father's House.
-FATHER'S HOUSE-
Right as you get there talk to Kurogane. The cat will move you away
from the house. Some Hackers will come out. Hmm... After they leave,
follow Kurogane into the house. You should see the cat at the top left
of the screen in front of the dresser. Inspect the dresser and you
should get Father's Note. He'll leave you a not-so-heart-warming
letter. Ah... Unemotion at its best!
Walk out of your father's house and head down to the family shrine (it
should be the tombstone-like structure to the southeast of the house).
Inspect it and it should open this time, thanks to Stone 1.
-FAMILY SHRINE-
Family Shrine Information
Items Hidden:
Shield 2, Axe 1, 1000GP
Enemies Present:
Monk- Flame creatures. They seem to be immune to bomb attacks. They
can attack using a flamethrower-esque attack or cause a rain of fire
that can damage your robot and destroy all capsules on the field.
Strategies: I arrived here around level 9 or so. Against the Monks, I

recommend you try to use melee weapons. Bombs don't seem to have much
of an effect on them. I've never tried shoot-based weapons, but I
guess it's worth a try.
Head up the far left path. At the end is a Monk (the fire creature)
with a capsule next to it. Open the capsule for Shield 2. Now, go
back to the beginning and head along the far right path. As you're
going along, a Monk will pop out. If you wish to advance, you must
fight it. Defeat it and get to the capsule at the end of the path.
Open it for an Axe 1. Now, back to the beginning again and through the
middle path. Bypass the door that you come to (if you want the item,
that is) and head through the path to the lower right of the door.
You'll probably have to fight a Monk near there, too. Defeat it and
open the capsule for 1000GP. Head back up and go through the door you
just passed.
Go up through the next door into the small room. A person will appear.
The man is Rask. Apparently, he claims you are his descendant. He'll
tell you a bit about the Tetron and say that he entrusted one of the
pieces of the Tetron to a man named Count Prinky, who lives in the
Forest of Illusion (which is east of Father's House). Exit the shrine
and leave Father's House. A new path will open to the right.
-FOREST OF ILLUSION-
Forest of Illusion Information
Items Hidden:
None...
Enemies:
Mole- Burrowing rodents. You can't see them on the screen until they
dig out of the ground and head for you. Can't be harmed while under
ground.
Cmdr. (Commander)
Rushbird
Spider
Mushroom
Mine
Gel
Strategies: The Moles are really nothing if you're a high enough level.
I recommend being about level 8 or so here. Only attack the moles when
their heads are sticking out. They've got 26 HP (I found this out when
I killed one with 26 damage, but one survived with 25 damage), so use
only attacks that do that much or less. If a mole does go underground,
try not to stay in the same row as it, so as to save a little HP.
Right as you enter, head up and almost immediately you will be attacked
by a Mole. If you're a high enough level, they shouldn't be too much
of a bother. Kill it/them and continue upward. Two more Moles appear
at the top of the screen. After battling, go up into the next screen.
You can go one of two ways here: Left or Right. Do not go right unless
you want to fight the different enemies that are over there. If you do
go right, there will be three paths you can take from there, each of
which takes you back to another path and leads you around in circles
(the south path will take you to the beginning, the north path will
take you to the T-shaped intersection right after the beginning, and
the east path will just keep sending you to the four-way intersection
that it is currently found on.
Anyway, back to the T-shaped intersection (the second screen on the

Forest of Illusion), you can fight a Mole here towards the middle of
the intersection. Whether you fought or not, head left. The next
screen is just a one-way curve towards the south. There should be two
Spiders and a Rushbird here. Avoid or fight; Either way, head south.
Another straight forward path here. There should be a couple Moles
here. Head down and curve east. Another curve like earlier with a
Rushbird and two Spiders. Head up.
You should see a blonde-haired woman here. After this point, she'll
become a regular character in this game. Walk up an talk to her. Her
name is Mint. When she asks if you want her to join you, say yes.
From there, head up continually. There will be several striaght
forward paths head north. Mint will add comments here and there.
Eventually, she'll say that she can see a house. At that moment, she
will leave you and head for the house. Head up out of this screen and
that's it for the Forest of Illusion. A path will open to the huge
mansion above. Head there.
-OLD HOUSE-
NOTE: The Old House and the Clock Tower will be divided into two
separate sections since they practically are different dungeons.
Old House Information
Items Hidden:
Cure, Repair (x2), Clean, Light, 500GP, Sword 2
Inventor's Friends:
8- Hallway where you have to follow Igor without being seen.
9- Found near the library in the west wing.
10- Found in the library in the west wing.
11- Found in the library in the west wing.
Enemies Present:
Monk
Ho Ho- Ghost creatures that can hit from a long range. They can be
fairly tough if you don't have a strong enough weapon or high enough
level. They can also use ice magic.
Cmdr. (Commander; past types)
Cmdr. (Commander- with machine gun)- This is a newer type of Commander.
He can hit you from afar with his machine gun blasts. If you're not
very high in defense, he can do some good damage.
Plasmoke- Very tough smoke creatures. Can absorb life or shoot long
range, projectile attacks.
Elesmoke- A bluish version of Plasmoke. Has a bit higher attack and
defense than Plasmoke.
Cmdr. (medic)- Gives health to your enemies.
Strategies: There isn't a whole lot of strategy to apply here. Ho Hos

are pretty much the type of creature you can easily kill when you are
powerful enough. If you are not, I suggest avoiding them or at least
making sure your robots have Shields. Melee weapons seem to be enough
to dispatch them, or you could use a Bomb if you're not close enough.
My only suggestion on the new Commander is to have high defense.
Hopefully, you have a high enough rating on your equipment to take out
the Plasmoke. Those guys have fairly high defense. Melee weapons can
destroy them, as can Bombs, but you'll need to have a necessary power
rating to be able to take them out. The same principle should be
applied to Elesmoke, aside from the fact that the Elesmokes are a bit
more powerful. I did just find that Elesmokes can use lightning magic,
which strikes random areas of the screen. The medics are really no
problem. They can give health to your opponents or even use a light
attack which damages your robot and destroys all capsules, but it can
be easily blocked (if it isn't blocked, I've had robots gain status
afflictions and even take much damage from that attack).
Right as you enter the Old House the door will mysteriously open. Walk
through it. It will appear dark, but slowly a man will appear. This
is Igor. He says he and Count Prinky have been expecting you. After
he steps through the door, follow him. You should appear in another
room with a staircase just above you. Walk forward a bit and Igor will
appear on the right and tell you to use the room near him to rest.
Ah... In this room, we get our first appearance from Mamurana. She is
a possessed doll that you'll be seeing a lot in this section of the
game. You can see her up on top of the dresser. When you get too
close, she disappears. Search both front sections of the dresser to
get a Cure and a Repair. Crawl in bed and you will have a dream
involving Rask, Igor, and Prinky (with Mamurana in the back). When you
leave the room, you should see Igor walk in front of a door and
disappear. Go through that door. Note that there is a staircase to
the left of the door that takes you to another door on the west wall.
You cannot go through this door yet, though. You will be able to later
on.
After you've gone through the door Igor went through, you will appear
in an elaborate hallway. You should see Igor walking. DO NOT FOLLOW
CLOSELY BEHIND HIM. If you do, he may spot you and send you back to
your room. Wait in front of the door until he is about to round the
second corner. Before rounding the second corner, he will look behind
him. Once he starts moving again, round the second corner and wait
(make sure Igor is still in your sight). He should take a right turn
and when he reaches the corner on that right turn, he will look behind
him again. From there, he should move upward through a narrow hallway.
Wait just around the corner of the hallway. He'll head left now. Head
just a ways up the narrow hallway, but do not round the corner. Wait
around the corner again because he will be looking back once again.
Now, he should head up to a door and look behind him again. Then he
will disappear. This gives you free reign over the hallway.
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Above is an ASCII rendition of the hallway you follow Igor through.

Letters A-D are places that Igor will stop in alphabetical order.
Numbers 1-4 are the places you should stand correspoding with each
number (When Igor gets to A, you stand at 1. When he's at B, you stand
at 2 and so on...). M is a special book you can read. Nothing
special, just builds the story a bit. S can be reached through a door
and gives you a Shot 2. I is Inventor's Friend Issue 8.
Before you go through the door Igor went through, you'll here him and
Prinky talking. Go through the door. Walk up to the middle of the
room and Mint will walk in. She'll tell you to go back to your room.
Do so. On the way back you'll hear Mint yell. Go back inside. You
should see a couple different books that are a different color from the
rest. The one on the left isn't anything special, but does set the
story a bit. Read the one on the right and it will take you to a cut
scene where Prinky gives you a tour of the mansion, so to speak. After
it's over, a hole will open in the middle of the room. Drop down the
hole.
You will fall down the hole. Mamurana will appear and head towards you
and speak. After she leaves, you will be surrounded by Monks.
Usually, you would be given the option to fight or run, but in this
situation you must defeat the Monks. So, kill all four Monks (they all
seemed to drop items for me, but I don't know if that's guaranteed or
not). There is a capsule to the right, but you can't grab it yet.
After you defeat the Monks head up to the door and press A. Mamurana
will be a bit surprised that you won, then she will open the door for
you.
As you head through the door, you will see Mink and an elderly man.
When you get close enough, Mint will speak to you. It seems the old
man needs his dog. Now, walk up and speak to the old man. He is
Flavon, a friend of your father. He'll tell you that he's hurt and
needs medicine from his dog's pack. His dog is named Parsley and he
likes shiny objects. Hmm...
Head left and step on the button. This will lower the barricades in
front of you... and elsewhere. Head back to the previous room real
fast (where you saw the blocked-off capsule). You can get to the
capsule now; Open it for a Clean. Head back into the room with Flavon
and go out the door just north of the button. You'll come into a long
hallway (with a small room to the right with a capsule in it). As
you're running along, a skull will appear. These skull-creatures are
called Ho Hos, and they're actually ghosts (as you will see when you
fight them). Run up the hallway and through the door. You should
notice that the door just above you is blocked (as was the capsule you
saw the the right). Head right. Before you can quite head up, a Monk
will appear. After you've killed or avoided it, head up. As you head
through the door, you may notice a button on the left. You cannot get
there yet. Head all the way north, towards the door up that way. You
will most likely be attacked by a Monk on the way there. The next room
is very small, but there is a chain on the north wall. Climb the chain
and into the next screen.
You should be in the middle of Prinky's Mansion, exiting via the well.
Up north is a door for you to head through. Do so. Head up the
staircase and once you reach the top, you will be approached by Count
Prinky. He'll tell you that there is a white pest in the room. It's
your turn to go in and take care of it. You'll see a small, white dog
in there. That is Parsley! Remember that he likes shiny objects?
Equip Stone 1 and talk to Parsley. He'll say BOW WOW WOW! With that
profound statement made, he'll begin to follow you. Take Parsley back
to Flavon. As you approach Flavon, Parsley will be happy and join his
master. Talk to Flavon. A bit more story info will be given (nothing
you really haven't heard before except that the Hackers are at the
mansion doing something). Mint will leave and you and Flavon will
continue talking. After he's done, speak to him again and he'll give
you a Light. Equipping the Light will increase your light radius, so
you can see more. Flavon will tell you where he can be found from here
on. Now, head back to the staircase where you saw Count Prinky.
Once at the stairs, Prinky will appear again. He will ask you if
you've looked at the well, then saying that looking at the source of
light will take you to a new path. He says your friend lies waiting
there. He also warns you of Mamurana (even though he says "dolls," but
it could be that either this is a translation error and Mamurana is
truly the only doll or that there are many dolls and Mamurana is the
leader). According to Prinky, there is also something Rask left behind
around here. Head up through the door behind him (where you found
Parsley), and finally through the door at the north wall in there and
you will be at an R&D! If you need anything developed, don't hesitate.
If you haven't yet gotten Shield 2's for all your robots or Axe 1's or
2's, then I suggest trying now. The next objective I have in mind for
you right now is saving up your money to build a third robot (if you
haven't already and want to). A third robot may prove helpful in
future battles, both regular and boss battles.
[THIS JUST IN: Some technically useless information. Okay, so there is

more than one doll. Whether or not any or all of the dolls you have
been seeing are Mamurana is questionable. The reason I forgot that
there was multiple dolls was that I haven't played this game in so
long. I found this out through a small scene in the Clock Tower.]
Anyway, go back to the room where you spoke with Prinky and head left.
You'll be in a long structure connecting the north part of the east
wing to the north part of the west wing. Just head straight, there's
nothing here except Mamurana watching you. When you're in the next
room, you will notice that Hackers are about. You will most likely be
attacked since one is so close and they moves so fast. There should be
a bookshelf above you with another book written by Rask. It'll tell
you of Rask naming a doll Mamurana (!). Head left and then down
through the door. There will be two more Hackers in here, and just
beyond them is the door you should head to to go the next room.
You will appear in a hallway with a library on the other side of the
wall on the left. Head down the hallway and eventually a Monk will
appear. After that, head all the way down and into the next room. You
should notice a Ho Ho to the right as you enter. The big question here
is what to do first. I recommend heading directly left. You should go
into a small room where there are two other doors, one to the north and
the other to the west. In this small room a Plasmoke will appear just
to the south as well. Head through the west door and into the bedroom.
Inspect both front portions of the dresser at the top left. There
should be 500GP and a Repair inside. Now, head back out, but this time
go north. You should appear in a hallway with a bookshelf at the upper
left and a door on the other side. If you want to read what's on the
bookshelf, you'll have to fight a Plasmoke first. It's worth it as
this does teach you Axe 1. Now, go back down and take the right turn,
heading for the northeast door. A Ho Ho should appear, so remain
alert. Walk up through the door and into the library. A Ho Ho will
appear. Also found in this library is a Plasmoke. So, what's so
special about the library? More Inventor's Friends! In here should be
Issues 10 and 11, which teach you Shield 3 and Power Pack respectively.
There's also another volume of "My Life with Prinky." Not necessary to
read, but if you want a little plot builder, be my guest.
Head out of the library and back to the area where you first saw the
Plasmoke (or at least where I first mentioned it in this FAQ). Head to
the right and get out of that confined area and head down. Just beyond
the overpass (on the other side of the overpass are a couple Monks and
a Plasmoke and a door to the bottom right that leads you to the east
wing). to the right, a Monk should appear right before you make it to
the staircase. If you head left and down after that, you will see a Ho
Ho and a door leading to a room. This room is empty now (sorry if you
came here reading my directions; I just wanted to make you aware of
this place). I recommend heading down the stairs. Take a right after
that and go up, passing under the overpass. A Plasmoke should appear
just before you reach the door. Head for the door and enter it.
Inside, you'll see a little robot. Talk to it a few times and it'll
say a few different things. Search the pillar in the middle of the
room for a Sword 2. After you've done all this, head back to the
inside of the well. Near the north end of the well should be a door on
one side of a wall, but nothing on the other side (note that there is a
Monk nearby). Search the wall directly in-line of the door with the
Light equipped. A passage will open. Once inside walk on the button
and the barricades will go down. Head south to the previously blocked
off capsule with a Scrap 3 inside (there's also a Ho Ho to the left of
the capsule). Head back up, go left and up through the previously
blocked door.
As you walk into the next room there will be three Hackers talking
amongst themselves. You need them to get out of your way and they seem
to be scared out of their wits by their exchange of ghost stories.
Equip the Surprise Horn and give it a blast. They'll all practically
crap their pants and run away. Now, walk into the door that they had
blocked off and into the next room. Just a small, one-way room leading
to another door. Go through that and you're in the breaker room. Just
above you should be a small room. Enter it and a cut scene will ensue
between Mint and a Hacker in another small room. The only way in is
locked, though. In the room you went into to initiate the cut scene
should be a small switch on the north wall. Continually flip the
switch with the A button until finally the Hacker comes out (you will
hear the door open). Now, turn the light on and go talk to Mint. She
will tell you that Parsley seems to have something the Hackers want.
After that, she will take off looking for Flavon. Now, time to find
Parsley.
First, you want to look for Flavon. You want to be in the south part
of the west wing (where you have the overpass and the room with the
robot). Flavon should be in the room directly to the left of the
entrance to the south portion of the west wing (assuming you came from
the north). Go into that room and you should see Flavon in bed with a
Hacker right next to him. After the Hacker speaks with him a bit, he
will notice you and attack. Defeat the Hacker, it shouldn't be a
problem. After you have, he'll suck up to you and you'll be able to
get some info out of him. He'll tell you that his boss, Blackmore, has
plans to grab something called the Tetron. After that, the selection
will pop up again. From there, you just need to select the second
selection and let him by. Now, go talk to Flavon.
Flavon will tell you that Parsley hid an item called the Clock Tower
Key. Flavon then gives you and idea for an invention called Relay.
This will allow you to speak with animals. Now, head out of here and
go to the R&D and develop a Relay. Now, equip the Relay and go outside
to area with the well. You will see Parsley walking around. With
Relay equipped, you can talk to him and he'll tell you where the key
is. It should be right in front of the well. Inspect the area and you
will obtain the Clock Tower Key. Now, you can head to the Clock Tower.
Before going to the Clock Tower, there are a few things you should do.
First is beef up. Get yourself to about level 9 or so (I was level 12
by this point, but I had also done a bit extra leveling on the side).
Also, be sure you have your third robot ready to go. If you don't
already have any Axe 1's (at least) for your robots, I highly recommend
you get them. If you saved the Scrap 1, you can combine that with Axe
1 to get Axe 2, although it really isn't worth taking the time or
spending the money to boost this up to level 9 to replace a level 9 Axe
1 since there is only a 10 point difference in strength between the
two. By now, all you robots should have at least Boots 2. If you
want, you could make a Power Pack for a Power-centered robot, but for
3000GP to raise Power only 10 points is a bit like highway robbery in
my opinion. Therefore, I don't highly recommend it. I would also
recommend your robots have Shield 3.
Once you have everything read, go back to the beginning of the Old
House and leave out the front door. Head all the way around the house
to the back and you'll see a locked up structure. This is the Clock
Tower.
-CLOCK TOWER-
Clock Tower information
Items Hidden:
Cure, Scrap 1, Scrap 6
Enemies Present:
Mummy- Wrapped undead beasts. Fire projectile shots. They can also
become invisible.
Elesmoke
Plasmoke
Franken- Creatures that look like Frankenstein's monster.
Ho Ho
Monk
Strategies: The Mummies can be taken down with a Bomb if you're close
enough and strong enough. I recommend using melee weapons, though.
Those can do more damage (assuming they're strong enough, and they
should be by now) and don't use up as much charge time. When/If
Mummies go invisible, remember their position because they will stay
still. They cannot be harmed when in this state, however. Frankens
can be tough if you're a low level. If one hit cannot make them
succumb, use a triple-hit combo.
No, there's no Scissorman in this Clock Tower. Just Mamurana. Equip

the key and use it on the locked door to get into the Clock Tower, then
go inside. You'll see a locked door with a switch to the left. Hit
the switch to open the door and go through. This place can be somewhat
complex, but not extremely. Anyway, here is the layout to this part.
In the small room you're currently in, there are paths to the left and
right. There's also a couple of Mummies in this room. To the left is
a locked door with an Elesmoke in front of it and to the right is a
blocked off area behind a door (and a Mummy in front of the door). The
only place to go is straight up (through the door with the plaque next
to it). In this little area should be an Elesmoke to the left and a
Mummy to the right. After you've finished them off or retreated, go up
through the door on the left (which should take you to the second
floor).
You should see a door on the north wall. Go through it and it will
take you to a very small ledge with a capsule and an Elesmoke. Open
the capsule for a Cure. Head back out and start heading south. There
should be a couple of Frankens that appear in your path. Go through
the door on the right. A Ho Ho should appear in this small section.
Head down through another door. There should be a locked door to the
right and a blocked off path directly to the south. Head right and
down, taking the path in front of the locked door (there should be a
Mummy that appears) and go through the door here. This should lead to
a very straight-forward path heading left with a Plasmoke in your way.
Through the door to the left here and you will be brought to an O-
shaped room. There should be a plaque on the wall and a switch next to
it. Flip the switch and head back the way you came. Remember that
last locked door you saw? It's now open! This is the only locked door
that is currently open. The other at the beginning is still closed.
Head through the newly unlocked door and you will see a Ho Ho appear
and a drop-off on the left side of the ledge. Drop off the drop-off
(novel idea!) and you will land in the area on the first floor that was
previously blocked off. Step on the button and it will lower the
barricades below. Go north through the door.
You will see Mint is cornered by a mouse. If you speak with Mint,
she'll ask you to get rid of the mouse. Equip the Relay and speak with
the mouse and she will tell you one of her babies is trapped inside
Mint's bag. Mint will let the baby out and the mice will leave. Mint
will soon leave and that will be your cue to flip the switch to the
left and head out of the room. That will open the locked door to the
left of the entrance. Go through it and you will get a Scrap 1 from a
capsule (upon opening the capsule, a Monk and an Elesmoke should
appear). Head back up to the second floor- You should be able to get
past the barricades that were there. If you return to this room,
you'll see the young mouse. Speak to him with the Relay and he will
tell you to search the left wall. Go through it and you'll see a
capsule with Scrap 6!
Cross the downed barricades (they should be right after you get past
the two Frankens and the Ho Ho) and head left through the door (note
the Mummy that appears just below the barricades. You should be heaing
left down the path and a Mummy will appear near the top of the path.
There should also be a locked door on the west half of the path. Head
through the door on the west wall. You should come to another O-shaped
room with a plaque and a switch. Go back out and up through the locked
door (which should be open now) and through the door to the third
floor.
Here on the third floor, a Plasmoke should appear to the right. Hit
the switch to the right of the plaque and go through the door. A small
cut scene will happen and the dolls will prevent you from going
further. You will be thrown out of the room. Re-enter and the mouse
you helped earlier will help you out in turn (If you haven't helped the
mouse out yet, then I suggest you look about two paragraphs up). You
can now go through the door. In this room, you can climb down using
the left chain. Walk over to it and climb all the way down. Head up
through the door into a strange-shaped hallway. Here, go up through
the narrow hall on the right and push the switch to open the door.
Now, go through the door and watch the small cut scene between Mamurana
and the Hacker. Walk up to the middle of the room. Mamurana will
speak. She seems to know why you're here... And she seems pretty
pissed off!
BOSS
MAMURANA
Recommended level: 11-12; Although higher definitely wouldn't hurt.
Our sweet and lovable doll from Hell has become a gigantic killer bee-
butterfly-moth-monster-...thing. She has some odd attacks... If you're
robots aren't very powerful, then Mamurana will just walk- er... fly
all over them. One ability she possesses is the ability to clone
herself. Her clones are significantly weaker than her, but can range in
stats. If you're high enough of a level and have good weapons
(again... Axes!), you should be able to take out the clones with a shot
or two. I've also noticed that if she spawns a clone where you're
standing, it will automatically die. Mamurana also loves to do her
lightning attack, so if you have to guard, then do not remain in the
same line with her. She also has a pollen attack that she shoots out
in front of her which can put status (I believe) afflicitions on your
robot. All over her attacks can do quite a bit of damage. That is why
I recommend having the best defense possible before initiating this
fight.
Notice a few things to your advantage. First off, she is much weaker
when hit from behind. Also, she cannot change lines. She is
apparently confined to a line and her only true means of changing lines
is when she clones herself. So, if she does no cloning, then she can
not change lines. Hit her with single shots using a melee weapon.
Using a robot that is Power-centered might also help. Using my Power-
centered robot, I was able to do about 100 damage (of course, I was
level 13). Just be sure that your Power robots have decent enough
Guard.
It is not necessary to try to kill both clones. Just work on one

Mamurana at a time; The others can't hurt you. If one dies, then move
to another one.
Bombs have little effect on Mamurana, so I recommend not using those.

Triple shots and most Run attacks also seem to do nothing. You'll get
~50 megs of data for defeating Mamurana.
---
Mamurana will speak... Then shut the living hell up! Inspect her
inanimate body and you will get Stone 2! The Hacker you just saved
will thank you, announce that he is quitting the Hackers, and leaves.
Leave the room and Mint will be just outside. She'll say that she's
got a top story to write now and leaves. Follow her and as you leave
you'll see Prinky and Igor appear behind you and say a few things.
Outside this room you will see Flavon. He will speak to you and the
two of you will automatically go back to Rococo...
5C: TROPICAL GETAWAY
-ROCOCO-
You will be in Flavon's house. He'll speak with you and a cutscene
will ensue. After it's over, Flavon will say something about a South
Island. Hmm... There's nothing in Flavon's house, just leave. Head
back home and Nagisa will tell you that you got an invitation to an
island resort and that the boat leaves shortly. Now, do anything that
you really need at the moment (such as buy supplies or make items) and
get ready to leave. As you leave, a new path will clear to the left of
Rococo. Head there.
-HARBOR-
There is no information for this place because there really isn't much
here. Head toward the docks to the left and make your way to the boat.
There should be a tribal guy standing in front of the boat. Speak to
him to make him move, then board the ship. You're well on your way to
the South Isle.
-PIER-
Much like before, nothing much here. You will exit the boat as it
docks at the pier. Speak to the tribal as you get off and he'll escort
you to the village. Just leave this place, there's nothing special
here except the boat (which can take you back to Rococo whenever need
be). As you exit the pier, a new path will open to the right. Go to
the village, now.
-VILLAGE-
Village Information
Shops:
Smoke Bomb: 30GP
Cure: 90 GP
Clean: 150GP
Repair: 450GP
Big Bomb: 300GP
The first duty I place in your hands is to explore. There are only
four buildings here: The tool shop and inn at the south end of town,
the shaman's house at the northwest corner, and the elder's house at
the northeast corner. You may also notice that the Rococo mayor and
Mint are also here. Mint will tell you that all who have received
invitations have turned up missing. Hm...
After you've explored and normed yourself with the area (which
shouldn't take long), head to the elder's house. You will see a
conversation between the elder and the shaman. When they are done
talking the shaman will leave and push you out of the way. Now is the
time to speak with the elder if you really wanted to (although he
doesn't say a whole lot). Exit the elder's house. You can also go to
the shaman's house, although there really isn't much there, either.
When you've had enough, head to the inn and hop into bed (your bed
should be the one on the left).
You will have another of those dreams. You should see a strange,
robot-like figure on what appears to be the nearby volcano. He'll say
a few intriguing things, then a tribal will come up and scream, then
run away. The dream sequence will end and...
Head outside the inn and just to the right and a bit below should be a
red-haired tribal. Speak to him and he'll escort you now to the
volcano. Leave the village and a pathway will open to the volcano.
-VOLCANO-
Volcano Information
Items Hidden:
Outside Volcano: Celtis 1, 300GP
Inside Volcano Cave: 500GP, Repair
Trash Chute Area: Cure
Enemies Present:
Powermole- A suped-up version of the original mole.
Spider
Gator- Small, but fierce alligator monsters.
Bosstoad- Giant, toads that hop around upright.
Turbo- Suped up version of the Mine. (See Volcano Base section for
Strategy)
Gold Cmdr.- (see Volcano Base section for details)
Quickbirds- High powered versions of Rushbirds.
Maskers- They appear invisible on the regular screen.
Beret- Invisible like the Maskers. Guys with cannons.
The Powermole is basically just a powered up version of the regular

Mole. So, just apply the same prinicples, except taking into
consideration higher stats. I've noticed that higher forms of boots
are quite helpful this early in the game. I don't quite remember the
regular Moles having this attack, but it seems the Powermoles have the
ability to cause great fissures that damage you and all capsules. So,
if you really want to open capsules, go for those first. Gators can be
a bit nasty. When you first encounter them, they may be able to do
loads of damage if you havne't been leveling up. They have one attack
in which they drop a weight on you that can do damage even in
relatively higher levels. They don't have very high defense, though,
and can be take out just as easy as any other enemy. They also use
projectile attacks that really aren't much to worry about. Pray they
use those more than the weight attacks.
The Bosstoads have one aspect to them that makes them a bit formidable,
but one fatal flaw. They have high defense and relatively high attack
(they can do a bit of damage), but they are just so damn stupid! I
think their AI might have been programmed stupid on purpose. I was
actually allowing one to get hits off on me and he just kept
maneuvering around me and stopping in completely different rows than I
was or pointlessly attacked capsules. Use this stupidity to your
advantage. Just make sure your attacks do a good amount of damage or
you're screwed. The Quickbirds can be very deadly. Even at level 17
with some relatively good stats, they were taking off half of my HP.
They still died with one hit, though. If you're not ready for
Quickbirds, RUN! Just one peck almost dropped one of my 'bots. I've
also noticed that their pecks CAN destroy your robots quite easily.
Level 17 and one of my robots was hit for 45 damage when most enemies
around this time were doing 1-5 damage. Maskers are probably the
deadliest of them all. You cannot see them when walking around, but
when you do initiate more than one, run. They can easily decimate your
group with their powerful water balloon attack. On the flip side, they
have just under 30 HP, so if you can cause that much damage and you're
only fighting one, give it a try. Two is a bit iffy and three you
should just run unless you feel like repairing your robots. I've also
noticed that bombs do very little against them. Berets are even worse
than Maskers. These guys have high defense AS WELL AS high power.
They do have low HP, however. I was able to take one out with about 18
damage (two blows of 9 damage each). I recommend leaving these guys
alone all together, though.
Soon as you arrive at the volcano, head right. Open the capsule that
you should eventually come to and you will get a Celtis. Head back to
the beginning, only this time head north. Pass the stairs and head
toward the capsule that should appear. Open it for 300GP. Now, head
up the stairs. Head right and up another set of stairs, then up and
left toward the tribal. Speak to him. He'll give you access into the
volcano. Descend into it. Walk around a bit. In fact, purposely walk
to far and the tribal will take away the rope. Don't worry, this is
supposed to happen.
If you feel like challenging everything in sight, you could head down
the path to the left and battle the Powermole in the small, confined
area. Just for experience and whatever you could get from the battle,
I do recommend it. That and it's a good way to test the waters of this
area; A good way to assess your robots' power against modern enemies.
Either way, you're going to have to head right (which is the direction
in which you trigger the rope to disappear).
Okay, there should be several different pathways to go. If you head

straight down from the spot that triggers the rope event, you will come
to a Spider and a door leading to a pathway heading east. You will see
a capsule at the end of the pathway, but there's also a Powermole
guarding it (it's hidden underground, so you can't immediately see it).
Battle the Powermole, then open the capsule for 500GP. Head back out.
It seems your only option is to go right of the area that triggered the
rope event. There are two pathways to the right: Up and Down. Down is
only for the sporty types. It leads to a confined area with a couple
Spiders. Up will take you to a narrow path, followed by a small room
with a Spider and a door. Kill the Spider if you wish and head through
the door.
After heading through the door, know that there is a Powermole hidden
to your left. Before doing anything on the left, though, go across the
land bridge just up above you. On the other side, a Powermole should
appear, so stay alert. There's another land bridge just to the north,
but it leads to nothing so just leave it alone. Take the path to the
far right and head up. You should notice a capsule at the end of the
path. Guarding the capsule is another hidden Powermole. It doesn't
look like you'll be able to avoid this one easily, so just kill it.
After you've finished off the pesky rodent, open the capsule for a
Repair. Head back to the start of this area. Head toware the path
that is west of the first land bridge. You should notice that there
are actually two paths west of the land bridge: One heading left and
the other heading up. The one heading left is another for the sporty
people. There's nothing there but a few Powermoles. Up takes you to a
strange, metal wall with a door in it. Go through the door and...
*cough...save...cough*
-VOLCANO BASE-
Volcano Base Information
Items Hidden:
Cure (x2), 600GP (x2), Key, 800GP, 400GP (x2), Scrap 4, 298GP (x2),
Scrap 7, Clean, 5000GP (don't get too excited, you'll be losing it
soon), Sword 4
Inventor's Friend
12- R&D
13- R&D
14- Secret Room
16- Dr. Einst's room
17- Secret Room
Enemies Present:
Turbo
Gold Cmdr. (Commander)- Same Commanders as before, but stronger. These
ones are also more likely to call reinforcements, so stay alert.
Minicom- Small Hackers. Can pack quite a punch for their size. They
also have a highly damaging attack that occurs when you kill them. Be
thankful they don't have a whole lot of HP (< or = 30)
Gunrobot- Bouncing, one-eyed robots. They can do a bit of damage if
they hit you from behind, so don't leave yourself too widely open.
Biolion- Mutated lions.
CannonX- Robots with huge cannons on their backs.
Strategies: Noting much to apply to Turbo except the usual level rule.
They basically have the same attacks as a Mine, except with higher
stats. Good levels and weapons will dispatch them with one shot. The
new Commanders (the gold ones) are a bit of the same. No new attacks
and they can be easily taken out. Be sure you have good equipment for
this area. The Minicoms can pack one hell of a punch if your robots
are weak. They're bomb attacks can be devestating and they can be pain
to take out if you don't have high levels (if you don't, then I
recommend running). The one thing I recommend the highest when
fighting Minicoms is long range weapons. Why, you ask? When they die,
they crumble apart and their parts do TONS of damage to your robots.
Even at level 16, they were tearing my robots apart with their crumble
attacks. Bombs may not be the best choice, but if you're a high enough
level they can take them out. So, I do recommend having at least one
robot in this area with a long range weapon. Gunrobots are fairly weak
for the most part, especially if your levels are high. They have two
attacks: a charge attack (the more powerful of the two) and a laser
attack. If you really want to cause some damage, wait until they get
close enough to you, then hit them from behind. I've also found that
they are fairly strong against bomb attacks. The Biolions are much
like Gunrobots, except a bit weaker. Just apply the same basic
strategy to these guys as Gunrobots. Same thing goes for CannonX. The
only difference with CannonX is that these guys can absorb life. They
also tend to absorb relatively good sized amounts.
You'll be inside what appears to be a Hacker base. How do you know

it's a Hacker base? Well, there is a Hacker standing right there
talking to you! He'll recognize you as "the new sacrifice guy."
Sounds like a Rob Zombie song title, no? Well, you're in the new
"shop" and if you try to run, you'll be thrown into the volcano
according to the Hacker. From here, head down. You will see a Turbo
with a long pathway heading south. There's nothing down there, but if
you want to kill the other two Turbos down at the end of the path, be
my guest. It's nice to gain some experience. Anyway, you should
notice a door to the left. Go through it to enter a room with a Turbo
and a capsule. Open the capsule for a Cure.
Head back up into the shop where you were sent to earlier. You should
notice a switch to the right of the right treadmill. Press the switch
and the treadmills will reverse. Walk on one of them through one of
the doors and into the next room. You will come to a very complex room
indeed. You should see Hackers pacing around throughout this area. If
one sees you, you will be sent back to the beginning.
First thing's first. Go into the path to the right of the sign
proclaiming this month to be Work Build-Up Month. Wait out of the view
of the Hacker pacing above. He should pass you on his way to the left
and then pass you again while heading right. After he passes you while
heading right, run out from behind him (press the button if you want,
but you won't be needing it just yet) and head down into the hiding
place created by the crates. Run around to the far right side of the
crates and when he begins heading left, run out and up the corridor to
the right of the button. Keep heading up until you come to a room with
a Hacker patrolling in a rectangular pathway. Try not to let him see
you (possibly even follow right behind him or just run when he's not
looking left), but head to the upper left. Run down the stairs and
head right. Pass the door and keep going past the overpass. You
should come to a capsule in a corner. Open it for a Cure. Head back
to the door you just past and go through it.
You'll be in a bathroom. A couple of Hackers will be taking a leak and

talking. Eventually, one of them will turn around and run towards you.
He seems a bit panicky because he slipped something he shouldn't have.
You will be given two choices. The first one does nothing at all and
just causes him to repeat the process. Pick the second choice and
he'll put a stamp on your hand. With this stamp, you can be admitted
into various secret rooms and labs throughout the base. Head back out
of the bathroom. Head back to the first guy I had you sneak past (the
one guarding the button). If you haven't pressed the button yet, do so
now and head up the treadmill. You'll notice that you will stop with
another treadmill to the left of you and a Hacker patrolling just
above. Head right because there's nothing above, it's just a trap.
Now, you will be caught in an area with three treadmills around. The
one to the right you just came from. One below you leads down and
another leads to the left. Take the one leading the left. You can
only head down from here. Sneak past the guard and head straight down
and through the next treadmill (which should be heading down). There
should be another switch to the right. Be quick, though. There is a
Hacker running around in this area. Hit the button and make it go red,
then head back up through the treadmill you just came on. Sneak back
up to the treadmills above and take the one that leads up. Run across
the overpass and into the room. There should be a Hacker guarding a
door to the left. If you have a stamp on your hand, he will let you
pass. If you've been following the walkthrough, you should have a
stamp by now. Go through the door.
Notice the new enemies? Hackers as usual, only one of them is gold and
the other is a tinier version of the regular Hackers. Careful for the
Minicom (the small Hackers that run around). They can be very powerful
if you're not very strong. If you do plan to fight Minicoms, use long
range weapons. It seems that when you kill them, they break apart and
can do massive damage to your robots. After you get past the first two
enemies you see in this area, head down the hallway that you see just
below the door you entered. You should come to a little area with
another Gold Hacker and a Minicom patrolling the area. To the left
should be a door leading to a little room with a capsule in it.
Whenever you can, get to the capsule and open it for 600GP. If you
haven't destroyed the enemies and would like to, go right ahead, then
go through the door on the far left wall.
You'll see a locked door with the evil looking insignia you saw before.
You really can't do much, but run up to the door and inspect it.
You'll actually spy some words of a conversation between a couple
different villains in the game. After a while, they'll kick a Hacker
out and sentence him to 100 years of toilet cleaning and he'll scramble
out of the area. Nothing more you can do here after that. Head back
to the area with all the treadmills and head straight to the bathroom
you were in earlier. There should be a Hacker in there walking around
(quite possibly the one that was sentenced to toilet duty). Speak to
him and he'll walk into the other room. After he comes out it's...
Kotetsu! Talk to Kotetsu and go follow him into the next room. He'll
be standing on the right side of the screen. He'll tell you that if
you wish to escape, you have to use the door just behind him. It's the
trash chute. Go through the door and down the chute.
-VOLCANO-
You're back in the Volcano, and you've got to escape. For information
on this area, just look back at Volcano Information. Items will be
listed under "Trash Chute Area." Anyway, after falling down take a
left. You'll see some strange crocodile-like creature bouncing around.
These are Gators. Defeat that then head left some more. Another new
creature. It should look like a giant, biped toad hopping around.
These are called Bosstoads. There's not much to worry from them. They
have probably the worst AI program in the game (I think they were made
that way on purpose, too). After the first Bosstoad, head down. Along
your way down should be another Bosstoad and a Spider to the right.
Don't go right just yet though. Go down. Battle the Bosstoad on the
way down may be inevitable. Battle your way past it and just to the
south should be a capsule being guarded by a Gator. Again, battle may
be inevitable. Kill the Gator and take the Cure from the capsule.
After you've gotten the Cure, head back up and go right (where you see
the Spider walking around). There's nothing in taking the path just
south of the Spider, so ignore it and continue right. The pathway will
curve downward and along the path heading down are a Spider and a
Bosstoad. Get past them and... Two more Bosstoads! From here, the
path begins to move left. So, after the Bosstoads here, head left and
you'll come upon another Gator. You should notice that just down from
the Gator is a door. Also, just to the left is another Spider and a
door just down from it as well. Only take the one below the Gator if
you really badly want to battle the Bosstoad on the other side. Other
than that, there is nothing there. So, after getting past the Spider,
head through the door just below it.
You should be to the left side of a lava flow dividing the room in
half. You will be instantly greeted by a Bosstoad as you enter. Get
past this one and continue downward. The path will curve right for a
few steps, but there is a Gator impeding your way with another Gator
just south of it. Fight or whatever, just keep heading down until you
reach the door. Run through it. You'll appear in a small room with a
Spider nearby. Get past that and head down through the door. There's
nothing to the right. Head down, fighting or passing the two Spiders
that will appear, then head right. Head to the right now and you'll
see a Gator and a Spider patrolling. There's nothing to the north but
a strange, sealed temple of sorts. You can't get inside... yet.
Continue right and through the door.
Right here is where you want to be careful. You cannot see them, but
there are enemies in this room. They're invisible, and quite powerful.
They're called Maskers. Even at high levels, they can take your team
out easily. Even at level 18, they were able to kill one of my 'bots
with just one attack. I highly suggest running if you are attacked by
one. If you feel gutsy, give it a try but save first. Head straight
to the door and you will be taken to another room. This one also has
an invisible surprise. It's called Beret and it's -worse- than the
Maskers. I recommend just running from these guys as well. Head
straight for the door. Ah, finally out!
-VILLAGE-
You should appear in the Shaman's Hut. Walk out of the hut and you'll
scare a villager. Guess he's never seen a dead guy walk before... Head
to the elder's hut and speak to the elder. After a bit of talking,
Mint will walk in. Before long, the villagers will be packing you and
Mint into the crate and offering you as a "sacrifice."
-VOLCANO-
Back here again. This time you'll be in a shrine-like area, still in

the box. Before long, some Hackers will come along and take you back
to the base...
-VOLCANO BASE-
Yep, you're here again. You and Mint will walk out. Mint will inspect
the area a bit. Take a few steps and Dr. Einst will appear. He'll go
face-to-face with Mint and run off, prompting Mint to follow him. Open
the capsule at the top of the room for a key. To the left is also a
bookshelf with Inventor's Friend 16 (which teaches you Quick Pack).
For giggles, you can also run over to that strange knob in between the
two statues and inspect it. The Shaman will note that "the Diety's
voice sounds different." Get out of this room.
This should all look familiar from here. This is the door you couldn't
get through earlier. Heading through the door to the lower right will
take you back to the hallway full of gold and tiny Hackers. Once
you're in that hallway, head north and through the door at the upper
left. Yep, now you're back in the huge room full of conveyer belts.
If the button you see after entering this is red, push it so that it is
white and make your way through the belts again. You'll want to move
as if you're heading toward the bathroom from earlier. Yep, that's
your destination.
Head inside and talk to Mint. After that, head into the next room and
you should see a Hacker walking around. Don't worry, he's benevolent.
Go into the Exec. Toilet. Inspecting the toilet should take you to a
new area. Head out and you should see some rather unfamiliar
surroundings. First, head right. You won't be able to go into the
room above. There is a sign saying that it's the room with the
Earthquake Machine. Awkward... Head down. Open the capsule for 400GP.
Head back out of this room. To the south should be a narrow walkway
with some white things on it. You cannot see it with the naked eye,
but there is a motion detection beam streaming between the two. Should
you walk between the two detectors when the beam is active, the door
above you will open and some Hackers will come out and attack you, so
be careful. Head across the bridge of sorts and into another room.
You should see the familiar boss insignia on the floor. Inspect the
wall near it and it'll mention something strange. Head back to the
Exec. Toilet. After you land back where you came from, head out and
speak to Mint. She'll wander off again. Head out of the toilet. Do
you remember the locked door with a mouse near it? It should be just
to the right of the bathroom (it's on the upper level). Go there,
equip the key in your inventory, and use it on the door. Head through.
The first thing you should see is a couple of Turbos walking around.
Do with them as you wish. You should also see a sign at the top of the
screen. This sign should read that the door next to it leads to the
lunchroom. Enter this area. You can talk to any Hackers here, but
most importantly talk to the one on the very far right. It's Kotetsu.
He'll tell you that you can benefit from owning a pair of Chameleon
Glasses. He won't give them to you, either. He says you must head to
the R&D. So, how do we get there? Simple. Head back out of the lunch
room, but this time go right. You should be in an area with railings
in different locations. There should also be mini-Hackers and gold
Hackers all over the place. Just head right. At the end of the hall
should be a sign. It will give you directions to different areas of
the base. Notice the top one shows that there is an R&D just to the
north! Head through the door.
The first thing that will most likely catch your eye here is the new
type of enemy. The one-eyed jumping robots are called Gunrobots (very
original and mindblowing name, no doubt). To the right of the first
Gunrobot you fought should be a capsule with 800GP. Head up. You
should see a couple of motion detectors on either side of the walkway.
If you really want, you can head left although there isn't anything
that way except a couple of Gunrobots. Instead, go through the door
(you'll have to open it with the A button).
As you enter this new area you will see some new enemies yet again.
The new one will look like some weird, deformed lion with fly wings.
These are called Biolions. They shouldn't be incredibly strong, so
don't worry. Another thing that should be brought to your attention is
the new type of robot in this area that looks just like the Gunrobot on
the field screen. These guys are called CannonX. After getting past
the first Biolion and CannonX that you see, head left and then up.
After the narrow walkway should be some more motion detectors. Just
north of the detectors is a capsule guarded by a couple of enemies.
The capsule contains 400GP if you can reach it. You should know that
the way you want to go is northwest of the motion detectors; Through
the door.
Running all the way left and... YOU'VE MADE IT TO THE R&D!!!! ...Only
to be told that you're not allowed in. Feh. You'll have to deliver
lunch to these guys. Before you do, though, there's a few things I
recommend doing first...
There should be a staircase just west of the door you came through
(there should be a Biolion just near it). Notice that all around this
staircase on the floor you're on, there really isn't anything but
enemies. If you'd like some experience, jog around this area and take
out the enemies as you go. Then, head down the staircase. To the left
should be a CannonX and a door right beyond it. After the door should
be a capsule with 600GP inside. Go back out the door and head right.
Go through the door and into the next room.
You should have already been in this room before, just not on this
level of the room. There's a Biolion just near you, and just to the
north of it, beyond the overpass, is a capsule. Inside is a Scrap 4.
After that, head east past the overpass. You should see another
Biolion and a closed door here. Open the door and enter. 3 capsules
await you inside. Open them: Two have 298GP (nice round number, no?)
and one has a Scrap 7. Go back outside. Head back towards the door
you came through originally (where you saw the first Biolion in this
room and head down into the next room.
Head right. After the CannonX should be some Hackers in a straight

line. Ignore them for the time being and grab the capsule just to the
south. There should be a Clean inside. The Hackers to the right will
not let you in or even budge, so just ignore them.
What you want to do right now is head to the kitchen in the lunchroom
and speak with the cook. He'll give you lunch to give to the guys in
the R&D. Now, head all the way back to the R&D. He'll let you in now.
In here, Inventor's Friend Issues 12 and 13 can be found. Read the big
red book to learn how to develop the Chameleon Glasses. Now, head into
the R&D and make some Chalemeon Glasses (they should only cost 10GP to
make).
Once you have the Chameleon Glasses made, equip them. Everything will
go to a redder tint, but you should now be able to see certain
invisible things in the game (such as the motion detector rays and even
the invisible enemies from before like Masker and Beret). Your next
goal is to get all the way back to the Exec. Toilet and warp back to
the hidden area, then go to the room where you saw the boss insignia on
the floor. This time, if you have your Chameleon Glasses on, you
should notice the bright red outline of a secret door. Open the door
and walk through. A small, empty room. First thing you should do is
read the two Inventor's Friends on the bookshelf (14 and 17). Those
will teach you Celtis 1 and Bomb 2 respectively. Now, read the red
book on the table. After you've thumbed through it a bit, Dr. Einst
will walk in. He'll walk over and push the white button on the back
wall, turning you into a mouse. Bah! You should see a small slot to
the left of the bookshelf. That is a mousehole. Enter it.
Run up and take a right. You can't go through the pipe heading north,
though. Head all the way right, then south into the next screen. You
can take the west turn here and go up to talk to the other mouse here.
He'll tell you about the manager of the Earthquake device, mentioning
that he must be a mouse as well. Head back out and go along the route
you were just on; Heading south, west, then south again into the next
screen. You should now be in the area with the hidden door. You won't
be able to go back inside through the door, so just leave this area.
Go through the door on the left and continue until you come back to the
narrow walkway with a couple of motion sensors. All the same stuff
you've seen before. However, if you remember properly, there should be
a door at the top right side of this room that leads to a locked door.
Now that you're a mouse, you can sneak through the mousehole here.
The passage ways look just like they did before, so just follow that
same basic design. There is also another mouse in here you can talk
to, but he really doesn't say anything to incredibly important (you can
still talk to him if you wish). As you come out on the other side of
this passage, you should see Mint in front of the Earthquake device.
Talk to Mint when she's done talking. Continue to talk to her until
Kotetsu comes in. Kotetsu will then ask you (as he believes you are
another human victim of the Chief) to chase Mint. Repeatedly talk to
Mint until she runs away. Kotetsu now wants you to steal him some
money.
The first thing you're going to need to do is find a particular

mousehole. This hole is found on the way to the R&D. Basically, go to
the room just before the lunch room, head right and go all the way to
the end of this area and into the next room. Finally, you should see a
mouse hole in this room (where you first met Gunrobot). Go into the
hole and speak with the mice in there. I'm not sure if you have to
speak to them twice or speak to a certain one, but one of them will
tell you "1000 times no" and not let you pass. However, he will also
say that he'll let you pass if you go to the lunchroom and get some
food. Go to the lunchroom. You'll see that it's overrun with mice,
all of them scared out of their wits. Speak to the Hacker and he'll
challenge you. Defeat him and he'll leave the lunchroom, giving free
reign to the mice. Now, go back to the hole where you met the two mice
and speak to them. They'll rejoice in your victory and run off to chow
down. Make your way through the tunnel now. There will be 3 capsules.
The one at the top will have 5000GP. Don't get too worked up. This is
the money you'll be parting with by giving it to Kotetsu. You will
also get Scrap 9 and Sword 4! Both of these items are highly useful.
I recommend equipping Sword 4 onto one of your robots (most likely the
well balanced one). You may find that it's a bit weaker than what
you're using, but not only can it become very strong, but it hits all
enemies in battle with a bolt of lightning. This thing can be highly
effective when used with a triple attack on enemies, as it can wipe out
an entire entourage.
Head out of this area and walk all the way back to where you met
Kotetsu. For a brief overview, that's back to the bathrooms, through
the Exec. Toilet, into the hidden area, and where you found the
Earthquake machine. Speak to Kotetsu. You'll give him the money, and
then he'll tell you to meet him at the secret lab. Remember where that
is? It's the place where you needed the Chameleon Glasses to see the
door; Where Dr. Einst turned you into a mouse. It's not too far away
from the Earthquake machine, in fact. Once you enter, Kotetsu will be
standing there. Kotetsu will turn you back into a person, then give
you some info on shutting down the Earthquake machine.
Head to the lunchroom. On the far right should be a mouse. Equip

Relay and speak to him. He'll tell you how to shut down the Earthquake
device. He says to turn the right switch 3 times and the left switch
twice. Now, MAKE SURE THAT BEFORE YOU DO THIS NEXT ACTION THAT YOU
HAVE EVERYTHING YOU WANT FROM THIS AREA. After you've destroyed the
Earthquake machine, you can never return to this base. Anyway, make
your way to the Earthquake machine. There should be two little white
buttons on it. Push the button on your right three times, then the one
on your left twice. The machine should explode. Exit the room and
Mint will be outside. She'll take you out of the area and a cave-in
will occur, blocking off the entrance to the Volcano Base. Mint will
walk off after some talking.
-VOLCANO-
Exit the Volcano by heading south. Once in this room, head to the
right and climb up the rope. You should know your way pretty easily
from here. Just be aware of the moles that are now around the volcano
premises. Exit here and head to the village.
-VILLAGE-
Right now is actually a golden opportunity to powerup any weapons you

have or even build new, more powerful stuff. You will be encountering
the third boss soon, just so you know. If you have the opportunity, I
highly suggest upgrading Sword 4, making at least one Axe 3 (Axe
2+Scrap1), and possibly making a Shield 4 (Scrap 7+Scrap9). You'll
find that the Sword 4 will be incredibly helpful when powered to level
9. Be sure that if you do make an Axe 3, that you bring it to level 9
as well.
As you can see, the villagers have been turned to mice. There's
nothing much here, so head to the Elder's hut. The shaman will be
holding a conversation with the Elder. You'll notice that the Elder's
guards will be turned to mice. Eventually, the shaman will turn his
attention to you, and no much later will he mysteriously be turned into
a mouse while the guards are changed back. Speak to the Elder and
he'll tell you what to do next. Now, speak to one of his guards, it
doesn't matter which, and they'll take you to the temple.
-TEMPLE-
Temple information
Items hidden:
Clean, Stone 3, Scrap A
Enemies Present:
Poison- A highly powered mushroom that can poison your robots.
Gelgel- High powered gels.
Strategies: Both Poison and Gelgel are nothing to fear. However, both
can also poison your robots. Use a Clean if you need to. I recommend
using basic attacks on these guys. Assuming you went through with my
heedings and gave a robot a high-powered Sword 4, you can easily take
these ones out.
They'll do a dance and open the entrance to the ruins, where the
treasure is. You can leave this area if you wish. You also don't have
to go through all the trouble to find your way back if you do leave.
Simply speak to the guards again and they'll bring you back here.
Enter the door that just opened.
Before you can, someone will speak out. It's Dr. Einst! He'll speak a
bit, then walk up to you and do some really lame looking kick and push
you aside. With you out of the way, he enters the room. Follow him.
You'll enter into a room with two doors and a switch. Currently, you
can only really go anywhere through the right door. That will only
take you to a plaque. This should give you a clue to the puzzle you
need to solve. Head back to the switch and step on it to move it to
the left. Now, go through the left door.
You should eventually come to a capsule with a Clean in it. There are
also a few doors near the capsule. None of them are open. You have to
pick the right (as in "proper", not right as in "right or left") door.
You could head left, but that will take you to a dead end (for now,
let's worry about the doors). I think it is worth mentioning that a
Poison and a Gelgel lie in that direction though. Anyway, back to the
doors. If you pick the furthest left door, you will be attacked by
Gelgels. The middle door will just take you to the beginning. The
furthest right door is what you want. Search it and you'll hear a
ding-dong. The door will then open. Go through it and into the next
area. Make your way to the door to the very north. The plaque is
almost pointless. I'm sure you can guess what to do in this room.
Just step on the switch and that will bring up a piece of floor back
outside. Exit and cross. You should see the familiar boss insignia.
Open the door and enter.
Dr. Einst will be searching some strange thing (person? armor?) If

you think back, you may actually recognize this from the dream that the
main character had a while back. After a while, Dr. Einst will stop.
Walk up and talk to him. It seems he's been prepared for a showdown
with you for some time. He's created his own robot. He named it...
Big Eye. Okay, so he didn't exactly go all out with the name, but he
did create a solid robot.
BOSS
BIG EYE
Recommended Level: 20, possibly higher
Big Eye can really be a pain in the ass. If you aren't prepared, he
can rip your robots to pieces. I highly recommended having one robot
use Sword 4. You may notice this sword is pretty weak against him.
However, it seems to do more damage if you use a triple-hit Run. Just
hope that Big Eye doesn't block one of the attacks. However, do not
(or at least try not) use close-range robots. I'll tell you why in a
minute. I should also note that Bombs seem to be useless.
Big Eye has a few attacks that are all pretty devestating. First, he
has his laser attack. This only hits two rows, and the row he tends to
miss is random. So, all you can really do is pick a row and hope it
doesn't it. Should it hit and bypass your shield, it'll inflict a bit
of damage. Big Eye also has a medium range attack in which he throws
his hands at you. This does just slightly more than the lasers,
assuming he hits. The attack can also knock you all the way back. The
worst attack he has is a close-range one (hence the reason I told you
to avoid close-range robots). It isn't so much that the attack does
more damage than the others. This attack sends Big Eye flying across
the screen... Putting him right behind you! This means your incredibly
vulnerable. He'll then fire a laser, which can do TWICE the damage
from behind as it can from the front. This can quickly put your robot
down for the count.
My suggested strategy is to get a robot with Sword 4 or another

incredibly powerful long-range weapon and power it up. Then, beat the
living crap out of Big Eye with it. When your robot drops below 30 HP,
heal. Make good use of charging up your meter with the B Button. You
may not be satisfied to know that only one hit with the Sworld 4 does
about 1-3 damage, however, hitting more times (using Runs, again) can
increase the damage quite a bit. Another strategy I have involves a
lot of repairs.
Say screw off to the long-range robot and bring out your best short-
ranger. Send him head on with Big Eye. Assess your own HP. Should
you have a high enough amount of HP (over 30), then attack Big Eye.
Should you have less than 30, use a Cure. If that robot is destroyed,
then use a Repair when your next robot is spawned. Repeat the process,
except try to keep all your melee robots in for the most part. If you
run out of Repairs and your melee robots are dead, then you'll have to
depend on the long-range robot.
Keep alive and perservere and Big Eye should be brought down and ready
for the junkyard. Remember, if any of your robots fall in battle, you
always have repairs. You can also build levels if you can't seem to
defeat Big Eye.
---
Dr. Einst will storm out, furious. Speak to the armor thing in the
middle of the room. It'll reveal itself as a character named Napoleon.
He'll then give you Stone 3, which is another part of the Tetron. The
room will shake and Napoleon will lead you out. Follow him. He'll
find that the pathway out is blocked and the floor you once had that
left you there has been moved. He'll then go back inside after you
speak to him. He'll stand in front of a peculiar door that you may
have noticed at the back of the room. Napoleon will break through it.
Follow him again.
Keep following and talking to Napoleon all through this area. Napoleon
will break through each wall. On the last one, he'll explode in an
attempt to open the door. Search his remains and you'll get Scrap A.
Now, head back out.
-VOLCANO-
You should be inside the volcano once again. Finding your way out
shouldn't be too hard. You may know it by now, but just in case: Head
all the way left from your position and south through the door. Keep
heading south from here, past the Bosstoad, and through the door all
the way down. Continue downward and head east until you see a door.
From here, it's pretty obvious (just wear the Chameleon Glasses so you
can see the invisible enemies).
-VILLAGE-
You're back here again. Exit the hut you're in. A man outside will
tell you to go see the Elder. Head to the Elder's hut and speak with
him. He'll tell you someone in front of the inn saw a strange man
leaving. Speak to the villager in front of the inn. He'll tell you
someone escaped using the hidden bay behind the volcano. Leave this
area. A new area should open up to the north.
-INLET-
Inlet information
Items Hidden:
Change
As you enter, you should see Mint and a capsule. You can speak to
Mint, but you really don't have to. She'll basically tell you that Dr.
Einst has escaped. Open the capsule for a Change (see item list for
details). Now, Nagisa should call you up and tell you to head back to
Rococo... Thus concludes this section of the walkthrough (after having
a good-sized fallacy in the last version of this FAQ).
5D: FRAMED!!!
-ROCOCO-
Obvious as this sounds, head back to Rococo. Return home and there
should be a police officer inside your house. Before much else
happens, you are placed under arrest and sent to the jail. The officer
also takes away all three Stones! Crap! First, we've got to work on
getting out. If you search the walls along the back, you'll find
something written that gives you a clue to solving this part. It'll
say something about "wishing I were a mouse." Here's what to do.
Equip the Surprise Horn (that thing that makes the loud blast) and use
it. Quickly, go back into your inventory and equip the Change device
taht you just found. This will instantly turn you into a mouse while
it is equipped. The police officer will walk in and note that you're
not in your cell. He'll then walk out of the way, leaving your exit
clear. Run through the door and out the police station.
When you are outside, be sure to stay in mouse form. For the hell of
it, you can speak to the boy in front of City Hall and the dog on the
far right and they'll both chase after you. At any rate, head home.
You should see Carl inside your house this time. Turn back into a
human and speak to him. Carl will tell you that a room south of the
police station can lead you to the Mayor. If you're really careful,
you won't need to change back into a mouse to get there. Head along
the southwest side of town, then head north. You should see a very
small building (I believe it used to be blocked off and is now open).
Head inside. Carl will be standing in front of a blocked off doorway.
He'll tell you that he needs a push to open it. Help him push the door
open by pushing up along with him. After a few tries of doing this,
the door should finally open up. Carl will step out of the way,
allowing you to enter.
-ROCOCO SEWERS-
Rococo Sewers information
Items Hidden:
Scrap 5, Cure, 1500GP, Scrap 2, Empty Pack, Axe 3
Shops:
Scrap 1- 1500GP
Scrap 4- 1500GP
Scrap 5- 1500GP
Scrap 7- 1500GP
Cure- 90GP
Enemies Present:
Shell- Crab-like creatures that carry their "homes" on their back. A
bad pun of nature.
Cmdr (Harpoon)- A new type of commanding Hacker. Appear in wet suits
with diving helmets and all the gear. Use harpoons as weapons.
Cmdr (Laser)- Just like the others, except they have a laser weapon.
Apply the same strategies.
Angler- Big killer fish. Attack with electricity.
Luckstar- Seastars that appear out of nowhere like the Gels.
Urchin- Another sea creature. Appear as little spiked balls with eyes.
Octopus- Giant octopus creatures with a jug on their head.
Strategies: Shells are quite annoying little creatures. A lot like the
last boss you faced, Big Eye, they can randomly block an attack. They
also seem to be a bit hard to hit. Top it off, they love to run away.
Getting a hit off on these guys is next to impossible. I recommend
possibly trying to defeat these guys if you can, but maybe not going to
such great lengths to do so. However, should you succeed, a good
amount of experience will be your reward. I was able to kill one once
using a melee weapon. I got a critical shot using a three-hit Run.
Commanders can be easily taken out with the Sword 4's attack. Anglers
seem to be strong against just a single attack from a Sword 4. Anglers
can also slowly tear you down, as they can do anywhere from 10-20
damage, depending on where they hit. Kill them either with multiple
Sword 4 shots (as in a Run) or a single melee weapon shot. Luckstars
seem to be incredibly strong against Sword 4, even in multiple hits.
These guys can be formidable, but one solid melee weapon shot will take
them down instantly. One thing I recently found that is worth noting
is that they do a star rain attack that seems to vary greatly in damage
depending on which side of your robot it hits. It seems to do much
more damage from the front (most of my 'bots took 26 damage from
frontal hits). Another thing I found worth noting is that it seems the
Luckstars can drop capsules during battle. I still haven't been able
to see if they give you any goodies or if they just explode on you.
Urchins are of practically no threat defense-wise. Even one shot from
Sword 4 or other melee weapons can easily take these ones down. Octopi
can be killed using a three-hit run for a Sword 4 or a single melee
shot. These guys are not incredibly strong, but they can blow you
back. They also have the ability to darken the battlefield and move
yours and their positions in that short instant.
In the beginning, you'll see a lot of crab-like creatures called Shells

around. These guys are pathetic, but actually almost impossible to
kill because of how timid they are. They do, however, have a new type
of Hacker with them that will randomly appear. You should notice a
closed door at the very top of the screen when you first enter this
area. Go up to the door and open it. There will be a mouse inside.
Either equip change or Relay and speak with the mouse. He actually
sells items! The only items he sells are Scraps 1, 4, 5, and 7, which
is good if you can find a good combination with those scraps (let's
also not forget the Cures you can buy from this guy). Sword 4 can be
combined with Scrap 1 to make Blade 2 (although I wouldn't recommend
using your current Sword 4 to do so; Make a second if you can). Scrap
2 (assuming you have one) can be combined with Scrap 7 to create a
Laser 1. You can also buy more Scrap 7's to make Lasers 2 and 3.
Boots 4 can also be made by combining Scraps 3 and 5. Grab whatever
you need. You can also ask for information from this little guy.
Leave the shop and get past all four shells in this area. You'll want
to head left and through the door. You'll come to a little area with
an Angler right in front of you. Continue left from here. You'll bump
into another Angler and along the way left a Luckstar should appear.
Luckstars can be a bit annoying, as they just seem to appear out of
nowhere. Heading left a little more and you'll see a door near another
Angler and a Luckstar that appears within the same screen of the door.
Head up through the door. You'll see an Urchin hopping along. These
guys really aren't much to worry about. Head right now. Along the
way, a Luckstar should appear, so stay alert.
You should see a door on your way to the right. There should also be a
door just south of it with three Urchins in front of it. Head toward
the south, but don't go through the door just yet (also note that there
is a Luckstar to the right of the door before you enter). Head left,
making your way past the Urchins previously mentioned. Go through the
narrow walkway and open a capsule beyond it to receive a Scrap 5. Now,
go back and head through the south door. You'll be greeted by two
Anglers. After them, head right and a Luckstar will appear. There
will also be a door just above you. Go through the door. There will
be a small room through it with a Luckstar, an Angler, and a capsule.
Open the capsule for a Cure. Now, head all the way back to the door
that you weren't yet told to enter. To the right is nothing. Just go
through the door.
There will be a capsule in here with 1500GP in it. Grab it and turn
yourself into a mouse and got through the tight area above the capsule.
Go through the piping and you'll emerge in a new area with some giant,
purple octopi. These creatures, naturally, are called Octopus.
Although they look powerful, they're nothing. Just get past them.
Head up through the door. There's another Octopus beyond it, with two
more just beyond that in the back of this room. There is a door
directly to the right, but there's nothing beyond it but a couple of
Shells. Only enter if you're a sportsman type. There are two other
doors here. One at the very top and one to the right of that. The one
at the top leads to a locked door, so don't worry about that one yet.
Head through the one just to the right of that.
Walking along this path, you should bump into a Shell and an Angler
along the way. There's also a door for you to go through. Do so.
Through the door are three Hacker commanders. They're easy to kill, so
no real frets needed. Even though the walkway here is narrow, it can
easily be crossed. Cross it and enter the door beyond it. Two more
Anlgers here, and a capsule right after them. This capsule contains a
key. Get the key and head back to the room that I told you had the
locked door. There should be some Urchins in this room. Equip the key
and use it.
You should now be in what appears to be a small area. This actually

leads a nice route up north. Before you are a Shell, a Luckstar, and
an Angler. If you look up, you should see that there is a door and a
weakened part in wall (door to the left, weakened part on the right).
Head up the right first, equip the drill, and drill through the wall.
You may have to fight your way through the Anlger and the Luckstar.
Drill through the wall and head through the opening. There should be a
Hacker just after that. After taking out the Hacker, open the capsule
for Scrap 2. Head back down and take the door to the left of the hole
you just drilled. After going through it, you should bump into a
Luckstar. Get past it and cross the bridge. Another Shell? Avoid or
fight, you choice. Get past it and head through the door that to the
north of the Shell. Heading right, you will see various octopi
scattered about this area. As you get all the way right, there should
be another situation with a door and a weakened area in the wall (same
positions, too; Door on the left and weakened area on the right).
Which one to take first? The right, of course. Drill through the
right and head along the pathway. It should be pretty straight
forward, complete with two octopi along the way. Take them out and
keep going. You should eventually come to a capsule with a weakened
wall near it. Open the capsule for a key. Now, drill the weakened
part. Heading through it should reveal a small room with an Angler and
a mouse hole in the back. Kill the Angler and equip Change, then go
through the hole. Make your way through the piping and eventually into
another small room. In there should be a capsule with an Empty Pack in
it. Head back out, all the way back to the door that was to the right
of the hole you had to drill (two holes ago).
Head back up through the door and meet the Octopus on the other side.
Another pretty straight forward winding path. Along the way, you
should come across three more Octopi. Eventually, after a short trek
you should come to a door. Head through it. You'll come out in a
small closed area with another Octopus there. Just head through the
door to the right. Entering will take you back into a room you've been
in before. There should be a couple Hackers and an Angler. In any
case, head through the door on the right. A nicely composed and large
room awaits you on the other side. The first thing you'll see is a
Luckstar. There is nothing to the right except an Angler and a
Luckstar for those of you looking for a fight. The place you really
want to go is up. There should be an abrupt turn left. Head that way
and go past the bridge heading up with a Shell in front of it (you will
have to backtrack there after you get the next item, though). Head all
the way left and up. Past the Shell and through the door, then past
the Hacker is another capsule with Axe 3 in it. Now, head back to the
bridge.
Cross the bridge and you'll meet an Angler. Get past it and equip the
key, then unlock the door. Go up through the door and you'll see a
Shell (it should be back in the corner) and a Hacker. Cross the bridge
there and another Hacker should be just to the left. Go through the
door. Finally, THE WAY OUT!!!
-ROCOCO-
You'll be back in Rococo. Notice that you're near City Hall. Go

through the door and enter City Hall. There really is no reason to go
back outside from here unless you want to go the store and stock up on
items. First, allow yourself some time to explore the facilities again
and talk to any NPC's you see. Mint will be at the front office. You
should notice that there's a Hacker blocking a room. Head right of the
Hacker and into the door. Head up and left through a door and you
should see a mouse hole. Equip Change and go through it.
There should be a couple distressed workers to the right. They say the
Hackers are impeding there work. Head left and you should see another
Hacker guarding a door. Unequip change or all he'll say is, "Mice are
cute." Keep talking a few times to him and he will get pissed and fight
you. That should open the door behind him as well. Walk through it.
There should be a door just to the north of you. To the left of it is
a hallway with a mouse hole in between some plants and a door even
further left that leads to an empty room. The door to the lower left
side that will eventually take you to the roof. Now that you're
familiar with the area, equip Change again and go through the mouse
hole. After you come out the other side, check the dresser to the
right for a Scrap 6. Now, unequip Change and speak with the Mayor.
Equip Change again and head back out through the mouse hole. Go back
to the front desk (where Mint is) and talk to Mint. Mint will then
head through the door to the Mayor's office. She will then come back
frustrated... Head outside of City Hall. There should be a dog to the
right of the buliding. Speak with the dog and it will follow you.
Take it into City Hall and Mint will come up with a plan to expose the
fake Mayor for what he really is. Take the dog into the Mayor's
Office.
Mint will conduct the interview. Talk to the fake Mayor. He'll slip
up and say the dog you have with you is cute. The original mayor hated
dogs. He'll come clean and say that he is the Vice-Commander of the
Hackers (and Rose's biggest fan). And it is in the name of Rose that
he plans to kill you...
BOSS
PAPAMECHA
Recommended Level: 23-25
Papamecha has a couple different attacks up his sleeve. First is the

torpedo attack. It's pretty weak, so there really isn't much worry in
that attack. The one that does more damage is the jump attack. That
will not only knock you back, but does almost 20 damage (that's with my
main character at level 25). The one that you really want to worry
about is his rapid fire attack, which will hit all rows with bullets.
This attack actually hits criticals quite often, ranging from 20-40
damage, depending on your robots' guards. Try not to allow him to hit
your robots from behind with this attack.
Single hit Sword 4 attacks do VERY little damage. By very little, I

mean 1-2 damage. Triple hit Sword 4 does a bit more, but 20+ damage
isn't exactly the ideal type we're striving for. So, if you have a
Sword 4 toting robot, either put the Sword 4 away or keep the robot out
of battle. Hopefully, you have a very powerful melee weapon. Get
behind him and give him a nice single hit with an Axe or even a more
powerful weapon (assuming you've happen to come across one by now). I
usually try not to use Cures very often, since those can take up a turn
that you could be using to whoop him. If a robot breaks down, repair
it. If you have no repairs, use Cures. Papamecha may be a bit tough,
but he's not impossible. Stay persistent and keep hitting him and
eventually he'll bite the dust. If you find Papamecha too hard, head
back to the sewers and build levels, or just get yourself some better
equipment.
---
After you've defeated Papamecha, Mint will run off. It's time to find
the real Mayor. Search the desk where he was just standing to find the
key. I should note that the Hacker blocking the small office can be
defeated if you defeat the guard that was to the right of the two
scared employees. Find the locked door with the Mayor behind it and
unlock it. Enter and talk to the Mayor. He'll tell you the
whereabouts of the stones. Head out and to the left and through the
door. Remember he said they were in the fireplace. Search the
fireplace for a secret passage. This will take you to Stone 1. The
screen will then go black and Rose will steal Stone 1. Head out and
Mint will be standing there. She'll tell you where Rose is. Head to
the roof.
Rose will be on the roof. She'll say a few departing words and then
just leave. Head back inside. Walk to the place where the two men are
sitting in desks (it should be on the way out). Talk to the one with
the facial hair and he'll tell you where you can get some easy money.
Go back to the room where the fireplace is and search the dresser to
the right of the fireplace for 2000GP.
5E: MAXIMUM PENETRATION
Now that you've foiled the plans of the Hackers in Rococo, it's time to
hit 'em good where it counts; On their own home stadium!
Head south from City Hall and some children will be gathered near the
front of Rococo. Get close enough and they'll talk about some crab and
run off. Hmm... Take care of what ever crap you can right now and
leave Rococo. Head to the Harbor.
-HARBOR-
Take notice just to the upper left. You should see some kids gathered
around a crab. Talk to the crab and he will not only call you
"master," but ask you to help get get kids away. Speak to the kids and
they will agree to leave him alone... For a price! Equip the Surprise
Horn and talk to the kids. You'll lose the Surprise Horn, but the crab
will not be free! In case you haven't guessed by now, It's Meta Crab
(the first boss). He'll give you a little info on the Hacker's HQ.
Now, head up and walk into the house. Talk to the fisherman. He'll
tell you that he'll take you to Snow Mountain. All you have to do now
is head out to the dock and take the boat on the right.
-SNOW HARBOR-
Nothing here at all. Exit through the south. You should appear on the
world map. A pathway will open to Snow Mountain. Head there.
-SNOW MOUNTAIN-
Snow Mountain Information
Items Hidden:
Secret Cave: Bomb 3, Boots 3, Cure (x2)
Enemies Present:
Tackler- Huge football player-like Hackers.
Quickbird- Golden birds that chase after you very quickly if they see
you on the main screen.
Cmdr. (Commander)
Strategies: Tacklers seem very weak. In fact, I was able to take an

entire group of them out with one Sword 4 (level 9, of course) attack.
They all took 60+ damage and died (I've noticed that their HP is
between 64 and 67, because 63 damage didn't kill one, but 67 did). Not
much there. They also use a tackle attack (imagine that) that pushes
you backward. The Quickbirds are also just as weak. They can be easily
taken out with one attack, even Sword 4. I've noticed they have a peck
attack that can do a bit of damage when hit from behind. If you have a
good enough shield, then the projectile attack they also do should be
of no worry to you whatsoever since it seems to get blocked quite
often.
As you enter, there should be two Tacklers and a Quickbird there to

greet you. Also notice that there's a path leading up and a path
leading left. The left path is the one you want to take first (it'll
lead to some hidden items). Naturally, head left. You'll meet another
Quickbird and a Tackler along the way, just so you know. See those
little mounds on the ground? Running on those will slow you down.
Hey! I'm a poet and didn't give a- Shut yo' mouth! Anyway, when you
need to head upward, do so. At the very end of that path (where the
next Quickbird is), you can turn left onto a new screen. Keep heading
left. There should be three Tacklers and a couple Quickbirds leading
to a cave. Go into the cave.
There's three capsules in this cave. Head straight up. Notice to the
left that there is a weakened part in the wall. Drill there and enter.
Wait a minute! The capsule at the end doesn't open! Sorry to lead you
here, but I just wanted to bring it to you attention. Leave this
little area. From the cave's entrance, head all the way right and up.
Drill through the wall there as well and enter. You should see a
Hacker in front of a capsule. Talk to him. Talk to him a couple times
and he'll give you some info on the Hackers. Now, open the capsule
behind him for a Bomb 3, and head to the left of him and down into a
small room for Boots 3 in another capsule. Now, the Hacker told you
that there's a "Jeweled Box" that you can open. Remember the capsule
that wouldn't open? You can open it now... For a Cure! That's it? A
sealed capsule and it's just a Cure! Also, not that it's of any
importance, but it's something to do, you can find a hidden NPC in this
room. From the entrance, head up and there should be a hole to the
right. Go through it and equip the Chameleon Glasses and there will be
a hidden robot in the middle of the room. All he does is tell you
about scraps 9 and 10 and that they have special powers.
Exit the cave and head back to the entrance of Snow Mountain.
From the entrance of Snow Mountain, head north. Up that way will be
two more Tacklers and two more Quickbird. Get past them however you
wish and further up north will be two ropes on the side of a cliff.
The question is which one to pick... Take the right as the left will
lead you to a dead end. Heading up the right rope will take you to two
more ropes. Head up the left rope here and open a capsule for a Cure.
Climb back down and take the right rope now. Right away you should be
on a screen with three Quickbirds and a couple ledges and ropes;
nothing too comlex, though. Get by the first Quickbird, climb down the
first rope, get past the other two and make your way up. After
climbing that, you should be done with Snow Mountain.
Out on the world map, a pathway will clear heading up. This should
take you to the Base Entrance.
-AIR BASE-
Hacker Base information
Items Hidden:
Key, Leader's Badge
Enemies Present:
Cmdr (Commander)- All the different types of Hackers will be present.
The only difference is that the Hackers here will be wearing berets.
Minicom
Strategies: The commanders are, as always, the usual wash, rinse,

repeat strategy. There are, however, commanders with a golden blade
that cannot be killed with the same routine. I've found that these
ones can be killed with multiple hit combos.
Welcome to the deluxe, luxurious Air Base! The home of 16-bit

monsters, prisoners on dinner menus, and (of course) evil!!! Just how
hard is it to get into a huge complex like this? You must be thinking,
"Utterly impossible. I'm probably going to have to sneak in Metal Gear
Solid style, beat the crap out of a bunch of Hackers, possibly have to
develop some strategy involving an event item, and raise my stress
level..." So, how do you enter? Well, through the front door, of
course! As you head up and search around, you should see a Hacker
building a snowman. He doesn't give a flying crap that you're here to
storm the base and attempt to score a victory for the good guys, he's
just going to sit there and build his snowman in peace. In the
meantime, you can head right through the open door into the base. Ah,
bad guys that obviously spare no expense when it comes to security!
Gotta love Hackers! [thus concludes my obvious sarcasm at what was
somewhat meant to be not-so-obvious sarcasm in this fine game...]
The base acutally is quite complex by the looks of it. Don't worry,
though. It's still fairly easy to get through. You don't have a whole
lot of options to go to just yet. To the right and up is a locked
door. Head left and up. All the way left leads to nothing at all.
You should see a strange UFO type creature as you're heading up. These
are not enemies. Rather, they are the defense system of the base.
While the Hackers may not have all that great of exterior security, the
security for the inner sanctums is impeccible. What you want to do is
not get too close in front of this thing's eyes. Just creap on past it
while it's not looking, heading all the way left and up through the
door.
You should be in a room with some people in it. If you talk to the
people, you should learn that someone is building blimps for the
Hackers. Hmm... Head out of this room. There will be a rather small
room behind the people with a capsule in it. Open the capsule to
receive a key. Now, remember the locked door I told you about when you
first entered the Air Base? Go there and unlock it using the key.
After heading through the door, you should be in an area with a couple
Hackers wandering around. Get past them however you can, and head
right. Now, more decisions. Heading up just takes you into a bathroom
with a Hacker taking a leak. Talking to him is pretty much useless, as
all he says is, "Hey, wait your turn!" If you stand in front of the
urinal next to him, he'll look at you in wonderment (a message will
even pop up that says something along the lines of "................").
I guess you can enter the bathroom if you really feel like dinking
about. At any rate, heading through the south door just below the last
Hacker in this area is where you want to go.
You should see a Hacker stading guard with a bunch of other Hackers
sitting down to a big feast. He'll tell you he can only let soldiers
buy. Here's where you use Change and transform into a mouse. All
he'll say then is, "Mice are cute." Succinct and utterly brainless.
Just sneak past him from there. Notice that the Hackers are about to
sit down to a CRAB dinner. Not just any crab, but poor old Meta Crab.
Well, it looks like you're going to have to save him. Unequip Change
and you should become a regular human again. The Hackers will not even
notice you. In fact, the cook will tell you to sit down. On the right
side of the left table should be a place for you to sit. Stand there
and the Hackers will begin to speak of Meta Crab as their former leader
turned traitor. After a bit more talking, the Hackers will recognize
you as the inventor and attack.
Stupid thing about this scene: In my playthrough while writing this

FAQ, the random battle I got was a single commander. After killing
just one commander, all the Hackers in the area are magically gone!
Anyway, after you win the battle Meta Crab will crawl over to you.
After a bit of talking, he will give you the leader badge. Enter the
door to the furthest right of this area. Head straight up along the
walkway with the computers everywhere and there should be a Hacker
guarding a door. He'll tell you only leaders can go in. If you
haven't already done the above stuff to get the leader's badge, then
please scroll up and read it, then come back to this. If you have,
equip the leader's badge and talk to him. He'll move aside and let you
in.
More Hackers in this area. At first, you should only see a mini-Hacker
and a regular Hacker walking around. Get past them and head right.
Two more Hackers should show up before you reach the door at the end of
the hall. Do as you wish with the Hackers and walk through the door.
There should be a man in here. He will reveal himself to be Carl's
father. Speak to him. He'll tell you this and that. Talk to him
again and he'll find out that you know Carl. He'll then type up a
letter to Carl for you to deliver. Well, now this just might piss you
off a little, but you have to head to Rococo and come back... So, leave
the base and get where you need to go.
-ROCOCO-
Go to Carl's house and give him the letter. After reading it, he'll
just say you're very nice. Phooey... Leave his house. Carl should
give you the Litho that he found earlier. He wrote a letter to his
father on it. Nice! Now, head back to the Air Base.
-AIR BASE-
Make your way through all the of the Air Base again. You shouldn't
need to be walked through it since it's all pretty straight forward.
Get back to Carl's father, equip the Litho, and speak to him. He'll
reveal that the Litho itself is plans for an engine! You will now be
transported outside. Carl's dad will be out there, too. Speak to him
and he'll give you the Blimp, which you can use to reach the tower.
You now have this game's version of the airship in your possession!
NOTE: There is a side quest available right now.
5F: THE FEVER FLOWER (optional side quest)
If you really don't feel like doing the side quest, then skip to 5G.
Note that I'm not adding any information for the new areas available.
Using the blimp, head to the secluded island to the southeast. On this
island should be a hut with Dr. Einst inside. He'll be pissed off at
you for defeating him. Oh well. Now, get out of here and head to the
other secluded island to the southwest. There should be a couple from
Rococo. The woman is sick with a fever. Her husband says the only way
to get rid of the fever is with the Fever Flower. Head back to Dr.
Einst's island and speak to him. He says he'll give you a fever flower
if you get him a Scrap 7. Where exactly can you get a Scrap 7?
If you don't already have one, head to the show in Rococo Sewers and
buy one there. It should be only 1500. Now, take it to Dr. Einst.
Yes, you will have to equip it. After doing so, Einst will run away
and tell you that it grows on a tree behind the house. Go out behind
the house and there should be two trees protruding from the rest.
Search the one on the left and you should get the Red Flower. Take it
to the couple, equip it, and speak the husband. You will get 3000GP
for your reward.
The quest itself almost isn't worth your time, especially if you had to
buy a Scrap 7 (in which case you truly only made 1500GP). Oh well,
it's nice to actually have a side quest, though.
5G: INTO THE FRAY
Whereever you are, equip the Blimp and use it. Head jsut west of the
Air base and you should see a huge tower with a dot below it enclosed
in mountains. That's where you need to be. Land on the dot and enter
the area.
-FORTRESS-
Fortress Information
Items Hidden
Celtis 2, Scrap 3, Cure (x2), Key, 1200GP, 2500GP, 2000GP, 5000GP,
Blade 2, Scrap 9, 1500GP, Scrap 5
Inventor's Friends
10, 11, 16-18, 25-27
Enemies Present
Cmdr. (commander)- Same old, same old. The only new ones are one with
a rocket launcher and one with a mortar that brings down ice crystals
when he shoot it.
Minicom
Pumpy- A strange tire creature that inhabits the Fortress.
Faceman- Soldiers with large heads.
Knight- Armored terrors that attack with a mace and spear. They can do
a devastating jump attack (a la Kain from FFIV).
Beret- Invisible enemies with cannons or ground-shakers. Can be
disposed of with melee weapons.
Masker- More invisible enemies that appear with either jackhammers or
bagpipes.
Redpixy- Annoying little faeries. Use trumpets to damage your robots.
Strategies: The Hackers with rocket launchers are pretty much the same
as all the others, save for the fact that you may have to hit them a
few times before they go down. Same goes for the one with the mortar.
Pumpy is quite a pushover. I recommend using Sword 4 above all,
though. Melee weapons seem to do just a bit less damage than it.
Pumpy also has a regular attack that's virtually useless and a laser
attack that does moderate damage if you're hit from behind. It
shouldn't be too much of a problem unless you're almost dead and
incredibly cocky. If you're going to nail the Facemen with Sword 4, do
so with a triple shot. A single shot only seems to do 1-5 damage where
a triple shot does around 300+ damage. They have a couple different
attacks. The heart attack is nothing to worry about. However, should
they nail you with their sword from behind, it can cause a bit of
damage, so be careful and don't leave yourself open. The Knights are
actually a bit more powerful. My advice as far as getting rid of them
is to use a triple shot Sword 4 or a single shot from a really powerful
hand weapon like an axe. Their spear is nothing to fear (hey hey a
rhyme!), but their mace and jump attack (the latter, especially) are
both pretty powerful (the latter incredibly devastating if it hits you
from behind). Berets can be much more formidable. Their attacks can
be quite devestating, but don't seem to hit too often if your speed is
high enough. They can be easily dispatched with melee weapons like
axes. The same strategy applies to the Maskers and RedPixies.
It's finally time to take some names, kick some booty, and chew some
bubble gum. If you're all out of bubble gum, though. Chew some snow,
it's all around. From where you start, you can head upward the
entrance to the fortress. Along the way are a couple Hackers and a
mini. Do whatever you wish, but at any rate enter the fortress.
Despite the fact that you see Hackers all around, you can do nothing
except run straight up. So, head north and into the door there.
Before doing much else here, I highly recommend running left, climbing
the stairs, then running right to get a Celtis 2 from the capsule. As
you search this room out, you may notice that there are four doors
being guarded by four Hackers in the positions listed below:
4 3 1
Hacker number 1 can be easily removed by just talking to him. However,

doing so will block your only way out. 2-4 will not be shaken by way of
idiocy. Just talk to 1 and go through the door he was once guarding.
Open the capsule he was guarding for a Scrap 3. Exit and equip the
Leader's Badge. Now, talk to number 2 and he will move out of the way.
You should now be in a meeting room. In here should be Dr. Akihabara,

Rose, a bunch of Hackers, and Jack Pumpkinhe- I mean, Blackmore. Talk
to Dr. Akihabara a couple times. He'll tell you to leave him alone.
Now, stand in the very middle spot of the bottom row of Hackers and
Blackmore will give a speech. You will be automatically pulled out of
the room. All of the Hackers that were guarding doors are now gone, so
you can go through doors 3 and 4. It really doens't matter which you
go through because they both connect, although 4 will take you to an
area of the room closest to the capsule. There should be enemies set
up as follows: Lower level- Minicom and a Hacker; Upper Level- Two
Hackers and two Minicoms. Do as you wish, but definitely open the
capsule on the west side of the room for a Cure. The only thing left
to note about this room is the locked door on the east side, as well as
an open door below it. Go through the open door.
Not surprising to find Hackers, is it? Get past the first Hacker,
heading right. There should be a Minicom in your way now. Just get
past that and head up, winding around the square in the middle of the
room. Take a left and another Hacker should be there. Head up again
and take another right. The last Hacker in the room should be there in
front of the door. Get past him and through the door. The next room
should have a door that's locked from the inside. Don't gripe, you can
still get in. Equip Change and go through the mouse hole to the right
of the locked door. The pipes should be a straight shot to get
through.
You should enter a room now with Dr. Akihabara, Rose, and Blackmore
holding a conversation about the Tetron. After it's over, you have
free reign over this room! If you missed Inventor's Friends 10, 11,
and 16, they are on the bookshelves in this room. Also, don't forget
to open the capsule to receive a key. Now, make your way back to the
locked door (not the one next to the mouse hole, as you are in that
room already, but the one a couple rooms ago where you found the Cure).
Equip the key and unlock the door. Behind it should be another Hacker
and a capsule with 1200GP in it. Now, go through the doorway to the
right.
Two more Hackers here. Take care of them and go through the door at
the bottom left of the screen. There should be another of those UFO
things hovering around. Sneak past it and run all the way to the
right. Open up another capsule there to receive a Cure. Now, go down
the stairs and stay clear of the next UFO thing. Get past it and creep
through the door to the right.
From strange to stranger... A new enemy appears here. Those tire

creatures are called Pumpy. Kill it and proceed north. Here is where
you're torn on several different areas to go. You have the road behind
you, but we're not going to worry too much about that. If you really
want to just proceed ahead, head directly north past the next Hacker
there and through the door. Just skip on from here to the next
paragraph. However, if you really want to explore (highly recommended,
seeing as how you're going to need to go through a couple of those
areas later anyway), stay on this paragraph for now. Head east instead
of straight north. There are a couple of paths along the way, but
they're just dead ends. You want to reach the furthest east where the
Pumpy is and head up from there. Go up the stairs. Taking a left from
here will take you to a couple Hackers and a capsule with 2500GP
inside. Now, head back to the stairs and you can go through the door
just above them. That will take you into a small lab with some Hackers
in there. They aren't malevolent, so don't worry. You can speak with
them. However, notice the door at the upper left side of the screen.
That takes you to an R&D. If you really need to do some development,
etc., then go in there and get it taken care of. Head back out and
take a right. Wind your way all the way around the room, fighting
Hackers and Pumpies along the way. There should be a door on the far
west side of the area. Go through it. There should be a few
bookshelves. Investigate them for Inventor's Friends 17, 18, and 25.
Head out. When you're done exploring all there is about this area,
head back to the doorway that I told you would advance you along in the
game.
Heading into this new room should reveal a small area with two Hackers
and a set of stairs. Do the usual and head through the door after the
stairs. Next room will have a door and a couple new enemies called
Faceman. Choose whatever you wish with the Facemen. Yet another
small, straight-forward room with two Pumpies in it after that. Just
kill them and go through the door. We finally come to a much larger
room. Initially, you should see two Hackers and a Minicom lurking
about. Head right since down is a dead end. You should notice now
that there are several different ways to go. There is a locked door
just ahead with an open door to the right of it and a Hacker guarding
it as well. Below that door is another door, but you can't get to it
yet. A ways below that one is yet another door that you can go through
with another Hacker in front of it (there's also another Hacker on the
way to it). The topmost door that isn't locked should be avoided
unless you want to fight the Pumpy that's behind it (that's all there
is). The southern door is where you want to go for now. The only
thing after that is a single Minicom and that's it. Head through the
door.
A familiar room. A couple Pumpies and a door. Do just the same as you
did before and head through the door. Yet another semi-familiar room
with Facemen and a door just ahead. Go through that door now. You
should see a Hacker guarding a door. To the far east of this door is
another door. Talk to the Hacker twice to get him to move. In here,
you can read Inventor's Friends 26 and 27 to learn Blade 1 and 2. Dr.
Akihabara is in there wandering around, but you won't get much out of
him.
Leave this room and head right (if you want some money right now, about
7000GP; otherwise you can just skip this paragraph, but do keep in mind
that there is a locked door in this room). There should be a couple
enemies in the next room that look a bit like Shredder from Ninja
Turtles in this room. These are Knights. Finish these guys off and
advance into the next room. Explore around a bit. You should notice
no enemies, a locked door, and two capsules with money (one with 5000GP
and the other with 2000GP).
After you've raided this room, if you chose to (you can do it later),
head back to the lab that came right before the R&D where the Hackers
were gathered around a computer. Speak to the middle Hacker (Dr. G)
and he'll tell you he's looking for a test subject, preferably a mouse.
Change into a mouse and speak to him. Dr. G will grab you and place a
contraption on your ears that will send you into the computer.
You should now be in the computer. There's nothing to do here. Run

around a bit, then run back onto the black dot. That should take you
back out of the computer. Dr. G will be amazed that you came back out.
Dr. G and his assistant will then go into the computer. Read the book
on the desk now and you will learn how to make Cyberjack. Now, go into
the R&D and make a Cyberjack. It's only 100GP. After you have, speak
to the remaining Hacker in the lab and he will say that Dr. G hasn't
come back yet.
Now, exit the R&D and the lab. Head back to the room just to the west
of here with all the Inventor's Friends in it and you should see a
computer there. Equip the Cyberjack and enter that computer. As you
walk around, you should notice some different black circles like
before, except these ones have what look like pillars of ice or
something. These are your warp points. You use them by examining them
(that is, pushing A while facing them).
Now, starting from this point, take the furthest right warp point.
Head up and use the left warp point. Head left and you should see Dr.
G and his assistant. Speak to Dr. G and when he gives you a choice of
what you want, say information. Now, they want you to show them the
way out. Take them left and go through the warp point. This will take
you back to the circle that leads to the lab. Go through the circle.
After a bit of chatter, Dr. G will say that Akihabara's memory is
stored in the computer and you can get it back if you defeat the
computer's "protector." You'll have have to jack in to a different
computer (jack in... I feel like I'm talking about Mega Man Battle
Network). Dr. G will give you a key before you go (make sure your
inventory's got an open spot).
Now, remember the locked door near here that's next to the flooded
floor? Not the one after the two Knights, but way before all that.
Head back to that locked door, equip the key, and use it on the door.
You should now have access to this room. Equip the Cyberjack and enter
the computer. Use the red warp point to the left, then work your way
around the corners in the next room to enter the only other warp point
here. In this room should be a rather interesting looking character.
This is the next boss. His name is Bugbug. Speak to him and after a
little chit-chat he'll battle you.
BOSS
BUGBUG (Round 1)
Recommended level: Late 20's-30's
This boss really isn't that hard if you're in the level range given
above and you have very powerful weapons. I noticed fully powered Axe
2 and 3 can deliver major punishment. What's more is that this is one
fo the few bosses that takes more damage from a triple shot than a
single shot. If you have a Sword 4 character with the weapon fully
powered, you can do about 100 damage (which isn't bad considering
Bugbug's got about 1000HP; that's 1/10 of his life). When Bugbug's
attacks do land they can cause good damage. That means you should
stock up on Cures and Repairs before this battle. I recommend mostly
using melee characters. It may take a few hits, but if you're lucky
enough to land a critical, he's toast.
The only really hard part about Bugbug comes in the form of his
attacks. His zap attack does major damage, even if it hits you from
the front. A behind attack without guarding is practically fatal.
Same goes for his cannon attack, which isn't nearly as powerful as the
zap but does supply a good amount of damage.
On a side note, one of my robots had a Guard rating of 61 when I fought

this guy and Bugbug's zap attack only did 1 damage from the front. So,
if you don't have really good shields, I suggest finding a way to get
them or just beef up your robots' guards.
Pretty much stick with what's above. Late 20's or so as far as levels
(I'd say about 28 or 29) and really powerful melee weapons like the axe
are enough to defeat eater of memory. On top of that, do not leave
your back exposed. If you have a shield equiped, it helps a lot.
Bugbug's attacks don't hit nearly as often (or for as much) if you
don't leave yourself open.
---
Just like other villains in RPG's, Bugbug will give a quick excuse for
his shortcomings in battle, then disappear. He will leave behind a
warp point. Go through it. Head back around the elaborate corners
again and through the other warp point here. The yellow block things
that kept you from going anywhere are now gone. You can freely roam
about without being held back. With that said, head right two warp
points over. In this area should be a warp point to the north with a
crystal and one without. Go through the one without. This should take
you to a secret room with a capsule. Open it to receive a Blade 2.
Exit out and back to the warp point that takes you to the main computer
(should be just to the left).
Go back to the room where you saw Dr. Akihabara and speak to him.
Defeating Bugbug has restored his memory to normal. After explaining
what has happened recently, he'll ask you to follow him. Exit the room
and head to the right. You should see him in front of a door. Speak
to him and he'll continue on. Get through the Knights in the next room
and work your way to the next one. If you haven't already come into
this room, there are a couple capsules with money in them (as indicated
earlier). After you've secured a little more green, speak to Akihabara
in front of the door. He'll open the door and continue on. The next
room has a couple of Pumpies guarding a staircase, which is where you
should go next.
The next room is... empty? No, if you put on the glasses, you should
notice a couple of invisible enemies here. These are Berets. They can
be a bit more powerful, but not too hard. If you are attacked by one,
use melee weapons to destroy them. Heading into the next room, head
around the corner and make your way upward. Akihabara should be there
in front of another door. Speak to him and he'll tell you the plan.
Now, head as far down as you can, then right. You should eventually
bump into two doors. One of them (the south one) leads to an empty
room with a capsule holding Scrap 9. Grab that, then head into the
east room. It's pretty much a straight shot from there to the
waterworks controls. Flip the switch on the right side of the room to
lower the water level in the base. Head out.
On the way out, in the hallway, you should notice that Hackers are
matieralizing in front of you. There doesn't seem to be an easy way to
avoid the first two in the hall. After the hall, another appears to
the right. This one is easier to avoid though (if you choose to
avoid). I usually just fight anyway. Heading back to where Akihabara
was, there should be quite a few more Hackers just popping up. Head to
the staircase near the room you last saw Akihabara and head down them.
Even down here, more Hackers pop up. Head around all the corners and
open the lone capsule at the end for 1500GP. Head back up the stairs.
Remember where the main computer was? The one you entered to fight
Bugbug... Head back to that. If you remember, there was a staircase
leading down that was originally blocked by water. It's now open.
Head south and to the left to get to another room with a Knight in it.
Past the Knight is another room with Scrap 5 in it. Grab that and head
back to the stairs only this time head right, through the door. Head
up the stairs and get past the Pumpies. There should be a door just up
north. This should be a familiar room, despite the fact that you've
never been on this level of the room. Work your way around the corners
and defeat the Hackers that pop up. To the northwest corner of this
area should be a door you can go through. The next room should have
one of those little UFO things. Try to get up the stairs and sneak
past it. It may seem almost impossible, but if you're patient enough,
you can do it.
Head past the room with the Knights. You should be in another room
with inivisible enemies, only this time it's Maskers. Get past those
and head through the door. This should be the last room before
reaching the next boss. It's got four Facemen in it. Get past them
and save just before the next door. Now enter. A cutscene should
automatically ensue with Blackmore and Rose. Head upward after it is
over and Blackmore will approach you. After a few words from him and
Rose, Blackmore will spout out some bad translating and attack you.
BOSS
BLACKTANK
Recommended Level:
To this point, this should be the hardest boss you've faced. He has
some rather devestating attacks that actually hit more than often. One
of them is a huge bomb attack where he drops gigantic bombs on you.
This can take off more than half of your life, should it hit. Another
one that's just as devestating is one where he drops a bunch of
exploxive robotic troops. Don't worry, only the first one that hits
you does damage. To top it all off, you really can't get too many good
melee hits on him because he has a bash attack that can totally destroy
your 'bots (he damaged me for about 90 damage on robots that were level
31 with HP in the mid 70s). The unfortunate thing to this is that
melee weapons seem to be quite effective against him.
There are several different strategies to use against him. I found

that using a fully powered Sword 4 can do about 100+ damage. However,
this can take quite a bit of time to wear him down. When your robot
takes damage, use some cures or wait until he dies and use a repair.
The other strategy I used was to send my melee characters in and have
them take a good shot at Blacktank. Try to take a shot behind him, if
you can. This can actually cause a bit more damage. After taking that
shot, your character will more than likely be dead. After your
character dies, just have the next one revive the last. This can be
inefficient and costly, but can get the job done.
If you can efficiently wear down Blacktank, more power to you. There
are more powerful bosses coming in the future.
---
After you've defeated Blackmore, head into the door behind him. In the
next room are a Knight and a Faceman. Head progressively to the left,
where you will meet Knights along the way. You should eventually come
to a door heading south. Go through the door into a familiar shaped
room with a couple Knights in it. Get past that and into the next
room. Another familiar room. Put on your glasses in this one so you
can see the invisible enemies. Head straight up through the hall and
along the walkway. You should eventually come to a door with the boss
insignia in front of it. Don't worry, there isn't a boss behind the
door. You've already fought both of the bosses in this area.
Enter the next room and you will see Rose with the Tetron laying in
front of her. Speak to her and she'll tell you a little of her plans.
Blackmore will walk in and interrupt Rose. The next thing you will see
is a big explosion as your character phases off the screen.
5H: CONNECTION TO THE PAST
Yes, in case you couldn't have guessed, that's supposed to be a

reference to Zelda.
No, you haven't gotten a game over. Yes, it looks like the game over
screen, but you haven't lost. Just watch. You should appear in
familiar surroundings.
-ROCOCO (PAST)-
Past Rococo Information
Inventor's Friends-
Level 28 and 29 (both in Polon's House)
Yep, you're in Rococo of the past. You should appear right in front of
a child, in fact. The kid will get scared and run off. The place is
now yours to explore. The first thing you should probably do is enter
the shop at the bottom right of the town (same place it's in in the
present Rococo) and talk to the shopkeeper. He'll say he can't open
his shop and he needs about 5000GP. If you have the money (which you
should if you've been fighting regularly and finding money as a result
of extensive exploring), spot him the cash. You can also head up to
the northern part of town and give up to 1000GP each time to the
construction of the Mayor's House.
Now, remember where your house was? That is now Polon's house in this
time. She's the one who rescued you. Enter the house to the left of
Polon's and speak to the woman inside. This will open a passage to
another area. Exit the town once you feel you'v explored enough and
head to the next area.
-FOREST (PAST)-
Forest Information:
Items Hidden:
Scrap 10
Enemies Present:
Quickbird
Gelgel
Poison- Just like all the mushrooms from before.
It's the same old forest you went through before, except new enemies.
As such, there really is no new strategy to apply. All the enemies are
actually very easy to kill. Like before, this should be a straight
shot. There will be a few Quickbirds and Poisons on the way. Do not
pass up the opportunity to open the capsule on the right. It's got
something new in it this time (Scrap 10). Exit at the top to open yet
another area.
-RIVER (PAST)-
River Information:
Items Hidden:
Cure
Enemies Present:
Gator
Quickbird
Gelgel
Same story here. Same old area, new enemies and items. As before,
there is no use for new strategies. You should be able to tromp all
over the baddies in this area.
Defeat the Gator as you enter. Shouldn't be much of a challenge and

it's easy experience. You can also see Quickbird up the stairs, if
you're interested. Other than that, there's nothing up there. Don't
climb the stairs (unless you want to fight the Quickbird) and head
left, crossing the log. Along the way to the left side of the area,
some Gelgels should appear out of the ground. When you've made it to
the left section of land, head down and left again. You can climb the
staircase and fight the Gator and Quickbird on the way to a capsule.
Open it for a Cure. Head back down the stairs and all the way left,
then up. Kill the Quickbird and Gelgel along the way and you should be
safely to the goal of the area. Another road should open.
-CAVE MOUTH (PAST)-
Cave Mouth Information:

Items Hidden: (inside the cave)
Repair (x3), Clean, Scrap 8, Scrap 5, Light, Drill, Blow 2, 3000GP
Enemies Present:
Gator
Big Fan
Cmdr. (commander)
Masker
Minicom
Big Fans are not just your typical Hackers, but ones that are
infatuated with Rose. These guys can be killed almost like normal
Hackers, except for the fact that they can block some attacks. They
shouldn't be incredibly tough, but their attacks can add up to some
good damage after a while of fighting them.
There should be some more Gators as you enter. Deal with them as you
like and head left. Yep, more Gators along the way. No matter, they
should be major pushovers. Now, enter the cave. Once inside, you
should see Polon talking to a Hacker. The Hacker will eventually turn
around and attack you, claiming to be a member of a "theft ring." You
have no choice but to win. After that, Polon will take you back to her
house.
-ROCOCO (PAST)-
Polon will speak of rest and chicken soup and all that other healthy
crap. After that, she'll disappear into the back room and scream.
There will be a guy in her bed that looks "just like you" (in a super-
deformed sort of way). After that, she'll leave the house. You can
speak to the guy, but you don't get much out of him. While you're at
it, you can read the Inventor's Friends on Polon's shelf in the upper
right of the room. Now, exit the house and head to the shop once
again. You should see a woman inside. Speak to her and she'll call
you Rask. She will also mention one name that you will hear a lot of
from here on: Gateau. I won't tell you exactly why... You'll find out.
After that, she'll leave. By now, a new road should have opened up for
you. Exit here and head to the Forest of Illusion.
-FOREST OF ILLUSION I (PAST)-
Forest of Illusion Information:
Enemies Present:
Powermole
Quickbird
Spider
Cmdr. (commander)
Turbo
Look familiar? Well, it should! This one is actually easier than the
original. So much that you can almost question its name... Head up
and past the three Powermoles into the next screen. This is pretty
much a straight shot. From the beginning on, you should notice that
this place (as in the forest as a whole) is practically crawling with
Powermoles. The worst part is you don't even know where they are.
They'll just pop up out of nowhere and great with you a lovely punch to
the face. Just in this one screen, you should bump into three. Head
up and into the next screen. The only way you can go here is to the
right. Beware the Quickbirds as you do. Another straight shot after
that, except this time you're surrounded by Spiders. Fight or flight,
whatever, just head up. That's it. Your done with the level. This
should open a path to... Another Forest of Illusion? WTF?
As soon as you enter the world map, head down to the second Forest of
Illusion.
-FOREST OF ILLUSION II (PAST)-
Forest of Illusion Information:
Nothing to detail... Nothing at all...
Nothing to be scared of here. There are not enemies. You may,

however, recognize the two men you see when you enter. Yes, it's Igor
and Count Prinky. If you talk to them, they'll tell you that there is
something odd about the area you're currently in. If you walk up, you
may notice at several areas that you cannot pass, as if something
invisible is in your way. Hmm... Put on the glasses in your inventory
and a spaceship can be seen on the ground. Enter the ship.
You won't be able to enter the two rooms on the right and left. So,
enter the center door. In this room, you should see some people having
a conference of some kind. Sit back and watch the conversation. They
will mistake you for Rask. After the conversation, you can talk to
them. Once you're done, leave. As you attept to, Cookie will stop
you. They'll ask you to do something for them. Afterwards, exit the
ship. Prinky and Igor will say a few more unimportant things, then
leave. Why don't you follow suit and head back to Rococo?
-ROCOCO (PAST)-
As soon as you enter, go straight into Polon's House (the house right
in front of you as you enter, in case you couldn't remember). Head
into the back and Napoleon will immediately run to Rask. Talk to
Napoleon and Polon will enter the room as well. Watch the cutscene and
Polon should eventually leave. Talk to Napoleon. He will lead you into
another bout of dialogue, then leave. After that, speak with Rask as
well. He'll ask a favor of you. Now, leave Rococo. If you head back
to the spaceship, Cookie will tell you that Gateau and Napoleon went to
the cave. Time you should do the same.
-CAVE MOUTH (PAST)-
Once you're back, enter the cave immediately. You should have free
entrance the conventional way. Head north, past the flowing current
and into a room where a couple of Big Fans are spinning around. Kill
them and equip the drill and break through the wall on the upper left
corner. Head straight through the wall and deal with the Big Fan on
the other side. Tread through the water, heading left, and a bunch of
Big Fans should running around near there. No matter, continue your
progression left. There should come another small body of water. Head
to the south through the narrow walkway (yes, there're more Big Fans
here after being barraged with them just a second ago), and head
straight to the door.
Another narrow walkway... Head up and meet the Big Fan there. Head
right and another will greet you. Continue heading all the way to the
right and through the walkway heading down. From here, go through the
door into a small room where a capsule and a Big Fan are waiting.
Punish the victim and open the capsule for a Repair. Head back out and
straight up, taking on another of Rose's fans. After that, you should
come to another couple of weak spots in the wall. Drill through them
to obtain a Clean and another Rpeair. After that, head left of the
weak spots and head up. You should see a Hacker running around and
another off color weak spot in the wall. Talking to the Hacker doesn't
seem to reveal much. The Hacker won't do anything while you're
apparently present. So, turn into a mouse and wait for a bit.
Eventually, he will walk up to a certain point in the wall just to the
left of the weak spot and the spot itself will open like a door.
Change back and push the hidden switch on the wall where the Hacker
did. Head through the weak spot.
Walk upward a little bit and a cutscene should ensue. Rose will speak
to you, mutter a few angsty things, then you'll drop into a pit. From
here on, you'll have to do without your Light and Drill. They are gone
for now. You'll first be treated to a double attack by Big Fans. Head
up through the right path and take the long route left, fighting more
Big Fans along the way. Head straight down when the time arises and
open the capsule there for a Scrap 8. If you have the ability to
create a Smoke or have a Smoke on you, then I HIGHLY recommend you
combine the Smoke with Scrap 8 to make Blade 4, which is (or can be)
the strongest weapon in the game. Head back to the beginning, only
this time take the left route. On the way back to the beginning of
this screen, you may have noticed a hole in the northern wall. Ignore
this hole, unless you just want to go in there and fight a couple of
pointless battles. Fight your way to the hole at the end of the path
and fall down it.
Fight the enemy at the bottom, then head to the right and up through
the narrow walkway. Cross the body of water near the next enemy and
open the capsule for a Repair. Head through the door to the right of
the water, kill the enemy if it's in your way, and head through the
door on the northern wall. Inside, you should see Napoleon and a
Hacker conversing. After a little yapping, the Hacker will turn around
and notice you, then engage you in battle. It's a pretty easy one.
Pretty much all that you've been fighting all through this level.
Dispose of him and speak with Napoleon. He says that he's been
damaged. Equip a repair and speak to him again (do not try to use it
on him, it won't work that way). When the choice comes up to fix him
or give him sympathy, fix him. As long as you have a Repair equipped,
it should fix him. Napoleon will follow you around now and act as not
only your Light, but your Drill as well.
Head down along the east wall, past the Big Fan and enter the room down
there. There should be another of those pests. Do what you will, but
examine the weak spot at the bottom left of the screen. Napoleon will
destroy it for you, giving you access to a capsule with Scrap 5 inside.
Exit back out and work your way to the place you landed when you fell
down the hole a few minutes ago. From there, continue left and work
your way to another weak spot. Once again, Napoleon will open it for
you. This should lead to a tiny, closed-off room with a capsule
containing your Light! Move past yet another Big Fan while you
continue north into the next room.
Pretty much just a straight shot here. Work your way left amidst all
the Big Fans in the room. Go through the door once you get there.
Another small cutscene will ensue. Napoleon will head upward and begin
to speak a bit. After that, he'll walk away. Head up and open the
capsule to get your Drill back as well! Napoleon is no longer with
you, but you do (or should) have your Light back. Equip that. Work
through the winding tunnel and through the door. The next area has a
good amount of Big Fans littered about it. Just work your way through
the winding tunnels some more and kick ass every step of the way. When
you come to the crossroads, you can head up to go to an R&D (in a
cave?). Once you're done there, head back down. You should recognize
this place. This is where you dropped down the last hole. Head
directly right as you enter and you might notice the fallen rocks on
the northern wall (it's all the way right). Drill 'em and head
through. Another enemy waits you behind the wall, and a doorway with
the boss insignia in front of it. Hmm... Go through the door and you
should come to a small area that looks like a normal, striaght shot.
Just a warning that there are invisible enemies in here. Do what you
can and head down through the door.
Gateau and Rose will be having a conversation here, with the Tetron in
between them. After a little cutscene, Gateau will run off with
Napoleon following him, and Rose will shut the door and once again
proclaim her hatred for you. I hope you're prepared for a slightly
frustrating battle.
BOSS
DE ROSE
RECOMMENDED LEVEL: Mid 30's-Mid 40's
De Rose has a devestating close-range attack in which she launches her

head at you. If you're back is turned, look forward to this attack
doing nearly 100 damage. She also has a decent long-range attack
(dropping bombs) that does not do quite as much. She also has a very
devestating blast attack that she emits from her mouth. If any of your
robots are hit with this, it should take off about 2/3 of their life.
From the git-go, you should notice that Sword 4 does not do much. At a
fully powered level with average Power, my Sword 4-toting robot was
doing about 60 damage per hit with single strikes and a mere 1-2 damage
on triple shots. What I suggest is getting out your best melee
attackers and doing only single shots. I was able to do about 90 or so
damage to her. The trick is to position yourself such that she will
not back up. In other words, put yourself on the screen to where she
will leave herself wide open after attacking, then hit her from behind.
This actually does quite a bit more damage. If your robots die or are
dying, repair/heal them. If you're finding this battle just a bit too
hard, try gaining some levels or buying a ton more repairs.
---
Rose will piss and moan a little more, then leave the room.
Afterwards, you should here (or rather read) a satisfying scream,
followed by a loud THUMP! Heh, serves her right. Open the capsules
for a Blow 2 and 3000GP. Head down through the door and you should be
in familiar surroundings. From here, head ouf the caves. Once you're
out on the world map, head back to Rococo.
-ROCOCO (PAST)-
Enter Polon's house and into the back room where Rask is. Cookie will
leave after speaking with Rask. Speak to Rask and he will give you yet
another favor. Now, leave Rococo and head back to the ship.
-FOREST OF ILLUSION II (PAST)-
Enter the ship (use the glasses if you need to) and talk to Napoleon.
He'll move out the of the way of the door. Enter it and speak to
Gateau. He will attempt to use the Tetron, but all will backfire...
5I: DANGER IS MY MIDDLE NAME
-ROCOCO-
You should wake up in bed with Dr. Akihabara right next to you. After
a bit of speaking to you, you can get out of bed. Try to exit your
house and a quake will start. Nothing really, just a factor of drama.
Exit the house. A short cutscene will take place just outside in which
a policeman announces that he's going to check a strange light that
crashed near the river.
After they're done talking, explore the place. If you want, you can
head over to second far west house from the bottom and speak to the old
lady in the bed. She will say she needs a little helper. You will
then learn how to create a Little Robot. Head back to an R&D and make
one. Equip it and talk to her. When the choice comes up, pick "I'll
loan it to you," or something to that effect.
Note: If you haven't already, I would advise you use the Scrap 8 that
you got (assuming you picked it up) in the cave in the past to create a
Blade 4, then take it into battle and boost it up to level 8. By that
time, it becomes the strongest weapon (though maybe not the best) and
can hit all enemies on the screen.
Leave Rococo and head for the Cave Mouth.
-Cave Mouth-
By now, the enemies here should be incredibly pathetic. Anyway, in

your human form the cops will not let you into the cave. To get into
the cave, change into a mouse and enter. Equip the Drill and break
through the rocks. Head up. Before you even get to the current, you
will be stopped by someone just ahead of you. The girl is Princess
Tira and the guy who pops out behind her is Space Butl- I mean...
Valet. You will be instantly taken back to Rococo.
-ROCOCO-
You, Akihabara, Valet, and Tira will all be having a discussion. You
will be given a Spaceship. Tira and Valet will then both leave. Talk
to Akihabara and tell him you believe. He will then give you all three
Stones. Equip the Spaceship, exit your house, and use it. Fly to
Choco, which should be far east and a little north.
-CHOCO-
Choco Information:
Shop:
Cure- 90GP
Clean- 150GP
Repair- 450GP
Scrap 9- 1500GP
Scrap 10- 1500GP
Items Hidden:
Scrap 7
Inventor's Friends:
30, 40, 50
Once you land keep heading upward until you come to an intersection.
The first thing you should do is head left (you could also head right,
but for the sake of the FAQ, my fingers, and my sanity, let's just say
left). Head through the door that you see there. This will take you
into a room with a couple of people just wandering around. Head
through the door at the top of this room into one that's a bit more
important. In here, there are a couple shelves, an item capsule, and a
door in the back that leads to an R&D. You can also see Gateau here,
for you information. The shelves here have Inventor's Friends volumes
30, 40, and 50. Read those and then open the capsule for a Scrap 7.
Once you're done with everything here, you can head back to the
intersection near the beginning and to the right. There really isn't
much here aside from a load of people to talk to and a door leading to
a shop with some pricy items. Once you've thoroughly explored this
way, head back to the intersection once again, only this time head up.
This will take you to the meeting room. It's all a pretty easily laid
out area. Near the upper-left corner should be a guard. Walk up to
him and he'll move out of your way (you don't even need to speak with
him). Enter the door that he was blocking. You should see Tira and a
couple others in the next room. Speak to them all. Speaking to the
guy on the far left will cause you to lose the pieces of the Tetron.
Worry not, you're supposed to. The guy will also ask for Scrap A.
Tell him that he can examine it and he'll walk off. Tira will follow
suit.
Head to the lab where you found the Scrap 7 and the Inventor's Friends.
Talk to everyone in here. Now, head back to the place where you met
Tira and the others just a moment ago. The Consul will be sitting in
Tira's throne. Speak to him. The chief will come in and report some
bad news. With that he and Valet will leave. Leave this room. Head
back to the intersection near the beginning and head down towards the
way you came from and speak to the guard just standing there. He will
explain everything involving Gateau and Tira. Valet and another guard
will walk in and read a telegram that Gateau sent. After that,
everyone will congregate in the meeting room.
After some words, Valet will ask everyone to draw straws to see who
will go to the Hacker Fortress to rescue Tira. When your turn comes,
you will get the choice of the "Left Straw" or the "Right Straw." It
doesn't matter which one you pick, because you will always draw the red
straw. Some of the men will leave. Finally, you can move again.
Speak to Valet and he will tell you what to do and give you 5000GP.
Exit here and head for the R&D. If you don't have Shield 5 on all your
robots, make some now. Head to the shop and buy what you need as well.
Once you're done, head towards the place you landed at and talk to the
guard blocking the way. Tell him you're ready and you'll be put on a
spaceship on its way to the Hackers' Fortress.
-SPACESHIP-
Wander around and talk to everyone. You're pretty much confined to

this room. Speaking to the guy with bluish-green hair will cause a
little cutscene to ensue. Your ship will be blown to bits.
-THE METAL IRON-
After a while, you'll wake up in bed with Kotetsu right next to you
(not in bed with you, silly). After Kotetsu leaves the room, you'll be
free to explore his ship, The Metal Iron. Well, okay, there really
isn't much to explore, but anyway, exit your room and head up. Kotetsu
should be standing there all by his lonesome. Talk to him. After he's
done speaking, talk to him again. During your conversation, Mint will
come out of hiding. Don't ask me how, but she somehow managed to sneak
onto Kotetsu's ship. It does sound somewhat like a plot hole, but I'm
sure someone could reason it somehow. After they're done talking,
speak to them both. Kotetsu will ask you to sit next to him. Walk
over to the chair and stand in front of it, facing the control panel.
Kotetsu will put the ship into Warp. With that done, you should dock
at the fortress in no time. A short conversation will take place on
The Metal Iron. After it's done, Kotetsu will leave. You should do
the same (head down two screens). From here, you will enter the
Hackers' Fortress.
-HACKERS' SPACE FORTRESS-
Hackers' Space Fortress Information
Items Hidden:
First visit: Scrap 4, Repair, Scrap 5, Shield 3, Cure, Shield 4, Scrap
6, Scrap 7, 3000GP, 2000GP
Second visit: Scrap 8, Cure
Iventor's Friends:
Enemies Present:
GoldPixies- Cute little angels of death. They can be quite a pain to
bump off, too, considering that Sword 4 and Blade 4 are pretty much
useless against them.
Bumpy- Just like Pumpy, except stronger.
Bighead- Is as the name implies...
Master- Rather powerful knights that you'll find after gaining the red
password.
Ninja- Invisible stealth killers. Not the type you'd likely see at a
church picnic.
Cmdr. (commander)
RedPixie
Beret
Masker
WhitePixie- Just like any other Pixie, except white.
Strategies: At this point in the game, you should pretty much know how
to take care of enemies on your own. I should have discontinued the
strategies section a long time ago, as it has become more of an
exercise in redundancy for this FAQ than anything else. The previous
ones will be saved on this FAQ, but outside of that I think you should
be able to wipe your own butt from here on, so to speak.
Note: Before you even start the next boss battle, which won't be the
last one, you should be around level 50. So, while you're here do some
beefing up.
:::First Floor:::
After you've exited the ship, head up. Kotetsu will tell you to follow
him. Do so right into the next room. Kotetsu will be speaking with a
Hacker. Ride the conveyor belt to the left. There will be a few other
conveyor belts, one heading up and the other heading right. Ride the
up one, but try to get off instantly to the right so you can hit the
switch. The second conveyor belt that was heading right should be
heading left now. Get on it and make your way to the capsule. Open it
for a Scrap 4. Hit the switch next to the capsule to reverse the
direction of the belts yet again. Now, ride on the conveyor belt
heading right and skip across the conveyor belts heading up. Hit the
switch again to reverse the directions of the belts. Cut across the
vertical belts and make your way up (you should be on the left side of
the belts here). You will see a Hacker standing there. You can't get
past him now. Head right now, riding the conveyor belt that should be
heading that way (if it isn't, then press the switch to make sure it
is). Get off the belt before too far and head down towards another
capsule that contains a Repair. Finally, take the last conveyor belt
heading up and through the door.
Equip Change to become a mouse and go into the hole between the crates.
Work your way through the pipes. You should stumble upon some Hackers
having a conversation. After a little basic conversing and telling bad
jokes, the alarm will go off and the Hackers will scramble out of the
room. From here, you can either head down or up through the stairs.
Heading down only begets one advantage in that you'll gain a Scrap 5 in
the process, but then you have to make your way back around to this
room (you cannot simply go back the way you came, because in one room a
red door will close behind you and the only way you can get through it
is with a password, which you don't know yet). For the sake of the
matter, let's just say you did head down...
You'll first be in a long hallway with a couple of GoldPixies. These

things are incredibly annoying. Get past these blond-haired beasts and
head into a small room. You'll fight a suped-up version of Pumpy
called Bumpy here. Kill it and veer to the left to get the Scrap 5 in
the capsule. Exit to the east. You'll be back to the room with the
conveyor belts. From here, head back to the room where you saw the
Hackers holding the conversation and head up the stairs in that room.
:::Second Floor:::
You should appear in a room with a couple of Bumpies. Get past them
and head south. Yet another large area full of Bumpies. Along the way
you will bump into a Bigface. These guys can be deadly if you let them
be. I've noticed hitting them with a triple hit from Sword or Blade 4
can take them out easily. You can't go into the red door just yet, so
go directly into the door near the bottom left.
A room with three doors: One to the upper right, one to the upper left,
and one to the lower left. Walk up into the upper left door first.
Open the capsule for a Shield 3... Which should be obsolete by now...
No matter. You can use it in a combination or for recycling. Avoid
the lower left door for now. You will be coming back to it later,
though. Try to go through the upper right door and a Hacker will walk
in and stop you. Don't worry, it's actually Kotetsu. He'll give you a
little useful information, so pay attention. After that, he'll teach
you the password to the red doors. Nothing to fear, you don't have to
enter it manually at each red door. Just examing the doors and they
automatically open. After Kotetsu leaves, don't go through the door
you were about to go through. This just leads you to a blue door,
which you don't have a password for just yet. Instead, exit out the
way you came. Remember that red door you saw before coming in here?
Yeah, that's right. That's where you want to go right now.
Going through the red door, you should wind up in a room with some
GoldPixies in it. I usually tend to avoid these things. Head on to
the next room and you'll find yourself with a couple of Bumpies. Do
whatever you wish and head into the next door. The enemies in here are
called Masters (tips a hat to the legendary reviewer). They shouldn't
be too big of a hastle. Use the same technique you did on the Bigheads
and they're through. Head down and through the door. The next room
has a Hacker just kind of standing there (and rather spastically) while
the princess is being held prisoner. Talk to the Hacker and he'll
battle you. Whoop his pathetic ass and step on the button he was just
on. You now have access to the princess. Go speak to her. Follow her
into the room to the right. Watch the cutscene. That bastard! Gateau
will drop you down into the Trash Chute!
:::Basement:::
Exit the room. Head down into the next room, don't worry about going
left just yet. Put on your Chameleon Glasses so you can see the
invisible Ninjas in this room. The new kind of enemy you see here
(that you could have seen earlier, if you ignored me when I said don't
worry about the lower left room when you last saw Kotetsu) is called
Gagarian. They can be a bit mean, but the usual triple shot seems to
do the trick. At 2.8 Megs each, I recommend you do a mass genocide on
these guys to gain a few levels, if you need to (killing three within
the time limit would provide you with 8.6 Megs!). Head down going past
all the Gagarians and Ninjas. There should be a Gagarian out on one
little piece of floor sticking out near the top on the right. Also,
after meeting your first Ninja, there should be a walkway leading to a
capsule guarded by another Ninja. Open it for a Cure. Keep heading
down, but don't go through the door on the left just yet. Head back
down and to the left, past the Gagarian to open a capsule with a Shield
4 in it. Now, head back to that door on the left.
The only reason I told you to go to the Shield 5 first was in case you
wanted to use it at the R&D, which is the first door down the hallway
you have just entered (it's got the two Bigheads right in front of it).
Enter and do as you please, then exit and continue left. There should
be a Gagarian and a capsule at the lower left room. Open it for a
Scrap 6. Exit the room again and continue back on the route you were
going. Instead of going to the left, head right, past the Ninja.
Continue on past the Gagarian right into the next door.
Mint should be here, and she's surrounded by mice. Talk to Mint.

Then, equip either Change or Relay and talk to the mice. Now, talk to
Mint again and she'll move, giving the mice access to their home. Talk
to Mint again, then equip Change and go through the mousehole into the
next room. Step on the button on the floor here, then exit. Remember
back to when you first entered the chute? I told you not to take that
one left turn just yet. Well, head that way now. You should find Mint
there at the entrance. Speak to her and then head inside. From here,
you can head to three different floors. You've already seen all you
can on the second floor.
:::Third Floor:::
Head to the 3rd floor. Head down and to the right, fighting all the
Bigfaces along the way. Just past the Gagarian in this room should be
the door you go through. You should now be in a room with two
Gagarians and a few different doors. You can't go through the yellow
door yet, so there's no need to worry about that one. Go through the
door above the one you just entered through. This will take you to
another blocked off area with a Gagarian guarding a door. Go through
the door and you should see a couple of capsules. Open them both for
Scrap 7 and 3000GP. Head back to the room with all the doors and the
Gagarians. Head through the door at the lower right (the higher one,
not the one that leads to the two Bigfaces).
You will be in a room with green crates everywhere. Equip Change and
go through the mousehole. Make your way through the tunnels and you
should appear in a small area of a room where some Hackers are
conversing. Listen to what they have to say. After they're done
talking, head back to the room with all the doors and the Gagarians yet
again. This time, take the lower door on the lower right, which leads
you to the two Bigfaces, get past them, then head south through the
door.
Push past the Masters and head to the left. Open the capsule nearby
for 2000GP. Nothing left in this direction, except the yellow door.
Head to the right now. Go through the door. The room you're in now
should have a Master and a Gagarian, plus a couple other doors. Get
past the menaces and head towards the northern door. You should see a
cutscene involving Blackmore. After he's done talking, talk to him
again and listen to his "hard-luck story." After he's done talking
about that, talk to him again and he'll teach you the Yellow Password.
Exit the bathroom. There is no need to use the door on the right just
yet. It's time to find the computer that has the No-Run Program and
delete the program.
OLD YELLOW DOORS: We'll now take the time to revisit some of the yellow
doors we missed. You do not have to go to these doors, really, so just
read on and decide whether or not you'd like to visit some of these
places in particular.
Basement (Trash Chute):
To the left of the R&D, in the long hallway- Computer room. Gives you
access inside the computer that you need once you get the yellow
password.
1st Floor:
Conveyor Belt room- Computer room. Gives you access inside the
computer that you need once you get the yellow password.
2nd Floor:
None
3rd Floor:
Multi-door room with 2 Gagarians- This one leads you to a room you can
access through a mousehole on this floor. Ultimately, there is nothing
here. However, enter through the mousehole and you can see a small
cutscene.
Hallway with the Masters- Computer room. Gives you access inside the
computer that you need once you get the yellow password.
4th Floor:
None that can be accessed at this time.
Well, isn't that special? Well kids, it's beef-up time. If you
haven't already, beef up to level 50. I suggest fighting Gagarians and
Bigfaces (which you can just go back and forth through the first two
rooms of the third floor to find all that you need) since you can
easily dispatch them with triple shots from Blade or Sword 4. Even the
second floor elevator room has a lot of Gagarians for you to pick at.
I've also noticed that area seems to have a better chance for you to
face three of them in a battle. If you're feeling up to the task,
however, you could send out someone with a decent melee weapon to kill
some of the tougies on the fourth floor or some of the Ninja's in the
basement. Either way, get yourself to level 50 (or at least bring
yourself up high enough such that your stats are all maxed out).
Stay on the third floor. Go into the hallway where you saw all the
Masters. Go to the end of the hallway, equip the Cyberjack and enter
the computer. This is all a straight shot from here. Head towards the
left and walk onto the teleporter. From here head up, make your way
wall the way left, and go down. Walk onto the teleporter. You should
be in a room with a very familiar figure... Yes, Bug-Bug! Talk to him.
He'll tell you he has the No-Run Program, but in order to do anything
about that, you'll have to defeat Bug-Bug. After he's said his piece,
you'll be taken into battle
BOSS
BUGBUG (Round 2)
Recommended level: 50 (or have maxed out stats, sans life)
Be sure you also have the best Shields and Boots equiped by now. If
you fought Gagarians and Bigfaces, you should have gotten a ton of
both.
Bugbug has all the same attacks he did before, except now his cannon
attack can confuse you. This can make the battle that much harder,
especially since there aren't any status ailment blocking equipment
items in this game.
Follow the usual routine as you did in the last battle. Use a melee
weapon, avoid using Sword or Blade 4 as those only do 1 damage. Nail
him with only one-shot attacks at a time and try your damndest to hit
him from behind to maximize damage. With your stats maxed and a fully
powered Axe 3 or any melee weapon of comparable power, his attacks
shouldn't hit very often or for very much (assuming he hits from the
front, which he usually does unless you've been confused). With my
guard maxed on one robot, his cannon did only about 5 damage and his
shock attack did only about 20. That and your action meter should fill
up fast. In short, you should quite literally tear him to pieces. If
you find you're having problems with this battle, make sure you are at
a very high level (close to 50, since you should be able to max you
stats around that level) and you have a good melee weapon. If your
life is low, use Cure. If you die, use repair, etc. etc. etc... I'm
starting to sound like a broken record, so let's move on.
---
After you've defeated Bugbug, he'll mutter something incoherent and

disappear, leaving a crystal behind. Examine the crystal and you'll
move on. Exit the computer and head back to Blackmore. Speak to him
and he'll do some inbecilic dance. Don't forget to talk to him again
to get the key. He'll then leave the john. Exit yourself, in fact,
and head through the door on the right. You should see some of those
stupid UFO-looking things in here. Remember, if they see you, they'll
call the guards. Oh no! Don't call a pack of weak-ass commanders! Do
as you wish, but the consequences shouldn't be too intimidating. Exit
to the south. Equip the key and make your way right, up, then right do
a locked door. Use the key on the door. Enter and you should see Tira
in there.
"It's big full of people and interesting." Yet another memorable quote
due to lack of grammar/proper use of English (not that I'm one to
comment after reading my own work, heh). Talk to Tira twice. The
first time she'll spout some air-headed mumbo-jumbo. The second time,
she'll finally put 2 and 2 together. Now, she'll ask you to guide her
out. Do so and Gateau will enter. I don't know what the hell Tira's
packing, but she lays the smackdown on Gateau. Talk to Tira and here
more incoherent mistranslations, then leave the room. Equip the
Spaceship and use it. From outer space, head back to Choco.
-CHOCO-
Once you're here, enter and Valet will greet you immediately. Now, sit
back and watch a decent length cutscene (no, the game isn't over yet).
Once it's over, exit the room you are in and head to the lab. Talk to
the guy at the north end of the table, say yes, and he will give you
the Red, Blue, and Yellow Jars. Make your way back to the entrance and
talk to the guard. Tell him you're ready, he will move out the way,
and Tira will come out to say a few important words. When she's done,
equip the Spaceship, exit, and leave for the fortress yet again.
-HACKERS' SPACE FORTRESS-
You should arrive near the room you found Tira in. Enter it, equip the
Cyberjack, and examine the computer. From here, it's a straight shot
to another warp pad to the left. Walk on it and exit the room you wind
up in. Head to the right past the Bumpies and the Bigface and enter
the room to the north. This should be the Red Reactor. There will be
a bunch of Masters, Gagarians, and Ninjas in this room, so equip the
Chameleon Glasses. Make your way up, then take the right down the
little narrow path. This should take you to a door at the very bottom
right of the screen. Once inside, walk on the button near the machine
just a ways up from you. This should release the prisoners that are in
this room. You can talk to Mint if you want, but if you want to
advance, talk to Kotetsu. After that, Blackmore will walk in, have the
two escorted out, then tell you the Blue Password. Now you can enter
blue doors! Exit here.
Move all the way up and take a right. Open the capsule for a Scrap 8.
Head back to the blue door you just saw and enter it. Push the button
on the right and walk between the two blue lines you see just ahead.
You'll have to fight the Master you bump into. Head all the way up and
work your way left. Avoid the RedPixies as often as you can. Start on
your way down. Remember to have the Glasses on so you can see the trip
laser when it comes on. Take the first left turn you see on your way
down. Halfway down should be a Master that will pop up. Dispose of it
and continue on. At the intersection, head up and equip the Red Jar.
Examine the reactor to place it in. Now, head down (don't turn right,
go straight down). If you can't progress along the blue lines, hit the
switch to the right. When the chance comes up to head right, do so.
Do the same now with the Yellow Jar that you did with the red one once
you reach the Yellow Reactor. Now, do you remember that door you saw
not too long ago before all the RedPixies? Go back to it and enter it.
Go all the way up. If you need to, push the button on the right first.
Put the Blue Jar in its place and the ceremony should be done. Hit the
button on the left. From here, head south as far as you can go, from
room to room. You should pass a Bigface along the way. Head south of
him and you should be in familiar territory. This is where you met
Kotetsu when you first started at this fortress. Continue down and
head to the left into another familiar room. Get past all the
Gagarians and get into the elevator. Select the fourth floor.
:::Fourth Floor:::
Finally, the ominous fourth floor! Equip your Glasses before going too
far. You should find some Berets and Maskers riddled throughout this
place. Head down and take a right. About halfway down the hall, go up
to where you see two doors. Avoid the left door, as it leads to a dead
end and go through the right door. Follow this up past the RedPixie
and you should come to an intersection. Hang a right into a room with
a Red Pixie and a Master. Go through the door just above the one you
just came from. This will take you to a capsule with a Cure, which is
being guarded by a measly Bumpy. Go back to the intersection and go
left this time.
You will bump into none other than Gateau. Imagine that. Watch the
cutscene. Napoleon will make a surprise appearance. Gateau will
destroy part of the bridge, forbidding your passage. Save and talk to
Napoleon. He'll throw you across. Only do so when you are perfectly
ready. Head left and go into the door. You should come into a room
guarded by two Ninjas. Do what you can to get past them, then head
down. You should be outside now. Head up the stairs and through the
door. Head left past all the Bigfaces and through the door. Now go
straight up. You will come to the familiar emblem in front of the
door. Heal up and save and get ready for battle soon. Enter the door.
Gateau will give you a short speech and challenge you to a duel.
BOSS
GATEAU (Round 1) (Accompanied by two Soldiers)
Recommended level: 50 and beyond
If you're at max. stats. this battle should be a breeze. The soldiers'
attacks are really basic, so there's almost no need to worry. Just
don't leave your back exposed to often. When Gateau's back is exposed,
however, go straight for the throat. The best thing about this boss is
that triple hit combos actually work! So, when you can, use a triple
shot from a fully powered Axe 3 or Blade 4 (Blade and Sword 4 can both
work fairly well, since they hit multiple targets).
The only things you really want to worry about are Gateau's attacks.
Some of them can drop over 100 HP with a critical. They also have Run
blocking attacks, so be careful of those.
Once the Soldiers are disposed of, go after Gateau with a melee
assault. Use the three hit combo as much as you can. If you can ever
be so lucky as to get his back exposed, go for it. You can sometimes
do this by strategically placing yourself a bit away from him when he's
in the corner. For instance, if he's in the lower right corner, you
can place yourself near the middle bottom rather than right up against
him. From here, he'll usually move near the very middle (maybe
slightly to the left of it). Since you're positioned near the middle
and not near the bottom right corner, you should have a shot at his
back. Use this luring tactic against him often.
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Gateau will blurt a few more lines out after you've defeated him and
ask you to enter the machine before you. Do so. Before you can,
Nagisa will stop you. You will have your last chance to save right
here. Enter the machine...
Welcome my son... Welcome... to... the machine...

Where have you been?
It's alright, we know where you've been!
Sorry, couldn't resist! Walk up along the trippy background. You

should bump into lots of familiar people along the way. Most of this
is just character development and backstory. Anyway, keep heading up.
At the top, you should be greeted by not one, but four Gateaus. It's
all the same guy, just "special effects" I guess... He'll tell you
exactly what the Tetron has done for him. Not only does he plan to
rule the universe, but over all time and fate of man. The long and
short of it is he's pretty much become a god (or so he thinks). I hope
your robots are rarin' to go and you've got plenty of supplies. This
is it.
FINAL BATTLE
GATEAU (Round 2)
Recommended level: 50's and beyond
There are no soldiers to help him this time. He doesn't need any.
Depending on what background he selects, he will do a different attack.
I really don't recommend using melee weapons unless you're daring (the
on advantage melee weapons can bring here is that you can land a
critical if you're lucky). You may want to consider staying with Blade
4 or Sword 4 to a lesser extent. Only use triple hit combos, as single
hit won't even make double-digit damage. The main reason I say to
keep away from melee is that he can ram you for a decent amount of
damage if you're too close. If you're lucky, he may not ram your robot
at all. If you can get him going on changing background and not
ramming your robot, then melee fighting may be worth it. One advantage
to taking a ram is that you won't get hit with the fire attack as much,
which means less chance of confusion.
Anyway, attacks will change in accordance to background, as mentioned

previously. Pay close attention...
War scenery- He'll summon soldiers to shoot you. Low damage attack,
but devestating critical.
Icy background- Large chunks of falling ice. Moderate damage.
City exploding- Bombs dropped on your robots. Moderate damage.
Erruption scenery- Lava rocks fall on your robot. Moderate damage.
Aside from what was mentioned above, Gateau also has a fire attack that
does moderate damage. This can also confuse your robots, so be
careful. You may only really need to keep two of your robots alive.
Mainly focus on only healing your best robot when it's damaged or
killed.
All in all, it's difficult to guage whether or not you should go with
melee or long-range attacks. Personally, I stuck with melee attacks
since my 'bot avoided becoming confused that way. Also, hitting him
with a fully powered Axe 3 did 790-800+ damage criticals! Do those
enough and you can dispose of him easily. Just to break down the
events, continually hit him with triple shot attacks, try to focus on
keeping one robot in paricular alive (you may need one other in case
that one dies), and take which ever you think is the less of the evils
(doing criticals, but possibly taking more damage; or not doing
criticals and possibly becoming confused).
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You've done it. You've defeated Gateau and saved not only the
universe, but all time. Enjoy the ending...
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/ SECTION 6: FAQ \
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Q: What do I do if the enemies in an area are way too strong?

A: Level up. However, there are a few areas where they purposely put a
major leap in enemy strength, but these areas usually don't have a
whole lot of enemies.
Q: Are there any combinations for Bomb 1?

A: Other than actually using a Bomb 1 in the exchange, no.
Q: What would you suggest is the best distribution for my robots'

ability points?
A: This really depends on your strategy. I usually take either a major
Power robot, or one that has main emphasis on Power and one other stat.
Some like Guard, as that can help you absorb damage. Other like
Charge, which makes sense since it allows you to hit more often.
Q: How do you save?

A: You'll need an item called the transceiver first. When you have
that, equip it and use it. Nagisa will ask you if you wish to save;
Just say yes.
Q: Would you recommend beefing every weapon to level 9?

A: Not really. While this may sound like a good idea, this can make
the game a whole lot more tedious than need be. There are basically
two ways to boost equipment. One is through constant combination,
which can sap your money. The other is through battle, assuming you
open a capsule that boosts equipment level (these are quite rare).
Either way, it's not worth the time because you'll eventually advance
the game and eventually find better items that you'll also have to
build. That and some weapons can pretty much only be boosted through
battle, since you either can't develop them or the fact that combining
them can be a royal pain.
Q: How do I use event items?

A: Push X and go into your inventory (first selection), then push A on
the item you wish to use and make sure that its icon appears at the top
of the screen. When you want to use it on the screen, push Y.
Q: How do I use healing items?

A: Push X and go into maintenence (second selection). From there,
there will be a few different selections for different items you want
to use and which robot you want to use them on.
Q: When I build a robot, does it start with lower stats than the
original to allocate?
A: No, their stats are based on your program points. This is not
influenced by how many robots you have, but by what level you are. So,
if you are building your second robot and have 100 program points,
that's 100 points you can allocate on each robot. This means, when
building a robot you can give it the same stats as the first if you
wish.
Q: What is the "ultimate weapon?"

A: The one that can get the strongest, if I remember correctly, is
Blade 4.
Q: How come when I use a Run that hits three times with the same
weapon, it does less damage than hitting only once with the weapon?
A: I'm not 100% sure, but I think many enemies (bosses especially) are
made to withstand multiple shots from a weapon. It almost makes it
inefficient to program a triple hit combo.
Q: If I combine two weapons that aren't the same, but can combine, how
is the level decided?
A: It still just takes the sum of the two levels if they're the same
rank.
Q: Why do you indicate where enemies are in the FAQ? Does it matter?
A: It's mainly for the type of people who like to kill about every
enemy they find (the "sporty type," as I call them), a bit like myself.
While it's not necessary, sometimes it can help.
Q: Then why later in the FAQ do you stop mention every enemy so often?
A: Because by that time, you should be so powerful that it really
doesn't matter.
Q: Why do some weapons have N/A as a creation cost?

A: Not all weapons can be developed. Some must be either found or
created through combining.
Q: Why don't you recommend developing packs very highly?

A: Because they only give a very small increase to stats for a very
high price. I'm not saying you absolutely should not do it, it's
totally up to you. I usually go without them unless I happen to find
one while running around in the game.
Q: Do you know of any place where I can emulate this game?

A: I'm not telling you. Use a search engine.
Q: How about a place where I can buy this?

A: eBay or GameStop if you don't mind getting it used. I have no idea
where to get this still packaged.
Q: Parsley said he hid the Clock Tower Key in front of the well. I
searched the area and can't find the key. Where is it?
A: Be sure you're touching the bottom part of the well while also
facing the well. In short, it's against the bottom side of the well.
Q: Is it truly necessary to kill every enemy?

A: No, but it is HIGHLY recommended. This is a chief means of gaining
experience. Higher experience=Stronger robots. Stronger robots=easier
bosses. Easier bosses=less stress. Also, it doesn't hurt to build
levels every now and then either.
Q: What's a good way to gain experience?

A: See above...
Q: Does it matter what order the items are in when you combine them?
A: No.
Q: I spoke to a character who was supposed to give me an item, but

he/she didn't give it to me. What do I do?
A: If you read the message carefully, sometimes the other characters
will say something along the lines of, "I have an item to give you, but
you're inventory is full. Please rearrange it." This means you'll
have to use, discard, or equip something (assuming nothing is equipped)
in order to get the item.
Q: What took you so long to update/read e-mail?

A: This delightfully powerful and soul-sucking force called college.
This was my senior year and I'm still not graduated, as I need to
complete a few more classes (people involved in the Ed. department as I
am usually take 5 years to complete at the school I'm going to, or so
I'm told).
Q: How do I reform my party?

A: Go into your menu screen. Enter the maintenence screen and select
the first icon (the far left one) that looks like a capsule. From
here, pick whichever robot you want to be first, then second, etc.
Q: Are you ever going to complete this FAQ? If not, I'd like to
continue it.
A: Sorry, I'm in the process of completing it, albeit the fact that I'm
inching slowly across.
Q: I put the jars into the generators, but nothing happened. What do I
do?
A: Either, A) You didn't put them in in the right order. It has to go
Red-Yellow-Blue, B) Forgot to put one in (I made this mistake while
writing this FAQ), or C) I can't think of anything for C.
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/ SECTION 7: LEGAL BIT \
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This FAQ is copyright 2002-2003 to Joe Shaffer, aka BoredGamer. Any

use of this FAQ for commercial purposes in any way, shape, or form
without confirmed consent of the author is strictly prohibited. This
can be used for personal use and freely distributed, as long as there
is no profit being made off the FAQ without my approval before hand
(this includes magazines). This also cannot be posted on any websites
without my solid approval. Any failure to comply with said premises
can, and probably will, result in legal actions.
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/ SECTION 8: THANK YOU AND GOODBYE \
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Thanks goes to the following people and such...
Jeff "CJayC" Veasey and everyone at GameFAQs
Enix for this game
Die Hard Game Club back when it was in existence. Probably one of the
best used game dealers in Spokane and unfotunately, gone for good.
virgo1869 for the speed defintion.
Karsanow and Solomon Warrior for the equipment information.
There is one thing I would like to leave with saying before submitting
the final version of this guide into GameFAQs. I have learned a few
things from writing this guide. Maybe I should outline them. This is
not only getting a bit off my chest, but also this can serve as a word
of advice to any future FAQers.
1) Choose wisely the game you do a FAQ for. This FAQ took me over a
year to complete because I had so much work to do in college. One thin
you will see all over GameFAQs are FAQs that aren't complete. I won't
name any names, but seeing ones that haven't even been touched in years
and aren't even close to finished it depressing. Especially so if it's
the only FAQ. What I'm getting at is it's always best to finish what
you start. Don't leave something incomplete to rot on the net, and
definitely don't give up.
2) Doing a FAQ for an RPG was somewhat of a mistake for me. I didn't
have the time to do it. Folks, if you aren't devoted or don't have
time, don't do a large FAQ. This FAQ is well past due because of that.
3) Avoid redundancies. They can make a FAQ seem very dry. This FAQ is
covered with them.
Thank you, and thank God. This FAQ is finally... FINALLY... complete.
I guess my last thanks goes to Skin of Skunk Anansie. Why? Because

she has a beautiful voice.

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Contents According to Joe

1A: GOOFY ASPIRING INVENTOR VS ALIENS: DETAILS AT 11

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Energy: The more energy, the more HP your robots have.

This just in on the definition of speed.

"SPEED: inaccurately named, should be DEXTERITY (DEX). This stat

Thanks to virgo1869 for that.

To the right is also your robot's current stats:

Finally, there's the robots equipment below the current stats.

Akihabara: The Main Character's father. He's a famous inventor.

Kurogane: Akihabara's cat. Doesn't go far from his master.

Kotetsu: A young man who enjoys exploring and adventure. He is

Flavon: An old man who is a partner of Akihabara. He is injured while

Parsley: Flavon's dog.

Igor: Count Prinky's servant.

Mamurana: A possessed doll that dwells within Prinky's abode. It

Blackmore: The leader of the Hackers. Has a major evil scheme to

Shaman: A powerful shaman of a village on a tropical island. He seems

Dr G: A Hacker scientist who's developing innovative computer equipment

Cookie- One of Rask's companions.

Gateau- Accompanied by Napleon and Cookie, he came with strange

Tira- Princess of Choco and descendant of Cookie.

1D: THE R&D

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Basically, this game's version of selling. You can't sell items at

This allows you to program different attacks into your robots,

-Big Bombs eventually become obsolete. In fact, they do become so

-Try to end battles as quickly as possible. Quicker end = More

-SAVE OFTEN! If you have anything equipped often, MAKE IT YOUR

2A: THE ACT OF...

2B: BUILDING LEVELS AND INVENTOR'S FRIENDS

What is Inventor's Friend? Inventor's Friend is a book that appears on

Level 1- Father's home; In the back. Teaches you Boots 1.

[the following will have specific locations as this guide progresses,

Level 8- Haunted House. Teaches you Boots 2.

In this section, I list the weapon's strength ranking at level 9, so

3C: BASIC EQUIPMENT

3D: EVENT/SPECIAL ITEMS

4A: HOW TO...

Generating... Developing... Creating. No matter how you put it, it's

Another way to generate items is through combining. When you go into

One thing interesting about combining is that combining like weapons

With combining weapons, there are two principles exerted here.

I have just discovered that Bombs cannot be combined to make stronger

[NOTE: According to the list, there is no given combination for Bomb 1]

-Regular and Special Items-

Know one thing. I may be referring to directions in terms of north,

5A: IN THE BEGINNING...

Shops: (only one shop in town)

Some other considerable ideas...

Father's House Information

Before talking to Akihabara, inspect the left side of the dresser

Strategies: Gel is a push over, so no need to worry there. The

As you enter, you will be instantly greeted by a Mine. After battling

Meta Crab has some weak offenses. He shoots different kinds of

5B: HOME OF THE HAUNTED

Family Shrine Information

Strategies: I arrived here around level 9 or so. Against the Monks, I

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