| _____________________________________ | \ * * * * * * / | _\_________________________________/_ | | __ _ ___ __ | | | ^ \ / | / \ | / ^ \ | | | | /_\ |v| |- |_/ | | /_\ |\| | | | | | | | |_ | \ _|_ \__ | | | \ | | --------------------------------------- | | _ _ ___ ___ _ _ __ | | | / \ | ^ | \ | ^ | / \ / \ / | | | |-- | /_\ | | | /_\ | | | |_/ \-\ | | | \_/ |_ | | |_/_|_| | | \_/ | \ __/ | | --------------------------------------- | \| || || |/ | \ || || / | \ || || / | \|| ||/ | \| |/ | \ / | \/ ------------American Gladiators------------ --------------FAQ/Walkthrough-------------- ----------------VERSION 2.0---------------- American Gladiators FAQ written by: __ __ ___ ___ / \ / \ /\ / \ / | /\ / | |--/ /--\ / | | /--\ / \__/ | \ | | /__ | |__ | | /__ The NES game American Gladiators is (c) 1991 by GameTec Inc., all rights reserved. This FAQ is property of Jon Bernier (a.k.a. Crazylaz), (c) 1/3/04, all rights reserved. Any relation to guide books or other websites dedicatied to American Gladiators are purely coincedental, for this FAQ was put together by experience of playing the game. Feel free to distribute this FAQ or link this FAQ to your website. If you DARE steal or plagarize ANYTHING from this FAQ then I'll... I'll...ah, to heck with it, it's not much of a problem. Just give me the proper credit and all will be forgiven. Last Updated: 1/7/04 Questions? Comments? Updates that you can add? You can e-mail me at froloth@hotmail.com VERSION UPDATES Version 2.0 -- Completed strategies for Level 3 Wall and Level 4 Human Cannonball as well as The Eliminator. I have also created a brief 'special thanks' section, something that I completely forgot to do in Version 1.0. Version 1.0 -- This FAQ is created. Still to be completed: A small portion of the Level 4 Wall that, in my opinion, is one of the most difficult parts of the game. THE GLADIATORS WANT YOU I grew up watching the original American Gladiators show. I dreamt that one day, I would compete on the show and defeat all my opponents. Unfortunately, the show is now off the air, and has been for years. So instead, I get my taste of victory by playing the NES game that was based on the original show. You will be challenged in five events: The Human Cannonball, Assault, Powerball, The Wall, and Joust. You will do these courses over a span of four difficulty levels. If you succeed in defeating all four difficulty levels, you will be tested on The Eliminator. Only then can you achieve victory. Are you ready to compete against the American Gladiators? All controls and definitions of the events are explained in the Level 1 versions of each, explained below. ----------LEVEL 1---------- The easiest of the difficulties. Use this level to get used to the game. I will also use the first difficulty level to explain the events, the scoring, and the controls. Scoring and controls are skipped in the walkthroughs to the other levels, as I assume that you have mastered them by the later levels. ---POWERBALL--- DEFINITION: You take game balls and try to shoot them in the floor baskets. Gladiators will try to corner you or knock the ball from your hands. This is the only game where you can't lose lives. I usually do this event first. Here's a layout of the course: ____________________________ -/ ____ \- | ---- | |__________________________| | 11 | | 11 | | B 11 B | | 11 | | 11 | | ---------- | | 2 2 | | 2 2 | | 2 CC 2 | | 2 2 | | 2 2 | | ---------- | | 33 | | 33 | | B 33 B | | 33 | |____________33____________| | | | ____ | -\ ---- /- ---------------------------- Key: ____ ---- You get your game balls from these baskets. 1: Gladiator 1's domain. He chases you in the upper area. 2: Gladiator 2's domain. He is responsable for guarding the center basket. 3: Gladiator 3's domain. He chases you in the lower area. B: Outer baskets. CC: Center basket. -CONTROLS- DIRECTIONAL PAD: Move right, left, up, or down. START: Pause button A BUTTON: Pick up game balls, put them in baskets. The strategy is to do one of two things: --Score as many points as possible. --Get one ball in every basket to earn a 1-up. The gladiators are slow and clumsy. If you run back and forth before charging in, you can get by them easily. Sometimes, you can get them caught behind the baskets and they will just bounce off them like morons. Be careful not to let them touch you or they will knock the ball from you. Then you will have to go get another one. POINTS SCORED: 10 pts for putting a ball in the outer baskets. 20 pts for putting a ball in the center basket. Level 1 is 60 seconds long. It is possible to get two 1-ups with spare change remaining. ---ASSAULT--- DEFINITION: You are running up a course while a gladiator is firing game balls at high speed. You win by getting to the finish line or by defeating the gladiator with the missile launchers you pick up on the way. Here's a layout of Level 1. It has been overlapped to conserve FAQ space. Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 |-------| |-------| |-------| |Finish-| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-|-||--| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-|-||--| |-------| |-------| |-------| |---M---| |-------| |-|||---| |---|||-| |-------| |-------| |-|||---| |---|||-| |-------| |-------| |--M----| |----M--| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |---|||-| |-------| |-------| |-------| |---|||-| |-------| |-------| |-------| |----M--| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| Start Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Key: M: Missile launcher. Each one contains 3 ammo. Use these against the gladiator. |: A wall. The gladiator can't hit you if you hide behind these walls. -CONTROLS- DIRECTIONAL PAD: Move up, down, left, or right. START: Pause the game. B BUTTON: Picks up missile launchers. A BUTTON: Fires missiles. STRATEGY: Try to dodge the gladiator and his shots. Pick up missile launchers on the way and use them to try to take him out. If you are a lousy shot, try to get to the finish line. As far as I know, his shooting and moving patterns are always random. POINTS SCORED: 1 pt for each second left on the clock 0 pt for finishing the course 10 pts for hitting the Gladiator 50/100 pts for defeating the Gladiator (it depends on how early you defeat him). It takes three hits to defeat the gladiator on Level 1. You will lose a life if you take three hits or if time runs out. ---JOUST--- DESCRIPTION: You fight against four gladiators with jousting sticks. The goal is to knock all four of them off their platform. CONTROLS DIRECTIONAL PAD: move left or right, positioning of your jousting stick. A BUTTON: jump in-between battles, attack with jousting stick at mid-level. A BUTTON + DOWN: attack with jousting stick at lower level. A BUTTON + UP: attack with jousting stick at the head. B BUTTON + LEFT: guarding position. STRATEGY: In each difficulty level, each Gladiator has an attacking pattern. Use these patterns against them. Here's how to score hits: --If the Gladiator attacks low, you attack at the mid-level. --If the Gladiator attacks at the mid-level, you attack high. --If the Gladiator attacks high, you attack at the low level. Here are the patterns to the Level 1 Gladiators: Gladiator 1: Always attacks low. Attack at mid-level, and he'll fall eventually. (Don't you just love it when they scream in pain?) Gladiator 2: Always attack at the mid-level. Attack high, and he'll fall eventually. Gladiator 3: Attacks in a middle, low, low pattern. You should attack at a high, middle, middle pattern. If you beat the first three gladiators, a flashing jousting stick will fly from the floor, collect it, and you can defeat the next gladiator in one hit. If not, here's the pattern to the next: To collect the stick on level 1, wait on the 3rd Gladiator's platform, and jump right to collect it before it falls to the floor. Gladiator 4: Low, medium, medium. You attack medium, high, high. POINTS SCORED: You score 5 pts for defeating the first gladiator. You score 10 pts for defeating the second, third, and fourth gladiators. You score 10 pts for collecting the flashing stick. You score 1 pt for each second left on the clock. Getting knocked off the platform will cost you a life. You have 99 seconds to defeat all four gladiators. OTHER NOTES: If you know where the gladiator will attack next, you can charge forward one step, and attack aggressively to speed up the battle. To execute this procedure, get into the guarding position and watch the pattern. Then step forward each time you attack. You will get multiple hits in and knock the gladiator off the platform faster. Try it on the first two gladiators and you will know what I mean. ---HUMAN CANNONBALL--- DEFINITION: You jump on ropes and try to knock four gladiators off their platforms. This is a game of timing and precision. In each level, you have two platforms and a rope. You are positioned on the left platforms, and the gladiator on the right. His goal is to not get knocked off. The platforms move up and down during the course of the event. -CONTROLS- DIRECTIONAL PAD: Move right and left on the platform. Move up and down on the rope (when you get the Clenched Fist item). A BUTTON: Jump on rope, charge off rope. STRATEGY: Another game of timing and precision. If you jump too soon or late, you will miss the gladiator. If you jump too slow, the gladiator will knock you away. You want to grab the rope as low as possible, because it gives you your best chance of being successful. If you stay square with the gladiator (at the same level as him), you should be able to knock him off every time. The rope and the platforms move at different speeds when fighting each gladiator. I will list their speeds and when to jump on and off. GLADIATOR 1 Your platform speed: Slow Gladiator platform: Slow Rope speed: Slow Jump from the right edge of your platform when you are half-way down. You should grab the rope at the lowest level. Let go when the rope is slightly to the right (one or two notches). IT IS VERY IMPORTANT that you are accurate in grabbing the bottom of the rope. If you don't, these strategies probably won't help you much. GLADIATOR 2 Your platform speed: Medium Gladiator platform: Slow Rope speed: Slow Jump from the center of your platform when you are to the top. Again, you should grab the rope at the lowest level. Let go when the rope is slightly to the right from center (one or two notches). GLADIATOR 3 Your platform speed: Slow Gladiator platform: Very slow Rope speed: Medium-Fast Jump as soon as the rope is nearby. It shouldn't be too hard to touch the bottom of the rope. Swing back and forth once, and on the second swing, let go when you are slightly to the right of center (one or two notches). GLADIATOR 4 Your platform speed: Medium-Fast Gladiator platform: Slow Rope speed: Slow Jump from the left side of your platform when it reaches it's top height. You should grab the rope at the bottom. Let go when you are between one and three notches to the right from center. POINTS SCORED: You score 5 pts for each gladiator knocked off. You score 1 pt for each second left on the clock. You lose a life if you miss or get knocked away. ---THE WALL--- Definition: You climb a wall to get to the top, while dodging other gladiators who are trying to knock you off. For some reason, this is the only event where the female gladiators chase you. This is also the most difficult event. -CONTROLS- DIRECTIONAL PAD: Controls which direction you are gonna climb. START: Pauses the game B BUTTON: Controls left hand. A BUTTON: Controls right hand. BASIC STRATEGIES: You want to tap A and B in a repetitive pattern while holding the directional pad. This will allow for fast climbing. Gladiators will home in on you, not caring about obstacles. To rid of Gladiators, have them follow you in such a way that they will run into an obstacle and fall. BE CAREFUL! Gladiators sometimes appear from above and get you while falling! You can collect a Fist-type item, that allows for rapid climbing without the need of tapping A and B repetitively. Wall Key: - A brick in the wall. You can climb these. ! When you reach this point, a gladiator will chase you from below. # When you reach this point, a gladiator will chase you from above. @ When you reach this point, a gladiator will come at you from the sides. W Impassable wall. If you touch, you fall. (no space) blank space. Same as Impassable wall. | Wall borders. I use these to correct errors in the map. FF: Clenched Fist item (climb without the need to tap A and B repeatedly). The Wall Key has been included on all the Wall walkthroughs so that you don't get confused. Here is a Map of the Level 1 Wall. Hints and strategies are included on the right side. Read from the bottom to the top. ____________Finish____________ |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |--WW---------------- ------| |--WW--------------- -----| |--WW-------------- WW ---| |--WW------------- WW --| |------ -------- WWWWWW --| |---- ------- WWWWWW --| |---- WW -----WWWWWWWWWW--| |--- WW ----WWWWWWWWWW--| From here on, you can climb |-- WWWWWW ---- WWWWWW --| straight up and finish the |-- WWWWWW ----- WWWWWW ---| level. |--WWWWWWWWWW------ WW ----| |--WWWWWWWWWW------- WW -----| |-- WWWWWW ----------------| |--- WWWWWW ---- ---------| You'll have to shift |---- WW ---- WW ---WW--| diagonally and up to get |----- WW ---- WW --WW--| past this point. |------------ WWWWWW --WW--| |------------ WWWWWW --WW--| |!!!!!!!!!!!!WWWWWWWWWW------| |------------WWWWWWWWWW------| |----WW------ WWWWWW ------| |----WW------- WWWWWW -------| |----WW-------- WW --------| |----WW--------- WW ---------| |!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!| Shift to the middle and climb |----------------------------| straight up. You should be |----------------------------| able to out-climb the |----------------------------| Gladiators. |----------------------------| |----------- -----------| |---------- WWWW ----------| |--------- WWWW ---------| |######### WWWWWWWW #########| From here, climb down a little |------- WWWWWWWW -------| and wait for the Gladiator to |------- WWWWWWWWWWWW -------| fall. |----- WWWWWWWWWWWW -----| |---- WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW FF--| |---- WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW FF--| |----WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW----| |----WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW----| |----WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW----| |----WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW----| |------WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW------| |----- WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW -----| |--------WWWWWWWWWWWW--------| |------- WWWWWWWWWWWW -------| |##########WWWWWWWW##########| On the left side, the Gladiator |--------- WWWWWWWW ---------| will appear on the right and |------------WWWW------------| fall. |----------- WWWW -----------| |----------------------------| Shift as far left as possible. |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----- -------------------| |- ---- - --------------| |------ - - -------| |----WW-- - ----WW--------| |----WW--- --------WW--------| |----WW------WW----WWWW------| |----WW------WW----WWWW------| |----WWWW----WW----WWWWWW----| |----WWWW----WW----WWWWWW----| |----WWWW----WW----WWWWWW----| |----WWWW----WW----WWWWWW----| |----WWWW----WW----WWWWWW----| |----WWWW----WW----WWWWWW----| |----WWWW----WW----WWWWWW----| |----WWWW----WW----WWWWWW----| |----WWWW----WW----WW--WW----| |####WWWW####WW####WW##WW####| |----WWWW----WW----WW--WW----| |----WWWW----WW----WW--WW----| |####WW######WW####WW########| |----WW------WW----WW--------| |----WW----------------------| |####WW######################| |----------------------------| At this line, shift as far |----------------------------| right as possible and go |-------- ---------------| straight up. All the |------ ------------| Gladiators should fall and |------WWWWWWWW | miss you by a long shot. |------WWWWWWWW | |------ WWWWWWWWWWWWWW| |--------------WWWWWWWWWWWWWW| |-------------- | |------------------- | |------------------- | |-------------------- | |--------------------WWWWWWWW| |--------------------WWWWWWWW| |--------------------------WW| |----- -------------WW| On this line, shift right as |######WWWWWW ####### ####WW| far as possible and then climb |------WWWWWW ------ ----WW| down. Wait for the Gladiator |------WWWWWWWW------WW----WW| to fall. |------WWWWWWWW------WW----WW| |------------------- WW----WW| Shift right as far as possible |################ WW-- WW| and the Gladiator will fall. |------ WW-- WW| |------ WW WW| |------WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW| |------WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW| |------WW----------------WW | Stay as far right as possible |------WW################WW | and wait for the Gladiator to |------WW---WWWWWWWWW--- WW | fall. Then proceed |------WW---WWWWWWWWW--- WW | |------WW----WW--------- WW | Go left as far as you can | -----WW----WW------- WW | on that line and the | ---------WW ---- WW | Gladiator should fall. | --------WW ---- WW | | WW WWWWWW----WWWW | | WW WWWWWW!!!!WWWW | | WW WW WW----WWWWWW| | WW WW WW----WWWWWW| | WWWWWWWWWWWWWW----WWWW | | WWWWWWWWWWWWWW----WWWW | |----------------------------| |----------------------------| | ---------------------- | | ------------------------ | |WW ---------------------- WW| |WW -------- -------- WW| |WW ------ WWWW ------ WW| Same case. Get around the |WW ------WWWW------ WW| middle obstacle and the |WWWWWW ---- WWWW ---- WWWWWW| Gladiators should touch |WWWWWW ----WWWW---- WWWWWW| it and fall. |WWWW ---- ---- WWWW| |WWWW ------------ WWWW| |WWWWWW !!!!!!!!!!!!!! WWWWWW| |WWWWWW ------------ WWWWWW| |WWWWWWWW !!!!!!!!!! WWWWWWWW| |WWWWWWWW -------- WWWWWWWW| |WWWWWW ---------- WWWWWW| |WWWWWW ------------ WWWWWW| |WWWW -------------- WWWW| |WWWW ------------ WWWW| |WWWWWW -------------- WWWWWW| |WWWWWW ------------ WWWWWW| |WW -------------- WW| |WW -------- -------- WW| Get around the middle obstacle |WW -------- WWWW -------- WW| as fast as you can. The |WW --------WWWW-------- WW| Gladiator should touch it and | -------- -------- | fall. |!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |!!!!WWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!| |!!!!WWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!| |----WWWW--------------------| |----WWWW--------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |------------WWWW------------| |------------WWWW------------| |------------WWWW------------| |------------WWWW------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |--------------------WWWW----| |--------------------WWWW----| |--------------------WWWW----| |--------------------WWWW----| |----------------------------| Move slightly to the left and |-----------Start------------| climb as fast as you can. POINTS SCORED: Score 1 pt for every 10 blocks climbed vertically. Score 1 pt for each second remaining. Score 10 pts for collecting the Clenched Fist item. You lose a life if you fall off the wall. CONGRADULATIONS! You have completed Level 1! For each level completed, you gain an extra life and a additional 100 points is added to your score. ----------LEVEL 2---------- PASSWORD: ABAAAABB Now, patterns and difficulty increases for each event. As far as I know, point values are the same, but if they are not, I will make the change in the next update. ---POWERBALL--- Powerball never changes in difficulty. Remember to put a ball in each basket to collect a 1-up. Level 2 Powerball is 55 seconds long. ---ASSAULT--- The Gladiator in Level 2 moves and fires faster than in Level 1. Here's the layout course for Level 2: Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 |-------| |-------| |-------| |Finish-| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-||-||-| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-||M||-| |-------| |-|||---| |---|||-| |-||-||-| |-------| |M|||---| |---|||M| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |---|||M| |-------| |-------| |-------| |---|||-| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| Start Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 It takes 4 hits to defeat the Gladiator on Level 2. ---JOUST--- STRATEGIES/PATTERNS FOR LEVEL 2: Gladiator 1: Attacks low, high, low, high, repeat. Your attack: Attack medium, low, medium, low, repeat. Gladiator 2: Attacks high, medium, medium, repeat. Your attack: Attack low, high, high, repeat. Gladiator 3: Attacks high, medium, medium, low, repeat. Your attack: Attack low, high, high, medium, repeat. To grab the jousting stick, jump to the next platform, and the stick will fly from right to left. Jump back to the previous platform, and you should get it. Gladiator 4: Attacks high, low, high, medium, high, repeat. Your attack: Attack low, medium, low, high, low, repeat. (I must ask again. Don't you just love it when they scream in agony?) ---HUMAN CANNONBALL--- Ropes and platforms move faster and require faster reflexes. GLADIATOR 1 Your Platform Speed: Slow Gladiator Platform: Fast Rope Speed: Medium From the center of your platform, jump when your platform is mid-way moving down. You should grab the rope from the bottom. Let go when you are two notches to the right from center. GLADIATOR 2 Your Platform Speed: Medium Gladiator Platform: Very Fast Rope Speed: Medium-Fast From the center of your platform, jump when your platform is at mid-way moving upward. You should grab the rope from the bottom. Let go when you half-way to the right (almost a 45 degree angle). GLADIATOR 3 Your Platform Speed: Medium-Fast Gladiator Platform: Slow Rope Speed: Medium To grab the Clenched-Fist item, jump from the center of the platform when the fist appears. You should be able to grab it and grab the rope at the same time. I believe the Fist allows you to climb up and down the rope. Climb to the bottom and let go when you are two notches to the right of center. GLADIATOR 4 Your Platform Speed: Fast Gladiator Platform: Slow Rope Speed: Very Fast If you collected the Fist in the last battle, a 1-up will appear at the top of this swing. Grab the rope at anytime and climb to get the 1-up. After that, climb down to the bottom while it is swinging back. On the second swing, let go at a 45 degree angle to the right. ---THE WALL--- Not a complex wall, but the Gladiators are a touch more difficult to dodge. Wall Key: - A brick in the wall. You can climb these. ! When you reach this point, a gladiator will chase you from below. # When you reach this point, a gladiator will chase you from above. @ When you reach this point, a gladiator will come at you from the sides. W Impassable wall. If you touch, you fall. (no space) blank space. Same as Impassable wall. | Wall borders. I use these to correct errors in the map. FF: Clenched Fist item (climb without the need to tap A and B repeatedly). Here's a map of the Level 2 Wall. As usual, read from the bottom to the top. _____________Finish_______________ |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |WWWWWWWWWW #####WWWWWWWWWW| Outrun the Gladiator to |WWWWWWWWWW -----WWWWWWWWWW| the finish line. Shift > ----- ----- | left and climb up as > - -------- ------------ | fast as possible. You --------------- >------------- | should get to the finish >--------------- ------------- | line. >WWWWWWWWWW----- -----WWWWWWWWWW| >WWWWWWWWWW----- -----WWWWWWWWWW| > ----- ----- | > ------------- ------------- | > ------------- ------------- | > ------------- !#!#!#!#!#!#! | Two gladiators will come > ------- WWWWWWWWWWWW ------- | after you. One from below, > ------- WWWWWWWWWWWW ------- | one from above. Shift ------- >WWWWWWWWWWWW ------- | left to make the bottom > ------- WWWWWWWWWWWW ------- | one fall, then shift right >-------- WWWWWWWWWWWW ------- | and dodge the Gladiator >-------- WWWWWWWWWWWW ------- | falling from above. >-------- WWWWWWWWWWWW ------- | >-------- WWWWWWWWWWWW ------- | >--------- WWWWWWWWWWWW ------- | >--------- WWWWWWWWWWWW ------- | >--------- WWWWWWWWWWWW ------- | >--------- WWWWWWWWWWWW ------- | >------------------------------ | >------------------------------ | >------------------------------ | >------------------------------ | >------------------------------ | __________________________________ And then from this point on (above), the Wall continues straight up as usual. ___________________________________ > ------!----------WW- - > > - --------!----------WW----> >-- ------------!----------WW----> >-- --------- ----WW----> >--- ---------WWWWWWWWWW----WW----> >-------------WWWWWWWWWW----WW----> When you cross the !, >-----FF----- -!---- ---WW----> wait for the Gladiator >-----FF---- -!---- ----WW----> to come straight up, >---------- -!---- -----WW----> and she will fall. ---------- >---!----------WW----> Continue on going right, >---------WWWW---!--------WW----- > down, right, up, then >- - WWWW --------WW---- > right. >W WWWWWWWWWWWW ------WW---- > >W WWWWWWWWWWWW ------WW---- > >- ------------!-------------- > >- ------------!-------------- > > -----------!-------------- > > ---------!----------- > >W -------!------------- > >W ------!------------ > > ------!------------WWWW> > ----!--- WWWW> >W ------ ----!--- WWWWWWWWWWWW> >W ------------!--- WWWWWWWWWWWW> > ------------!------------- > > --- ---!------------- > > ---!---- --> ___________________________________ In Level 2 and from this point on, the Wall can shift to the right and left. I will map this by using arrow marks < (left) or > (right), and start it on the next line up. ______________________________ | - -- --- - > | --------- --- -- -- > | ----------------------- -> | --------------------------> | ----- -- ---------------> | ------WW--WW---------------> Arrows lead to the next map | ------WW--WW ------------> above: | ------------- WW-----------> | ------------- WW-----------> | ------------WW-------------> | ------------WW-------------> |- ----------- ----------- W> |- --------------- ------- W> |- ---------------WW------WW-> |- ---------------WW------WW-> |- ------------------WW-- > |- -----------------WW > |- ------------------ WWWWW> |--- -------------------WWWWW> |!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > If you are far to the left, |--- --------------------- > the Gladiator will fall as |--- ---------------------WWW> soon as she appears on the |--- ---------------------WWW> screen. |--- ----------------------- > |--- - -------- > |--- -WWWWWWWWWWWWWW--------W| |--- WWWWWWWWWWWWWW--------W| | -------- WWWWWW ------ | | -------- WWWWWW -------- | | ---- --------- | | - -- ---------| | - --WWWWWWWWWW-------- | | ----- -WWWWWWWWWW-------- | | ---- -- ------- | | ---- -- ------- | | - - WWWWWW ----- | | - - WWWWWW------ | | - -- ----- | | ------- ----- | |------- -------- | |-- - - -------- | |------ ------- | |- - - -------- | |- ------- | |-- - ------- | |---- ----- | |--- ---- | |--- ----- | |--- ---- | | --- ---- | | -------- | | - -------- | | ---------- -- | | -------------- | | ---------------- | | ------------------ | | ----------------- | | -------WW | | -------WW ----------- | | --- WW----------- | |- ####WW############ | Before shifting to the left |- ----WW ------------ | and down, reach this line, |----- ---WW ------------ | shift right, and wait for the |------------WW----------- | Gladiator to fall. Then continue. |------------WW------------ | | - -------- ------------- | Go left a little so that | - ------------ -------- | the Gladiator will fall. | - ------------WW -------- | | -------------- WW -------- | |--------------WW -------- | |-- - -------- WW --------- | |------------WW ----------- | |- - ------- WW !!!!!!!!!!! | Continue to climb. |- -----WW ------------- | |-- - --- WW ------------- | |----- -WW -------------- | |----- WW -------------- | |----- WW -------------- | |----- WW -------------- | | WW -----------WWWWWWWW| | WW -------------WWWWWWWW| | - ---------------WWWWWWWW| | -----------------WWWWWWWW| | !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!WWWWWWWWWW| Continue to climb fast. The | ----------------WWWWWWWWWW| Gladiator will catch on | ----------------WWWWWWWWWW| something and fall. | ---------------WWWWWWWWWW| | -----WW--------WWWWWWWWWWWW| | -----WW--------WWWWWWWWWWWW| | ---WW--------WWWWWWWWWWWW| |- --WW--------WWWWWWWWWWWW| |- --WW----------------WWWW| |--- WW----------------WWWW| |----- WW----------------WWWW| |------WW----------------WWWW| | ----WWWWWWWW----------WWWW| | ----WWWWWWWW-------- WWWW| | ------WWWW----------WWWWWW| | -------WWWW----------WWWWWW| |----------------------WWWWWW| |-- ----------------- WWWWWW| |--------------------WWWWWWWW| |- ------------------WWWWWWWW| |- -----------------WWWWWWWW| |-- --------------- WWWWWWWW| |--- ------------WWWWWWWWWW| |--- ------------WWWWWWWWWW| |--- -----------WWWWWWWWWW| | Start--WWWWWWWWWW| CONGRADULATIONS! You have beat Level 2! ----------LEVEL 3---------- PASSWORD: ABAABAAA As usual, the difficulty increases in each event. ---POWERBALL--- Except for Powerball of course. Level 3 Powerball lasts for 50 seconds, so it is very difficult to get two 1-ups. ---ASSAULT--- As you can see, the Missiles are out in the open where you can get shot at, and the Gladiator is moving and shooting faster than ever before. Here's the Level 3 Layout: Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 |-------| |-------| |-------| |Finish-| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-|M||--| |-------| |M------| |------M| |-|-||--| |-------| |-|||---| |---|||-| |-|-||--| |-------| |-|||---| |---|||-| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |------M| |-------| |-------| |-------| |---|||-| |-------| |-------| |-------| |---|||-| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| Start Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 It takes five shots to defeat the Gladiator in Level 3 Assault. ---JOUST--- Longer attack patterns, but easy to memorize nevertheless. Gladiator 1: Attacks low, low, low, high, repeat. Your Attack: Attack medium, medium, medium, low, repeat. Gladiator 2: Attacks low, low, medium, medium, high, high, high, repeat. Your Attack: Attack medium, medium, high, high, low, low, low, repeat. Gladiator 3: Attacks medium, medium, medium, medium, low, high, low, repeat. Your Attack: Attack high, high, high, high, medium, low, medium, repeat. To get the flashing jousting stick, wait for half a second, then move to the right. Gladiator 4: Attacks high, high, medium, medium, low, low, medium, repeat. Your Attack: Attack low, low, high, high, medium, medium, high, repeat. ---HUMAN CANNONBALL--- Now, you will have to swing a long distance at times. GLADIATOR 1 RANGE: Short Your Platform Speed: Very Fast Gladiator Platform: Very Fast Rope Speed: Very Fast Let the rope go back and forth once. Jump when the rope reaches you the second time (again, aiming for the bottom of the rope). Let it swing back and forth again, and then let go the time after at a 45 degree angle. NOTE: It is possible to do this in one fast motion without waiting, but this is not recommended to beginnners. GLADIATOR 2 RANGE: Long Your Platform Speed: Medium Gladiator Platform: Slow Rope Speed: Slow NOTE: Notice the distance you have to travel. This is an optical illusion; Regardless of distance, you will apply similar strategies from previous levels. When the rope appears on the screen, jump from the right of the platform when it almost reaches the top moving upward. (again, aiming for the bottom). Let go when you are two notches to the right from center. Your character should fly so fast that you will knock off the gladiator before he can react. GLADIATOR 3 RANGE: Long Your Platform Speed: Slow Gladiator Platform: Medium-Fast Rope Speed: Medium Jump and grab the Clenched Fist as soon as it appears. You should grab the rope at the same time. With this item, climb to the bottom of the swing quickly, and let go when you are two notches to the right from center. GLADIATOR 4 RANGE: Your Platform Speed: Very Fast Gladiator Platform: Very Fast Rope Speed: Slow This one is tricky. First, jump on the rope and climb to the top to get the 1-up. Then climb back to the bottom and let the rope swing back and forth a total of 3 times. On the fourth swing, let go at exact center. This one takes practice. ---THE WALL--- Here's the Map to Level 3. But I have not completed a strategy yet. I have included one note on a part that seems impassable, but the rest will be completed in a future update. Wall Key: - A brick in the wall. You can climb these. ! When you reach this point, a gladiator will chase you from below. # When you reach this point, a gladiator will chase you from above. @ When you reach this point, a gladiator will come at you from the sides. W Impassable wall. If you touch, you fall. (no space) blank space. Same as Impassable wall. | Wall borders. I use these to correct errors in the map. FF: Clenched Fist item (climb without the need to tap A and B repeatedly). As usual, read from the bottom to the top. ______________Finish______________ | -----------------------------| | -----------------------------| | ------------------------- | | ---------- | | ----- WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW| | ----- WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW| | ----- | | ------------------------ | | ------------------------ | | -------- | | WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW---------- | | WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW---------- | | --------- | | ########################### | GO AS FAR LEFT AS POSSIBLE! | ---------------------------- | Both Gladiators will fall | -----------------------------| from above but will miss you. | -------------WW------ | You now have a clear path to | -------------WW--- | the finish line. | ------------WWWW ---- < | ------------WWWW ----- < | WW -------------WWWW ------ < | WW -------------WWWW-------- < | WW ---------------WWWW------ < | WW ------ --------WWWW------- < | WWWW ---- ----------WWWW----- < | WWWW -- ----------WWWW------< | WWWW -- ----------------------< | WWWW -- ---------------------< | WWWW -------------------------< | WWWW --------- ---------------< | WWWW --------- ---------------< | WWWW --------- ---------------< | WWWW -----WW - ---------------< | WWWW ---- WW - ---------------< | WWWW ---- WW- -- WW -------- < | WWWW ---- WW -- WW ------ < | WWWW ------- - -- WW ---- WW < | WWWW ------ ---- WW ---- WW < | WWWW -------------------- WW < | WWWW ---------------- --- WW -< | WWWW -------- WW----- ---- -< | WWWW -------- WW----- ---- -< | WWWWWWWWWW -- WWWW -- ------ < | WWWWWWWWWW -- WWWW -----------< | WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW< | WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW< __________________________________ And finally, the last part to the finish line: __________________________________ < WW - - - WW--< < WW ------ ------- ------WW--< < -------- ---------- -------< < ----------!-------------------< < ----WWWW--!---WWWW------------< < -----WWWW--!---WWWW------------< <------------!-------------------< <------------!-------------------< <----------WW!---------WWWW------< <----------WW!---------WWWW------< <------------!-------------------< Go up to this line and cross <------------!------------------ < the area marked '!'. Move to <------------!----------------- < the bricked marked '2' and <------------!---------------- < wait for the Gladiator to <-------- !--------------- < fall. Then you can collect <------- !-------------- < the Clenched Fist item <------- !------------- < without problem. <--------- --!------------ < <--------- --!------------ < <--------- --!------------- < <----------FF!-------------- < <----------FF!--------------- < <------------!-WW------------- < <----- --- --!-WW-------------- < <----- -- -!- --WW--WW------- < <------ -- !- --WW--WW--------< -- WWWW ---- WWWW--------- | >-- WWWW ---- WWWW ------ | >-- WWWW ---- WWWWWW ----- | >--- WWWW ---- WWWWWW ----- | >----- WW ---- WWWWWW !!!!! | When the next Gladiator appears, >----- WW ---- WWWWWW ----- | move up to the bricks I've marked >------WW ---- WWWWWW ----- | with a '5', go as far left as >------WW ---- WWWWWW ----- | you can, and wait for the -------- ---- >WWWWWW ------- | Gladiator to fall. > ------ --- WWWWWW ------- | > ------ -- WWWWWW ------- | > ------- -- WWWWWW ------ | > ------- -- WWWW ------- | > ------ WWWW -------- | > ---------- WW -------- | > --------- WW --------- | > ------- WW -------- | > ------ WW -------- | >WWWWWWWW ------------------ | >WWWWWWWW ---------------- | > ------ ----------------- | > ------------------------ | > ---------------------- WWWW | > --- - - WWWW | > WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW | __________________________________ From the next screen above, the Wall continues upward. __________________________________ > -----------!-------- > > -----------!---------- - > >-- -----------!-------------> >-- --------- ------> >-- ---------WWWWWWWWWWWWWW------> >------------WWWWWWWWWWWWWW------> >------------------!-------------> >------------------!-------------> >------------------!-------------> >------------------!-------------> >------------------!-------------> > - --!------------ > > WWWWWWWWWWWW--!------------ > Try to get the Clenched fist > WWWWWWWWWWWW--!---------- > item if you can, then make a > -------------FF!----------- > mad dash to the right to >-------------FF!----------- > avoid the Gladiator. > --------------!----------- > > ------------!-------- > > ----------!---------- > > ---------!--------- > >WWWWWWWW ---------!---------WWWW> >WWWWWWWW -------!---------WWWW> > ------ -------!------- > > ---------------!---------- > > ---------------!---------- > > --- ------!---------- > > ------!- > __________________________________ The wall shifts right. The next map above: __________________________________ | - ------WW-- - --- > | ------------WW----------- - > When the wall shifts to the | ------------ WWWW----- ---> right. Go right as fast as | --------------WWWW------ ---> possible, and both | -------------- ------------> Gladiators will fall. | ------ -------- --------> | ------WW--------WWWWWW--------> | ------WW ------WWWWWW--------> | --------WW----------WWWW------> | ---------WW----------WWWW------> | !!!!!!!!!WWWW-------- ------> | --------WWWW------------------> | -------- WW---------------- > | ----------WW---------------- > | -------- --------------- > | --------- ------- > | -----------WWWWWWWW------- > | -----------WWWWWWWW-------- > | ----------- > | !!!! !!!!!!!!! > | ------ ----------WWWWWWWWWWWW> | -----------------WWWWWWWWWWWW> | -------------------------- > | ------------------------- > | ---------------------------- > | --------------------------- > |-- ------------------------- > |-- --------- | |WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW------------- | |WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW----------- | |WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW----------- | |WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW------------ | | ------------------------- | | --- -------------------- | | ----------------------------- | | ---------------------------- | | ---------------------------- | | ----------- | | ------------WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW| | ------------WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW| |- ----------WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW| |-- ---------WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW| |--- ------ -------------- | |-- -------- ------ | |-- ---------------- --- - | If you are getting really |-- --------------- ----- | good with climbing, just |--- ---------------- ------ | make a mad dash to the |--- --------------- ------- | top. |---- -------------- ------- | |---- -----Start---- ------ | ----------LEVEL 4---------- PASSWORD: ABAABBBB The hardest of the difficulties. At times, it is just plain ludicrious. ---POWERBALL--- Same old Powerball, only you have 45 seconds. It is very difficult to get two 1-ups on Level 4. ---ASSAULT--- The Gladiator shows no mercy on Level 4 Assault. If you manage to dodge his attack, you were probably lucky. Also notice that your missile launchers are on the wrong side. Here's the layout for Level 4: Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 |-------| |-------| |-------| |Finish-| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |----M--| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-||-|--| |-------| |--M----| |----M--| |-||-|--| |-------| |-|||---| |---|||-| |-||-|--| |-------| |-|||---| |---|||-| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |----M--| |-------| |-------| |-------| |---|||-| |-------| |-------| |-------| |---|||-| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| Start Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 It takes six shots to defeat the Gladiator in Level 4 Assault. ---JOUST--- Ironically, I find the Level 4 Joust easier than the Level 3 Joust. Gladiator 1: Attacks middle, low, repeat. Your attack: Attack high, middle, repeat. Gladiator 2: Attacks low, high, repeat. Your attack: Attack medium, low, repeat. Gladiator 3: Attacks high, medium, low, repeat. Your attack: Attack low, high, medium, repeat. To get the flashing jousting stick, wait for the sound that the stick has appeared. Now jump to the right pedistol, back to the old gladiator's. If you timed it right, you should get it. Gladiator 4: Attacks high, medium, high, low, medium, repeat. Your Attack: Attack low, high, low, medium, high, repeat. ---HUMAN CANNONBALL--- The Level 4 Cannonball is just plain sick. The platforms and the rope move at a redicilous speed, and the reaction time of the gladiators is lightning quick. Even the most perfect strike ends in failure. I am still tweaking the strategy for the Level 4 Cannonball, but so far, these have the best chance of succeeding. GLADIATOR 1 RANGE: Short Your Platform Speed: Medium-Fast Gladiator Platform: Medium Rope Speed: Medium Jump from the center of your platform when it reaches the top going upward to grab the rope from the bottom. Let go two notches from the right of center. GLADIATOR 2 RANGE: Long Your Platform Speed: Very Fast Gladiator Platform: Very Fast Rope Speed: Very Fast Extremely difficult to execute. Jump when your platform is two notches from the top heading down. The rope will appear from the right and you should grab the bottom of the rope. Let go at exact center and hope for the best. GLADIATOR 3 RANGE: Long Your Platform Speed: Very Fast Gladiator Platform: Very Fast Rope Speed: Very Fast Move slightly to the left and jump as soon as your platform reaches it's peak. You'll grab the rope, and the Clenched Fist item that appears. Climb to the bottom of the rope, and let go two notches to the right from center. Very difficult to execute because of the level speed. GLADIATOR 4 RANGE: Long Your Platform Speed: Medium Gladiator Platform: Very Fast Rope Speed: Slow Center yourself on your platform and let the rope swing back and forth once. On the second time, reach for the rope when your platform is three-quarters from it's peak. If you have the Clenched Fist item from the last round, climb to get the 1-up, then climb back to the bottom. Let the rope swing back and forth two more times, and then on the third swing, let go at exact center. This is, by far, the most difficult to execute. ---THE WALL--- This is it, the fourth and final Wall. The first wall shift is probably the hardest of them all. But it seems like the game programmers quit afterward, because the rest of the level is too easy. Wall Key: - A brick in the wall. You can climb these. ! When you reach this point, a gladiator will chase you from below. # When you reach this point, a gladiator will chase you from above. @ When you reach this point, a gladiator will come at you from the sides. W Impassable wall. If you touch, you fall. (no space) blank space. Same as Impassable wall. | Wall borders. I use these to correct errors in the map. FF: Clenched Fist item (climb without the need to tap A and B repeatedly). As usual, read the map from the bottom to the top. _____________Finish_______________ | ---------------------------- | | ---------------------------- | | ---------------------------- | | ---------------------------- | | ---------------------------- | | ---------------------------- | | ---------------------------- | | ---------------------------- | | ----------------- --------- | | ----------------- --------- | | ----------------- --------- | | ----------------- --------- | | ----------------- --------- | | ----------------- --------- | | ----------------- --------- | | --------- | | --------- | >- --------- | >----------- --------- | >------------- -- --------- | >--------------- - --------- | >--------------- ------- -- | >--------------- ----- -- | >------------------ - ----- - | >------------------- ------ - | > ------- ###### - | When the last gladiator >WWWWWWWWWWWW^^^----------- - | appears. Move to the bricks >WWWWWWWWWWWW-------------- -- | marked '^'. When the >----------------- | gladiator falls, you have >----------------------------- | a straight-up shot to the >------- ------------------- | finish line. >----------------------------- | >----------------------------- | >----------------------------- | >----------------------------- | >---- ------ | >----WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW ------ | >----WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW ------ | >---- ------- | >----------------------------- | >-------------------------- | > - ------------------- - | > --------------- - | __________________________________ And the Wall finishes straight up afterward: __________________________________ > -------- WWWWWW-- ---> >------ ------ WWWWWW--- - ---> >------ ----- WW -@---> >--- ---- WW --- -@---> >--- - --- --------@---> >---- ---------- ---------@---> When the next Gladiator >---- ---------------------@---> appears, go left and duck >---- ---------------------@---> down to the bricks marked >----- ---------------------@---> '$'. The Gladiator should >----- --------------- > fall. >----- ---- WW ---$$$-WWWWWWWW> >----- --- WW ------WWWWWWWW> >------ --- WWWWWW------ > >------ --- WWWWWW---------- --> > ---1@1--- WW --------- --> Stand on the bricks marked >-----@----- WW ---------- --> '1'. The Gladiator should >-----@------ ----------- --> fall. >-----@------------------- - --> >-----@-------------- --> >------@ WW --------- -------> >----- WW -------- ---------> >-----WWWWWW-------- ---------> >-----WWWWWW ----- ----------> >----- WW ------ ----------> >----- WW ---- - > >------ ----- - > __________________________________ The map then shifts to the right: __________________________________ | --- ------ - --- > | -------------------------> | -------------------------> | ---------------------------> | --------------------------> | --------------------------> | ---------------------------> | --------------------------> | --------------------------> | ------------------------- ---> | ------------------------- ---> | -------------------------- > | -------------------------- > | ---------------------------- > | ---------------------------- > | ---------------------------- > | ---------------------------- > | ---------------------------- > | ---------------------------- > | ---------------------------- > | WWWWWWWWWWWWWW ---- ---- -- > | WWWWWWWWWWWWWW ---- ---- -- > | WWWWWWWWWWWWWW ---- &&&& -- > | WWWWWWWWWWWWWW ---- ---- -- > | ---- ---- -- > | ---------------------------- > | ---------------------------- > | -------------------------- | | ---------------------------- | | ---------------------------- | | ############################ | Same issue. Go to the blocks | ---------------------------- | marked '&' and wait for the | -- ---- ---- WWWWWWWWWWWWWW| Gladiator to fall. | -- ---- ---- WWWWWWWWWWWWWW| | -- ---- ---- WWWWWWWWWWWWWW| | -- ---- ---- WWWWWWWWWWWWWW| | -- ---- ---- | | -----------------------------| | -----------------------------| | -----------------------------| | -----------------------------| | -----------------------------| | -----------------------------| | -----------------------------| | -----------------------------| | -----------------------------| | -----------------------------| | -----------------------------| | WWWWWWWWWWWWWW ---- ---- --| | WWWWWWWWWWWWWW ---- ---- --| | WWWWWWWWWWWWWW ---- **** --| | WWWWWWWWWWWWWW ---- ---- --| | ---- ---- --| | -----------------------------| | -----------------------------| | -----------------------------| | -----------------------------| | ---------------------FF------| Grab the Clenched Fist item | ---------------------FF------| and dash to the blocks marked | #############################| '*'. The Gladiator should | -----------------------------< fall. | -----------------------------< | -- ---- ---- WWWWWWWWWWWWWW< | -- ---- ---- WWWWWWWWWWWWWW< | -- ---- ---- WWWWWWWWWWWWWW< | -- ---- ---- WWWWWWWWWWWWWW< | -- ---- ---- < Dash up and to the right | !!!!!!!!!!!!!! ---< to avoid this Gladiator. | -------------- -----< | -------------- ---------< | --------------- ---------< | ---------------- ----------< | ---------------- -----------< | -----------------------------< | -----------------------------< | -----------------------------< | -----------------------------< | -----------------------------< | -----------------------------< | -----------------------------< | -----------------------------< | -----------------------------< | -----------------------------< | ---------------------------- < | ------------------------- < | ------------------------- < |WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW < __________________________________ Then the wall goes up again. __________________________________ < ---- --- --- --- -- < < -- --- --- --- -- < < --WWWW--- ---WWWW--- -- < < WWWW--- ---WWWW--- -- < < -- WWWW --- < < -- - -- WWWW < < -- - - ------- WWWW ---< <---- - - - - WWWW ---< <---- - - -WW - ---< < --- - -WW - ---< < ---#- - WW - ---- ---< < --#- -WW - -- -- ---< < --#---- WW -- -- WW - ---< < -- WW -- ## WW- ---< <- WWWW -- # WWWW - ---< <---- WWWW -- -WWWW- ----< <--- WWWWWW-- - WWWW - ----< <--- WWWWWW -- --WWWW--------< <--- WWWWWW ----- WWWW - ----< <---- WWWWWW WWWW--- < <------ -------- --- < <--------------------------- - < <------------------------------ < <------------------------------ < < ------------------ < < ---- < <----- < __________________________________ The Wall shifts left. Next map above is a pain in the neck. I have yet to include a full description of how to pass this part. You need perfect mastery of the controls to pull it off. This section will be completed in a future update. __________________________________ < ------------------- | < --------------------- | < ----------------------- WW | < ----------------------- WW | < ------------------------ | < ------------------------- | <--------------WW&&&-------- | <--------------WW----------- | <-------------- ----------- | < ------------------------- | < ------------------------- | < ------------------------- | < ------------------------- | < ------- -------- ------ | < ------WW -------- WW---- | < -----WW -------- WW--- | < ##### ########## ### | Dash as fast as you can to < ------------------------ | the bricks marked &&&. Wait < ------------------------- | for the Gladiator to fall. < -- ------------------ - | < --WW--------WW--------WW- | < --WW--------WW--------WW- | < -- -------- -------- - | < ------------------------- | < ------------------------- | < ------- ------- ------- |