More like deadly caverns ...

rhurst · Post by **rhurst** » Thu Jul 08, 2010 1:30 pm

Ok, I am stumped. How does one play Perilous Caverns on Mega-Cart? It seems every time I move, I just die. Only once did I get past that "green plunger", only to die on the other side of it on top of the ladder.

Hint? Manual? YouTube? Trainer/cheat? Help?!??!!

Mayhem · Post by **Mayhem** » Thu Jul 08, 2010 5:36 pm

Those purple spiky things, you can't stop on them so you have to always move across them. Hence you just need to time it so you aren't then squashed by the plunger when you get to the other side. I must have progressed to some point further on as witnessed by the screenshot I have in GB20...

rhurst · Post by **rhurst** » Sat Jul 10, 2010 12:19 am

I should have figured that one out myself. Still, that's an awful way to start the game with a tricky timing maneuver.

Mayhem · Post by **Mayhem** » Sat Jul 10, 2010 3:34 am

Yeah... and it doesn't get any easier from there-on either!

Kweepa · Post by **Kweepa** » Sat Jul 10, 2010 11:05 am

That's a coincidence - I just had a go myself and searched the forums for some comments on this game, only to find a thread two days old!

It's an impressive game - I was surprised when it started scrolling! Ah, it's a 24k game. Does anyone know how many levels there are? Mr Dietmair was rather prolific in the early 90s!

I think I'll try it on emulator rather than the real vic though because all that tricky maneuvering is too much for my stiff old Wico Command Control Stick.

Post by **Jeff-20** » Sat Jul 10, 2010 8:35 pm

This game has been a mystery to me since the day I got my megacart. Who chose this? It seems impossible!

Kweepa · Post by **Kweepa** » Sun Jul 11, 2010 10:49 am

I tried it in VICE. Didn't make any difference to how far I got. Collision detection with the arrows(?) seems bad. Shame.

rhurst · Post by **rhurst** » Sun Jul 11, 2010 10:58 am

Sounds like a job for nbla000 to tweak to allow ordinary humans a chance to get past level one . . .

nbla000 · Post by **nbla000** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 3:39 am

Jeff-20 wrote:This game has been a mystery to me since the day I got my megacart. Who chose this? It seems impossible!

me ?

btw the author contact 6502dude for a Mega-Cart so he may ask him but Brian is really busy at the moment.

Post by **Jeff-20** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 9:30 am

No complaints. (hugs megacart)