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This episode is more or less a boss fight. From this point on, the layout of the game will take a slight twist and will be played from within the “Game Engine” instead of Springfield, because the game wasn’t weird enough already.
Duff Bottle Tops: 3
Krusty Coupons: 4
Videogame Clichés: 2
| Note: Videogame Cliché #15 can be picked up at any point in this episode by falling off any ledge to your death. |
This entire episode has a timer of three minutes, so at least you know you’re not going to be here long. From where you start, go straight ahead and grapple to the hook on the other side. Activate the switch you find there to extend the bridge so Homer can join you. Switch to Homer and Homer Ball Burst through the cracked door blocking your path.
Are you feeling the pressure?
Switch back to Bart on the other side up the door and look ahead and up toward the furnace. You’ll see a hook on a higher walkway you can grapple to. Do so and follow the short walkway to the end to grab the first Krusty Coupon.
“I remember when I cared about collectibles -- good times.”
Quickly switch back to Homer and look down to the next walkway and to the right. At the end of the walkway, behind some boxes, you’ll find the first Duff Bottle Top.
At this rate, you’re not going to make it in 3 minutes.
Switch back to Bart and go to the other end of the walkway Homer just got his collectible from. Aim at the target across the gap with the Sling Shot and shoot it to extend another bridge. Cross the bridge and turn right as soon as you get to the other side. Follow the short walkway to get the next Krusty Coupon.
It’s a good thing there aren’t many of these.
Continue up and around the spiral walkway. When you get to the end, power up Bart’s Sling Shot and destroy the pile of boxes in front of you with a single shot. When they are out of the way, grapple to the hook in the middle of the next platform.
This looks like a good place to hide another collectible.
As soon as you land on the platform, turn immediately right to the front corner and break the three boxes there to reveal another Krusty Coupon. Immediately switch to Homer when you have it.
Collectibles hidden behind boxes; cliché # 8 billion!
To get to the large platform with Bart, Homer Ball Burst across the chasm. Run straight ahead and slightly to the right to the helium tank when you land. Fill with helium and float straight up to the platform above to find a Duff Bottle Top.
All this switching and grappling and bursting and floating are making me dizzy.
Switch back to Bart and go to the edge of the platform just to the left of the helium tank. Look across to the next platform and you’ll see two collectibles, a spring pad and a grapple hook. Grapple across, grab the Krusty Coupon and jump onto the spring pad to bounce above. When you arrive on the next walkway, switch back to Homer.
One more collectible and you can start this episode over and play it without the distractions.
Go and face the same platform Bart just picked up his collectible from. This takes a little bit of good timing on your part, but at this point in the game you shouldn’t have too much trouble with it. Switch to Homer Ball and Burst across the gap to the other platform. Quickly exit Homer Ball when you get there so you don’t fall off the other side. If you didn’t get it already as you came across, grab the Duff Bottle Top found here and take the same spring pad up to join Bart.
On the new walkway, follow it to the end and Homer Ball Burst across the gap to the large steel doorway. Time is getting real short, but you’re almost done, so switch quickly back to Bart. There is a hook across the gap for Bart to grapple to so he can join Homer. When you get there, stand on one of the big red buttons. Homer will automatically stand on the other one and the steel door will open.
It looks like the 8-bits are going to live to see another kid blow himself dizzy to get the cartridge to work.
Walk through the now open doorway and follow the short walkway to the end where you’ll find a switch. Activate the switch and you’ll not only get Videogame Cliché #16, you’ll end the episode as well.
“Who put you up to this? Was it those jerks at EA? They hate me you know! They’re all jealous of me!”
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Eric
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