The first speech censored, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably." The first time any man's freedom is trodden on, we're all damaged. "With the first link, the chain is forged. The later stages have even more variety, which you'll see once I've done their maps.
The graphics are also very good for the nes, with simulated parallax scrolling, large moving objects and other effects achieved by exploiting the hardware to the maximum.ģrd part: Swinging platforms and floating rafts over deadly watersĤth part: Loooooong fall where you need to avoid debris falling faster than youĥth part: Lots of Toad ships flying overhead and firing at youġst part: Parallax scrolling (volcanoes scroll slower than the rest, and they erupt a few times, showering you with lava)Ģnd part: Roll rocks to cross flaming pitsģrd part: Lava flows quickly from side holes, so you must go down as fast as possible using the fastest route or the lava will kill youĤth part: *Huge* flares that need to be avoidedĥth part: You climb a huge shaft with rows of platforms scrolling left and right alternatively with deadly drills on both sides of the screenĦth part: Parallax scrolling and the use of rolling rocks to cross spiked floorsħth part: In addition to more rolling rocks over spikes, a giant green ball (the boss) keeps rolling across the screen both ways and must be jumped over and, in some places, be used to roll over the spikes
In some ways it feels like the first Battletoads, in that the various stages have lots of variety to them, with lots of interactions with the environment.