Miner 2049er/Level 2: The Slides

The Slides
Note: The screen presented here is from the Atari 5200 and Atari 800 versions of the game. If you are playing the game on a different system, some of the points mentioned below may not apply.

General Strategy
The Slides introduces slides to the gameplay which you will see again in the later levels. Slides force Bob to fall down in whichever direction the slide goes. But Bob is only forced to fall down the slide if he steps across the very center of the slide. This means Bob can solidify the floor on either side of the slide's center without actually falling down. Approach the slide from one side and walk along the floor up to the center, and then jump to the other side of the slide and approach from the opposite direction. Bob will not die no matter how far down a slide he falls.

With the exception of the island, approach this board by completing it from the bottom to the top, and fall down the slide at the top to complete the island.

Critical Points

 * 1) There is an island on this board as well, and it is only accessible from the long slide on the right side of the stage.  A mutant patrols the island, so it is very important to either remove it in advance, or grab an item and make it happy just before you use the slide.
 * 2) Don't foget to touch the sections of the floor that are to the right of the long slide.  Jump over the slide to access them.
 * 3) The middle platform of the second level from the floor can be tricky, especially the very left side.  You can reach the left side of the platform if you start by placing your feet at the left edge of the slide that drops down to this platform, and jump to the left over the slide that leaves from this platform.  You should land on the very edge of the platform.