Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts/Stage 6

Stage 6
The next two stages are quite short yet they make up for that by being two of the most difficult stages in the game. I hope you have the Crossbow since there are three Red Gargoyles that you have to deal with here. Jump forward to make a chest appear and then walk to the right to meet the first Red Gargoyle – it’s sitting on the ledge ahead. There aren’t any platforms that you can jump onto where you find the Red Gargoyle so you have to wait until it swoops at you.

Another strategy that’s more risky that the first one is to climb the ladder in the corner and fight it on the platforms above. However, you might activate the second Red Gargoyle in the left corner. Stay on the platforms and wait for an open shot. Take your time and you will kill both of them eventually. Once they are both dead, climb the two ladders at the top and defeat the Cockatrice Head. Just stay away from it and hit it until it’s destroyed.

Head down the ladders on the other side to meet the third Red Gargoyle. You have to fight it in another open area but there are platforms on the right if you can avoid the Red Gargoyle for a bit. Axe Ghosts will also come out of the wall and floor here so watch out for them. Jump around the area where you first saw the Red Gargoyle to find a chest and then continue up the platforms. Jump to the top and then head right to meet Asteroth (cough, Satan, cough) from the first game.

Stage 6 Boss - Asteroth
Asteroth isn’t quite as simple to defeat he was in Ghosts ‘N Ghouls but he’s still simple enough. He will continue the basic left to right movement of most of the bosses and has two attacks – a stream of fire that comes out of the mouth in his stomach and a laser that comes out of his eyes. He will fire the laser in two directions, either straight across or downwards. The stream of flame doesn’t have much distance since it’s pointed at the ground but you can’t get too close to him. Just keep your distance and just use your weapon on him but remember that you have to hit him in the head like the old game.