Pandemonium!/Levels 7-12

Burning Desert
The first part of the level is very simple and linear. Proceed, collecting coins and killing enemies. There is also a Fireball to collect. Further ahead you will find some lava pools that you have to jump over and some round rocks that you can climb onto. By walking while on one of these rocks, you can make it roll in the desired direction. Useful for crushing enemies and getting through lava pools unscathed. Here too, you sometimes have to jump on flying enemies to reach all the coins. In a niche, there is a heart to collect. You will then come to a point where by skilfully jumping over some enemies you can access an upper path, where you will find a Freeze Ray and a heart, as well as many coins, while on the normal lower path you will find almost nothing. Enter the hole in the stone wall to enter a new area.

Here you encounter a new type of enemy, a dinosaur that chases you. You can't attack it with jumps or Fireball. Only the Freeze Ray is effective. Then jump over the dinosaur and collect the coins. For the rest, this area is not much different from the previous one. Further ahead there are also a Fireball and a heart. Subsequently you will find tornadoes, which you must use to overcome obstacles. Along the way there is another heart. You will then find a key, which will make more coins appear under it, but watch out for the dinosaur. After a leap down, there is a long drop full of coins. If you pick up speed and jump at the right time, taking advantage of some flying enemies you can reach a high tower, where there are very valuable coins. From here, using other flying enemies, you can reach a very long row of coins, with an extra life at the top and a shield below. From here on, the route does not present any major surprises. You will find another heart and a key that will make some coins appear, which you can take while carefully avoiding the dinosaur nearby. After a few jumps down you will arrive at the last area.

There are holes in the ground here. Entering them, you will exit through another hole, with a slight push upwards. Then enter the first hole and collect the coins on the other side. Continue and you will come to a pool of lava. Ignore the holes. Grab the shield above the platform to become invulnerable, taking advantage of the flying enemies, then walk on the lava and get the extra life. In the next section, you have to overcome pools of lava using other enemies. Remember that when you come out of the holes you have a certain upward push, take advantage of it. At the bottom you will find a Fireball and a heart. You then have to overcome a burning stretch of path using a rolling rock. Just before the finish line there is a very simple puzzle. Enter the first hole you come across and drop directly into the one you come out of. You will arrive at the last hole in the row. Using the upward thrust, enter the previous hole. You will get some coins and a heart. Then go past the row of holes and continue. The exit portal is just ahead.

Branky Wastes
At the beginning there are three small sheds. Under the one on the left there is a Fireball, under the other two a coin. Continue, crossing the unsafe bridge and defeating the enemies. Further on, you have to use the tornadoes and flying enemies to collect the suspended coins, but be careful not to fall into the void. Go to the upper path, where there are more coins and go down following the spiral. At this point, go back a few steps. There are some very valuable coins above some flying enemies, take them being careful not to fall and go back. Then continue to the right. Use the tornadoes to cross the gaps, grabbing as many coins as you can, then go down the long, slippery slope collecting the coins. Eventually you will fall into the next area.

Here you meet the dinosaurs chasing you again. Grab the coins and quickly run right. The cacti can only slow down the dinosaur for a short moment, so jump over them quickly. Go down the step and take the heart on the left. Continue right and you will be chased by another dinosaur. Try to jump over it by changing direction, to save time. When you reach a large skeleton, don't forget to take the key, which will be useful to you shortly. In fact, once you reach the next skeleton, the dinosaur will stop and by taking advantage of the flying enemies above you you will be able to take more coins. Go on. You will find a magical portal that turns you into a rhino. From this moment you can charge and defeat enemies, including dinosaurs. Explore the area under the next skeleton to find some coins and a heart. After a narrow passage, first go left to reach more coins, then go back and go right. Grab the key after the next skeleton to open a passage to the left, where you will find more coins. Continuing right, there are many coins to collect, but almost all of them are very high up. To reach them you have to take advantage of the bouncing platforms, tornadoes or even enemies. Collecting them all requires patience and you have to be careful not to end up on the burning ground. A portal ahead will restore your normal appearance.

Proceed and climb the platforms, to find quite a few spinning coins above. Drop down slightly, but jump on the enemies to the right to stay up. This way you will be able to reach other coins. However, a little further on, the two paths rejoin. Now you have to proceed on some precarious platforms, being careful not to fall. Nothing complicated. However, you have to tilt them to collect all the coins. Further ahead you will still find the holes you encountered in the previous level. You can use them to more easily collect the coins above. At the bottom there is a short stretch of hot path: by taking advantage of the flying enemies above it you can get an extra life. The exit portal is just ahead.

Spider Forest
Kill the enemy with the blowgun and follow the path, collecting the coins. In this level you will encounter several traps, with a coin above them. To get the coins safely, you have to walk over them very quickly, or make sure not to step on the center of the trap. The path is simple. After a while you will have to enter the trunk of some trees and climb upwards. There are also cobwebs, which allow you to make high jumps. Along the way you can also collect a Fireball and two hearts. Pay attention to the slender branches, which break shortly after you climb on them (they regenerate after a few seconds anyway). Follow the arrow pointing down to enter the second area.

Here after a few steps you will encounter many inclined cobwebs. If you use them well you can collect many coins. Continuing you will also find another Fireball. There are also some spiders, hence the name of the level, but they are slow and clumsy and shouldn't bother you. Further along, following the path, you can collect a heart and a Shrink Ray. Further ahead there is another uphill section. Nothing complicated, but be careful not to hit the spiders above you when you jump onto the webs. At the top you will find a shield. On the right there are two paths, one above the other, which rejoin a little further on. To get all the coins you have to explore both and take a key that is on the lower path. You will then come to another uphill section, with many cobwebs, where you can get many coins. Then jump into the vertical passage on the right to reach the next area.

Here by jumping on the cobwebs you can get more coins and a heart. Further ahead there are some mobile bridges, easy to cross. Climb the tree trunk. You will thus arrive at the only really treacherous point of the level. In fact, you have to jump onto platforms that swing, like pendulums. There is also a Fireball above the first. You have to jump with timing, so as not to fall into the void. The final part of the level is a long climb where you have to avoid logs that roll towards you. To avoid getting hit, you have to jump at the right time. Unfortunately, you will only see the trunks at the last moment. It is certainly advisable not to be in too much of a hurry to climb, but to proceed calmly and promptly. There are also some spiders along the path, but they shouldn't give you any trouble and a heart to collect. At the top you will find the exit portal.

Canopy Village
Cross the bridge, taking advantage of the enemies to reach a Fireball and a key. The key will make additional flying enemies appear, thanks to which you can reach some very valuable coins and a heart. Then go up the long climb, but keep in mind that it is made up of panels that collapse once you climb onto them, only to rise again a couple of seconds later. So be careful not to fall. There are also some coins and a Double Treasure Time. Ahead, jump across the cobwebs to reach a hidden heart. Continue and use the flying enemy to cross the gap and you will find another Fireball. Then go along the next branch. Once you reach the end, you have to go down to reach the next area. However, you will also notice green leaves slowly descending from above. Then jump onto these leaves and follow the path, being careful not to fall. You have to be quick though, because there are fixed platforms along the path and if you linger, you will go too low and won't be able to get on them. If you fall anyway, you won't lose a life, but you will automatically enter the next area. It is not easy to overcome this path, but it is worth it. In fact, you will arrive at a secret area with many crates suspended in the air. By jumping on these crates, you will break them, releasing a good amount of coins. The last chest at the bottom contains a Gold Rimmed Heart, so be careful not to miss it! Once you get it, drop down to enter the next area.

Here after a few steps you will find a magical portal that will transform you into a turtle. Proceeding in this awkward form is not so simple. What you have to do however is progressively descend downwards, collecting keys that will open rooms in the branches below. There are plenty of coins to collect and some cobwebs to help you get them, as well as a heart and a couple of Double Treasure Time. However, be careful of spiders and enemies with blowpipes. At the end you have to go down in a long tunnel avoiding the thorns. A long row of coins shows you the best path to follow. At the bottom, a portal will return you to your normal appearance. Then go through the long tunnel collecting the coins, until you reach the third and final area.

Proceed, using the wooden wheels to collect coins and an extra life. Enter the tree trunk to go up to the next level. Use the spiderweb to climb up and proceed left. There is a Shrink Ray to collect. Drop down to find some coins and a heart. Go up again and this time go right. Here you find a Fireball: take it if you prefer this weapon. Continuing you will encounter rolling logs again. There is also a heart to collect. A shield will help you get through a point with many traps unscathed. Further on, using other wooden wheels, you can collect more coins, but first eliminate the enemy with the blowgun on the right, who is targeting you. Behind the point where the enemy was you will find a heart, from there you can then proceed to the right collecting some very valuable coins, but watch out for the traps. Finally, after a trunk on which a Fireball is located, you will come to another point with many coins, but to get them you must move carefully between traps, collapsing panels and moving wooden wheels. The exit portal is just ahead.

Soldier Barracks
Go down the slippery slope taking the coins. At the very bottom, you can get a Freeze Ray and if you jump at the right time you can land on a platform with a heart on it. You can still get the heart by jumping on some flying enemies. Go down and defeat the enemies. Watch out for the one with the blowpipe. Along the path there are some chests containing coins. You then have to climb higher and higher collecting the coins that are found on the spot using some saws, which allow you to bounce. There are also some very valuable coins, but they are on top of traps: only take them if you think you can do it without getting hurt.

Once at the top, a door will close behind you and you will no longer be able to go back. You now have to face another descent similar to the initial one. If you jump at the right time and take advantage of some flying enemies, you can get an extra life and a heart. Go down the step and go back a few steps along the slippery ground to get a purple coin. Continue forward and ignore the heart on the platform, as it is between two traps. Continue moving forward defeating enemies and collecting coins until you reach another tree trunk. After it, you encounter some clown-like enemies. It takes three jumps to defeat them. On a platform are two chests, with a Fireball and a Double Treasure Time. The path is quite linear and you have to collect some keys to continue. You'll also find logs you can climb on, which function like rocks in the desert levels. You will then come to a door that will close behind you.

In this area you must be careful not to touch the circular saws. There are two hearts to collect just beyond the start and several chests full of coins. Climb upwards using the arched saws and continue to the right. From here on the path is very linear. When you come to a shed with a red coin on top of it, after taking it, go back a few steps to find a key. The key will make more appear, which will lead you to a platform where you can find lots of coins and a heart. After an uphill section, where you have to take some keys to proceed, you will arrive at the last area.

The ground is slippery, so be careful when proceeding, so as not to hit the circular saws. There are also several enemies with blowguns. After a short descent you will arrive in a large room, where you must climb upwards using the platforms, the arched saws and also some horizontal planks that move horizontally. Pay attention to the circular saws at the bottom. To continue you must reach the top right corner, but you should explore this area well first. There are indeed many coins to collect. Then at the top, where the sign with the arrow pointing to the right is located, you can find a heart and an extra life on the left. Continue and, after a short linear path, you will arrive at another similar room, but even larger. Eliminate the annoying enemy with the blowpipe and explore the area. In addition to the coins, there are two hearts to collect. At the top right you will find the exit portal.

Honcho's Logmill
After a few steps, use a walking and a flying enemy to reach the platforms with the arched saws. You can get a lot of coins and land right on an enemy's head. There is a Fireball underneath these platforms. Continue, taking the coins from the chests and a little further on you will find a heart. Climb the ladder. In this section you have to skillfully proceed between circular saws that move, also trying to take as many coins as possible. Up ahead there is an enemy with a blowgun. When you notice an arrow made of coins pointing downwards, jump into the gap to enter the second area.

By breaking the first crate you can find a Fireball, but watch out for the enemy with the blowpipe immediately after. Continuing, you must avoid further circular saws. Use the arched saw to climb to the upper level. Here the path is very linear. Jump on the first flying enemy you encounter to reach some chests full of coins and a Double Treasure Time. Go back down and proceed. This stretch is pretty tough. There are lots of buzzsaws to avoid and two shooting enemies. Be careful. After the sign with the arrow pointing down, before entering the gap, jump onto the board on the left to get a heart. Then go down to reach the next area.

Here you find a magical portal that turns you into a turtle. Useful to defend yourself from numerous circular saws. When you reach a curved saw, use it to climb up to the left. If you skillfully exploit some flying enemies, you can obtain a very valuable coin. Go down and continue right. When you come to a dead end, defeat the walking enemy to make a key appear. Taking it will open the way. As you continue you will encounter many shooting enemies, but by closing yourself in your shell you can avoid their attacks. Defeat them and use the flying enemies to get more coins. Then take the low passage on the right to find more coins. You must then defeat another enemy to make a key appear and continue. Climb the suspended platforms and then the ones that move up and down. You will have to avoid other circular saws. Finally, you will come to a platform that will lift you up into a tunnel. In the meantime, you must avoid touching circular saws. You can do this easily by closing yourself in the shell, but keep in mind that you cannot take the coins this way. After a short flat stretch (there is a chest full of coins at the top left) you have to go up a similar lift. At the top there is a portal that gives you back your normal appearance and, immediately after, the exit portal.

Boss 2 - Goon Honcho
Here too, the battlefield is circular. The boss chases you along the path brandishing a huge hammer and you obviously have to try not to let him catch up. However, along the path there are also three circular saws, which move a little slower than you. To avoid getting hit, you have to jump over them. When possible, you should always move in the opposite direction to that of the circular saws. In this way, in fact, jumping over them is easy, but if you move in the same direction as them, jumping over them without getting hit is really difficult. These three saws are the only real difficulty of the battle. Even if the boss reaches you, with a little skill it is possible to pass between his legs and change direction without being hit. However, if at the same time you are forced to jump to avoid a circular saw, you will hit his belly and lose a heart. To defeat Goon Honcho, proceed as follows: at a certain point along the path there is a platform with a lever. Reach it and jump in that point to pull the lever. This will move a flame that inflates a balloon at the opposite side of the battlefield. Reach the balloon and jump on it. The balloon will give you a very strong upward push, thanks to which you can easily land on top of the boss and hurt him. Then repeat the process. Be careful though: at the beginning of the battle Goon Honcho moves at the same speed as you, but after the third successful hit he becomes significantly faster. It therefore becomes more difficult not to be reached and sometimes it is better to change direction by passing between his legs. On the fifth hit you will defeat him.