Pandemonium!/Levels 1-6

Level 1 - Skull Fortress
Right at the beginning, there is a Freeze Ray hidden in the stone statue above the path. Hit it with a jump to reveal the weapon. Another weapon, a Fireball, is found a little further ahead, under a step. To reach it, you have to jump on top of a carnivorous plant. In this first area, defeating the enemies and collecting all the coins is very easy and you can become familiar with the game's controls. Further on you will encounter watermelons, which allow you to make high jumps and which you will have to use to proceed. Along the way you will also find a heart and another Fireball. You will then come to a point where you have to climb in front of a waterfall. You need to jump onto the carnivorous plant on the rock in the center to reach a red coin on the left. On the right there is another heart. Follow the path to arrive at a new area.

Proceed over the bridges. When you get to some floating platforms, you'll notice some flying enemies with a coin on top of each one (and a Fireball). To get the coins, you have to jump from one enemy to another, killing them. You'll want to get familiar with this move, because you'll have to use it often. Then pass under the wooden arch and jump down, where there is a carnivorous plant. By killing it you will get more coins. Then drop lower and lower and continue left, collecting coins along the way. At the bottom, an elevator will take you back up. Proceed to the right and collect the key to clear the way and return to where you went before. The path is easy and linear, although sometimes you will have to jump on enemies to get coins. When you come to a cliff, go down keeping close to the wall. You will then land close to a recess where a key is located. The key will allow you to reach a heart. From there then, jump on the enemies and continue to the right, being careful not to fall. You will then enter the next area through a secret entrance, where you will get many coins.

Continue, jump on the platforms and take the key on the stone to make it move. Take another key and continue left. There is a double treasure time. At this point, proceed quickly to the left taking as many coins as you can in the next few seconds, avoiding the moving rocks. Once at the bottom, go back. Continue right. The path is convoluted but very linear. You will then find another key on a raised platform. To reach it you must take advantage of the enemy walking nearby or Nikki's double jump. The key will make the platform move and thanks to it you can reach the space above, where there are many coins. Be sure to collect them all, including the ones in the passages on the right, but don't go any further. There is another key on a platform above, which will allow you to reach the highest part of this area, where there are more coins between two carnivorous plants. After collecting everything, continue right, using the upper passage. This way you can reach other coins. As you go down, you will also find a heart. Finally continuing on the right, you will arrive at the exit portal.

Level 2 - Hollow Stairway
The first part of the level is a long spiral climb around a tower. Along the way you will encounter some simple enemies and many coins to collect. To reach some of them you will have to take advantage of the flying enemies. In addition to the coins, there are also two hearts. There are gaps along the path, but they are not lethal: if you fall into one of them you will simply go down to the lower level and will have repeat part of the climb. You will then come to a point where there are some flying enemies, with a coin above each of them, in an ascending arrangement. If you manage to reach the upper level using these enemies, you will find an extra life on the right. If you don't succeed, you won't be able to take the Ankh, because if you reach it in the conventional way, it will disappear when you get close. At the bottom of the climb you will find a key. If you grab it, the wall with spikes just ahead will start to descend. You will therefore now have to do the entire route in reverse, avoiding being reached by the spikes, or you will immediately lose a life. New coins will appear along the way, but you can't use the gaps to go down faster, as they will have been filled. Once you reach the gate at the base of the tower, the spikes will stop. Enter to access the next area.

You will now find yourself on a platform that slowly rises upwards. All you have to do here is move around so you can get as many coins as possible. Soon you will arrive at the top. Immediately before reaching the top there is also a heart.

At the top of the tower proceed right and eliminate the first carnivorous plant you encounter to find a double treasure time. At this point proceed quickly, ignoring the carnivorous plants, taking as many coins as possible. Once the effect wears off, you can go back and calmly eliminate the enemies, one of which hides a Fireball. Further ahead there is a depression in the path, without a carnivorous plant. Upon entering it, the floor will give way and you can collect more coins underneath. A platform on the right will take you back to the top of the tower. A little further on you will find the exit portal.

Level 3 - Dungeon Tower
The first part is very easy. Proceed avoiding the intermittent flames and eliminating the enemies. Immediately after the arrow pointing right, drop down and enter the well on the floor on the left. You will then enter a secret room. Jump onto the springy platform in the middle to reach the target on the left with your weapon. Hitting it will cause coins to come out of the bag above it. Try to get as much as possible. Sometimes, a Double Treasure Time will also come out of the bag. However, after a few hits, the target will fall to the ground. Exit to the right to return to the main level. Continue to go around the circumference using the springy platforms to jump, avoiding the flames and collecting the coins. You will also find a Double Treasure Time and a heart. Enter the cage at the end to reach the next area.

Here you must proceed avoiding spikes that rise and fall. You will then encounter some quite insidious green enemies, who shoot fiery beams and cannot be killed. Move with timing to avoid their attacks. You will come to a point where you can choose between two paths. Use the elastic platform to reach the upper one and take all the coins and then go back to take the ones below. Then continue moving forward, avoiding the spikes and collecting the coins. You shouldn't encounter any problems. The only slightly tricky point is just before the end of this area, where you have to collect some rotating coins using the mobile elastic platform and avoiding the fireballs fired by the green enemy up ahead. Be careful not to get hit. The cage at the end will take you to the third and final area.

Ignore the key, which you can't take for now. There are several routes available in this area. The best and most fruitful way to proceed is as follows. Right after the key, jump to take the upper path. Follow it to the end and enter the well. You will then return to the beginning, taking the key. A small platform will then lead you to a hidden path, high up, where many coins can be found. Proceed to the right, being careful not to fall. You will then arrive on the roof of the tower, where there are more coins. Keep going until you reach a hidden entrance, right on the tip of the roof. You will go down through a spiral path, where many more coins are found. Finally, you will come to a vertical pit that you will be forced to jump into. Going down you will get more coins and the first gold rimmed heart, which will permanently increase your maximum life energy. Then moving to the right you will have the opportunity to take more coins. Once at the bottom, proceed left to reach a key. Taking it will clear the path that leads to the center of the room, where you will find the exit portal.

Level 4 - Lost Caves
At the beginning you encounter a new type of enemies, which emit bubbles that slowly rise upwards. You can kill them by jumping on them, as usual, but it takes three jumps and you have to be careful not to touch the pink bubbles. Proceed, carefully jumping over the gaps and avoiding the rocks that fall from above. To avoid them you must move at the right time. Down a slippery slope, you'll find a Shrink Ray on top of an enemy. It is definitely advisable to take it. A little further on you will find some pointed enemies that cannot be killed with a jump. As you proceed, you will find a heart and more falling rocks. To overcome a long line of falling rocks, you must jump with timing and run without stopping. At a certain point you will notice a path underneath the one you are following. Drop down into a gap and take the key, to make many coins appear. Then continue to the right and jump in the destroyed bridge to reach the next area.

You will now find yourself on a slippery slope. Jump when you reach the end to reach a key above, then quickly duck to go under some spikes. If you took the key, coins will appear above them. Better to ignore the Double Treasure Time, because it is located very close to the spikes and you would almost certainly hurt yourself by taking it. Continuing, you will find spiders moving around suspended platforms, but the path does not present great difficulties. To collect as many coins as possible, remember to also access the lower paths, in one of which you will find a Freezing Ray, and jump over the flying enemies. At the bottom there is a well that leads to the third and final area.

Here the action becomes very vertical. In fact, there are several air currents that you can exploit to rise upwards. Enter them by jumping, to climb to a great height and collect the coins. After the first series of climbs there is a short flat section with another Freezing Ray below it. At this point, taking advantage of the currents, you have to climb higher and higher. However, be careful of spiders that wander around the platforms and enemies that exhale bubbles. You should try to reach the top left corner. Here you will find many coins and a heart. Then use the hanging platforms on the right and the flying enemies ahead to get more coins, then proceed to the right. There are a couple of slippery slopes here where you can find more coins, but be careful not to hit the enemies at the bottom. If you have any problems, just skip ahead. A little further on you can choose between two routes. The lower one is very easy, but there are no items to collect. The upper one is decidedly more complicated and you have to proceed with great timing, avoiding several falling rocks, as well as being careful not to fall. Here, however, you will find many coins, a heart and a shield that will help you proceed for a certain distance. At the bottom you can then access a secret room, where you can take many coins, which will fall from above. Then go back and drop onto the lower path. After encountering a few last enemies you will arrive at the exit portal.

Level 5 - Fungus Grotto
Immediately at the beginning you have the possibility to choose between two paths: a lower one and an upper one, on the top of the mushrooms. You have to go through both of them to get all the coins. On the upper path there are more, but be careful not to fall from the mushrooms or you will find yourself below. On the lower path there is a Shrink Ray that can be very useful. The enemies in this area shouldn't cause you any trouble. Once you pass through the mushroom-shaped door you can no longer go back.

Here you will find a magical portal, which will transform you into a frog. In this form you can perform very high jumps. The only difficulty is that it is a little more difficult to land on top of enemies to crush them. A mushroom will lead you up. Here too there are two paths, one above the mushrooms and one below. Again, to get all the treasures, you have to explore both of them. In the bottom one, immediately after the first mushroom you can find a heart. Be careful of shooting enemies. You will then come to another door inside a mushroom, after which you cannot go back.

By taking the coin at the bottom, immediately after the door, another one will appear nearby. If you take this too, a key will appear on the green springy platform. Taking this key will open a hole on the pink mushroom on the right. At this point, you have to make a choice. If you ignore the hole and continue the normal route, the path is longer and more treacherous, with fewer coins to collect. However, there are two hearts and an extra life. If you enter the hole instead, you will take a shorter and easier path, with many coins, but without further bonuses. To you the choice. The two paths then rejoin. You will have to cross a short stretch past some red enemies that are immobile but cannot be eliminated with a jump and other enemies that shoot. By eliminating one of these you will obtain a key, which will make flying enemies appear in an ascending arrangement. By skilfully jumping over them, you can reach a very long row of coins. A little further on there is a portal that will give you your normal appearance again and you will then access the final area.

The last area is basically one long slippery slope, along which you can collect lots of coins. However, you must be careful to jump at the right time so as not to fall into the gaps. Along the way, you will encounter many stone arches. If you hit them they will break and you won't get hurt. However, if you manage to get to the end of the path without breaking a single arch you will find, in addition to an extra life, also a gold rimmed heart before the exit portal. You must therefore be careful to bend down to pass under the arches or to jump at the right time. It's not easy, so if you want to get the bonus it's advisable to proceed slowly, without taking too much speed, given that there is no time limit to respect.

Level 6 - Acid Pools
At the start of the level you will find two drum-like mushrooms, which violently repel you when you touch them. There are many of them in this level. By using these two mushrooms correctly you can get several coins, including a purple one. Continue, killing enemies and crossing the acid pool. There is a key under a mushroom, if you take it a heart will appear. Then, using the bouncing mushrooms on the left, try to climb higher and higher. There are coins on the left and a hanging path on the right, with a purple coin on top of a mushroom. Following this path you will find a key. If you pick it up, a shield will appear that you can pick up to grant you temporary invulnerability. At this point, go back down. Below the path you just went on is an acidic pool with three air currents. Use them to take all the rotating coins there, being careful not to fall into the acid. Then continue on the right. After a long line of enemies, you'll notice three bouncing mushrooms at the bottom. Further similar mushrooms are on the left and there is also one further ahead on the right. By expertly exploiting these mushrooms, you can go very high, where there are some coins and a key. Reaching it isn't easy, so keep trying (if you don't care about collecting all the bonuses anyway, you can also ignore it). Once taken, continue to the right. Pick up another key and watch out for the shooting enemies. If you got the aforementioned key, several spinning coins will appear at this point for you to collect. Then reach the opening at the end to access the next area.

You will fall from above. Here too there are many air currents arranged in a pyramid. Use them to collect the coins and the heart in the center. However, be careful not to hit the spikes under the platforms as you climb or you will hurt yourself. If you make the most of the air currents you can also reach a key at the top. Once you have it, go back to where you fell and enter the well that has appeared. A strong air current will drag you to the right. In the meantime, try to get as many coins as possible. Eventually, you will be catapulted back to where the well was before. Use the air currents again to climb up and continue to the right. Now you have to face a long slippery path, along which there are also acid pools and many enemies. However, there are also two shields to collect, one at the beginning and one later, which will make things much easier for you. As usual then, try to take as many coins as possible. At the bottom you will find a floating platform over an acid pool. Climb onto it and as the platform moves, jump to grab the coins above. The platform will take you to the exit portal.

Boss 1 - Shroom Lord
The battle takes place along a circular path around this huge mushroom. A platform will lead you there. As you move, you must avoid both rocks falling from above and mushroom attacks. The boss attacks you in two ways: with its arm or by throwing small mushrooms. Both attacks can be easily avoided by jumping. Apart from a couple of steps, the route is practically flat. At regular intervals, there are three catapults, with flames. However, they will only light up one at a time. You must then reach the lit catapult and jump onto it to throw the flames at the boss. Once done, reach the second catapult which will light up, do the same thing and finally the third. On the third successful hit the boss will die. Nothing complicated. Just be careful to move calmly and on time, without rushing too much to reach the lit catapult and you should have no problem defeating this boss.