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Arcade Walkthrough
- Even if you picked up the Shell Necklace that you were rewarded with for defeating Golem, you won't be allowed to bring it to this stage where you actually need it. Fortunately, there is another Shell Necklace hidden in the blocks immediately to your left from where you start. Break the blocks to collect this important item. (If you miss it here, there will be other opportunities to collect it in the water below.)
- Before you dive into the water below and turn into a mermaid, be sure to leap over the gap ahead of you by jumping up twice, and leap forward on the third jump. If you can proceed all the way to the end along the top before it dead-ends, you will reach a series of blocks in the wall, which contain the Lamp needed to warp on to the next stage without fighting the boss. Because it is in a small crevice however, it can be difficult to collect.
- It is easy to get distracted by the many blocks that you can break throughout this stage. The blocks near the top of the screen tend to have good items such as Gold Crowns and Red Rings. But if you spend too much time breaking blocks, you make it very easy for the Death Fishers and Dagosus to attack you. There are, however, a surprising abundance of flowers underwater, so you may want to take some time to explore the ocean floors to see if you can make them appear.
- The boss of this world is a considerably large Octopus known as Neptune (the Roman god of the sea). He attacks very much like the tree in the first world, only the target, his face, is higher off the floor, forcing you to maintain an elevated position when you attack him. A simple trick can be used against him however. Much like Golem, you can attack Neptune from behind with near invincibility. Before Neptune has a chance to attack, swim up to the top of the screen and descend when you are to his right. Then get in as close as you can to his face and attack him. You will defeat him quite easily from there.