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                               | System: Atari 5200  |
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                               | Guide version: 1.0  |
                               | Writer: Strikeman33 |
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Section A: Guide introduction
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1. Introduction

2. Version history

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Section B: Game introduction
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3. Story

4. Controls

5. Items

6. Objective

7. Score
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Section C: FAQ
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8. Enemies

9. FAQ
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10. Credits

11. Contact and info
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#Introduction

Hello! This is my first guide, it's about a Atari 5200 game based on
Mario Bros. I do not think the game sucks, but it's nothing special. 
The game is short so let's make this quick shall we?

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#Version history

Updating history:

Version 1.0 - FAQ created (11.11.09)



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#Story

Mario the carpenter, and his brother, Luigi, are at it again! This time
they're punching their way trough a houseful of crawling pests.


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#Controls

Plug one 5200 controller firmly into jack 1 for one-player games; plug a
second controller into jack 2 for two-player games. The player using jack 1 
controls game selection and starts the game. Use your joystick to move Mario 
and Luigi left or right; use the bottom fire buttons to make Mario or Luigi 
jump.

Press START to begin the game.
Press PAUSE to freeze the action; Press PAUSE again to resume game play.
Press RESET to return to the game option screen.
Press * to select a one- or two- player game.

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#Items

# Earn 800 extra points for every bonus coin picked up. A coin comes out
 of a water pipe each time a pest is kicked off a floor.

# At certain times during a game, the pests disappear and a coin phase begins. 
During a coin phase, the screen is filled with dangling coins; you are given
a limited amount of time to collect the coins. In the first coin phase, you 
earn 5000 points if all the coins are collected within 22 seconds. 
In subsequent coin phases, you earn 8000 points if all the coins are collected 
within 18 seconds. 

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#Objective

Punch the pests off floors and into a puddle of water below.

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#Score

Flipping a pest                          10
Kicking a pest off the floor             800
Hitting Slip Ice                         500
Hitting an Orange Fireball               1000
Hitting a Gold Fireball                  200
Bonus Coin                               800
Collecting all Bonus Coins (1st phase)   5000
Collecting all Bonus Coins (2nd phase+)  8000

           
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#Enemies

Shellcreeper (turtle): To eliminate a shellcreeper, hit it once from below,
then kick it off the floor before it crawls out of its shell and rights itself. 

Sidestepper (crab): Sidesteppers are harder to knock off. The first time
you hit one, it becomes enraged. Hit it again, and it will flip over.

Fighterfly (butterfly) : Fighterflies hop from one section of the floor to
another; the only time you can flip one over is when its feet are touching the 
floor. 


A pipe pest is worth 800 points when you knock it off a floor. If you can kick 
more than one pest off a floor within a short amount of time, however, you'll 
score extra points. For example, if you kick off three pests at once, you'll 
score 800 points for the first, 1600 for the second, and 2400 points for the 
third.
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#FAQ

Q: What to do when there's one more than one pest on the screen?
A: Use your POW switch.

Q: Why is it speeding up some times?
A: Watch out for the last pest on the screen--it will speed up and be
much harder to punch.

A: Try to hit a Sidestepper two times as quickly as possible. If you're fast, 
you can flip it over before it scurries off to a different level.

Q: How to pass the coin phase?
A: Learn the fastest route to pick up coins during a coin phase. 



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#Credits

Shigeru Miyamoto - For creating Mario

Nintendo - For letting Mario be the mascot and the main protagonist of the 
series

Special thanks to:

My family - For supporting me

My friends - For the helpful advice

You - For reading this FAQ
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#Contact and info

 If there are any spelling mistakes or even grammar then please send me an
E-mail on maripetrov@abv.bg. Also, if I missed anything like Items, enemie
info please let me know.

Be sure to check out my bros. website:
http://www.wix.com/The_punisher/punishing-x-guides

Thank you for reading this FAQ

-Mario 

Copyright 2009 Mario Petrov
All rights reserved