Super Lode Runner(Famicom Disk System) FAQ/Walkthrough
version 1.0.0 by schultw.andrez@sbcglobal.net

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            OUTLINE

  1. INTRODUCTION

  2. CONTROLS

  3. ENEMY AI/ABILITIES

  4. WALKTHROUGH

  5. CHEATS

  6. VERSIONS

  7. CREDITS

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  1. INTRODUCTION

There are a lot of versions of Lode Runner, but one I missed out on was the 
porting to the Famicom Disk System. That's probably in large part because I 
didn't really know what a FDS was until recently. SLR2 is just Super Lode 
Runner's engine with thirty different levels, much tougher on average than 
SLR. The AI is sort of dull(this doesn't make the puzzles dull--it just 
forces you not to rely on gimmicks,) but the digging puzzles are tough--
though a bit dumbed down from bigger versions. SLR2  is a good variation on 
Lode Runner where the enemies actually try to close in on you slowly, and it 
has some good original puzzles too.

  2. CONTROLS

First of all, if you are using a Famicom emulator, you need to know how to 
change the disk sides. On FCEUXD, push F8 F6 F8 when the screen says "Please 
set side B."

Pushing diagonally causes the controller to move vertically if possible, then 
horizontally. You need to be exact in your horizontal movements catching a 
rope or you may fall just below it, too.

A digs right. B digs left. If an enemy walks over your dig square, it fills 
up.

You can fall on an enemy and walk over them. Enemies can do the same with 
each other, resulting in some odd tightrope acts.

Enemies generally only have to fall in a  bit to get caught and regenerate.

Points are not hard to figure out.

0 for each enemy that falls in a pit.
10 for each enemy stuck.
200 for each gold pile.
3000 for an "S" gold pile--each level may have one, and you have to get it 
first for the bonus. In some cases, it may make the level impossible.
1000 for an enemy uncovered in a brick. You don't have to release them all, 
and some are not advisable. But you do get points.
10000 for not sticking any enemies.
20000 for not sticking any enemies.

Enemies can carry gold, so you need to check up on them. If you run around a 
lot, they may release it, but otherwise you need to dig a hole for them. They 
always pick up any gold they run past, and releasing it is random. Enemies 
can only hold one gold at a time. You can keep track of how many gold pieces 
are left by 1) noting how many there were to start and 2) multiplying by 200, 
or adding 2800(+3000-200) if you plan to get the bonus, to see the score you 
need to advance to the next level.

You can also memorize/write down the tens digit of your score in case you 
want to see if you are still eligible for a bonus. This assumes that if 
you've trapped ten enemies, you'll remember one. Although to be pedantic you 
can also remember if the hundreds digit was even/odd and then you need only 
remember one of twenty.

  3. ENEMY AI/ABILITIES

First, there's no standing under the ladder and pushing enemies up that works 
so well in other versions of Lode Runner. The enemies play dumb but safe.

Enemies don't reverse unless they have an extra good reason too, which is a 
diplomatic way of saying they run into walls for lot of bad reasons. This is 
good for your survival. However, it is terrible if you want to collect the 
10000 bonus. In most Lode Runners, if you dig from a dead end and fall, 
enemies fall after you. Here, they'll walk into a corner, which is bad news 
if you are trying to sucker them to the side. This just means you have to 
time any such dig, and it is better to goad enemies around.

If an enemy runs into another, they readjust which way they want to go 
according to where you are. However, in general, enemies who just climbed up 
stairs go after you on the basis of if you are left or right of them instead 
of up or down. Enemies can't even see you above the stairs if you are walking 
on them.

You can turn enemies around by digging a hole and dropping, because they will 
look for you again when they get out of the hole.

Enemies you walk on can wobble back and forth, and you need to watch out for 
that, too. You need to be standing off on the next block about halfway when 
they are at the center of their block. You can afford to be up to one block 
to the side of any enemy.

Enemies are slower than in most versions of Lode Runner. Dig 2 holes and the 
2nd enemy that is just following you will get killed. Holes take about 5 1/2 
seconds to fill up. Monsters take 20 seconds to regenerate, so you can really 
climb up and/or plan while they do.

You can outrun an enemy and fall safely by walking on top of him, in the same 
direction. In general, you are twice as fast as they are.

Also you'll want to be careful about running over an enemy you dug down. If 
you do so before he is in the hole fully, you'll fall on him and get killed. 
However, you will not fall into an enemy from above unless you specifically 
push down. Digging up two enemies in a row also only works if one is nearby.

Enemies may look different through the levels, but they have the same AI. And 
they are all pretty cool.

01-05: red/white/blue hulks
06-10: gold blocks
11-15: cool 3 eyed red weirdos
16-20: orange/blue/white aliens
21-25: cyclops octopi
26-30: grayscale you

  4. WALKTHROUGH

Level 01:

Go right and up the ladder. Fall right and go up the ladder with an enemy 
underneath. Then fall left when everyone is below you and climb UR for the 
bonus gold. Dig down for the gold below and go back up to the top. Clear that 
out and drop/dig down to the center past the cement.

You can cut across the bottom now and get the gold in the dead end right of 
the center ladder. If an enemy follows you, you can dig the right edge and 
fall, then go back up. Collect the gold DR of the top and dig your way to the 
bottom. Now shake down the enemies for gold one by one so they are not 
killed, and then you can go to the UR and get the final two golds. The stairs 
will pop up, so you aren't trapped on the cement.

Level 02:

A laborious level where you need to drop enemies through the ringer the right 
way. Obviously you need to fall on each of the top golds, and you need to 
fall on the bottom golds somehow too.

For starters, go over the right entombed guy, then dig right, walk a bit to 
his right, left, walk a bit to his left, etc. Get all the gold as you go 
down. Repeat mirrored for the other guy. Now you need to re-trap enemies in 
the top and let the right guy go R L R L R L and dig right when he falls, 
then dig and fall right. R R L R L R and fall, then R R R R and dig left when 
he falls, then fall. Mirror this for the left.

For the rest of the golds, go to the top and fall down until you've got them 
all. They should be in plain view.

You need to watch which way to dig and fall at the end, too. There's a 
possibility that enemies walking below can trap you. But you always have a 
way down. Also note that, as you go further along in the level, you can get 
pretty much anywhere from either hole at the top. Just remember to jump down 
early. You also may be better off killing enemies as they regenerate at the 
top--otherwise you have to wait in the UL/UR for a while as the enemies 
muddle their way up.

Level 03:

Very tricky for "just" a level 3. Go immediately left so the enemy UL does 
not trap you in. Get the gold in the UL and then go right for more gold, then 
back left and bring an enemy to the UL. Go up the upper left 2 stair and fall 
right when he is right behind you--almost touching you. Loop around and run 
across him, and you should just make it. Don't fall in the pit, of course.

You can then loop back down and DL and R for a bunch of gold. Now you may 
have to fake the enemy on the right a bit with the ladders, but then the 
right is easy to clear out.

Next you need to lure enemies over to the right to make sure they don't have 
gold. Then you can dig them up or get them to go left into the area with the 
golds on top of each other. If an enemy is on the right, dig him at the 
square between the two ladders, go L D R D L so he goes left, then go right 
as he climbs down the ladder. Go back to the DL and up the 2 2-stairs when 
you have two enemies trapped this way. Then the top one will get the 
suspended gold.

Dig the enemies up so that you can get the entombed gold.

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2-1-wait 3 seconds-3-2-1 and get the gold and leave. You should then get the 
gold under the diggable block. You may have to trap the enemies again, but 
there's nothing technically tricky about this. You may also want to get an 
enemy or two to follow you so they will not trap you in the center area.

Now you will need to get out. You need to go to the 1-stair and you can just 
loop the enemy around a bit. You need him to be touching you barely so that 
when you loop around, he goes right. But there is no risk as other enemies 
tend to keep away from you even if they pile up, and the enemy does not 
twitch back and forth.

Level 04:

2-1 dig for the gold, then drop to above the enemy. Dig right and go right. 
Ride him into the wall. Now you can go up the stairs when you walk over 
him(run at him right away and he won't see you) and dig down the right before 
going to the top, digging and falling on the gold. You'll make it.

Get the gold on the left. Then from the top 2-ladder, dig right, wait 2 
seconds and dig right from the top, 1D, dig right, 1D, dig right and go left 
and dig right. Now loop over to the rope, dig left and 2-1 dig so you can 
fall on the gold.

Go to the edge of the right rope. Dig left, drop, dig 2R of the enemy, then L 
of him and R. Walk over him and pull back left when you fall. 2-1-1 dig to 
get the entombed gold and the gold right of it.

Now you need to go back to the UR, drop and dig L L R for the next-final 
gold. And after this, release two enemies. Go to the UR and fall right and 
dig the enemy out. Ride him for a bit, pull back right and dig him up. Go to 
the top and wait for him to follow you left. Turn D L D so he falls down into 
the entombed square. Dig up another enemy--either side of the pit, and wait--
and do the same for him. Dig right twice from the left, quickly, and go down 
and left. The enemies will run left, and the top one will get the gold. Dig 
them up and get the gold, then go up the center ladder and to the UR and 
level 5.

Level 05:

This is a messy looking level on the right, but it is not bad. Fall right and 
get the 3000 gold. Then dig the 3 squares at top and the one DL of the right 
ladder. Sweep D L U L and dig left at the left 2-ladder to get another gold. 
Dig left and right at the ladder base, drop, and dig both ways at the rope. 
Collect the gold and dig to get ti the 1-ladder. Get the golds, dig left and 
right, drop, dig right and go back up. Dig left at the top ladder, fall right 
and go back UL to the left ladder.

The other gold is pretty easy. You already have one square dug. From the left 
ladder, dig right, go up, dig right, and get the gold and go R U and wait to 
go L U.

Go across the rope, 1U, dig left, D, dig left and walk over the enemy to get 
the gold. Go UL but save the gold for the end. Then go right and dig over 
either suspended gold. They're on invisible blocks. On the left edge, dig 
right, go down and right, wait 4 seconds and climb up. Then dig the top, fall 
down and go back up. It would be nice to get the gold that seems free, but 
there are walls in the way. So go back right above the 2-ladder. This puzzle 
threw me for a loop because I over thought it. Though you can under-think it 
too.

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Dig 0-4. When 0 fills, dig 5-7. Go up top and dig 1-3, then dig 8 and 9. Go 
up to dig 5 and 6, then dig a, wait 2 seconds and dig b. Dig 8 and then drop 
down for the gold. Go left and up, then run across a and down at the rope to 
get out.

Go to the UL and fall right on the enemy quickly and get to the ladder. Climb 
up it and go right--the monsters should congeal and push right. Climb over 
them to the right to get to the level ladder.

Level 06:

This level is more pedantic than anything else. Once you know where the false 
blocks are, a lot of the mystery evaporates, and if you keep on the top two 
ropes and don't get trapped, you're safe. The big nuisance here is knowing 
when you can swoop in for the last gold pieces.

On the 2-rope, dig right then left and go to the left and dig some enemies. 
They will appear at the top and go down the only chute there. Stand on the 2-
rope in the UR(note the safety valve below) and run over the enemies when 
they are waist-high. You should lean to the left. Drop on the airborne gold. 
Then go right on the rop and dig the block to get out.

This is the first part--keep releasing enemies to bubble up to the DR--but 
the second is getting them to gobble all the gold and let you move on. You 
will want to try drop enemies so they take out the lower left stuff. This is 
done by hanging on the left edge of the brick platform. You'll also want to 
drop one enemy on the gold 3U of the 3-ladder. Let him get close on the right 
edge and drop when he is above the gold. You'll also want to drop two others 
2L of you so they get the other gold you will have trouble reaching.

Also, make sure that your enemies below are clear of gold, and the bottom is 
clear. You can do this by going left on the 2nd-top rope and counting gold 
left, then releasing enemies and dropping them in holes. You should probably 
at some point start to count the gold you have left. Not seeing the whole 
board is a real handicap, but you can track an enemy and see if he has gold 
pretty easily.

After you've cleared most of the gold and gotten the stuff on top, count the 
gold and frisk your current enemies for gold. Then start counting down the 
number of gold pieces on the bottom. You can afford to run through the DL a 
bit on your final jump, but it is not viable at the start, as you get 
trapped. The level ladders allow you a way out.

Level 07:

An entertaining level with some timing to make sure you don't get crushed, 
but there's nothing too improbable.

Go up the left and fall on the person's left shoulder. See who falls right--
at least one guy should, and you can wait for 2. 3-2-1 dig over the bonus 
gold. If one guy hogs the ladder, 3-2 dig and stay in the right edge, and he 
will go right.

Go up the left ladder and, with an enemy near, dig left at the top of the 
head and fall in. Walk onto the enemy and dig right as you fall to get the 
left eye, then dig under it for gold. The right eye is easier--1U1R and 1R of 
it. Again you can wait on the shoulder for an enemy to fall.

Go on top of the head and wait. An enemy will come on the rope. Walk on him 
and slowly walk to the right. Follow his lead and you'll get the gold on top. 
When you have track of all enemies, be sure to fall on the other suspended 
gold, then go to the UR.

Now there may be several things you can do, and the order is important--2 
should be after 1, or you have 1 more enemy to deal with. They are:

1) clear out the DR suspended gold(get 2 guys on the right)
2) clear out the gold by the semi-trapped enemy(make sure enemies are on the 
right, or will be--or one enemy is trapped as in 4)
3) mopup(basically, the right guy's left eye. Dig over it)
4) dump an enemy or two in the left guy--just let him follow and drop on the 
left of the center rope

1) Go to the UR again. With an enemy trailing(and make sure it is only one, 
or you'll be trapped,) dig 2R1U and 1R1U of the eye, then 1R of it and wait. 
Walk on the falling enemy, dig left and enter the eye.  2-1 dig so you can 
now 4-dig your way right of the arm and you can touch the ladder. Then:

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Fall through for more gold.

2) from the right, get an enemy to come from the left. Fall when he is at the 
center. Fall on him and fall right to the suspended gold. Dig left when on 
the enemy and goad him left so he falls off. Dig left and over the gold and 
then fall in. The enemy below will go right.

Level 08:

Dig right to let the enemy over and walk half over him at all times so he 
gets ti the next pit, until he drops below. Then dig off:

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1-5, wait for 1 to heal, 6-7 and the enemy will die. Get the gold, run across 
the enemy and go to the next bit. Dig right so the enemy falls off--let him 
under you, dig and go left. Then:

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Fall right through the false block below and go up the stairs. Get the gold 
and, if you need, loop again so you can wait 1R of the 1-ladder. When the 
cone is at the top of the ladder, about to move left, dig right and then go 
right and dig left, then go over him and onto the cement above. He will be 
stuck in the pit. Now to get him out--dig left and right, walk left, then 
when he walks left, walk right and dig left. Dig 1L of the gold and below.

Now you need to walk on your enemies a lot.

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Dig these to push the enemy 3R 1D. Then,

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Dig 1-2 then go to the UR. Now for the last bit where you need to walk over 
the enemy to the right. Then you need to grab the gold--you may wish to dig 
1-4, get the gold, and wait again. Then steer left when he goes right and 
dig...

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Dig 1 to trap him, dig 2, then dig 3 when he gets up and sneak under.

Then dig on the left side:

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Move down in for that. Now for the last bit. You can dig 1U1R and 1R of the 
gold. Then goad the enemy over and dig right at the 1-rope and go 2R U 2L, 
dig left and tap left so he falls. Jump on him and dig left/right. Then dig 
left/right again. You can shuffle on top of him and dig him out. This allows 
you to walk across the top with the ladders that appear.

Level 09:

More tricky stuff here. Get on the rope to the right, dig left, drop, dig 
right/left, drop, dig right/left andget the gold. Run across the rope and 
over the enemy to get the suspended gold. Let the enemy follow you closely as 
you dig your way into the top 2-wide next to the ladder. Dig left and let him 
sit. Then walk over him and get the gold. He himself has no gold, so leave 
him there.

The next part in the UR is not bad.

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Now drop for the two suspended golds as you go to the top of this structure. 
In the UL, dig R of the ladder top and 1R1D for that gold. Collect the very 
UL gold. Now for the mess inside. You can actually get in and out.

Drop over the two golds when you can jump on an enemy, then go into he left 
edge. They will all lump together. Fly right to the edge then go 1U. Walk 
back left over the enemy, then U R and over the enemy bobbing up on the 
right. You can repeat this for the suspended gold, but be sure to fall and go 
bck up the stairs and hit the deck later. It's a bit trickier, but you don't 
have the right edge as you did  before unless you are lucky, because you 
can't land on the bottom but a ladder.

Now break down the left wall and bring two of them out. Get their gold. Then 
dig down the left wall again. Get the gold and loop over any enemy/enemies at 
the bottom, then run left on top of them for the final gold.

You need at least one enemy trapped, but you can use the same trick as 
before--go to DR and climb over U 2L U 2R. You can also lure enemies back 
into the field of play by digging the right of the 2-wide, and if they fall 
in the DR, dig the top of the barrier. If enemies are stuck all in the 
bottom, dig down the left to get their gold. There's a lot of check-off work 
to be done here, but it's not impossible.

Level 10:

Get the gold at the top and dig all 3 squares on top of the first enemy. Dig 
left of him and go left, and when he goes left, go back right. He will fall 
left. Go to the top and wait. This is tough to evaluate because you need 
everyone to fill the top holes, which you can't quite see.

Now you can dig 2 down on the right and when the top hole starts to fill, dig 
left to release the enemy. Then go to the top and dig the enemy. Repeat this 
all the way down til the last one. For this guy, you need to run across him 
when he regenerates, then go to the top.

Now on the left you can dig enemies right left and right, falling over them. 
Kill them once you get to the bottom. You may wish to dig each way at the 
bottom set of pits, so you can work away from the enemy that falls below. 
Several of them will be there, and you just need to dig a bunch before 
working on the next guy.

Once you are done, you can drop enemies in the holes at the top, or you can 
wait in the DL for them to come down. Then circle around to the UR where you 
started, fall left and go UL. There may be a problem if too many people are 
in the UR, but on the other hand, you don't have to eliminate every guy from 
your path. You can probably dig through one or two. And you probably only 
need one pass at the top rope to drop a few guys in.

Level 11:

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To get the bonus gold, dig 1-2-3-4, then 8, then 6-7 

Dig 1, wait, dig 2 then when 1 heals, dig 3-4. Dig 5 from the rope, get the 
gold and dig 6-7 for the gold below, then get out.

Now you need to get by with a little help from an enemy. Dig 2L of the rope 
and stand half off the ladder to the left. Fall when he is near, then circle 
around and climb on him and go left. Dig left. It doesn't matter where you 
trap him, so just dig inside the structure to the right as you get the gold. 
Don't forget the UL one. Then go down the 1-ladder through the false block 
and dig right at the edge, fall, repeat and dig the 2 squares left of the 
ladder. Get the gold and then dig the 2 squares right of the ladder. Fall 
right and get everything and go UL. Dig left.

Now stand on the enemy, dig left, go left and dig left. You'll want to do the 
digs a bit in advance or the enemy may turn back and leave you stuck. Keep 
digging left until you can get the enemy to fall left, then run across him to 
the DL.

You may have an enemy on the left after he regenerates, but if not, go up the 
main ladder and dig left to release him. You will want to lure him into the 
2-wide pit on the left. Dig right when he is about to fall, then stand on him 
a second and dig left. Fall left and go right when he pops up. Dig left and 
fall, and you'll just make it. The one-second pause is useful not to get him 
stuck, although if you goof, there's always releasing the guy you walked 
over.

Let the enemy follow you up the chained 1-stairs and walk over him to the 
right. Dig right to get to the 3 gold, but detour 2D the ladder first and dig 
right and go back up so that you can get the golds, dig over the gold below, 
and hit the false block without getting stuck. Dig left inside the false 
block, fall left and dig right. Get that gold. You may want to get the gold 
on the ledge now. Stand on the 1-ladder above it and dig left. Do so with an 
enemy just behind, so he is not trapped. Then fall in for the gold. If the 
enemy falls in the 2-well, then you can dig him out and go R D but watch for 
the false block below the main ladder.

For the last bit, you need to goad the enemy up the main stair. You need to 
walk across him as before, then dig the UR square that led to the 3 gold. 
Wait 2 seconds and go down the ladder 2 squares and up. That brings the enemy 
over without him getting stuck. 

Dig right to release the enemy left and then run left to catch the ladder. 
Dig down it and walk left over the looping enemy. Get the gold and now you 
can fall right when the enemy starts to climb back up. You may have to go 
left to the 2-pit and dig your way out, or you can run under to the right. 
But either way, you need to get in and out quickly, and the way out is not 
bad.

Level 12:

Getting enemies stuck in the center pit makes it hard to win the level, so 
you need to control when and where to drop them. For starters, left, wait and 
down so the enemy follows you down. Then dig for the bonus:

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Get the enemy to come after you, go 4U 2R and dig, then go L D R so the enemy 
falls in the pit above. Leave him there. Get the gold in the top center by 
digging:

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Bring the enemy at the bottom up now. Stand right of the 2-rope and go 1D 
when he is at the center, so he falls in. Go back up and 2-1 dig and go DR so 
he falls to the bottom of the area, then go quickly back UL. This will push 
the enemy right.

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Dig 1-3, wait for 1 to heal, and dig 4. Go back up and to the right. The 
enemy should now be in the UR. Dig the 4 squares on the right. Fall on the 
enemy and go right and dig, then keep digging right til he goes left. Then 
dig right, fall, etc. til you're at the bottom right. Dig right, get the gold 
and dig right. When the enemy falls in, go right and dig right.

Now you can clean up some straggling gold. There are two of them right of the 
enemy you trapped at the beginning. Fall onto the gold steps(dig 1R of the 2-
rope on the left) to get them, so you don't have to worry about that later. 
Dig over each gold at the bottom--false block over 1, 1 more dig over 
another. Fall into the left bit and clean out the 3 golds together, then dig 
left, fall for gold, dig left and get another gold and dig out. To break the 
monotony, dig the DL enemy out, then dig 1R of the ladder so he falls in, and 
go 2L2D2R so he falls back in the hole.

Now release the enemy on top. Dig right to let him out. Work slowly right so 
you do not fall past him. When he hits the bottom, you need to dig left, go 
right to follow him, and left when he is 1/2-way right across a square. Dig 
right at the left edge, dig left when over him, and get the gold and dig out. 
That should finish it.

Level 13:

Unfortunately this level heaps an element of luck on top of the already 
considerable element of skill. So it is nasty that way. You want to make sure 
that, when you dig an enemy, he does not get trapped. So dig one hole where 
necessary, or if you must dig to get below, stand on the enemy and dig, or 
wait one second to dig behind. But in some cases, you may have to dig enemies 
out and cross your fingers they don't appear in the UL. Don't dig more than 
one of them.

A good start is important here. Run left for the bonus gold, dig when the 
enemy is near, and go back right. Dig left while in the corner when the enemy 
comes back, then wait a second and dig behind yourself. Then fall below and 
dig:

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Go back up the stairs and go right--you want the enemy to turn back left and 
go down. Then go to the right and up, come down and go 2L, and dig right and 
fall left to a new gold. The enemy should get trapped and die. However, this 
might not happen. He also might appear in the UL and drop in the cement 
place, which means tough luck for you, too. So wait to see where he drops 
before saving the state. If you don't see him, restart.

Now dig left as you go right below, so the DR enemy falls left. Dig left 
twice as you fall, then go left and dig left as you fall on the enemy again. 
Dig right, then dig left. He will fall to the corner. Stand on him and dig 
left and go left. Now when half-way left of the ladder, you need to dig left, 
then go back right and up quickly for the gold. Fall down and go left and dig 
the enemy and go beyond him. The key to all this is that you need to dig left 
so he keeps going left, but you have to hook back right and up. Unfortunately 
you probably need to keep this enemy alive like so. I've had him hide back in 
the DR.

I don't quite know how to juggle two guys definitively, but a possible 
solution here is to go up the ladder and run right over the enemy you got 
your gold from, then dig to the right while walking on him before you run 
back left, but I haven't timed that yet. That traps one enemy back in the DL. 
Still, you can probably split one guy on each half of the remaining area.

With the enemies off to the left, you will want to go upstairs and dig right, 
1D, dig right for a gold. You should get the gold in the UL, then drop left 
of the hump where it looks like there is no way back. But there is. You can 
get an enemy to fall right off the 4-ladder and you can walk over him either 
way.

Go to the left of the platform with the cement on the right and dig right, 
then dig right over the enemy and fall. Dig again and get the enemy's gold, 
then get the gold in the corner and dig again and circle L D R. Let the enemy 
fall on the rope and walk across him and dig right to get the suspended gold. 
You can sneak back D L. Let the enemies follow you into the dead end--well, 
only one needs to--and dig down and down to get the gold 1L1D of the enemy. 
You need enough time to get the gold and come back up.

But now you have a problem of getting back to the right. The best solution is 
going to the top of the left ladder and digging right.

By now you probably got any enemies' hidden gold, so get the gold in the 
cement pit. Now you want to dig an enemy up if you haven't. You need to stick 
one of them in the 1-pit next to the cement. So get the enemies killed and 
fall into the cement pit when one is near the 1-rope. He'll fall in. Walk 
over him and dig right. Walk over him as he falls then walk right up the 
stairs, then back left and up.

Level 14:

More annoying randomness. You need an enemy to fall into the pit in the left-
center, so you can walk on him.

Head to the ladder top. Wait for the enemy to get behind, then fall left and 
loop over him for your first gold. Climb on him and dig right to trap him, 
stand on him, dig left, then fall and dig left. Fall again and get the gold 
and dig left over the 1-rope.

Now you are in the second part. Dig once to get the enemy--don't trap him, as 
you need him--and go to the top, fall right and loop over the enemy. If two 
enemies have appeared, kill both(2 digs in a row should do it) and continue 
as before. You only want to deal with one enemy.


For the top suspended gold,

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Loop around to dig 1 as before, then dig 2 after you fall, go down and dig 3 
and fall for the gold. Fall to the 1-rope just below and go left. When the 
enemy falls, go up and right. For some reason, he goes right, and you can use 
that to snatch the gold on the right. Fall on him when he comes back at you. 
Go to the top again and loop to the left this time. Fall left quickly til you 
are over the suspended 1-gold, then 1R and dig right. Loop over the enemy 
again, but this time:

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Dig 1, fall, go right and dig 2 and let the enemy fall. Then 3-4-5-6 gets you 
to the next bit. Wait to see if an enemy regenerated in the left-center. If 
so, keep going. If not, restart.

Dig so you fall on the enemy--when he is in the center facing right works 
well. Now you have to dig 

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Dig 6/7 when the enemy hits the right, then go down and 1/2 left and dig 8. 
Timing is needed so the enemy keeps going left--you should go left when the 
enemy is right under you. Get the gold to the left and then dig your way out. 
Again you need an enemy to drop into either the center-left or left, because 
he needs to get the gold sitting on the right of the big V.

After this you can go to the UL and mess around.

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Dig 1/2, wait, dig 3/4, wait for 1 to heal, dig 1,2,5 and dig 6 to drop in. 
Then 7-a. Next time, dig 1-2-b so the enemy falls in the $. Dig c-d to let 
him out, then get out yourself. Fall left when over him, then dig him up for 
the final gold.

Level 15:

This first bit needs to be done very quickly, and completely, or you can't 
get the gold later. Wait, walk right over the enemy, dig right, fall, 1R, dig 
left, fall for the gold, fall on the guy, dig right and get the final 
suspended gold.

Walk right over your enemy. Up the big ladder. Get on the 1-rope to the right 
and wait. Go right to walk on the enemy, dig right twice while on him, and 
fall on the 3 suspended gold in a row. You can fall back on him or dig or go 
1R, dig left, 2L, dig right and get the gold. Either way, you need to have an 
intuitive grasp of the timing. Get back to the top with the enemy following 
you.

Fall right off the 1-square with him close behind, so he follows. You can get 
all the gold on the way down here. Loop around him and go left on top of him 
and dig left. Goad him off to the left, get the suspended gold at the top, 
and dig right when on him. Tap right so he falls right, then fall right. Tap 
right so he falls right, then dig left on him and fall left.

The next bit requires a lot of timing. So if you are emulating, you should 
use save states. Stand on the right edge of the 1-rope in the very right and 
fall when he is near. 1L 1U and right when he is 1/2 square above the ground. 
Now he goes right. You will just make it to the ladder across. Take out the 
bottom part first.

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Dig 1-2, wait, dig 3-4, then from the rope, dig 1 and get the golds. Now for 
the tough bit...

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Dig 1, then wait 5 seconds, 2, walk around and dig 1 then 3. Pause a second, 
then dig 4 and 5, then exit. Dig 2, walk over and dig 1.

Dig 3, then fall right and dig 6 from the left, then dig 5 and 4. Now go get 
the gold and get on the stair. Run right when 6 forms.

Level 16:

Getting the special gold is a good way to start--drop on it when above it 
with the enemy 1L of you, then run left when he is 1/2 square below. That 
gets you to the UL. Dig 1-2. Wait for 1 to heal then 3-4-5-6, then dig over 
the gold and retrieve everything. You need to work around the traps.

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Dig 2-1 above the right gold in the pit(4R of the guy you walked over) and 
then you will fall through to get it. Then fall left of it and fall left of 
the entombed enemy. Now tackle the DL.

This is interesting because you need to establish a way back to the main 
part--the only real way to go about that is to dig up two guys and drop them 
on the left edge. Person 1 is 1R1D of the 1-stair. Get the 2 gold to the 
left, then dig him up and dig 3L, 2L and L of the stair. Lean left and walk 
over the enemy, then go back right.

Repeat this with the enemy 3D of the stair, though the timing is a bit 
different. You have a lot of margin for error, but I suggest you stay by the 
left and start digging right when the enemy is at the top. Drop him in as 
before. Now you can drop over the enemies and come back. Take care of the DL 
gold as follows:

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You can pretty much go straight through and get everything.

The gold 1U of he guy in the center pit is not bad--walk on one and 2-1 dig 
over the other. Along the way, clear out the stuff in the center below.

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1-4, get the gold, then 1-6 and get the gold in the far left.

3-4, wait, 7-8 then 4-1-2, drop for 9, Go back up, wait a second, 5-6-8-7 and 
both golds, walk over 9, dig a and exit.

Also, get the gold in the DR, which is not tricky. 1-6.

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Now there is gold in the UR. Dig U and UR of the entombed enemy so he falls, 
then dig R when on top of him. Dig R to let him out. He will not go anywhere. 
You now have to trap him, and when you do, make it back to the top quickly. 
He may land anywhere, but you need him to reappear in the UR, run across him 
and get the gold. That makes ladders appear, which is not quite enough. You 
need to go up that UR one in space.

Let the enemies lump together--go to the top for this and be sure to outflank 
anyone chasing you. Then get them both running in unison and dig right in the 
UR and get out when they are following you on the top. When you return, you 
can walk over them.

Level 17:

This level is not bad at all. You need to dig 3 left to kill the enemy, and 
then you can dig:

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Get the bonus gold, go left over the enemy, dig 4, fall left when he is under 
you and dig right, then dig 6 and get the gold. Take care of the other 
suspended gold next.

At the top, go left of the 2-ladder, dig right with an enemy following, and 
go back right and down the 4-ladder. The enemy will fall. Fall on top of him-
-no timing needed--and lean left over him twice. Dig right and fall right and 
you will get the gold. He will turn left, so you are not at risk. Now you can 
dig the enemy into submission.

The next two golds are not bad.

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Dig 1,2, wait 2 seconds and dig 3, then dig 1,2 right away. Dig 4, then when 
3 heals, dig 5 and drop through.

The gold below is pretty route one too.

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Dig 1-8, then 1 again, and you have plenty of time to get the gold. Now on to 
the right side. If you are lucky, a monster grabbed the gold and ran left. If 
not, then

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Dig 1-8. When 1 heals, 9-a-1-2, then b-c-3-4, d-5-6. e-7-8. f-a-9, g-h-b and 
run through. That's it!

Level 18:

The first part needs to be done quickly. Dig 1L, 1R, dig 1L. Get the gold, 
dig right and fall, then go up. Dig right 1R of and over the 1-stair then 
left at the 3-stair top and fall.

Now at the 1-stair, dig right and get the gold(go down the stairs--don't 
fall) and retreat. Dig left of the cement.

Dig 1 2 3 4. When 1 heals, dig 5 6. Then dig 7 8, dig 9 a, and b to get the 
gold.
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Now dig for the upper center gold. This one is not hard--go in the structure, 
dog 1R and 1D of the gold, and fall out. The bottom gold doesn't require any 
timing but it requires a few digs.

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Now for the top. Dig 1-3. Wait, dig 4, dig 5-6 and 7, then dig 8. Get the 
gold and dig 9.

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Level 19:

You'll be climbing on your enemy for a while, and it starts right away. Hang 
1/2 off the rope and when the enemy is 1/2 away from the edge, run over him. 
Stabilize by tapping right--you don't need to get him to fall off the right 
edge right away.

By the ropes, wait for him to come back right from the left edge a square, 
then dig left, 2R, dig left. Fall on him and go back left. Get on the ladder. 
Then go left over him and dig left. You need him to fall left, and you need 
to fall left over him and collect the gold nearby. It is tricky, so use 
emulator save states a lot, but try to keep 1/2 pace ahead of him and be 
prepared to swerve. You need to go to the left edge then back right.

Get the UR now.

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Dig 1-4 and get gold. Dig 1-4 then wait 2 seconds, 5-7, 4, 3 and get the 
other gold.

You can dig right of him 4x to release him now. Get the gold in the bottom of 
the UR, then dig:

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The enemy will reappear by the next ladder. Dig him out from above, get the 
gold over the cement with him following, and dig:

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Dig 1 when he is near, then 2-3-get the gold--fall on him and to the right.

Dig L 2L 3L of the gold, then dig

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1-2, wait 4 seconds, 3-4-1-2, wait 3 seconds, 5-4-3-2-1, wait 2 seconds, 6 
and the enemy goes to the DR. You should retreat to the UL ladder, then after 
you go halfway off the bottom ladder rung(he gets the gold) dig him out 
again--no need to be subtle, go 1-6--and move to the left where you can dig 
left and he will lead you to the DL. Walk over him and dig him out. Go to the 
UL and dig him, then go back DR across the rope and dig left. He does not 
give you his gold in the UL as a level stair is there.

Now go to the top of the big ladder and drop right so he follows. Fall on him 
and get the gold. Dig 3L 2L L and hang over the edge. If he goes right, fall 
on him and get the suspended gold. If not, wait and try again.

Dig the enemy in the UL again and go 4R 3D. He will drop left of you. Dig 
1U1R and 1L of him, then go right. He'll fall in the corner and get the gold. 
Use the 2-ladder to dig him out. Get his final gold.

Let him follow you up the left and now you can circle around so he drops into 
the 1-pit. You can dig him up through the UR as you did before.

Or you can just kill him and camp out on the top. Hang off the right of the 
1-ladder at the top and walk over him to the next level. He will fall in the 
hole ahead of the UR ladder.


Level 20:

Why not pick up the gold to the left on the first platform first--you could 
get the bonus, but it is just a nuisance to sort things out. To lure enemies 
over, go to the top. You may wish to do so to get to the left, then lure them 
back left. It's useful to know there are no other gold pieces in play for 
later.

The compartments are tricky to get into, and you want to bring 1 enemy into 
each. Dig the UL square, 1D of that after a 5 second wait, then slip over and 
dig 2R of the UL. An enemy will come in. Stand on him and dig to get out. 
Obviously, without good timing, you are trapped. Remember you have about 6 
seconds, and if nobody takes your bait, pass.

The timing is as follows: for the top, dig when an enemy falls by the middle 
of the platforms. For the middle, when some guy runs at you and falls. You 
need to reset if the enemies don't come right at you. 

The last part requires perfect timing. You also need not to be disrupted by 
anyone else coming over, which is a bit chancy. Have only one enemy left. Go 
to the top. Dig left, the square 2R from the top. Step on the enemy when he 
falls in, dig left, and go to 3U of the bottom. Wait 1 second after he falls 
in to the 2nd hole, then dig right, go 1D, and dig right when the enemy is 
bisected by the top of the second platform. Go U 2R dig R. Wait for the enemy 
to enter and run over him.

Running back should not be too taxing. You have one less guy to fight. You 
may need to shake the enemies down for gold, but again, they are less 
numerous. You can just lure them right and dig them up and go to the top.

Level 21:

Drop down and go along the right. Goad the ey4eball towards you and zigzag 
up. Wait at the bottom of the 4-ladder and wait for the eye to come after 
you. Walk over it for the suspended gold under the brick--you can probably 
get the gold to the right beforehand. Then fall over the fake brick to the 
right for another gold.

Go to the top of the 4-ladder and fall left and go in a circle so the enemy 
goes to the left--run over him while looping on the ladder and he'll 
eventually go left. Go up the ladder and right on the rope, then run across 
the enemy as he climbs up the rope to get the gold on the cement.

Get on the top rung of the 4-ladder again and fall right when the enemy 
climbs up the 1-ladder 2R of this. Run across the top 2-rope and wait to go 
right, then hang off the right of the 1-rope and walk over the enemy again. 
Walk back and you can maneuver to dig the enemy here.

Fall down on the left of the 2-rope to get the tough suspended gold. You will 
want to dig between the 1-ropes on the bottom to catch the enemy. Then go to 
the DR 1-ladder. You will make the enemy fall to the bottom. Wait for both of 
them to, actually. Now you can clear most of the golds.

For the one above the 3-gold on the bottom, dig above it then run over the 
eyeball as it runs right. For the one in the DR, dig the bottom block when 
the enemies are about to walk into it. Then go to the right edge (U-R-D, but 
there is no rush) and fall onto the gold when the enemy is about to go in the 
corner. Walk over him to the ladder. Then stand on the entombed eye, dig left 
and fall on him and go right for the final gold.

Now lure this guy to the bottom left pit and wawlk over him back left, and 
you can climb to the top, then R and U.

Level 22:

Pretty straightforward except for what seems to be some luck.

Go quickly to the right and get the line of gold. Oops--invisible barrier. 
Then wait for the enemy to fall down the shaft next to the center ladders. 
Fall on him and get the 3 gold on the other side. Dig and fall right. Go back 
above the chute of fake bricks and jump on the enemy and hold dig-right down. 
Go right when there's all that gold.

Go to the top and jump on him again. Dig right at the bottom. Run over him to 
the ladder. He'll go right and left. Dig left when he is 1L of the other 
ladder in your area, going right.

Stand at the top of the ladder for him to regenerate. That makes him go 
right. When he is at the top single rope, dig-R D dig-R and 1U. When he goes 
left at you, go 2 1/2 down and he will fall into the pit.

Now dig 1R of the ladder top, 1D of that and wait, then 1D of that. 2U1L of 
the enemy and get the gold. Dig left and right over the enemy and run left. 
Make sure you don't fall ahead of him in the gap, but you want to fall onto 
the chute square and go hard left to make it out.

Now destroy him as before and go to the top of the ladder and right. Walk 
over him after he goes left at you this time. Back in the center, get the 
gold on the ledge. In the UL, fall on the 2nd-left gold. Get the gold left of 
it, then the 2 right of it.

Timing move ahead. Dig R L at the center ladder base to release the eyeball. 
Go left and dig right when the falling eyeball is 1/2 below the stationary 
eyeball, to release them both. Get the gold and dig right and fall right. The 
eyeballs seem to move randomly at the bottom, but you need them to both go 
left with one on top of the other, ahead of it. Walk on that eyeball and when 
you get the second gold, wait and drop. The bottom eyeball will run back 
right. Run over it to the new ladder and up the center.

Level 23:

This is an odd and satisfying little level where you need to work your way 
down and step on your enemies a lot. Start by digging L and going 4L D. Wait 
for the enemy to fall. Go to the first structure.

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Get on the next big ladder, get the gold, and dig

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1-3, wait for 1 to heal, 4, then 5. Run to the final structure.

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1, wait 4 seconds, 2-3, 4, get the gold, 5, 6-7 and dig the enemy out, then 
go to the bottom of your ladder, halfway off. Tap up and right to make sure 
you won't fall into the enemy as he goes right. Run right over him, getting 
the suspended gold, and keep running right til he goes down the chute.

Run across the enemy in the pit, then 2R of him, dig left to let him out. UR 
and fall for 2 gold, dig to get to the rope, dig left and run across the 
enemy as he goes left. Get on the ladder, run over the top enemy, and get the 
gold above him. Dig him into the pit below.

Fall on the lower enemy when he is going left, 1 1/2 blocks away from the 
bottom. Dig the 2nd-right of 4 blocks. Run ULU for the gold, then run back 
right over the enemy to get to one rope. R U L quickly to run over him to get 
further above. Go to the top rope, dig left, get the gold and get out.

Now go to the 2-wide rope and when the enemies in the pit are going right and 
the rear one is in the center, drop down. Dig left. Then dig the 3 squares 
right and go up the ladder. When the enemy gets out of his pit and inches 
left, run right across him, up and left. If all works well, an enemy will be 
in the DL and you are on the upper ropes. You can then dig from the 1-ladder 
on the left onto the gold, then dig left in the 2x1 to fall on an enemy, get 
the final gold, and go U, R, UR.

Level 24:

Not a bad level at all. You can get the 10000 here pretty easily and maybe, 
if you are tenacious, the 20000. The 3000 bonus doesn't look worth it. You 
basically just need to dig a hole in the bottom of the L to bounce off the 
octopus there. But it's an annoying detour.

You have lots of easy gold to pick up and it's really more of a hassle to get 
the octopus in the right place than anything. Drop left, dig right and dig 1L 
and 1L1D of the rope to start. Fall in. Cycle to the top and dig over the 
suspended gold. Lure the octopus up if needed and get the gold in the DL, 
left of the entombed ones.

Fall left off the platform where the octopus is oscillating, then lead it to 
the top once it falls. Dig left at the stair to the top, then go up and 2-1 
dig left-ways. The octopus will bounce back and forth, and you can fall on it 
and collect the gold. 

Let's get the entombed golds now.

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Dig 1 then 2 as the octopus is on the left end of the rope. Drop down for the 
gold and 1L. When the octopus is above you, dig. Fall right and go R U to 
stick the octopus. Dig over the right gold and get it. Return. 

Dig 1-3-2-4-5-6 and go DL into the corner. Then walk in for the gold and dig 
your way out. Go back over the octopus and to the top. 1R, then fall right 
when it sees you. Dig left at the right edge of the pit when it's near, let 
it fall, wait a second, stand on it, dig right, fall, dig right, then dig 
left on the rope. You can now return and walk over the octopus. There's 
nothing esoteric in the rest of the level. Just dig up the DR octopus when 
it's in the middle, and you'll be okay.

The only mildly tricky gold is here:
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1-2-3-4. Dig over the two golds on top of each other, then take out the 
rightmost golds next time. The 3x3 chamber is there any time you want it. Dig 
2U and 3U of the gold on the left. The ladder appears in the UR.

Level 25:

There are several ways to do things, but it turns out the most obvious one 
works out best. With a few wrinkles, of course. First thing is to get the 
bonus gold.

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Dig 1-2 when the enemy below is at the center, going right. Dig 3 when he is 
at the right end after one bounce back/forth, then 2 and 1. Drop on him, get 
the gold, and run out. Wait for 3 to form if need be.

Now dig the guy to the left. Use 1-2, 3-1-2, 4-3-1-2 as before. You can just 
dig 4 right away. The important thing is to get the guy in the left. Then, 1-
2-3-1-2 and get the gold. You will have plenty of time to do so.

The big sweeping move is up next. Let's map it out for clarity.

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What is going on here, then? The first 3 digs are straightforward. Then dig 
4/5, fall left, and dig 6 to trap the enemy. Wait as long as you can to dig 
6. Then stand on him, dig 7, then 8-9. a-c, drop, d-e and then circle through 
9-8 to fall on the gold.

dig down the left of the structure for the rest of thins. Do so quickly, as 
an enemy will follow you into the chamber to the right. Nothing complex here-
-dig, get gold to the left, go to the ladder, and dig each way at the bottom. 
Loop around on the ladder with the enemy til he goes right. Then run over 
him, get the gold, and dig left so he can fall and reach you.

Greet him at the right ladder and dig him for his gold. Then go left and up 
the ladder. Walk over him. Note if another enemy is in the way, it is a bit 
trickier, but it should not be too complicated. In fact, if you have 2 
enemies, you can try your luck that one and only one will be killed(dig 3 
holes, or 1 hole far away from another) and if the enemy is in the UR, you 
don't have to release another one later.

You can get the gold to the right of you want, but what you really need is an 
enemy to walk over--if he's there, use him to get the upper right golds. If 
not, release the enemy in the middle. Dig in there, fall for the gold, dig 
left on him, lean left, get the gold after he falls, and dig him out the same 
way you dug the other guys out.

If the enemy appears from above, go 1R1D of the 1-ladder, dig and go 2L U R U 
and lean left. Then run over the enemy to the top. If no enemy appears from 
above, dig into the structure.

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This reveals an enemy and gets you going. Now for the UR.

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Dig 1-2, climb on the enemy that is DL of 2, dig right and run right on the 
enemy and quickly left to get the one gold. Then for the other, dig as above-
-no timing is necessary. Getting out is not trivial, but staying on the 2-
rope or the leftmost 1-ladder will psyche the enemies out enough for the path 
UR to be free.

Level 26:

Some tricky moves here but nothing too profound.  Go to the UR and 2-1 dig, 
dropping 1L of the entombed enemy. Dig under him and fall for the special 
gold, then come back and dig the UR corner for another. The left is next, 
since it is very dangerous to clear with enemies wandering around.

You need to have killed an enemy. Stay at the top row. Dig left when he is 
about to fall off. Then get on the rope, dig right, drop left and dig right 
at the first chance. Get the three gold and get out. Dig left at the edge and 
fall through the chute square, then 2-1 dig, avoiding the enemy by falling 
in. Dig 1L 1R 1R1D of the ladder, get the stuff at the bottom, and fake out 
the enemy, if needed, to go back up.

The right is trickier. Dig from the right, on the two squares right of the 
ladder tops. Drop in, and when the enemy drops next to you, run over him and 
dig right and walk in. Then walk over the enemy when he falls and go back 
right.

This next part is thorny. Dig right, drop down, wait 3 seconds and dig right. 
The enemy below should get trapped. Dig right and swoop in for the gold. 
Return, dig left and drop in. On the 1-ladder, wait for the enemy to line up 
with you, dig left, 1D, dig left. Run right as the enemy does. Get the gold, 
go back left, and when he's under, run right. Dig right at the end and fall 
in. The enemy will be safe and stuck.

Go to the center and up. You need an enemy to drop on, as before, for the 
last gold. Go 1L1D of the gold, dig, and when the enemy is all the way up, 
walk right for the gold. The ladders that appear are handy--run to the 
center, up and right, then dig right and go up the right side.

Level 27:

A cruel level in some places but very elegant really. 1R, dig left and floor 
it right. Dig right on the ladder and hang off the right half of the UR rope. 
The enemy will fall. Fall on him and then dlg left as you go down. Fall left, 
dig right, cut left and go back right. Drop off the rope. If you do it right, 
2 guys will be in pits, and you will be in the DR.

12H
H3
 4H
H5$

1-2, wait 5 seconds for 1 to pop up, dig 3-1-2. Wait 4 seconds at 4, then 3-
2-1. Wait 3 seconds at 5, 4-3-1 (Times are not perfect.) Get the gold and run 
out to the left.

Dig 1L of the bottom trapped guy. Go up the big ladder, then on the 2-ladder, 
dig left and right, fall right and walk left to push the enemy into the pit. 
Go to the DL and release the other guy to the right. Do so digging left when 
1U2R. Drop, 1R, dig left, 1L, dig left, fall and go 1 1/2 right. He will fall 
right after you into the pit where the other guy was.

Release him as before and move him across as you did the other guy. Only this 
time when you run left over him, go up the ladder, L D and to the 1-rope. Dig 
left on it, fall, dig left and walk over him. Sucker him up the left side and 
walk over him. Drop down on the rope and push right and dig the right square 
of the 3-island. Here's where it gets sticky.

Fall left--you have a safety valve digging right. Then get the two guys below 
you. Do the same as before, though start at the top of your ladder, swoop 
down and then circle counterclockwise--1 will get stuck, but that's going to 
be good for you later. He will reappear where you need him to, if you wait. 
Dig the enemy out, go to the DL and up and along the ropes. Drop on him and 
go right...and his pal is now a bridge for you! I think you need to be above 
the 1-ladders for this to work, but it usually works ok for me.

And once it does, the rest is (relatively) easy. Go across, dig R and R-D of 
the ladder, go up the right edge, dig left at the 2nd-top rung(hidden block) 
and go back 2R of where you started. Dig left and go up the stair to the 
right. Lead off to the left and walk left over the enemy.

Level 28:

Lots of small tricks but no big headache. Dig right at the rope, 2D, dig 
left, 1U, wait 4 seconds, dig right, D L D L, dig right and work down for the 
gold. L U R and, 1R2U of the suspended gold, dig left. Now go to the top and 
dig right to get the gold over the chute.

Dig the enemy out from the left, fall on him(do so when he is 1/2 on the 
chute square, or you may not be able to move right over him,) go right and 
dig ahead of him. Go up the ladder, 2R and dig left. Get his gold and go 1U 
and wait for him to go out to go 1L.

Let's clear out the DR now. The first gold is easy--1L, wait, 1L1D, then drop 
in. Once you have that one, dig 2R and 1R of the ladder base, walk in and 
walk out. 

You can fake out the enemy by bringing him to the right, then digging right 
of the ladder:

H1
H2
H3

1/2 when he is near, go right and dig 3, then move hard left to the next 
ladder. Keep level, then swerve down so you can get the enemy to take out the 
gold in the cave. Get him below. You may also just be able to dig up the 
enemy, but you want to risk dropping a guy somewhere weirdas little as 
possible.

Now at the 2-ladder where there is a hole left, dig left on the top rung. 
Then go up and walk over the enemy that appears there. The enemy will die--go 
to the UR and see where he turns up. If he turns up in the UL, you can 
release him later. You will want to dig him so he gets the gold below the 
rope, in the deep shaft.

2-2-1 dig from the right ladder, then dig down the left side of the A. The 
next bit is the trickiest. Assume the enemy's not there for now. Then

1234H
HXX5~
H$$X
XXHX$

1-4, wait for 1 to heal, 5, 1-2-3-4, 6 and run clockwise for the two gold.

The enemy must be handled differently. Dig 1-4, then 5, then loop around the 
A and go to the bottom. He will be trapped in the bottom. Proceed as when you 
got the gold, but dig below 6. The enemy should be trapped, and if not, dig 
him out to get his treasure.

The UL is not hard.

$5*X1H
XHX 2H
XH 34

5-1-2, when 5 heals, 3-4, then 5 and get thegold and get out. That leaves the 
nasty gold on the left. Sucker an enemy left and run over him. But it's not 
so easy! You need to be at the very top of the ladder. Go a bit above it, 
then tap right and make sure you shift right. Then when the guy walks below 
you, drop on him. Walk on him when he drops down running at you, and take the 
UL ladder to the next level.

Level 29:

You need to take out the starting structure quickly. Move right when your 
foot is in an enemy below. Fall back onto the enemies and into the right 
niche again, then fall left and walk right on top of them. Get all the gold 
there. Now you don't have much gold, but the extra cement blocks you.

The monsters can beat you by volume here, but the main tricks you need to 
know are to back up to the right as you dig holes--if running out of space, 
note you should be 6-7 squares away when you dig so enemies die--then dig 
holes behind you for enemies to go off to the left on the bottom, as you go 
up the right stairs. You may have some times where things don't work out and 
you need evasive action, so you may need to drop from the top rope, dig some 
enemies up and try again.

You need two sorties down the left of the structure and one down the right. 
Then you need to dig your way through your enemies in order to get to the 
ladder in the UR, which doesn't go off the screen but goes high enough. Be 
patient and try for as much ground as you can, going far right and backing 
up. You won't kill everyone. But often the trailers will get blocked up and 
you can deal with the men in front later.

For clearing the entombed gold, on the right you just dig 2L and 1L of the 
stairs, go down and repeat. For the left, 2R and R of the stairs--note 
landing on the structure sends enemy through the block more quickly. For the 
right, symmetrically, but dig 1 at the last. You may have enemies chase you--
if so, take action early, run to the bottom, and dig behind them. It can get 
tricky having enemies from both sides, but always run away from the majority.

For the center gold, dig 5 to the right 5 times, then 4-3-2-1 on the right, 
then through.

Level 30:

Lower left:

You need to get the cornered gold and walk out to the upper right, since 
there's a false brick to the left.
 H
0 1H
H23H
 4H
56HX
H7 X
H8$

If we get rid of 1/2/4 we see we must

--dig 3
5, 6, wait, 3
7, 5, 6, 3
8

And we just make it out in time! Similar puzzles with 1/2/4 missing show the 
same sort of solution is necessary.

Now I haven't gotten the puzzle solution to work but suspect it is a matter 
of timing.

1. Dig 1, then 0, from the ladder
2. dig 2, 3 going right, 1, 0 at ladder top
3. dig 4, 2, zigzagging from the left ladder up, then dig 3 and 1 from the 
right
4. dig 5 and 6 just before 4 reappears. Wait a second, then dig 4, 3, 1. 
Wasting even a fraction of a square move re-digging 4/3/1 is fatal, so 
telegraph your moves.
5. dig 7 then 5 then 6 then 3, in one motion, though you can maybe wait a 
half-second after digging 7. You need to run left, dig 5/6, and run back 
quickly. With 3, go NE and gold the left dig.
6. Go down. Hold DL and dig right onto 8, then get the chest and exit NE. 
Fall left for another gold.

Upper left:

H~
H 21HH
 H3~ X
 $5$X$4$

1-2, wait, 3, 4, then drop in from the UR to take out 5. Not much time. Go 
left/right for the gold. Now go to the right.

Right hand side:

X 1H
X 2H
X$3H
 45 H
 6H7H
H8 9H
$b$aH

1-2-3, wait, 4-5-1-2-3, 67 45, 89a, b

Left hand side:

 H1X
 H2
 H3
H X
H4
H5
HX

1-5, wait, 6-7, 8 and drop through.

  5. CHEATS

0x80 = # of lives(turn OFF while loading game)
0x25 = level #

There is a small problem with this. The FDS reads in about 10 levels at a 
time, so you need to pass through levels 5, 10, etc., or it will loop with 
old levels if you swap in the middle of a level. Each time you change a level 
band, different monsters appear, too. I don't have things down exactly. But 
if you go to the level select at the start of the game, you can change to 
whatever you'd like.

0x521 = monster # 1(you can have several)
byte 0 = direction (C5 = falling C1 = up C2 = down C4 = right C3 = left C0 = 
stuck)
byte 1/2 = horizontal icons from right and # of pixels from right
byte 3/4 = vertical icons from above and # of pixels from above
byte 5/6 are adjusted by 1/2 so don't worry about them

0x430 = start of map
The next x168 bytes make the 24x15 map. You can tinker with stuff here:
34 = ladder
67 = $
68 = bonus $
70 = space
75 = level ladder
76 = rope
ce = block with enemy inside
d1 = block
dc = invisible block
e3 = false block

Your coordinates are at 
0x3f, 0x40 = horizontal(block, pixel offset from)
0x41, 0x42 = vertical(block, pixel offset from)

Enemy information starts at 5a2. You have 4 bytes as your coordinates are, 2 
bytes repeating the H/V block, and 3 more bytes defining things I am not sure 
about.

End of FAQ Proper

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  6. VERSIONS

1.0.0: sent to GameFAQs 2/5/2010, level 30 solution described
0.9.7: sent to GameFAQs 3/10/2008, last bit of level 30 to go
0.8.5: sent to GameFAQs 3/9/2008, 26 levels complete, hard ones to go of 
course
0.4.0: sent to GameFAQs 12/12/2007, 12 levels complete
0.2.0: sent to GameFAQs 12/07/2007, 7 levels complete
0.1.0: sent to GameFAQs 12/05/2007, 1 level complete, with other outline 
stuff too.

  7. CREDITS

Thanks to the usual GameFAQs gang, current and emeritus. They know who they 
are, and you should, too, because they get/got some SERIOUS writing done. 
Good people too--bloomer, falsehead, Sashanan, Masters, Retro, Snow 
Dragon/Brui5ed Ego, ZoopSoul, War Doc, Brian Sulpher, AdamL, odino, JDog and 
others I forgot. OK, even Hydrophant in his current not-yet-banned message 
board incarnation. I am not part of his gang, but I want him to be part of 
mine.
Thanks to the NES Completion Project folks for keeping it going. This is not 
part of the project, but a discussion on that page reminded me to give SLR 
another shot.