| Atari Video Computer System / 2600 |
KANGAROO
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Screen “warp” tricks - press and hold LEFT+RIGHT+DOWN.
Your character will fall through the “floor” and off the screen, and
eventually reappear at the top (watch the bonus fruit - it will start to blink
right before you appear). If timed
correctly, you can land on the top branch!
A good short-cut to Baby Kangaroo is to move directly under the top
ladder nearest her and time it so you appear somewhere on the ladder. Warning -
if you stop falling somewhere below the bottom margin, the game will crash.
{Scott Stilphen}
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The monkeys throwing pattern is always in
this order: top - middle - bottom. Note
that the first apple thrown won’t always be a top one.
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The maximum bonus points possible for each screen
are: (1) 1,500
(2) 1,500 (3) 1,600.
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BUG: On screen two, after climbing a
ladder, do an extra jump before trying to jump across a broken branch.
If you don’t, your kangaroo will “hesitate” before jumping (usually
costing you a life). Also on this screen,
when you jump from the small branch onto the third “level”, sometimes you
won’t move up- you’ll simply jump in place.
Move a little to the left or right and try again. {Scott Stilphen}
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BUG: If more than 8 extra lives are
accumulated, the reserve counter will start to show graphics glitches. {Scott
Stilphen}
· BUG: The manual incorrectly states the game uses the b&w switch; the program doesn’t even check to see what it’s set at.
