__ __ |\ /| | | _ _ \ _ | _ _ _ _ _|_ / _ _ _|_ | _ | \/ | | | | | | | |_ -- |_ / | |_ | | / \ |_ | | |_ | | | |_ |_| | | _| __| |_ \_ | |_ | \__ \_/\ _| | |_ |_ from - Chris Shepard cshep19@bignet.net NES-KM-USA Milion's Secret Castle Hudson Soft Operation Manual -- GAME STORY/PROLOGUE Milion lives in the land of Hudson where people use music to communicate with each other. However, Milon does not have the ability to communicate. He always ask himself why he is the only one who lacks the ability to un- derstand people and music. One day he decides to travel through out the land of Hudson to search for other people like himself. Before leaving for his trip, Milon decies to visit Queen Eliza who lives in Hudson's Secret Castle. When Milon arrives at the Secret Castle, the people were being attacked by the Evil Warlord from the north region. The warlord robs the peo- ple of all their musical instruments and occupies the Secret Castle. Queen Eliza is held captive deep inside the Secret Castle by the Warlord and his demon-monsters. Milon volunteers to fight the Evil Warlord and his demons and to re- scue Queen Eliza and the musical instruments for the people of Hudson. This will not be an easy task. the Secret Castlee has many different rooms and each room is a maze filled with demons, secret passages and doors. However, the Castle's Magician tells Milion that Queen Eliza has hidden many tools, instuments and money to help him. The Magician also gives Milon a magic "Bubble" to assist him in finding the places where the helpful items are hidden and where they may be brought. 2 -- OBJECT OF THE GAME Your mission is to help Milion solve the mysteries of the Secret Castle, destroy the Evil Warlord and his demon-monsters, rescue Queen Eliza and the musical instruments for the people of Hudson. Good Luck!!! 1. Enter the Castle and solve the puzzle of each maze-room 2. Find and save the hidden money and 12 helpful items. 3. Destroy each of the seven demon-monsters lurking in the Castle and collect seven crystal balls. the crystal ball is your kep to advance to the next level of the Castle. After completing everything above, you must find two secret items to save Queen Eliza. Those two items are for you to find....! 3 -- CONTROL FUNCTIONS (A) Button, Milon jumps. (B) Button shoots the bubble upwards (up) To enter through door, or window. (left and right) to move Milon left or right (down) use with (B) to shoot bubbles downward. (START) Button begins the game or pauses action during a game. SECRET CASTLE (1), (3) Maze-room: Enter the maze-room to collect money and helpful items. (2), Shop: Buy helpful items or get clues/hints. (4), Demon Monsters: If you fulfill certain requirements and enter this room, a demon monster will appear. Destroy the demon-monster to get a crystal ball, then the door will open to advance to the upper floors. 4 -- THE MAZE-ROOM The maze-room contains a lot of demon characters and hidden coins and helpful items. In order to get out of the room, you must find the door (hidden in the room) and a key (it will appear when destroying the demon characters or breaking the blocks). Once you get the key, you will be free to go in and out of the maze-room anytime. When you get the key, it will be indicated on the top right hand corner of the screen. Milon's Energy Level Milon's energy level will be displayed on left hand side of the screen. Energy will decrease when hit or touched by demon characters. The game will be over when you lose all of the energy. Energy will increase whenever you destroy a demon and a "Energy Heart" appears. 5 -- HIDDEN ITEMS Milon's Weapons Milon's weapon is the magic "Bubble" given to him by the Castle's Magician. The bubbbles are used to destroy demon characters and to find the coins ($) and helpful items hidden by Queen Eliza. Hidden Items By shooting and breaking the blocks with your bubbles, you will find many items. Coin/Money- Save the Coins to buy helpful items at the Item Shop. Honeycomb- Getting the honeycomb will an extra level to Milon's Energy Level and fill it up. Hudson Bee- Catch the Hudson bee to get a protective shield around Milon. It will protect him against demon attacks for a brief period of time. There are more hidden items other than what is listed above. 6 -- ITEM SHOP There are some shops hidden inside the castle for Milon to buy items or get important hints/clues: ____________________________________________ | ITEMS | | | ___________ | O | <----(4) (1)----> | | | | | | | | | '|_|' | |- ----------- | o o | (2)----> |- | | | | | | | | | |- ----------- | MAY I HELP YOU | <----(5) |- •x2 (3) | ? | |_________________|__________________________| | | | _ | | HINTS | HINTS | |_| $16 | |______________|____________|________________| <----(6) | (_) (_) (_) | | | | | |____________________________________________| (1) Shows the items you have. (2) Shows the number of coins and crystal balls you have. (3) Shows the two secret items you have. (4) Shows the crystal balls collected (5) Message Board: Important hints or how to use in item selected will be displayed. (6) Shows items and their prices. Bump head to get them. 7 -- DEMON-MONSTER ROOM If you fulfill certain requirements and enter this room, a demon-monster will appear. Milon must destoy the demon-monster in order to advance to the next level. however, the demon-monsters are tough enemies, so better arm Milon with the helpful items and be sure his energy is at the maximum level before entering. Crystal Ball When Milon defeats a demon-monster, a crystal ball will appear. This crystal ball will strengthen Milon's bubble or make shooting distance longer and will allow Milon to advance to the next level of the Secret Castle. Milon must collect a totall of seven crystal balls to save Queen Eliza. 8 -- Milon advanced into the game but a careless mistake ended the game. In order to get a "Second Chance", Hudson is glad to announce that there is a "Continuing Option". You cn access this "Continuing Option" by pushing the left side of movement control button and the Start Button. You are only allowed to use the "Continuing Option" after Milon collected the first crystal ball. Other Secrets Umbrella- Catching the umbrella will allow Milon to rapid-fire his magic bubbles. Music Box- Get the music box to advance to the bonus stage. Look for seven musical instruments and collect musical notes. (avoid the flat notes) 9 --