Thursday, August 28, 2008

Parodius: Level 4


Between levels again. It's just me and my little pink penguin buddy flying through space together.


Ah. Time for the traditional beginning of the level round of heads and chickens and hypodermic needles and stuff.


This time we get somebody new, the freaky naked pig Cupid thing! If you don't kill him quick he circles around behind you to shoot you more and you'll probably see his buttcheeks.


The actual level is fashioned like feudal Japan, what with the cherry trees and huts and sumo wrestlers and penguins and things.

The music is... Ever seen a variety show act with a dude who was like spinning plates on sticks and stuff? It's the music they probably played with that. The plate spinning music. It fits here. (All the music fits in these games.)


There are volcanoes and they hang from the clouds. Do not fly into them.

Even when they pair up on you.

There is a sharp spike in difficulty starting right about here.

Trees! And bees! Witness the first of about a million deaths on this level. I didn't snapshot every one, for your convenience. See how that bottom tree's roots look different than the upside-down trees roots? It's because it's uprooted itself and is running along the bottom of the screen. Stupid jerky cherry tree!


Oh, good. Things are starting to mellow out a little. Surely this is a good sign for the rest of the level.


Arrrrgh!!! Angry volcanoes! And eggplants!!!
Just be calm... Avoid the volcanoes... continue dropping little pink whales on the floor...

AAAARRRGHHH!!! More eggplants!!!


And even more eggplants!!!!! (I didn't die here. I don't know how that happened.)


Finally that's over. I've never liked eggplant.


Meet the boss!


Uh... hi, Boss.


I didn't get a shot of it because I was attempting not to die, but when he stomps the ground a bunch of random garbage falls on you from above. It's not a big deal to dodge. Just shoot him a lot.


Oh, yeah, Boss, you know you like it.

Level 4 ends here, lamely, as do I.

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