Atari Lynx Scrapyard Dog

Free Shield

• METHOD 1: At the start of any level, move Louie half way across the screen, then pause and press the B button. If you did this right (positioning is very important), you should see a message at the bottom of the screen that says "SHIELD AWARDED."
• METHOD 2: When the timer reads 299 press pause, then press button B (this is a more reliable method than method 1). In the beginning this always work, but not in later levels.

Scrapyard Dog Cheat
Here is a method I used to obtain lots of shields and lives in Scrapyard Dog. If a shop you are about to enter has a red $5 money bag on the same screen, take the money before entering the shop. Then exit the shop. The $5 money bag will appear again. Take the money and enter the shop again. Repeat this over and over to build up your money supply. Don't worry about losing a life or two by running out of time for the level because just ahead in another shop, you will buy yourself more lives ($35) and max out your shields ($10) to nine. This method can be used on another level towards the end of the game to get lots of lives.

WARP to FOREST
To perform the warp, you must be on JUNKYARD Level 2. Move right through the level to the stack of tires. Jump onto tires and press down. The can room will appear. The following table show where the arrow starts and where the prize ends up:

Start	Finish
1	5
2	1
3	4
4	2
5	3

You are now small in size. This allows you to knock on the WARP door and warp. As you move to the right, press up in front of the tree to get an extra life. Keep moving to the right and avoid being hit by bullets, dogs, mice, and bird dropings. Jump up where the hub caps are hanging on a line to get invincibility. Also pressing down while on top of the third brown can (the one to the left of the mouse caught between cans) will give you a shield. When you get to the toilet just before the office, jump up on the toilet. Face left and hold down. A red warp door will appear to the right of the office. Move over to the door and hold up to open door and warp.

WARP to DESERT
To perform the warp, you must be on CITY Level 1. Move to the right until you get to the black cat up in the window above the mail box. Throw a can to get rid of the cat. Jump up to window where cat was and press up. You will now be small. Move back to the left to door by mail box. Jump up steps to get level with door. Hold up while in front of door to get red warp door to appear above the door. Now quickly jump onto mail box, jump to the left edge of the screen while holding the jump button (to achieve a higher jump). This will put you at the red warp door. Press/hold up in front of door to warp.

WARP to MOUNTAIN
When small, look in the base of the tree near the second white cat. The red door will appear at the top of the screen, on a cloud, almost out of sight.

WARP to ARTIC
You must be in the FOREST level 1. At the start of the level, move to the right to the log when the rabbit comes out. When you jump on the log over the hole where the rabbit came out, press down on the joypad. You are know small. If you go to the right, you will encounter a tree with two snakes. Enter the door to enter the shop. Exit the shop and the snakes are gone. Now jump on the stump to the right of the shop. Face left and hold down till the WARP door appears on the branch. Jump up to the door and press up. You will now warp to the ICE area.

Shields and Warps by Elak

FREE SHIEILDS: You can get free shields at the beginning of any level. To do this, the TIME and LEVEL NUMBER have to be odd and even. For example, to get a FREE shield at the start of the game, wait till the timer clicks down to 299. Then, press PAUSE and push the B button. The words 'SHIELD AWARDED' will appear at the bottom of the screen. Only one shield will be awarded on each level.

LEVEL WARPING: Along your journey through the game, you might come across little red doors that appear when you face or push down on something or knock on a door. These doors will warp you to higher levels. But to get them open, you have to be in your shrunken form. Luckily, near each warp door is a spot that will shrink you. Here are all the warp doors and their shrink areas:

• Shrink Area #1: Is in JUNKYARD/ Level 2, the stack of old tires. You'll have to play the CAN GAME to become small.
• Warp Door #1: Is in JUNKYARD/ Level 2, next to the building marked OFFICE near the end of the level. Stand on the toilet to the left of the OFFICE, face left and push down. The door will appear. It will warp you to the FOREST.
• Shrink Area #2: Is in JUNKYARD/ Level 4, in the middle of the second tree. This is the tree with hubcaps all over it. Jump up to find the shrink area.
• Warp Door #2: Is in JUNKYARD/ Level 4, on the small cloud above the white cat on the blue barrel. To make it appear, stand in front of the tree beneath the cloud and face it. The door will appear on the cloud. It will warp you to the MOUNTAINS. NOTE: To evade the dog gunman on the junkhill, jump diagonally up the right side of the trash mound. Then run back down again until he disappears off the the side of the screen.
• Shrink Area #3: Is in CITY/ Level 1, in the bottom window of the third building. There is an ice cream cone sign above and to the left of the window. Face the window and push up on the joy pad to be shrunken.
• Warp Door #3: Is in CITY/ Level 1, in the second building above the grey door. This is the building with the ice cream cone sign. To make the door appear, face the grey door and knock on it. The warp door will appear on the ledge above it. The door warps you to the DESERT.
• Shrink Area #4: Is in FOREST/ Level 1, in the first hole of the first log along the path. Push down to shrink yourself.
• Warp Door #4: Is in FOREST/ Level 1, in the first tree on the right branch. This is the tree with the snake on the branch. Push down on the tree stump to the right of the tree to make the door appear on the branch above. It will warp you to ICE WORLD. NOTE: To evade the snake on the ground, jump over it and run forward until it is off the side of the screen. To make the snake on the branch disappear, go into the shop and come out again. It will be gone.

Hints by Elak

1. Remember, there are lots of hidden rooms scattered throughout the game. A few of them can only be entered in your shrunken form. For example, in FOREST/Level 1, you can enter the left end of the first log only in your shrunken form.
2. Don't give up in the MUSIC ROOMS. Keep trying at the keys. If you get the tune right, there's usually a worthy reward.
3. Ice guns are only good in the ICE WORLD. Anywhere else, it's a waste.
4. Don't buy time unless you're really desperate. If you buy it because it's there, your wasting money.
5. Push, press and knock on everything in the game. Objects will be revealed!

   ** BY: ELAK (KALE) SWINDELL 1991 / 92

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