Atari Lynx Xybots
Strategy
One of the best things to remember is that you have a limited supply of money
which is sometimes the difference between life and death.
The best item to buy in the shop is "Slow Energy Loss."
This item reduces the rate at which your energy drains.
At 4x, your energy drains four times slower than normal.
Keep the Slow Energy Loss at four all of the time.
Buying 125% energy for five coins is not worth the value of buying two and a half Slow Energy Losses.
If you keep your energy ticking down slowly, you do not need to carry so much energy.
Buy only the things you need, not just the things which are nice to have!
This will get you through the game and allow you to survive.
(Grey Matter)
Level Information
- Level 1: Second exit warps to Level 4
- Level 2: Two exits, both go to Level 3
- Level 4: Second exit warps to Level 7
- Level 9: Second exit warps to Level 12 (Secret Shortcut Wall in maze. Shoot walls to find it.)
- Level 10: Master Xybot.
- Level 13: Secret Shortcut Wall in maze. Shoot walls to find it.
- Level 14: Secret Shortcut Wall in maze. Shoot walls to find it.
- Level 17: Master Xybot.
- Level 18: Secret Shortcut Wall in maze. Shoot walls to find it.
- Level 19: Secret Shortcut Wall in maze. Shoot wall to find it.
- Level 20: No energy pods.
- Level 21: There are 3 exits: the first and the exit to the left of it both go to Level 22.
The exit behind the first warps to Level 25 (3 energy pods in Level 21)
- Level 24: Master Xybot.
- Level 25: Second exit warps to Level 28.
- Level 28: Second exit warps to Level 31. (No energy pods in Level 28.)
- Level 33: First exit warps to Level 36. (3 energy pods in Level 33.)
- Level 35: Master Xybot.
- Level 38: First exit warps to Level 41.
- Level 39: 4 energy pods.
- Level 40: Middle exit warps to Level ? (Forgot.)
- Level 41: Coin Galore. (No energy pods.)
- Level 42: Master Xybot.
- Level 44: Exit to the right warps to Level 48 (Secret Shortcut Wall in maze.
Shoot walls to find it.)
- Level 47: Master Xybot.
- Level 51: 4 energy pods.
- Level 52: Master Xybot. (Ending Level!)
Hints
- When fighting the red & green warrior robots, it's better to run past it and fire.
This keeps you from being hit more.
Also, circling a warrior robot and shooting it before it can turn is another good method of destroying them.
- Always shoot robots that are visible at a distance.
Then you won't have to fight them up close and personal.
- Shield robots and saucers are best shot at when facing them directly.
When they fire, move to the side, then back quickly to fire again.
This avoids being hit by them (most of the time.)
- Wait until your energy is in the 70's before picking up an energy pod.
It just keeps you from wasting it.
- If you have time, kill all robots and pick up all items in a maze before leaving.
You will get extra points when you do.
- Remember, when in Level 30 and up, enemy shots will sometimes bounce off the walls.
In other words, they will kill themselves.
Ending Message
Message from Galactic Command:
Congratulations, Major Hardy
You've defeated the Master X and rid the planet of the X menace.
Thanks to you, this is once again a secure peaceful world.
Well done, Rock
(Then a rocket launches in the background and flies up into the sky from the surface of a red planet.)
** COMPILED BY: ELAK (KALE) SWINDELL 1992
