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- Good mornin' dear reader...!
-
- For those bold owners of Hoi that have pulled every little hair out of
- their head because of that certain spot where they got killed for the
- 230771st time, here are some helpful tips from the creators of the game...
-
-
- A number of warps is spread throughout the levels. Some of them are
- explainable...
-
- Level one:
-
- Right from the start, do not collect any bonus object until you have
- reached the worm in the second tree. Now fall from the left side of the
- branch and move to the right side of the tree-trunk while you are falling.
- If you do this right, you will fall onto an (otherwise unreachable) bonus
- gem. The first phase of the warp is now activated, which causes you to be
- invincible. Fall down to the ground and collect some bonus objects on the
- ground to activate the actual warp. The warp will take you near the end of
- level one.
-
- Jump on the first elevator platform to the right of the worm in the second
- tree. Now wait until the elevator platform has reached its highest
- position and jump up.
-
- In the "sub-cave", go to the switch to the right of the black diamond
- direction sign and switch it at least twenty times.
-
- Level two:
-
- Walk to the left side of the ground, after the fire-barrels, until you can
- not walk any further. Now just wait for a while et voila...!
-
- Level three:
-
- Only get the four little black diamonds in the top niche of the first block
- with the snake circling around it. Now move down to the left of your
- starting cabin.
-
- Level four:
-
- Get the time bomb from the left and return to your starting position. Now
- blow up the first cactus.
-
-
- The manual mentions bonus games which are to be found in level two and
- three. Allow us to guide you to them...
-
- Level two:
-
- Go to the right side of the spot where two workers are cross-walking and
- one worker is drilling (just before the rotating green balls). You will
- see a horizontally moving elevator platform which is connected to a
- vertical line. Enter the platform and pull down your joystick. The
- platform will move down. Be careful not to fall off the platform (it will
- still be moving horizontally as well) and leave it when you have reached
- the area below. To the right you will see an odd cabin. This is the
- transportation device to... the first secret bonus game...!
-
- Level three:
-
- This one is a bit easier to discover. Solve half of the second block
- puzzle after the labyrinth (in other words, collect the notes) and enter
- the cabin at the right end of the lowest shaft.
-
-
- Finally, here are some general tips which will hopefully help you to
- survive...
-
- If you are at the edge of a location and you can not see where you have
- to go, make use of Hoi's strong tail to go go just that bit further to
- the edge. If you have still got problems to find your way, jump in the
- direction you want to look and return from the air to your previous
- position in time. You are back where you are, but the screen will have
- scrolled a bit in the desired direction. Finally, at certain positions,
- like the towers in level one, you can release "camera pods" to discover
- the right direction, after you have collected the camera pod token. (too
- bad the reviewer of the fine English magazine "The One" did not see the
- light of the camera pod, as he mentioned the lack of it as Hoi's only
- flaw -sniff-. It goes to show that reading the manual before you play is
- good for your health...!).
-
- And do not forget... in Holland we have an expression as follows: hasty
- speed is seldom good. In other words: Hoi has to conquer his enemies by
- being careful, not being Sonic...! By the way, did you know that Hoi and
- Sonic the Hedgehog were actually finished simultaneously, in 1991...?
- Too bad Hoi encountered the wrong publisher first, while Sonic was under
- the wings of Sega. Have fun with the game and look out for our sequel
- to Hoi, which will be developed specifically for the A.G.A. machines...!
-
- 'bye!
-
- Team Hoi
-