From: jarnis@mits.mdata.fi (Jarno Kokko)
Subject: Re: SNES: Super Star Wars. Get 99 lives.
Organization: Microdata Oy, Helsinki, Finland
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 20:54:21 GMT

In article <By69vB.668@cleo.abt.com> todd@cleo.abt.com (Todd Nix) writes:
>In <SS.92Nov22143453@wpi.WPI.EDU> ss@wpi.WPI.EDU (Scott Streeter) writes:
>>Here is a hint for Super Star Wars. Found it in Nintendo Power.
>>Get 99 extra lives.
>
>I did this. It worked. I managed to get all the way through to the
>last level: "Trench Battle". I can not figure out what the hell is
>going on in this level. The view is from the inside of the X-Wing
>cockpit. You have a targeting readout that shows how far you are
>from the exhaust port target. There are a ton of Tie-fighters that
>fly up towards you, release a bomb, then turn and fly away. The 
>photon torpedos for the exhaust port do nothing against the Tie
>fighters, so you are left to use this lame laser weapon. It has
>no rapid fire and the aimming mechanism is extremely jerky. I managed
>to get 3/4 of the way down the trench before dying once. Usually
>I make it only 1/2 way or worse before my shields run out. I haven't
>figured out any patterns nor any way to avoid the bombs.
>
>Anybody have any trench tips?
>

PRACTICE! I also spent about 5-6 lives before I finished. remember
to hit L/R or both to fire the photon torpedoes at the end. First
time I got to the end, I didn't fire them, and I was very happy
to find myself back to the beginning of the previous stage.

>Other than the frustration of not being able to finish the last level,
>I have to say that Star Wars on the SNES is one of the most impressive
>home video games I've ever come across, amazing graphics and sound effects,
>plus great animation. I was playing on the easiest of three levels, and
>I still managed to use up about 40-50 lives getting to the last level.

LAME! I can EASILY get up to the Death Star part (first X-Wing part)
without LOOSING A SINGLE LIFE. Only hard part is the place JUST before
Obi Wan, where there's a endless fall and some 'birds' flying around.
remember this:
choose Han for both mos esley stages. He's best against the second
mos esley stage end-of-level boss, as he can roll on the ground.
Chewie is the best in the Cantina, as he has most health at the start,
and doesn't die so easily on the end-of-level guard.

Luke is best around the Death Star, except for the tractor beam
stage. As chewie can jump best, he's the man here. Lightsaber
is quite lame thing. Use it only if you have the basic blaster, but
as soon as U get anything better, use gun.

And at the trench: You have to play like HELL. After few retries,
I simply got the routine. YOU HAVE TO BLAST THE TIE-FIGHTERS as soon
as U see them. If you get overhelmed by them, U have so much things
flying around firing you, that U ARE DEAD. Vader's ship is a real
bitch. Only way is to have at least 1/3 of you shields left there,
and simply BLAST. AS FAST AS HELL. I have no autofire, but I find
it's possible to survive even with just 1/3 of your full shields. 
After Vader's ship, get ready with R/L and hit them both when the
targetting number hits zero, and <<<< KABOOOM >>>> it's party time!

- Hope this helps a bit. I completed it first time about 2 months ago,
and I don't remember everything exactly. If U like more help, mail me
and I dig my disk pile for it and complete it once more to refresh my 
memory.

- Jarno Kokko <jarnis@mits.mdata.fi>
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