________________________________________________________________ |Technos Samurai (a.k.a. Downtown Special) Tech Guide Version 1.1| |Submitted By: Turk1014 | |Date Submitted: 5/7/03 | |Email: turf1014@yahoo.com OR Turf1014@netzero.com | ================================================================ _______________ /VERSION HISTORY\ \===============/ Version 1.0- This FAQ was completed on 5/6/03 Version 1.1- Found out another Tech you could learn randomly. Fixed some typos. ____________ /INTRODUCTION\ \============/ Welcome to the Technos Samurai Tech Guide, yet another extension to the main FAQ/WALKTHROUGH if you don't want to scroll down that FAQ to find the information on Techs. _________________ /TABLE OF CONTENTS\ \=================/ 1.How to Learn Techs 2.Secret Shop List 3.Techs 4.Closing _____________________ /1. HOW TO LEARN TECHS\ \=====================/ If you have the Master Belt equipped, you learn a boss' Tech, but Kunio can learn a Tech after he defeats an enemy, at random of course. You know when you've learned a Tech at random when a message at the bottom of the screen says: (NAME OF CHARACTER BEING USED) learned a new Tech! So far the only Techs that I have found that can be learned this way are: M. FIST M. KICK M. WPN N. ATTACK H. GUARD E. TORP SCREW It's not a great selection but Kunio can learn these after he defeats an opponent at a random time. ___________________ /2. SECRET SHOP LIST\ \===================/ A FAQ about Techs isn't complete if it doesn't include the secret shops that sell the Techs. The direction I tell you means you move Kunio that direction: SURUGA The area you start in has one secret shop. SECRET SHOP: From the screen you started on, go left one screen. Then when you come to the hilly area with the shrubs, move down, and run along the bottom of the screen while holding down. KOUZUKE This area is red and has a sunset in the background. I think it's a swamp... SECRET SHOP 1: On the left screen, with the bridges, move Kunio under the second one (doesn't matter which way you entered). Once he disappears, move right to find the shop. SECRET SHOP 2: On the left screen go up until you can't go any further and move left to find the shop. RIKUCHUU This is a mountainous area with two great shops. Unfortunately you really need to save your money. I'm going to give directions to the shops as if you came from Suruga. SECRET SHOP 1 Go through that cave to reach a grass (well it's green) covered hill. Dash left while holding down and you will run into an indentation. You'll appear in the next screen near a bridge. Go down until Kunio jumps down, then head right. SECRET SHOP 2: Follow the same directions above, but this time, cross the bridge and if your lucky, there will not be a waterfall and you can enter the cave. EZO This area is in the north and coincidentally it's icy and covered in snow. SECRET SHOP 1: Maybe it shouldn't be a secret shop because it's one the obvious ones. Head right until you see a cave. Walk in and you will enter the not so secret shop. SECRET SHOP 2: On the second screen, past the cave, head left to find a small pond and a cliff. Either use the Jump Shoes to get on the high ledge, or jump in the small pond and walk left to appear on the ledge. Once you are on the ledge, move down until you are on the edge, and walk left. ECCHUU This area is almost all water, except for the town. SECRET SHOP 1: On the screen that leads to the town area, go under the waterfall that is on the bottom of the screen. SECRET SHOP 2: On the screen south of the first secret shop, head to the lower righthand corner. Get on that piece of land and head right. INABA The desert SECRET SHOP 1: On the screen that looks like a valley, jump down from the right most hill and head right. SECRET SHOP 2: Follow the same directions for the first shop except go down instead of right. NAGATO This area doesn't look like much, but there is a cave here. To get in the cave, head below either of the hills and walk along the black part. SECRET SHOP: On the screen with the cave and numerous waterfalls, head under the waterfall to the far lower left hand part of the cave and walk left. HIZEN This place is like a city, whose only inhabitants are the various gangs you have to fight. SECRET SHOP 1: On the screen with the inn, go right until you see that blue patch of sky. Walk into it. SECRET SHOP 2: On the screen with no shops on it, head right until you reach the edge of the platform. Jump down and run right. KAWACHI This place is kinda like a market. It's made entirely of shops. SECRET SHOP: On the screen with no water on the bottom, run along the bottom of the screen while holding down to enter the shop. TOSA I consider this area the ocean with rocks sticking out that you could fight on. If you have Water Effects set on EX, you're probably going to end up chasing downed enemies and other weapons. SECRET SHOP 1: On the screen with the most land, go under the cliff in the shadows and WALK toward the wall. SECRET SHOP 2: On the screen with the rock that has the blue stuff on it (ice I think, because you can slip on it) go in the water left of the rock, move up as much as possible, and run and jump to the left. You have to be airborne to enter the shop. ________ /3. TECHS\ \========/ And finally, the Techs. This explains how to use them and what they do. M. FIST To use: Press A to throw 3 fast punches Found: Suruga Tech Shop Rating: Not bad, but there is an upgrade... M. KICK To use: Press B to throw 3 fast kicks Found: Suruga Tech Shop Rating: read M. FIST rating M. WPN To use: Press A with a weapon in hand to smack an enemy with a weapon 3 times, fast. Found: Rikuchuu Tech Shop Rating: This works well with the bigger rock. Remember the Grand Slam in RCR... M. FUMI To use: Press A+B while standing above a downed enemy to stomp on them fast Found: Kawachi Tech Shop; Learn from Tame Rating: Boring! I prefer other methods of torturing an enemy... M. KIU To use: Sit on a downed enemy and press B to knee(?) faster. Found: Same place as M. FUMI; learn from Beeg Boss Rating: Not bad, it can do substantial damage. SCREW To use: Dash and press A+B to jump to somersault Found: Suruga Tech Shop; learn from Yono Rating: Well, it's a great way to drop in on an enemy. N. ATTACK To use: Tap forward the direction your facing repeatedly to warp on the enemy. An enemy has to be nearby Found: Hizen Tech Shop; learn from Kinsu Rating: This is great! The computer never sees it coming! The only problem is that if they are in some lava or too close to a wall. H. GUARD To use: Press either A or B right when an enemy attacks (just block). Found: Kouzuke Secret Shop 1; learn from Heisi Rating: Way to surprise anyone trying to hit you, plus your invulnerable while using the H. GUARD. TORNADO To use: Jump then press B to use a kick from DOUBLE DRAGON?!?!? Found: Hizen Tech Shop; learn from Tsui/Tatsu Rating: Think of what Tatsu and Tsui can do to you... WARPSHOT To use: Press B with a weapon in hand to throw a weapon that will warp on the enemy. It will hit the nearest person including your ally! Found: Learned from Heiru. Rating: It's good way to stun an opponent, just don't use it when your ally is closest to you... DRILL To use: Tap down repeatedly to make Kunio spin around. Found: Suruga Secret Shop; learn from Jinro Rating: It keeps the enemies that like to run around off of you, and it's funny to see Kunio spin around on an enemy on the ground. HELICOPTR To use: Pick up a downed enemy, over Kunio's head, and tap down repeatedly to spin them around for damage. Found: Kawachi Tech Shop; learn from Asaji Rating: Don't waste your money. You could do more damage stomping on them. You only get to spin them around once before they can jump out of Kunio's hands, E. TORP To use: Pick up a downed enemy, over Kunio's head, and press B to throw them and they will fly across the screen Found: Learned from Tora Rating: Remember that useless Javelin Man from River City Ransom... S. TORP To use: Jump in the air and press A to make Kunio launch himself Found: Kawachi Secret Shop; learn from Tora Rating: It's OK, don't waste money buying it unless you have money to waste. M. FIST II To use: Press A to make Kunio throw two punches and an uppercut. Found: Tosa Secret Shop 1 Rating: It's very useful. No enemy seems to be able to block the uppercut... M. KICK II To use: Press B to make Kunio throw two kicks and a roundhouse. Found Tosa Secret Shop 2 Rating: Read M. FIST II's rating and replace uppercut with roundhouse. SCREW II To use: Dash and jump to make Kunio somersault, but when he lands, he can roll into someone. Found: Hizen Secret Shop 2 Rating: Read S. TORP's rating SLAP SP To use: Dash and press A to make Kunio release a barrage of slaps. Found: Nagato Secret Shop; learn from Gonsa Rating: Well, if the enemy doesn't go down after the first slap, they should after the third of fourth. DAGGER SP To use: This Tech is used with a dagger (the little white stick). Tap down repeatedly to make Kunio spin around with the dagger. Found: Tosa Secret Shop 2; learn from Yago Rating: To me, it's basically the same thing as Drill, pretty much useless, and you have to have a dagger. HEADBUTT To use: Dash and press B Found: Ezo Secret Shop 2 Rating: It's pretty powerful and quick. It's a great way to drain someone's Stamina. MASSAGE To use: While holding a downed enemy in front of you by pressing B on top of them, tap up repeatedly to deal some swift kicks below the belt. Found: Learn from Han; Kawachi Secret Shop Rating: This is a great way to rack up damage on gang members with high defense. Besides, it's just funny! DEFLECT To use: Jump in the air, hold down and press A+B to transform into the nearest enemy. Found: Learn from Nizae; Inaba Secret Shop 2 Rating: Turn into any boss you want and beat the crap out of them with their own Techs and raw power. Plus, you acquire their amount of Stamina and Vitality when you transform. That could be a bad thing though... BIGBANG To use: When Kunio is stun, tap up repeatedly to make Kunio unleash a glowing FART that knocks everyone down except for you (makes you wonder if it's the smell or the actual force). Found: Learned from Beeg Boss. Rating: While it leaves the best of us wondering it will give you time to run away or beat the crap out of an enemy. BUMPKNART To use: Tap up repeatedly to levitate all the weapons on the screen then press A to throw them at the nearest person. Found: Learned from Juuki Rating: It does a reasonable amount of damage on one person. Make sure you aren't near the person using this Tech or you will get hit, and Vice Versa. __________ /4. CLOSING\ \==========/ First of all, I'd like to thank: Mr. Ill in particular, for writing his FAQ that helped me. All the people involved with the Technos Samurai Translation Project, so I could read it in english. TECHNOS, even though they aren't around anymore... Yeah, and this FAQ is Copyrighted by GameFaqs 2003, Turk1014. You can use it on your site, but it must remain unchanged. Questions, comments, ideas, hate mail, you can email me at: Turf1014@yahoo.com or Turf1014@netzero.com