SPLATTERHOUSE FAQ v.1.0: For the Nintendo Famicom and Nintendo Entertainment System(not released in the US) Created by Namco Hometek, 1989 For fans of the Splatterhouse trilogy for Arcade, Turbografx 16, and the Sega Genesis, you'll find this game to be a pleasant surprise indeed! I would describe this version of Splatterhouse as a cartoonish version of the original, as well as has a rip-off of almost every horror movie ever created.(The cool ending will explain why..) Now, for the basics. The A Button makes Rick jump and B allows him to fire his weapons(the default is the axe) The Directional pad makes Rick move and pressing Up will make him open doors. Also, the life meter system is unique in this version of Splatterhouse. You'll begin with a small life meter with an experience point meter at the top. Every time you meet the experience required, you will gain a hit point and the experience number needed for the next life meter is increased. STORY: On a stormy night, Jennifer, is crying over the grave of her deceased boyfriend, Rick. Suddenly, a bolt of lightning strikes his grave, startling Jennifer. Rick arises from his grave, wearing the Terror Mask.(which probably brought him back to life) Jennifer jumps for joy as Rick looks at her. All of a sudden, a second bolt crashes into the grave to the left of Rick, awakening a Pumpkin Demon.(I think that this is suppose to be the Evil One from the original) It hovers over Jennifer, swoops her up and takes off with her in its clutches. Rick takes off after the demon with his axe in hand..... STAGE 1- The Graveyard. First of all, the most important rule in the game is to KILL EVERYTHING!!! More kills mean more experience for more health for Rick. In this stage, simply destroy the zombies, the pink dog demons(be careful, after one hit, it splits into a smaller creature) and crosses which attack you from the background. BOSS: Disco Dracula During the level, you will run into a stage-like platform in which a vampire will pop out along with a bunch of green zombies and will begin to dance. After this, Drac will attack with a 3-way shot while his zombies will ambush you. Avoid his shots and kill about 26 of the zombies. Drac will then disappear back into the stage. You will find a hamburger after this. Collect it for it will refill your health. Destroy even more zombies until you reach the house. Press Up to enter the door. A bunch of purple hands will attack! Quickly defeat them and jump over the moving spikes and enter the door. The books on the bookcase of come to life and attack. Destroy all 22 of them and grab the Hamburger when your life is down. Enter another door. BOSS: Possessed Girl You'll see a girl on the bed. Suddenly the floor will shake and the girl's head will pop off and attack you. Hit it 12 times but beware. When you hit the head, it will counterattack with a pair of floating wooden chairs. STAGE 2- The Sewer Password:1055 Again, the hands and spikes will strike, but this time they will throw plates at you. Enter the door. Now, kill or avoid the spiders while climbing the platforms to the top then to the door to the right. Careful, the spiders shoot rocks at you. BOSS: Knifes and Chickens?? In the next room, don't grab the Burger yet. Chickens will pop out of the oven as well as 2 floating knifes will try to stab you. Attack the knifes most of the time, only kill the chicken when you need a pick-me-up because they contain candy or simply grab the Burger. Now, you will fall though the floor into the sewers. Enter the Door. Walk your way past the spikes in the water and also kill the mice and cesspool for exp. BOSS: Giant Ghost Hamster A heavy wind will blow against you as you try to attack the Boss. If you get hit by the small mice, they will push you back to the left. Carefully avoid or kill the small rats and hit the giant hamster once to destroy it. It will shrink back into a small mouse and run towards you. Kill it. Finally, climb the platforms out of the sewer. Stage 3- Devil Town Password: 3739 You'll pop out of the sewer and see a burger. Grab it to refill your health. A cool fact is that you can crush the cans by simply jumping on it. Destroy the annoying Pumpkin Kids as they jump down from the rooftops. Also, some of them shoots mini pumpkins from their mouths. Look out for the purple flies too. Enter the gray house. Carefully avoid or kill the spiders and enter the door to the right. BOSS: Chainsaws 2 Chainsaws will cut up the floor while another 2 will attack you. Keep on destroying chainsaws while avoiding the ones on the ground. As soon as the chainsaws cut up the entire floor, they will disappear and the door will unlock. BOSS: Spider Girl A girl will be lying down on a table. Suddenly, spiders will burst out of her chest. They will hang on the ceiling and drop down onto Rick. Avoid their attack and easily destroy them. Amazingly, the girl will get up and walk away after you kill them all. Fight more of the Pumpkin Kids and Flies as you make your way to the Church. Inside, make short work of the blue zombies and head towards another boss. BOSS: Hooded Demon His first attack is summoning Neon Bats to attack. Dodge them and axe them when they swoop down. After that, he will change into a Neon Ram and charge you. The trick here is to time your attack so that you hit when he jumps so you trap him in a corner. Repeat until dead. Yet another neighborhood. Don't worry, the level is almost over. Kill Pumpkin Kids until you reach the final door and boss of Level 3 BOSS: The Fly To beat this Jeff Goldblum rip-off, Dodge its 4-fly attack and then, it will swoop at you. Hit it and then repeat 3-4 times. STAGE 4- Diamond Lake Password: 8245 Grab the Hamburger to refill your health. If you go into the water, dodge the spikes. On the platforms, avoid the bats or kill them for exp. points. After a while, you'll see a shotgun. Use it to kill your new enemy; otters that jump in and out of the lake. On land, enter the house. Inside, avoid spikes from the floor and get rid of the annoying bats. Go out the door to another lake area. This time, Skeletons will jump out at you. Finish them by using the shotgun or axe. Fortunately, a Hamburger will be on a platform. You'll need it. Continue to swim out until a group of sharks attack. You can't kill them so carefully jump over them as they charge you. Once on land, you'll meet the boss. BOSS: Shadow The shadow will attack with a 5 way spread shot then attack with a downward stabbing attack. As he stabs downward, dodge it then jump and strike it. The screen will flash if you hit it. Repeat this 4 more times to win. STAGE 5- Diamond Camp Password: 4722 Kill the bats that hover in groups above Rick. If you come across of a tree you can't climb over, simply chop it down with your axe. A new monster, the hanged men, will come your way. The body will drop down and attack while the head will attack you with fireballs. Also, blue spiders will jump out of the background and shoot stones at you. Enter the cabin on the right. Inside the cabin, avoid more hands and disappearing spikes until you jump into the pit at the end. Swim to the door while dodging the floating spiked balls. The "Scream" Pics will come to life and attack you with an "AAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!" attack. 2 Hits will kill each one. Enter the door to another forest Avoid more bats and spiked tree ends and cut down a tree at the end before the cabin door. Hit the falling buckets and enter the door on the right. BOSS: Werewolf A small boy will become a werewolf at the sight of the full moon. Avoid its jump and hit it. It will bounce back and fire two bouncing balls at you. Avoid the balls and hit the monster 8 times to return it to the former boy state. STAGE 6- Hell House Hill Password: 7397 Grab the burger for health. You will see platforms, but don't jump on. It's a trick! Walk to the right to grab a shotgun to easily kill the Pumpkin Kids. Climb the platforms to the top. You'll find another gun by a bunch of flaming spirits. Use your old shotgun on them before collecting the new one. Now, Rick will come to a bridge. DO NOT FALL DOWN ANY OF THE HOLES!!!! If you do, you'll have to climb up the hill again. After more Pumpkin Kids, you will see another hamburger. Careful now, because there are 2 bridges ahead. If a bat knocks you off, you'll start from the beginning. Avoid the Acid filled pits, grab a 3rd burger, and climb up more platforms. Kill even more Pumpkin Kids and Bats and climb up the final part of the hill. As you walk to the right, the screen will go dark until you arrive at your destination...The Hell House!! STAGE 7- Hell House Password: 8671 Fight the dish throwing hands and spikes until you reach a pit. Now, this will determine if you get the best ending or the average ending of Splatterhouse. For the best, hold left while jumping into the pit. If not, simply fall into it. Below, the hooded boss from Devil Town will grab you and toss you into a giant mouth. This means you're getting the average ending. More on this later. If you avoided him, sneak into the door. You'll be in front of a giant pyramid. Enter the door. Be careful, there are trap doors and if you fall into one, you'll have to start from the beginning. First of all, dodge the bats and grab the shotgun if you want for there is a trap door in front of it Use the platforms and enter the next door. Stick to the platforms and avoid the Pharaoh's head. Enter the door. In this last room, stick to the platforms, avoid the tempting goodies (most are boobytrapped) and enter the last door. You'll be on a huge altar with an Egyptian princess who gives you a crystal ball. You'll get the best ending now. Jump into the hole and you'll end up at the Clock Room. More on this later. If he grabbed you and tossed Rick into the mouth, you'll awake in a coffin. Enter the door to the right. BOSS: Chainsaws Simply follow the pattern from Stage 3 until they disappear and the door opens. Kill the giant flies, avoid the pits, and enter the door. In the Clock room, the clocks will fire beams at you, trying to knock you into a pit. Carefully avoid the shots, jump the pits and enter the door. Avoid the bats and there will be 2 doors. Enter the left one. A ghostly plunger will sprout green globs, then attack you itself. Leave and enter the room to max out your experience. Enter the right door. Kill the floating skulls while hopping over the flaming pits to the next door. Avoid the bats because they can pick you up and toss you into a pit, which will take you back to the clock room. Enter the door to fight more "Scream " Pics and quickly enter the door. You'll find a soda machine. Press Up to open a can to refill your health. If you need another, leave the screen and return to the soda machine. Enter the final door to save Jennifer! FINAL BOSS: PUMPKIN DEMON It will appear at random places and launch its attack of 5 bouncing min pumpkins. Jump and hit it. The Demon will then bounce off the walls. At this time, Rick can't hurt it, so dodge it. After a while, it will reappear and shoot the 5 bouncing pumpkins at you. At this point, hit it again and repeat the pattern. After 16 hits, the demon will explode and Rick and Jennifer will be united. Enjoy the ending and remember, if you have the Crystal Ball, you'll get to see an extra screen. FAQ written by Marty Keating, 6-1-00 Questions, write to mjk729@yahoo.com Reproduction or use is all right as long as original credit is given to me. Please notify first about reproduction and use.