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| Rivets Level
The Rivets Level has girders as well, but
they are precariously joined together by orange rivets—two rivets for each
girder, one on the left and one on the right. The rivets are removed when
Mario walks or jumps over them. Once all rivets have been removed, the
girders all fall down and take Donkey Kong with it.
Mario's opponents: scads of fireballs,
intelligent and on the chase. They can go up and down ladders, although
they can't cross empty rivets. Mario will fall through the empty rivets,
but he can jump over them. On his trek, Mario has two hammers with which
to wage war on his foes.
Mario just starting out on the bottom level. He's going for one of
three prizes dropped by the poor Pauline: her handbag. On the second
girder, you can see her bonnet. At the top, to Donkey Kong's left,
is her parasol. Note the fireball entering the scene from the left,
and another in the middle.
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Mario clears the second rivet. Fireballs are doing the ladder thing
and Donkey Kong is dancing maniacally above, pounding his chest.
Pauline is still screaming "Help!"
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Mario gets the first hammer and dispatches one of his foes. They're
on the run now, but not for long.
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Five fireballs on the screen as Mario clears the third girder's
rivets.
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We cut to the end: Mario jumps over the last rivet and clears the
board. The fireballs vanish, the girders all fall, and Donkey Kong
beats his chest in surprise for a few moments...
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...and then he falls!
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Donkey Kong has a headache and Mario has Pauline. This is the only
one of the four different screens Mario runs around where he gets
the girl and Donkey Kong doesn't immediately run away with her. But
it won't last long!
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Crazy Kong
The Rivets Level on Crazy Kong is virtually
identical. The ladders are yellow instead of red-orange, and when Mario
has the hammer they turn yellow and green instead of blue and aqua, but
the board is still the same. Pauline's parasol, handbag, and bonnet are
all here, as are the two hammers—but if you get the hammer on the far
left side of the third girder, the hammer in the center beneath Donkey
Kong vanishes. It isn't gone, just turned invisible; you can still jump
and grab it. It makes it confusing, however, especially when there are
fireballs everywhere.
Mario has just gotten the invisible hammer and is trying to smash
his fireball foes.
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When Mario rescues Pauline, once Donkey Kong has landed on his head,
the message "GIVE UP!!" appears above him. I was never clear on to
whom this message was directed: DK, Mario, Pauline, or the player.
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NEXT:
ELEVATORS LEVEL! |
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