[Great verification on the Switch! Legendary Backstage Challenge! Vol.3] "Wrecking Crew" Miracle Levitation & "Donkey Kong 3" What happens when you exceed 999999 points?

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In this series of articles, we will try to reproduce and challenge the "backstage tricks" that were the flower of Showa-era games, now that we are in the age of 2025! This is the series of this project. This time, we will show you how the Golden Hammer appears in "Wrecking Crew" and how to use it to levitate in the air.

As for "Donkey Kong 3," which was distributed at the same time as "Wrecking Crew," there is no such thing as a secret technique, so I spent a few hours trying to find a counterstop (a.k.a. "can't do it"). I played the game for several hours until I reached the counter stop, which means that the score cannot be displayed any higher than that. This was painful. ......

Definition of Uchiwaza

In the 1980s, when the search for subterfuge was popular, extreme techniques such as inserting a cartridge out of place or short-circuiting a peripheral terminal with metal appeared. However, for the time being, this series of articles will treat as a backstage technique those that "can be started normally by inserting a cartridge and operating the controller.

Wrecking Crew

First, let's look at the conditions and effects of the appearance of the Golden Hammer in "Wrecking Crew.

The "Golden Hammer" is the only power-up item in the work called "Wrecking Crew." Hearing this name, many people may imagine the hammer that appeared in the "One Million Yen Quiz Hunter," which was broadcast on the TV Asahi network in the past.　In the show, the Golden Hammer had the immense power to monopolize the right to answer the questions, and it is a powerful item in "Wrecking Crew" as well.

What are its effects?

Mario's movement speed increases.

Mario's hammer swinging speed increases.

Mario can destroy a wall once, even if he has to hit it several times.

It's a very useful item.

The "Golden Hammer" is such a useful item, but it requires some calculations to make it appear.

In this work, a hidden item appears when the conditions are met and the dynamite installed in the stage is destroyed. The hidden item is determined by adding the "number of phases (stages)" and the "number of times the hammer has been swung from the beginning of the stage" at the time the dynamite is destroyed, and dividing the sum by "8" to obtain the remainder.

In the case of the Golden Hammer, it appears when the remainder is "1". The procedure is a little complicated, but once you get used to it, you will be able to make it appear with some degree of accuracy.

Now, using the Golden Hammer, it is possible to perform a trick like a street performance.

First, follow the rules to get the Golden Hammer!

But then, the enemy "Spanagon" is approaching from below!　What to do?

In such a case, you hit the Golden Hammer repeatedly and put the left or right key in the direction you want to go!　And then?

Oh dear!　Mario, who would normally fall to the bottom, is moving "in the air!

If you stop repeatedly hitting the hammer, Mario will fall, so just keep hitting the hammer while he is floating in the air!　Then, when you want to get off, stop hitting the hammer. This is a trick that may seem like street art, but it is surprisingly useful in real life as well.

Now, here is a small but useful (?) trick. Here is one more small but useful (?) trick.

If you stay on the same line for a certain amount of time, a fireball will appear and interfere with the player, just like in "Mario Bros. However, this Fireball had a "hole" in it.

Since I had been on this level for a while, the Fireball was coming at me from the right!　but if you align the apex of the Fireball's flight path with the vertical axis of the character, you will see .......

Oh, no wonder! The fireball did not hit Mario and disappeared to the left. ...... This trick requires precise alignment of the character's vertical axis, but once you get used to it, it's another trick you can use in real-life situations.

Donkey Kong 3

As I mentioned at the beginning of this article, there is no secret technique in this game, so I tried to achieve the highest score.

If you have played "Donkey Kong 3" before, you will understand that the caterpillars (Ojamamamushi Creepy) are very annoying.

If you don't use power spray, you can't beat this creepy-crawly. And it's hell because it becomes an obstacle. ......

I had to redo it many times. ...... And gradually I regain my old instincts and get closer and closer to the canter!

In the end, I managed to achieve the cunst, although I was very close, with zero remaining!　Now, what happens when you hit 999999 points?

We are back to the ...... "0" point. I know, right? ....... Well, this is a retro game, but it makes sense that I tried it! It should be ......!

I don't feel like trying ...... to score attack from scratch again.

So this time I tried the backstage trick in "Wrecking Crew" and trying to get to the counter stop in "Donkey Kong 3". Backstops are really fun, aren't they?

Of course, the normal way of playing is great, but when you get together with others and play together, if you can show off your secret tricks, it will surely make the occasion even more exciting! Please give it a try!

(Text by sukesan)