I have been running this game for years now, Recently with a bunch of new runners joining i figured it was about time to start a Strats and Tips thread. I am by no way the best player at this game i can be a bit gung-ho with it at times but i have developed a few strats over the years if you have any other please feel free to add them.

1. The most simple yet affective strat in this run is Charge Blasting multiple emenies at the same time the trick is to charge you shot and release it as soon as the bad guys spawn in groups or wait for them to get in line with each other.

2. Use Magic as little as possible there are 2 types of magic Dance magic and Hat Magic, Dance Magic takes 4 to 5 seconds and Hat Magic is 3 to 4 seconds so the more you use it the more time your burning some times its quicker to loose a life and respawn than to use magic dying / respawn is only 1 to 2 seconds if you can combine it with a few well timed charge blasts you can take out a group of enemies quicker than magic. The magic you use is a bit random usually based on the enemies on screen but i am sure you can manipulate it if find that pressing FIre and Magic at the same time seems to give you more of a chance to get Hat Magic i could be wrong but it seems to work sometimes so i always try if anyone knows more let me know.

3. Green Mech Guys are a pain in the ass they are the strongest most annoying enemy in the game the easiest way to kill them is with Hat Magic its an instant Kill but Dance Magic you will need to finish them off with a blast or 2

4. Corners at somepoints in the game you can get yourself into corners that will allow the screen to scroll before taking out all of the enemies good examples of this are on stage 2 destoy the sign to the alley and you can push yourself into the scroll. and on Stage 4 when the zombies come out of the wall you can push yourself into the robot graveyard. there are a few other instances of this throughout the game.

5. Lure Red Guys and Exploding robots you can take out all enemies apart from a red guy or exploding robot and they will chase you as the screen scrolls it shaves a bit here and there as you are not confined to one area to fight them.

this is just a start i hope others will add tips too to this thread and i think of any more i'll update.

Also a year or so ago i set up a discord for this game https://discord.gg/65y9uj

Good help to others runners !