bounce level 21 walkthrough — Symbian Gaming — All About Symbian Forum Archive

The last level, 21, for this classic popular Nokia game is considered more difficult than the previous 20 levels combined. So here is a detailed walkthrough to help you get past it. However I strongly suggest you to try your best to challenge it before refering to this spoiler. At least study the map first, they're very helpful! Anyway please post some feedback whether you find it useful or something wrong and can be improved.

First I suggest you to visit the following thread:
http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/forum//forum/thread/33505/
It includes the links to the level pack, maps and a lot of useful information, including how to install the level packs on your s60 phones.

Here it goes:

Overview:

The whole plan is to travel from the rear end of the submarine to the front twice, and the 3rd time you exit the sub thru the top deck. The first 2 times you leave the sub thru a torpedo launcher and go back into it via a palace under the sea.

There are 2 routes from the rear to the front, and let's call them the "ABC route" and the "boat route" respectively. You'll see the reasons for these names pretty soon. Different people will find each route easier, and you can choose which route you want to do first. Generally I prefer the "ABC route" first as I think it's the more tricky one.

The "ABC route":

First you start at the rear end of the submarine. Climb your way to the 2nd highest small piece that's moving up and down, then move left to the 2nd highest deck. Jump left where there is a 4-layer column pressing up and down (there is some ground at the right of the column, make use of it). Now go thru the small ring and inflate.

Jump the slopes (don't get deflated), until you reach a pool with 7 spikes and 4 vertically moving pieces. Float your way across it, carefully avoid the 4 pieces. Next you see 4 thin horizontal water stripes above 7 spikes with a large vertical ring in the middle. Float across them towards the left with quick horizontal movements carefully.

Then in the huge space you first jump on the deflator, speed up, then run up the slope to jump to the top of the rectangular block, run right and jump through the 2 golds and the large ring to the twin compartment upstairs with a gold and a bubble. Go down, go left thru the tunnel and jump carefully past the 3 vertically moving spiders one at a time.

Then you see a water column with a ring on top and the water letters "ABC". Jump thru the large ring hanging from a big arrow and jump up to the tunnel above the "ABC", go carefully to the right end, take the gold with super jump. Come back and drop thru the ring. Then go left and left and jump thru another set of 3 vertically moving spiders.

Now you reach 3 layers of converyor belts. Go up along them and jump up thru the small ring. Now go all the way left and drop to the chamber with 3 rapidly moving spiders, 1 along the ceiling, 1 along the floor and 1 along the right wall. Carefully jump to the right end of the floor just before the hole and then drop down thru the hole.

Take the gold, jump up the conveyor belt and go thru the small ring. Now go right past a room of rubber platforms to a room of short conveyor belts. There is a bubble at the right, take it or leave it for next time. Speed up, then fall down the hole and go thru the left jet to the torpedo compartment. Wait till the speed drops down before you go thru the ring.

Beware! Keep pressing right when you go thru the jet out of the sub, unless you want to be chewed by the shark. ^_^ Now drop down and find a hole to enter the "underground palace". This is the same difficulty of level 1 & 2 so nothing much to say. Go to the right end, inflate, jump up taking the gold and float your way left, until you reach the submarine.

There is an opening just near the series of fans with a bubble. Take it, deflate on your left, then jump right to the fans. Let them blow you thru a small ring to the lowest deck at the back of the sub. Go to the right end, take the gold and jump and bounce carefully upwards on the rubber (not too high or you will be popped by the barb wire above).

The "boat route":

Now you go left on this 3rd deck. Run left and jump across the long barb wire, then jump thru the ring above the steps of conveyor belts. Then you come across 6 vertically moving spiders, just carefully pass the first 3 and stop in the middle on the rubber floor. Press jump to bounce for 3 times thru the large hoop above, then go down the left ramp.

You will see 2 conveyor belts with 4 spikes and a hole in between. Just go left carefully pass them (don't drop into the hole yet). Now you take the gold, wait patiently for the "boat" to come. You need to jump carefully on the boat past 3 spikes one at a time (there is no large ring in the middle shown in the maps). Jump and take the gold on the other side.

The next part is easier, just ignore the spiders and boats. One jump can land you on the middle block (try to stay as middle as possible to not get popped), and the 2nd jump will get you out of there. Now you see 4 vertically moving pieces, a large ring in the middle, some inflators on the floor, some spikes around the floor plus a deflator at your end.

Stand on the deflator first. Just as the 4 pieces are descending, jump once vertically, and on the bounce hop onto them. Move left quickly and try to stand right on the inside of the ring. This part is tricky but can be mastered with some practice. Anyway wait for the 4 pieces to come down again, now move quickly left to the other end, take the 2 golds.

Although there is water on your left side, don't go down. Return now! (I know it's difficult, but if you master the skills, you can get it done consistently.) This time when you reach the 2 conveyor belts, jump into the hole in between. There is a fan blowing you up, just patiently wait for a chance to move right when you reach the bottom.

Take the ring there, then jump to the left (hop on the fan once). Take the gold, go left and see 2 diagonally moving spiders. You need to stop right under the middle "cross" of spikes to get past these 2 spiders. Go left, you'll see 5 more of these crosses of spikes. Just go below them. Next you'll see 2 RAPIDLY moving spiders hovering above 2 humps.

You must be VERY careful here. Stand at the right of the 1st hump. Just as the right spider go past you towards the middle, move left over the hump SLOWLY. You should just drop down the slope before the spider comes back and pops you. Now do the same at the 2nd hump, except move left QUICKLY once you're over the hump.

Now go thru the ring into the water, carefully jump over the obstacles to the other side and get out thru another ring. You will be sucked into the vacuum jet where there is a fan between 2 jets. Jump up to the room of short conveyor belts. Remember to take the bubble if you didn't last time. Speed up and leave the submarine then enter back thru the other side.

The "exit route":

Go to the rear end and climb up to the 2nd highest piece. Take the gold on the rubber ledge. Jump up, carefully make your way to the left (patience is the key). At the end you will take a gold and there is a compartment with a deflator and 3 different power up boxes. What you will need is super jump (top left corner). Touch it and carefully jump out.

Now go to the right to inflate, then jump to the room above and adjust your position. As a big ball with super jump, one jump will get you thru to the top of the periscope. Take the gold, and carefully jump up to the outside top. Go left, you will see a rubber bird, and fall into the water to your left. Swim left and you will get your last bubble.

Hop up to the rubber plates, and bounce higher and higher. Once you're 2-3 screens high, go right and you should land on the bird. Now jump up to the outside top of the periscope and do a running jump towards the right, you should just land on an aeroplane this time. Jump up and take the gold above, then jump right and drop on the converyor belt.

Hop to the head of the ship and jump right hard, you should just reach a large vertical ring on a yacht. Go thru it and then carefully ease onto the water on the other side off the yacht, or you'll be spiked! Then swim a long way, go under a large vessel, until you reach a floating vertical rubber rod with a diamond shaped head.

Bounce on it to gain enough height and then dive into the water and swim thru the ring below. Bounce on the rod again, jump left onto the vessel, and bounce high up to grab the gold above. It's your last saving point for the level before you go onto the coast and finish your adventure! Anyway, jump right, swim a bit and you should reach the shore.

First there are 5 vertically moving spiders, a "torch" of spikes and a large vertical ring along the rubber ground. You can pass them easily by keeping a good height and bounce right carefully. Then you can rest on the piece moving up and down above a small ring within water. Jump right over another spider to the outside of the tunnel with a deflator.

Get close to the wall of the tunnel opening. There is a spider hovering above so don't jump too hastily. The trick is to hop over to the right side of the spider and hop right until you are above the jet. Rest until you don't bounce and then run left to fall to hole naturally. Keep pressing left when you fall so you don't bounce up again and get killed!

Now deflate, and go back to the opening. Control your bouncing and watch the spider above before you jump out. Quickly move back to the small ring in the water which is your last ring. Get thru it, go back into the tunnel and go right thru the jets, ride the lift and use the jet to pull you up real high, go left, take the boat and jump onto the rocket. Finished!

Okay, people have been asking about this before and many regards this as impossible. But it is indeed possible! (You can get both the bubbles and the golds, though you have to give up on the golds if you want to continue to the next level.)

To recap, in level 17 there is 2 chambers near the bottom where there are 12 bubbles (extra lives) and 10 golds (saving points) in there. They are formed in the letters "J","O","E" respectively. I'll just copy and paste the info I posted in another forum here. If there any questions or doubts feel free to reply.

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I inflated and jumped down to the bottom, then tried to get out of it past the blowing fans. The big ball was a bit less affected than a small one, but it was still very tough. Then I discovered that I could charge up the bouncing power by putting the ball between 2 fans (on top & bottom) and pressing jump. When in full vertical speed then I moved left and somehow it just got thru the fans, the ring and in perfect height to reach the chamber. I went left to the one with the bubbles, and discover there are 12 of them in total, in a shaped of "J" and "O". So together with the "E" of golds at the right spells the name "JOE" (name of a programmer?).

I couldn't jump right to the right chamber to take the golds (big ball bouncing too high). And I thought I shouldn't in real play because after that the big ball is stuck at the bottom and you could only give up all of your lives to end the game. That I hadn't got those golds, I could still commit suicide and the ball would be revived in one of the chambers above. If those golds are supposed to be taken, it must be by a small ball.

So now the most points I can score is 319800+12000=331800, and the theoretical maximum is 333800 or 334000 (depends on whether you can break into the deflators in level 11, which I think is more improbable than this).

I tried and tried and couldn't repeat the deed a second time so it was really miraculous for me to pull that off. I should have capture the pic before I ate all the bubbles. Well guys you could try if you have time and take a screen cap yourself, or I'll do it if I succeed again.

Oh BTW to jump down as a big ball you must jump carefully to the small space right next to the spike on a ledge, then bounce once vertically then carefully move the ball to the dead center of the alley and let it fall. Takes some controlling skills but not too difficult.

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After a bit of trying, I have got a better feel of how to pull that stunt off, done that a few times now. So it's very achievable in fact. ^_^

Attached is a pic where I've just taken 4 of the bubbles from the "O". The huge score is accounted from a level 1 start. On my way to 331800 now, wish me luck! ^_^

After I finish this game, I will try to show a pic with some technical pointers on how to do that. In fact you don't have to go all the way to the double fans in the middle to gain vertical speed, you could just do a "U" shaped movement near the opening. But the key is persistence and patience.

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Okay, here is the pic. Just try to move along the green arrow. The fan will blow you up hard once you move to it horizontally. Then it's a matter of getting the correct "U" curve. The point you "land" on should be around the center of the first fan.

Most often you'd find yourself going up the alley but not high enough. Remember to release the "left" button once you pass the ring or you'll be popped by the spike. But once you're over that height, push "left" quickly (or "right" if you want to get the golds and be stuck there forever instead ^_^).

Unless you lose much vertical speed, keep pressing "jump" the whole time when you do the "U" curve. But don't forget to take a break once your thumb feels stressed.

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You'll notice that I haven't included the pics here. Will do that next time.