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Version-checked controls, beginner strategies, boss orders, secrets, and walkthroughs for games you can play here. Start with one clear problem, learn the route, then put it into practice.
Beginner GuideContra NES Beginner Guide: Controls, Weapons, and the 30-Lives Code
Learn the North American NES version of Contra, including movement, weapon priorities, stage survival, two-player habits, and the classic 30-lives code.
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Beginner GuideThe King of Fighters '97 Beginner Guide: Modes, Movement, and Team Basics
Start playing the arcade version of KOF '97 with a clear explanation of its four buttons, Advanced and Extra modes, movement, defense, and beginner team practice.
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Beginner GuideCadillacs and Dinosaurs Beginner Guide: Combat, Weapons, and Boss Survival
Learn the 1993 Capcom arcade beat ’em up with practical advice for choosing a character, controlling crowds, using weapons, preserving health, and approaching bosses.
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Beginner GuideMetal Slug Beginner Guide: Weapons, Hostages, Vehicles, and Mission Survival
A practical beginner guide to the original 1996 Metal Slug arcade game, covering its three-button controls, limited-ammo weapons, rescued hostages, the Metal Slug tank, and safer boss play.
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Strategy GuidePac-Man Arcade Beginner Strategy: Routes, Power Pellets, and Ghost Control
Learn the original arcade Pac-Man with practical habits for pre-turning, clearing dangerous lanes, using power pellets deliberately, escaping through tunnels, and building consistent scores.
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Beginner GuideSuper Mario Bros. NES Beginner Guide: Running, Jumping, and Safer Clears
Learn the original NES Super Mario Bros. controls, running jumps, power-up decisions, enemy timing, pipes, castles, and a simple practice plan for reaching later worlds.
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Boss OrderMega Man X Beginner Boss Order: Upgrades, Weaknesses, and First Clear
Follow a forgiving SNES Mega Man X boss order, starting with the essential dash upgrade and using each Maverick weapon against the next major weakness.
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Beginner GuideSuper Mario World Secret Exits Guide for Beginners
Learn how normal and secret exits work in the SNES Super Mario World, how to read the map, carry keys to keyholes, control Cape Mario, and search without wasting lives.
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Beginner GuideMajora's Mask First Three Days Guide: Clock Town and the First Reset
A spoiler-light guide to the opening N64 cycle of Majora’s Mask, including Clock Town priorities, the Great Fairy, Bomber code, Moon’s Tear, Clock Tower, and the first Song of Time reset.
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Beginner GuideGoldenEye 007 N64 Beginner Guide: Controls, Objectives, and First Missions
Learn the original N64 GoldenEye 007 mission structure, default controls, auto-aim, difficulty objectives, alarms, stealth, and a reliable first-run approach.
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Beginner GuideSuper Mario Land 2 Beginner Guide: Zones, Power-Ups, and Secret Exits
Learn the Game Boy Super Mario Land 2 structure, choose a forgiving zone order, use Fire and Bunny Mario, preserve lives, find secret exits, and prepare for Wario’s castle.
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Treasure GuideKirby: Squeak Squad Treasure Guide for Beginners
Learn how treasure chests, Squeak hideouts, Copy Abilities, Copy Scrolls, the touch-screen stomach, and ability mixing work in the Nintendo DS Kirby: Squeak Squad.
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