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Com Facebook: Facebook.com/Bkstunt Website: Bkstunt.com ============================================================================== - TABLE OF CONTENTS - ============================================================================== Note: Press Ctrl+F and enter in the code to skip to that section. - Introduction.......................................................[PB-INT] - Controls...........................................................[PB-CON] - How To Play/FAQ....................................................[PB-HTP] - Credits............................................................[PB-CRE] ============================================================================== Introduction ===================================================================[PB-INT]=== Hey guys, Bkstunt here doing a walkthrough on the Game Boy game Panel Action Bingo. Panel Action Bingo is, without a doubt, probably not a very popular game. I mean, "Bingo" isn't exactly what gamers are clamoring for. Released for the Game Boy in November of 1993 (almost 20 years ago!), Panel Action Bingo features a different take on classic Bingo action, requiring you to control a Dove and take actual ACTION to get your coveted bingo. This guide is a direct result of Gamefaqs collection of faqers trying to put up a complete FAQ for EVERY GameBoy game that was ever released. Sumo Fighter itself actually isn't that bad, as it has mini-games, good stage progression, and RPG elements in it. Speaking of the GameBoy Completion Project, if you want to help we'd love to have you on board. These older games AREN'T that hard to write for! You can find the gamefaqs topic about it here: o http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/2000094-faq-contributors-general/56763726 You can find the webpage that was made for it here: o http://www.gameboycp.webs.com Anyway, enjoy the guide. 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Every one of those I read makes my day! ~ Bk Onto the table of contents, and don't forget to have fun! ============================================================================== Controls ===================================================================[PB-CON]=== Here you can find the controls for this game. I usually do fancy ASCII art, but not for GameBoy games... Directional Pad: Controls Dove. A Button: Tag Block. B Button: Not Used. Start Button: Pauses Game. Select Button: Not Used. ============================================================================== How To Play/FAQ ===================================================================[PB-HTP]=== Hey, so you're interested in Panel Action Bingo. Good for you! You're either very lost or looking up some random games for the heck of it! Either way, let me tell you what to expect out of this game. The idea behind this game is a BIT different than you'd expect. In Panel Action Bingo, you control a Dove while the game's AI controls a Cat. Both of these animals are put out onto a standard BINGO board (a 5x5 board). This board will either be filled with NUMBERS or LETTERS (an option you can choose from the main menu) and you will than compete with the cat to fill out the bingo board. To fill out the bingo board, you must do it in ORDER. For example, if the board has numbers on it, you MUST move your dove and tag the squares in order from 1-25 (or from lowest to highest). The same goes for LETTERS, except you go from A-Z. Ok, let's go over menu options and what you can choose from (Disregarding the 'Password' Option, which you can use to input passwords and skip levels): o Number Starts a new game using numbers on the board. o Alphabet Starts a new game using the alphabet on the board. o Option Allows you to set various options, including: - Second 3 OFF If you turn this option on, the Cat will teleport over the screen, 3 spaces at a time. He doesn't seem to have a pattern, as far as I can tell. This option seems to change the gameplay a bit, as the teleporting Cat is even more unpredictable. - Ice Stage OFF If you turn this option on, the stages turn to ICE, making you slide around. You CAN tag things mid-slide (and you'll need to!) and you CAN change direction mid-slide. - Hide OFF Turn this option on to randomly HIDE some of the letters or numbers while you play. What letters and/or numbers it hides is random. In fact, there will be times whwen nothing is hidden. Just something else to add challenge to the game. - Break D OFF Now THIS option is for the HARDCORE, um... Panel Action Bingo Player. Those people exist, right? Anyway, turn this option on to make EVERY TILE DISAPPEAR! You can tag blocks to see what's there, but then it disappears again, making you rely on memory to win. In addition to all of the numbers and letters you will be seeing, you will also see a few special icons. It's beneficial to know what they do before hand. Check out what I mean below. SPECIAL ICONS: - Black Hole: Do NOT run into this icon, as it will instantly kill you and cost you a life. - White Star: A white star appears on the board, acting as a roadblock. There are also bonus stages spread throughout the game: BONUS STAGE: At the end of each level, you will get to play a special bonus stage. This stage will still feature you and the cat, but there will be no bingo board. Instead, your 5x5 area will be clear, but mole-type creatures (or WHATEVER that thing is supposed to be) will show up randomly on the board. Now you must race the cat over to the creature icon and tag it in order to turn it into a snail icon (if the cat gets there first, it'll turn it into a cat icon). Keep doing this until every square is covered. There is no bingo here, just keep getting squares for points. ============================================================================== HOW TO WIN AT PANEL ACTION BINGO ============================================================================== You already know HOW to play the game, but I CANNOT just give you a GUIDE on HOW to win: the game itself is random! Such a guide would be impossible! BUT, I *DO* have some tips for you that can be quite helpful. o Wondering if you should pick 'Numbers' or 'Alphabet'? Well, I would wager that 'Numbers' would be easier for your average American player. After all, we learn to count before the alphabet! So pick 'Numbers' for an easier time! o Since you MUST proceed in order from 1-25, you COULD, just as an example, STOP on the '1' tile. Go ahead, try it. You can literally just SIT there. And since there is no timer, you can LITERALLY SIT THERE and LOOK AND SEE WHERE EVERY NUMBER IS! Yes, this tactic is literally game-breaking. Use it if you wish. o Sometimes, numbers (or letters) are SKIPPED! Wha!? Yeah, they can decide to just plain go from '1' to '3'. Be prepared. o Try and remember that the goal is to get a BINGO. If you are on number '15' but the '16' is across the screen and the '17' is near you AND leads to a bingo, let the cat get the 16 while you get the bingo! Don't just blindly go to the next number. o Sometimes, the cat will just CHILL on a number. Let's say you're near the '5' and the cat has NO chance of beating you but he's near the '6'. Yeah, he'll just chill on the '6'. BUT, you can FORCE him to move in an effort to get both '5' AND '6'. Move a few tiles away and the AI will think you are, well... dumb and will try and go after the '5'. THEN you can quickly get the '5' AND the '6'. Aren't you sneaky!? o Once the levels start getting harder (which will happen once you get into the game a little bit and the Cat starts getting smarter) you can actually scan the board for WHICH Column or Row has the potential for the FASTEST BINGO and only worry about that Column or Row. Let the Cat have as many icons as he wants as long as YOUR Column or Row WILL GET the first bingo and YOU get those tiles. o There are 60 levels in this game! Crazy, no!? Even crazier when you realize each level has multiple rounds! o After level 10 you see an image, but you will NOT be able to figure out what it is. o After level 20, you will see that the image is clearly a girl, looking back at you. o After level 30, you will get the full picture of the girl! O IMPORTANT! After level 30, you will now have to DO THE PUZZLES BACKWARDS! As in '25' down to '1'. It takes some getting used to, but you can do it. o After level 40 you'll see another obscured picture, but you can tell it is a road with the girl in it... o After level 50 you'll see more of the picture, revealing that the bird and the cat are with the girl. o After level 60 the full picture will be shown. You'll then be taken to a screen showing your total score and finally a cute 'The End' scene showing the cat surrounded by a wreath with birds around him will show. Congrats on beating Panel Action Bingo! ============================================================================== Credits ===================================================================[PB-CRE]=== Gamefaqs Gameboy Completion Project for providing the motivation. No way I would have done this without that! TheCheezWizz on Youtube, who did an entire (edited) playthrough. I'll also thank Limearitas! Hehehe... ~Fin