Primal Rage
Frequently Asked Questions
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BY ZARGON aka MASTER LAO (YU8954@NOVA.GMI.EDU)
AND PERICOM (EQR5MALIKI@CLUSTR.NORTH-LONDON.AC.UK)
PROOFREAD BY UNDERMIND (imfacyc@prism.gatech.edu)
owner of Mardi Gras Games
This file is Copyright (c) 1994. All rights reserved.
Distribution of this file, in whole or in part is permitted, provided
that it isn't modified in any form and that proper credit is given to the
authors.
Atari and Primal Rage are trademarks of Atari TWI. All copyrights are owned
by their respective owners, no infringement intended.
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+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ What's New ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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Additions from FAQ (v .9):
Letter system is back to match the template on the game
Clock and Counter changed to Toward and Away, respectively
Volleyball secret on Sauron's stage!
Corrections (Armadon, Diablo)
Talon's Jugular Bite FOUND!
More combos, endings
Jumping section
Additions from FAQ (v .86):
The minimum movements needed have been checked!
Corrections for many of the characters!
Joystick visuals added to Special Moves section
Tabs are fixed!!!
Slide for Talon and the apes added to the Normal Moves section
More descriptions
A couple more combos
Endings!
Additions from FAQ (v .82):
New Headings
What's New section
New Intro
Combos section
Offense and Defense Section
New moves, fatalities, and how to chomp on humans!
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++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Table of Contents ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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1. Introduction (What is Primal Rage)
2. Moves List (What can they do? The basic, funky, and wack stuff)
2.1 Normal Moves
2.2 Special Moves
2.3 Combos
3. Brain Gauge (duh...what's that?)
4. Offense and Defense (attack! uh, run away!)
4.1 Offense
4.2 Defense
4.3 Jumping
5. Endings (Spoilers here)
6. Misc stuff (That's cheez! No, it's not! and other stuff)
6.1 Cheez alert!
6.2 Eat a worshipper!
6.3 Going ballistic
6.4 Final Battle
6.5 Volleyball secret
6.6 PR Version
7. Latest and Greatest (where and how to get updated versions of this FAQ)
8. Mail Us! (New moves? Secrets? Mail 'em to us!)
9. Credits (who we "borrowed" stuff from and famous people)
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++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1. Introduction +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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* In the future civilization dies in the cataclysms. The Drakonians were *
* born from the death of old Earth. Who will rule the new Urth? *
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Fighting games have recently swamped the arcades. They range from really bad
animation and graphics to just a plain old copy of another game. Primal Rage
changes that by having excellent graphics and unique characters.
But you say, "Who made this? Those dudes that made Asteroids?" Yup,
that's them. They have released two games in 1994 and Primal Rage is one of
them! Using what's called "Stop-Motion Animation," the graphics are intense.
You are given seven characters to choose from ranging from prehistoric
dinosaurs to mythological creatures. Atari has put a lot of work into it.
Two years worth! The special moves system is also new and different (see
Special Moves).
Go see for yourself!
Primal Rage debuted at the 1994 CES in Chicago and was voted "Showstopper"
by Game Pro Magazine.
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+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2. Moves list ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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2.1 Normal Moves
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Primal Rage has only four buttons and a joystick. The first column of
buttons are "Quick" attacks. The second are "Fierce." Both buttons pressed
together are "Strong."
Player 1 side joystick and button configuration:
Up-Away Up Up-Toward Strong
(UA) (U) (UT) ___|___
O O O | |
\ | / Quick Fierce
Away (A) O-- --O Toward (T) O O
/ | \ O O
O O O
Down-Away Down Down-Toward
(DA) (D) (DT)
Key:
O = button pressed
. = button not pressed
U = Up
T = Toward
A = Away
D = Down
Full = Do a full circle
Toward = full circle clockwise when facing right (T-D-A-U)
Away = full circle counterclockwise when facing right (T-U-A-D)
(think of a wheel rolling "away" or "toward" you're opponent)
? = Unknown
A hyphen (-) represents a fluid motion. So you have to roll the joystick.
For example:
D-T is | \ --O which is Sub-Zero's (MK) freeze motion
O O or Ken's (SF) fireball motion.
Roll your joystick from the Down position to the Toward position.
All characters:
O . = Quick Bite . O = Chomp O O = Big Chomp
. . . . . .
. . = Quick Tail . . = Tail . . = Big Tail
O . . O O O
Move specific to Talon and the Apes (Chaos and Blizzard):
. . | (Down) = Slide
O O O
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2.2 Special Moves
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In most other games, a special move is performed by moving the joystick
and then followed by the button(s). In PR, it's the opposite. The
buttons you hold down determine which special move to perform, and
moving the joysticks determines when that move comes out. Remember to HOLD
down the buttons until you are done with the joystick movements! Some moves
last longer if you hold down the buttons like Diablo's Torch.
All Special Moves listed work on a 1.7 machine (see Misc Stuff).
* indicates 'Finishing Move'
NOTE: These can be done from ANYWHERE but don't stand too close or
you'll hit your opponent while trying to hold down the buttons!
** indicates 'Chomp a human, get more life'
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/ARMADON/
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| Bed-O-Nails: Armadon balls up like a porcupine with spikes sticking out |
| of him. |
| |
| . O | O D, U |
| O . O | |
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| Iron Maiden: Jumps into the air and turns his back downward and lands on |
| opponent. |
| |
| . O O O O A-U-T |
| O . O-- \ | / --O |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| Rushing Uppercut: Takes 5 steps and then does an uppercut with his horn |
| |
| O . O-- / | \ --O A-D-T |
| O . O O O |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| The Gut Gouger: Impales opponent with his horn and throws the opponent. |
| |
| O O O-- --O A, T |
| O . |
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| Hornication Uppercut: Armadon leaps into the air and does a nose spike |
| straight in the air. |
| |
| O . | \ --O O O D, T, U |
| O . O O / | |
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| Spinning Death: Gets into a ball and spins across the screen. |
| |
| O . O-- | / O-- A, D-A |
| . O O O |
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| Flying Spikes: Armadon shoots spikes from his tail. |
| |
| . O O O A-U |
| . O O-- \ | |
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| *Gut Fling: Armadon digs his horn into the opponent and slings their |
| guts around. |
| |
| O O O | O | U, D, U, D |
| O . | O | O |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| *Meditation: Opponent is lifted into the air and gets zapped by some |
| lightning. |
| |
| ? ? |
| ? ? |
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| **Chomp a human |
| |
| O O O O U-T |
| O O | / --O |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
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/BLIZZARD/
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| Mega Punch (Quick): Gives your opponent and big bash to the head. |
| |
| O . O-- --O A, T |
| O . |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| Mega Punch (Short) |
| |
| O O O-- --O A, T |
| O O |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| Mega Punch (Long) |
| |
| . O O-- --O A, T |
| . O |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| Mega Punch (Fake) |
| |
| O . | O D, U |
| O . O | |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| Cold Breath: Chill your opponent out. |
| |
| O O O-- --O A, T |
| . O |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| Ice Geyser: Blizzard creates a column of ice freezing the opponent. |
| Victim must either be in the air and close or in mid-move. |
| |
| O O | O D, U |
| . O O | |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| Punching Bag: Hit quick bite button 5 or 6 times and then a fierce button |
| to deliver the wind up punch. Fierce bite = low arc. |
| Fierce kick = high arc. (See Misc Stuff for more info) |
| |
| O . Full T-D-A-U |
| . O Toward |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| Air Throw: Grab opponent in the air. Useful in combos too. |
| |
| . O |
| O . |
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| Throw: |
| |
| . O O-- / | \ --O A-D-T, A-D-T |
| O . O O O TWICE |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| *Brain Bash: Blizzard pounds opponent into the ground and punches the |
| opponent's brain out! |
| |
| O O Full T-D-A-U TWICE |
| . O Clock TWICE |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| *To-Da-Moon: Blizzard does the punching bag, winds up, and knocks |
| opponent into the background! |
| |
| O O O | O | U, D, U, D |
| O O | O | O |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| **Chomp a human |
| |
| O O Full T-D-A-U |
| O O Toward |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
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/CHAOS/
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| Grab-N-Throw: Grabs opponent by the neck and tosses him across the screen. |
| |
| . O --O O-- T, A |
| . O |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| Power Puke (Slow): Chaos pukes a blob of green stuff. |
| |
| . O | \ --O D-T |
| O . O O |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| Power Puke (Fast) |
| |
| O . | \ --O D-T |
| . O O O |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| Fart of Fury: Chaos sticks his butt in the air and farts a poisonous |
| cloud. |
| |
| . O O O O A-U-T |
| O . O-- \ | / --O |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| Ground Shaker: Chaos jumps up lands creating an earthquake. |
| |
| . O O / A, AU, AD |
| O . O-- \ O |
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| Flying Butt Slam: Jump and lands on opponent with his butt. |
| |
| . O O-- / | \ --O \ | / O-- A-D-T-D-A |
| . O O O O O O O |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| Battering Ram: Chaos puts his shoulder out and charges. |
| |
| O . --O --O T, T |
| O . |
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| *Golden Shower: Chaos raises a leg and urinates on the opponent and the |
| urine melts them into a mush pile. |
| |
| O . | | | D, D, D then O O O-- --O O-- --O A, T, A, T |
| O . O O O O O |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| *Cannonball: Chaos does a cannonball into the water. Only works on |
| stages with water in the background. |
| |
| O O O-- / | \ --O \ | / O-- A-D-T-D-A |
| O O O O O O O O |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| **Chomp a human |
| |
| O O --O \ | / O-- T-D-A |
| O O O O O |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
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/DIABLO/
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| Fireball (Slow): Diablo shoots out a fireball that travels across the |
| screen. |
| |
| . O | \ --O D-T |
| . O O O |
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| Fireball (Fast) |
| |
| O . | \ --O D-T |
| O . O O |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| Torch: A flame blast from Diablo's mouth. Hold buttons for it to last up |
| to 5 seconds. |
| |
| O . O O U-T |
| O . | / --O |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| Hot Foot: A blast that goes about 1/2 way across the screen burning |
| everything in its path. |
| |
| . O O \ UA, DT |
| . O \ O |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| Mega Lunge: Diablo ducks his head, charges, and throws his head into the |
| air. |
| |
| O . O-- / | \ --O A-D-T |
| . O O O O |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| The Pulverizer: Leap into the air and land on your opponent's head. |
| |
| O . O O O A-U-T |
| . O O-- \ | / --O |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| Inferno Flash: Diablo teleports in a flash of fire. |
| |
| . O O U |
| O O | |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| *Incinerator: Diablo rears back and blows a HUGE blast of fire that burns |
| the flesh off the bones! |
| |
| O O Full T-U-A-D TWICE |
| O O Away TWICE |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| *Fireball: Diablo blasts a hugh fireball that roasts your opponent! |
| |
| . O --O --O --O T, T, T |
| O O |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| **Chomp a human |
| |
| O O | O | D, U, D |
| O O O | O |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
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/SAURON/
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| Primal Scream: Sauron roars and creates a shield around himself. |
| |
| O . | O D, U |
| O . O | |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| Earthquake Stomp: Jumps on the ground to shake up your opponent. |
| |
| O O O | U, D |
| . O | O |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| The Cranium Crusher: Sauron leaps into the air with his head. Leaves you |
| vulnerable if you miss. |
| |
| O . | O D, U |
| . O O | |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| Leaping Bone Bash: Pounce on your opponent and bite off some of his flesh. |
| |
| . O | O | D, U, D |
| O . O | O |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| Stun Roar: Fireball-like projectile fired from his mouth. |
| |
| O . O-- --O A, T |
| O . |
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| Neck Throw: Sauron bites your opponent in the neck and tosses them across |
| the screen. Tap the buttons while you're in the air and you |
| get an air throw. |
| |
| . O --O O-- T, A |
| . O |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| *Carnage: Grab your opponent by the throat and shake them up. |
| |
| O O O-- --O O-- --O A, T, A, T |
| O O |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| *Flesh Eating: Unknown |
| |
| ? ? |
| ? ? |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| **Chomp a human |
| |
| O O | | O D, D, U |
| O O O O | |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
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/TALON/
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| Brain Basher: Talon flips in the air and lands on the opponent's head. |
| |
| . O O O O A-U-T |
| O . O-- \ | / --O |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| Pounce and Flip: Talon takes a few steps and pounces on opponent, does a |
| couple of slashes, and flips off. |
| |
| . O --O | \ --O T, D-T |
| O . O O |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| Frantic Fury: Talon becomes a blur of claws and creeps toward opponent. |
| |
| O . O-- / | \ --O A-D-T |
| . O O O O |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| Double Slash: Two fierce slashes. Useful in combos. |
| |
| O . | \ --O D-T |
| O O O O |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| The Face Ripper: Jump on opponent and slashes the opponent several times. |
| |
| . O | \ --O D-T |
| . O O O |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| Jugular Bite: Talon jumps onto opponent and chomps your neck. |
| NOTE: This can only be used in a combo and up close. See combos |
| section for combos with Jugular Bite |
| |
| . O O-- --O A, T |
| . O |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| Run Forward/Back: Talon can run left or right very fast. This is good |
| for dodging. |
| |
| O . O-- or --O A or T |
| O . |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| *Heart Wrenching: Talon walks up to the opponent, cuts them open, rips |
| you heart out, and eats it. |
| |
| O . Full T-D-A-U |
| O O Toward |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| *Shredding: Frantic fury-like fatality. |
| |
| O . Full T-D-A-U |
| . O Toward |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| **Chomp a human |
| |
| O O | / O-- D-A |
| O O O O |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
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/VERTIGO/
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| Venom Spit (Slow): Vertigo spits purple acid across the screen. |
| |
| O . --O --O T, T |
| O . |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| Venom Spit (Fast) |
| |
| . O --O --O T, T |
| . O |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| Voodoo Spell: Vertigo emits hypnosis rings that stun your opponent. |
| Short range. |
| |
| . O O-- O-- A, A |
| O . |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| Teleport: Rolls up in a ball and reappears. |
| |
| . O | | D, D |
| . O O O |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| Come Slither: Vertigo lashes his tail out and drags your opponent over |
| for some beating. |
| |
| O . O-- O-- A, A |
| O . |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| Scorpion Sting: Whips your tail out and swats across the screen and a |
| blade shoots out too. |
| |
| . O --O --O T, T |
| O . |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| *Petrify: Unknown and Unconfirmed |
| |
| . O O-- O-- O-- A, A, A then O O O-- --O O-- --O A, T, A, T |
| . O O O |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| *Shrink and Eat: Unknown |
| |
| ? ? |
| ? ? |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| **Chomp a human |
| |
| O O | \ --O D-T |
| O O O O |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
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2.3 Combos
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Yes, you can do some devastating combos in PR. You can also volleyball at
least twice before your opponent hits the ground. And there's a bonus!
Thunder claps the number of hits-in-combo. This only happens if you do
at least 4 hits _and_ at least 35% damage. If you haven't seen it, the
thunder and lightning are incredible. Especially when you're not expecting
it. (but I guess you are now. =)
Key:
(1) (2) Numbers are for which buttons are being pressed.
(3) (4)
Some damages are listed in parenthesis after the combo.
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/ARMADON/
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o 3 Hit: Jumping 1, 1, Gut Gouger or Leaping Uppercut
o 4 Hit: Jumping 3, low 1+2, low 1+2, low 1+2
o 4 Hit: Jumping 2, 2, 1, 2
o 6 Hit: Jumping 2, 1, 2, 3, 4, low 3+4, 3+4 (73%)
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/BLIZZARD/
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o 3 Hit: 1, Ice Geyser, jumping 1, 2+3(air throw)
o 3 Hit: Jumping 3+4, ducking 1, ducking 3+4
o 4 Hit: Jumping 1+2, 1, Ice Geyser, jumping 1, 2+3
o 8+ Hit: Cold Breath, Punching Bag, jumping 2, 2+3 (35%+)
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/CHAOS/
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o 5 Hit: Jumping 3+4, 1, 3+4, Battering Ram, 2
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/DIABLO/
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o 4 Hit: Jumping 1+2, low 3, low 3, Hot Foot
o 4 Hit: Torch, 1, 2, Hot Foot (50%)
o 4 Hit: Torch, 2, 2, Hot Foot (60%)
o 5 Hit: Jumping 4, 3, 1, 2, Hot Foot
Hot Foot can be replaced with the Mega Lunge if done quick enough.
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/SAURON/
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o 5 Hit: Jumping 3+4, 1, 1, 4, Cranium Crusher (48%)
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/TALON/
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o 3 Hit: Jumping 1+2, 1, 1+2
o 3 Hit: 1, 4, Frantic Fury
o 3 Hit: Jumping 1+2, 2, Jugular Bite
o 5 Hit: 1+2, 1, 1, 4, Frantic Fury
o 5 Hit: 1+2, 1, Pounce and Flip
o 5 Hit: Jumping 2, 1, 1, Face Ripper, Frantic Fury
o 5 Hit: Jumping 3+4, low 3, 1, 1+2, 4, Jugular Bite
o 5 Hit: Jumping 1+2, 1, 1, Double Slash, Frantic Fury (49%)
o 5 Hit: Jumping 1+2, 1, 1, Double Slash, Pounce and Bite (50%)
o 6 Hit: Jumping 1+2, 1, 2, Pounce and Flip (43%)
o 7 Hit: Jumping 3, low 1, low 1, low 1, Pounce and Flip
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/VERTIGO/
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o 4 Hit: Jumping 3+4, 1, 1, Come Slither, 12 (27%)
o 4 Hit: Jumping 3+4, 2, low 2, Scorpion Sting (28%)
o 4 Hit: low 1, low 1, low 1, 2
o 4 Hit: Come Slither, 1, 2, Scorpion Sting (27%)
These are only some of the combos possible. There are probably millions more!
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++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3. Brain Gauge ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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Under your health bar (the big artery extending from your heart) is your
Brain Gauge. Each time you take a hit, your brain gauge goes down.
If you run out of brain power, you lose control of bodily functions and
are stunned. Luckily, brain energy regenerates fairly quickly over
time. Some moves, like Vertigo's Voodoo Spell, will suck all the brain
energy right out of you, putting you into immediate stun. Other's,
like the ape's choke-holds, cut off the oxygen to your brain and suck
energy off _very_ quickly.
You can shake out of the stun by wiggling your joystick back and forth.
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++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 4. Offense and Defense ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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4.1 Offense
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There are a series of un-blockable moves in PR that called leaping attacks.
All of these are initiated from the ground and involve the character leaping
at you, landing on your head, and usually doing something nasty. For example,
Sauron wrestles you to the ground and rips a chunk of flesh out of your neck.
To make matters worse, leaping attacks are guided. No matter where you are on
the screen, they'll go right for you =). More? Some also hit even if they
barely nick your body. Sauron has landed on an extended tail during an attack
and he still gotten pummeled! Suffice it to say that if you see someone
leaping out you, get out of the way! For some attacks like Talon's brain
basher, you just have to take a few steps forward or backward. For most
others, your best course of action is probably to jump back and counterattack.
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4.2 Defense
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Blocking in Primal Rage starts off simple: to block a high attack, pull
directly away from your opponent on the joystick. To block a low attack,
pull down on the joystick.
Also, you can cancel your opponent's projectiles in three ways:
1) If you are Vertigo, you can "go through" projectiles like Armadon's Flying
Spikes.
2) Depending on who you are, you can just fire a projectile to cancel your
opponent's projectile. This only works for some like Sauron vs. Blizzard.
3) If your projectile doesn't cancel the opponent's projectile and you still
have some time, you can fire another projectile. The second projectile will
cancel your opponent's projectile! Diablo vs. Chaos is a good example. I
haven't tested everyone yet so this might not work for some!
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4.3 Jumping
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There seems to be three types of jumps in Primal Rage (not including leaping
attacks)./
The first is a hop jump. To execute this, just push the joystick diagonally
down and towards and then up and towards. The joystick motion would be DT,
UT.
The second type of jump is the regular jump. To execute this jump, push the
joystick up and in the direction you want to jump. The joystick motion is
either UT or UA.
The third jump is the long jump. To execute this, you push the joystick down
and then diagonally up in the direction you want to jump. The joystick motion
for this jump is D, UT or UA.
Jumping in Primal Rage is almost suicide. Almost everyone has a special move
or a Quick-Fierce that's almost designed to take out a jumping opponent. For
example, Talon's crouched Strong bite where he lowers himself to the ground
and snaps at the air with his teeth. The apes may have some success with
jumping because they both have attacks that reach _way_ down, but jumping is
not recommended for the dinos. When playing Talon, the only time jumping can
be used is when playing someone you know you can beat, to get out of the way
of a leaping attack, or to jump and attack over a projectile.
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/ARMADON/
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For over a million years Armadon had lived peacefully in his cave
beneath the Earth's crust. Telepathically linked to the biomass the
cataclysms and the battles for supremacy over the changing planet tortured
him. So he rose up to settle things once and for all.
Now that the threat has past he settles down into the ground to enjoy
some well deserved rest. The land is scarred but calm. At least for now.
Followed by a picture of Armadon in a cave. His worshippers have built
some dwellings into the cave's walls. Armadon sits in the middle of the
cave meditating. His body is outlined with electricity.
Picture Caption: THE MEDITATION OF ARMADON
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/BLIZZARD/
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Blizzard is a noble god. The essence of the animal spirit. Frozen for
a millennia at the heart of an immense glacier in the Himalayas, Blizzard was
released when the Urth met the great meteor. He lived high in the mountains
descending only when threatened and with his animal power and age-old wisdom.
He was unstoppable.
With no threats remaining he returns to his mountain retreat. One day,
though, a new force will invade his land from across the endless ocean.
This text is followed by a picture depicting Blizzard sitting in a throne-like
ice chair. He is calmly looking down at several of his worshippers who are at
the base of his throne.
Picture Caption: BLIZZARD'S SOLITUDE
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/CHAOS/
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Chaos was the mightiest witchdoctor on the first continent. His
greatest wish was to control the evolution of humanity. In his quest for
power he cast a mighty spell which backfired and turned him into a disgusting
beast, forced to wallow in his own excrement for eons. During the cataclysm
Chaos praised Throshti, god of Carrion, for release. However, to restore his
greatness he had to defeat all of his enemies.
Now his task completed he regains control of his life and leads his
tribe to greatness. One day, though, his people will be threatened and he
will have to pursue power again...
Followed by a picture of the human Chaos standing with a near completely
nude woman at his side. A ghost-like figure of the ape Chaos is in the
background.
Picture Caption: CHAOS' REDEMPTION
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/DIABLO/
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Diablo is evil in its purest form. He was released from his fiery
prison, deep within the Urth, drawn by the pain and torment caused in the
great cataclysm. Now that he has conquered the planet, he lives to torture
it. With none left to oppose him, he begins to burn the entire planet
sparing only the cruel and vicious. He turns the world into a living hell.
For centuries he will revel in the inferno he has created, until at
last his rule is challenged by a traveler from across the great sea.
Followed by a picture of Diablo standing near some kind of structure.
There are a few worshippers at his feet. There are also hanging bodies
and other violent images.
Picture Caption: DIABLO'S HELL
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/SAURON/
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Sauron is the god of Hunger. When released from his sleep of ages by
the catastrophe, he soon realized that he must devour human flesh to remain
immortal. The hungry hordes of humanity worshipped him, but lived in dread
fear of his presence. Many humans soon sought refuge with other rulers of
the planet. Sauron had no choice but to defeat the others in order to feast
on their followers. Now that he has devoured most of the land, he sets off
in quest of new lands and new meals.
This text is followed by a awesomely sick picture. It depicts Sauron
standing in the background next to a huge pile of millions of eaten
bodies. A dead body hangs from Sauron's teeth. In the foreground there
is a mostly eaten, fleshless body and another body with his skull broken
open with his brains spilling out.
Picture Caption: THE FEAST OF SAURON
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/TALON/
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For eons, Talon was a great chief of a raptor clan on a hidden South
Pacific island. When the great meteor rearranged the continents, Talon's
island was brought in contact with the mainland. Wanting to ensure the
safety of his wives and children, he set off to eliminate all dangers of the
clans welfare.
Now raptors live a life of luxury and humans are kept as cattle or
hunted as sport while raptors lounge about in the sunshine. His clan is
completely safe and Talon will be happy until the newcomers arrive.
Followed by a picture of a few raptors lying on a hill under a tree. The
lounging raptors are overlooking a cattle style pen with humans running
around trying to stay away from a raptor with a big net.
Picture Caption: TALON'S DREAM
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/VERTIGO/
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Long ago a sorcess named Vertigo appeared from another dimension.
Then in a great magical battle during the Mesozoic Wars Vertigo was
banished to the moon by the arch mage Balsa Fas. The meteor crash, however,
has weakened the old shields enough for her to return and enslave the
planet once again.
Reveling in her victory, Vertigo has enslaved hordes of humans having
them build her an insane palace in multiple dimensions. Few minds can
endure the torture, but there are plenty of humans. One day while
practicing her arcane arts she discovers a land where she is not queen.
Followed by a picture of Vertigo in the middle of some swirling colors.
There is a man and a woman in the foreground covering their ears. There
are, also, some silhouettes of stairways with tired looking humans walking
up them in the background.
Picture Caption: THE PALACE OF VERTIGO
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6.1 Cheez Alert
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Quick and tired of your opponent yelling, "That's cheezy!". Well, PR has
it's own cheez alert! If you do something that the _game_ thinks is too
cheezy (usually doing the same leaping attack over and over again) it will
flash a "No Cheese" sign. No sign, no cheese. End of argument. =)
Known auto-cheez:
Repeated Infernos by Diablo
Punching Bag in the corner and then Ice Geyser by Blizzard
Vertigo Come Slither followed by a Voodoo Spell
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6.2 Eat a worshipper
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Each creature can reach down and chomp a human worshipper (that's right,
pick him up and eat him). You can gain health from this. This leaves you
vulnerable however and most of the time you get hit before you eat the guy
and the guy goes flying out of your hand.
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6.3 Going ballistic
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Each character seems to go ballistic when they are low in energy. It only
happens after they get knocked down. After they get up, they go into that
state. It is believed that your hits are worth double. You can tell if you
are in that state if your character is flickering and has blue words under
your character's name.
Armadon - SAMADHI
Blizzard - ZEN
Chaos - INSANE
Diablo - STEAMED
Sauron - RAMPAGING
Talon - BERSERK
Vertigo - RABID
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6.4 Final Battle
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After beating all of the opponent while playing against the computer, you
arrive at a stage where you have to fight all seven characters once again in
one round. This is called the "Final Battle." Fortunately, before arriving
at this stage, you have a chance to acquire more than 100% strength. There
is a mini-round where all you do is eat worshippers for more strength. It
is possible to obtain an extra 100% health but I've only done 86%.
Before this mini-round, there is little phrase that pops up.
Chaos - CHOW DOWN, IT'S A PAGAN PICNIC
Vertigo - SWALLOW THE TINY HUMANS WHOLE
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6.5 Volleyball secret
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When you and an opponent are on Sauron's stage, have one player do a combo on
the other. Once you do this, a worshipper will run out and start bowing.
Have one player who is close to the worshipper hit the worshipper. The
worshipper should bounce over to the other player. Before the worshipper
lands, have the other player hit the worshipper back. After bouncing the
worshipper back and forth ten times, a judge on a high chair and a net will
pop up and the round clock stop. You and your opponent can now play
volleyball with a helpless human! Once a player reaches a score of three,
you go resume fighting.
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6.6 PR version
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To check the version of PR you have, push up on the left joystick
and pull down on the right simultaneously. This works only on the title
screen. The "production version" is 1.7. If you have a beta version, bug
your arcade owner to get it updated!
Next version of this FAQ will (hopefully) contain:
1) Rest of the fatalities (hopefully)
Missing are:
Armadon's Meditation fatality
Sauron's Flesh Eating fatality
Vertigo's Shrink and Eat fatality
2) Combos (give me some really good ones! 7 Hit+!)
Also, there seems to be combo system where you can do multiple hits while
in the air. It involves executing a stronger move after a weak one.
More info next time.
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1) By ftp
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> cd pub/vidgames/faqs
> hash
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+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 9. Credits +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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PRIMAL RAGE FAQ COMPILED/EDITED BY ZARGON AND PERICOM.
Extra Special Thanks to UNDERMIND (imfacyc@prism.gatech.edu) for proofreading
the moves since he owns a few arcades of his own! Go visit Mardi Gras Games!
Special Thanks to the following people who contributed towards the making of
this FAQ:-
Baron Von Riesenberger........................................Initial Moves
Tony Cannon (wanderer@leland.stanford.edu)..........A Whole Slew of Stuffs
Luis Vigo.......................................................Other Moves
Chris Caniano (v096mhqb@ubvms.cc.buffalo.edu)..................Other Moves
Jason Hunt (jason.hunt@nitelog.com)..................All Endings and Moves
Todd "hawk"Bauman...............................................Other Moves
Raymundo E Arras (rarras@mason1.gmu.edu).......................Other Moves
Rob Williams (Ray's manager at Timeout)........................Other Moves
WILDGAMER (WILDGAMER@aol.com)..................................Other Moves
Dave Nguyen (st93prpw@dunx1.ocs.drexel.edu)....................Other Moves
Boingo Lover (boingo@netcom.com)...............................Other Moves
John F (johnf@triton.unm.edu)..................................Other Moves
James Melki (jmelki@mcc.mott.edu)..............................Other Moves
Doug McClendon (dmc@falcon.cc.ukans.edu)....................Text and Moves
Salvatore D. Tepedino (stepedin@ic.sunysb.edu).................Corrections
Christopher Alan Moon (moon@niko.unl.edu)......................Corrections
Tung-Feng-Lai (gregory@Garg.Campbell.CA.US)....................Corrections
dug@lugaru.com..................................................Corrections
Sceadeau (MSA7064@ritvax.isc.rit.edu)...............................Combos
Jin Im (m-yim@ux4.cso.uiuc.edu).....................................Combos
Paul Hurlbut (genius@pipeline.com)..................................Combos
Eric Ching (Eric.Ching@Eng.Sun.COM)............................Suggestions
Bernard Ryan......................................Miscellaneous Information
Andy Eddy (vidgames@netcom.com).................Keeping this FAQ somewhere
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