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Mr. K: /* Diagonal Walking */

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‎Diagonal Walking

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	==Climbing Tricks==		==Climbing Tricks==
	Climbing up and down is a slow process. If you want to get down from a vertical wall quickly press B to drop off. This is faster than climbing down. To climb up faster you can jump while you are on a wall by pressing Up and B at the same time. At the height of your jump, you can press right to regrab the wall. Repeat the process. With a little practice you can climb up walls very quickly and it saves a considerable amount of time.		Climbing up and down is a slow process. If you want to get down from a vertical wall quickly press B to drop off. This is faster than climbing down. To climb up faster you can jump while you are on a wall by pressing Up and B at the same time. At the height of your jump, you can press right to regrab the wall. Repeat the process. With a little practice you can climb up walls very quickly and it saves a considerable amount of time.
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		+	==Randomness==
		+	Some of the things that happen in Contra III are random, some things are not.
		+
		+	Random things
		+	The soldiers that spawn on the left and right sides of the screen in stage 1
		+	The soldiers and centipede that spawn in stage 2
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		+	==Boss Manipulation==

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	[[File:C3greyorb.PNG]]<br />		[[File:C3greyorb.PNG]]<br />
	The only part of the grey orb that can hurt you is at the very center. When ducking, your character has an extremely small hitbox. By ducking in the spot as shown the grey orbs can't hurt you and you have the opportunity to inflict massive damage on the brain.		The only part of the grey orb that can hurt you is at the very center. When ducking, your character has an extremely small hitbox. By ducking in the spot as shown the grey orbs can't hurt you and you have the opportunity to inflict massive damage on the brain.
		+	<br /><br />
		+	==Climbing Tricks==
		+	Climbing up and down is a slow process. If you want to get down from a vertical wall quickly press B to drop off. This is faster than climbing down. To climb up faster you can jump while you are on a wall by pressing Up and B at the same time. At the height of your jump, you can press right to regrab the wall. Repeat the process. With a little practice you can climb up walls very quickly and it saves a considerable amount of time.

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 The area of your character where you can get hit is actually much smaller than your character's sprite.  A hitbox viewer is a tool that will show you what part of your character actually takes damage and what part of an enemy actually deals damage.  The hitbox viewer is available for emulator [https://forum.speeddemosarchive.com/post/contra_3_hitbox_viewer.html here.]   By familiarizing yourself with this you can learn to dodge attacks that otherwise would not be possible.<br />
 [[File:Contra3hitbox.gif]]<br />
-The hitbox is shifted to the right of the character along the rails allowing for you to narrowly move past the jumping fireball in stage 1.<br />
+The hitbox is shifted to the right of the character along the rails allowing for you to narrowly move past the jumping fireball in stage 1.<br /><br /><br />
-[[File:C3greyorb.PNG]]
+[[File:C3greyorb.PNG]]<br />
 The only part of the grey orb that can hurt you is at the very center.  When ducking, your character has an extremely small hitbox.  By ducking in the spot as shown the grey orbs can't hurt you and you have the opportunity to inflict massive damage on the brain.

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 <br /><br />
 ==Character Hixboxes==
-The area of your character where you can get hit is actually much smaller than your character's sprite.  A hitbox viewer is a tool that will show you what part of your character actually takes damage and what part of an enemy actually deals damage.  The hitbox viewer is available for emulator [https://forum.speeddemosarchive.com/post/contra_3_hitbox_viewer.html here.]   By familiarizing yourself with this you can learn to dodge attacks that otherwise would not be possible.
+The area of your character where you can get hit is actually much smaller than your character's sprite.  A hitbox viewer is a tool that will show you what part of your character actually takes damage and what part of an enemy actually deals damage.  The hitbox viewer is available for emulator [https://forum.speeddemosarchive.com/post/contra_3_hitbox_viewer.html here.]   By familiarizing yourself with this you can learn to dodge attacks that otherwise would not be possible.<br />
 [[File:Contra3hitbox.gif]]<br />
 The hitbox is shifted to the right of the character along the rails allowing for you to narrowly move past the jumping fireball in stage 1.<br />
 [[File:C3greyorb.PNG]]
-The only part of the grey orb that can hurt you is the character.
+The only part of the grey orb that can hurt you is at the very center.  When ducking, your character has an extremely small hitbox.  By ducking in the spot as shown the grey orbs can't hurt you and you have the opportunity to inflict massive damage on the brain.

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 <br /><br />
 ==Character Hixboxes==
-The area of your character where you can get hit is actually much smaller than your character's sprite.  By familiarizing yourself with this you can learn to dodge attacks that otherwise would not be possible.
+The area of your character where you can get hit is actually much smaller than your character's sprite.  A hitbox viewer is a tool that will show you what part of your character actually takes damage and what part of an enemy actually deals damage.  The hitbox viewer is available for emulator [https://forum.speeddemosarchive.com/post/contra_3_hitbox_viewer.html here.]   By familiarizing yourself with this you can learn to dodge attacks that otherwise would not be possible.
 [[File:Contra3hitbox.gif]]<br />
-The hitbox is shifted to the right of the character along the rails allowing for you to narrowly move past the jumping fireball in stage 1.
+The hitbox is shifted to the right of the character along the rails allowing for you to narrowly move past the jumping fireball in stage 1.<br />

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 ==Character Hixboxes==
 The area of your character where you can get hit is actually much smaller than your character's sprite.  By familiarizing yourself with this you can learn to dodge attacks that otherwise would not be possible.
-[[File:Contra3hitbox.gif|thumb|center|The hitbox is shifted to the right of the character along the rails<br /> allowing for you to narrowly move past the jumping fireball in stage 1.
+[[File:Contra3hitbox.gif|thumb|center|The hitbox is shifted to the right of the character along the rails<br /> allowing for you to narrowly move past the jumping fireball in stage 1.]]

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	'''Note:''' These values were obtained for hard mode. The values may be different for other difficulty levels. <br />		'''Note:''' These values were obtained for hard mode. The values may be different for other difficulty levels. <br />
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		+	==Character Hixboxes==
		+	The area of your character where you can get hit is actually much smaller than your character's sprite. By familiarizing yourself with this you can learn to dodge attacks that otherwise would not be possible.
		+	[[File:Contra3hitbox.gif\|thumb\|center\|The hitbox is shifted to the right of the character along the rails<br /> allowing for you to narrowly move past the jumping fireball in stage 1.

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 ==Diagonal Walking==
-In the overhead stages 2 and 5 you can move about 20% faster by moving diagonally.  Be sure to adjust your angle from time to time.
+In the overhead stages 2 and 5 you can move about 20% faster by moving diagonally.  Be sure to adjust your angle from time to time so that you are ready to shoot at the bunkers you need to destroy before they appear on screen.
 ==Weapon Damage & Enemy Health==
 '''Note:''' These values were obtained for hard mode.  The values may be different for other difficulty levels. <br />
 <doc id="0AlQn8DYLTR-hdFpyZ3k5amp3UWJDUFU0bE02OTd4S1E" type="spreadsheet" width="800" height="500" />