Time Gal by Renovation

Author: DJ Tigresa and MC Pantera

Email: djtigresa@classicgaming.com, mcpantera@classicgaming.com

Story

In the year 4001, the evil Luna has stolen a time machine and plans to use it
to take over the world. (whooptiefuckingdoo!) It"s your mission as the Time
Gal, a brainy and pretty scientist, to chase Luna through time and get the
machine back.

Time Gal was originally released in Japan, and Renovation had no plans to
release the game in the U.S., but an overwhelming amount of letters and phone
calls from CD-hungry Genesis owners convinced them to release it here.
Renovation had to redo some of the graphics—the Japanese version of the game
had a little more blood and Time Gal had a little less clothing - but the game
play is the same. You watch a full-motion video of Time Gal in each tie period,
and use the control pad to make Time Gal run, jump, and shoot through obstacles
in their way. The graphics and sound are awesome, but what else do you expect
from Renovation, who also created Road Avenger, Valis series, and some other
great games?

Strategies

-If you"re an old-timer who played Dragon"s Lair or Space Ace in the arcades,
you already know how to play Time Gal. There are even a few scenes in Time Gal
that are heavily inspired by scenes from Space Ace.

-Use a joystick if you have one. It"s easier to quickly press a joystick
up/down/left/right than it is to press a control pad.

-Sometimes, the game ”flips” a time period so that the left/right moves in that
period are reversed. For example, you have to press right when you"d normally
have to press left. In each time period, we mention a major landmark on the
start screen when Time Gal appears. Look to see which side of the screen the
landmark is on and use that series of moves to play through the time period.
"Fire” means to fire the gun by pressing A, B, or C.

-70,000,000 BC: Volcano on left side at start: Right x2, Left, Right, Left, Up,
Down. Volcano on right side: Leftx2, Right, Left, Right, Up, Down.

-65,000,000 BC: Big tree on left side at start: Up, Right, Firex2 (Time Stop),
"Go Up.” Big tree on right side: Up, Left, Firex2 (Time Stop), "Go Up”.

-30,000 BC: Mountain in background on left side at start: Down, Right, Left,
Up, Down, Rightx3, Firex2 (Time Stop), Get Away.” Mountain in the background on
right side: Down, Left, Right, Up, Down, Leftx3, Firex2 (time Stop), "get Away.”

-1,600 BC: Beam of light in background clouds on left side at start: Right, Up,
Right. Beam of light in background clouds on right side: Left, Up, Left.

-44 BC: More brown color on left side at start: Firex4, Left, Up, Left, Right,
Let" Up, Fire. More brown color on right side: Firex4, Right, Up, Right, Left,
Right, Up, Fire.

-500 AD: Scaffold in background on left side at start: Left, Down, Up, Down,
Left, Right, Up, Fire, Down, Left. Scaffold in background on right side: Right,
Down, Up, Down, Right, left, Up, Fire, Down, Right.

-999 AD: Moon on left side at start: Up, Right, Fire, Left, Firex2. Moon on
right side: Up, Left, Fire, Right, Firex2.

-1588 AD: Sail on left side at start: Firex2, Upx4, Left, Up, Fire (Time Stop),
"Jump on the Ship.” Sail on right side: Firex2, Upx4, Right, Up, Fire (Time
Stop), "Jump on the Ship.”

-1941 AD: Large plane in background on left side at start: Leftx2, Down, Up,
Fire (Time Stop), "Jump into the Ocean,” Fire, Up, Right, Leftx2. Large plane
in background on right side: Rightx2, Down, Up, Fire (Time Stop), "Jump into
the Ocean,” Fire, Up, Left, Rightx2.

-1991 AD: Wooden poles in foreground on left side at start: Left, Right, Down,
Leftx2, Right, Fire (Time Stop), Jump up to the Heli. Wooden poles in
foreground on right side: Right, Left, Down, Rightx2, Left, Fire (time Stop),
Jump up to the Heli.”

-2001 AD: Curving trail in background on left side at start: Right, Left,
Right, Down, Fire (time Stop), "Go Straight Ahead.” Curving trail in background
on right side: Left, Right, Left, Down, Fire (Time Stop), "Go Straight Ahead.”

-2010 AD: Purple patch in background on left side at start: Right, Up, Left,
Up, Right, Down, Fire, Right, Down. Purple patch in background on right side:
Left, Up, Right, Up, Left, Down, Fire, Left, Down.

-3001 AD: Beams in background tilting down and left at start: Leftx2, Right,
Fire, Left, Right, Firex2 (Time Stop), "Go Up.” Beams in background tilting
down and right: Rightx2, Left, Fire, Right, Left, Firex2 (Time Stop), "Go Up.”

-3999 AD: Circle in background on left side at start: Fire, Down, Left, Right,
Fire (Time Stop), "Open the Hatch,” Right, Fire. Circle in background on right
side: Fire, Down, Right, Left, Fire (Time Stop), "Open the Hatch,” Left, Fire.

-4000 AD: Light side of planet in background on left side at start: Left,
Rightx2, Fire Down. Light side of planet on right side: Right, Leftx2, Firex2,
Down.

-4001 AD: Light beam in foreground on left side at start: Left, Firex3, Up,
Left, Fire, Right, Fire (Time Stop). Light beam in foreground on right side:
Right, Firex3, Up, Right, Fire, Left, Fire (Time Stop).

Secrets

-Passwords: Here are passwords for all 16 time periods, but at least try to
play through the game before you use them, pulleeeeeeeze~!! ^v^ ^v^?
70,000,000BC: BMCFXWRL; 65000000 BC: GJRFQVKS; 30000 BC: THMZCYFB; 1600 BC:
RYFGSXDK: 4 BC: FTGBDQPW; 500 AD: VSLCZKTJ; 999 AD: CYVZPBMG; AD 1588:
DRXHTLQJ; 1941 AD: WBMRJZVH; 1991: SHKXGJWF; 2001: XPTMCSHD; 2010: ZVYFLGQJ;
3001 AD: QWCDHRKT; 3999 AD: PLQTVMXY; 4000 AD: LKDWBSYF; 4001 AD: KVGPRZCW.