(WIP) Old Towers (Genesis) - RetroAchievements/guides GitHub Wiki
🏆 Achievement Count: 17
🔢 Points: 170
📅 Set Release Date: ***In Review***
🎮 Game Release Date: February 28, 2019
- There is nothing in this game that forces you to move quickly. There is no time limit, and nothing is chasing you. Most levels have many safe places you can stand while you contemplate your next move or if you just need a breather before continuing.
- Pressing the 'B' button will toggle camera mode. This will allow you to survey the entire level from a safe place.
- You can restart the current level at any time by pressing the 'C' button.
- There is no penalty for dying. Even if you run out of lives and have to continue, you will restart on the same level you left off at.
Starting off, you will earn one achievement for each set of 5 levels completed.
The Journey Begins (1) Complete Level 01
Bouncing Off the Walls (4) Complete Level 05
Need Some Help? (5) Complete Level 10
It's Chilly In Here (5) Complete Level 15
Lots of Moving Parts (5) Complete Level 20
Let's Go Home (5) Complete Level 25
These next achievements reward you for completing sets of levels without dying.
Tip
These achievements make no requirement on how quickly you complete the levels. Take your time and move only when you know you're safe.
Can't Touch This (10) Beat Tower 1 (Levels 01-10) without dying
Slide to the Finish (10) Beat Tower 2 (Levels 11-20) without dying
Ghost in the Machine (10) Beat Tower 3 (Levels 21-25) without dying
Important
First Try! and Victory Lap require you to start a run from the title screen because the game remembers how many times you've died even on successive runs.
First Try! (25) Beat the game with 0 total deads and without restarting any levels
Victory Lap (25) Beat the game with 0 total deads twice in a row
You've planned your routes, but now how quickly can you execute? Earn these achievements by completing each tower as fast as possible.
Note
These time limits might feel tight at first, but they're generally tuned to allow you about 1 accidental death each. See the Leaderboards section for details on how the timer works.
Blink and You'll Miss It (10) Beat Tower 1 (Levels 01-10) in less than 1 minute and 45 seconds
The Blue Blur (10) Beat Tower 2 (Levels 11-20) in less than 3 minutes
Greased Lightning (10) Beat Tower 3 (Levels 21-25) in less than 3 minutes and 30 seconds
Time to get creative! Each tower contains a special challenge achievement.
Tip
Remember that you can restart a level with the 'C' button if you need to retry a challenge.
Important
If you are moving in one direction and you hold the d-pad in a different direction, you will move in that new direction immediately upon reaching the wall.
Move It or Lose It (5) Once you start moving on level 05, don't stop until you beat it
Watch Your Step (5) Complete Level 13 using fewer than 28 moves
Caution
Spoiler | Solution for Watch Your Step!
⬆️ ⬅️ ⬇️ ➡️ ⬇️ ➡️ ⬅️ ⬆️ ➡️ ⬇️ ⬆️ ⬅️ ⬆️ ➡️ ⬆️ ⬅️ ⬆️ ⬅️ ➡️ ⬇️ ⬅️ ⬆️ ⬇️ ➡️ ⬇️ ⬅️ ⬇️Warning
It is impossible (I think) to earn Unbreakable and still be able to complete the level. You will need to restart the level after earning this achievement in order to continue.
Unbreakable (25) Break all the bricks on Level 23
Caution
Spoiler | Solution for Unbreakable!
⬅️ ⬆️ ⬇️ ⬆️ ⬅️ ➡️ ⬆️ ➡️ ⬆️ ⬇️ ⬅️ ➡️ ⬇️ ➡️ ⬇️ ⬅️ ➡️ ⬅️ ⬆️ ⬇️ ⬅️ ⬇️ ⬆️ ⬅️ ⬆️ ⬅️ ➡️ ⬅️ ➡️ ⬆️ ➡️ ⬆️ ⬇️ ➡️ ⬆️ ⬇️ ⬆️ ➡️ ⬅️ ⬆️ ⬅️ ⬇️ ⬆️ ⬅️ ⬇️ ⬅️ ⬇️ ➡️ ⬅️ ⬆️ ➡️ ⬆️ ➡️ ⬇️ ➡️ ⬇️ ⬅️ ➡️ ⬆️ ⬅️ ⬆️Race through the towers to become the champion!
Tip
Leaderboard timers only count while you're actually playing a level so don't worry about losing time to death screens, and feel free to pause or take a break between levels if you need a breather.
| Title | Description | Start Condition | Submit Condition | Cancel Condition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tower 1 Speedrun | Beat Tower 1 (Levels 01-10) in the quickest time | Begin playing on Level 01 | Beat Level 10 | Return to Title Screen |
| Tower 2 Speedrun | Beat Tower 2 (Levels 11-20) in the quickest time | Begin playing on Level 11 | Beat Level 20 | Return to Title Screen |
| Tower 3 Speedrun | Beat Tower 3 (Levels 21-25) in the quickest time | Begin playing on Level 21 | Beat Level 25 | Return to Title Screen |
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