FIGHTERS MEGAMIX
Platform: Game.Com
Author: David Blake
E-Mail: iamnothing@inconnu.isu.edu
Revision: 1.0 (10/11/2001)

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LEGAL

This work is copyright  2001, David Blake. It may not be modified from its
original format or posted to any web site or used in any publication, free or
otherwise, without my express permission. To obtain permission, please write
to: iamnothing@inconnu.isu.edu.

The character profiles are copyright 1998, Tiger Electronics, LTD. from the
official game manual. It is available online at:
               http://www.tigertoys.com/manuals/MEGAMIX.PDF

Kids Sarah profile taken from the Sega Saturn version of Virtua Fighter 1's
manual, copyright (c) 1995, Sega.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

  - Legal
  - Table of Contents
  - Author's Note

  - Courses
      - Course A
      - Course B
      - Course C
      - Course D
  - Characters/Movelists
      - Akira Yuki
      - Pai
      - Lion
      - Jacky
      - Banh
      - Candy
      - Sanman
      - Mahler
      - Kids Sarah
      - Janet
      - Hornet
      - Siba

  - Credits and Thanks
      - Main Thanks
      - Other Thanks

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AUTHOR'S NOTE

    I bought my Game.Com for Resident Evil 2, but I got it with a package that
came with every game that was released for it. So, here I am, writing a guide
for a rather difficult to control fighting game. I'm hoping that the moves in
this work since anyone who has played a Game.Com knows that the D-Pad not the
most responsive. I played this damn thing all day to try and get it right.
    Hopefully I did. And hopefully it'll be helpful to someone.

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COURSES

In the game, you will have to choose different courses on which to fight. These
courses will then determine just which characters you unlock. It doesn't matter
what difficulty settings you complete the courses on. The courses are simply a
list of different fighters. They are as follows:

--[ Course A ]------------------------------------------[ Unlock : Kids Sarah]--
      Round:     1        2        3       4        5        6
                 Bahn     Candy    Pai     Sanman   Janet    Akira

      Strategy:
        The easiest way to win these battles on all difficulties is to simply
        use low kicks. Kick them into the corner and just keep kicking the hell
        out of them. Sure, it's cheap, but it works.

--[ Course B ]----------------------------------------------[ Unlock : Janet ]--
      Round:     1        2        3       4        5        6
                 Akira    Lion     Mahler  Bahn     Sanman   Kids Sarah

      Strategy:
        The easiest way to win these battles on all difficulties is to simply
        use low kicks. Kick them into the corner and just keep kicking the hell
        out of them. Sure, it's cheap, but it works.

--[ Course C ]---------------------------------------------[ Unlock : Hornet ]--
      Round:     1        2        3       4        5        6
                 Lion     Pai      Siba    Candy    Jacky    Mahler

      Strategy:
        The easiest way to win these battles on all difficulties is to simply
        use low kicks. Kick them into the corner and just keep kicking the hell
        out of them. Sure, it's cheap, but it works.

--[ Course D ]-------------------------------------------------[ Unlock Siba ]--
      Round:     1        2        3       4        5        6
                 Mahler   Sanman   Pai     Akira    Bahn     Hornet

      Strategy:
        The easiest way to win these battles on all difficulties is to simply
        use low kicks. Kick them into the corner and just keep kicking the hell
        out of them. This only works up to Hornet, though. During the Hornet
        battle, you will have to use high kicks to take them out easily.

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CHARACTERS/MOVELISTS

All of the fighters in Fighter's Megamix have these moves in common:
  A - Punch  (P or p)
  B - Kick   (K or k)
  C - Guard  (G)*
  D - Evade  (E)*

* Note that I am using Guard and Evade rather than Block and Dodge for
  readability reasons.

         U            (U, u)      Jump, Rise
        +-+           (UB, ub)    Jump back, rise and fall back
   UB / | | \ UF      (UF, uf)    Jump forward, rise and step forward
     +--+ +--+        (B, b)      Back off, step back
  B  |       |  F     (F, f, f+F) Walk forward, step forward, Run forward
     +--+ +--+        (DB, db)    Duck and lose ground, duck and step back
   DB \ | | / DF      (DF, df)    Duck and recover ground, duck and step forward
        +-+           (D, d)      Duck
         D

The capitalization denotes whether it is a tap of a held button. For example:
  D+k, k    Low Double-Kick     Press and hold Down while tapping Kick twice.

If there is a comma (,), it means in quick succession. If there is a period (.)
then is means to wait a second before finishing the combo.

So far as I can tell, there are only one or two special moves that are different
between characters. Those moves are listed in the movelist.

The common moves are listed below:

  +--------------------+--------------------+--------------------------------+
  | Move Name          | Button Combination | Notes                          |
  +--------------------+--------------------+--------------------------------+
   High Kick            k or K               Basic kick

   High Punch           p or P               Basic punch

   Low Kick             D+K or D+k           This is the surefire way to win
                                             and unlock all characters. The
                                             only character that this does
                                             not work well against is Hornet.

   Low Punch            D+p or D+p           This is not as effective as the
                                             kick.

   Jump Kick            U+K or U+k           Basic jump kick

   Sounding Fury        U+P+K                This is annoying to pull off,
                                             but it will stun your opponent
                                             for a couple of hits.
  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Dodge                D+E                  Simple evasion

   Guard                G                    Simple block

--[ Akira ]----------------------------------------------------------[ Akira ]--
  Full Name: Akira Yuki
  Sex : Male
  Birthday : September 23
  Hobby : Kung-Fu
  Nationality : Japanese
  Fighting Style : Hakkyoku-Ken
  Has Armor: No
  Game: Virtua Fighter

  The legendary master of Hakkyoku-ken, Akira Yuki returns to the VF competition
  in search of polishing his martial arts skills so that he may, when the time
  comes, pass the knowledge he has learned to his students. Akira remains one of
  the most well-balanced fighters in the group. Never a punch or kick wasted.
  Akira uses patience to overcome his adversaries.

  Strategies when using Akira:
    Concentrate on low kicks and the fast triple punch to take out your enemies.
    It's the easiest way since none of the computer AI characters defend against
    low attacks.

  Strategies when fighting Akira:
    Concentrate on low attacks. He will not defend himself, but will often
    attack you with a single jump kick (knocking you down, even from a crouch)
    and then following up with a fast triple punch. Be ready to guard when you
    see him in the air. Then take him out with a low kick.

  +--------------------+--------------------+--------------------------------+
  | Move Name          | Button Combination | Notes                          |
  +--------------------+--------------------+--------------------------------+
   Gekihousul           U+p,p                Make sure that they are nowhere
                                             near you when you try to execute
                                             this move or they will take you
                                             out with a simple high kick.

   Fast Triple Punch    D+p,p,p              This will do a small amount of
                                             damage, but it is an extremely
                                             fast attack.

--[ Pai ]--------------------------------------------------------------[ Pai ]--
  Full Name: Pai
  Sex : Female
  Birthday : May 17
  Hobby : Dancing
  Occupation : Action Film Star
  Nationality : Chinese (Hong Kong)
  Fighting Style : Ensei-Ken
  has Armor: No
  Game: Virtua Fighter

  Even though Pai is Laus daughter, there is little love between the two -
  while Lau pursued his obsessive search for perfection, Pais mother toiled so
  hard to support the family that she died of exhaustion. Pai never forgave Lau
  for her mothers death, and swore she would someday beat Lau at his own game.
  Though she didnt have what it took to defeat him in the last tournament, this
  time shes armed with a few new techniques that might just knock Lau out of
  the champions position. And with Lau out of the way, the others should fall
  like dominoes.

  Strategies when using Pai:
    Keep your distance and use the dash attack to take down the opponents life.
    If they get close, just concentrate on low kicks to distance yourself from
    them. Once they hit the floor, back up and prepare your dash attack.

  Strategies when fighting Pai:
    Concentrate on low kicks. Her kicks are nearly ineffectual, but she has a
    pretty good reach with her punches. Just make sure to guard when you see her
    powering up for her attack. The guard will take the brunt of most of the
    damage, though you can't block it completely.

  +--------------------+--------------------+--------------------------------+
  | Move Name          | Button Combination | Notes                          |
  +--------------------+--------------------+--------------------------------+
   f, F+K               Dash attack          Only perform this move when you
                                             are quite a distance from your
                                             opponent. Then, follow up with
                                             some low kicks to take them down
                                             easily. This is an unblockable
                                             attack.

--[ Lion ]------------------------------------------------------------[ Lion ]--
  Full Name: Lion
  Sex : Male
  Birthday : December 24
  Occupation : High School Student
  Hobby : Collecting Knives
  Nationality : French
  Fighting Style : Toru-ken/Seven Stars Mantis Fist
  Has Armor: No
  Game: Virtua Fighter

  He is born into the Rafale family, one of the most wealthy families in France.
  They are involved in the aircraft industry. Lion has been practicing Toruken
  under an instructor as part of management education since he was five. Lion
  Rafale continues trying to prove to his father that he is worthy of the Rafale
  last name. Undaunted, Lion continues to bewilder his opponents with his
  strange, but effective Tourou-ken art of fighting. Lion works well played as
  an offensive fighter, utilizing blistering speed to his advantage.

  Strategies when using Lion:
    Concentrate on his triple punch and low kicks to take care of your
    opponents. Don't worry much about using the quick jab since its range will
    usually assure that you'll get kicked in the head. Keeping low will assure
    you the win.

  Strategies when fighting Lion:
    For some reason the AI likes to use his slow kicks on all difficulties. I
    have no idea why it has such bad AI, but I attribute it to lax programmers.
    All you have to do is keep low and punch him in the nads. He'll go down
    quick. And easy. Every now and again, the AI will take control of its senses
    and try and perform a quick jab on you. Kick them in the head since his
    reach won't make it (unless you're using Pai's kick).

  +--------------------+--------------------+--------------------------------+
  | Move Name          | Button Combination | Notes                          |
  +--------------------+--------------------+--------------------------------+
   Quick Jab            B+p, p               Make sure that they are close or
                                             this move will miss.

   Triple Punch         p, p, p              Nice and quick does the trick.

--[ Jacky ]----------------------------------------------------------[ Jacky ]--
  Full Name: Jacky
  Sex : Male
  Birthday : August 28
  Hobby : Training
  Occupation : Indy Car Racer
  Nationality : American
  Fighting Style : Jeet Kune Do
  Has Armor: No
  Game: Virtua Fighter

  One fateful day, hotshot race driver and Jeet Kune Do master Jacky Bryant was
  separated from his sister, Sarah, when she was kidnapped by an underground
  syndicate. After years of searching, he learned that Sarah was being trained
  for combat and was considered tops in the art of Jeet Kune Do. When the first
  World Fighting Tournament was announced, Jacky took the challenge in the hopes
  of finding and rescuing Sarah from the syndicate. But once a winner was
  declared, Sarah vanished. Jacky spent the next year training for the ensuing
  bout he knew would come.

  Strategies when using Jacky:
    Just use his signature kicks and punches to take out the opponents quickly
    and easily.

  Strategies when fighting Jacky:
    Concentrate on low attacks since the AI likes to make use of his high
    punches and kicks. When combating a human opponent, continue to concentrate
    on low attacks since his attacks are mostly upper body ones.

  +--------------------+--------------------+--------------------------------+
  | Move Name          | Button Combination | Notes                          |
  +--------------------+--------------------+--------------------------------+
    Quad Fury            p, p, p, p           This does some good damage as
                                              long as you can make it hit.

    Triple Kick          k, k, k              Another big pull, as long as
                                              they don't duck or guard.

--[ Bahn ]------------------------------------------------------------[ Bahn ]--
  Full Name: Banh
  Sex: Male
  Birthday: August 25
  Hometown: Nishino Machi
  Occupation: High School Student
  Hobby: Karate
  Likes: Ramen
  Dislikes: Western Food
  Has Armor: Yes
  Game: Fighting Vipers

  Bahn, the One Blow Fighting Boss, joins the Vipers as an ex-gang member in
  search of the father who abandoned he and his mother...and he is not
  necessarily seeking a happy reunion. Beware of his powerful standing punches
  including Super Straight and Hiji Teppou.

  Strategies when using Banh:
    Watch your armor and guard against all upper body attacks. Concentrate on
    your lower punches. I'd recommend not using his Hiji Teppou attack since it
    is extremely easy to kick out of the air.

  Strategies when fighting Banh:
    Watch for his Hiji wind-up and kick him out of the air. Otherwise, just keep
    to your low attacks (like on all opponents except for Hornet).

  +--------------------+--------------------+--------------------------------+
  | Move Name          | Button Combination | Notes                          |
  +--------------------+--------------------+--------------------------------+
    Super Straight      D+p                  This move can be done repeatedly.
                                             Just make sure that you are close
                                             to the enemy. You will inch
                                             backwards as you perform this move,
                                             so make sure that they are moving
                                             toward you.

    Hiji Teppou         U+p,p                This will stomp the life out of
                                             your opponent, but it is an
                                             attack for close-range.

--[ Candy ]----------------------------------------------------------[ Candy ]--
  Full Name: Candy
  Sex: Female
  Birthday: September 3
  Hometown: Armstone City
  Occupation: Fashion School Student
  Hobby: Making Clothing
  Likes: Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream
  Dislikes: Carrots
  Has Armor: Yes
  Game: Fighting Vipers

  Candy, the Cat Punch Costume Play Girl, displays a Dr. Jekyl-Mr. Hyde
  characteristic when suited up and not-suited up in her handmade rubber dress.
  Her combination of kicks are especially harmful and especially effective when
  directed at the lower section.

  Strategies when using Candy:
    As far as I can tell, her charge attacks (which I've never gotten to
    complete since they take so long to perform) are only available in her
    rubber dress. That's okay, they just give them time to whollop your ass.
    Just keep your cat punch and kicks to take them out.

  Strategies when fighting Candy:
    Stay close and kick the hell out them. I've never seen her get her move off,
    even when I've sat back and let her try to complete it.

  +--------------------+--------------------+--------------------------------+
  | Move Name          | Button Combination | Notes                          |
  +--------------------+--------------------+--------------------------------+
    Cat Punch           D+p                  This is a quick punch that can
                                             be used repeatedly.

    Cat Kick            D+k                  This is a quick kick that can
                                             be used repeatedly.

--[ Sanman ]--------------------------------------------------------[ Sanman ]--
  Full Name: Sanman
  Sex: Male
  Birthday: March 3
  Hometown: Armstone City
  Hobby: Custom Bikes
  Likes: Sweets
  Dislikes: Garlic
  Has Armor: Yes
  Game: Fighting Vipers

  Nobody knows much about him, and he isnt saying. The only things for sure is
  that he rolled up to the tournament on a big custom hog, and he has a strange
  fascination with the number 3. Sanman lets his fists do the rest of the
  talking for him.

  Strategies when using Sanman:
    Just punch and kick. There's no reason to use the strong punch. It's not
    worth much of anything.

  Strategies when fighting Sanman:
    Use low attacks. He never blocks and will be knocked out of his armor soon
    enough.

  +--------------------+--------------------+--------------------------------+
  | Move Name          | Button Combination | Notes                          |
  +--------------------+--------------------+--------------------------------+
   Strong punch         f,B+P                This will smack them hard.

--[ Mahler ]--------------------------------------------------------[ Mahlet ]--
  Full Name: Mahler
  Sex: Male
  Birthday: January 20
  Hometown: Armstone City
  Hobby: Windsurfing
  Likes: Mexican Food
  Dislikes: Seafood
  Has Armor: Yes
  Game: Fighting Vipers

  Mahler seems to have a score to settle with the mayor of Armstone, but nobody
  knows why he has entered the Vipers tournament. He hasnt even bothered to
  officially register his name.

  Strategies when using Mahler:
    Again, another useless attacker. Just keep using low attacks. For some
    reason, he and Sanman are my least favorite characters to play. There's
    really no advantage other than strength.

  Strategies when fighting Mahler:
    Low attacks again. He'll never block. At all.

  +--------------------+--------------------+--------------------------------+
  | Move Name          | Button Combination | Notes                          |
  +--------------------+--------------------+--------------------------------+
   Thrust Punch         f, F+P               This is just a long punch that
                                             does okay damage.

--[ Kids Sarah ]------------------------------------------------[ Kids Sarah ]--
  Full Name: Sarah Bryant
  Sex: Female
  Birthday: July 4, 1973
  Nationality: America
  Hobby: Skydiving
  Technique: Sekken Do
  Speciality: Elbow and Knee strike, Barrage Attacks
  Has Armor: No
  Game: Virtua Fighter Kids

  This is simply Sarah from Virtua Fighter 3, only as a child. Her super-
  deformed head adds to the fun of giving a large target to smack around.

  Strategies when using Kid Sarah:
    She is fun to use, but her big head makes quite the target for others to
    hit, even when she's crouched. Unlike most characters, I like to rely on her
    special attack and her upper punches and kicks.

  Strategies when fighting Kid Sarah:
    Kick her in the head. It's her weakness. And what a big weakness it is...
  

+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------------------+
  | Move Name          | Button Combination | Notes                          |
  +--------------------+--------------------+--------------------------------+
   Jumping Twist Kick   UL+k                 This is good for a distanced
                                             attack. Otherwise, it's useless.

--[ Janet ]----------------------------------------------------------[ Janet ]--
  Full Name: Janet
  Sex: Female
  Birthday: N/A
  Hometown: N/A
  Hobby: N/A
  Likes: Shooting thugs
  Dislikes: Being shot
  Game: Virtua Cop 2

  Janet is better known for being a cop in Virtua Cop 2. She takes care of the
  slime on the streets and save innocent bystanders.

  Strategies when using Janet:
    Just use the gun blast when they're not close to you. It will hit them even
    if they're crouched. If they get close, use low kicks to get them away from
    you. Then shoot their asses.

  Strategies when fighting Janet:
    Stay close to them and just keep attacking them. If you let distance get
    between you and her, then she'll blow you away. Stay on the inside and take
    her out.
  

+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------------------+
  | Move Name          | Button Combination | Notes                          |
  +--------------------+--------------------+--------------------------------+
   Gun Blast             b,F+P+K              Nice, easy, and cheap attack.

--[ Hornet ]--------------------------------------------------------[ Hornet ]--
  Full Name: Hornet
  Sex: N/A
  Birthday: N/A
  Hometown: Daytona Beach
  Hobby: Racing
  Likes: Going fast
  Dislikes: Gravel
  Game: Daytona USA

  Hornet is the central car that you drive in Daytona USA. If you haven't played
  the game, find an arcade and hit the streets. It's a lot of fun.

  Strategies when using Hornet:
    Use the Run 'em Down attack. It's the best low attack in the game, and the
    only attack that Hornet has worth anything.

  Strategies when fighting Hornet:
    Use jump attacks only. If you try and use low attacks, it will run you down.
    Keep jumping and you'll be fine.

  +--------------------+--------------------+--------------------------------+
  | Move Name          | Button Combination | Notes                          |
  +--------------------+--------------------+--------------------------------+
   Run 'em Down         f,F+P

--[ Siba ]------------------------------------------------------------[ Siba ]--
  Full Name: Siba
  Sex: M
  Birthday: N/A
  Hometown: N/A
  Hobby: N/A
  Likes: N/A
  Dislikes: N/A
  Game: Virtua Fighter 1 (removed during testing)

  Siba was once in Virtua Fighter 1. For some reason, he was removed. That's
  pretty much the end of the story for him, except that they keep bringing him
  back in these megamixes...

  Strategies when using Siba:
    Siba sucks, what can I say? Like most characters in this game, use low
    attacks. The sword swipe isn't worth anything.

  Strategies when fighting Siba:
    Stay close and low. If you let him get some distance, he'll swipe you. You
    can't block it, but guarding will lessen the damage.

  +--------------------+--------------------+--------------------------------+
  | Move Name          | Button Combination | Notes                          |
  +--------------------+--------------------+--------------------------------+
   Sword Swipe          B+P                  A strong attack for taking care
                                             of close enemies.

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CREDITS AND THANKS

--[ Main Thanks ]----------------------------------------------[ Main Thanks ]--
These are the people/things responsible for this guide. Or at least in part, for
better or for worse.
  - CJayC and Shadotak as for putting up with my crap for as long as they have.
  - Tiger Toys for making the abomination called the Game.Com and Sega for
    taking a chance on it.
  - Gamewinners.com for the secret moves of Kids Sarah, Janet, Hornet, and Siba.
  - My ferrets Tuffy and Kiki.

--[ Other Thanks ]--------------------------------------------[ Other Thanks ]--
This section is for the thanks to the different people who made faqs for the
games/characters in Fighters Megamix. I didn't end up using anything from these
guides, but it's good to know that they are out there. Look 'em up if you have
time.
  - Dallas for providing a Virtua Cop FAQ.
  - Agent Falcon for providing a Dayton USA (Arcade) FAQ.
  - Rajeev Gantela for providing a Virtua Fighter Kids FAQ/Movelist
  - Everyone who made a Virtua Fighter or Fighting Vipers movelists