Yeah, so I'm a weekend late for this last mask post, I was really struggling with this one, then decided I simply had to do Kid Chameleon, not because it's like the epitome of masks in video games or anything, more so just because this is an awesome game in theory, and I have spent quite a bit of time on it.
TITLE: Kid Chameleon
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As such, we'll just be passing through the Kid Chameleon universe to take a look at what makes the kid so fantastic. Kid Chameleon was (as is evident from the art above) a Sega game that was popular enough to find itself on most Sega rereleases (Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection, Sega Smash Pack, Sega Genesis Collection, etc.) and boy am I glad for that?
I won't go so far as to say that Kid Chameleon formed a foundation for anything in my youth, I won't even go as far as to say it dramatically impacted me at all. It didn't, but it was a terrific way to burn time. Let's hit the high points: Kid Chameleon focuses on a character who ventures into a Virtual Reality game in order to rescue children who have been trapped in the game or some such. Along the way he picks up power-ups a la Super Mario Bros. that augment his appearance, health, and abilities. These power-ups come in the form of masks that pop out of blocks he smashes with his head (good guess Mario and Majora's Mask fans).
The best part is, like so many other games on this list, I've never legitimately completed Kid Chameleon! It's...kind of difficult, I've never been the greatest gamer of all time, but I'm generally decent at getting through games. This one though I've never even come close to. That's not what we're talking about anyway, we're talking about masks, and this one has plenty to choose from.
Notably the first mask collected is the Iron Knight mask, which gives Kid a massive increase in health and increases his weight, causing him to smash blocks he lands on. The knight can also scale walls (not clear on how that associates, but whatever.) The second is one I find more aesthetically pleasing, and I think far more useful than the knight, Red Stealth. This one allows Kid to break blocks below himself without the threat of breaking too many (as the Iron Knight can not stop), it also allows access to Red Stealth's samurai sword. I could describe every mask in the game, but really there are too many, instead, I'll tackle those two very standard masks (already done) and the so-called game breaker.
Cyclone, the most powerful and stereotypically superhero appearing mask in the game.
There he stands, gazing out across the realm, ensuring everything is well and good. Moments ago I made the statement that this was the most powerful mask in the game, but not in terms of actual power. In that fashion basically any other mask besides Iron Knight and Berserker offer greater damaging abilities, instead, Cyclone offers meta power. This is potentially the best mask for the Kid to use, as it allows him to bypass much of the game by simply flying through stages.
This mask is also essential to a...how should this be termed..."skilled player reward" known as the 100,000 point trip. Basically the player must speed run the first three levels without getting hit, and clear the first two without picking up masks, then travel to Elsewhere 1, the only location in Stage 1 of the game where Cyclone can be obtained, then collect the 40,000 points of 10k blocks Under Skull Mountain. If this is all done correctly the player is immediately teleported to Stage 3! So...yeah, I'mma have to try that later, because I have come really close to that a hundred times without knowing it.
I have also recently learned of a cheat that teleports you to the final level that I'll have to try. But that's a story for another day, anyway...
Peace out!
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