Robot Wants Fishy

can't get past the bat guy. help please?

When Robot Wants Puppy came out, I thought that would be the end of it.
Ah, the sheer frustration of retracing your steps after respawning far, far away.

"And not to spoil the ending, but"

Err I think you did basically spoil the ending.

I got through it but it was heavy going towards the end, not sure it was worth it.

How do you hurt the Battle Bat boss?
I have

I really wanted to like this game because the first two were great. However, it's got none of the charm of the previous two games, replacing it with higher difficulty and cheap shots. I still played it all the way through, but was left completely unsatisfied.

SkylerF: to beat that boss,

SkylerF,
You'll need another upgrade.

Yeah, I just got those.

Okay, Bat Cave boss is dead.
Do you have to hit the Crystal Cave boss in a certain spot?

The Underwater boss as well?

This game has frustration like IWTBTG, even though it's not at that level of too-hard-must-rage-quit.

Yeah, you have to hit them in certain tiny spots.

Crystal Caves boss:

Underwater boss:

Now that I think about it, I think the very first boss was the only one who wasn't incredibly annoying to fight.

Neddo, when you are underwater, hold down the direction you want to start shooting, then hold down the fire button. Now as long as that fire button is held, the harpoons will fire in the same direction you originally chose regardless of what you do with the arrows keys, so you can maneuver and fire forward.

Epic, I have been immortalized by receiving credit. w00t!

Very fun, LOVE the series.

It's funny how a direct knockoff of this game (Pedro's Space Adventure 2) was released before the original. Made me sad when I realized they were the same, and I hadn't stumbled onto a new game. When I played PSA2 on the Boy's Life site, I immediately recognized it as a version of the Robot Wants series, but I hadn't seen the one it was a copy of before. Now I know.

yeah, but to get the underwater upgrade, you have to do something that requires blowing up the storage shed blocks, which requires what i can only assume is the upgrade from underwater. help?

Thanks, melak. If I'd known that, it would have made that fight much shorter!

I disagree with Neddo, I thought this was the best of the series to date. It's true that on the action-puzzle axis it's a bit more tilted towards the former than Puppy was, but it's far from the twitch-fest that Kitty was with its single respawn point. And the only real knock I'd make on the puzzle aspect of Fishy is that when you come upon an obstacle, it's fairly obvious what you need to overcome it, so when you do find that power-up, you know just where to go back to apply it. But this doesn't strike me as lacking charm, just being more clear. It's different, not worse.

I died about 80 times trying to get the final item

what animal could robot want next?

Cat, Dog, Fish....

Mouse!!

The controls are incredibly sticky for me. I finally managed to finish the game, but I can't even count how many times I died because the controls froze, causing my robot to keep mindlessly moving in whatever direction it was going for a random length of time between about 5 and 20 seconds, usually landing in a pit of spikes or walking into an enemy or two.

I'm not sure if it's the game or the new version of Flash on Linux just sucks (wouldn't surprise me), but it does make the game a whole lot more annoying to play.

It was probably just me, but I also somehow got the impression early on that the shield only blocked the pink shots, and not the snails' yellow fire, which caused me trouble for a while later, as it's impossible to get the last multibomb or key without realising that those shots are deflectable. It might be worth looking at whether it's possible for the shield to be visible but ineffective (maybe for a split second while it's fading?).

In any case, I love Metroid-style exploration/powerup games, and despite the frustratingly sticky controls, I think it's still an awesome addition to the series.

I can't stand that last jump (as demonstrated at 18:11 in the video guide). My robot may be able to

, but it still drops like a brick when it detaches from them.

Boss Order and Help:

I still haven't finished; I'm stuck on the tunnel.

@Henry
Well, Kitty now has Fishy, but Puppy has no one. I doubt we will see a Robot Wants Bone in the future, but Robot Wants Skeleton...maybe.

SkylerF, puppy loves kitty just as much as kitty loves fishy.

LTR,1TW: you do Realize that robot wants kitty was updated to have multiple spawn points, don't you? I made the game far more bearable, even though I originally beat the single spawn point version.

For the people having trouble with the ceiling walk at the very end, just remember that you have double jump. You can press down to drop from one ceiling and then jump to latch to the lower ceiling (moving a bit to the left of course)

All right, I gave the game another shot, and it is indeed a lot more tolerable if you get the powerups in a certain order. On my first go-round, for example, I fought PAL with single, non-explosive bombs, and it took ages.

seriously, HOW DO I BLOW STUFF UP!

Getting a pop-up that is requesting to access my computer from astats-analysis.com. Armor Games is aware and they are trying to fix it. Using vista + ie8. Just thought I would let people know so they didnt think it was just them.

Excited to play it when its fixed, though.

does somebody have a list of how to get the achievements? those name just ain't helpin' me figure them out.

When I saw this, I was like: "A new 'Robot Wants ____' game, a new Grow, AND a new Dismantlement game in one week!?! What could make this better"

I loved this one, but I wish it was just slightly more linear. I got lost trying to figure out what came next.

adam gunderloy: You're partially right. You do need

Let's take a moment to talk about how great the boss names were. Favorites? I'm a big fan of Baby Drill and Obtuse Angler.

I can't get the final "jump". Once you detach and begin to fall, the double jump is useless.

Not exactly a ragequit, per se, but very very disappointing nonetheless. :-(

I'm having trouble getting the second bomb quantity power up. You appear to have to get past two spikes, and they're too far away to pass the second while flashing in pain. Any ideas?

@VDOgamez

To get the second bomb quantity upgrade, you have to

@Waggles
I posted a list of the order you should do bosses in. There is an in-site video walkthrough by Tasselfoot (it's a speedrun). That shows you exactly how to get the powerups.

However, I still can't make the final jump to actually GET the Fishy.
Poor Kitty. She will just have to do without...

Ok, for those who are curious, these are the awards I've unlocked so far:

"Robot Got Fishy!": get a fishy
"The Friendly Robot": Beat Drillbaby without harming more than 15 enemies
"Time On Your Hands": Find all 50 Chronox Shards
"Fully Loaded": Attain maximum firepower
"Xenocide": Annihilate all life. Except the pesky snails
"Yay Explosions": BLOW EVERYTHING UP!!

The Back at You award is "Destroy and Alien with a Refracted Shot"

Undersea Operation : Get through the spiny tunnel(in Water Area) without a scratch

On my Mac, this is incredibly laggy once more than a few bullets are onscreen. The other two games in the series were fine... anyone else having similar trouble?

Grasa Total: what browser/version are you using? Is your Flash Player updated?

"Rocket Robot" is get fishy in under 20 minutes.

I did it with about a minute to spare.

Still haven't played yet, but I already have a small gripe/request:

It took me a while to figure out how to manipulate the sound in this game. The only place I've found that tells me how to control it is the pause menu (hit P). It would be cool if those controls were included in the instructions (which didn't even tell me how to pause).

I played the "cat" edition and really enjoyed it. I'm looking forward to playing through this one. =)

This whole series has been a blast and as with any of the good quality series' (Hapland of old, warbears, acheivement unlocked etc...) it's such a joy when a new one comes out.

Loved it, a perfect lunchtime (well.... 90 minute plus) quality casual game.

Despite being rather fiddly & annoying at times found it quite enjoyable. Managed the upside-down jump at the end first time with no problems - but can I do it again? Gave up after about 30 attempts. But for that one issue I'd be playing it repeatedly (like I was with 'Puppy') attempting to get all the awards.

If anyone has some hints for upside-down jumping please say now.

Also went back & replayed 'Kitty' to find the controls have changed and no longer seem to be as responsive as before - had trouble jumping & moving through the air while firing....

Warning/advice!

I'm another one who won't be getting the fishy. Rather disappointing to play through the whole game but be unable to finish because of one apparently impossible jump. I've seen it done on Tasselfoot's vid but I can't do it and have given up. :(

"Jelly Toast" Blow up a jellyfish with bombs (as in bombs thrown in the air, not shot underwater)

The easiest way I found to do this one is in the tunnel after drill baby the spot with the lone jellyfish, just stick to the ceiling and bomb around the water, you won't be able to hit the jellyfish directly but the jellyfish does take some damage from the bomb explosions if you hit the bombs on the ground and the little wall hanging from the ceiling. So just bomb till dead while moving to avoid the shots the jellyfish takes at you.

also I thought brave little robot might be something like get fishy without dying but that's not it.

The jump's not impossible. You can still double-jump after detaching from the ceiling.

If you still don't get it, go to the far upper-right of the first area, use the ceiling cling ability to climb left, and then - it takes a bit of timing - detach and then use your midair jump to clear the step and reattach.

@Ryusui. It's not that we don't understand the theory of the jump. We get it perfectly. But after attempting it for two days and still not getting it right then it's silly to waste more time on it. The doublejump isn't always reliable and though I'm sure there's a knack to it I am not getting it. Rather disappointing to have such a difficult jump right at the end of the game when this move isn't used anywhere else. Perhaps the next Robot game will be better.

The jump has been changed for some versions (the Kongregate one included) so now there's a platform so you don't need to do the double jump to reach the fishy.

Oh, all awards have been found:
[spoiler]Robot Got Fishy!: Get a fishy.
Rocket Robot: Get a fishy in under 20 minutes.
Brave Little Robot: Complete the game with only required powerups.
The Friendly Robot: Beat Drillbaby without harming more than 15 enemies.
Time On Your Hands: Find all 50 Chronox Shards.
Fully Loaded: Attain maximum firepower.
Xenocide: Annihilate all life. Except the pesky snails.
Yay Explosions: BLOW EVERYTHING UP!!
Back At Ya: Destroy an alien with a refracted shot.
Super Combo: Blow up 5 guys without touching the ground.
Undersea Operation: Get through the spiny tunnel without a scratch.
Jelly Toast: Blow up a Jellyfish with Bombs.[/spoiler]

Still don't know how the Undersea Operation one works though...

I found the double "ceiling" jump much easier when using both jump buttons at once (while falling; the up arrow + z/x(?))
When using only one button I had problems with getting it to work.

Finished first time with about 90min
second was 60
third was 40
got bored after that

Awesome game/series though

Um, guys? You don't need to do the double-jump at the very end as in the video. Instead, jump on top of the ground on the right, and then you can *easily* double-jump and hook onto the ceiling above. Then walk over to the left.

You don't need to do the difficult double-jump-and-hook as in the video.

@Hydra
I had just logged on to say something about that.
I hopped onto the platform and drove over to the fishy, where...wait, what? Where'd that ledge go?

Yay I beat the game with exactly 91 minutes!... I died alot.

I'm guessing that jump was changed, since I didn't have any real problem getting to the goal.
Is it possible to get the upgrade block in the crystal caverns that looks like two little bombs, or is it a red herring? I tried just running through the crystals as quickly as possible, but by the time I got to the second one the temporary invincibility of losing my shield had worn off.

@ensoul: You can get there but you need to use the snail's weapon. Position yourself so that you can deflect the snail's shot up towards one of the crystals. That's the only thing that can destroy crystals. Then just jump up there with a protective bubble on. You'll lose it as you pass the other crystal and will then gain triple firepower.

Before you get the double-jump, there are some jumps that are just plain annoying. The game too hard before you get that powerup, but fun once you do.

Checked back to find the upsidedown jump has gone - fantastic!

Now got all the awards apart from 'Undersea Operation'. Navigated the tricky tunnel and picked up the green thing with no hits more than once - but no award. Great game apart from this.

Has anyone managed it?

i got all upgrades execpt the doubble bomb in cristle caverns and i cant find the gold door but i have key
help pl0x

Undersea Operation how to:

super combo how to:

what are the only power ups you can use for brave robot award?

Thanks for the Undersea Operation hint frznskull - got it now.

Just to clarify you need to

Very tricky!

For Brave Robot award

I can't believe I'm the only one who can't get past repairing the teleporter.

There's literally no place else you can go, and no "blue pads" to teleport from, at all. Where's the rest of the game, and how the [REDACTED] are you supposed to figure out how to get to it?

Who enjoys games that are this hard? Why does anyone put themselves through this? I can't possibly imagine someone who enjoys anything this frustrating, really.

Well, i gotta say, i got the award "undersea operation" my first playthrough!

I don't know how i did it, i know for sure that i died a lot before i even entered the swimming area.

But the first time i got there, i did the small spikey without taking a hit.. Maybe that's the thing to do it?

How do I get double jump? I can't find it. I have played for 43 minutes and still no progress

How you defeat PAL-1000?

Not to spoil and ending, but I'll spoil it anyway.

Gee, thanks for that.

Walkthrough :
I'll only be giving you directions on how to get through the game, other additional features like upgrading bomb levels and the green chards will not be included
Getting the Bomb function

Repairing the teleporter

Getting the Shield function

Getting the Double Jump function

Getting the Rustproofing function

Getting the Autoharpoon function

Getting the Tritium Warheads and Tri-Prism function

sorry about that spoilers in spoiler thing, can you remove it for me, Jay ?

How do you get to the icon with 2 bombs in the crystal cave?

"Sometimes an explosion is its own reward."
WOAH T-SHIRT ALERT!!!

cannot finish the game .. cannot master the step down on the ceiling... frustrating

how to do the final upside down ceiling step jump

i spent over an hour .. and only learnt this from another spolier site

Just completed the game in 90 minutes. However, the one annoying thing is I only got 49 shards when