Starting the Game
Insert the Game Pak into your Game Boy® Advance and turn it on. Wait for the title screen and then press the A Button to access the menu selection screen. Choose "NEW GAME" to start a new game, or select "CONTINUE" if you want to resume from where you last left off.
Your game progress is automatically saved whenever you complete a stage. Please note that choosing "NEW GAME" deletes the progress saved for a previously saved game.
Game Over
Your game ends whenever Kid's HP drops to 0 or if you fail to reach the stage goal before time runs out. To restart from the beginning of the current stage, select "YES" at the "Continue Game?" prompt.
Basic Rules
Move fast or the fuse will reach the bomb at the end of the stage and explode! Dirty Joe left a big bomb at the end of the stage, so you must run ahead of the burning flame to beat it to the finish. If you don't get there first, the bomb will explode and the game will end.
Your first priority in every area is to reach the goal and avoid Joe's traps. Collect all four types of cards (club, heart, diamond, and spade) along the way so you can escape in your rocket ship.
At the end of a stage, you will receive a key used to reach Princess Honey. However, if you arrive at the goal without one or more of the four cards, you'll end up back at the beginning of the stage. You cannot leave in your rocket until you have all four cards.
If you collect all four cards on your first try, you'll earn a Princess Honey heart. Collect all of the Princess Honey hearts and you'll be able to do something special near the end of the game.
You can also collect coins in mini-games to help find Princess Honey more easily. Never miss the chance to play a mini-game, as random events and hidden surprises may transport you to these short contests. The more you play, the more chances you'll have to earn coins.
Kick the Bomb Game
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Kick a bomb and blast Dirty Joe.
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The fewer kicks it takes, the more HP you'll earn.
Darts Game
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Throw darts at the spinning target.
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Where you score a hit determines the amount of HP replenished.
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The number of darts in your inventory is based on the number of coins collected.