Strategy Guide - Guide for The Road to El Dorado

Gold and Glory
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The Road To El Dorado

(PSX Version) v.1.0
(L)CopyLeft - Denny NoraX ([email protected])
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Update : 10 June 2001

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  the all solution here.

OK, to the game....


Game Control
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T  - Inventory
X  - Action/Examine/Take/Use selected inventory
L1 - SideStep
L2 - Sneak/Crouch
R2 - Run
Select - Main Menu


Escape From The Town : Part 1
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- Examine and take the Posters, Go Left.
- There is one guard on the north gate and another on the dock gate.
- Talk to corn seller then buy the corn with your 1 coin peseta.
  Go  up  from  the corn seller to find the chicken, use the corn with
  the chicken to grab the chicken.
- Go  to  the south of town, then go to the dock gate to talk with the
  guard.
  He said that to enter the Dock gate is free for women and 20 pesetas
  for men.
- Talk to the Chicken Seller, Sell your chicken to get 5 pesetas.
- Go to the door on the right side of the Chicken Seller and go in.
- Use your 5 pesetas to challenge the man on the table.

  You must win the Dice Game to get the Map to El Dorado.
  
  The rules/tips is simple :
  * Try to guess the enemy dice number (higher or lower)
  * If your dice is high (ex. 10, 11, etc.) challenge him with Higher.
  * You can't bid all your money.

- After you got the map, go out, back to outside. Go to the North gate
  to find that the guard is already gone, now you can access the other
  area. Go through it.

- There is 4 exit on this crosspath :
  * Left path - To access the fountain area
  * Up  path  (North)  with  some stairs - To access 2 door area (1 is
    connected with El Diablo Area)
  * NorthEast path (is between 2 house, hard to spot) - To access Bull
    (El Diablo) Area
  * Right path (East) - Where you came from.

- Now  go  to  the  NorthEast  path to bull area. Talk to the man that
  guard the gate there.
- Now  go  to  the fountain area, try talk to the man there (The Great
  Malezo) twice. Then go back to the Bull area.
  Talk  to the man that guard the gate, go back again to Fountain area
  to  talk  again  with  the  Malezo. Malezo will go to the bull area,
  follow him.
  After the talking between malezo and the guard, the guard will leave
  the  gate. Talk to malezo, then open the gate/cage to release the El
  Diablo.

- Back to crosspath, this time go upstairs.
  There  is  2 doors here, Lower door lead to the bull area again, the
  upper door lead to another area. Take the upper door.

- Try  to advance forward and the kid will slingshot you. Find and use
  the barell below the door when you came. Try to advance again to the
  kid to scare him.
  After  the kid is gone, take the slingshot. Go to the door where the
  kid run. Go to the another door.
  
- In this area, there is some fence with some women dress, examine it.
  Then go to the right to the fountain area.
- Go  near  on  the  bull,  use  the slingshot and the bull will chase
  you... :)

- Back to crosspath again, go upstairs to access the upper door again.
  Go around again to access the fence.
  Use the Wanted Poster on the Fence.
  After the scene, take the women dress.

- Now  go  back all the way to the dock gate. Tulio will automatically
  change to woman dress.
  Go to the Dock gate.

As Miguel :
- After  the guard talk with Tulio, Crouch with carefully to go in the
  door on the right side of gate.

Escape From The Town : Part 2
-----------------------------
- Go  to  the  left  side  of  the donkey, there is some carrot on the
  barrel but is guarded. Use the Barrel on the left side.
  Try  to  sneak  carefully  when the guard turn away, take the carrot
  then go back, talk to Tulio.
- Go to  the front of the donkey, use the carrot on the hanging string
  (not the donkey).
- Now go to the right side of the donkey, there is a lever there, pull
  it to change the belt direction.
- Go to the right of the lever (or donkey) to find the ladder, use the
  ladder to climb up. Use the Barrel, repeat the process.

Voyage to the New World
-----------------------

As Tulio :
- Take  the  Apple,  Climb the pillar to access the roof hatch, Choose
  the Apple.
- Take  the  Boat  hook, use it on the Rope Ladder on the upper right,
  climb the rope.
- Examine  the  door.  Take the biscuit on the table near the sleeping
  man (just use the directional pad to change the object).
  Use  the  biscuits  on the monkey, use the biscuit again. Choose the
  right key (because is random).
  Go out.
- There  is  some metal bar on the ceiling, use it to cross the hold.
  Use  the  key  on  the  door, if not match, try the other key. Don't
  forget  to  give  back  the  wrong key to the monkey if you want the
  other key.
- After you open the door, go through it.
  Try to talk to the sailor there, and you will throw back on the hold.

As Miguel :
- Talk  to  tulio, then examine the rope ladder twice, then talk again
  to tulio.
- Examine  the bilge cover on the bottom left floor, take the another
  Boat Hook.
- Climb  the ladder, examine the door, then use the metal bar to cross
  the hold, go to the door.

- Crouch to the back of the barrel (the dark side).
  When the sailor is shine the cannon, Quickly crouch to the left side
  of  the  cannon. When the sailors do the job again, quickly stand up
  and take the red bandanna.

- Go  near  to the sailor man, he will give you pair of socks. Use the
  sock to shine the Cannon, Take the biscuits on the floor.

- Go back to Hold, go down.
  Use  the Boat Hook on the Bilge then use the biscuits on them to get
  the rat.
  Use the socks to take the rat.
  Go back to the cannon room.
- Use the Rat in Sock to scare the sailor man.
  Use the sock on the Lamp Oil, then use it on the lamp.
  Go to the new hole.

As Tulio :
- Go  to  the  right  side, take the apple on the barrel. Go upstairs,
  talk to Altivo to get the rope.
  Go back where you came from, use the rope on the metal ring.
  Use the lever at the right of metal ring, miguel will help you out.

As Miguel :
- Take the apple, use it on the plank where the boat on top of it.

The Search for El Dorado : Part 1
---------------------------------
- Take  the  sword. Go up. There is a vine on the top of the bird head
  statue.
  To take the vine, climb on the back the statue. Use the sword to cut
  the vine. Climb down.
  Use the sword to cut the bushes, go through it to the new open area.
- Go  south  from  the  snake,  on the back of the small tree take the
  reed, back to the beginning area where the snake are.
- Use  the  Reed  on the snake. After you free Bibo, back to where you
  got the reed.
- Use the Vine on Bibo, then use Bibo on the small tree.

As Miguel :
- Use Bibo on the tree.

As Tulio :
- Use Bibo on the tree.
- Use the vine/rope to climb up.
- Take the Stick at the tree, go right to the next screen.
- Use Stick on the rock pile, then Use it.

As Miguel :
- Use the Rock pile.

As Tulio :
- Go  back. Jump on the rock in the middle of river, jump again to the
  right, go to the new area.
- Jump  to  each  stone  slab on the swamp until you land to the other
  side.

As Miguel :
- Same as Tulio.
- Talk to Tulio.

As Tulio :
- Push the rock.

The Search for El Dorado : Part 2
---------------------------------

As Tulio :
- Go in to the skull cave.
- Pull the lever. Go in.
- Pull the lever, go to the left door.
  Pull the lever, go to the middle door.
  Pull  the  lever,  go  to  the  left door, and you'll be back to the
  beginning area.
  Pull the lever again, then go to the left door again.
  The new door will open, go through it, then use the elevator.

As Miguel :
- Pull the lever, go to the right door.
  Pull the lever, go to the right door.
  Pull  the  lever,  go to the right door to get back to the beginning
  area.
  Pull the lever again (Bird & Fish image), go to the right door.
  The new door will open, go through it, then use the elevator.

- Go to the Right Skull Head, walk on it.
  Change  to  Tulio,  Use  the lever, then walk on the top of the left
  skull head.
  Change  to  Miguel,  pull  the lever down there, then go back to the
  right skull head.
  Change to Tulio, pull the lever.
  Change to Miguel, place miguel on the left skull head.
  Change to Tulio, pull the lever.

As Tulio :
- Go down the stairs.
- Pull  the lever on the right wall to light the darkness, you'll meet
  bibo.
- Go to the left door, below the stairs.
  Go to the right until you find a hole, try to near it.
  Talk to Bibo.

As Bibo :
- Push  the  statue  from  the panel. Use the rock to drop down to the
  panel.
  Push the statue out from the hole.

As Tulio :
- Take the statue. Go back where you find bibo.
- Use the statue on the mould. go back to the waterfall.
  Climb the ladder.

Roar of the Stone Jaguar : Part 1
---------------------------------

As Tulio :
- Just go up a little until the bottom right god is lit.

As Miguel :
- Reach  the  bottom  right god until you step on the stone that light
  the upper left god.

As Miguel again :
- Approach the bottom right god, use the reed on the god.
  Go back to the step stone that light the upper left god.

As Tulio :
- Go to the raised stone slab, take the Shiny Plate.
- Go to the upper left god, use the shiny plate on the god.
  Go back, step on step stone to light the bottom left god.

As Miguel :
- Approach the bottom left god, use the Sock on the god.
- Go  up  then  right,  find the step stone that light the upper right
  god.

As Tulio :
- Jump to the other side to access the upper right god.
- Use biscuits on the god.

- After all the stone slab raise, go to the other exit.

As Miguel :
- Jump on the stone at the lava.
  There is two island can be access here,
  Find the island that have the door and lever on the right.
  Pull the lever to open the temple door.

As Tulio :
- Try  to find path to reach the temple. Go in to the temple, pull the
  lever.
- Climb the ladder.


Roar of the Stone Jaguar : Part 2
---------------------------------

There  is  no  problem  here  if  you  choose between Tulio or Miguel,
because they must help each other to reach the top of the temple.

As Tulio :
- Wait  until  spider move to the right floor near the hole, then pull
  the lever, wait until spider go in the hole.
- Change to Miguel

As Miguel :
- Move  miguel on the moving floor. Change to Tulio, move the lever to
  bring miguel up.
- Go to the left, down the stairs, take the fruit on the plant.
- Wait  again  until spider move to the left floor near the hole, then
  Pull the lever there.
  Change to Tulio, step on the moving floor.
  Change to miguel again, pull the lever again to bring tulio up.

As Tulio :
- Go  after  where  miguel  are, don't forget to grab the fruit on the
  plant too.

As Miguel :
- Pull  the  lever,  then  change to Tulio and have him to walk on the
  moving floor.
- Pull the lever again to move tulio up.

As Tulio :
- Climb the ladder.
- First, pull the lever near the ladder to bring the moving floor up.
- Climb  up  the  stairs, wait until the spider move far to the right,
  then  QUICKLY run to under the moving floor, use the fruit on there.
  Then  go back downstairs to the lever, wait until the spider eat the
  fruit, then press the lever to kill it.
- Go  upstairs,  pull  the  lever  there to moving down the floor near
  miguel.

As Miguel :
- Move  to the moving floor, change to tulio, press the lever to bring
  miguel up.
- Go after tulio.
- Go right to the next screen, then down the stairs.
- Quickly pull the lever near the stairs, then run to avoid the spider.
  Wait  until  spider  move to the moving floor, then quickly pull the
  lever again to bring spider down to the hole below.
- After the spider go in the hole, bring the moving floor up.
  Go forward and up the stairs to the next screen.
- Move miguel to the second moving floor there. Change to tulio.

As Tulio :
- Go right to the next screen, then go downstairs. SAVE First...
- Pull  the  lever,  wait  until  the  spider move to the first moving
  floor, then QUICKLY pull the lever to bring spider down.
- Wait  until the spider move out from the moving floor, then pull the
  lever to bring miguel up.
- Move tulio upstairs near the second moving floor.
  Change  to Miguel, pull the lever to bring down the first and second
  floor.
- Move  tulio to the second moving floor. Change again to Miguel, pull
  the lever to bring tulio up.

Go to the exit.


El Dorado in Peril
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As Tulio :
- Just Follow miguel to the next screen.
- On  this screen, examine carefully because there is one item in this
  area you can pick up.
  The location this item is below where you came, on the left. Examine
  carefully twice, you'll get the Cog.
- Go to the right to the next screen.
  There  is  trap  door  here,  and the lever to activate it is on the
  right near the right door.
  Go up to the north door first.
- Between the right and left door wall lying cog on the floor, take it.
  Go to the left door.
- There is another cog between right and left door again, take it.
  Now you have 3 Cog.
  Go back to the main area where you split up with miguel.
- Go  to  the North door, there is another trap door here too, just go
  to the upper left door. Go forward to the next screen.
- In  this  area,  there is a closed door with circle image on it, you
  can't open it yet. Go to the left where the closed door where to the
  next screen.
- Use the 3 COG on that device there, take the gold.
  Go back to the closed door with circle image on it, go through it.
- Try to open the bars.

As Miguel :
- In  this  area where tulio got the first cog, examine the water gate
  there.
  Use the sword on the water gate to open it.
  Go right to the next screen.
- There  is some face on the north wall, use the sword to pry open the
  blue gem.
- Go  back  to  main  area where miguel split up with tulio, go to the
  north door.
- Go to the upper left door, go left again.
- Walk  to  the  right where the closed door where, and the right wall
  will open, go through it.
- Go in to the new door. SAVE first.
  Use the sword to open again the water gate in this new area.

As Tulio :
- JUST  RUN!  to outside, try to lure the monster to the trapdoor then
  press the lever to drop the monster down below.
  Is easy if you lure the monster to the first trapdoor where you find
  the blue gem (as miguel).

As Miguel :
- Just follow Tulio step above to trap the monster.
- Go  back  where  you  wake up the monster, use the sword to open the
  water gate.
- Go  back  out  and  go to where the closed door with circle on it to
  meet tulio.
- Go in where tulio came out, pull the lever there.
  After the scene, leave this dungeon.

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