- 14 rings
- In the rings is the only time you should stop shooting. Make
sure you get every ring. You won't gain time, you'll just keep
what you have. After you get the gems each ring is worth 1 sec.
- Gems - Purple Gems are floating in the middle of each ring
- Swarm: Fire Bats
- When you have the swarms of enemies just focus on the yellow
ones to build up your time.
- Red - nothing
- Yellow - 1 sec
- Blue - purple gem
- Hit you - 1 sec
- 8 Lines of 4 Bugs (Rios?)
- These guys remind of an enemy in
the original Metroid called Rio. With lines of enemies try to position yourself where you can
take out the entire line. If you destroy the entire line the next
set will come right away. This helps conserve time. Every single one of theese guys has a gem to
start and after you get it each one gives you 1 sec
- Yellow - 1 sec
- Purple - purple gem
- Hit you - 1 sec
- Swarm: Rocks
- In the Rocks the cracked ones give you time but the solid ones
are indestructible.
- Cracked - 1 sec
- Solid - indestructible
- Gems - Purple ones are just floating between the rocks.
- Hit you - 1 sec
- Boss - Magma Dragon
- The boss can get you coming and going. It is possible to score
hits on him when he's coming at you but your best chance is when
he's going away from you. You have to destroy all the segments
and then the head is vulnerable. The Red Dragon moves mostly
horizontal on the Normal course but seems to move up and down
more on Hard. You get no time from dragon segments.
- Gems - The Dragon gives you a yellow gem.
- Hit you - 3 sec
Normal 1:10 - Fairy - Sam - Autumn
Hard :48 - Fairy - Peaseblossom - Summer
Some Tips
When you destroy a target that has a gem the gem will fly towards you and you have to catch it. If you miss it you will have to play the course again to get it.
Keep firing, hold down the button for rapid fire or if you are willing to sacrifice a thumb, it is possible to get a higher rate of fire by pressing the button repeatedly. Then move for your target.
Go through a couple times focusing on getting all the gems (mostly the blue enemies). Then enemies that gave you gems will give you time the next time. The last gems you get from the boss. You only get Gems on the Normal course.
Spyro doesn't go any faster. All you can do is practice. The more you practice the better you'll avoid getting hit, and you'll hit more of the yellow enemies and that will give you more time.
