zamn faq

~zombies ate my neighbors faq~
(not that anyone really has that many questions about zamn)


Q: why are you resetting over and over again?

A: i have to hit start on frame 1265, which is 21.04s from reset, in order to guarantee a skeleton key drop from the first trash can. this allows the route to skip the titantic toddler boss, who is otherwise very random and requires item pickups to defeat and an extra neighbor to kill in the next level

Q: why did you just suddenly lose?

A: the any% route kills off all but 1 neighbor, so if that neighbor dies the run is over. in 4 levels, this can randomly cause them to die off screen because of a unlucky enemy spawn. very rarely the enemy will spawn so close i won't even have time to react and i can't do anything about it. sometimes i can do something about the spawns and just mess up handling them

Q: why aren't you playing the genesis version?

A: the snes version of the game has a secret weapon, the flame thrower, which is not in the genesis version. otherwise the versions are (pretty much) the same game. without the flame thrower the 2 spider boss fights become very difficult

Q: what is the "extra bonus victim" and why is it important?

A: at 40,000 points you get a extra neighbor to save, and this is unavoidable in a run. you want to manipulate your score so that you get this bonus on level 38, as this provides the faster way to kill off the neighbor (with the swamp things). this is why i mostly freeze enemies rather than taking them out

Q: how are you killing the snakeoids so fast?

A: if you line up the rocket launcher shots correctly (facing upward most easily) you can hit the snakeoids up to 3 times with 1 shot. if you take damage from the snakeoid, they seem to gain life back which is why it sometimes takes forever to kill them

list of false things i have heard people claim about zamn:
>the girl moves faster than the boy
>you have to save all the neighbors
>the genesis version is superior
>ghoul patrol is a good game and probably a better speedgame because of the sliding mechanics