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You are a deep sea diver in search of a fabulous treasure of diamonds that spilled from the hold of a Spanish galeon that sank during a fierce storm in the early sixteenth century. You dive deep into the murky darkness of Dave Jones' Locker, and enter the shark-infested maze of kelp to retrieve the treasure. You know your mission is rife with danger...the menace of the man-eating sharks that patrol the kelp beds...the lurking menace of the legendary Loch Ness monster, a beast that will pursue you relentlessly if you dare invade its territory.
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The Manual
As always, you really should read the manual. In case you don't have the manual, AtariAge has a typed copy available online. Unfortunately, it doesn't provide any specific hints or tips.
toymailman
One of my tips for this game is let the shark eat the gold on the edges. It can take a while, but is very helpful if you are patient.
Deteacher
Find the "sticky" spots and avoid those areas if at all possible. Usually, if there's a diamond in a sticky spot, there's another way to get around to it.
When Nessie is out, use that time (and the mystery caves) to scour the edges for diamonds. This tip is especially helpful later on when the shark is faster.
Need to take a break? Move your diver into the bottom left hand corner, but don't enter the cave. The shark will keep going across the screen, but he won't get you. This won't work if Nessie is out already. I've put him down there, taken a potty break, gotten a drink, done some laundry, etc. When I came back, my diver was safe and sound and the shark was still hunting for him.
oyamafamily
- AVOID collecting a lot of diamonds before moving your diver to the shark cage. This action decreases the risk of losing many diamonds via touching the shark or Nessie monster.
- For each 50 points scored, the shark speeds up; so, be careful. To increase the chances of scoring 100 points or more to get 2 bonus points via "Salvage Expert" Challenge, I tried to deposite the diamonds in the shark cage until my score reached between 45-49 points, and collect the diamonds as many as possible; then I deposited in the shark cage quickly to avoid the loss of diamonds which were collected.
- When you collect the diamonds at the right or left side of the screen, quickly move away your diver from these sides to decrease the risk of touching the shark. Try to position your diver at the center of maze.
- On the later levels, try to collect a few of diamonds and deposite them in the shark cage quickly.
- Pay attention about the sharks: if a shark encounters any diamonds, he will eat one; if a shark bumps against the cage, he will remove one diamond from the cage (according to manual). If you are inside the closed cage, a shark WILL NOT kill your diver; so, use this to take the advantage.
- Also, pay attention about the red monster (Nessie): the shark cage is not protected against this monster. I always positioned my diver to one of the corners, and I used the mystery caves until Nessie entered and went back to sleep. To enter one of the four corners caves, move your Joystick horizontally; note that the top caves are horizontal and the bottom caves, vertical.
- At 450-point mark, the sharks decelerate completely, and return to initial speed (this speed refers to score between 0 and 49 points). Consequently, this game stats over from initial level (i.e., the sharks across the screen at the lower speed) for every multiple of 500 points.
- Between 250 and 450-point marks (and plus every multiple of 500 points, i.e., 750-950, 1250-1450 points, etc.), Nessie (the red monster) appears in the maze more constantly. I often position my diver to one of the corners quickly, and I try to collect diamonds near the corners.
- You gain bonus lives for every multiple of 100 points, unless you have 3 divers (the maximum number). These 3 lives include the current diver that is present on the screen.
- If you have 3 dives and if your score is very close to complete every multiple of 100 points (examples: 90-99, 190-199, 290-299 points, etc.), let the shark or Nessie Monster touch your diver ONCE.
JacobZu7zu7
Check out his extensive tips here, here and here.
--Zero
