2006-06-26 23:01:21

Here's a little walkthrough for those of you that are really having trouble with level 1 in Montyzuma's Revenge.
1. Head right and grab the potion.
2. Head up the ladder and grab the two gems on either side.
3. Head left and climb up the ladder.
4. Head right, jumping over the snake as you go. Use the potion you got if you get bitten, otherwise you'll lose ten health every few seconds.
5. When you get to the edge, jump right to grab the rope.
6. Here, you can go either up or down. First, head down until you reach ground again.
7. Head right and take the ladder down.
8. Immediately upon stepping off the ladder, jump left to grab the red key. Then, jump right again immediately and you should avoid the skull. Head back up the ladder.
9. Jump back left and grab the rope. Start climbing back up and you'll eventually hear a gem off to your left.
10. Grab the gem (it takes practice to do it), and when you land you'll be on the right level for the red door. Head left and unlock it with the key you just got.
11. In here, head left and climb up the ladder. Then, head right and jump into the warp.
12. Head right, grabbing the two gems, then take the ladder down.
13. Down here, head right, grabbing the twenty gold (just walk over it), and climb up the ladder. Head right to another warp.
14. Immediately grab the potion and blue key as you head right, then take the ladder down.
15. Head left, jumping over the spider, then take the ladder down. Note: If you can, try to save the potion(s) you've collected so far, but don't hesitate to use one if you really have to.
16. Here, head right and soon you'll enter the blue door. Here, you have a rope to climb. First, jump over the spider as you head right, and soon enough you'll grab the green key. Then head back left to the rope as quickly as you can.
17. Climb up the rope until you reach the ceiling. When you do, first head left, avoiding the skull, to grab a torch. This part can be tricky with the skull around and the fact that you're practically right up against the left wall when you land. Just keep jumping and walking left and right and eventually you'll grab the torch.
18. Moving on, you have two ladders in this room, the nearer going up and the farther going down. First, take the far right one down. Grab the gem immediately to the left of the ladder you just got off of, then head left to another ladder, this one going down. First, head to its left to grab another gem. Then, take the ladder down and grab the two gems, one on either side of it. Then, head back up those two ladders to the room where you found the torch and skull.
19. We took the far right ladder, so now take the one nearest the spot where the torch was, the one heading up. First, head left, avoiding the skull, to grab the first piece of Montyzuma's scroll. Now, head back right, past the ladder you climbed up to get here, to find another ladder, this one also going up.
20. Take this ladder up and head left, noticing the different sound under your feet. Follow the dirt path and you'll unlock the green door.
21. Head left in this new room until you hear the edge warning. This part can be somewhat tricky. There are several lava pits as well as a spider that'll take a chomp out of you if given half a chance. Keep jumping left, avoiding the spider (it takes practice but it can be done even with the bugs in the game), and you'll eventually grab a white key. One or two more pits later you'll land on a ladder going down, so take it and head right.
22. Unlock the white door, head right and enter the warp to complete the level.

But wait, what's that? A transport! Saved am I! Hark, over here! Hey nonny non, please help!

2006-06-27 04:35:28

You forgot after step 8.
Instead of jumping back up the ladder head to the right where you will find a rope.  Climb up until you find a gem.  Keep jumping between the ropes until you grab it (it's suspended up there) then jump back to the right rope, climb down and you should find yourself back where the skull is.  Head left and up the ladder.

In the original demo in addition to that gem there was also an area lower down on the rope with three gems and two more snakes, but I can't find it in this version.

James