Beat the game with all dark magic, heart squids, and upgrade items.
Beat the game with all dark magic, heart squids, and upgrade items in less than two hours and thirty minutes.
Once you have the Pirate Boots, return to the dungeon on Saliva Island. In the first room, dash left underneath the platform you first land on. You'll enter a mini-dungeon modelled after the original Shantae game for the Gameboy Colour. Note that you can acquire a free auto-potion by reaching the bottom of the room.
Beat the game.
Complete the game to unlock Pirate Mode. Selecting it when starting a new game gives Shantae all pirate gear from the game's opening, allowing for sequence breaking and faster clear times.
If using a gamepad with both a control stick and a d-pad, it is possible to perform a Boots Dash in a short area. Hold the d-pad in one direction then, without letting go of the d-pad, hold the control stick in the opposite direction. Release the d-pad and Shantae will switch directions, but will still count as continuously moving for the purposes of charging the Boots Dash. Hold down on the d-pad without releasing the control stick and Shantae will switch directions again - repeat as necessary until the dash is charged.
Beat the game in less than two hours.
In order to face the game's true final boss and unlock the good ending, collect all 20 Dark Magics before entering the final boss room. This will lead to an extended final boss fight - clearing it will unlock the game's good ending.
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