Some people say the Z button trick is useless in Blast Corps.
Certain levels are made very easy by the proper application
of this trick, making platinum times a cinch! Get a really fast
time on Oyster Harbor using a combination of tricks. First,
it is not necessary to have the boats in place or fill the holes
in order to complete the level. Second, it is possible to destroy
the series of walls that one usually uses the TNT on, as well
as the final building, using the Z button trick. So by destroying
the small blocks in the beginning of the course using the Ramdozer,
and using the Z button trick on the buildings, one can do the
level in under 1:30, where the platinum time is 2:55!
Another hugely useful application of the Z button trick is
on Beeton Tracks. Normally, one would have to move the Ramdozer
across the tracks and use the TNT to blow up the big building.
Instead, the Z button trick can blow it up, resulting in a time
of around 33 seconds, instead of the platinum time of 1:15!
A somewhat less useful application of the Z button trick is
on the last huge building on Diamond Sands. Most of it is destroyed
by TNT, but the remaining part of the building can be destroyed
without using the TNT on the other side of the tracks. Just
use the magic Z button!
There are a few other useful application of this trick, but
none as useful as the first two. It seems that the only win
condition for each level is that no buildings be blocking the
carrier. Everything else can be ignored, even if green arrows
are pointing to it. Using this strategy, some levels have extremely
easy platinum times. These tricks are most helpful when you
get to the later levels, like in the Platinum levels.
