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MicroPenguin
April 23rd, 2007, 07:04 PM
"For aeons this was the only one I was missing, but I finally figured out a good (ok, cheap) way to do it. If you exit to the menu (save), then re-enter the game, it always pauses for a few seconds to let you get your bearings before lowering the blocks again (and expanding poison blocks). You can make a few moves, then save and re-enter again, and you'll once again have a few seconds leeway. It kind of trivializes the game, mind you..."

-SnapDragon



As pointed out by SnapDragon there is a way to EASILY get the brick grinder achievement, I'll go into more detail here. This is so fool-proof that I guarantee you can do this on your first attempt. Basically all you have to do is play the game until you get to where you are having some trouble, maybe around 17 or so, without using your SUPA weapon. When you get to this point and the bricks are starting to get low and the poisons are filling the screen and you are all like CRAP!!! NOT AGAIN!!! Just follow these steps:



1) push start

2) scroll to the "Main Menu" option and push A

3) when you are at the Main Menu press CLASSIC MODE

4) it will ask if you wish to continue (the game you just left) press A for YES

5) you are back in the game you just quit out of but now you have no poisons spawning and you also have a 1-2 second leeway period to get back into the game



During this 1-2 second period just look at the screen and memorize a certain move to help you out to raise the bricks, don't do the move immediately, remember you only have 1-2 seconds before the bricks fall again. So after looking and memorizing for 1 second pause the game again and follow the steps above. When you are back in the game do the move you memorized and let the bricks finish their cycle (they pop and then they raise, by this I mean say you pop 4 blue bricks in a single row and a red brick is underneath those blue bricks before you pop them, let the red brick raise to fill its space, if you do not do this then when you follow the steps again those 4 blue bricks will still be there). Just as soon as the bricks finish their cycle pause the game again and follow the steps again. Next time memorizing a move… repeat… do the move… repeat… memorize….



By following this method this method I was able to get two FULL COLUMNS on both the left and right side, ALL THE WAY DOWN, I was able to clear every brick in those columns following this method about 30 or 40 times.



Needless to say I DID get the achievement. One thing I encountered was that I had to complete level 33 (the first level with teal bricks) in order to get the achievement, I advise you to play through level 33 (get to level 34).



If you have any more questions, just ask. And remember, I've followed this method and it REALLY does work! BRICK GRINDER FOR ALL!!! Again I'd like to thank SnapDragon for advising me on how to get this achievement.



MicroPenguin

springysprocket
May 5th, 2007, 04:39 PM
thx a bunch for your effort in spreding the word, this is very usefull, im gunna go try it.

DROGTURIST
May 18th, 2007, 11:59 PM
This is the best thread I've seen all day. Thanks a lot!

I've tried so hard and played Astropop over and over again, but it's just not a game I seem to be able to get very good at no matter how much I practice. I'm pretty fast at it now, but I've just hit a ceiling where I can't seem to get better.

This will definitely help me get that depressing half-completed Astropop list out of my XBLA list, finally. I've hated seeing it lying around unfinished for so long now!

DROGTURIST
May 20th, 2007, 02:01 PM
Just posting to confirm that this works.

Although, I had to play all the way through level 36 for it to unlock. Incidently, I hadn't unlocked level 36 as a checkpoint before. Connection, maybe?

patricke2009
June 8th, 2007, 09:15 PM
i love you

wheresurh3ad
August 14th, 2007, 07:08 PM
yea this definately works very well, i had done this my first try couple months ago and it worked perfectly, follow the steps for everyone having troubles with this and you will get it in no time!!!

Cracker Jack T5
September 10th, 2007, 11:06 AM
Hey man very helpful tip, Got my Brick Grinder and my 12,000,000 pt achievement as a matter a fact I scored 24,820,204 ranking me 8 on the leaderboard.

DA V1NC1 S!CK0
August 11th, 2008, 02:34 PM
Thank u this helps nearly got there but ill try again