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The first heart can be found in Chill Penguin's stage after you have defeated Flame Mammoth. As you proceed in the level, you will find an armored suit that X can use. When you reach a wall which the suit can't jump over, leave the suit and continue. Once out in the open, jump up to the platform above the area where you used the suit. Go left, and using the Fire Wave weapon, destroy the second igloo-shaped building and the heart will reveal itself.
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The second heart is in Flame Mammoth's stage. You may have seen it as it is in clear view, but when the fire is still around you can't reach it. Once you defeat Chill Penguin, the fire will disappear from this level and you will be able to walk underneath the platform and find the energy heart.
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The third heart is in Spark Mandrill's stage. As you come to a ladder in a corner which leads down to the rest of the level, if you jump up the wall you will see this heart sitting on a small ledge. There are two ways to reach this heart. You can use the Boomerang Cutter to reach it, or if you jump off the wall using the boots and jumping from the right spot, you can jump around and grab on to the edge of the platform to reach the heart.
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The fourth heart is in Armored Armadillo's stage. When you drop down a long shaft, you will land behind the large bulldozer-type enemy, who will charge forward and break down the rock walls in front of it until it falls into the spikes. To find the heart, you must destroy the bulldozer before it reaches the area where the heart is, otherwise it will destroy the wall and you won't be able to reach it. Once you destroy it, jump up the wall to find the heart.
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The fifth heart is in Storm Eagle's stage. At the start of the level you will climb up platforms which move on their own. When you reach the highest one, as it reaches the top-left corner of its path, dash and jump to the left into the open air, and you will land on a large platform just above where the level started. The heart will be waiting for you there.
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The sixth heart is in Launch Octopus' stage. As you proceed in the level you will find a machine that fires up a whirlpool underwater which can push X up to the surface of the water. The second one you find will push you up to the surface and you will see a large green submarine on the surface to the right. Jump on it and shoot at the small glass window. When the sub explodes, it will fall and destroy the spikes below you, continue on and you will find a large serpent creature below the one you usually have to fight. Destroy it by shooting its tail or head and you will find this heart.
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The seventh heart is in Boomer Kuwanger's stage. When you come outside and climb up the side of the tower, once at the top you will see this heart on a platform above you which is out of reach. To get this heart, after defeating Boomer Kuwanger re-enter the stage and use the Boomerang Cutter to retrieve the heart.
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The eighth heart is in Sting Chameleon's stage. When you exit the forest and find a large cave where all the rocks fall from the ceiling, you will notice a large hole in the ground just at the entrance to the cave. Slide down the left wall of the hole and the screen will move down revealing another area underground. You will see a rock wall on the right which can be destroyed by jumping off the blocks of the wall. Once you destroy the wall, stand on the platform where the wall was and dash and jump to the right. Don't worry about falling into the hole, as the water will allow X to jump further and you will land on a platform with the heart on it.
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The first sub-tank is in Flame Mammoth's stage. Once you have the boots upgrade, jump up to the highest platform where all the enemies throw axes at X. Once at the top platform you will find an extra life. Dash and jump off the left side of the platform and you will land on the wall where the tank is concealed. Destroy the blocks covering it by jumping off them and then take the sub-tank.
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The second sub-tank is in Armored Armadillo's stage. When you drop down a hole and the bulldozer starts to pursue you, keep going until it falls into the spikes and explodes. Go back to where it began its rampage and there will be a sub-tank waiting there.
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The third sub-tank is in Storm Eagle's stage. When you reach the large area where there are moving platforms with gun turrets on them, there will be a large platform above the area where some platforms will lead to. Shoot open the window and take the sub-tank from the platform.
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The fourth sub-tank is in Spark Mandrill's stage. You may have seen this one before, but you couldn't reach it before. It is found near the start of the level. When you climb up the first ladder, climb down the next one and keep going forward and you should find it. To get the tank you will need the Boomerang Cutter. Stand near the wall and fire, but you might need to fire while falling from a jump so that the projectile fires downward and reaches the tank.
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