Popeye Cheats

Level 1 gives you two ways to temporarily get rid of Bluto: either you can get a bucket to land on him, or you can punch his lights out if you've eaten spinach first. If you're very quick, however, you can grab the spinach, punch him, immediately climb up to the bucket and have it land on him while he's flying around the screen. If you manage this, Bluto will be stuck in the middle of the screen after he manages to shake off the bucket and unable to move or do anything, allowing you to finish the level at your leisure.