User blog comment:Kingboo3000/Hector's Hard Mode/@comment-1943689-20100821234102

I didn't need to use the mine, but I used it to kill the over powered enemies in the center, and I used the arena... a lot. Oh, and I was wrong, I used my last mine on 28x, not 29. Also, you can steal a mine from a pirate in 28x, which can be very helpful. I don't think that hector's hard mode can be done without the mine glitch, and arena abusing.