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NES FAQ Completion Project, Part 4
| odino | Posted 9/22/2006 9:51:23 AM | message detail |
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I think you misunderstand, I'm just trying to clean up a little. Ok forget the linked guides, up to you. Don't be so hostile d00d. |
| brian sulpher | Posted 9/23/2006 10:44:13 PM | message detail |
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Well dude, just stating that is not the aim of the project that was started, so why go after altering said aim so vigorously? --- 70 FAQs for games never covered at www.GameFAQs.com. DIVISION 6: WORD |
| pseudo | Posted 9/23/2006 11:37:51 PM | message detail |
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I was playing Secret Scout today for a laugh. I'll take that one if it's still on the list. Seems like a short, easy game. --- |
| odino | Posted 9/23/2006 11:54:46 PM | message detail |
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Well let's not make a big deal out of this. Adam, here is that site you were looking for: http://www.nesworld.com/mirror/nr.htm But it's very much out of date. Looks like the data queue won't be cleared until after the week-end :( |
| pseudo | Posted 9/25/2006 9:00:51 PM | message detail |
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Halfway done Secret Scout - not sure where exactly but I fought some Ninjas. I'll finish the rest once I get through my stack of work... --- |
| pseudo | Posted 9/26/2006 3:21:29 AM | message detail |
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Did a little more work on Secret Scout. Looking at doing Castle of Deceit and Airwolf (jpn) as well. Probably that Astro Boy game too when I figure out that part that AdamL was stuck on. Also made some real headway into Labryinth. Got through the hedge maze and another maze until it stopped. --- |
| ASchultz | Posted 9/26/2006 10:59:07 AM | message detail |
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Oh dear--I think I reserved Labyrinth and I'd gotten pretty far too--just so you aren't shocked if another guide comes out for it, pseudo. Are you planning to make maps for it? --- Z! I! Y! X! |
| pseudo | Posted 9/26/2006 11:39:50 AM | message detail |
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No, I'm just playing it to finish it. That's all. --- |
| Devin Morgan | Posted 9/26/2006 8:00:04 PM | message detail |
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Just to let you all know, I've updated the completed list, this time signifying the prototypes/cancelled games with a yellow dot. If there's anything more that needs to be added/changed on the list, feel free to let me know. :) --- Devin Morgan | CRP #3579 FAQ Completion Projects (NES, GB/GBC): http://faqs.retronintendo.com |
| Devin Morgan | Posted 9/26/2006 8:00:24 PM | message detail |
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Er, the incomplete games list I mean. >_> --- Devin Morgan | CRP #3579 FAQ Completion Projects (NES, GB/GBC): http://faqs.retronintendo.com |
| pseudo | Posted 9/26/2006 9:01:29 PM | message detail |
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Nice. To clarify since it doesn't sound clear the way I wrote it, I'm not writing for Labyrinth. I have a ton of homework to do so I'll get around to finishing Secret Scout in Thursday or Friday. AdamL: If you still have those codes of Ninja Kid I could really use them. I don't think that I'm going to make it all the way to round 99 or whatever it you said it went to. Thanks in advance. Did you find out how to get past level 3 or 4 on Tetsuwan Atom? --- |
| ASchultz | Posted 9/26/2006 9:09:43 PM | message detail |
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Devin, that looks really cool--good work again. Hopefully there'll be further--and more standard--adjustments i.e. someone writing something. Pseudo, I misinterpreted--probably a result of having 2-3 days left to get that massive $20 bounty for Order of the Griffon. Thanks for the clarification. Poking around a bit more with Magic Candle makes me want to learn Japanese, well sort of. You can't plow through it ignorant of the language like in Labyrinth. --- Z! I! Y! X! |
| adaml | Posted 9/26/2006 10:59:56 PM | message detail |
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pseudo, I completely forgot about those Ninja Kid codes. It took a bit of digging but here they are. It has been a long while since I played this and I am just copying these from where they had been left off when I beat the game. I don't even remember what a couple of them were, but it shouldn't be too hard to figure them out: 0068 - Invincibility (freeze at 10) 00C2 - Shots (freeze at 17) 00C1 - Wave shots (freeze at 3) 00BF - ??? (froze at 3) 001D - Stage select (you can set this at whatever you want, just unfreeze the value before finishing a stage or you will just play the stage over again when you finish it) 00C4 - Quota (I have this value set at 10...I believe this had something to do with how many items you needed to finish a level, or enemies beaten or something like that). 00BE - Always have Scroll (freeze at 1). I seem to remember really having to work for this one. I don't even remember what the scroll does. Hope these help. Also, I did go back into Tetsuwan Atom the other day. It is stage 3 that is killing me. I tried describing this to Andrew Schultz the other day but was vague in my description (like a few of the codes above), but the problem here is that you get to an array of 4 bells that you can walk under and bump into to make them ring. On the sides of the array of bells there is a post. You can hit the post to make Japanese symbols come out. The number 4 pops out of them every 4th time. You can leave the bells and keep moving but it will wrap back to the bells again. To answer your question, I haven't even come close to finishing this stage. I had been thinking about writing a walkthrough for this awhile back simply because the game was by Konami, but this game stopped me dead in my tracks. I was just happy I eventually figured out how to fly (had to watch the intro screens to even notice you could fly). One of the weirdest controller combos ever is needed to do this. I believe you had to make 3 quick jumps (not hard jumps, just button taps) and on the 3rd small jump you had to hold up or something and you would actually fly. --- American NES games left to beat: 13 Last 3 NES games beaten: Tombs and Treasure, Championship Pool, Wario's Woods [Updated 11/30/05] |
| odino | Posted 9/27/2006 1:10:47 AM | message detail |
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Ok, first off thanks Devin for the new list, I mentioned "Chase H.Q." is actually released though. My bad. Most of the database updates are processed. Bold names should affect be ones on the list. Games that got deleted: -Everet & Lendl Top Player's Tennis (already listed under Top Players' Tennis) -Terminator 2: The Arcade Game (not really removed, just wasn't able to add it so it's not back in the db) -Vigilante (not for NES) Games that got merged: -6 in 1 Myriad = 6 in 1 Caltron => 6 in 1 (these are the same, just re-release with a new sticker slapped on) -Aces: Iron Eagle 3 = Ultimate Air Combat -Alpha Mission = ASO: Armored Scrum Object -American Football = Touch Down Fever -Blazebusters = Flying Hero -Block Set = Stack-Up -Buggy Popper = Bump 'N Jump -Choujin Ookami Senki: War Wolf = Werewolf: The Last Warrior -Daiku no Gen-San = Hammerin' Harry -Dash Yarou = Rally Bike -Family Block = Thunder & Lightning -Family Boxing = Ring King -Family Pinball = Rock 'n Ball -Family Trainer: Daiondoukai = Super Team Games -Four Players' Tennis = Top Players' Tennis -Gekitou!! Stadium = Bad News Baseball -Great Tank = Iron Tank -Gun Sight = Laser Invasion -HostageS = Rescue: The Embassy Mission -Meikyuu Shima = Kickle Cubicle -Moe Pro! Saikyouhen = Bases Loaded 4 -Moero!! Pro Soccer = Goal! -Moero!! Pro Yakyuu '90: Kandouhen = Bases Loaded 3 -Moero!! Pro Tennis = Racket Attack -Nakashima Satoshi: F-1 Hero => Michael Andretti's World Grand Prix -Pole to Finish = Al Unser Jr.'s Turbo Racing -Pro Yakyuu Family Stadium = R.B.I. Baseball -Pro Yakyuu Family Stadium '87 = R.B.I. Baseball 2 -Pro Yakyuu Family Stadium '88 = R.B.I. Baseball 3 -Sabaku no Kitsune = Desert Commander -Suikoden - Tenmei no Chikai = Bandit Kings of Ancient China -Taito Basketball = Ultimate Basketball -Taiyou no Shinden = Tombs & Treasures -Totsuzen! Macho Man = Amagon -World Champ = Great Boxing: Rush Up -World of Card Games = Poker (I've only seen it as World of Card Games, so trying to remove the Poker bit.) Games that got added: +Magic Jewelry II +Mahjong Academy +Mine Sweeper 1 +Mine Sweeper 2 +Mine Sweeper 3 +Poker Mahjong +Rocman X +Shin Moero!! Pro Yakyuu (previously with a wrong US release of RBI) Other: -JuJu Densetsu = Toki (had guides) -USA Ice Hockey in FC = Pro Sport Hockey (had guides) -Technos Ice Hockey = Crash 'n the Boys Ice Challenge (had guides) *Super Real Baseball => Super Real Baseball '88 (?) *Touch => City Adventure Touch - Mystery Of Triangle *Blue Train Satsujin Jiken => Nishimura Kyoutarou Mystery: Blue Train Satsujin Jiken *Super Express Satsujin Jiken => Nishimura Kyoutarou Mystery: Super Express Satsujin Jiken Some more minor name fixes, nothing important iirc. Super Star Pro Wrestling = WCW World Championship Wrestling, but the roster is very different. Same for some baseball games but they are merged. Don't know what to say about that. Anyone know if these Pac-Man games are the same? They certainly look like it. Thanks to CJay & SB for working through this, too. |
| Devin Morgan | Posted 9/27/2006 3:57:13 AM | message detail |
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odino, a few things: 1. So what's the deal about Terminator 2? 2. Blazebusters is the prototype/cancelled game, while Flying Hero was actually released in Japan. That said, I think it'll be better to keep those two separate, until the former actually gets dumped. 3. While Four Players' Tennis is on the same game page as Top Players' Tennis, there is still a separate page for only Four Players' Tennis (EU release). What should be done about that? I've only taken care of the list through F so far; will finish the rest later. --- Devin Morgan | CRP #3579 FAQ Completion Projects (NES, GB/GBC): http://faqs.retronintendo.com |
| odino | Posted 9/27/2006 4:22:31 AM | message detail |
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Take your time... Terminator 2: Arcade Game: I have read some vague reports it may have been in development so I tried to add it. The response was that it won't be added until there is a prototype available. I personally don't see that happening. The screenshots for Blazebusters looked exactly like from Flying Hero. Quite a few sources agree and I think CJay/SB checked before merging too. Four Players Tennis must have forgotten to be removed. It's in the queue now, thanks for noticing. I should get back to working on a guide for a change :) |
| Devin Morgan | Posted 9/27/2006 12:20:23 PM | message detail |
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Yes, but if Blazebusters actually wasn't released here, yet it was in Japan... Should I be taking it off the incomplete list, or not? That's what I'm trying to ask here. --- Devin Morgan | CRP #3579 FAQ Completion Projects (NES, GB/GBC): http://faqs.retronintendo.com |
| odino | Posted 9/27/2006 12:39:35 PM | message detail |
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I would, seeing that they are the same game. If it turns out they are not we will surely notice and make the necessary changes. Released protos is something we should hear about quickly, right?! By the way, I need some help on Ghoul School, I can't get the to elevator. The guide doesn't help much, so I might write a new one. Help will of course be noted ;) |
| odino | Posted 9/27/2006 2:53:09 PM | message detail |
| 'Four Players' Tennis" is gone now and "RoboCop Versus The Terminator" is added. |
| Devin Morgan | Posted 9/27/2006 9:56:42 PM | message detail |
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-JuJu Densetsu = Toki (had guides) -USA Ice Hockey in FC = Pro Sport Hockey (had guides) -Technos Ice Hockey = Crash 'n the Boys Ice Challenge (had guides) And none of those were even on the incomplete list. Where are you getting this from? --- Devin Morgan | CRP #3579 FAQ Completion Projects (NES, GB/GBC): http://faqs.retronintendo.com |
| pseudo | Posted 9/28/2006 2:07:13 AM | message detail |
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Devin: No idea about those games. Two of those were on the list at one point though I think. Odino: The Pac-Man games might be the same (straight arcade ports) but I'm pretty sure that Ms. Pac Man by Tengen is different than Namco's version.I would leave them alone and maybe find the differences between them if any and submit different guides for each. AdamL: Thanks man. I'll start working on that game again as well as Tetsuwan Atom. Anyway, once I'm done with these projects I'm probably going to start working mostly on the Atari, Intellivision, Coleco, and SNES. Lots of good games out there for these that haven't been done yet. --- |
| odino | Posted 9/28/2006 2:57:57 AM | message detail |
| Devin, those three games were merged but don't affect your list as each had guides on their own already. I just listed them for interest, they weren't written in bold. Sorry for the confusion. |
| Devin Morgan | Posted 9/28/2006 3:51:39 AM | message detail |
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Gotcha. Well now the list is all up to date, I hope. :) --- Devin Morgan | CRP #3579 FAQ Completion Projects (NES, GB/GBC): http://faqs.retronintendo.com |
| odino | Posted 9/28/2006 6:07:19 AM | message detail |
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Nice work. I wonder if there are any unmerged games left. btw forgot this: World Rally Championship is gone, it is actually "Championship Rally" aka "Exciting Rally - World Rally Championship" thus the mistake in the db. |
| _Lagoona_ | Posted 9/28/2006 10:36:00 AM | message detail |
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.Hmm, could it be that your list is missing Magic Jewelry? (the first one?) And if yes, I may reserve it and write a short bit about it. --- PPC SC2k6: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=30260958 |
| pseudo | Posted 9/28/2006 2:45:29 PM | message detail |
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Odino or anyone who's interested, I found a site with some pirate originals and "unpublished" cheats for a whole bunch of NES/famicom games. http://cah4e3.shedevr.org.ru/cheatsbase.php#2 I was going to test these to see if they actually work. I have today and tomorrow off so I'll probably get some writing done. --- |
| odino | Posted 9/28/2006 4:41:43 PM | message detail |
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Neat, I tested some though a few didn't work. Thanks. I can check a few more but if you have free time I don't want to fill the queue with dupe submissions and waste our time testing them both. |
| Gemerl | Posted 9/28/2006 5:52:44 PM | message detail |
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So I was watching the old GamePRO TV and JD roth reviewed the Hands Free Controller from Nintendo. http://pelikonepeijoonit.net/handsfree.htm http://www.oneswitch.org.uk/2/hands-free.htm Never heard of the bloody thing. Adam, you're into NES oddities - ever use one of these? I'm very curious as to how accurate gameplay is with this, as it seemed like a good idea. --- Complete FAQS: 48 http://faqs.retronintendo.com | http://www.videotutoriais.com.br/sms/ |
| adaml | Posted 9/28/2006 10:08:23 PM | message detail |
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Gemerl, was that the controller you blew into (I haven't checked the links)? It was cool that they were trying to create such a controller for people with disabilities. It would be a shame not having the use of your arms (or not having arms at all) and being denied a simple pleasure like playing video games. I believe sucking and blowing did certain movements. I'm guessing the games it could be used with must have been very limited. I can't imagine pulling off the Strider triple jump with that thing or all the swinging in Bionic Commando. Still, it was a good thought. I remember when Nintendo Power had an article on it. That thing must have cost a mint. Dreamtr probably has one gathering dust in his attic. --- American NES games left to beat: 13 Last 3 NES games beaten: Tombs and Treasure, Championship Pool, Wario's Woods [Updated 11/30/05] |
| Gemerl | Posted 9/28/2006 10:29:03 PM | message detail |
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Yeah it's a good thought. I'm not sure if I have that NP home or not, there were a few from the early run we don't - and I'd normally remember this. JD seemed to give it a positive review in that is does help folks with disabilities play. I guess there's really no better way to do it though, since foot pedals would be an issue in many cases of paralysis. Sucking and Blowing emulate pressing A and B? I'm not sure how it would work precisely but it's pretty cool. I don't ever expect to find one around here, after all I only found my first NES MAX last week ;P. --- Complete FAQS: 48 http://faqs.retronintendo.com | http://www.videotutoriais.com.br/sms/ |
| pseudo | Posted 9/29/2006 12:34:17 AM | message detail |
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Odino: I'm submitting those codes/cheats working backwards from Y - the ones that I got to work anyway. Did you want to talk about it thru email since we're going off-topic here? That controller looks neat. A few people were selling them, one on DP recently for $300. O_O For the NES collector who has everything... After a few false starts throughout the day I'm getting a good amount of FAQ work done and it's almost midnight here. How is everyone else doing tonight? --- |
| Gemerl | Posted 9/29/2006 7:40:08 AM | message detail |
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Well I was actually going to do some of Animal Attack tonight if no one wanted to go out. --- Complete FAQS: 48 http://faqs.retronintendo.com | http://www.videotutoriais.com.br/sms/ |
| adaml | Posted 9/29/2006 8:14:00 AM | message detail |
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pseudo, I actually submitted a couple of those codes from that page myself awhile back. I felt guilty not being able to credit the author so I stopped. A lot of them didn't work but some were corrected. --- American NES games left to beat: 13 Last 3 NES games beaten: Tombs and Treasure, Championship Pool, Wario's Woods [Updated 11/30/05] |
| RandyPandy | Posted 9/29/2006 8:55:08 AM | message detail |
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If I can find myself a copy of Rocman X (whether a hard copy or a ROM), I'll do that one. --- Mega Man # =\= Mega Man Battle Network # They are not the same game, so stop referring to them as if they are! |
| odino | Posted 9/29/2006 2:34:30 PM | message detail |
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Actually I'm not so much into codes, especially when they get all complicated with two controllers, dozens of input and so on. I submitted a bunch but I'll leave it at that. I agree a bit about the credit but it's difficult with codes. I'd rather the site wouldn't have credits for them either. Thanks again pseudo, it was fun to check out some strange Japanese games for a change. Magic Jewelry is missing from the list, it was there before the large update though so probably a minor mistake. Thanks to the code list I also noticed that: World Championship Wrestling is the same as WCW World Championship Wrestling and they got merged but both had guides already. Funny how JPeeples reviews it twice now, same contents but with different rating ^_^ Tag Team Pro Wrestling is gone, it merged with Tag Team Wrestling. p.s. Adam I always wanted to ask which 13 games you haven't beaten. |
| brian sulpher | Posted 9/29/2006 5:25:14 PM | message detail |
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One of them is Wario Woods... for shame Adam. --- 70 FAQs for games never covered at www.GameFAQs.com. DIVISION 6: WORD |
| Gemerl | Posted 9/29/2006 6:02:59 PM | message detail |
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He stopped on 13, see, maybe he's too superstitious to beat any more NES games? --- Complete FAQS: 48 http://faqs.retronintendo.com | http://www.videotutoriais.com.br/sms/ |
| Gemerl | Posted 9/29/2006 6:04:59 PM | message detail |
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Ah, and if Wario's Woods are unbeaten it is likely due to it's terminal place in NES chronology. It would be fitting to be the last NES game beaten. --- Complete FAQS: 48 http://faqs.retronintendo.com | http://www.videotutoriais.com.br/sms/ |
| RandyPandy | Posted 9/29/2006 6:14:55 PM | message detail |
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I did manage to find a copy of Rocman X. It's not the best copy in the world (glitches galore), but it should be adequate until I find a better one. Sign me up for it. --- Mega Man # =\= Mega Man Battle Network # They are not the same game, so stop referring to them as if they are! |
| strawhat | Posted 9/29/2006 9:52:58 PM | message detail |
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pseudo, you're a god for playing Secret Scout. I probably won't contribute to this project anymore. I'm a little young for the NES generation, and playing these really unresponsive, crappy games won't make me love it any more than I'm supposed to. Actually, it was just Secret Scout that did me in. God I hate that game. --- The one and only. |
| adaml | Posted 9/30/2006 1:18:10 AM | message detail |
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odino, here are the games I have yet to beat: Bandit Kings of Ancient China (Koei) --10 F-117A Stealth Fighter (Microprose) --8 Gemfire (Koei) --8 L'Empereur (Koei) --9 Miracle Piano Teaching System (Mindscape) --10 Nobunaga's Ambition II (Koei) --9 Overlord (Virgin) --9 Pirates (Ultra) --8 Pool of Radiance (FCI) --8 Romance of the Three Kingdoms 2 (Koei) --9 Silent Service (Ultra) --9 Ultima: Warriors of Destiny (FCI) --10 Uncharted Waters (Koei) --9 Not exactly anything you can plow through. BSulph and Gem, Wario's Woods was one of the last 3 games I had beaten...I didn't realize I hadn't beaten a game since '95. I am quite superstitious and was uncomfortable when I hit the 13 game mark, but I kind of forgot about it until it was just brought up. I am currently playing through Pool of Radiance, which is actually pretty good. I just cleared out the slums. I am taking this one slow, as it is probably the last of the games on this list that I will enjoy playing. The Koei games are hard for me, Silent Service does not have an ending from what I heard so I will have to explore what constitutes and ending for that one, Overlord has probably never been beaten by anyone, and Miracle Piano is Miracle Piano. I should have saved Wario Woods for last, but I was lucky to beat it when I did. Those Koei games will take time, but except for Bandit Kings (which won't let you attack the main bad guy until one of your attributes is really high) I am not that worried about them. I'm aiming for 2010 to be when I finish the list. It will probably take about 2 years to learn piano ;) --- American NES games left to beat: 13 Last 3 NES games beaten: Tombs and Treasure, Championship Pool, Wario's Woods [Updated 11/30/05] |
| Pluvius | Posted 9/30/2006 10:14:44 PM | message detail |
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I plowed pretty quickly through Bandit Kings of Ancient China a little while ago. The main secret is to play one of the bandits with a lot of followers in the late scenarios. After you do that, you basically just have to play the game a few times to learn from your mistakes. Rob |
| odino | Posted 10/2/2006 6:11:19 PM | message detail |
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Famista '89 was added, for some reason it was missing and the code list made me check. Don't forget the changes a few posts back too. ;) |
| adaml | Posted 10/2/2006 9:20:50 PM | message detail |
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If someone wants to FAQ a true rarity and an NES game that is not even listed in the Gamefaqs database, go to the Lost Levels website and check out Star Trek V. I would be all over this if I actually had the time. Stage 2 could use a good map, once you figure out what is going on there. --- American NES games left to beat: 13 Last 3 NES games beaten: Tombs and Treasure, Championship Pool, Wario's Woods [Updated 11/30/05] |
| adaml | Posted 10/5/2006 2:58:43 PM | message detail |
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ASchultz absolutely owned Labyrinth this week. Maps, almost completed walkthrough...can't wait to get into it this weekend, time permitting. Thanks again for nailing this one down. You make the difficult ones look easy. --- American NES games left to beat: 13 Last 3 NES games beaten: Tombs and Treasure, Championship Pool, Wario's Woods [Updated 11/30/05] |
| Devin Morgan | Posted 10/5/2006 4:51:32 PM | message detail |
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Everything should be up to date now. :) --- Devin Morgan | CRP #3579 FAQ Completion Projects (NES, GB/GBC): http://faqs.retronintendo.com |
| ASchultz | Posted 10/6/2006 11:06:19 AM | message detail |
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Well the Labyrinth FAQ is submitted now with all the maps--shouldn't take you the full weekend in fact, Adam--just run away from monsters when in doubt. Though the maps have a couple typos--there is a door left and up from the start--and maybe I can refurbish them at lunch. This is the sort of game where graphic maps are probably more valuable and succinct than anything written, but--the full circle is where it is at for this topic. Now I gotta go back a few pages to see other suggestions. BTW, does anyone know Japanese well enough to help translate some Japanese from the game? I've figured out what to do, but I bet some of the details would help round out the plot. I'd be willing to trade proofreading a FAQ for any translation work for Labyrinth. --- Z! I! Y! X! |
| Pluvius | Posted 10/6/2006 2:09:37 PM | message detail |
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http://www.romhacking.net/trans/663/ This patch has been around for years but up until a few days ago you could only get it from the translator's website. Rob |
| odino | Posted 10/6/2006 2:20:19 PM | message detail |
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Isn't there an English translation? I assume it's not very good maybe?! :) Nice work though. You really nailed that one. I finally managed to get the Star Trek game, thinking somebody went to a great deal for a practical joke until I actually played it myself. That's added to the DB by the way. Seems like a horrible game... Magic Jewelry is still missing from the list, I think somebody reserved that one a few posts back. And another proto that seems to be completed overlooked is HeroQuest, couldn't find much info on the NES version on the net. Should finish another guide today I've been working on for ages. |
| ASchultz | Posted 10/6/2006 6:24:22 PM | message detail |
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Oh gosh. And I've been to that site too and never considered looking for it! Gaah...I was feeling so smart drawing those mazes up but these little things do bring one back to earth :). I'd like to reserve Tetris 2 and Pararera World for the near future. They are puzzle games that don't look too bad. --- Z! I! Y! X! |
