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NES FAQ Completion Project, Part 6
| Gemerl | Posted 9/15/2007 8:02:33 AM | message detail |
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Bump this sucker up. I'm probably going to start writing by Monday. --- Complete FAQS: 57 http://faqs.retronintendo.com | http://sms.sitesled.com |
| MatthewMcIntyre | Posted 9/20/2007 4:52:59 AM | message detail |
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So I've covered about half the map of Meikyu no Fukkatsu, and have done two of the special god recruitment stage sets. It'll mostly be done over the weekend, but no promises - probably sometime next week all said and done. --- Complete FAQS: 55 --- CRP: 47899 http://faqs.retronintendo.com | http://sms.sitesled.com |
| odino | Posted 9/20/2007 10:53:58 AM | message detail |
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^ Hey that's still pretty quick, nice work. Finally, FINALLY I have managed to get through Murder on the Mississippi. I had to figure out the memo system to continue the questioning. I'll type this up later today and it should be posted soon. |
| Gemerl | Posted 9/20/2007 2:03:55 PM | message detail |
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Truth be told odino, Lolo games repeat puzzles a surprising amount of times so I can often take some shortcuts from my other guides ;). Though most of the ones I've played here have been new to me, there have been a LOT of more action based rooms. The last couple of puzzles did stump me for a bit though so progress will probably slow from this point on. Nice work on getting over your hump. Without documentation, or even simply through design a lot of older games are hard to access due to certain features. You can see people looking through a guide _just_ for clarity on a specific in-game feature. I think a similar thing occurred with Adam and Tetsuwan Atom. --- Complete FAQS: 57 http://faqs.retronintendo.com | http://sms.sitesled.com |
| Devin Morgan | Posted 9/26/2007 12:42:28 PM | message detail |
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Bring up this topic! --- Devin Morgan | CRP #3579 FAQ Completion Projects (NES, GB/GBC): http://faqs.retronintendo.com |
| Gemerl | Posted 9/27/2007 10:55:47 AM | message detail |
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Making good progress on Eggerland. I think I have 17 standard rooms (and at least one is a write-off dialogue room) left to cover on the labyrinth map, I have documented all four gods, and of course I still have to make it into the final rounds, besides those standards. Some of the later rooms in this game are crazy. So I've run into a couple of roadbloacks along the way. --- Complete FAQS: 57 http://faqs.retronintendo.com | http://sms.sitesled.com |
| odino | Posted 9/27/2007 4:36:26 PM | message detail |
| Not much activity, I'm using most of my free FAQing time for a GBA game these days but I have managed to get through Worm Visitor 2/3rds now. I can't take much more than a few stages per session... |
| _Lagoona_ | Posted 9/28/2007 3:10:33 AM | message detail |
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.I've just submitted my faq for Magic Block. However, only with partial status - due to the fact that I have about 7 stages missing. I simply can't seem to beat those, so I'll need some help - or the faq probably won't get completed. Maybe someone from here could help...? See also: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=937538&topic=38510065 --- .Nobody is perfect , I'm nobody. :-Þ |
| odino | Posted 9/29/2007 5:44:33 AM | message detail |
| completed Worm Visitor |
| Gemerl | Posted 10/1/2007 1:02:49 PM | message detail |
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Eggerland: Meikyu no Fukkatsu has been accepted. Devin, Triwailende was still listed as the expected author on the site. He passed on the FAQ back on 8/29/2007 if you were confused about my writing of the guide. It's no problem though. --- Complete FAQS: 57 http://faqs.retronintendo.com | http://sms.sitesled.com |
| Devin Morgan | Posted 10/4/2007 1:58:12 AM | message detail |
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Gemerl, I am aware. Such a change has been reflected on the Completed Games list. :) I'm seriously considering just putting PianoChampion's contributions into the Completed list for this project as well... Seems like he's clearly writing for the project but just doesn't want to be known here... --- Devin Morgan | CRP #3579 FAQ Completion Projects (NES, GB/GBC): http://faqs.retronintendo.com |
| odino | Posted 10/4/2007 3:43:26 PM | message detail |
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I finished off the second Tantei Jinguuji Saburou game. But I have to take off a few weeks for other things, and it might extend all the way into New Year. So good luck with stuff until then. |
| llamaman2 | Posted 10/4/2007 5:08:26 PM | message detail |
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Yeah, Devin, PianoChampion definetlely looks to be completing games solely for this project. --- Diamond Friend Code: Jack 1246 5322 8691 Wake Forest Fan |
| Gemerl | Posted 10/4/2007 9:38:13 PM | message detail |
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Is piano champion aware of the project or at least made it known that he/she is aware? After all a major criterion that really drives us to write for NES guides in this capacity is that they are currently unFAQed. It kind of seems that piano champion does not want contact, the template used for the credits section of each guide and the general lack of contact information can at least lend some credence to that. The guides as well are just given out, and the user name seems to be a proprietary identity for this site and those FAQs (9 hits on Google). Or, you know, it could be that the Galaxy 5000 guide (for instance) is nearly a direct transcript of the manual? That may be a good reason to hide the identity. I don't have the energy right now to compare any other guides. We've all used material from the manuals. We have. Story, enemy descriptions, names, score tables, whatever. But compare these two. The order's a little different, but that guide is the manual. That said, this is unfortunate as champion's touching some interesting games that people may be unwilling to FAQ - Galaxy 5000, or simply unable to FAQ - Stack-up (requires ROB). --- Complete FAQS: 58 http://faqs.retronintendo.com | http://sms.sitesled.com |
| odino | Posted 10/4/2007 10:03:54 PM | message detail |
| Well it would be better if somebody makes a real guide than just a manual-type FAQ. Unless there isn't much more to the game anyway. |
| Gemerl | Posted 10/5/2007 5:28:46 AM | message detail |
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Odino, I meant the FAQ is _word for word_ the instruction manual for the game. --- Complete FAQS: 58 http://faqs.retronintendo.com | http://sms.sitesled.com |
| Gemerl | Posted 10/7/2007 5:33:30 PM | message detail |
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I'm going to sign up for one I've had my eye on for a while - King Kong 2: Ikari no Megaton Punch. --- Complete FAQS: 58 http://faqs.retronintendo.com | http://sms.sitesled.com |
| odino | Posted 10/7/2007 5:57:38 PM | message detail |
| That one has a YouTube walkthrough available with major shortcuts. The game isn't as bad as the movie. Good luck with that one, I'd like to play through it myself one day. |
| Gemerl | Posted 10/11/2007 10:56:24 AM | message detail |
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Mm, it's pretty interesting. And I love monsters either way so it 's a solid choice for me. My problem report on pianochampion was filed last week and his stuff's still up. I know for sure that George Foreman and Alpha Mission are also rips of the manuals as well. The others sound like they are, but I haven't compared them yet. --- Complete FAQS: 58 http://faqs.retronintendo.com | http://sms.sitesled.com |
| brian sulpher | Posted 10/11/2007 5:10:42 PM | message detail |
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Lovely... this is what... the third or fourth author to be busted for theft during this project? --- 72 FAQs for games never covered at www.GameFAQs.com. DIVISION 6: WORD |
| The Admiral | Posted 10/11/2007 10:48:53 PM | message detail |
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Put me down for Cool World. Annoying game that could use a FAQ. --- - The Admiral |
| MegamanX | Posted 10/12/2007 9:41:33 PM | message detail |
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Its ashame to see that happen you all were so excited about him/her/it taking down some of those games. --- Beaten Game Count:#742 DK:Jungle Climber [NDS] 88 Games Finished in 2007 |
| The Admiral | Posted 10/13/2007 10:37:00 AM | message detail |
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As for PianoChampion, can't his FAQs just be reclassified as "Manuals" rather than removed? Having *any* information about these games is still more useful than nothing, and many games do have manuals posted. --- - The Admiral |
| brian sulpher | Posted 10/13/2007 12:29:32 PM | message detail |
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I thought that was an outdated form of FAQ (like Game Genie FAQs). --- 72 FAQs for games never covered at www.GameFAQs.com. DIVISION 6: WORD |
| brian sulpher | Posted 10/14/2007 9:38:12 AM | message detail |
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Since no one else appears to have it claimed, put me down for Joust please. --- 72 FAQs for games never covered at www.GameFAQs.com. DIVISION 6: WORD |
| wizardman | Posted 10/14/2007 12:04:23 PM | message detail |
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I submitted a file for Tecmo NBA Basketball, so that's done. Of course I look and see that brian was apparently working on it, heh. That's one down though, I'll make sure to check the list next time (i had a 90% done foundation to begin with though, so I just went and did it.) --- I jaw almost busted my keyboard when I saw that.- Harkell |
| brian sulpher | Posted 10/14/2007 7:22:22 PM | message detail |
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****... I was like three teams from finishing that one too. Ah well, best just scrap it cause it is not needed now. --- 72 FAQs for games never covered at www.GameFAQs.com. DIVISION 6: WORD |
| wizardman | Posted 10/14/2007 7:55:50 PM | message detail |
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if you're almost done with it you can always finish it and send it in - mine's really just a modified version of my snes one, yours would probably be better. --- I jaw almost busted my keyboard when I saw that.- Harkell |
| _Lagoona_ | Posted 10/15/2007 7:22:37 AM | message detail |
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.Nobody here that could help me with Magic Block? (see my last post for more details) --- .Nobody is perfect , I'm nobody. :-Þ |
| odino | Posted 10/17/2007 9:53:39 AM | message detail |
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Yeah, finish Tecmo NBA Basketball anyway. About the "manuals", I think we should put them back on the list if they do not cover the game. I'm sure they will get a proper guide eventually and they will be much better. I once tried to get a guide removed that was copied from the official walkthrough, but because it credited the site - I failed (that's for 'Seal of Evil' if anyone cares). I've been working a little on Dragon Scroll so you can put me up for that. It will take me a while as so far I've only made little progress. |
| ASchultz | Posted 10/17/2007 12:05:53 PM | message detail |
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Lagoona--I looked at Magic Block. Those are some tough levels. Email me with any ideas you have and maybe something will click & I will let you know. I completed Blodia Land, which was similar but slower and easier. I have this sinking feeling I will be sucked into Scarabeus/Pyramids of Ra by, like, fate and stuff some day, so I might as well sign up for it. --- My glasses! Without them, I'm helpless! |
| brian sulpher | Posted 10/17/2007 6:31:03 PM | message detail |
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Going to submit Joust in a little bit. --- 72 FAQs for games never covered at www.GameFAQs.com. DIVISION 6: WORD |
| brian sulpher | Posted 10/18/2007 3:13:27 PM | message detail |
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Joust is now posted, so scratch another one off the list, as I actually do one for the project this year (looked like I was going to get 0 done in 2007). --- 72 FAQs for games never covered at www.GameFAQs.com. DIVISION 6: WORD |
| brian sulpher | Posted 10/18/2007 6:30:35 PM | message detail |
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Okay, sign me up for Perfect Bowling. Guess I am bacvk into NES FAQ mode again! ;) --- 72 FAQs for games never covered at www.GameFAQs.com. DIVISION 6: WORD |
| _Lagoona_ | Posted 10/19/2007 1:31:11 AM | message detail |
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.ASchultz: thanks, I'll write down what I had in mind about the unbeaten stages and send it to you as soon as possible. --- .Nobody is perfect , I'm nobody. :-Þ |
| adaml | Posted 10/19/2007 1:20:21 PM | message detail |
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Andrew, are you gonna FAQ every level from Scarabeus? :) Gemerl, how is that King Kong faq coming along? That is one of those games that I have wanted to play through for years and having a faq to help play through it will be nice. I'm really surprised nobody jumped on that game sooner, being from Konami and all. --- American NES games left to beat: 11 Last 3 NES games beaten: Wario's Woods, Overlord and F-117A Stealth Fighter [Updated 5/24/07] |
| ASchultz | Posted 10/19/2007 2:14:27 PM | message detail |
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Adam, Not for the first draft! I think it'd be a good plan to map out a perfect run--ie solving all rooms with no errors. Since the game was a proto, we can assume people are using emulators and can just keep trying til they get the level patterns right w/o losing timing. It would be interesting to try every single level but that might require 1) an algorithm to solve the levels(which I may write to solve the later levels anyway) and 2) people willing to hex edit and re-save save states to get maps of all the levels. OR... 3) finding someone who can reverse engineer however Scarabeus manufactured the levels, because 15000 levels can't fit in ~256000 bytes, so it's not on the image Oh, the FAQ would be a ghastly 1.5 MB at the VERY least, too. So I am going with the more straightforward option...for now. --- My glasses! Without them, I'm helpless! |
| brian sulpher | Posted 10/19/2007 2:51:26 PM | message detail |
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Wow, just found an incredibly addictive game (once you dig past the initial crappy interface and music)... sign me up for Bokosuka Wars as well please. --- 72 FAQs for games never covered at www.GameFAQs.com. DIVISION 6: WORD |
| Gemerl | Posted 10/19/2007 3:13:00 PM | message detail |
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Adam, so far I've only fooled around with it. I've been pretty wiped out lately, so I haven't actually started playing it for serious. Being both Kong and Konami, it _is_ surprising it was free. But then, a lot of folks are familiar just with what's in front of them. --- Complete FAQS: 58 http://faqs.retronintendo.com | http://sms.sitesled.com |
| wizardman | Posted 10/20/2007 10:44:26 PM | message detail |
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I'll sign up for Astro Fang, for now anyway. If it gets too annoying to finish I'll withdraw. --- I jaw almost busted my keyboard when I saw that.- Harkell |
| ASchultz | Posted 10/25/2007 12:15:53 AM | message detail |
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Let's bump this with a submitted guide: Minna no Tabou no Nakayoshi Daisakusen...known to the nice people at romhacking.net as Tabo's Tactics. --- My glasses! Without them, I'm helpless! |
| odino | Posted 10/25/2007 1:19:03 AM | message detail |
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Nice, I knew you'd be the one doing this somehow :p I'm putting "Dragon Scroll" on hold for now, but instead I shall FAQ Layla. |
| ASchultz | Posted 10/26/2007 2:58:55 AM | message detail |
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Surprised nobody else did it. Once you get the hang of it it all falls out. When I saw it was Sanrio I had to look at it though. Toobin completed and submitted. --- My glasses! Without them, I'm helpless! |
| odino | Posted 10/28/2007 2:45:28 AM | message detail |
| No surprise I've completed 'Lost Word of Jenny'. |
| odino | Posted 11/1/2007 1:14:06 PM | message detail |
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Ok, small bump. The linked Pac-Land guide doesn't apply to the NES, so it's reported to be un-linked. I have started writing a proper guide for that. Devin, have you considered writing for Chase HQ? The NES version is slightly different (e.g display) but it seems the rounds are the same. |
| llamaman2 | Posted 11/1/2007 9:36:00 PM | message detail |
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Well, the GBC Project seems to have died, just like the SMS project. --- Diamond Friend Code: Jack 1246 5322 8691 Wake Forest Fan |
| The Admiral | Posted 11/2/2007 3:06:34 PM | message detail |
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Guide for Cool World now posted. --- - The Admiral |
| Gemerl | Posted 11/2/2007 6:34:58 PM | message detail |
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I could revive the SMS project again but last time there wasn't a whole lot of interest. I've been wrapped up with Mother 3 for my gaming time too, since I finally faced the facts and imported. But I should get to King Kong this coming week. --- Complete FAQS: 58 http://faqs.retronintendo.com | http://sms.sitesled.com |
| adaml | Posted 11/2/2007 9:19:43 PM | message detail |
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Admiral, your Cool World guide looks great. The sewer map will be helpful. Gemerl, King Kong is beating his chest waiting for you to guide him through the game and tell the tale in FAQ form ;) King Kong = adaml --- American NES games left to beat: 11 Last 3 NES games beaten: Wario's Woods, Overlord and F-117A Stealth Fighter [Updated 5/24/07] |
| The Admiral | Posted 11/2/2007 11:40:23 PM | message detail |
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Thanks adam. Time to look for another game to cover. --- - The Admiral |
