User:Abacos/Sandbox

Ultima 4
Combat rules:


 * Victories scored over evil creatures help to build a valorous soul! (Valor)
 * To strike first a non-evil being is by no means an honorable deed! (Honor)
 * Kill not a non-evil beast for they deserve not death, even if in hunger they attack thee! (Justice)
 * Kill not the non-evil beasts of the land, and do not attack the fair people! (Compassion)
 * Attack not a peaceful citizen for that action deserves strict punishment! (Justice)
 * To flee from battle with less than grievous wounds often shows a coward! (Valor)
 * For thee to flee and leave thy companions is a self-serving action to be avoided! (Sacrifice)

About chests in towns:


 * Take not the gold of others found in towns and castles for yours it is not! (Honesty)
 * To take the gold of others is injustice not soon forgotten. Take only thy due! (Justice)
 * Take not the gold of others for this shall bring dishonor upon thee! (Honor)

About beggars and blind people:


 * Cheat not the merchants and peddlers for tis an evil thing to do! (Honesty)
 * Give of thy purse to those who beg and thy deed shall not be forgotten! (Compassion)
 * To give thy last gold piece unto the needy shows good measure of self-sacrifice! (Sacrifice)

Other things to avoid:


 * Claim not to be that which thou art not. Humble actions speak well of thee! (Humility)
 * Strive not to wield the Great Force of Evil for its power will overcome thee! (Humility)

Other things to do:


 * To give of thy life's blood so that others may live is a virtue of great praise! (Sacrifice)
 * Seek ye to solve the many Quests before thee, and honor shall be a reward! (Honor)
 * Seek ye to know thyself. Visit the seer often for he can see into thy inner being! (Spirituality)
 * Meditation leads to enlightenment Seek ye all Wisdom and Knowledge! (Spirituality)

Final Fantasy 1&2 character comparison
If anyone needs help to choose names... :-P

Mega Man X3

 * 1) Blast Hornet
 * 2) * (no items available at start)
 * 3) Blizzard Buffalo
 * 4) * Leg upgrade (need Zero)
 * 5) * Sub-tank (need Leg upgrade)
 * 6) Toxic Seahorse
 * 7) * Heart
 * 8) Tunnel Rhino
 * 9) * Sub-tank
 * 10) * Chimera Ride Armor (Blast Hornet stage; need T. Rhino's Tornado Fang)
 * 11) * Heart (Blast Hornet stage; need Chimera R.A.)
 * 12) * Heart (Blizzard Buffalo stage; need Chimera R.A.)
 * 13) Volt Catfish
 * 14) * Heart (need Leg upgrade)
 * 15) * Sub-tank (need Chimera R.A.)
 * 16) Crush Crawfish
 * 17) * Heart (need Chimera R.A.)
 * 18) Neon Tiger
 * 19) * Sub-tank
 * 20) * Arm upgrade (need T. Rhino's Tornado Fang)
 * 21) * Heart (need Leg upgrade)
 * 22) * Kangaroo Ride Armor (need Arm upgrade and B. Buffalo's Frost Shield)
 * 23) * Heart (Tunnel Rhino stage; need Arm upgrade and V. Catfish's Triad Thunder)
 * 24) * Head upgrade (Tunnel Rhino stage; need Arm upgrade and V. Catfish's Triad Thunder)
 * 25) * Hawk Ride Armor (Crush Crawfish stage; need Arm upgrade and V. Catfish's Triad Thunder)
 * 26) * Head chip (Blast Hornet stage; need Hawk R.A. and Head upgrade)
 * 27) Gravity Beetle
 * 28) * Heart (need B. Hornet's Parasitic Bomb)
 * 29) * Frog Ride Armor (need Leg upgrade)
 * 30) * Arm chip (need Chimera R.A. and Arm upgrade)
 * 31) * Leg chip (Toxic Seahorse stage; need Frog R.A. and Leg upgrade)
 * 32) * Body upgrade (Volt Catfish stage; need Arm upgrade and G. Beetle's Gravity Well)
 * 33) * Body chip (Crush Crawfish stage; need Chimera R.A. and Body upgrade)

Mega Man X5
Weapons and parts are obtained after completing stages, unlike tanks and armor parts, that are found during stages.

Tanks, armors and rides are found during the stages, unlike weapons and parts, that are obtained after clearing stages.

The armors can only be used after all parts are collected. If you want a high mission rank, skip the capsules to save time and re-visit the stages later. Only Mega Man X can use the Falcon and the Gaea armors.

The Falcon Armor

X... We're having serious trouble again... It's like a nightmare for Reploids, with the virus everywhere. It's too dangerous to equip the parts for enhancement as soon as you pick one. Therefore, I'll give you a data program for parts. Analyze and upload the data to your main memory in a secure area. Then complete the Armor. For security reasons, the program is divided into four segments. Once you gather and upload all four parts, the armor will be complete. Nothing happens unless you have all four. Ummm... Her name is Alia, isn't it...? She can analyze the data and let you upload it...


 * 1) Anyway, here is the program for legs. With the leg part equipped, you can fly through the air, and you are also invincible while flying! Collide against the enemy to destroy them! Gather all of the four programs, and complete the armor!
 * 2) This is the program for the body part of the Falcon Armor. With the body part equipped, the damage you receive will be less. But don't overestimate the part, or you'll regret it...
 * 3) This is the program for the head part of the Falcon Armor. With the head part equipped, you can use your special weapons using less energy. Now, take advantage of your enhanced special weapons and triumph!
 * 4) This is the program for the arm part of the Falcon Armor. With the arm part equipped, you can maximize and attack with your original shot, but you can't charge the special weapons. As this armor specializes the mobility, if you want to enhance your attack power, use other armor.

The Gaea Armor


 * 1) I'll give you another program for your armor... This is an armor prototype that I created a long, long time ago... I named it Gaea Armor. Gaea armor specializes in defense ability. It is very heavy and lacks mobility... You won't be able to use weapons. Still, it will be very useful because you will be able to walk on the damaged area... With this armor equipped, you'll be able to reach places that you have never been able to before... Use your armor wisely.
 * 2) This is the program for the head part of the Gaea Armor. Analyze and upload the data to your main memory in a secure area. Once you upload all four of the programs, the Gaea Armor will be complete.
 * 3)  This is the program for the body part of the Gaea armor. With the body part equipped, the damage you receive will become less.
 * 4) This is the program for the arm part of the Gaea Armor. With the arm part equipped, you can Attack with the Gaea shot! While the range of the Gaea shot is short, it's powerful and it can neutralize the enemies' energy bullets. Also, you can break a certain brick!

The Ultimate Armor


 * I never expected you to come here without the armor... But it's very dangerous to go without adequate equipment. To finish this battle, I'll give you the Ultimate Armor. You can perform the Giga Attack unlimited times. But don't get lazy and depend too much on the power of the armor. The end is near... Good luck, X!
 * Zero... I wasn't able to create any armor for you... But I seem to be able to enhance your abilities... Whether you enter this capsule or not, the decision is up to you. But if you enter, the Z-Saber will be enhanced, and your defense power will be increased... I believe in you. You will use these powers in the right way to fight evil. Decide... and choose your fate.

Final Fantasy 3: Wind Crystal walkthrough
My idea would be to organize the walkthrough sections according to the bosses encountered.

The Land Turtle and the Wind Crystal
The Land Turtle invaded the Wind Crystal cave.

BOSS: the Land Turtle
''The Land Turtle is an important creature in Japanese folklore. Known as Genbu, it represents the Earth element, the North direction and the winter season, and it is associated with the black color. ''

The Wind Crystal altar
Change classes at once, and start earning experience and abilities.

Suggested classes:
 * Monk: you'll find soon two free weapons that only he can use;
 * Red Mage: he can use both black and white magic, and soon a free weapon only he can use will be found;
 * White Mage: you'll find soon two identical white spells for free, so you'll need a second white magic user;
 * Warrior: this is the only job left that can use the long swords you found for free.

Before leaving the altar room, talk to the Wind Crystal again and it will completely restore Health and Magic Points.

Altar cave, re-visited
If you got healed by the Wind Crystal, re-enter the Altar cave, and explore its upper levels to find free equipment for your characters, including a nunchunk for a Monk and a black spell for either a Red or Black Mage. Navigate the full cave to get some extra experience.

Town of Ur
The only two things you should buy are a Poisona spell and some Eyedrops. Everything else can be found without spending money. Talk to everyone, then go through the lower-right trees to get to the well; there and in other places around the town you can find several potions. Now go conquer the Cure spell in the north-western house, as you are told; there, you'll also find some more items, weapons and armors.

Sara and the Djinn
''The Djinn cast a spell on Kazus and Sasune, and only few people were spared. One of them is Princess Sara, who possesses a magic ring but is too weak to defeat the Djinn by herself.''

BOSS: the Djinn
''In pre-Islamic Arab culture, the djinns were elemental spirits associated with the air/wind, while the fire-elemental spirits (like this Djinn) were the efreets/ifrits. The other two elementals were marids for the water and ghouls for the darkness.''

The bow and the arrows can be used by some Wind Crystal jobs, but since the arrows are consumables, you may choose moneywise to save them for the Ranger, that is the job specialized in using this type of weapon.

Cid and the Bahamut
''No real connection between these two characters. After you bring Cid to his hometown, someone else in the same town will tell you about a man who went to the Dragon's peak.''

BOSS: the Bahamut
''In pre-islamic Arab culture, the Bahamut is a huge, powerful and benevolent creature that supports the World on its back. Later, Christian influence turned it into a "pagan devil", Behemoth (other devils: Astaroth was the Babylonian goddess of love Ishtar; Beelzebub was the Phoenician god Baal and "Zebub" was his honorific title in Phoenician).''

Desh and the giant rat
''Desh joins the four Warriors of Light after being saved from the Bahamut, and the five travel together until they meet the giant rat. The party needs to get miniaturized to go through these areas, therefore it would be good to have three magicians. To save Ability Points, you can turn either the Monk into a Black Mage or the Warrior into a Red or White Mage.''
 * Healing copse
 * Town of Tozus
 * Tozus tunnel
 * Vikings cove
 * Nepto temple
 * BOSS: a giant rat

Final Fantasy 3: NES weapons
Selling price is half of purchase price. For weapons that can only be found but not bought, the price column reports twice the selling price.

The Other jobs column does not report the Ninja because this class can equip almost any weapon.

Generic weapons
There are two distinct groups of weapons that can be equipped by several classes.

Onion Kid's weapons
These are the basic weapons, with low attack values and little special effects. The weapons in this section are not rewritten in other tables, except for the arrows and weapons with special effects.

Magicians' staves and rods
There are eight different jobs that can equip rods and staves. They can be classified as follows: Note that the Red mage can also equip some swords, and in the Famicom version the Sage can equip any book.

In general, most staves are equipped by White magic users, most rods are equipped by black magic and summon magic users, and the "mixed" magic users can equip both.

Warrior's weapons
For a complete list, see and .

Red mage's weapons
For a complete list, see and .

Monk's nunckhucks
See also .

Ranger's bows and arrows
See also .

Mystic knight's katanas
See also and .

Ninja's weapons
The Ninja can equip almost every weapon, plus the Shurikens.

Always equipped weapons
The Reaver Twin Machine Guns can be bought back if they are sold.

Selectable weapons
The Megabomb is a single use weapon: press the spacebar once to release one Megabomb. You can carry up to five Megabombs at once.

The hotkey for the Twin Laser is really the "-" button, next to the "0" button.

Challenges
Try clearing the video game with a limited selection of weapons, i.e. no more than two, and without the machine gun. You would like to have either a single weapon for aerial and terrestrial target, or two, one for air targets and one for ground target.

Examples:
 * Plasma cannon (air) & Bomb (ground)
 * Laser turret (air) & Air-ground missiles (ground)
 * Micro missiles alone
 * Twin laser alone

Cheats
Press backspace to lose all money, get full health and two Deathrays that can be sold for good money. The more times you press backspace, the more Deathrays you get. You can then abort mission, sell the Deathrays and buy any weapon you like.

Scientific classification of Pokémon
From a taxonomical point of view, there are 76 Pokémon species, instead of 151.

What the Western translations of the videogames call "evolution" is actually growth from young to adult. Also, what is called "species" in the videogames is actually a life stage, e.g. young, cocoon or adult.

Of all the Pokémon species, the vast majority is inspired to real animals existing in nature, and they can be classified according to Lynnaeus method. Note that Lynnaeus lived one century before Darwin and the formulation of the scientific theory of evolution (Note also that "scientific theory" means "set of correlated theorems").

Scientific Pokédex
NOTE: Strictly speaking, "Invertebrata" is not an animal phylum, but a term of convenience including all phyla except for chordata. Here, it is used to group all the few animal pokémons that are neither Chordates/Vertebrates nor Arthropodes.

From other series

 * Super Mario: Legend of the Seven Stars, Paper Mario, Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga
 * Mega Man: Mega Man 64, Mega Man Zero 1, Mega Man Battle Network 1-2-3-4-5-6
 * Castlevania: Castlevania 2
 * Super Chinese: Little Ninja Brothers, Ninja Boy 2, Super Ninja Boy

Minor series

 * (8) Dragon Slayer: Faxanadu, Dragon Slayer 4
 * (7) Ys: Ys 1 (Sega), Ys 2, Ys 3, Ys 4, Ys 5
 * (4) Lufia: Lufia 1, Lufia 2, Lufia 3, Lufia 4
 * (3) Hydlide: Hydlide 1, Hydlide 3, Super Hydlide 3 (Sega), Virtual Hydlide 1 (Sega)
 * (3) Gaea Trilogy: Soul Blazer, Illusion of Gaia, Terranigma
 * (3) Red Arremer: Gargoyle's Quest 1, Gargoyle's Quest 2, Demon's Crest
 * (3) Mother: Mother, Earthbound
 * (2) Lennus: Paladin's Quest, Lennus 2
 * (2) Drakkhen: Drakkhen, Dragon View

Video games without sequel

 * 1987, NES: Rygar
 * 1987, NES: The Magic of Scheherazade
 * 1988, NES: Guardian Legend
 * 1988, NES: Battle of Olympus
 * 1988, NES: Times of Lore
 * 1989, NES: Legend of the Ghost Lion
 * 1989, NES: Faria
 * 1989, NES: Willow
 * 1990, NES: Crystalis
 * 1991, GB: Knight Quest
 * 1992, GB: Great Greed
 * 1991, SNES: Lagoon
 * 1998, N64: Quest 64
 * 2001, N64: Aidyn Chronicles

My chronology
Role-playing video games cleared since I joined this website (spring 2012)
 * 1) Ultima 5
 * 2) (currently playing Quest 64)

Role-playing video games cleared between autumn 2008 and spring 2012 (22):
 * Ultima 3 NES
 * Ultima 4 NES
 * Ultima 5 NES
 * Dragon Quest 1 GBC
 * Dragon Quest 2 GBC
 * Dragon Quest 3 GBC
 * Dragon Quest 4
 * Castlevania 2
 * Times of Lore
 * The Magic of Scheherazade
 * Guardian Legend
 * Legend of the Ghost Lion
 * Faria
 * Willow
 * Crystalis
 * Gargoyle's Quest 1
 * Gargoyle's Quest 2
 * Sa-Ga 1
 * Seiken Densetsu 1
 * Soul Blazer
 * The 7th Saga
 * Legend of Zelda 12 (MC)
 * Megaman Battle Network 1

Role-playing video games cleared before summer 2008 (19):
 * Ultima 6 SNES
 * Legend of Zelda 1
 * Legend of Zelda 2 (AL)
 * Legend of Zelda 3 (LP)
 * Legend of Zelda 4 GB/GBC (LA)
 * Legend of Zelda 5 (OT)
 * Legend of Zelda 6 (MM)
 * Legend of Zelda 7 (OA)
 * Legend of Zelda 8 (OS)
 * Legend of Zelda 10 (WW)
 * Legend of Zelda 11 (FSA)
 * Final Fantasy 1
 * Final Fantasy 2 GBA
 * Super Mario RPG
 * Paper Mario
 * Megaman 64
 * Megaman Zero 1
 * Faxanadu
 * Rygar
 * Battle of Olympus

Role-playing video games cleared before 2000:
 * Ultima 6 (MS-DOS) [not really, the floppy disks crashed twice]
 * Final Fantasy 7 (MS-Win)

My first videogames, for the "Nintendo 8-bit":