Dragon Slayer Jr. - Romancia (Famicom)
FAQ v1.15 - 5/31/08
By Unsavory Maggot (unsavory(period)maggot(at)yahoo(period)com)
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Changes:
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- v1.15: More formatting for GameFAQs to follow their rules and guidelines.
5/31 Major fixes for sections [B-0] to [A-7]
Improved overall look.
- v1.13: Made this walkthrough GameFAQs friendly. I didn't realize that Word
5/31 Wrapped text files weren't internet friendly.
- 5/30: Finished the walkthrough.
Added Misc. Items [M-0] section, which describes every item in the
game and where you get them.
Added Locales/Summary [L-0] section, for those of you who want me to
quit nagging and give it to you straight.
Added Heaven [L-5] section, which describes the rewards in Heaven and
the requirements for getting them.
Added Thank yous [T-0]
- 5/29: Added an Index system.
- 5/28: Discovered the double-jump, added it to Intro and Azorba.
- 5/25: Began the FAQ.
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Index:
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Intro...................... [I-0]
Your Screen........ [I-1]
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The Beginning.............. [B-0]
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Forest Of Adventure........ [F-0]
The Curse.......... [F-1]
The Cliff.......... [F-2]
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Romancia................... [R-0]
Pond Puzzle........ [R-1]
[KEY].............. """""
Secret Garden...... [R-2]
[WATER]............ """""
[FRUIT]............ """""
Graveyard.......... [R-3]
[SOUL]............. """""
The Ill............ [R-4]
[MEDICINE]......... """""
[ROPE]............. """""
[CROSS]............ """""
[RAINBOW ROD]...... """""
[ROBE]............. """""
Cash Prizes........ """""
The Well........... """""
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Azorba..................... [A-0]
Heaven............. [A-1]
The Snail.......... [A-2]
Crabby?............ [A-3]
Ladder Maze........ [A-4]
Castle Maze........ [A-5]
Cursed Slayer...... [A-6]
Dragon Slayer...... [A-7]
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Misc. Items................ [M-0]
Gold Rings......... [M-1]
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Locales/Summary............ [L-0]
Forest Of Adventure [L-1]
Romancia........... [L-2]
Azorba............. [L-3]
Part 2............. [L-4]
Heaven............. [L-5]
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Thank yous................. [T-0]
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***[I-0]***
Intro:
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Before we begin, allow me to note that my FAQ is based on the English
translation of Romancia for the Famicom, by "DvD TRANSLATIONS". Scroll to the
bottom to learn more about them!
If you would like a more definitive to-the-point FAQ, or just want
step-by-step instructions to beat the game (including the original Japanese
version!) find (Ctrl+F) section "L-0" (without the quotes)
Only GameFAQs and the Ancient Land of Ys website are allowed to host my FAQ;
NO OTHER WEBSITE. Thank you!
You're Prince Fan Fredy, presumably an adventurous young fellow. People like
to put Prince Fan on fetch quests and give him items he doesn't know how to
use. It is my job to teach you, fellow Prince Fan, how to move, use your
equipment and get through the various areas of the game. I strongly recommend
that you switch to PAL mode, if you're using an emulator. (You thief.) This
slows down some of the action to its intended speed, allowing you time to
think about how to engage in battle with the ill-tempered enemies you'll be
facing. A lot of them are jumpers, which is why I strongly recommend this.
Controls:
Left/Right: Prince Fan will walk left or right, climb stairs (sometimes
you have to jump on the stairs first) and small cliffs.
Up: Prince Fan will jump, talk to people, enter doors/areas, and
climb ladders.
Down: Prince Fan will go down ladders, drop down secret areas, and
drop to the highest stair.
B: Hold B to shoot a sword, or just press it to whack enemies in
short-range combat.
A: Prince Fan will use the selected item.
Select: Not used, as far as I know.
Start: This allows you to pause the game. Select an item with left or
right, and unpause to have it ready.
In the water: Press up, down, left, or right, to swim in that direction. All
other controls still apply!
***PROTIP:***
Are you ready for this? You can double-jump! Just press and hold Up once more
at the peak of a jump. The timing for this is VERY tricky, so don't beat
yourself up if you can't get it the first twenty times you try it.
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***[I-1]***
***Your Screen***
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Alright, what's all the junk on the screen? I'll tell you in order from left
to right.
[Dialogue Box] [HP] [SWORDS] [GOLD COINS]
[Inventory] [STAVES/MP] [SHIELDS] [GOLD RINGS]
Dialogue Box: This is where everyone's speech appears, as well as all other
messages.
Inventory: This is where your items go.
HP: This is how many hits Prince Fan has left before he dies.
30 Max.
SWORDS: This is how many swords Prince Fan has left to shoot.
15 Max.
GOLD COINS: This is how much money Prince Fan has.
30 Max.
STAVES/MP: This indicates how many times an item can be used.
15 Max.
SHIELDS: This is how many hits Prince Fan has left before his shield
breaks. 30 Max.
GOLD RINGS: These measure Prince Fan's good deeds.
30 Max.
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***[B-0]***
The Beginning:
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Nothing much out here. This is where you go when you die, normally. Talk to
the two old men on your right. They will recover your HP and give you swords
to shoot. Save these swords for later, you'll need them! Continue to the
right, where you'll enter a forest.
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***[F-0]***
Forest Of Adventure:
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Lots of flying foes, crawling foes and jumping foes here.
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***[F-1]***
***The Curse***
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Kill a bunch of the tree-frog enemies early on. Enemies may drop items like
hearts and more swords -- DON'T ATTACK THESE, as they'll go away! When you've
killed enough, a blue orb will drop onto Prince Fan. This means you may
continue to a small cave on your right.
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*Disclaimer from *
*DvD Translations*
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Any action that affected your players inventory in a way that couldn't be
done in the original game would be completely optional for the player and
obvious to avoid... if they wanted to torture themselves. Thus, I'll say
this: If you want to play without "cheating"
- Don't walk back to the first 2 guys from the forest
This was in the ROM but they removed it for some reason...
The cave:
You should have 15 swords with you. If you don't, go back to The Beginning,
heal up and get more swords. Now that you've broken The Curse, Use only short
ranged attacks by tapping the B button, so to save your swords for what's to
come. If you haven't been following my instructions, you will see a message
that the monsters' curse prevents you from going any further. However, I have
faith that you are listening to me, so continue through the cave. More enemies
here, very few that fly, but lots that will jump around and climb the narrow
rocky passages. Whack them off as you need to, but let me repeat: SAVE YOUR
SWORDS! This is very crucial! Continue on til you reach the cliff.
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***[F-2]***
***The Cliff:***
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Jump on the clouds, avoiding the jumping fish. Don't even bother attacking the
fish. When you're on the lowest cloud, jump off the edge and make your way to
the right. If you fall in the water, you'll either have to learn to double
jump (Read the Intro [I-0] section of this FAQ if you don't know how.) or get
hit by a fish while attempting to jump back onto the land on the right.
Continue right, and you'll face a nasty boss. Avoid the fangs he fires at you,
stay at the left side of the screen and SHOOT YOUR SWORDS AT HIM. You've been
waiting for me to tell you that, right? Keep shooting your swords, but don't
jump -- you'll miss if you jump! You can damage him quite a bit if he's
walking to the right -- your sword will trail him and continue to shave off
his precious invisible HPs. Once he's dead, you'll get another pretty orb.
Continue to the right, and you'll reach town.
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***[R-0]***
Romancia:
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There's a LOT to do here, so pay attention!
***THE CASTLE:***
Keep going to the right, ignoring the fake-out of a wall. Talk to the king
until he replenishes your swords. He's a generous one, no? Remember this place
if you need to recharge your swords!
For places you should just skip since you'll be reading my FAQ anyway, I'll
write the dialogue here. I'll mark important areas for you. Following the
castle is a series of three houses.
Shed 1:
Man "The water has dried and this paradise has become a wasteland. Is there
nothing that can be done?"
Shed 2:
Man "The souls of 6 young men who died in Azorba are said to be trapped in the
cemetery." Good to know, right? Continue on...
***SHED 3:***
Man "I am happy to take anything thou dost not need off thy hands."
If you keep talking to him, he will. Remember this for later, as you will
undoubtedly obtain cursed items and useless items.
***RED BRICK HOUSE:***
There's poisonous water here, which will kill you. This will be much more
helpful in the future, believe me.
***TWO FLOOR WOODEN HOUSE:***
Man "Thou mustn't go up to the 2nd floor. Thou wilt become ill."
Aha! Someone's sick in this house! REMEMBER THIS HOUSE FOR LATER. Continue on.
***UPDATE***
If you go up to the 2nd floor, and press down in front of the ill person in
bed, thou wilt find 1 coin. It'll probably make you ill, but so far I can't
say for certain; I cleared a few puzzles prior to this one.
***THE WELL:***
You will see a man next to a well. Apparently the well is dirty. Oh well.
***WHITE HOUSE W/CHIMNEY:***
For two gold coins, this kind old man will repair your shield by 1 point. It's
so hard to make money, though! Maybe later...
***RED BRICK HOUSE W/CROSS:***
Oho! Another sick person! Whatever shall we do?
***TWO FLOOR WHITE HOUSE W/TOWERS:***
Her daughter's sick! Poor thing! Too bad there isn't a hero out there who
could possibly save her... or is there?
***LONG WOODEN HOUSE; BAR:***
Apparently you can buy a drink for 5 coins. Too bad you don't have 5 coins...
the King's scribe is also here, and he wants to talk your ears off if you
decide to drink with him. Continue on...
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***[R-1]***
***Pond Puzzle***
***[KEY]***
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Hmmm... there's a little pond, with three switches at the bottom. Swim down
and press them in the following order: Right, Left, Middle. What? Nothing
happened? Fear not. Resurface and head to the right.
***CAVE ROOM:***
He'll let you know that the dam door is open. Okay, so go back to the pond on
your left, swim down and go through the dam door. Continue to your left and
push down...
The cave:
Yes, here's another cave, and it's pretty straight-forward. Continue to the
right, killing everything in your way. Go up and to the left, jump over the
gap, and continue left to the fairy. Swim down and talk to her. She'll present
you with a [KEY]! Go all the way to the right, through the fake wall and swim
up.
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***[R-2]***
**Secret Garden**
***[WATER]***
***[FRUIT]***
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Beyond the CAVE ROOM and the pond, to the right and you will see a set of four
trees. Stand yourself in the center of the four trees (in the Prince Fan sized
gap) and press up.
***SECRET GARDEN:***
Prepare for beautiful music! Walk to the right, and press up at the fountain
for [WATER]. Continue to the big tree on the right and press up to get a
[FRUIT OF THE LIFE TREE]. This will revive you up to 5 times whenever you die!
Now leave this peaceful place through the left.
***UPDATE***
Tell me, dear readers. Is the music horrifying? Are the clouds dark? Is the
background dead? This area's pretty grim if you don't come here when you're
supposed to. You MUST complete the Pond Puzzle before coming here! Infact, I
suggest taking care of The Well [R-4] too, as this area does appear to be tied
with water-based events!
Continue to the right into a building with a red cross.
***RED CROSS:***
Yep, more sick people here. Remember this one, especially!
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***[R-3]***
***Graveyard***
***[SOUL]***
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The room following the RED CROSS is the GRAVEYARD. Once inside, continue to
the left and unlock the door with your [KEY]. BIRDS! Jump on a bird to recieve
a [SOUL]. You can only collect 6 souls here, unless... I'll tell you later.
Now leave this grim area, stage right.
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***[R-4]***
***The Ill***
***[MEDICINE]***
***[ROPE]***
***[CROSS]***
**[RAINBOW ROD]**
***[ROBE]***
***Cash Prizes***
***The Well***
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***THE ARCH:***
After passing by the GRAVEYARD, you'll see an arch. Just keep in mind you can
climb the arch when Prince Fan's hiding behind it. All this bears importance
in that you can collect the [CROSS] at the top of this arch after talking to
the pastor.
***THE CHURCH:***
The kind pastor will provide you with [MEDICINE]. Continue speaking with him
to discover he has no [ROPE] to ring the churchbell with.
Return to the THE WELL with the [MEDICINE] (Examine THE WELL) and then talk to
the friendly old man nearby to recieve the [ROPE]! Return to THE CHURCH for
more [MEDICINE]! Climb the ladder in THE CHURCH, jump and ring the churchbell
to recieve the [RAINBOW ROD]! Return to the RED BRICK HOUSE W/CROSS with the
[CROSS] to recieve the [ROBE]!
Bear in mind everytime you deliver [MEDICINE], you must return to THE CHURCH
to get more! Bring [MEDICINE] to the following areas for various prizes:
***TWO FLOOR WOODEN HOUSE:*** The ill person in bed will reward you
with a ring.
***THE WELL:*** [MEDICINE] will remove the poison from
THE WELL, which means you can heal in
the waters of the RED BRICK HOUSE.
***TWO FLOOR WHITE HOUSE W/TOWERS:*** She'll award you with 30 coins!
***RED CROSS:*** The ill person in bed will reward you
with a ring.
Return to THE CHURCH after curing all of the ill, to gain permission to take
the [CROSS] from THE ARCH.
Return to the RED CROSS and the old coot will offer to recover you. 1 HP per
coin. Continue on...
You will see an old man on a cloud. Leave him alone. Talk to him once and
he'll offer to kill you. Talk to him twice and he really will kill you.
Continue on.
Disclaimer: From here on out, DON'T KILL ANYTHING! You've done good deeds,
which are represented by GOLD RINGS. If you kill an enemy, you'll lose a gold
ring. DON'T LOSE YOUR GOLD RINGS! If you do, you'll be sorry! Trust me, you
won't be able to finish the game, so don't do it!
Equip the [RAINBOW ROD] and talk to a man on the bridge. Say goodbye to the
town of Romancia and hello to a more deadly locale.
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***[A-0]***
Azorba:
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I will repeat my Disclaimer for those who are just skipping ahead in my FAQ.
Disclaimer: From here on out, DON'T KILL ANYTHING! You've done good deeds,
which are represented by GOLD RINGS. If you kill an enemy, you'll lose a gold
ring. DON'T LOSE YOUR GOLD RINGS! If you do, you'll be sorry! Trust me, you
won't be able to finish the game, so don't do it!
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*Disclaimer from *
*DvD Translations*
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Any action that affected your players inventory in a way that couldn't be
done in the original game would be completely optional for the player and
obvious to avoid... if they wanted to torture themselves. Thus, I'll say
this: If you want to play without "cheating"
- If someone says "Cheater" don't talk to them again, they originally
didn't say anything at all! 2 of these 3 people simply perform actions
that existed in ROM (one all the text existed and the other the item did)
but were removed for some reason. I really wanted to bring back what
they had removed, regardless of whether they made the game any easier
(or harder!). The last was added so that you wouldn't have to restart
the game if you did something too many times. This character was added
based on RadicalR's request.
Lots of enemies here, so beware! The first three houses have characters with
the names of hackers and translators which make various offers and accuse
Prince Fan of cheating. When inside these houses, you can press down at the
far end to drop into a tunnel, which I'll explain later. By the way: DON'T GO
INTO THE TUNNEL YET. If you do, you'll likely have to kill enemies, and that's
BAD.
In the first house, DvD will give you an [HOURGLASS].
In the second house, harmony7 will buy [MEDICINE] from you for 10 coins, a
[LAMP] or a [KEY] for 30 coins.
In the third house, Radical R will "have someone taken care of" if you can't
get another [SOUL] from the GRAVEYARD. Thank you, Radical R! :)
SKIP HOUSE 4! You'll have to fight enemies if you enter! That spells DOOM!
The man in house 4 mentions that the elder is locked up in the basement of
this fortress, and that you'll want to try entering the back of the castle to
find the princess. If you drop down through the hole in the floor, you'll end
up in the darkness. Without a lamp, you can't see anything down here. There
are various people down here who will give you a [SCROLL]. Which one's the
right one, though? Choose carefully!
***UPDATE***
Further testing has proven that the [SCROLL] given by the man/woman in the
very end of the upper-left corner (Not to be confused with the one next to him
on the right side!) is the right one. You'll still have to go back to Romancia
to uncurse it...
They're all cursed, so return to Romancia and talk to the old man in the CAVE
ROOM. He'll undo the curses for you. Continuing on in Azorba...
You'll come across a set of stairs, beneath which is a fairy. Go around from
the top and then through the cave beneath you to get to the fairy, and then
press up. The fairy will break the curse on your [CROSS]. Breaking the curse
will allow you to use the [CROSS] to kill every enemy currently in view. It
can only be used a few times, however, so save it up for now. Continue on...
You will see a cliff with fake walls, followed by a pit. It is very hard to
get out of this pit, so avoid it at all costs. Jump over it and get to the
other side; there's also a fake wall on the right cliff if you miss your jump.
SKIP THE PIT! For the love of god, skip it! Again, more enemies, which spells
what, kids? DOOM!
The pit:
DON'T KILL ALL OF THE ENEMIES IF YOU FALL IN. It's impossible to get out if
you kill all of the enemies. Instead, use your [HOURGLASS]. It helps if you
freeze an enemy near the platforms, so they can hit you and send you onto a
platform. Make it to the right cliff, climb up through the fake wall, drop to
the left (Just enough so you can see Prince Fan!) and hold up to exit -- the
exit door is to the left of the hidden ladder for some odd reason. This will
take you back on top of the left cliff.
***UPDATE***
Clearly, you can escape the pit even if you kill all of the enemies. The
method of doing so is absurd and difficult, however not quite as absurd as my
previous method. Are you ready for this? You can double-jump! Just press and
hold Up once more at the peak of a jump. The timing for this is VERY tricky,
so don't beat yourself up if you can't get it the first twenty times you try
it. I haven't found anything significant in this room, unfortunately. It does
appear important in that there is a large demon skull in the background.
My disclaimer, one last time! "DON'T KILL ANYTHING! You've done good deeds,
which are represented by GOLD RINGS. If you kill an enemy, you'll lose a gold
ring. DON'T LOSE YOUR GOLD RINGS! If you do, you'll be sorry! Trust me, you
won't be able to finish the game, so don't do it!"
There's a house here I can't seem to enter, followed by the castle of Azorba.
Enter either door and continue through. A man will be waiting here. If you
have at least ONE gold ring, he'll turn you into a pig! If you get turned into
a pig, go to house 4 in Azorba and enter the tunnels! Since Piggy Fan is
invincible, you can do lots of stuff without any drawbacks! Talk to the guy in
the upper-left most area to get the legit [SCROLL]! After that, go back to
Romancia and talk to the man in the cave. He'll uncurse your [SCROLL]
(somewhat). Next, talk to the guy on the cloud near the bridge. Yes, THAT guy;
the one who'll kill you. He'll send you someplace for a fun minigame! :D
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***[A-1]***
***Heaven***
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So, you're going to heaven, Sweet! Of course you must do alot of enemy
dodging, but after that... you'll be in heaven. Once there, you'll find a
whole bunch of people to talk to. :D The first two can uncurse scrolls! One of
them changes your [SPRING WATER] so that it removes curses -- infact, it
changes enemies into GOLD RINGS! You know what this means, right? You can
finally start killing again! :D The one to his right presents you with staffs
so you can use some of your limited use items more! All of the others just
seem to be in meditation, so I have no clue what use they are. Use the [SOUL]
to become normal Prince Fan, then leave Heaven. Yeah, back to Earth, stage
left.
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***[A-2]***
***The Snail***
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Alright, make your way back to that castle, killing as many pigs as you can
along the way. :) Kill just enough so you don't have any GOLD RINGS left. Once
that's taken care of, you can pass by the guy who turned you into a pig
before!
Deep inside you'll find a dark tunnel. There's a series of ladders if you
can't see, so press down when you reach a dead end. It zigzags, making a z
pattern. When you reach the end, it'll tell you that the area is protected by
a curse, likely the same one on any of the scrolls you've picked up. Hopefully
you've listened to me earlier and picked up the right one. If so, you may
continue...
After Prince Fan fights many zombies, a snail appears!
Okay, this guy's easier than the first boss. All you have to do is shoot
swords at it on its way back to the right, following behind it. When he turns
to the left, obviously run away from him, and dodge the bubbles he shoots all
over the place. Nothing to it! You DID save your swords, right?
Continue on, bashing zombies. Keep holding up so you can find yourself a
ladder. Continue on, bash zombies. You should have the hang of this by now.
Here's where you may have trouble. If you see a message saying "The passage is
sealed. Some of the scroll's curse still remains." then I suggest you go back
to town, using your [SPRING WATER] to turn enemies into GOLD RINGS, and get
yourself back to Heaven; the two guys in the entrance will break the curse
from your scroll. Someone didn't listen, apparently. ;)
Go back up the ladder, and return to the pitch black abyss. Woo! Climb the
other ladder, but hold left in the middle. If you do it correctly...
Yep, more curse issues. Apparently this game loves to tease the player with
curses. So what now? Is my scroll even legit? Time to have another look...
Hey, back to Heaven! You may have to make several trips, as you need to come
here with a whopping 30 gold rings. Don't forget to get turned into a piggy on
your way out from the cave. :) This time, talk to the guy on the top-left in
the group. He'll give your [ROBE] special powers, AND completely remove the
curse of the [SCROLL]! It's about damn time, right?! Heeey... the guy just
below him, on the right will give you a [LAMP]... we've needed one for how
long, now?! The guy next to him will give you the [FEATHER OF PEGASUS]! This
nifty trinket allows you to FLY!!! Well it's about damn time, right?!
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***[A-3]***
***Crabby?***
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Now we can return to the castle. Hey, what comes after the next sealed
passage? ANOTHER BOSS! :D I'd say he's a toughie. Avoid his claws, they'll
actually fly in your direction this time! Shoot his eye, and feel free to bash
him when you run out of swords.
Yay, now you can rescue the princess! You did it, you beat the game!
..or did you?
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***[A-4]***
***Ladder Maze***
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Okay, I assume since her soul's been taken, that we have to go to Heaven. Go
to heaven first; don't get rid of your 30 Gold Rings. Feel free to use up the
[CROSS] to rid of it. Get rid of the [SCROLL] when you return from Heaven. :D
The last man will give you the [CRYSTAL BALL OF FORESIGHT], which "grants thee
the power to look over the world". Well, she's not in Heaven. Let's try Hell!
Go back to Azorba, get turned into a piggy, and continue into the tunnels.
Yes, in the castle tunnels, where you just rescued the scamp. Beyond that
room, prepare to face the LADDER MAZE! I should post a link to the map I made
later on. For now, bear with my terrible ASCII.
Key:
# Ladder
S Start
F Finish
M Medicine (Costs 30 Coins)
S
# #-#-#-#
| | |
# # #
| | |
#-# #
|
#-#-#-#
| |
#-#-# #-#-# #
| | M |
# #-#-#-#-#-#
|
#-#
|
#-#
|
F
Obviously, there are more ladders than that; but if you follow my directions
EXACTLY, you'll end up in a fiery room. Equip the [ROBE] prior to entering
this room, and use it when you enter. It'll protect you from the flames.
Obviously, zig-zag your way down the room, going to the right when you first
enter. You'll drop into another room, but you're not out of the inferno just
yet! Head left, ignoring the fake walls. If you listened to me and turned into
a piggy, you won't have to worry about the snails!
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***[A-5]***
***Castle Maze***
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You'll come to the REAL castle, with two doors. One of the doors is a trap,
and will take you to the pit. The other door will take you into the castle.
Sorry folks, but this is random; I can't help you out on which door to enter.
Now that you have the [FEATHER OF PEGASUS], it should be easier to get out of
these; but I'd save your magic for later if I were you!
Once inside the castle, you will notice alot of flaming pits. Infact, if you
land in those, you will go to -- you guessed it -- the pit. Jump over them and
make your way to the right. Avoid falling into the lengthy inferno section.
The long stretch won't take you to the pit, thankfully. Make note of the
dragon mask in the background; this is vital for later! After the dragon mask,
you will see three men in robes. If you pass by, they'll take your gold and
your [ROBE]. You will see a ladder afterwards; if you press down next to it
(with Prince Fan in the background) you will collect money. You can keep doing
this until you have 30 coins; but I warn you, it's a waste of time right now.
Continue to the right.
After jumping over a gap of water, you'll see a ladder. You can go right on
the top, or on the bottom. either the top or the bottom will take you to the
next area. The other spot will likely take you to the pit. This is random, so
I can't tell you whether to take the top or the bottom path. Moving on...
Now this room shouldn't be random. Use either a double-jump or the [FEATHER OF
PEGASUS] to take the top path; if you take the bottom path, the room will
flood with inferno! Continue to the right, ignoring your piggy clones.
Continue on, ignoring the prisoners' pleas "Help me!". Eventually, you'll come
across a wall. Use the [FEATHER OF PEGASUS] to go up and over, and then drop
down.
Immediately fly to the right. (Heh, pigs CAN fly!) Dive into the water, head
to the right while holding up; you'll enter the passageway you should've seen
earlier. Talk to the old man on the left. He wants the [CRYSTAL BALL OF
FORESIGHT]. Give it to him. He'll tell you to examine the first dragon mask.
Before you return to the first dragon mask, go back to the water and zig-zag
down to the left, AVOID THE SQUARE OF INFERNO. If you don't, it'll reduce you
to 1 HP and kill you as quickly as you pass it. Go all the way to the left to
talk to the old man. He'll give you the [DRAGON SLAYER], Falcom's trademark
weapon of choice! It's cursed though, so keep going to the right. You'll see a
pillar with a ladder. Drop down the pillar instead. You'll land in... the pit.
This time it's necessary, as it provides a quick way back to the entrance of
the Castle Maze.
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***[A-6]***
***Cursed Slayer***
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Go back into the castle, jump over the pits, and make your way to the dragon
mask. Fly to it, and press down. You'll get a [PENDANT]. Continue past the
three robed men, and collect 30 coins. Use the [PENDANT] to go back outside.
You'll appear on the cliff outside of the entire castle. Don't worry, the pit
below provides a nice shortcut back to the castle maze. Head back to the
ladder maze and buy some [MEDICINE]. If you have any STAVES left, uncurse your
enemies for more GOLD RINGS. Return to Romancia, get the [CROSS] to get the
[ROBE] back if you lost it earlier. Use the [CROSS] to get rid of it, get
yourself another [SOUL] and make a trip to Heaven to replenish your STAVES.
You need to make two trips to Heaven; once to replenish your STAVES to 15, and
once when you have 30 GOLD RINGS. Don't forget to get a [SOUL] from the
GRAVEYARD for the last trip.
One of the wise men in Heaven will uncurse the [DRAGON SLAYER]. Replenish your
staves, and return to Romancia. Turn your GOLD RINGS into GOLD COINS on the
second floor of the two floor wooden house. Tap down many times in front of
the third bed from the left. Replenish your HP and repair your shield as
needed, and make sure you have 15 STAVES and SWORDS before returning to
Azorba.
Cheating: You can get a [LAMP] in Heaven and sell it to harmony7 in the second
house of Azorba for 30 GOLD COINS. Use this money to replenish your HP and
repair your shield! Keep making return trips to Heaven with the following
cheat...
Cheating: Radical R in the third house of Azorba will allow you to collect
another [SOUL] in the GRAVEYARD.
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***[A-7]***
***Dragon Slayer***
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Drop into the pit to go back to the castle, get past the various rooms as you
remember, doubling back to the area where you saw the ladder and the pillar.
Climb the ladder, equip the [DRAGON SLAYER], and go all the way to the right.
You will see another dragon mask. Double jump to it or fly to it, and prepare
for the final boss, Dark Dragon Vaides.
This one's pretty nasty. Each of his body parts take SEVERAL HITS to destroy.
Dodge him, make well-timed shots when he's near the ground, and bash his tail
continuously until there's nothing left but his head. This will take a long
time, so just hang in there. Eventually, he'll have nothing left but a head.
Keep bashing it, and he'll go down.
Enjoy the ending!
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***[M-0]***
Misc. Items:
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[KEY]:............... Unlocks the door in the GRAVEYARD.
Where:............... Obtained from the Fairy beneath the lake in Romancia.
[R-1]
[SPRING WATER]:...... Kills all enemies in view, rewarding you with a single
GOLD RING in return. Costs 1 MP.
Where:............... Get it from the Fountain in the Secret Garden. [R-2]
Misc. Info:.......... You must go to Heaven and speak to the third wise man
before this is of any use. [A-1]
[FRUIT OF LIFE TREE]: Revives Prince Fan up to five times, each following a
fake-out GAME OVER message.
Where:............... Get it from the Life Tree in the Secret Garden. [R-2]
Misc. Info:.......... It won't work anymore after five deaths, and there
won't be any indication that is no longer of use.
[SOUL]:.............. Allows Prince Fan to become human again when he
reaches Heaven.
Where:............... Get it from the birds in the GRAVEYARD, or the angels
on your way up to Heaven.
Misc. Info:.......... There are only 6 of these in the whole game. You MUST
have one if you ever want to leave Heaven!
Cheating:............ If you want to cheat, Radical R in the third house of
Azorba will allow you to collect another [SOUL] in the
GRAVEYARD.
[MEDICINE]:.......... Recovers 30 HP. Also cures the ill and cleans the well
in Romancia.
Where:............... Get it from the CHURCH in Romancia. [R-4] Also sold in
the Ladder Maze in Azorba. [A-4]
[ROPE]:.............. Fixes the churchbell, give to the pastor of the
CHURCH.
Where:............... Get it from the man next to the well in Romancia,
after cleaning the well. [R-4]
[CROSS]:............. Kills every enemy within view. Use it up to 5 times.
Where:............... Get it from the arch in Romancia when you have 5 GOLD
RINGS. [R-4]
Misc. Info:.......... You must talk to the Fairy in Azorba before this is of
any use. [A-0] Reappears on the arch if you lose it.
[R-4]
Oops:................ If you accidentally use it up, don't worry; you can
get another one from the arch in Romancia. [R-4]
[RAINBOW ROD]:....... Allows you to cross the bridge from Romancia to
Azorba.
Where:............... Ring the churchbell in Romancia after giving the
[ROPE] to the pastor in the CHURCH. [R-4]
[ROBE]:.............. Allows you to go to Heaven if you have at least 5 GOLD
RINGS. Also grants temporary immunity. Costs 3 MP when
powered up.
Where:............... Get it from the man in the red brick house w/cross in
Romancia after you get the [CROSS]. [R-4]
Misc. Info:.......... A wise man in Heaven will increase its power if you
have 30 GOLD RINGS. [A-2] (This will help you in
Azorba.)
Oops:................ If you run out of STAVES and use this item, you'll
lose it. You can get it back in Romancia. [R-4]
[HOURGLASS]:......... Allows you to stop all enemies in their tracks for a
limited time.
Where:............... Get it from DvD in the first house in Azorba. [A-0]
Cheating:............ This item was removed from the original game, so only
get it if you don't care about cheating.
[SCROLL]:............ Allows you to pass the curse barriers in the castle in
Azorba.
Where:............... Get it from the character in the top-left corner of
the tunnels in Azorba. [A-0]
Misc. Info:.......... Several wise men in Heaven uncurse it for you if
you've uncursed it in Romancia and have 30 GOLD RINGS.
[A-0][A-1][A-2]
[LAMP]:.............. Allows you to see everything in dark caves.
Where:............... A wise man in Heaven will give it to you, if you have
10 GOLD RINGS. [A-2]
[FEATHER OF PEGASUS]: Allows you to fly. Costs 1 MP.
Where:............... A wise man in Heaven will give it to you, if you have
20 GOLD RINGS. [A-2]
[CRYSTAL BALL]:...... Give this to a wise man in the Castle Maze in Azorba
to unlock the [PENDANT].
Where:............... A wise man in Heaven will give it to you, if you have
25 GOLD RINGS. [A-4]
[DRAGON SLAYER]:..... Used to fight the final battle.
Where:............... An old man in the Castle Maze in Azorba will give it
to you.
Misc. Info:.......... A wise man in Heaven will uncurse it for you, if you
have 30 GOLD RINGS. [A-6]
[PENDANT]:........... Warps you back onto a cliff outside the pit in Azorba.
Where:............... Examine the first dragon mask in the Castle Maze in
Azorba after giving the old man the [CRYSTAL BALL].
[A-5][A-6]
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***[M-1]***
***Gold Rings***
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Here's a few facts you need to know about GOLD RINGS.
- They are earned by giving [MEDICINE] to the ill in Romancia.
- They are earned by using [SPRING WATER] on pigs, zombies and other nasties.
- You can turn them into GOLD COINS in the two floor wooden house in Romancia,
by standing in front of the ill person's bed and pressing down, continue to
press/tap down until you have as many GOLD COINS as you'd like.
- You can turn them into GOLD COINS by killing monsters.
- You can lose them in Romancia if you give any items to the man in the 3rd
shed.
- If you have at least 5 GOLD RINGS and a [ROBE], you can go to Heaven. (You
can get out if you have a [SOUL]!)
- Further ahead in the game, the more GOLD RINGS you have, (Max. 30) the more
rewards you can get from the wise men in Heaven.
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***[L-0]***
Locales/Summary:
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This section is here to give you a summary of events, skipping the boring
details and giving you a no holds barred FAQ. This is the definitive guide for
Romancia, telling you step-by-step instructions for beating the game without
all of the jibber-jabber.
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***[L-1]***
Forest Of Adventure:
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- You begin on a screen with two old men. Talk to them to recover your HP and
get SWORDS.
- The screen which follows is chalk full of enemies. Keep killing them until
you get a blue orb.
- Continue to the right, through the caves until you get to a cliff. Jump on
the clouds to get across.
- You'll fight your first boss here. Stay at the left side of the screen and
fire SWORDS at him until he's defeated.
- Proceed to Romancia.
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***[L-2]***
Romancia:
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- The King, Fannesa III, provides story info and SWORDS.
- Go to the lake where 3 switches are, and push them down in this order:
Right, Left, Middle.
- Enter the cave to the right of the lake and talk to the old man.
- Go back into the lake and to the left, then press down.
- Make your way through the cave and talk to the fairy in the pond.
- Go to the right, past a fake wall. Swim up and out.
- Enter the clearing between the four trees on the right.
- Get the [SPRING WATER] from the fountain, and [FRUIT OF THE LIFE TREE] from
the Life Tree.
- Enter the last building on the right -- the church -- and get [MEDICINE]
from the pastor. Don't use it!
- Go to the building with the red cross on it -- the hospital -- and talk to
the person in bed 2 times.
- Go back to the church and get more [MEDICINE] from the pastor.
- Go back past the lake and enter the second house from the right. Talk to the
old lady 3 times.
- Go to the house on the left between an arch and the well -- the smith's.
Repair your shield 7 times.
- Go back to the hospital and recover your HP all the way.
- Go to the church and get more [MEDICINE] from the pastor.
- Go back past the lake and enter the third house from the right. Talk to the
old man 2 times.
- Go back to the church and get more [MEDICINE] from the pastor.
- Go to the well past the lake and four houses. Examine it, and talk to the
old man 2 times.
- Go back to the church and get more [MEDICINE] from the pastor.
- Go back past the lake and enter the house past the well. Go upstairs and
talk to the person in bed 2 times.
- Enter the house on the left and take a dip to recover up to 15 HP.
- Equip the [ROPE] and go back to the church. Give the [ROPE] to the pastor.
- Exit the church and climb the arch to the left to get the [CROSS].
- Enter the door between the arch and the hospital -- the graveyard -- equip
the [KEY] and open the door on the far left.
- Jump at a bird to get a [SOUL], then leave the graveyard.
- Go back past the lake and enter the third house from the right. Talk to the
old man to get the [ROBE].
- You should have 5 GOLD RINGS at this point.
- Go back past the church and talk to the old man on the cloud 2 times.
- Carefully proceed through the heavens, dodging the electricity, gods of wind
and thunder.
- Talk to the third man on the right to empower your [SPRING WATER].
- Talk to the man next to him to get 10 STAVES.
- Use the [SOUL] and leave Heaven.
- Go back into the church, go upstairs and ring the bell. Leave the church and
head all the way to the right.
- Avoid attacking any enemies. Equip the [RAINBOW ROD] and talk to the man on
the bridge. Proceed to Azorba.
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***[L-3]***
Azorba:
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- Proceed to the right, using the [SPRING WATER] to uncurse pigs as they
appear. Do not use the [SPRING WATER] once you run out of STAVES.
- Continue under the stairs and to the left. Talk to the fairy to uncurse the
[CROSS]. Use the [CROSS] to kill enemies if you run out of STAVES.
- Proceed to the castle on the far right. Enter, and walk past the sorcerer to
become a pig. Leave the castle.
- If you have any STAVES left, uncurse more pigs with your [SPRING WATER]. You
should have 15 GOLD RINGS at this point.
- Proceed to the far left without worrying about your enemies; you're
invincible. Enter the fourth house from the left.
- Drop into the pit, go all the way to the left and all the way up. Don't talk
to anyone but the person in the top-left corner.
- Go back across the bridge, talk to the old man and proceed back to Romancia.
- Go to the left and enter the cave. Equip the [SCROLL] and talk to the old
man.
- Go back to the graveyard and get another [SOUL] from the birds. Proceed to
Heaven.
- Talk to the first two old men in Heaven. Go to the right and talk to the
second old man on the cloud to get 15 STAVES.
- Talk to the old man to the right of him to get the [LAMP OF THE SUN].
- Use the [SOUL], return to Romancia, ring the churchbell, and cross the
bridge back to Azorba.
- Use the [SPRING WATER] to kill more pigs. You should have 30 GOLD RINGS at
this point.
- Backtrack to the graveyard, collect another [SOUL] and go back to Heaven.
- Get 15 STAVES from the fourth wise man.
- Talk to the wise man above him 2 times, to uncurse your [SCROLL] and empower
your [ROBE]
- Talk to the two wise men on the right to get the [FEATHER OF PEGASUS] and
the [CRYSTAL BALL OF FORESIGHT]
- Use the [SOUL], return to Romancia.
- Go back past the lake and enter the house past the well. Go upstairs and
stand in front of the third bed from the left.
- Tap down until you've converted all of your GOLD RINGS into GOLD COINS.
- Recover all of your HP in the hospital if you lost any. If not, return to
the smith's and repair your shield with the remaining GOLD COINS.
- Go to the church, ring the churchbell, proceed back across the bridge to
Azorba.
- Go all the way back to the castle without using any [SPRING WATER]. Attack
the enemies as you please, and proceed through the caves.
- You'll come across a giant snail boss. Run away from him as he's going left,
shoot your SWORDS at him as he's going right. Dodge his bubbles too!
- Climb up the ladder, go all the way to the right, climb down the ladder
midway, go to the left, and climb down the middle ladder.
- Yet another boss. This one's a bizarre crab-like cyclops. Dodge his claws
and shoot his eye. Don't be afraid to get close and bash his brains out.
- Climb the ladder and proceed to rescue princess Celina Levi Raururer.
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***[L-4]***
Part 2:
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- Go back past the lake and enter the house past the well. Go upstairs and
stand in front of the third bed from the left.
- Tap down until you've converted all of your GOLD RINGS into GOLD COINS.
- Recover your HP in the hospital, get more SWORDS from the castle, go to the
smith's and repair your shield with the remaining GOLD COINS.
- Return to Azorba, uncurse pigs until you have 5 GOLD RINGS. Have the
sorcerer turn you into a pig.
- Go back to where you rescued the pain in the butt. Enter the cell she was
held captive in, to go to the ladder maze.
- Go down two screens, go to the first ladder on your right.
- Go up two screens, go to the third ladder on your right.
- Go down three screens, go to the third ladder on your right.
- Go down one screen, go to the second ladder on your left.
- Go down one screen, and purchase [MEDICINE] for 30 GOLD COINS. Go back up
the ladder.
- Go to the second ladder on your right, go up one screen.
- Go to the first ladder on your right, go down two screens.
- Go to the fifth ladder on your left, go up one screen.
- Go to the second ladder on your left, go down two screens.
- Go to the first ladder on your right, go down one screen.
- Go to the first ladder on your left, equip the [ROBE], and go down one
screen.
- Use the [ROBE], go to the right, go down, go to the left, go down, go to the
right. Use the [ROBE] again when it stops working. Go down.
- Go to the bottom-left and continue all the way to the left. Enter either
door, and pray that you'll enter the correct door.
- Continue to the right, jumping over the pits. Doesn't matter whether or not
the three sorcerers take away your [ROBE] here.
- Either go down the ladder or stay up, head to the right, and pray that
you're taking the correct path.
- Double-jump or use the [FEATHER OF PEGASUS] to take the upper path. Continue
all the way to the right.
- Use the [FEATHER OF PEGASUS] to fly up and over the wall. Proceed down the
hole.
- Fly to the right to avoid the inferno. Proceed all the way to the right and
take a swim.
- Proceed to the right and press up in the gap to get out.
- Proceed to the left and either double-jump or use the [FEATHER OF PEGASUS]
to reach the old man.
- Give the old man the [CRYSTAL BALL OF FORESIGHT], drop to the right and go
for another swim.
- Continue downward, taking the path on the left. Continue all the way to the
left and talk to the old man to get the [DRAGON SLAYER].
- Proceed all the way to the right and drop down into Hell. Double-jump or use
the [FEATHER OF PEGASUS] to reach the upper-right corner of the screen.
- Continue back through the castle, jumping over the pits and use the [FEATHER
OF PEGASUS] to reach the Dragon Mask. Press down in front of it.
- Proceed all the way to the right; doesn't matter whether or not you give the
[ROBE] to the sorcerers.
- Tap down behind the wall until you have 30 GOLD COINS. Use the [PENDANT].
- If you have any STAVES left, uncurse some more pigs with your [SPRING WATER]
- If you need more [MEDICINE], go back into the castle on the right, and
proceed back to the ladder maze.
- If you don't need more [MEDICINE], go back to Romancia.
- If you have less than 15 HP, take a dip in the second house to the left of
the well.
- If you have less than 30 HP, go to the hospital and recover your HP.
- Go to the smith's to repair your shield.
- Go to the king to get more SWORDS.
- If you lost the [CROSS] *and* the [ROBE], get another [CROSS] from the arch
by the church.
- If you lost the [ROBE], get another one from the man living in the third
house from the left side of the lake.
- Get rid of the [CROSS]. That's right, you don't need it now that you have
the [ROBE].
- Get a [SOUL] from the graveyard.
- Go to Heaven, recover your STAVES, use the [SOUL], go to Romancia.
- Ring the churchbell, go to Azorba.
- Use your [SPRING WATER] to uncurse more pigs. You should have at least 15
GOLD RINGS now.
- You know the drill by now. Get your [SOUL] and go to Heaven.
- Recover your STAVES, use the [SOUL], and leave. One trip to Heaven left!
- Use your [SPRING WATER] to uncurse more pigs. You should have at least 30
GOLD RINGS now.
- You know the drill by now. Get your [SOUL] and go to Heaven.
- Talk to the wise man on the top-right corner. He'll uncurse the [DRAGON
SLAYER] for you!
- Talk to the wise man on the top-left corner to empower your [ROBE] again.
- Recover your STAVES, use the [SOUL], and return to Romancia. You can no
longer get a [SOUL].
- Go back past the lake and enter the house past the well. Go upstairs and
stand in front of the third bed from the left.
- Tap down until you've converted all of your GOLD RINGS into GOLD COINS.
- Recover your HP in the hospital, go to the smith's and repair your shield
with the remaining GOLD COINS.
- Go back to Azorba. This time, you want to drop down the pit instead of going
to the castle on the far right.
- Get past the first room in the deep castle. Take the same paths you took
before.
- Use either the [FEATHER OF PEGASUS] or a double-jump to take the upper path,
like last time.
- Equip the [ROBE] before dropping down, and use it before getting hit.
- Use the [FEATHER OF PEGASUS] at the far end, go up and over the wall, down
the pit, and fly to the right.
- Go for a dip, head to the right, go down, head to the left, go down, head to
the right, and take the ladder up.
- Go to the right and either double-jump or use the [FEATHER OF PEGASUS] to
touch the Dragon Mask. Equip the [DRAGON SLAYER] when you touch it.
- Dodge the Dark Dragon Vaides' body, shoot your swords at him, and bash his
tail(s) like crazy. One by one, they'll pop off.
- Once his body is eliminated, bash his brains out until you win.
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***[L-5]***
Heaven:
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- There are 9 wise men here. I will list them in the order they appear, what
they do, and how many GOLD RINGS you need for their services.
5 7
1 2 3 4 6 8 9
#1: Uncurses your [SCROLL].
Need: Uncurse your [SCROLL] in the cave in Romancia first. 5 RINGS.
#2: Uncurses your [SCROLL].
Need: Have #1 uncurse your [SCROLL] first. 5 RINGS.
#3: Empowers your [SPRING WATER] with the ability to uncurse your enemies,
earning GOLD RINGS in the process.
Need: 5 RINGS.
#4: Gives you STAVES.
Need: 5-14 RINGS for 10 STAVES. 15-30 RINGS for 15 STAVES.
#5: Uncurses your [SCROLL] completely. Empowers your [ROBE].
Need: Have #2 uncurse your [SCROLL] first. 30 RINGS for the [SCROLL]. 30 RINGS
for the [ROBE].
#6: Gives you the [LAMP OF THE SUN].
Need: 10 RINGS.
#7: Removes the curse from the [DRAGON SLAYER]
Need: 30 RINGS.
#8: Gives you the [FEATHER OF PEGASUS].
Need: 20 RINGS.
#9: Gives you the [CRYSTAL BALL OF FORESIGHT].
Need: 25 RINGS.
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***[T-0]***
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