These notes assume you know the NES speedrun. There are four key differences in this route: - Fairy Water kills Metal Slimes instantly (Not considered a major glitch) - You can get infinity casino coins by overflowing the price (Buy 838861 coins for four GP in chapter 5) - You can pick up the balloon right when you get the ship, it's chilling in the corner of the map - NEED TO KNOW: How do I find it? - If you fail to run eight times (to a boss) you'll get critical hits for the rest of the fight - NEED TO KNOW: Is this only Necrosaro? Would you even use it on anyone else? =============================== Chapter 1: The Royal Soldiers =============================== Literally the same as the NES. Change nothing! I told you these notes assume you know the NES speedrun. ========================================= Chapter 2: Princess Alena's Fairy Water ========================================= This chapter doesn't change much either Grab the Fairy Water in Santeem probably - Inventory issues? - Could use it on a... something... - I mean I can buy more Fairy Water later, I will have plenty of gold Use Fairy Waters to kill three Metal Slimes (not two!) - Stop after two if stat gains are really really good ===================================== Chapter 3: Taloon the Arms Merchant ===================================== Basically the same as the NES, but you can take more stuff from the cave. - Take the Morning Star - Take other chests as usual ===================================== Chapter 4: The Sisters of Monbaraba ===================================== Literally the same as the NES. Change nothing! ===================================== Chapter 5: The Chosen Ones ===================================== Head to Endor as usual After picking up Mara, buy 838861 casino coins. Deposit Gunpowder Jar and Boarding Pass for room Use them to buy Metal Babble Shields for everyone. - How many? Nara, Mara, Brey, Cristo... - Meteorite Armbands? - Wizard Rings? - Staff of Jubilation? (33 ATK for Nara, Mara, Brey, Cristo) (= Morning Star) - Is there anything in here I can sell? - No. Jub = 67gp, Pot = 22gp - Summary: - Shields for Nara, Mara (give one to Cristo later) - Armbands for Hero, Nara (give to Cristo later) - Wizard Ring or two just in case - Staff of Jubilation for each sister Still need to get Broad Sword (or Iron Spear?) from the Ch. 3 cave - Could buy an Iron Spear if you sold all of the girls' armor, but he'd still need armor... - Broad Sword is +12 attack power over spear and +30 over Copper Sword, Half Plate is +18 defense over Leather Armor - Grind to level 5 and use Wizard Rings during battle? (Urchins have 35 HP, you just have Blaze and Healmore) Get ship (kill metal slimes in the lighthouse with Fairy Water; that plus MBShields + Jubilation + Wizard Ring sustain = easy win) World tour, just like on the NES. Get all of the same small medals. On the way to the Medal King, grab the balloon (Do you lose it when you land? If so, let's get it later?) Now, what do we skip? - Keeleon, and Ragnar, require the Magic Key. Big time save to skip them. (Kill Keeleon after Bakor?) - Balzack just gives you EXP because you can fly to Gardenbur - Colossus, Dire Palace, and Esturk are all definitely skippable. - EXP can be made up at Gardenbur, Crypt, or Gottside (Throw fairy water at Metal Babbles/King Metals) Definitely need all Zenithian gear: - Could we get the sword first? It would be super dangerous but Lucia would be really nice to have... Charge up with three MBShields? Two MBShields and Z-Helmet? Kill a King Metal before trying it? - With Lucia, the rest would be easy... Shield > Armor, and Helmet at any time Post-Boat Requirements: - Small medals and Rosaville shopping (Two Swords of Lethargy? If we skip Ragnar get Dragon Mail instead.) x MAGIC KEY NOT REQUIRED (Down one medal) x KEELEON NOT REQUIRED (Party would be Hero, Alena, Cristo, NPC or Brey? x BALZACK NOT REQUIRED - Final Key/Zenithian Shield - Buy Stiletto Earrings - Grind??? x COLOSSUS NOT REQUIRED x DIRE PALACE NOT REQUIRED x ESTURK NOT REQUIRED - Zenithian Helm - Zenithian Sword - Zenithian Armor - Final dungeon rush The order we do all these things in is subject to change. How to find the Balloon: - I'm told it's at 0,0. - NW of Stancia, west tip of northmore island is (15,0A) - With it in the bottom-right corner of my screen, (0E,03) So go fourteen left, three up (With it in corner is 7 N and 7 W from the tile itself) - Balloon disappears if I leave the world map, but I can get it again from the same place Then, against Necrosaro, run to first phase eight times and when you attack you'll crit every turn. Get Ship World Tour, skip unneeded return points (Aktemto, maybe Riverton (lose Staff of Punishment though), Santeem) Get balloon on the way to medal king, fly to Gardenbur after trading in medals - Wait, did I lose the balloon when I stopped at the medal king? I thought I lost it when I went into Gardenbur. Do you only lose it in literal towns? - Get Fire Claw and buy Cloak of Evasion. Get medal for emergency gold? - Proc theft event and leave someone useless Sail to Rosaville from Konenbur and do shopping - Sell Fire Claw, Torneko's stuff, hero's stuff, Staff of Punishmnet - Buy Stiletto Earrings, Sword of Lethary, Sacred Robe Fly to Gottside - Grab Dress of Radiance - Sell Dress in Gottside for Dragon Mail and Iron Mask Kill a King Metal outside of Gottside Then: Kill Bakor and get a second King Metal. Not sure the best order? - Cristo learns Beat after the second KM, but the walk to Bakor is hella safe if you get the levels. After two (Three?) KMs, go get the Zenithian Armor, then the helm, then the sword. Party is Hero > Alena > Cristo (Only take Lucia if you want Doran for final bosses) Final dungeon rush - Add Lucia after Zenithia, put her in front of Cristo? Try this: - Get Ship - Konenbur -> Mintos -> Shrine medal -> Soretta -> Pedequia (Medal x2) - Endor -> Yeti medal -> Haville -> Seaside -> Stancia (Medal x6) - Haville -> Monbaraba to get Panon - Sail to the balloon and kill off anyone you don't need; fly to Gardenbur - Pick up Fire Claw and buy Cloak of Evasion. Get medal for emergency gold. - Sail to Rosaville and sell everything to buy earrings, Lethargy, and Sacred Robe - Fly to Gottside, get Dress of Radiance, sell to buy Dragon Mail for the hero - Kill three King Metals outside Gottside - Go get Zenithian Shield, then Armor (Trade in medals for Miracle Sword), then Helm, then Sword - Final dungeon rush (Keep Lucia?) Alternative strats - Don't buy any armor for the hero before the grind (Riskier, but if I kill three Kings who cares) - Use Taloon instead of Lucia/Doran, and get the Multi-Edge Sword from Endor (What armor can he use?)