In the browser version. Worth knowing as it may affect runs and making sure they're in the correct category.
As I said in my other thread (in case anyone missed it), I am not normally much of a speedrunner, preferring to take my time and do everything. But in this case I have decided to attempt one.
Going for two categories: 100% and Super RPG. I may do it in one run, as my candies route plays the games to skip grinding. They are lucrative in the early game and don't take long.
My 100% will be stricter than the current All Items run; I'll explain later but basically "Do everything at least once", meaning at least one of every gift, all optional stuff done etc. I will set an arbitrary goal of 2,000 points in Galactic Wars, and Floor 24 in Super RPG + defeat 2/3 monsters / Floor 3 (same rules) in Hard Mode. I am really confident that my own strats, not using the ones others have used, will work really well! I'll go for some attempts later today.
There's only one run in the category, but it buys the Sorceress's Hat with the computer at the end. However, the run as it is would probably be quicker if you grind the Developer and X-Potions a bit to get a billion candies, use lolligators to convert them to lollipops then buy the Sorceress's Hat before doing the teapot twice (to get both the upgraded and regular spoon). If you put 5 Pains au Chocolat into magic and position yourself just on the right of the teapot (using Obsidian Wall and Boots of Introspection), you can sit there with the scythe and spam demons without getting hit. It's much quicker this way than the way in the current run.
Using the computer seems to me a copout given that you can grind the Developer with the Merchant's Hat a few times, then use X-Potions to get tons of candies. It might take a few minutes to grind, but it's quicker than doing the teapot twice without the Sorceress's Hat, so I think banning the computer won't make the runs take ridiculously long.
EDIT: I am not normally much of a speedrunner, preferring to take my time and do everything. But in this case I have decided to attempt one.
Going for two categories: 100% and Super RPG. I may do it in one run, as my candies route plays the games to skip grinding. They are lucrative in the early game and don't take long.
My 100% will be stricter than the current All Items run; I'll explain later but basically "Do everything at least once", meaning at least one of every gift, all optional stuff done etc. I will set an arbitrary goal of 2,000 points in Galactic Wars, and Floor 24 in Super RPG + defeat 2/3 monsters / Floor 3 (same rules) in Hard Mode. I am really confident that my own strats, not using the ones others have used, will work really well! I'll go for some attempts later today.
I wonder which two the person who wrote the rules forgot about? Or was it just a typo?
I was watching some Magirock% videos and I don't understand why every player I watched speaks to the man, then the woman, then the man again in Yunkou while doing the Chija sidequest. You don't need to speak to the woman, unless that's something they changed in the English version; just speak to the man twice to progress the quest.
I found Z4T0X's true 100% run on Twitch here:
But I don't speak German so I have no idea what's going on; what the definition of "true 100%" is here. Can someone explain it, please?
I used to collect this one with the Tanooki Statue to beat the bubbles. Might be worth adding that method to the guide.
Also I don't remember the tail flick working to hit giant blocks in the NES version of the game, so in World 4-5 you need the Koopa shell I think.
Most runs I've seen get the Jevilstail. But isn't the Devilsknife a better option for a full game run? It does over 400 damage to King with a Red Buster, and it's more powerful than the tail. Once you get to Chapter 2, the knife speeds up so many fights. And getting the knife (and using it on e.g. King) doesn't ruin a pacifist run.
The only advantage I can see of getting the tail instead is that it can be taken off Susie and put on Kris or Ralsei instead, if that's ever necessary (it maybe slightly speeds up Giga Queen but in my casual playthrough I used Frayed Bowtie and Iron Shackle on Kris to boost his damage for Giga Queen; as far as the whole game goes I think the time saved by having the Devilsknife would be well worth it).
What do you think? Are there more reasons to get the tail instead of the knife?