I have beaten Dragon Warrior 1 and 2, although I did not write about 2. I begin this day the long journey of completing Dragon Warrior 3 and knowing that I was once very close. I checked an old saved game, and I appear to be ready to beat the last guy. That's not how I role (pun intended). I need to start and finish the game in my new life, in the Nester Challenge.
While the Vikings and Saints in the NFC Championship is very entertaining, I cannot seem to pull myself away from the desire to get going on this next game. I am going to level up as I watch the game. There is no chance that I will finish this game before my daughter comes in March.
I will keep you updated on my progress.
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Gauntlet
I started playing Gauntlet before I beat Final Fantasy and Dragon Warrior. I keep coming back to it, but with angst. It was very difficult to even put this game in my NES as an adult. After Isaiah and I spent hours getting whipped by some of the most annoying monsters throughout our childhood, I buried this game as deep as I could.
As an adult, with advances in technology and walkthroughs, I thought that maybe I would have a chance. As it turns out, without Isaiah by my side, this one could prove very, very difficult.
I am going to have to plan a weekend of video games with Isaiah.
As an adult, with advances in technology and walkthroughs, I thought that maybe I would have a chance. As it turns out, without Isaiah by my side, this one could prove very, very difficult.
I am going to have to plan a weekend of video games with Isaiah.
Final Fantasy
#1 game of all time on Otto's favorite list. I recently finished playing my way through with 2 black mages and 2 white mages. Why??? Because I've beat it with pretty much every other combination. I will probably beat this one again before I finish my challenge.
The difficulties with only mages are no fighting power and the spells run out. It took many trips into each dungeon cleaning out treasures and learning the best killing strategies for each enemy. I needed to spend a lot of time leveling up to ensure I had enough spells to make it through the dungeons.
If was fun wondering if my hammers and daggers could get me out of trouble at times and seeing how far Fire, Ice, and Lit level one spells could take me.
One unexpected challenge was the lack of money. It turns out that buying 12 level 8 spells at $60,000 can get pretty expensive.
One unexpected bonus was that I got to sell all of the big armor and weapons for lots of money. It was really hard to sell the XCalibur though. I did it; I think I cried a little.
Onward!
The difficulties with only mages are no fighting power and the spells run out. It took many trips into each dungeon cleaning out treasures and learning the best killing strategies for each enemy. I needed to spend a lot of time leveling up to ensure I had enough spells to make it through the dungeons.
If was fun wondering if my hammers and daggers could get me out of trouble at times and seeing how far Fire, Ice, and Lit level one spells could take me.
One unexpected challenge was the lack of money. It turns out that buying 12 level 8 spells at $60,000 can get pretty expensive.
One unexpected bonus was that I got to sell all of the big armor and weapons for lots of money. It was really hard to sell the XCalibur though. I did it; I think I cried a little.
Onward!
Dragon Warrior
Being an RPG fan forever, I grew up beating Dragon Warrior. Something I never did though was get as powered up as I could. I heard rumors that their was a limit to the levels and experience points that could be attained. As you Dragon Warrior players know, it is one of the slowest leveling-up games ever.
Usually the game is beaten by about level 21. It turns out that with an extra 20 hours of fighting Red Dragons and Red Knights, you can reach the max experience at 35565 experience points and reach level 30.
Holy Cow! I do not recommend this to anybody. Sure the Dragonlord went down like a like Don Flamenco, but definitely not worth doing.
And this from a Dragon Warrior fanatic!
Usually the game is beaten by about level 21. It turns out that with an extra 20 hours of fighting Red Dragons and Red Knights, you can reach the max experience at 35565 experience points and reach level 30.
Holy Cow! I do not recommend this to anybody. Sure the Dragonlord went down like a like Don Flamenco, but definitely not worth doing.
And this from a Dragon Warrior fanatic!
The Otto vs Nester Challenge
The unofficial complete list of 791 Nintendo Entertainment System cartridges and its spokesperson, Nester (from the early Nintendo Power magazines), has presented the most daunting gaming challenge in the history of video games. Compared to any PS 1,2,3; Xbox; Sega; CPU; 2nd, 3rd or 4th generation systems, the original NES is and always will be the most challenging game system. The original NES as well as the challenge will be referred to as Nester from here forward.
Nester has created games requiring complex button combinations that will leave even the most dexterous video gamer sobbing in his pile of chip crumbs and empty pop cans at 4:00 in the morning. Some games are unbeatable without use of cheats and the game genie, others are simply unbeatable. While the new systems keep track of the hours logged into each game, Nester simply takes your time and slaps you with it after 20 good hours are spent and somebody slams the door too hard...GLITCH. On top of the difficulty levels, Nester has so many titles that it seems impossible to name them all.
Nester has taunted me long enough. So many fantastic hours spent playing with my best friend Isaiah have resulted in a lifelong friendship and an incomplete sense of accomplishment. The challenge is two fold. The biggest challenge is collecting all of the NES title in existence. I currently have 300 titles out of the 791 that I am pursuing. The second part of the challenge is to beat every NES game. 21/300 of the games I own have officially been checked off. I have beaten more than that, but since I made up up my mind to do this, I have only beaten 21.
This blog will contain reflection on my progress. I will list the game I am working on and talk about the progress I am making. Hopefully I will provide some entertaining thoughts along the way about your favorite games.
As I begin, I am a 28 year old teacher with a baby girl on the way. I will continue with my gaming ways, but I do expect slumps in my game playing due to real life responsibilities. I am always on the lookout for good video game deals. This is a life long goal that will hopefully not take me until retirement!
Ready...Press Power to begin...Blow in it, try again...Use rubbing alcohol...There we go!
Nester has created games requiring complex button combinations that will leave even the most dexterous video gamer sobbing in his pile of chip crumbs and empty pop cans at 4:00 in the morning. Some games are unbeatable without use of cheats and the game genie, others are simply unbeatable. While the new systems keep track of the hours logged into each game, Nester simply takes your time and slaps you with it after 20 good hours are spent and somebody slams the door too hard...GLITCH. On top of the difficulty levels, Nester has so many titles that it seems impossible to name them all.
Nester has taunted me long enough. So many fantastic hours spent playing with my best friend Isaiah have resulted in a lifelong friendship and an incomplete sense of accomplishment. The challenge is two fold. The biggest challenge is collecting all of the NES title in existence. I currently have 300 titles out of the 791 that I am pursuing. The second part of the challenge is to beat every NES game. 21/300 of the games I own have officially been checked off. I have beaten more than that, but since I made up up my mind to do this, I have only beaten 21.
This blog will contain reflection on my progress. I will list the game I am working on and talk about the progress I am making. Hopefully I will provide some entertaining thoughts along the way about your favorite games.
As I begin, I am a 28 year old teacher with a baby girl on the way. I will continue with my gaming ways, but I do expect slumps in my game playing due to real life responsibilities. I am always on the lookout for good video game deals. This is a life long goal that will hopefully not take me until retirement!
Ready...Press Power to begin...Blow in it, try again...Use rubbing alcohol...There we go!
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