Cheating at Wizards & Warriors

Several days ago I started playing Wizards & Warriors for NES. First I got tired of dying and restarting and then I got tired of scrounging for Gems. So I decided I'd cheat. Although the LIFE and Gems cheats are the only cheats you should need, I found a few more. In the picture above you can see I have equipped Kuros from the very beginning of his journey.

I have tried these cheats on FCEU and FCEUX. I recommend you use FCEU. If you use FCEUX instead, expect the game to glitch beyond playability.

ADDRESS	VALUE	ITEM	DESCRIPTION
0076	012	LIFE	You want a strong Kuros, right? Use this cheat and Kuros doesn't take damage. You will want to toggle this off once you defeated a boss and then toggle it back on when you start the next level.
0077	003	LIVES	If you still want your Kuros to take damage and die, but you don't want to see the continue screen, I've got just the thing for you! Use this code to start with 3 lives and keep three lives.
0078	005	Wand of Wonder	This wand can freeze enemies for a couple seconds. I recommend using the boots of force or staff of power instead.
0078	006	Cloak of Darkness	It turns Kuros invisible! Scratch that, it makes Kuros pitch black with little sparkles around the blackness. You may have trouble seeing Kuros against a black background, but the enemies have no trouble finding him. This is a novelty at best.
0078	007	Boots of Force	I love these boots! They let you kick open even the toughest treasure chests.
0078	008 or 009	Boots of Lava Walk	You'd think that with a name like "Boots of Lava Walk" that you could use them to walk on lava without damage. Instead of that, they allow Kuros to ride around on that crazy pillar of flame in the fire cave. I forget the exact value for this item, but if you're using the invincible cheat above, you don't really need these silly boots anyway.
0078	010	Horn	Use the horn to find hidden rooms. The horn comes in handy in the purple caves.
0078	011	Map	You read about it in the instruction book and now you can use it at last! Use the map to see where in the world Kuros is.
0078	012	Staff of Power	This is a mighty blasting rod indeed!
006B	001	Knife of Throwing	OK projectile, but I like the axe myself.
006B + 062F	001 + 001	Axe of Agor	My favorite projectile weapon!
062C	001	Shield	The shield deflects projectiles.
062D	001	Feather	Press up when Kuros falls and he will fall slower. Handy for reaching platforms that are far away.
062E	001	Potion of Levitation	Press up and Kuros floats up in the air a little bit. Kuros can jump while levitating, allowing him to reach platforms he couldn't get to before.
0630	001	Blue Key	Blue Key allows Kuros to open blue chests and doors. As with the LIFE cheat and the other keys, this should be toggled off for boss battles
0631	001	Red Key
0632	002	Pink Key
0658	006	Damsels	I have really filtered out a lot of cheats and this one should probably be left off the list, but here it is anyway. Use this cheat and the game ends when you save the first damsel. Want to know what happens if you set the value to 007? Find out!

If I didn't cover the cheat you were looking for, you might have to find it yourself. I'm done with Wizards & Warriors for a while.

Goodwill: NES Super Mario Bros./ Duck Hunt/ World Class Track Meet

Stopped by Goodwill and found a cartridge with Super Mario Bros., Duck Hunt, and World Class Track Meet. There was a short stack of carts with SMB or SMB/Duck Hunt, but this is the only one with three games. I know it isn't worth the $2.99 I spent for it, but it was so shiny, and it's the only NES cart I have with 3 games on it, so I bought it.

Goodwill: NES Vindicators, CD-i Tell Me Why One, Sega Control Sticks

Another Goodwill visit today. I found Vindicators for NES and Tell Me Why One for CD-i.

I also found two Sega Control Sticks. The sticks are for the Sega Master System, but the boxes (both are in their boxes with polystyrene) say they are also compatible with Commodore VIC-20, C-64, Atari 400, 800, and 2600.

This is Why I Go to Goodwill

You need to read this article about a man who found out he had a NES game worth $40,000... a week before he was scheduled to take it to Goodwill! Damn, I coulda got this for a buck!

http://videogames.yahoo.com/events/plugged-in/rare-nintendo-game-is-40-000-windfall/1391148

First Video in the Zelda Dungeon Adventure of Link Walkthrough

Zelda Dungeon has started (actually re-doing) their video walkthrough of Adventure of Link on NES. The walkthrough with text and pictures can be found HERE. I'm looking forward to this new walkthrough. Adventure of Link is one of those games I really wanted to complete, but I never could.

In the Mail: Ultima: Exodus (NES)

On December 19 I asked a seller if it would be OK if I paid for a game and they could wait for ten days or so to send it so that the people at the UPS store don't send it to the post office who keep it for a couple days and then send it back (it's happened before). The seller actually said to press the "Buy it Now" button and then just pay when I'm ready to have the game shipped. So I did just that.

On the morning of the 29th I finally paid for the game while I was in Rochester. A few hours ago I arrived back home and checked the UPS store. The game got in this morning! It arrived in a sturdy box.
Inside... Ultima: Exodus!
This was the first game I ever bought with my own money. I had just gotten my first paycheck and it was just enough for one awesome game and lunch at A&W. Money well spent. I don't know what ever happened to that game, but now I have it again. OK, I have two other copies of the game, but this one has the box, dust sleeve... everything.

The Ultima games on the NES are among my favorite games ever. Playing and beating Ultima: Exodus was one of the most satisfying gaming experiences of my high school years.

Printable Black and White Map for Metroid (NES)

Recently someone asked if I could go online and print out a map they can use for Metroid. I said "Sure, as long as you don't mind it's in black and white. My printer is out of color ink."

When I tried printing out a few color maps in black and white none of them came out right. Completely useless really. I could not find anywhere a simple, clear, and complete metroid map. Sure they are fine if they are in color, but just try printing them an you'll see what I mean.

So I chose a map at www.neshq.com and I quickly made it into a OpenOffice.org spreadsheet. When printed from OOo it prints nicely.

I've placed the file online in three different forms (God bless OpenOffice):
HTML
PDF
SXC

Finding Kasuto

Recently I remembered that I have never finished Zelda II. I can remember playing the hell out of it, but can't remember actually beating it. I remember the lizard guys throwing stuff over the really tall fence, but what's after that?

So I have been playing Zelda II every few days or so for the last three weeks.

Recently in the game I took up the challenge of finding the hidden town of Kasuto. Man, what a pain in the ass! You have to go to this little corner of the map and cut down trees in this tiny forest. But it's not that easy since you've got about a second of overworld time in between battle screens. There's no room to run, and you lose track of what areas of the woods you've chopped down and what areas you haven't. Just when you're about ready to throw the controller at the screen... That's it! And you're in.

I only hope the rest of the game gets easier.