****************************************************************************** Getsufuu Maden/Getsufuuma Densetsu(Jap) FAQ/Walkthrough for NES Version 1.4 (11th Oct,2002) By Skull-o Man (skullomania_dx@hotmail.com) This file is Copyright (c)2001 Skull-o Man. All rights reserved. ****************************************************************************** Table of Contents 1. Copyright Notice 2. What's New 3. Introduction 4. Story 5. Controls 6. Items and Weapons 7. Walkthrough 8. Tips and tricks 9. Miscellaneous 10.Credits ****************************************************************************** ------------------- 1.COPYRIGHT NOTICE ------------------- This FAQ is Copyright (c)2001 Skull-o Man. This FAQ is for private and personal use only. It may not be used on any website or medium other than GameFAQs site(http://www.gamefaqs.com). It is prohibited to take any piece of this document and reproduce it in any other way without permission from me,the author of this FAQ. If you found this guide on any other site other than GameFAQs, please contact me at skullomania_dx@hotmail.com.Thank you. Getsufuu Maden/Getsufuuma Densetsu is a trademark of Konami Co.,Ltd. All rights reserved. ****************************************************************************** ------------- 2.WHAT'S NEW ------------- 10/11/2001 - Started walkthrough v 1.0 10/25/2001 - Finished walkthrough v 1.0 10/31/2001 - Made some minor corrections on the Dark cave's(4th Island)map 02/07/2002 - Add more info in the tips and tricks section(thanks to StriderVM) 02/14/2002 - Add info about 'Blue orb' in Items and Weapons section 10/11/2002 - Add new tricks in the tips and tricks section(thanks to 'john john') - Add info about Genpei Toumaden(a game similar to Getsufuu Maden) in the 'Miscellaneous' section ****************************************************************************** --------------- 3.INTRODUCTION --------------- Getsufuu Maden is a great Japanese RPG which was produced by Konami back in 1987. Player takes control of a samurai warrior who has to get rid of the evil that has taken control over an island. The gameplay is kind of a mix between Zelda,Castlevania 2:Simon's Quest and Dungeon Master(PC). It has the overworld and underworld scene like Zelda did,but the underworld scene is completely a side scroller. In some special caves, the gameplay turns into a Dungeon Master type of gameplay. This game has some of the greatest tunes I've ever heard, especially the underworld tune. The enemies and bosses are awesome.They look more impressive than the early Castlevania game's enemies and bosses. As far as I know, there is no US release for this game, which is a shame because it is really a great game, much like the Castlevania series. The only way to play this game now is thru an NES emulator,for it is impossible to find the cartridge anymore(I think mine is the last one on earth). When I first played this game,I had to figure out everything by myself because all the puzzles and clues are in Japanese(whew!). But I managed to finish this game at last. That's why names of some of the enemy characters and items in this walkthrough are not their real names. I have given them fictional names. Some of the descriptions of events that is happening in this game are also coming from my assumptions, not what actually happened in the game. Anybody who wish to give comments to improve this walkthru are welcomed to do so. ****************************************************************************** -------- 4.STORY -------- When you first pop in the cartridge,there will be a brief introduction of the story. According to the guys at RPGe website (http://fx.ml.org/rpge/), the story is about a guy who needs to search for the 'Hadoukens' or 'Wave Swords' so that he can destroy the 'Dragon Master' and avenge the death of his two brothers.This is their full translation of the story: "In the first years of the Demon Age, the Dragon Master was revived by his minions in hell. To protect the peace of the overworld, the two eldest Fuuma brothers fought the Dragon Master. Both were unable to defeat him and were killed, losing their legendary Wave Swords,called Hadoukens. To avenge this, the last of the Fuuma brothers vowed to slay the Dragon Master, and take back the Hadoukens." I got the translation from the README file of RPGe's 'unofficial English translation of Getsufuuma Densetsu'. ****************************************************************************** ----------- 5.CONTROLS ----------- Control Pad: Move,select item in shop Start: in the underworld -> Pause game, bring up items menu on the overworld -> Pause game, bring up inventory list A: in the underworld -> jump, select item on the RIGHT when press start inside shop -> buy selected item B: in the underworld -> use weapon, select item on the LEFT when press start inside shop -> exit shop ****************************************************************************** -------------------- 6.ITEMS AND WEAPONS -------------------- Name:........... 1UP Location:....... Can be found in some dungeons. Description:.... Looks like a voodoo doll.Give you 1 extra life. Name:........... Armor Location:....... Buy it from some shops on the islands. Description:.... It looks like a shirt. Using the armor will make you invincible for a short period of time. Name:........... Blue Orb Location:....... Buy it from some shops on the islands. Description:.... Destroy all enemies on screen. Name:........... Bomb(weapon) Location:....... Shop s2 on Second Island. Description:.... Throws fireball which will explode into four smaller pieces. Good for killing ground enemies from a long range. Name:........... Candle Location:....... Shop s1 on Second Island. Description:.... Light the Dark cave's pathway. Name:........... Compass Location:....... Shop s1 on Second Island. Description:.... Show your directions inside the Dark caves. Name:........... Katana Shot(weapon) Location:....... Dungeon d2 on Main Island,1st area. Description:.... Create japanese words 'ka' (my friend Dan said it means 'katana') which will destroy enemies. Name:........... Key/Passport Location:....... Key master's place (see maps) Description:.... Allows you to get through specific dungeon to another island. Name:........... Magic Coin Location:....... Buy it from some shops on the islands. Description:.... Create fireballs around you for temporary protection against enemies. Name:........... Money Location:....... You obtain money by killing enemies inside the dungeons. Can also be found inside Dark caves. Description:.... You need money to buy items. Name:........... Potion Location:....... Buy it from some shops on the islands.Can also be found inside some dungeons and Dark caves. Description:.... Healing item.Revives half of your energy. Name:........... Red Orb Location:....... Buy it from some shops on the islands.Can also be found inside Dark caves. Description:.... Opens up shortcuts and secret areas inside Dark caves. Its use is not recommended because it can alter the map structure. Name:........... Rock-breaker sword(weapon) Location:....... Shop s2 on Main Island,1st area. Description:.... Destroys anything that blocks your path. Name:........... Shuriken(weapon) Location:....... Shop s1 on Third Island. Description:.... Throws three deadly ninja stars. Name:........... Souls Location:....... You obtain souls by killing enemies inside the dungeons. Description:.... Healing item. Revives a small portions of your energy. Name:........... Talisman Location:....... Shop s1 on Second Island. Description:.... Increase your defense. Name:........... Top(weapon) Location:....... Dungeon d3 on Main Island, 3rd area. Description:.... Very powerful.Allows you to perform deadly spins on enemies. Name:........... Wave Sword/Hadouken Location:....... Dark caves Description:.... Create fire waves.The most powerful weapon in the game. ****************************************************************************** -------------- 7.WALKTHROUGH -------------- Main Island, 1st area --------------------- Map: --- d -> underworld dungeon K -> key/passport to 2nd Island s -> shop G1 -> gate to Main Island,2nd area gc-> gypsy camp G2 -> gate to 2nd Island H -> healer RD -> Red Dungeon K |____d6________ |______d2__ | | s3 _________| |___d1__ Start | | | | | | | | __| __d3__| gc | |__________| |__s1 | |____| | | |___ | | __d4_____ | ___d7____| | | | | | | gc gc______| G1 |_______ _s5 | | | | | __|__d5_| |______________| | | | | |______ | | | |_ _______d8__| | | |_s2 | | | | |_s4 | | | |__________| | __d9_| | | | | __d12__| d10 _d11_| | | | |___ _| |_____ | __| |_______| __ | | |RD| | | |__| |s6| ||_| riverbanks | | ______| H__|__________________________|__________G2 From the starting point,make your way to shop no.2 (s2). On your way, you'll meet an old woman if you stop by at the gypsy camps (gc).I don't know if talking to her has an impact on the game or not (coz I don't understand what she said), but I always talk to her. In s2, buy the $200 ROCK-BREAKER SWORD. This sword is one of the MOST IMPORTANT item in this game. Without it, you can't complete this game.You can purchase other items if you'd like to. If you don't have enough money,collect it from nearby dungeons. After you've purchased the sword,go to underworld dungeon 2 (d2). Inside,you'll find an item that looks like a film roll.I call this thing a KATANA SHOT. It is trapped between two rocks that block your path. Press start and equip the sword. Destroy the rocks using the sword and take the 'Katana Shot'. Now you know already what's the use of the sword. From now on, you can use the 'Katana Shot' if you want to. It is pretty useful especially to kill enemies from a long range. Inside here, you can also collect money by killing the four-legged creature that shoots bubbles at you. The money that it leaves is worth $100. After this, you can either go on to explore other dungeons (you might find some potions or 1UP) or make your way straight to the key/passport master's place (marked 'K' on the map). She (or he?) will challenge you to fight her creature,and if you win you'll get the key/passport to the 2nd Island. ---------------------------------------- Mini boss:Creature from the black lagoon ---------------------------------------- This thing is tough. If you keep on losing,go power up your strength a bit. You can see your strength bar above the life bar when you press Start. I usually use the 'Katana Shot' to defeat this thing. Just stay there in the middle and keep on shooting at him. Don't even try to move (if he's so near to you, move a bit far). Use the potion to heal yourself if you're severely injured. Sooner or later, he will die and you will acquire the key/passport. After this,make your way to the Gate to 2nd Island (G2). By now, I suggest you use your sword all the time to power it up. You can stop by at the healer's place (marked 'H' on the map) and he will heal you. Be sure to stop by near the riverbanks too (see map). See that HUGE RED DUNGEON? I bet you're dying to know what's inside..:). Just remember this place for now. Before you arrive at G2, armies of the undead will try to stop you. Dodge them if you can. If you bump into them, you'll have to go through a rather short fight. At G2, you'll meet the gatekeeper. If you have the key, he will let you through, but you will still have to fight hordes of them on your way thru the dungeon. You'll appear on the surface at the 2nd island.Yay! Second Island ------------- Map: --- d -> underworld dungeon c1 -> Dark cave entrance 1 s -> shop c2 -> Dark cave entrance 2 gc -> gypsy camp gc | | _____|_______ ___| | | _| _| __| _d2__| _d3_| | _| | |_s2 | ____| | | | | | c1 Start|____ |_________c2 |_ |___________d1______ |_s1 From the starting point, go to s1. Buy all three things here: a) Compass b) Candle c) Talisman Now get to s2. Buy the 'Bomb', a quite powerful weapon. There's a 'Red orb' here too.You can use it to open up shortcuts and some secret areas inside the Dark cave. I don't like to use the 'Red orb', because it's going to be very confusing to walk in the cave when all the shortcuts and secret areas are opened up. Equip yourself. Buy the armor suit, magic coin and potion. We're gonna go thru one hell of a dungeon, the DARK CAVE!. As you can see, there are two entrances to the Dark Cave (c1 and c2). Choose which entrance you prefer most. It doesn't matter. You'll end up at the same place. 2nd Island's Dark cave ---------------------- Map: --- x____m__Start(c2) ______s__ __a_a__d| | | | | | |___ a m | | | | | |__s___d_|___ BN | f d d | | | | __| | d d R a | d | | | | d | s |__a__d__| | | | |__ | d s a | |_s_ | |__f__| P_d| | | | Boss! x | _a__d__|__d_m s | |_________|____| | | | | | $ | d ____d | | | | d | f | _a__d__ ____| | | | | |___|__ |d_P_f_d___d__| |_s_d_| | | | d | | m | | |____s_d| | | _a_ | d | | | s | | a | | Start(c1) |d_| |_| c1 -> Dark cave's entrance 1 Items: $ -> money c2 -> Dark cave's entrance 2 P -> potion d -> door R -> red orb x -> dead end m -> monk BN -> bonus stage Enemies: a -> armor man s -> scorpion f -> fly What is this? A 3-D adventure? Sort of. Don't get confused by the change in gameplay here. It's just like playing a sloooower version of 'Doom'. Okay,first thing first: Use the candle to light the cave's pathway. See.. everything's clear now. From either c1 or c2, your goal here is to make your way to the Boss! area (see map)...and you have to fight the boss of course. Strike the door using your sword to open it. Be careful of the enemies, especially 'armor man', the most annoying and deadly creature here. You must always equip the 'Talisman', for it will increase your defense. If you encounter enemies, jump and hit them with your sword. It might take 2-3 hits for them to die. Note that you can swing your sword sideways too. Enemies will receive greater damages this way. You will notice there are some items that you can collect here. There's also a bonus stage (BN) not far from c2. You can use the compass if you want to. It will show the direction (N,E,W,S in Japanese) you are heading. ----------------------- Boss:The fallen warrior ----------------------- This boss is easy if you know the right strategy. First, equip the Talisman. Avoid the skull cannonballs by staying on the left side of the screen. When the boss appears, it will fly up and down from left to right and vice versa while shooting fireballs at you. When it flies down, quickly strikes it with your sword 2-3 times. Try to avoid hitting yourself into it. Repeat until it is dead. You'll get yourself the...FIRST WAVE SWORD! Woohoo! Unfortunately you cannot use the sword...yet. Your task here is over now. Go back to the 1st area of the Main Island, and get to the gate to the 2nd area of the Main Island,G1(see map). --------------------- Main Island, 2nd area --------------------- Map: --- **************** *G3 * * * * * Sec 12 * d15b* *********** ****** **************** * d9a* *d14a* Sec 14 *d8b * * * * * ***** * ****** ****** * * * * K3 * Sec 8 *d10a* * ***** ***** * ****** *d13b* *d5b * ****** ********** ****** ****** Sec 5 * WD * * K4 * Sec 11 ****** * * *********** ***************** ***** * * * * * d16* *d5a* *d10b* * *** * *** **** * * * ****** *********** * * * * *d15a* *d7b * * * Sec 9 * *** * *d12b* * * ****** ******* *d4b* * d11b* * * ****** * **** Sec 13 ***** ****** * * * * ** * Sec 4 *d9b * * * * * ****** *d13a* * * * * * * *d12a* ****** ********** * * * * * * * * *d7a d8a* * *** * * *** * * * ****** *d11a * * * *d6b * * d4a* ************** ********** ********** * * Sec 10 Sec 7 * * * * ********** * * *d6a * *d3b * * d2b* ****** ********** Sec 3 Sec 6 ************ ********** * _d1a* *d2a d3a* * _| * * * * | * * * *Start(G1) * *d1b * ************ ********** Section 1 Sec 2 d -> underworld dungeon G3 -> gate to Island 3 K3 -> key/passport K4 -> key/passport WD -> White Dungeon As you can see from the map, the 2nd area of the Main Island is divided into 15 sections(including the 'White Dungeon'). Each section has it's entrance to the other sections. For example, if you enter dungeon d1a, you will exit at d1b and vice versa. From here you can choose whether you want to complete the quest of 3rd or 4th island. I usually go to the 4th island first. IF YOU WANT TO COMPLETE THE 3rd ISLAND's QUEST FIRST,JUMP TO THE 'Third Island' SECTION. OTHERWISE, KEEP ON READING. To complete the 4th island's quest, you will need keys/passports from K3(in Section5) as well as K4(in Section 9).To get to K3, follow these routes: Start(G1) ->d1a ->d3a ->d4a ->d5a ->K3. Inside K3, you'll once again meet the key master. You have to fight another creature to win the key/passport. ------------------------------------------------------ Mini boss:Return of the creature from the black lagoon ------------------------------------------------------ Just equip your Talisman and finish this thing off with your sword. Don't use the 'Katana Shot' coz it's not that powerful anymore. After you win, you'll get the key/passport. From K3, you need to go to K4 to obtain another key. Just use: From K3 ->d5b ->d4b ->d3b ->d2a ->d6a ->d8a ->d10a ->K4 (Be sure to check out the view of the LARGE WHITE DUNGEON when you're in Section 8.What's inside there? Hehe...:) Again, you'll meet the key/passport master. You don't have to fight her creature like you did before. Just talk to her about 7 times and then check your inventory. You should have the new key in your inventory by now. If not,keep on talking to her until she gives you the key. Now you have to go to the 3rd area of the Main Island. Follow these routes: From K4 ->d10b ->d9a ->d12a ->d13a ->d14a. After exiting dungeon d14a, you'll be on the 3rd area of the Main Island. --------------------- Main Island, 3rd area --------------------- Map: --- d6____________________ | | __| | | |________ G4 | H | | | s1 _______| |_______| | | | |_d5___ | | | | | __| | _d3 |__ ___d4 | | | |_ | |___ |__ | | | | | |______| | | |____|__d2__ | | _d1__| | | Start(d14b) d -> underworld dungeon s -> shop H -> healer G4 -> gate to the 4th Island (volcano island) The most important thing to do here before you get to G4(gate to 4th island) is to enter dungeon d3 and pick up the 2nd MOST powerful WEAPON in the game,the 'TOP'. It enables you to perform a deadly spin by pressing jump button. If you have turbo controller,you can perform a non-stop spinning on your enemies without hurting yourself in the process. The only drawback is that sometimes you can't get to the higher ground inside the dungeons if you equip the 'Top'. If this happened, just unequip the 'Top'. You can equip both the 'Top' and the 'Rock-breaker sword' at the same time, but you have to do it one at a time. First press Start and equip either the 'Top' or the sword. Press Start to go back to the game. Then press Start again and equip the other. The deadliest enemy here is the 'evil moon'. Yep,that's what I called it coz it looks like a moon and it can severely hurt you. Just run away from it coz it cannot be killed. Before I forget, there's a hidden platform inside dungeon d1. If you find yourself not being able to get into a higher ground here, look for this hidden platform. Also there's a potion and 1up inside dungeon d4. You can buy the 'Blue orb' and some other stuff at the shop,s1. After traveling through small mazes, you'll arrive at G4. If you have both keys from K3 and K4,the gatekeeper will let you pass through. If not, go get the key in Section 5 and 9 at the Main Island's 2nd area. You'll exit on the 4th island, the volcano island. Fourth Island (Volcano Island) ----------------------------- Map: ---- ______d1______ | | __| |____ |__ | | | Start | _d5______ | | |_ ______| |_ H |_c1 | | |_ |_ d2 | |_____|__d4_ | | | | __d3 | _|__| |_____| d -> underworld dungeon H -> healer c1 -> Dark cave's entrance Another small area, there's not much thing to do here. There's a potion and 1Up in dungeon d4 and d5. Make sure to heal yourself at the healer's place after exiting d4. Then get yourself to the Dark cave (c1). 4th Island's Dark cave ---------------------- Map: --- ______ | | g | |_Boss!| | |__f__f__f__ ___________f__ |____d_| | ____________ | | | m__d | | | | | | | | | s |____| x c x | |__P |___d___| |_d|________| | | | |_ x | | d d |___| |_w_ | | | |--------|--| | d |d| _____|_____| d d d | | | | d |---|----c--|-d| |_ _s_ c __P |_____|_ d d d | _|_ | | | |__c | | _d|---|-c-|---| | | |_| P |__| |__| | | d d d |__d| | | | | | | | |_w__| |-------|---| | |___|_| s f |_d| R |_x | |__| | | d | | _____w______ | ___ w | d d |__ | | | | ___ BN __m__ | | | |d| | w s | |__| | | w | | | | E |___|___| | | | | | |__| ___| | |__|__c__| |__ | | | |__| m Start d -> door Items: P -> potion x -> dead end R -> red orb E -> exit to overworld BN -> Bonus stage m -> monk g -> girl Enemies: s -> evil statue c -> condor w -> warlock f -> fire demon This cave can be very confusing, especially if you use the 'Red orb' to uncover some shortcuts and secret areas. If you just want to get to the boss,follow the map without using the 'Red orb'. There's a bonus stage west of the Start point, and some potions here and there. The most vicious enemy here is the 'evil statue'. He is fast and sometimes unpredictable. One very effective technique is to swing your sword sideways when fighting him. If you feel like going out to the overworld for some reasons, just use the exit marked 'E' on the map. --------------------------------- Boss:The great Ninjas of Darkness --------------------------------- These bosses are impressive. First they will try to gang up on you using their swords. Just use the 'Top' to perform the deadly spins on them (you do have the 'Top',don't you?). After receiving enough damages, they will transform into a.....well,see it for yourself:-). Again..nothing to worry about. Use the same technique as before. After the boss dies, you'll receive your SECOND/THIRD WAVE SWORD (depending on whether you've completed the 3rd island's quest or not). If this is your second 'Wave Sword', you still can't use it yet. If this is the third one, you will be able to use it. Now it's time to complete the 3rd island's quest. Third Island ------------- To get the key to the 3rd island, you need either key from K3 or K4 (see Main Island's 2nd area map). If you've just finished the 4th island's quest and want to complete the 3rd island's quest, just backtrack your way to the Main Island's 2nd area and go to the place marked G3 (in Section 14). Be careful with dungeon d16. Take it only if you want to go back to the starting point of the first area of the Main Island. If you haven't completed the 4th island's quest yet, use these routes to get the key from K3: Start(G1) ->d1a ->d3a ->d4a ->d5a ->K3. After you've acquired the key, make your way to G3. Same thing here. If you got the key, you can go to the 3rd island. Map: --- __ | | | | | |_ | |__ | | |__ |_ | |__ | | |_ | |_ |_ | | | | d2_| | | | Start | | |_s1 _| | |__ |_ _d3 | | | |__d1__| c1 | |_gc d -> underworld dungeon gc -> gypsy camp s -> shop c1 -> Dark cave's entrance Stop by at the shop (s1) to buy another powerful weapon,the 'Shuriken'. Also, you can buy the more expensive (mean more powerful) 'Magic Coin' and 'Armor' here. Then make your move to the Dark cave (c1). 3rd Island's Dark Cave ---------------------- Map: --- _________________________________________ | | | | | __ P_d__s__x | | | | | | | __R_____ | s_______d_| | | d | d |__| | | | | |_k___|d| d k | | | | |_s |___d| |_d|_______ | | | |_ | __| | | | | | _k__| | | | | | |d| | x | d | | |_| a m | | | |___| _| m | |___ d | | | | d | s | d | d_|_d| x _| | | | _| __| ___ |_|d| | | | d E | d | | | | x __|__ |_k_g_d__d_|_d_| |d| | d | | | | d | |d__| |_a___x | | | | d |_____| | | | x | | d______|_$__ | | | | | | |d| | | d_a_| d | | | | P | | ________ | | | | | _k_ | | | |_Boss! d_s _| | a | | d | | d | | | | m_a__| |__s|_|___|___| | | | | | | | Start_______________________________________| d -> door Items: $ -> money x -> dead end P -> potion E -> exit to surface R -> red orb m -> monk g -> girl Enemies: a -> ape k -> komodo s -> snake Can't wait to get another 'Wave Sword'? Let's get to the Boss! straight away then!. On your way, you can pick up the red orb, money or potions if you want. The enemies here are not that difficult, so you won't have much problems getting through. --------------------------------- Boss:Sword Demon --------------------------------- This boss is difficult if you don't have the 'Top'. He will use his main four swords to constantly attack you. Using the 'Top', you can easily avoid getting hurt by performing the spins and the spins will damage him too. Too easy. For more challenge, try to fight him without using your 'Top'. Anyway, after you defeat him, you'll get the SECOND/THIRD WAVE SWORD(depending on whether you've completed the 4th island's quest or not). If this is your second 'Wave Sword', you still can't use it yet. If this is the third one, you will be able to use it now. Final Quest ------------ Now that you've got all three of the 'Wave Swords', it's time to get to the real business and avenge your two dead brothers. It's time to destroy the Dragon Master himself! Equip everything you can and then make your way back to the first area of the Main Island. Remember the HUGE RED DUNGEON that you saw earlier? The small island that it resides in is located across the riverbanks (see Main Island's 1st area map). Go near the riverbanks and BOOM!, a bridge will appear which will enable you to walk to the little island. Enter the Red Dungeon. Red Dungeon ----------- What??? It's just a normal dungeon with the gatekeepers! I thought there's gonna be a 7-feet tall monster or something like that inside here. :( Oh well...just make your way through the dungeon. You'll exit at... the area where the WHITE DUNGEON resides in. Take a deep breath...and enter the White Dungeon. White Dungeon ------------- There are three final bosses here that you have to fight. ------------------------ 1st Boss: The key master ------------------------ Maybe I'm wrong, but doesn't she looks like the key master? She's so pissed off at you coz you defeated her two times already (third time soon). Her attacks? Charging at you while throwing fireballs. That's all. Just use either the 'Top' or 'Wave Sword' to defeat her. Make sure you equip your 'Talisman' too to reduce damages. ------------------------------- 2nd Boss: The witch of darkness ------------------------------- After you defeated the key master, this boss will appear. Use the 'Wave Sword' to fight her. She throws daggers at you. She can also block your projectile weapons, including the fire waves from your 'Wave Sword'. Don't worry too much. She can't block all the waves. Some of them will still hurt her. The trick is to distance yourself away from her,duck and hit her with the 'Wave Sword'. After awhile, she will be gone. ------------------------------- Final Boss: Dragon Master ------------------------------- Finally, you'll meet the Dragon Master. He looks intimidating, but not his attacks though. The only place you can hurt him is his heart. Again, use the 'Wave Sword'. Watch out for his flailing arms. Give everything you got for this final battle and watch the cool endings afterwards. CONGRATULATIONS!! YOU'VE FINISHED GETSUFUUU MADEN!! ****************************************************************************** ------------------ 8. TIPS AND TRICKS ------------------ a.) Collect money faster early in the game by killing the four-legged creature that shoots bubbles at you inside dungeon d2 on the Main Island's first area. The money it leaves worth $100 everytime. b.) Use your sword frequently early in the game to power it up. c.) Inside the Dark caves, swing your sword sideways if it is safe to do so to kill enemies instead of jumping and hitting them. They will die faster this way. d.) Get the 'Top' first before you attempt to complete either the 3rd or 4th island's quest. It is inside dungeon d3 on the third area of the Main Island. The spinning move that it creates will make your fight with bosses easier. e.) Sometimes you can't get to the higher ground inside the dungeons if you equip the 'Top'. Just unequip the 'Top' to jump normally. f.) Sometimes equpping both the RIGHT item and the LEFT item at the same time (meaning you press Start and equip LEFT item then RIGHT item or vice versa) will results in one of them not working properly. If this happens, just reequip the one which is not working. Tips and tricks from Strider VM ------------------------------- a) It is possible to enter dungeon G1 (see Main Island's 1st area map) which leads you to the second and third wave sword without the first sword. The trick is to stand in front of the door to the dungeons, press 'Start', then hold up, then press 'Start' again while still holding up. You'll go through the closed door into the dungeon. b) Jump while in the air - The game has a very simple jump scheme. Press 'A', and he'll jump,so even jumping in the air is possible. To do it, walk away from platform, then jump. You will jump even when you're not on solid ground. You will find this technique useful to acquire certain items. c) Invisible sword - While in battle, press 'B' to attack. While in the slashing frames, press 'Start', then choose 'KATANA SHOT' or other projectile weapon. For some reasons, when you go near on an enemy, the enemy will get hit. It seems the sword is actually frozen in the slashing position, hitting enemies within it's range, plus you can use the projectile you've just selected. d) Near invincibility with the top - If you have the 'TOP' weapon and a turbo controller, hold the turbo 'A' button. He'll almost never goes to the standing position.Pretty useful against bosses. It's also possible to do this using a normal controller. Just tap(not hold) the jump button when you think he's about to land in the last second. e) Password bug - At the start of the game, get into the first dungeon. When you meet the first enemy, don't fight it. Let it hit you till you die. Repeat this until the continue screen appears. Choose the password and copy it. Oddly enough, if you use the password, you will also have the 'KATANA SHOT' item. Tricks from 'john john': Fight all three bosses inside the same cave --------------------------------------------------------------------- Yes, it's true! You can fight all three bosses inside the cave on 2nd Island. Choose the second entrance to the cave, c2 (see part of the map below). After you pick up the red orb, use it before entering the door. Kill the armor man and take the path to your left. You'll see now that some secret paths has opened up for you. Take the first secret path on your right. Go straight until you can go no further(a wall will blocks your way). Turn right and enter the door. You'll meet the first boss here. x____m__Start(c2) | |___ | BN | | | Boss1 d R and use it | | | Boss1 d |__a__d__| | | | Nowhere d |<-------- | | | | Boss2 d |<-------- | | | | Boss3 d |<-------- | | | | d |<-------- | | | |<-------- | | To get to Boss2(the Ninjas) after killing Boss1, you have to start again at the entrance c2. Again use the red orb, enter the door, kill the armor man. Take the path to your left and then take the first secret path on your right. Walk straight till you can go no further(a wall is blocking your way). Repeat this process(Take path to the left...First secret path on the right..Walk straight..) 3 times more and you'll reach Boss2. For Boss3(Demon Sword), repeat 4 times. If you think you're strong enough, try and kill Boss2 and 3. Otherwise, I suggest you to go to the 3rd area of the Main Island and pick up the 'Top' weapon first. Or you can use Strider VM's trick and go pick up the 'Top' early in the game before you come to the 2nd Island. You'll notice here that there are two secret places where you can reach Boss1. Also there's a secret area which I called 'Nowhere' because that's where the area leads you to:Nowhere. Once you enter the area, you can't get out anymore unless you jump into the pit and die. I think you can do this trick inside either one of the three caves. You just have to find similar secret layout like the one here. ****************************************************************************** --------------- 9.MISCELLANEOUS --------------- 1)You can also play a somewhat short version of Getsufuu Maden in the game Konami World 1 and Konami World 2. In Konami World 1, you have to save several Konami characters including Simon Belmont(from Castlevania), Goemon(Ganbare Goemon), the kid from 'The Goonies' and the character from 'Getsufuu Maden'. This allows you to go to their respective stages in order to save them. The best thing about these stages are they look exactly like the original stages from each character's original games, including enemies and musics. Nice! Konami World 2 still has some of these fellows plus additional characters. I don't like it coz they look so cartoonish, with short figures and big heads. The musics have also been altered to give it a more friendlier and happier tunes. 2)There's this 1986 arcade game from Namco named Genpei Toumaden that looks eerily similar to Getsufuu Maden. I mean the hero, the stages, gameplay and enemies are all looks almost the same, even the death scene! Did Konami got inspiration from this game when they first planned to create Getsufuu Maden? Apart from the similarities, Genpei Toumaden is harder than Getsufuu Maden, much much harder to the level of unfair! Enemies attack you from every angle: top,bottom,left,right without stopping! It's so ridiculously hard, it must be played to be believed! You will need an arcade emulator such as MAME if you want to play this game nowadays. There's also an NES and TurboGrafx version of Genpei Toumaden but I've never played them, so I don't know how they are compared to the arcade version. 3)Like some of you, I'm also wondering why Konami never develops any sequels for Getsufuu Maden. Castlevania,Metal Gear,Gradius,Goemon,Contra, even some of the not so popular Konami games all got their own sequels, except this game. To say that it's a mediocre game is an understatement. Most of the guy that I know and all of you who mailed me show interests to this game. A new Getsufuu Maden's game could be Konami's answer to the Capcom's Onimusha series, so I really hope that Konami would look more into this. ****************************************************************************** ---------- 10.CREDITS ---------- -Konami(www.konami.com) Thanks to Konami for creating this great game back in 1987. It is one of my most memorable game from the NES era. -The guys at RPGe website(http://fx.ml.org/rpge/) Because of your README file, I understand now what the story is all about. -Kumar Roy For helping me with this FAQ. -Daniel Greenwood For telling me about the japanese word 'ka', or katana. -"Pete"(SPeter6043@aol.com) For sending me the ROM(both Japanese and English-translated) -Strider VM(stridervm@pinoymail.com) For the additional tips and tricks info. -Cyfith@aol.com For info about the 'Blue Orb' -"john john"(sltsta@yahoo.com) For the tricks on fighting all three bosses inside the same cave. -Gamefaqs(www.gamefaqs.com) For posting this FAQ. ****************************************************************************** Copyright(c)2001 Skull-o Man Thank you for reading.