>From news.bu.edu!olivea!uunet!munnari.oz.au!ariel.ucs.unimelb.EDU.AU!ucsvc.ucs.unimelb.edu.au!lugb!lure.latrobe.edu.au!mattm Mon Jul 19 10:25:08 EDT 1993 Article: 3125 of rec.games.video.sega Path: news.bu.edu!olivea!uunet!munnari.oz.au!ariel.ucs.unimelb.EDU.AU!ucsvc.ucs.unimelb.edu.au!lugb!lure.latrobe.edu.au!mattm Newsgroups: rec.games.video.sega Subject: Re: Wonder Boy in Monster World Help Message-ID: <1993Jul19.155259.1@lure.latrobe.edu.au> From: mattm@lure.latrobe.edu.au Date: Mon, 19 Jul 1993 05:52:59 GMT Sender: news@lugb.latrobe.edu.au (USENET News System) Organization: VAX Cluster, Computer Centre, La Trobe University Lines: 254 Status: RO Here is some information that might help. BIG WARNING: OUTRIGHT SPOILERS FOR WONDER BOY V FOLLOW. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I received quite a few questions/comments about Wonder Boy V, especially as to the location of heart containers and hidden rooms etc. Here is what I know about WB V. Location of Heart Containers: You are permitted a maximum of 14 heart containers. You cannot get anymore. You begin with 3 and I know of 11 more that you can find on your journey through Monster Land. These heart container locations are listed roughly in the order you would get them during normal game play. Note that if you already have 14 hearts (i.e. have bought some from the man in Purapril) and you open a heart container chest, then instead of a heart container you will be given an elixer unless you have one of those as well, in which case you will be given a big red heart refill. (1) In the 1st monster cave on the way to the 1st boss (Myconid) (can't miss it) (2) In the 2nd monster cave on the way to the 2nd boss (Gragg & Glagg). You must have the dwarf boy Hotta with you (he breaks a hole in the wall). It is in the area where you turn solid bricks into white breakable bricks by standing on a lever. (3) Under the ocean to the left of Alsedo. There are also 3 money chests and pygmy armour here as well. (4) Poseidon's ocean below Purapril castle. There are two entrances to the ocean. The obvious entrance takes you to the Amulet and Poseidon etc. but the other entrance is hidden. It takes you to a heart container. The entrance is through a hidden door in a little pool in Purapril castle. The pool has the distinctive shape shown below. hidden door ********* \ ********** *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* * \______ * * | |* ***********| |* *| |* *| |* ********** (5) Poseidon's cave. Easy to find. (6) Ice Castle. Also easy to find. In the far left room. (7) Pyramid. You must be in pygmy gear. Go to the section of the pyramid where only the pygmy can go. You walk `into' one of the left walls (I can't remember which, but there aren't many to choose from). (8) 2nd Monster Cave in Lilypad. You must be in pygmy gear. There is a little path leading left that only the pygmy can fit into. (9) In the Tyrant Dragon's Lair. Fall into the fire at the far left corner near the lever that triggers off a moving platform. It is about 3 levels down in the lair. (10)Up in the clouds above the bell tower. Easy to find. (11)In the castle leading to the 5th boss (The Almighty Demon King). You must be in pygmy gear. To do this you must find the hidden door that is located on the far left edge of the bottom level of the trolley track. This room will convert you into a pygmy. Then as a pygmy you can get into a little gap to the left of where you found the Legendary armour. The Man in the Hidden Room Surplus Heart containers and magic can be obtained from the man in the hidden room in Purapril (door located in the ivy on the bottom level of the town just before the woods leading to Lilypad). If you have 1 charmstone, he will exchange it for a heart container (but only if you have less than 14 heart containers so it will not be necessary to do this if you get all of the heart containers listed above) and if you have 2 or more charmstones, he will exchange 2 of your charmstones for a dose of magic containers that is made up of (3 fire- storms, 3 Thunders, 2 shields, 3 quakes, 2 powers). He will continue to give you magic each time you have 2 charmstones to exchange until each magic type has reached a maximum of 12 (except the return spell that stays at 1). After that, the man will not give you anything because you are fully powered. The big quest- ion here is - how do you get all the charmstones since they cost a outrageous, mind blowing 1/2 million each? Fortunately, you don't need many (or any) if you get all the magic hidden along the way. Look under the magic section below to see how to earn big bucks to buy charmstones. Weapons: gradius - You begin with this. small spear - Buy for 80 in Alsedo. knight sword - Buy for 250 in Purapril. trident - Earned for dispensing with Gragg & Glagg. pygmy sword - In Poseidon's world above the ocean to the far left. excalibur - Buy for 2500 in Purapril. This shop won't open until you have met with Poseidon. battle spear - Buy for 10000 in Childam. Legendary - Obtain from blacksmith in Begonia after obtaining the Old Axe and the Fire-Urn, and meeting with the Elder Dragon. Armour: leather - You begin with this. chain mail - Buy for 70 in Alsedo. hard - Buy for 220 in Purapril. steel - Buy for 800 in Lilypad. pygmy - In the ocean left of Alsedo. knight - Buy for 5000 in Childam. flame - Buy for 10000 in Begonia. This shop won't open until you have killed the 3rd boss (The Ice Bomber). Legendary - In the castle on the way to the 5th boss (The Almighty Dragon). Shields: wood - Buy for 50 in Alsedo. shell - Buy for 200 in Lillypad. hard - In a room broken open by Hotta (the dwarf boy) in the Monsters cave in Lilypad. steel - Buy for 2000 in Purapril. This shop won't open until you have met Posiedon. pygmy - In the right entrance to the pyramid. knight - Buy for 3500 in Childam. flame - Buy for 8000 in Begonia. This shop won't open until you have killed the 3rd Boss (The Ice Bomber). Legendary - In the castle on the way to the 5th boss (The Almighty Demon King). Boots: cloth - You begin with these. leather - Buy for 30 in a shop in a tree trunk near the start of game. ladder - Buy for 50 in Purapril. Marine - Buy for 300 in Lilypad. oasis - In Poseidon's Cave. Easy to find. ceramic - Buy for 4000 in Childam. pygmy - Find in the far right room in the Ice Castle. Easy to find. Legendary - Find on the Trolley track. Easy to find as well. Magic: Firestorm, Thunder and Quake always come in lots of 3, Shield and Power always come in lots of 2, and you only get 1 Return spell in the game. 3 Firestorms - Given to you by a man in a tree trunk at the start of the game. 3 Firestorms - Earn for killing the 1st boss (Myconid). 2 Shields - Buy for 500 in Lilypad. 3 Thunders - In Poseidon's Ocean. Take the visible entrance to the ocean. 1 Return - In Poseidon's Cave. Easy to spot. 3 Quakes - In the hole in the Maugham Desert. Easy to spot. 2 Shields - Underground section just left of the pyramid. Easy to spot. {3 Firestorms, 3 Thunders, In a room through a hidden entrance in the pyramid. In the 2 Shields, - section after you jump down a hole created by standing on a 3 Quakes, lever. To the right is the moving roof with spikes. to the left 2 Powers } is a small hole you can't fit through unless you are a pygmy. The hidden door is as shown below. ******* hole you ********** * jump down * hidden room * * in here. * * * ______ spiked roof * | | and to Sphinx --> ********** |hidden|*********** | door |* | |* | |* ************************* 2 Powers - After teleporting from the top of the pyramid, go left and fall 2 Shields off the cliff and pull right into the cliff. There are two hidden caves in the cliff. The upper cave has 2 powers, the lower cave has 2 shields. 3 Quakes - In the tunnel to the Ice World. Easy to spot. 2 Powers - Volcano world on the way to the 4th Boss (Tyrant Dragon). These are the only places that I have found where to get magic. This haul nets a total of 9 Firestorms, 6 Thunders, 8 Shields, 9 Quakes, 6 Powers and 1 Return. If you want full magic (which you don't really need), you have to get 6 charm- stones and visit the man in Purapril 3 times to get 12 of each magic (except the return spell - you only get 1). Since I have only found 1 charmstone, that means that you have to buy 5 more, which costs you 2.5 million from the shop in Purapril. Collecting this money takes a lot of time (about 2.5 hours) of tedious killing of beasts in the maze leading up to the trolley area in the world above the bell tower. This is the best place to earn money because the blue green beasts (the ones that take 4 hits from legendary sword) leave behind money bags worth up to 2100 each. Note that you can only earn up to 999999 at a time, so you have to keep going back to Purapril and converting the coins to charmstones. Again, I stress that you don't need all that magic. I just did it to see what the maximum would be (I know, I'm foolish). Items: Ocarina - In the monster cave of the 1st boss (Myconid) after being told about it by Sonia in Alsedo. Learn 3 tunes (BABABCB, ABCBCAB and ACCABAB) from Sonia which opens the 3 sealed doors in the monster cave. Later, swap the Ocarina for information about the Amulet (from Poseidon's daughter). Lamp - Earn in the monster cave of 2nd boss (Gragg & Glagg) after killing the Bat. It lets you see in the dark (no surprises here!). Amulet - In a room with a hidden entrance located between 4 palm trees on the far right of the overland section of Poseidon's world. It's location is revealed by Poseidon's daughter when you give her the Ocarina. Of course, if you already know where the Amulet is, you don't have to give up the Ocarina - but why keep it? The Amulet opens the door to Poseidon's cave. Sun Key - In the water in the underground section left of the pyramid. It opens the middle door of the pyramid. Moon Key - In the pyramid (middle entrance section). It opens the right door of the pyramid leading to the pygmy shield. Star Key - Earned after answering correctly 4 or 5 of the 5 questions asked by the Sphinx. It opens the left door of the pyramid leading to Begonia and the cliffs. Bracelet - Given by Elder Dragon in Begonia. Opens the way to the Ice world. Gold gem - In one of the rooms in the Ice castle. Obtained after killing a big monkey-like creature. Put in the left wall atop the ice castle. When both gems are placed the door to the 3rd boss (the Ice Bomber) appears. Blue gem - In one of the rooms in the Ice castle. Obtained after killing a big monkey-like creature. Put in the right wall atop the ice castle. See comment about gold gem. Old Axe - Earned for killing the 3rd boss (the Ice Bomber). Give to the Blacksmith in Begonia. He makes the Legendary sword from it after you have also given him the Fire-urn and have visited the Elder Dragon one last time. Charmstone - Found in the section of the pyramid that you can only get to as a pygmy. There are also 5 money chests in this section. Use to get either a heart container or magic from the man in the hidden room in Purapril. See above. Fire Urn - Earned by killing the 4th boss (the Tyrant Dragon). Give to the Blacksmith so he can make the Legendary sword from the Old Axe. Elixer - See the section below on recharge chests. The elixer is used automatically after your life hearts have emptied. It will fill up half the number of hearts you have. Don't leave home without it. Recharge chests and Money chests: These are distributed throughout Monster World. The rule for recharge chests is: You will get an elixer if you don't have one otherwise you will get a big red heart that totally refills all of your hearts. Every one of these chests that I have seen in the game have been in obvious locations (i.e. not hidden behind secret doors). Only three of the money chests presented any difficulty in reaching. These were in the ocean left of Alsedo. Each chest has a secret door. It doesn't take too long to find the secret doors (they are all in the water at dead ends) but it is a bit fiddly to describe them. Potions: The 4 types of potion in this game. medicine Buy for 10? in towns early in game. Partial refill. potion Buy for 50? in towns. Partial refill. holy water Buy for 200 in ?. Refills 1/2 your hearts. Hi-potion Buy for 5000 in Begonia. Refills all of your hearts General Comments about the game: I think that WB V is a well put together game. The highlights are the music (I dig the groovy numbers you hear in Purapril and in the last stage) and the smooth controllable movement of Wonderboy. It has good replay value (I find new things and better ways of doing things each time I play it). I love the bosses, my favourite is the Tyrant Dragon) when he jumps up and down on you (he has cute little wings). If you use the best weaponry, the bosses are too easy after a while (big exception: the last boss), but you can counter this by using your weaker weapons to even up the fight a bit e.g. the gradius sword is 64 times weaker than the legendary sword. You can determine the relative strength of your weapons by experimenting with the blue green monsters in the maze above the bell tower. The lowlights are that you can only save one game at a time and the uninspired ending but this may be due to memory limitations. There is also some occasional slowdown but nothing that effects the game play. Tim email: mattm@lure.latrobe.edu.au