Help me play Actraiser...please!

[mickyboy]

Hehe, didn't mean to come across as desparate with the old thread title there BUT damn it, what a game!

I remember playing this on an American import way, way back when it first come out on my cousins UK SNES courtesy of a USA-UK converter. We had no problems then and played it non stop during the school holidays and even now, if we get talking about old games, the subject of Actraiser always comes up.

Thing is, I bought a JPN copy for my SFC recently but as usual, I cannot understand a word of the text. I knew it would be a problem to begin with but after checking out the Mean Machines review ( thanks DuddyRoar ) it was stated that "even if you don't speak Japanese, you must get this game" or words to that effect.

So, can anyone point me in the direction of finding out what the symbols do in God/creation/destruction sections of the game, it would be much appreicated.

Thanks




p.s. THE MUSIC! Oh my God ( no pun intended ) how did they get all that and a massive game like that in a single 16-Bit cart...true genius!

Big up Enix

[brokeback]

it was 12 megabit.

or maybe 8. definately not 16.

[wheelaa]

Unless he means 16-bit as in the generation?

[Duddyroar]

I also have the Japanese version and although it's a while since I played it, I don't recall getting too stuck with the icons...if I remember rightly they get the message across ok. Experiment a bit and you'll be fine.

Or get a decent FAQ...

[brokeback]

yeah. he must mean 16bit system. now i'm the one who looks like a fool. i hope i die.

[ChrisF]

Pretty sure I remember finishing the Japanese version too (I had the USA version later on). From memory (havent played this in years!) but in the "god mode" you just float about until you find an area that has bad guys, then you send your bod down to slay the baddies. Like Duddyroar says, just experiment, I must have been about 14/15 the time and the Japanese wasn't so much of an issue.

And totally agree re the music. Awesome isn't it!

[mickyboy]

Well I must say, after spending the best part of an afternoon playing it and with the aid of a basic outline of the symbols courtesy of gamefaqs.com I have built up Filmore to a respectable level and moved onto Bloodpool...yay me.

What a game!

Japanese...ha ha no problem!

Now to attempt SeikenDensetsu 3

maybe not

[Leon Retro]

Actraiser is 8megs( 1megabyte ) It's amazing how much can be crammed in to such a small space. The music is still mind-blowingly good, and I reckon on a whole the game is still worth playing through; something I will do soon!