Dungeon Explorer Review by DarkMan

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DUNGEON EXPLORER
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Before I get into the review of Dungeon Explorer I thought I would mention that this re-view serves two purposes:
1. Provide insructions for people without them.
2. Show people what they are missing!! Hope you like my review!

Dungeon Explorer is hands down the BEST Hu-Card game to come out for the Turbo Grafx 16. Sure there are many cool ones, but this game has so much to offer; First you have 8 characters to chose from, and 2 additional secret ones. You can play 1-5 players.. Go through the game with each one.. Discover secrets.. New endings..Or simply kill each other!! My copy of Dungeon Explorer has been played for more hours than any game I have ever owned, And I have owned them near all at one time. If I would have kept count of how many times I have beet the game I am sure it would be Well over 100 times. And Dungeon explorer takes at least 2 hours to beet for the most advanced players. After owning the game for 8 years.. Yes.. 8 years. I can still go through it with a friend, and have loads of fun!

10 different Characters.
1-5 players at once.
REAL stereo music and sound.
Thirlling Music. and great sound.
Great 16 bit graphics and animation.
Tons of different Enemies. And great bosses.
Perfect difficulty curve.
Tons of replay value.

You can only use passwords. (don't worry.. they are pretty small)
Getting 5 people going in is game is cool. But you only get 5 continues for all five people. If you play a one player game you get all 5 to yourself!!
Also.. If only one of the five knows how to play.. It sucks..
When you beet a really hard boss, don't get excited and press buttons like "Select + Run" this will reset the game.. And it will suck!



Evil Beauty Unleashed!

The land of Oddesia is full of evil, but it was not always like this. Deep in some Dungeon lies the "ORA Stone" it has the powers of life, light, happiness.. And all that great stuff. You were summoned by the king. He wants you to find the ORA Stone and bring it back to him so that peace will be returned to the land.

Here is some help for new comers...

I am sure if you are playing this game for the first time you may be asking yourself these questions: What do the Status stand for? What does my Magic do?? Where do I go?? Who should I be??

The status stand for:

AG (agility) This makes you faster. Helps you get out of the way. The "Thief" is the
fast est starting Character.

AT (attack) Makes your weapon more powerful. The "Fighter" is good example..

ST (strength) Makes it so you can withstand more damage.

IN (intelligence) The smarter you are the better your Magic will work. The "Bishop" is a smart character, and is also very good with Magic.

Each Character has 2 different Magic spells.. White and Black Magic.. White tends to heal or protect. Black tends to inflict some kind of damage to the enemy.
For Example: The fighters White magic is a crapy shield.. And Black doubles the power of his weapon. I could tell you each Characters magic.. But it's more fun to try them out on your own!

There are 11 different things you can grab in the game to help out..

White Magic- 1 White magic.
Black Magic- 1 Black Magic.
Drink of Vitality (the potion)- Gives you HP back.
Boots of Ability (the boots)- Increases agility.
Edge of Attack (the axe)- More attack power for you.
Crown of Intellegence- For stupid people (the Thief)
Ring of Resistance- Enemies can not see you for a while.
Holy Water (the red thing)- The bad guys run away..
Reflector (the stupid mirror)- Makes your bullets bounce... This sucks most of the time.
Ring of Healing- Raises HP.
Seed of Life- Gain a continue if one is lost.

Dungeon Explorer is a pretty easy game to get good at. Remeber the classic game Gauntlent?? Well.. DE is just like it. Only it's a TON better, you can continue, and it has a point!! Wow! The best Character to start out with is the Fighter.. He is the most powerful! Always remember to listen to the king... Save up Magic.. And have fun!

2 codes for the princess:

JBBNJ
HDCOG

JOINJ
HFOHK

This is a total Cheat code: (don't use it tell you beat the game.. or it will be stupid)

DEBDE
DEBDA

Then hold the RUN button down and push button 1. You will get a password error. Next push button 2, select a character. Your character will be very powerful. You can walk through walls!!! And your Magic NEVER runs out!!!

The 10th character in DE is kind of hard to get.. First you must be the Bard.. Gain levels with him tell you have over 100 HP.. Then go to the house in the upper right corner from the main castle. When you get there you will take a test... If you live.. You get to be-
come the Hermit!! He rules!! Try it!! It's fun! I did not find this out tell I had the game for years!!
To get the Other ending in the game.. simply use the CHEAT code. After the king goes bad, and leaves throne go sit in it and watch the fun!

Well.. Looks like thats it for my Review.. I hope this has convinced you to get a Copy of one of the best games ever... And if you already own it I hope I brought some new life to this endless classic!

Please E-mail me if you know something I forgot, or don't know. Any other comments you have are welcome..

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