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Post by Draxas on Feb 19, 2009 1:43:58 GMT -5
Don't even get me started. That's the second time I've had to delete new threads containing Jack Handy's deep thoughts or whatever BS that was, sprinkled liberally with ads for WOW gold. It's pissing me off now, and if it keeps up I might look into an IP ban... If only to keep guest posting enabled. But hopefully this will pass quickly and quietly. As for the Metroid manual, I'll see if I can dig up my honest-to-God paper copy this weekend when I go to my parents' house. P.O.W. is one of those really obscure games that was ported from the arcade and significantly changed during the process. The NES version plays more like a cross between the arcade version, Double Dragon, and Contra, with side paths and powerups (and boss fights!), whereas the arcade version is practically the simplest sort of "walk right and hit things" affair. Anyway, the answer: During the elevator boss battle, the song playing is an instrumental version of "The Heat is On" by Glenn Frey. Here's a new one: Resident Evil 4 (GCN): There are a few different regular enemies (not including bosses or action commands) that can kill you instantly regardless of your health. Which are they?
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Post by N3B on Feb 19, 2009 14:29:26 GMT -5
Crows can be dispatched with a single shot. Ganados up until after the Del Lago can be one-shot with a critical head shot. In fact, everything (excluding a few bosses) can be one-shot with a fully upgraded Hand Cannon. There are several "stun skills" which can be used to kill an enemy instantly, but I'm not sure if that counts as an "Action." The Merchant dies with one hit from anything, including your knife. Novistadors can be killed with a single shot if they're air-borne. Any Ganado or Cultist with a stick of dynamite can be blowed up. Ganados with exposed parasites can be killed with a flash grenade.
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Post by Altl on Feb 19, 2009 17:33:17 GMT -5
Got the honest-to-god paper manual too, complete with the masculine pronouns used to describe Samus.
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Post by Draxas on Feb 20, 2009 1:36:25 GMT -5
Congratulations, N3B, for completely misunderstanding the question!
I was asking which Ganados can kill YOU with one hit, not the other way around. Otherwise it's practically every one, so long as you have a sniper rifle or explosives.
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Post by N3B on Feb 20, 2009 1:48:55 GMT -5
I believe for that scenario, they involve the various plagas forms.
There's the big worm-like one that emerges from the neck and bites your head off - The spider-like one that detaches and runs around on the ground and then jumps up and slices your head off. - Dr Salvadore and the Bella Sisters can lop your head off with the chain saw. - Garradors can one-hit you in two different ways I believe (one involving stabbing you through the skull) - The ones on the gondola sky rail can knock it off and kill you. - The cultists with scythes can throw it and slice your head off. - Novistadors can cut your head off. - Verdego cuts your head off. - Iron Maidens can pull you in and skewer you to instant death.
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Post by Draxas on Feb 20, 2009 2:03:42 GMT -5
I think you covered all the actual examples... and then some.
I don't think Garradors have a one-hit-kill, just a special animation that sometimes plays when they actually do kill you. I don't really consider the gondola example legit, since that's more scenario based than an actual attack. I think the Novistadors also just have a special death animation, rather than an actual one-hit-kill. Isn't Verdego a boss? If so, he's excluded from the question. The are a lot of bosses with one-hit-kills.
I was really only looking for the two Plagas, the chainsaw users, and the Ganados with scythes. I actually didn't realize that the Iron Maidens had a one-hit-kill, but I think that actually is accurate.
Nonetheless, how about a new question?
Ogre Battle (SNES): Recruiting one character in particular will guarantee the worst ending when you complete the game. Which character is this, and why?
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Post by N3B on Feb 20, 2009 2:20:06 GMT -5
Is it Galf?
Did anyone ever answer my Kerrigan question?
Perfect Dark: Without using any weapon cheats, how can you acquire a Phoenix pistol in the Area 51 missions?
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Post by Draxas on Feb 20, 2009 2:45:51 GMT -5
It is indeed Galf. Now, why are you doomed to receive the worst ending for recruiting him? Give me the in-story answer.
I don't recall anyone answering the Kerrigan question, no... You may as well give the solution.
You can get the Phoenix is Area 51 by punching out the tech instead of shooting him in the first mission in the series. Once you get to the second mission, he'll wind up opening a door to the tower for you, and you find a Phoenix inside the tower.
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Post by N3B on Feb 20, 2009 3:35:21 GMT -5
I forgot, but I think it's Tarsonis where Kerrigan gets consumed by tha Zerg.
Your PD answer is sufficient.
As for Galf, cause he's pure dagnasty evil?
/trying to think a good, new question.
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Post by N3B on Feb 20, 2009 22:31:29 GMT -5
Zelda Series: What equipable inventory items have only made one appearance in the Zelda series (excluding Twilight Princess)?
There should be several, not including things like sword upgrades or tunics.
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Post by Draxas on Feb 21, 2009 12:49:13 GMT -5
While Galf is indeed pure dagnasty evil, as you say, that's not really sufficient. There is a specific reason why everything goes to crap. Hahaha, I found my Metroid manual. It allows us to look into the far-flung future, all the way to THE YEAR 2000! The game itself takes place in 20X5 though, apparently. As for Zelda, this is going to be a long list... Legend of Zelda: Ladder, Magic Book, Letter, Blue Candle, Red Candle Adventure of Link: Handy Glove, Cross, Boots (while the Pegasus Boots have shown up repeatedly in other games, these are different enough to deserve their own entry), all 8 magic spells and both sword techniques (If those count) Link to the Past: Magic Cape, Staff of Byrna, Ice Rod, Book of Hylia, Bug Catching Net, Bombos, Ether, Quake, Specimen Cage (in the GBA remake) Ocarina of Time: Din's Fire, Nayru's Love, Farore's Wind, Stone of Agony, Silver Scale, Golden Scale, Hover Boots, Longshot Majora's Mask: Nearly every mask (save the few that overlap with OoT) Oracle of Ages/Seasons: Magnet Gloves, Roc's Cape, Rod of Seasons... I'm sure there are more, but I can't remember Wind Waker: Magic Armor, Wind Waker (though it's probably functionally similar enough to the Ocarinas of previous games not to count), Grappling Hook, Spyglass, Hyioi Pear, Sail, Tingle Tuner, Deku Leaf As far as my faulty memory can recall, Link's Awakening and Minish Cap have no unique items... maybe. I'm sure I'm missing plenty. I really had to wrack my brain for this one.
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Post by N3B on Feb 21, 2009 14:45:40 GMT -5
For Galf, the best I can give is that you have to have your reputation low to acquire the Sword of Ultimate Doom, and then to get Galf in your party you have to give it to him, which lowers your reputation even more, and then with the Sword of Ultimate Doom he now has power over the undead armies of Hell or whatever and sends them out to ruin your plans.
(I've never played Ogre Battle but now I feel tempted to)
Also in Majora's Mask: Powder Keg, Great Fairy Sword (figure since it's a C-weapon)
A new question, more like a discussion question than a trivia question:
Zelda Series: What characters consistently call Link (you) by a name other than the one entered in the File creation window? - Link's Awakening everyone calls you THIEF if you steal from the shop - Majora's Mask I think Romani calls you "grasshopper" - Majora's Mask I think the grandma calls you something different (perhaps grasshopper and I'm confusing the two) - Majora's Mask the zora and gorons call you by Mikau and the Goron names when in those forms
Any others? o.O
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Post by Altl on Feb 22, 2009 5:37:59 GMT -5
N3B items question: Megaton Hammer, OoT Cane of Packi(sp?), Minish Cap
N3B Link by any other name contribution: OoT Keaton guard: Mr. Hero
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Post by N3B on Feb 22, 2009 13:41:02 GMT -5
How could I have overlooked Mr Hero
As for the megaton hammer, how then about the Magic Hammer from ALTTP? If we're to count the two as distinct items, is there a Magic Hammer in one of the handheld games (Oracles/Minish/PH)?
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Post by Draxas on Feb 23, 2009 1:36:59 GMT -5
Well, if you're going to be a stickler for names, there was just a "Hammer" in Adventure of Link, as well as the Demon's Hammer in Wind Waker.
Come to think of it, there are a lot of items that are functionally similar (that I grouped together for the purposes of the question) that have slightly different names. These include the Powder Keg (Super Bomb in LttP) and Great Fairy's Sword (Biggoron's Sword, Giant's Knife).
The Grandmother in Majora's Mask calls you the name of one of the adults in the game (I think the mayor's first name, or maybe Anju's father's first name, though I forget exactly what the name is). And only the younger Romani sister calls you Grasshopper.
I believe the sword trainer (Orca?) in Wind Waker calls you by something other than your name, maybe also grasshopper? And in the same game, as well as Majora's Mask, Tingle will refer to you as Mr. Fairy, as I recall. Also, Nabooru refers to you as "kid" in OoT, at least until she becomes a sage.
So... Why is N3B giving answers to his own questions while keeping them open?
As for Ogre Battle, first of all, yes you should play it. Second of all, you explanation is close enough, though you actually have to give him the legendary holy sword (the one that opens the gates to the floating islands), which grants him the unsurpassed power needed to conquer the world unopposed.
Moving right along:
Rogue Galaxy (PS2): There is one item on MIO's 100% completion list that doesn't actually need to be completed to 100% in order to claim your reward from her. Which one is it?
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