"""~"""~"""~"""~"""~"""~"""~"""~"""~"""~"""~"""~"""~"""~"""~"""~"""~"""~"""~""" Aigiina no Yogen: Balubalouk no Densetsu Yori (Aigiina's Foretelling: The Legend of Balubalouk) FAQ\Walkthrough NES 1986 Version: 1.0 released on the 8th of January 2009 Author: odino http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/recognition/47976.html This guide is EXCLUSIVELY available at GameFAQs. .============================================================================. | .========================================================================. | | | TABLE OF CONTENTS | | | '========================================================================' | |============================================================================| | 01.) Introduction | G0100 | | 02.) Basics | G0200 | |----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------| | 03.) Walkthrough | G0300 | |----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------| | YY.) Version History | GYY00 | | ZZ.) Credits & Thanks | GZZ00 | '=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-' =============================================================================== 01.) INTRODUCTION G0100 =============================================================================== Welcome to 'Aigiina no Yogen: Balubalouk no Densetsu Yori' for the NES, released by Vic Tokai in 1986. It was only released in Japan. There are few Suggestions, comments or errors - tell me about it. Enjoy! =============================================================================== 02.) BASICS G0200 =============================================================================== Story: `````` Jason, our hero (I thought it was Balubalouk but I think that is the fantasy country name or something), needs to rescue Princess Laira, the daughter of Aighina (Aigiina). She knows how to use Aura Stars, what ever that helps to do. This is about the only thing the game tells you about the backstory. To advance in the game, one has to defeat enough enemies to uncover a ladder. Some stages also contain secrets and may have additional methods to continue in the game. This will all be covered in the walkthrough itself. Controls: ````````` ______| |____________________________ | ............. | | ............. Nintendo | | _ ............. | | _| |_ SELECT..START | | |_ O _| ..__.....__.. _ _ | | |_| (__) (__) (_) (_) | | ............. B A | |_____________________________________| D-Pad...........Move A...............Jump A+Up.......High Jump A+Down......Get Item A+B.........Use Item START...Pause/Resume High jumping is essential to reach the upper areas, but it also means you will be suspended in flight for a while longer. In dangerous situations, escaping may be more difficult. To grab items that are floating in mid-air, jump and use the 'Get Item' command while next to it. It is not too easy to do at first but once you got the hang of it, that should go very smoothly. One touch kills you, instantly. Death is caused by enemies, flames, lava, and the enemies' fire. Display: ```````` _____________________________________ | ................................... | | . A . | | ................................... | | ................................... | | . . | | . . | | . . | | . . | | . . | | . . | | . B . | | . . | | . . | | . . | | . . | | ................................... | |_____________________________________| The main portion of the display (B) is the action area. At the top (A) is a collection of your inventory. It includes, from left to right, gold, special attack (blank if you have none, you can only carry one kind at a time), keys, and "Item". The latter includes stone tablets and scrolls. The magic key to exit the dungeon is also marked underneath this category, with a special little icon. There are also two spaces on the left for the Aura Star fragments to make up a full star, the princess once you have collected here, and on the right are several slots for the jewelry pieces that can be traded in for the Aura Star fragments. Attacking: `````````` You may have noticed there is no "Attack" command in the controls section. To defeat enemies you will need to make use of the little stationary rockets that can be found inside stones. Once you have uncovered one of them, you can later JUMP while standing on this item which will make a rocket fly off in both directions, potentially defeating the foes in the way. The reach of these rockets is only 3 blocks, however, thus use them wisely. These stationary rocket turrets are placed inside every block that does not have a special item instead. In other words, around 97% of blocks have these. Alternative attacks are done by using items you have collected, in particular, the Magic Ball, Armor, or the Skull. Items: `````` Items dropped by enemies (such as keys and money) disappears quickly, hence you should pick it up soon. One can only carry one type of a special item at a time. It is also not possible to pick up another one while the previous special item is still in use. You will have to wait until the effect is gone to grab the next one. You can only carry up to six "Items" (scrolls, stone tablets, etc). Items carry over to the next dungeon. Jewelry = Used to get the star fragment in the secret rooms, then disappears. Star Fragment = Parts of the Aura Star, required to complete the game. Stone Tablet = Tombstones, sell it for money or read them at the Man of Wisdom. Scroll = Sell it for money. Golden Statue = Sell it for money. Key = Opens treasure chests. Moneybag = Dropped by the enemies, monetary unit in the game used to buy stuff. Star = 1UP Magic Key = Key to dungeon exit? Magic Ball = Special Item, the ball will rise up and spin around, shooting at everything around the screen. Skull = Special Item, spins a ball around Jason which stop anything it touches in a flame. It gives you ample time to set up a turret to kill the foe(s). Armor = Temporarily turns you invincible. Shop: ````` Several levels have a small side-cave that leads to a guy. There are several types of shops. One kind lets you sell items such as scrolls, stone plates and golden statues, another even has the exit key for sale at a decent price (there is no other way to get it in those dungeons). The top option is to USE this shop, the second is to return to the game. The lower two options (Yes/No) are only used if you are actually doing a transaction here. The game is a little awkward in controls here, as you get all choices even when they do not apply to the current situation. Enemies: ```````` Instead of described each single enemy it is probably easier to split them into types. There are the simple crawlers which are the easier kind, and there are flying foes. The former will buzz around all over the place, often following to your position. The flyers tend to stay at the same level and move back and forth. They will shoot projectiles downwards, but what makes them more tricky is that the hover above the ground which makes them harder targets for the turrets. You will have to wait until they set down before letting the rocket fly, else it is wasted. The AI tends to be rather clever in that it does not jump up to your position if you are awaiting them with a loaded turret. Simply facing the other way, however, can often do the trick to lure them up. A third kind of enemy is actually an immobile flower. It still kills you, but there is always a way around it by using clever tactics. Levels they appear will not have the other two kind of foes, but they may still have fire hazards. Cheats: ``````` The game is pretty tough, thus these cheats may come in handy to complete it. The first two are GameGenie codes, the rest are simple hex cheats. Invincibility SXIPPS Infinite Lives SLLOPK [Thanks goes to VisitntX for those two] Set address 0054 to any number between 0 and 5 for the star fragments. Having five is the only way to get through the last level, and once you are in it then you cannot go back out without starting over. In other words, this cheat may be vital to you not having to replay the game from the beginning. Address 0055 is your key amount. Since this only refreshes as you leave the level, you probably want to leave this at around 3 to 5 to never run out. Set 0057 to you 1 to always have at least one special item. It depends what you pick; however, thus you can still switch it around. If you are trying to breeze through the game on this, you will want at least 5 per round just in case. Alter address 0058 to change your gold bars, i.e. put 99 to have 99. 0059, 005A, 005B, 005C, 005D are for the jewelry items. 0 means you do not have it, 1 means you do. If you missed one earlier then you can quickly switch this one to exchange it for the aura star piece, then switch it off after. 005E is the princess toggle, 1 is if you have already rescued her, 0 if not. [thanks to ASchultz for helping me out here] =============================================================================== 03.) G0300 =============================================================================== As you start you can already unlock some hidden tunnels on the main map. I will get to those in a later portion of the game. As there is only one place to visit a this time, enter the dungeon on the right side. Dungeon 1: `````````` 1) As mentioned in the previous section, each block contains an item. Most of them are turrets to defeat enemies, thus I will only mention the special ones you probably should want to pick up. For one, the third floor has a SKULL in the lone block on the left side. Underneath is a treasure chest containing a STAR. At ground floor you can find a MAGIC BALL in the single block on the right side. The shop is at the top right corner. To advance to the next stage, defeat enough enemies to uncover the ladder in the middle of the floor. Since this is the easiest floor to play on, you may consider racking of a large amount of keys for the later ones. It will make opening treasure chests a breeze. You can still go back and forth between levels. Enemies, special items and turrets respawn, but the chest items you have already collected do not. 2) The second floor has a MAGIC BALL in the left single block, and a STONE TABLET in the chest on the long central plateau. The shop is at the top. 3) The bottom left corner has a block with ARMOR, very useful to grab this. Further right is a 2-block gap near the center. Stand on the right side of the four-block plateau and jump into the air on the left side of the 2-block plateau. OK, this may sound a little complicated, but there is a floating MAGIC BALL hidden here. To grab it, jump into the air and use the 'Get Item' command while flying. The chest in the top right corner contains a MAGIC KEY which is vital to be picked up, and there is also shop in the top left corner. 4) There is a RING in the chest in the top left corner. The chest on the right is a GOLDEN STATUE. You may have noticed all enemies here are stationary. A bit more strategy is required to get rid of them. You have to plan your route while opening more paths as you destroy them. There is no shop in this place, and the ladder is in the bottom right corner. 5) Two chests containing a SCROLL each are to be found here. If you did not collect enough keys earlier than you may be running low by now. The enemies are getting a little tougher at this point. Apart from the shop in the top left corner, there is also a hidden MAGIC BALL in the top right corner where the ladder will appear. Jump up to the right of the top platform to find it. SECRET: Bump into the second tile from the bottom right corner a few times to make another ladder appear in the corner. This will take you to a secret room. Inside is a dragon you have to high jump over and collect a FRAGMENT. It also shoots fire so be careful when facing it. Your aim is to grab the jewelry piece and get back out. The small moving block is a little tough to get on, you have to jump well around it else you will bump into it from below. 6) This is the "boss" floor. There is one hidden special item (a SKULL), at the ground floor, on the left side of the gap in the middle. This short level also simply requires you to defeat enough enemies, which is quite easy with the skull you have picked up. Instead of a ladder, the exit at the top will have two small arrow buttons to point out that you now free to leave. Simply jump into it like when going to a shop to do so. Congratulations on completing your first dungeon. It is not easy, and it only gets harder from here on out. You will find the door at the north end has now opened. The old sage will give you a password to continue playing later, and some advice. Going west from the first dungeon, there is a tree that stands out as it is more north than the rest. To unlock the shortcut, press down into the tree line two steps on the right, which is still one step before the water edge as well. You will notice the change immediately. This hole will take you up the river. There is another secret you can find and move on, but we should first complete the nearby dungeon. Dungeon 2: `````````` 1) There is a neat MAGIC BALL just below your starting position. This should help so early on. The chest in the center is a SCROLL. There is also an ARMOR in a block at the top floor. It is the second block from the right in the four-block platform slightly northeast of the enemy gateway. As usual, this a pretty easy level so you may want to stock up on keys. The exit is in the bottom left corner. The oven-looking thing is the shop. 2) There is only a chest with a SCROLL in the top right corner. In the bottom left corner, where the ladder will appear, is a hidden MAGIC BALL. Jump up next to the nearby platform to find it. 3) This is another stationary-enemies level. It is quite easy apart from the fire that bursts out at the right side. If you go over to unlock the treasure chest you can get a HARP. The next ladder is at the bottom left corner. 4) There are two hidden items here. The first (a SKULL) is near the center, second level, and it appears when you jump up from the ground floor. It will take some exploring. The other one is at the top floor where there is a huuuuuuge drop down. You will have to jump up the gap from the right side on the floor below. The chest in the top right corner has a STAR. A shop can be found in the bottom right corner. SECRET: There is a secret area in the top right corner, hit your head into the brick next to the hidden skull three times and the ladder will appear, but you need the correct jewelry piece beforehand. Ignore it on your first playthrough. 5) The chest here contains a SCROLL, Bump into the top right corner brick to get a MAGIC BALL. The shop is in the bottom right corner, and you actually need to purchase the MAGIC KEY here (use the top option, then the third option, it costs 20 gold pieces). The ladder to continue is at the top left. 6) Enemies yet again do not move in this level. The only thing to find is a scroll inside the chest. No enemies need to be defeated in order to move on. 7) Yet again, another scroll inside a chest, no shop, exit in the bottom right corner. Moving on... 8) Grab the hidden MAGIC BALL (southeast of the right enemy gateway) and use it when more enemies have appeared. Getting rid of five guys should make the exit open up rather quickly. South of the second dungeon is a small path leading east along the river. Once you bump into the tree at the end, a small hole will appear. Take this hole to end up further west. Go south but do not enter this dungeon, it is the final one and you should avoid it at the moment. Instead, run around southwest of this location to trigger an earthquake. This will remove the tree at the north for you to enter that dungeon instead. Dungeon 3: `````````` 1) There is a SKULL in the brick left of the enemy gateway. The tile in the bottom right corner contains a MAGIC BALL. Nearby is a blue stone at the wall, it actually has a hidden ARMOR inside, useful too. There is a stop near where you started, the ladders are in the top left corner. SECRET: Once you have the NECKLACE from dungeon 5, bump your head into the tile in the bottom left corner. Grab the FRAGMENT. 2) There are two chests on this enemy-less floor. There is also a hidden SKULL on the first long stationary platform. As for the chests, the one in the bottom right corner contains a STAR, the on higher up the all important MAGIC KEY. 3) Still no enemies, only some platformer action. A shop is also here. 4) Back to enemies, and hidden stuff. On the second storey is a SKULL in the second prick from the left, although you will first have to use up the turret that appears there. The second prick from the bottom right corner contains a MAGIC BALL. The chest contains a SCROLL. 5) This is just a couple of jumps to the next ladder, the chest only contains a SCROLL. 6) There are a couple of items hidden here. The small platform near the start has a MAGIC BALL floating above. After the center part, after the moving platform, a SKULL is hidden in mid-air. The chest in the center will get you a STONE TABLET. 7) The chest has a STAR. A brick in the lower center will reveal a SKULL, and top left one has a MAGIC BALL. There is also a shop. 8) If you drop off the ledge and steer to the left wall, an ARMOR is revealed. You will have to jump back down from the top and time your command to grab it. 9) You can get an instrument from the top chest, a SCROLL from the other. 10) The chest here contains a SCROLL. The top right corner's brick will show a MAGIC BALL when bumped into from below. 11) In this final room there is a secret icon, a SKULL, one space to the right of the second rightmost platform at the ground floor. The mirrored side (i.e. left of the second leftmost platform at the ground floor) has a MAGIC BALL. Walk slightly northwest of this pyramid to shake the earth as you did previously. Enter the small door at the south side. Dungeon 4: `````````` 1) Jump on the right platform and then high up to find a SKULL. 2) The chest here is a SCROLL. Use your platforming skills to advance. 3) The chest here is also a SCROLL. Find a MAGIC BALL in the bottom left corner by jumping up the gap, and a SKULL is hidden inside a brick on the second storey, all the way on the right side. 4) Drop down immediately and swerve right at the last platform. If you want the chest (a STAR) then you have to get around the right side. There is a shop at the top right. Use it to buy the MAGIC KEY (1st option, then third, costs 30 gold). 5) Get the MAGIC BALL in the bottom left corner, the tile just to the right of the enemy gate also hides a SKULL. 6) Chest contains a STONE TABLET, moving right along. Stick to the top and then the bottom for the left part. Else it is tricky. 7) There is a skull in the top rightmost brick. I suggest you simply go for the secret room as coming back from there will open up the ladder to the eighth floor as well. SKULL: Stand on the second brick in the top left corner (the one after the gap of course) and jump into the ceiling three times. This will open up a nearby ladder. Inside, avoid the dragon-dinosaur thing as before, grab the star fragment and leave. 8) The chest in the bottom left corner contains a SCROLL. Jumping high up on the brick above reveals a SKULL. There is also a MAGIC BALL just to the left of the enemy gate. Underneath is another box with a STAR. 9) There is a shop here, but apart from that you just have to time your jumps past the fire to reach the other side. 10) Do NOT get the chest (a JEWELRY piece) on your first time through the dungeon or else you will get stuck not being able to pick up all the fragments later on. Grab it once the walkthough gets to it. 11) Both chests contain SCROLLs, ignore them if you have enough but you still need to find a way to the moving platform to reach the right side. 12) Find a MAGIC BALL slightly right of the center platform on the second storey. 13) Apart from the shop, there are two hidden items. The tiny block near the top is your base. Jump right two spaces to find a pile of GOLD bars, then do the same for the left side to get a MAGIC BALL. 14) Having two balls will make this last area a breeze. Use it once there are four enemies on screen, then grab the other MAGIC BALL on the right side to get rid of four/five more, which is already enough to open up the exit. Outside, walk to the left edge and push UP to reveal a hidden path cutting through the lake. From the top left corner of the first dungeon, take a swing towards the river but do not stop on the way. If done correctly. a shortcut will appear a little to the northwest. It may take several tries as the position of your line has to be correct. The shortcut takes you to an isolated part near the river. Cross over the bridge (it was not there before if you checked the shortcut) to reach the castle. Dungeon 5: `````````` 1) Chest has a SCROLL, a SKULL is at the bottom right corner in mid-air, same position on the left will bag you a MAGIC BALL. This level seems to take a lot more enemy killing that the previous ones. The ladder to continue is at the top left. 2) The right brick next to the solid one in the center of the second storey hides a SKULL. 3) Besides the obvious shop there is also a hidden gold bar at the top of the left moving block. 4) Not much new here, there is a MAGIC BALL just to the right of the enemy gate. 5) A chest with a STAR is about everything one can find here. 6) This is a little trickier, but to the chest with the SCROLL it is fairly easy. Getting over the rest without falling is not so easy though. 7) Back to the enemies, there is a SKULL in the bottom left corner as well as a MAGIC BALL northeast of the enemy gateway. The chest contains a SCROLL. 8) There is REALLY nothing here... 9) The chest here contains the MAGIC KEY, important!!! There is also a shop. 10) This tiny area makes it easier to slay multiple enemies with your turrets. There is a SKULL in the bottom left corner if you want one. 11) There is a chest with a STAR in the dead center. SECRET: Bump your head several times into ceiling just beneath the star chest to reveal ladder leading down. Avoid the monster, grab the FRAGMENT and return to the main floor. 12) The right side has a MAGIC BALL in mid-air. 13) It is vital that you pick up the second chest, the upper one, which is a CROWN. The other one is just a SCROLL. 14) A block near the enemy gate has some gold bars. 15) Nothing but shop. 16) The last floor. As you may notice, the dungeons get longer with each one. Once you are finally out of the last one, walk north along the tree line to reveal a hole that takes you back to the west side. Trigger the earthquake and enter the pyramid. When revisiting Dungeon 3, grab the fragment in the secret room. Return to Dungeon 4 and grab the jewelry piece from the chest. On your first time through that dungeon you were not supposed to take it because the game no longer lets you trigger the earthquake outside the final dungeon. This is possible a bug in the game. Once you have the jewelry, return to Dungeon 2 and grab the final fragment. It now finally time to enter the last dungeon at the center of the map. Dungeon 6: `````````` 1) If you bump into the second brick from the right bottom corner you can get a MAGIC BALL. The ladder to continue is in the top center. Just next to it, northeast of the enemy gate, is a bunch of gold bars hidden in the block. 2) To move on, kill enough enemies (all right that was obvious) and find the ladder in the top right corner. The chest there contains a SCROLL. 3) Jump up two storeys and then left. Jump over the stationary enemy but not before activating a turret way high up. This will get rid of the enemy next to it and you can then open up a turret at the top floor. This will rid you of the two foes there and you can then continue right. Should you want the chests, the top one is a STAR whereas the lower on is a SCROLL. 4) The brick atop the shop is a MAGIC BALL, the third one from the right in the bottom row is a SKULL. The brick right of the enemy gate also contains gold. 5) Moving right along... 6) To get a MAGIC BALL, go to the first floor and bump into the rightmost red brick. An armor can be found in the second gap from the left on the lowest floor. When you eventually defeat enough enemies, the ladder will appear in the bottom left corner. 7) Bump into the second ceiling stone from the left five times to reveal a moving platform. Else you cannot progress. You need to have all the fragments to do this, in case you have not noticed, there is no way to complete the dungeon without having found them all. With the moving platform this is rather easy to get through, especially compared to IMPOSSIBLE without... 8) The chest contains a STONE TABLET, the exit is at the top right corner. 9) The chest contains a SCOLL. If you jump slightly left near the top of the moving block you can find gold bar suspended in mid-air. 10) At the bottom left corner is a MAGIC BALL, you may want this. The left chest is a STAR, the right one a SCROLL. The exit is at the top center. 11) On the left side of the third row are two stone blocks. The tile just right of this will have a MAGIC BALL inside. To leave you have to go somewhere in the middle. Once you have two scepters you should go for the secret, do not bother beforehand. SECRET: Why you are really here in this game - the princess. To reveal the secret ladder, jump on the top left corner a few times. The ladder on the left will appear soon enough. Inside is another dragon. Jump over it and climb up on the left side to meet the princess. If you have done everything right she will come with you as you leave. This is represented by a big PRINCESS icon next to the star fragments and the gold bars in your inventory bar. She only comes along if you got two scepters, so you will have to go into the dungeon some more before that happens. 12) There is an ARMOR in the top left corner, just one tile right of the ladder going back up. The bottom row also holds a MAGIC BALL, four tiles from the left (skipping the gap of course). First visit the shop and sell some of your stuff (top option to select, then third to say 'Yes'. You need to have at least two slots free but you may as well sell off everything. The chest in the center holds a SCEPTRE, it counts as one of your items. This is one out of two you need to find. Continue down at the bottom right when you are ready. 13) Cycling through the colors here. The special item here is a SKULL, right of the left enemy gate, inside a solid rock. Not the one just next to the gate but instead a few more over. The chest contains a SCROLL, not sure what one still wants to do with these at that point. The exit is again in the bottom right corner. 14) Speaking of a SCROLL, here is another one. the rest of the level is not hard to figure out. 15) What is it with those SCROLLs? Another chest with one right there. There is also a hidden MAGIC BALL to the right of the shop, high up. The exit is just to the right of the left enemy gate. 16) The chest here has the second SCEPTER. As soon as you grab it, head back to [11] and open up the secret area, grab the princess, and return to this floor. 17) Avoid the final dragon, seriously, the last one you will see. If you visit the guy in the house he will warp you back out of the game, but then you have to start over the game from the beginning again I think. 18) Instead of visiting the old hag in the house, stand two tiles away from the bottom left corner and jump around a few times. The ladder will be revealed. 19) This is just a sequence. You only get this when you have collected the two scepters, the star as well as the princess herself. CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR ACHIEVEMENT =============================================================================== YY.) VERSION HISTORY GYY00 =============================================================================== v1.0 Pretty rough but complete version. This was not the easiest game to get through as there are many deadends and pitfalls. I hope to have documented this well enough for others to get through easier than I have done. (8th of January 2009) =============================================================================== ZZ.) CREDITS & THANKS GZZ00 =============================================================================== GameFAQs for hosting this file. Vic Tokai for the game. VisitntX and ASchultz for cheats and help with finding more cheats. It is a little messy at the moment, but i do not know how wants to really make a neat table of hex codes apart from me... Who ever created that YouTube video, it really helped a ton. No hyperlink, as those tend to go dead too quickly. All trademarks and copyrights contained in this document are owned by their respective trademark and copyright holders. This guide may be not be reproduced under any circumstances except for personal, private use. It may not be placed on any web site or otherwise distributed publicly without advance written permission. Use of this guide on any other web site or as a part of any public display is strictly prohibited, and a violation of copyright. ,,, (o o) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=oOOo-(_)-oOOo-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=