God I hope this game ends with you finding Dr. Jones on a missionary trip to Africola.
When last we left we were on our way to save our uncle by aimlessly going some random direction with our submarine. Now dolphins appear. Cool.
Manual
Howard & Nester Comic
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Regarding baseball, the positions only apply when on defense - every player on the active team takes a turn at bat when on offense. Being able to hit the ball is a pretty vital skill in baseball regardless of your position.
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I’m noticing a bit of a pattern in the ID codes:
1492 - the year America sailed across India to discover the Pacific Ocean
1776 - the year Christopher Columbus declared independence from Plymouth Rock
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In order to find a way to dress in drag we need to find a magic crystal ball in a graveyard? Checks out.
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This is the last manual page showing enemies. From here on out we’re on our way into the unknown.
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I rented this game back in the day and emulated it later, both times I never had the letter included with the instruction manual that would allow you to solve a later puzzle. You can imagine this made the game rather difficult to beat. I did manage to beat both this and the sequel though so I’ve got a soft spot for it in my heart.
Not very soft. But kinda soft.
Well, I actually purchased a cartridge with the manual and letter for this LP just to show that off properly later on. As a kid I got the game from my dad and it didn’t have the letter either. Then again, I couldn’t read at the time, so it didn’t matter. I made it through anyway.
Today we will finally finish the beast that is chapter 3 and we’ll be able to move on to new things. Like chapter 4.
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You don’t actually have to jump back and forth on the sinking tiles. If you jump straight up, you’ll land back on the tile when it reappears.
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Probably the worst chapter in the game. But we’ll also get to see an unboxing video of a 1990 video game, so it’s all good.
The Wet Letter (transcript)
Mike,
I found some strange ciphers in my last voyage.
Since then, someone has been watching me! I put
a tiny transmitter in my shoe
It’s Frequency is 747 MHz.
Perhaps I worry too much, but better to be safe
than sorry.
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Nintendo Game Atlas
Wait, how did you get through the game without that letter? Does the game eventually give you the answer, or what?
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Nintendo Power magazine and the like just told people the code.
My dad who gave me the game told me the code. I’ve remembered it ever since.
It sort of became part of the collective culture, as much as the game itself did. I’d read the entire coverage of the game in How To Win At Nintendo Games before I ever saw it, so I knew almost everything I needed to do before starting (some of the directions were a bit confusing). I still put the letter in the sink and ran water over it at the appropriate time, though. It was a pretty neat effect.
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I’m amazed how easy it is to find a copy of Startropics with an unsoaked letter on ebay. I kinda want one now!
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There’s a ship in our way and we need to get it out of the way. It is somewhat unclear to me how what we do removes the ship but I’m sure it’d make sense to me if I hade more of an imagination.
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Above you get to see the Nintendo Game Counselor profiles found at the bottom of two of the pages of the Nintendo Game Counselor Corner. Please tell me which one is your favorite Game Counselor. Just going by taste in games it’s probably Gayle, Josh or John, but boy am I torn.
Nintendo Game Atlas
On to chapter 6, getting close to Dr. J. By just kinda riding our submarine around the ocean a bit.
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Okay, so we found our uncle. Time to kick some alien butt!
The proper Nintendo Power walkthrough ends after finding Dr. J, so no more of that, unfortunately. The remaining Nintedo Power Coverage, found below, isn’t quite as comprehensive. Not that the actual walkthrough was worth too much by modern standards. But below is what’s left.
