VGConnect July 2013: StarTropics

[scott]

I might finally start tonight. Its been a hectic few days.

[mkarasch]

This game is pretty tough!  That octopus boss took a lot of punishment!

[jobocan]

This game is pretty tough!  That octopus boss took a lot of punishment!

He's a lot easier if you use the snowman.

[pacpix]

This game is pretty tough!  That octopus boss took a lot of punishment!

He's a lot easier if you use the snowman.

When I figured out how to use the items I did not even get hit once by it.

[pceslayer]

Alright I started... ha





Seriously F this boss!!!


and there it is...


Why cant I ever get this damn puzzle to work the first time I try it?!?!?!

And thats where I stopped. Stage 5 Captain Bells whatever...

[pacpix]

I do not think the fire boss would have been as hard if you could actually find health before the fight. I only had three hearts each time.

[jobocan]

Why cant I ever get this damn puzzle to work the first time I try it?!?!?!

Ah, that's actually one of the game's flaws... even if you know that puzzle's solution, it won't work until you talk to the proper NPCs.

[pceslayer]

I made sure I did... stupid parrot.

[mkarasch]

This is an odd turn of events:

I was playing on a different computer (linux), and I could pick up my saved game fine, and play fine, but when I picked up items, they just wouldn't exist.  They never went into my inventory.  I was playing the ghost village dungeon, and I couldn't figure out what was attacking me, or how I was supposed to use the rod.  GRR!  Frustrating!

[pacpix]

This is an odd turn of events:

I was playing on a different computer (linux), and I could pick up my saved game fine, and play fine, but when I picked up items, they just wouldn't exist.  They never went into my inventory.  I was playing the ghost village dungeon, and I couldn't figure out what was attacking me, or how I was supposed to use the rod.  GRR!  Frustrating!

Might be a stupid question, but are you pressing pause then scrolling down to get to your inventory?

[pceslayer]

This is an odd turn of events:

I was playing on a different computer (linux), and I could pick up my saved game fine, and play fine, but when I picked up items, they just wouldn't exist.  They never went into my inventory.  I was playing the ghost village dungeon, and I couldn't figure out what was attacking me, or how I was supposed to use the rod.  GRR!  Frustrating!

Might be a stupid question, but are you pressing pause then scrolling down to get to your inventory?

this

here is a link to a pdf of the manual

http://startropics.com/scans.php

page 16

[pceslayer]

Wow the last stages were brutal.... And WTF @ them stealing your life when entering the last stage!! I had full hearts b4 I entered then it dropped down to 3. :/





credit roll was awesome!

[mkarasch]

This is an odd turn of events:

I was playing on a different computer (linux), and I could pick up my saved game fine, and play fine, but when I picked up items, they just wouldn't exist.  They never went into my inventory.  I was playing the ghost village dungeon, and I couldn't figure out what was attacking me, or how I was supposed to use the rod.  GRR!  Frustrating!

Might be a stupid question, but are you pressing pause then scrolling down to get to your inventory?

this

here is a link to a pdf of the manual

http://startropics.com/scans.php

page 16

Welp, that was it.  I feel sheepish.

[jobocan]

I just started my game of this. Looking for a crystal ball right now.
I forgot how tough this game is, but it's so good.

[mkarasch]

Seconded about the last two levels, holy cow.  That was tough.  But WOO!  Done!
This was much less cool in-game
 
I HATE these guys.

Oh, Mike, you are a hoot!