PrinceWatercress plays Secret of Evermore - Part 1 of 35

I've been wanting to do this one for quite a long time. 35 videos later, here we are.

All maps by Grizzly.

Introduction (because I can)

The Map To Evermore

Introduction

Fall, 1965

Podunk, USA

A major experiment is about to conclude...however, it goes awry...

Thirty years later...

A boy and his dog happen to come across the abandoned laboratory where the experiment took place. They are transported to a strange place...

The boy tries to find his dog after it chases a cat, but he loses track of the dog. Thinking that it went into the abandoned house nearby, he heads inside only to find a bunch of crates and a teleporter. He also find his dog, who chews on some wires. The teleporter zaps him into another area...

A robot butler sends the boy into a room...and our adventure begins...

If you press Start at any time during the cutscene, you'll skip directly to the jungle. I refuse to do this, because this opening part is pretty cool.

Pressing Y activates your menu, while X activates The Dog's menu. A will let you run (when the time comes), and B lets you attack. The Control Pad obviously lets you move, and you can have The Dog sniff (eventually) with L or R.

By activating a ring menu, you can customize your controls, equip weapons and armor, see your current stats, edit the appearance of the dialogue windows, change how The Boy and The Dog act when the computer controls the, and even target enemies (as well as see what their names are). By pressing Up and Down in the ring menu, you can switch between rings to switch between, general menu selections, weapons, armor, items and spells (which you'll learn later on).

Robot Battle

All right, once you're in the room and The Boy's HP appears (I'll refer to the heroes as The Kid and The Dog, since you'll want to name them something different), you finally have control of the game.

Go up to the pod near the stairs and you'll get the Bazooka. When you grab it, two Guardbots will pop out of the portholes below. Wait for your attack meter to hit 100%, then let 'em have it!

When you beat them, you'll enter the porthole for an escape pad of some sort, and you'll find your dog in the cockpit. Unfortunately, you won't be able to control it, and you'll crash-land somewhere...

Jungle

Map

Prehistoria Alchemy Ingredient Maps (edited by HCBailly)

When you crash land, you'll end up in a jungle. The escape pod is shot and the bazooka is lost to you, but you find your dog...or at least, you assume it's your dog. You throw a stick to prove it's your dog, but he comes back with a dinosaur bone. This is the Bone Crusher, and it's not only your first sword but also your first weapon.

The Dog has only one attack, and it's a lunge attack. It can be powered up to Level 3, but once it's powered up, it can do some immense damage, especially later in the game.

Walk around the jungle and attack the Wimpy Flowers and Mosquitos. Wait for the Wimply Flowers to attack when you stand diagonally from them, then pop them with the bone. You can whack the mosquitos whenever you want. If you find any gourds, pick up the stuff inside by walking up to it and pressing B. You'll usually find Petals and Essence, but it's better than nothing. Petals will recover 40 HP, while Essence will cure you of any status ailments you may have.

If you see any overgrowth on the ground, just ignore it. It's nothing more than an obstacle that you won't be able to get past at this point.

If you ever see the dog stand somewhere and sniff continuously, head down there and press the B button. You'll pick up an alchemy ingredient. You'll need these for later, so grab as many as you can.

It should be mentioned that if The Kid dies, the game is over. Even if The Dog is still alive, you must keep The Kid's health above 0 at all times.

Press and hold the L or R button to let The Dog sniff around. If he walks somewhere when he does this, keep holding it. Walk up to where he stops, hold the Control Pad near the wall and press B to find an alchemy ingredients. Don't worry, these things will come into play later.

You'll definitely want to go between the exit to the north and this immediate area a couple of times to get some more experience if you need it.