PrinceWatercress plays Great Greed - Part 28 of 28

It's now time to check out the Extra Files!

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After the credits, you'll then get the Extra Files. Inside is a sound test, where you can listen to all of the music and sounds in the game, a Monster Book that lets you see the stats of all the enemies in the game, and a Profile section that lets you see character profiles for the princesses of the Greene royal family as well as Microwave. If you exit, you'll be taken back to the title screen after the game thanks for playing and hopes to see you again.

With all that said, Great Greed is finally brought to a close.

PrinceWatercress plays Great Greed - Part 27 of 28

In this entry, we beat Bio-Haz, then check out the game's infamous ending.

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Bio-Haz's Castle Map (by StarFighters76)

Before you go into the final room of the game, fight the enemies around here until you have 8000 Experience or less needed for the next level. Once you do that, refill your HP and MP and go in. If you have the Platinum or Duramet Sword equipped, replace it with the Knights Sword, as it is the only weapon that will even damage Bio-Haz.

You'll soon face Bio-Haz, who is disappointed by the gap in values between himself and Sam. For the first battle, use Power and Guard to strengthen up and protect against the occasional critical hit, then start striking with physical attacks. If your HP ever goes under 300, use Heal 4. Bio-Haz will have 2200 HP, can will be able to cast Speed, Freeze 4, Flame 4, Bolt 4 and Power. 

If you don't level up after the battle, you will have enough time to use Heal 4 for the second battle, but just barely. This is why you want the level up between phases.

Once you beat Bio-Haz, he will power-up. Citrus shows up all of a sudden and saves Candy from Bio-Haz's power, and she will show up to do some additional damage, however much it might help, during the battle. In the second battle, Bio-Haz has 4000 HP. He will be able to cast all of the same spells as last time with the addition of Heal 2, so be sure to cast Power and Guard immediately before going at it with physical attacks. Once again, always heal with Heal 4 if your HP ever goes under 300. Eventually, Bio-Haz will just keep casting nothing but Heal 2 more often than not. When that happens, watch your health, keep striking, heal when you need to, and see if you can get a critical hit that will definitely drive Bio-Haz into defeat.

After the battle, Bio-Haz admits defeat and acknowledges the differences between his and Sam's worlds, and admits that one can only abuse one's home for so long before telling Sam not to repeat his mistake. Citrus mentions that she saved herself by falling into a pool of water at the bottom of the cliff where we left her, and that she was able to climb out of the pit on her own. After this, Gum Drop, Truffle and Cup Cake all show up just as the castle is about to collapse. Everyone automatically leaves the castle and gets away on a balloon back to the castle made by Truffle.

Back at the castle, King Greene extends his thanks to Sam for ending the war against Bio-Haz and his forces, and asks you to listen to everyone's words of appreciation. Talk to everyone in the room, then talk to the King, who will reward you by allowing you to marry one of his daughters. If you want, you can save the game here so you can marry not just one of his daughters, but anyone in the room. This is the most infamous part of the game as well as the one reason why anyone would barely known You can marry anyone in the room: any of the princesses, Microwave, Time Out, Lunch Break, the queen and even the king himself. After you make your choice, you'll get a few dancers, then you will be able to talk to your future wedding partner before teleporting back to the real world for any unfinished business. You'll return back to the forest where the other guy who was with you - Sam's father - is waiting for you. Sam and his father will leave, then Microwave will show up and state that there is hope for both worlds before disappearing. You'll then roll credits, where life goes on in the game's world.

Whoever you marry will stand next to you at the end of the game. You can also leave the room and marry no one, and if you do that, Sam's father will be at Sam's side at the ending, indicating that he went to the land of Greene with Sam upon Sam's return.

If you marry Cup Cake, you will be told that you will have to wait until Cup Cake is of legal age, but you will still be able to marry her nevertheless. Even the King and Queen will be briefly hesitant before accepting your choice. You can even marry Gum Drop even though she is in love with someone else!

After the credits, you'll then get the Extra Files. Inside is a sound test, where you can listen to all of the music and sounds in the game, a Monster Book that lets you see the stats of all the enemies in the game, and a Profile section that lets you see character profiles for the members of the Greene royal family. We'll check those out in the next video.

PrinceWatercress plays Great Greed - Part 26 of 28

It's time for the final stretch of the game. 

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Bio-Haz's Castle Map (by StarFighters76)

You'll start seeing some new enemies once you go down the stairs past the newly-opened door.

Cloaker is weak against Bolt magic and can cast Shove. It has 1280 HP, and gives 810 Experience and 103 Gold. It has a chance of dropping a Hacker sword, which is useless at this point in the game.

Crumb can cast Freeze 4, Bolt 4 and Flash. It has 1185 HP and will give 715 Experience and 116 Gold upon defeat. It also has a chance of dropping Regain 1. Make sure your HP is never under 200 while facing one.

Gruelguy gives 800 Experience and 106 Gold upon defeat and is a pretty vanilla enemy. He can still pack a punch, though.

Whinner can cast Thunder 2 and Poison 2. It has 1058 HP and gives 724 Experience and 93 Gold upon defeat, and has a chance of dropping the Duramet Armor, which is the best armor in the game. Cast Power when fighting Whinner; it really helps. It helps to have your HP above 300 at all times while facing one.

Midway through this path, you'll meet a guy who sells Med 3 and Med 4 scrolls as well as all three Regains. Hope you have a lot of money, as you're going to need to stock up to survive here.

You'll know that you're in the last room before Bio-Haz when you approach the door and you see the message saying "Enter." Before you go in, fight the enemies around here until you have 8000 Experience or less needed for the next level. Once you do that, refill your HP and MP and go in. If you have the Platinum or Duramet Sword equipped, replace it with the Knights Sword, as it is the only weapon that will even damage Bio-Haz.

PrinceWatercress plays Great Greed - Part 25 of 28

Once you enter Bio-Haz's castle, there's no turning back!

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Bio-Haz's Castle Map (by StarFighters76)

As soon as you enter the castle, the door will lock behind you.

Witch can cast Flame 4 and Speed as well as Push. It gives 516 Experience and 94 Gold, and has a chance of dropping a Med 3-15 Scroll.

Cutter is strong against Bolt magic and can cast Bolt 2. It gives 528 Experience and 78 Gold.

In the second room, Gum Drop will set up a barrier to get through the barriers in a considerably damaged zone. If you take the wrong path, you'll lose half your HP for each step you take, and the game will make it known to you. If you take the right path, you'll get through it without taking damage. It will take some trial and error to get through here without getting hurt too much. When you reach the end, Gum Drop's barrier will fail, and you'll have to travel the rest of the castle without her.

Mealmush is weak against Freeze magic and strong against Flame magic. It will award you 540 Experience and an astonish 5800 Gold.

In the next section, there is a door that restores HP and MP behind the pot. Don't bother going back for Gum Drop: a rock will fall blocking the stairs. As for the other door, you won't be able to open it...yet.

Knocker has 820 HP and can pack a punch. He is weak against Freeze magic and can cast Power. Beating Knocker gives 715 Experience and 590 Gold, and gives a chance at a Duramet Helmet drop, which is the best helmet in the game.

After a series of spiral staircases, you'll meet Noknight, who is about to kill Candy. Noknight has 1500 HP and can cast Freeze 4 and Heal 2, but he is also weak to Freeze magic. Use Power as well as Freeze 4 to do as much damage as you can, and be prepared to heal yourself. Noknight gives 800 Experience and 25 Gold, and has a chance of dropping a Fix.

After beating Noknight, you'll rescue Candy, who will make a necklace out of the jewels that the princesses gave you. This will give you 5000 Experience right off the bat. Bio-Haz will then suddenly show up at last, and tell you that he has left the path to the top that you could not enter earlier open for you, so you'll need to go back to the room after the Gum Drop section and enter the door to the right.

The three dark, shadowy figures will sell you powerful as well as necessary spells as well as some healing items, so talk to them if you need Regain 2's or Med 3 scrolls. 

PrinceWatercress plays Great Greed - Part 24 of 28

We're almost at endgame. Next stop: Bio-Haz's castle.

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South of Burger is the Flower Field. Head there. Enter the building and talk to the man blocking the door with the Knights equipment equipped. He will let you through. Head north at the royal garden to come out through the other side on the overworld map.

From here, head east to Bio-Haz's village, which is the final village in the game. When you talk to the people, you'll find out that they are all fans of Bio-Haz and it is only because they have been sedated with "medicine" into compliance by Bio-Haz himself. Some of the houses are unenterable, as well. There is a large building to the far north as well as a warehouse in the southwest corner, but you won't be able to enter either of them...yet.

Enter the house to the west in the center of the village. The woman there will tell you that a child is sleeping in the next room. Enter the next room, and you'll meet Cup Cake. Despite her health being affected by the pollution in the area, Truffle has invented a device that will help with fighting Bio-Haz. To get it, we'll have to enter the warehouse south of town, which we will automatically enter.

You'll meet Truffle, who has found the essence of purity in Crater Lake, which will allow any weapon coated in it  to destroy Bio-Haz. Truffle will coat the Knights Sword in the essence (although the game doesn't completely tell you this), then she will tell you that Bio-Haz's castle in in the cave area north of town. Cup Cake will get dizzy and go back to bed, and you'll be left to head to Bio-Haz's castle alone.

Talk to Truffle again, and you'll find out that to get to Bio-Haz's castle, you'll need to enter the sewage treatment plant on the north end of town. You'll need to head in there next. Truffle will then join your party. You can open the chests in this room to get some really good healing items: A Fix, a Regain 3 and a Med 3-10. When you enter the northern building with Truffle, she will be able to open the door by de-rusting it.

The sewage treatment plant is fairly straightforward, and you'll also meet some new enemies. The Pincher has 1240 HP and is weak against Bolt magic, but it can cast Freeze 3 and Flame 4. It gives 521 Experience and only 17 Gold. Be sure to use Power if necessary, as Pincher will start defending when its health gets low.

Zapper is weak against Bolt magic and strong against Flame magic, and can cast Slip and Heal 3. Being a mermaid enemy, Zapper is topless in the Japanese version, but was covered up with armor when the game was brought to the West. She can also hit you with her tail, and she also cries when defeated. The Zapper gives 437 Experience and 130 Gold, and has a chance of dropping a Carbon Shield, which is useless at this point.

At the north end, you'll find a guard blocking the entrance to the sewers. This triggers a fight with another Dicey, but he is easily defeated. Once you stand where one stood, Truffle will be ready to help you enter, and you'll have a choice as to whether you want to enter or not. Once you select "Yes," there's no turning back, so be ready to save before doing this.

In the sewers, stay in the center of the room and just let the water and keep going south. The odd areas in the floor lead further down the sewers. Be on the lookout for chests, which will contain powerful healing items.

Froglegs attacks a lot, and while weak against Bolt magic, it is strong against Flame magic. At 1200 HP, you'll be fighting one of these things for a while. Defeating Froglegs gives 455 Experience and only 7 Gold, and a potential drop of a Chrome Shield, which you're not going to need. 

You'll soon reach the area leading to Bio-Haz's Castle, which also has new enemies. In this area, you'll want to keep heading east while moving around the thick dark lines to get to the castle. Along the way, Gum Drop will catch up with you and tell you that Candy has been captured and in need to rescue. After meeing Gum Drop, you'll soon find the castle.

Drak is powerful and can cast Fire 2, and it gives 610 Experience and 106 Gold upon defeat. It has the potential to drop a Duramet Shield, which is the best shield in the game.

Juggler is weak against Flame magic and strong against Bolt magic, and cast Speed on itself as well as fry you with Thunder 2. It gives 455 Experience and 478 Gold, making it one of the best monsters to face in the area if you need more experience and gold.

PrinceWatercress plays Great Greed - Part 23 of 28

The end of the game is almost in sight. In this entry, we head to the royal castle and save the king and queen.

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Now that we're a bit stronger, let's head east of Burger to Greene Castle.

Greene Castle Map (by StarFighters76)

When you enter the castle, you'll be met by Microwave, who will tell you to look for King and Queen Greene, who should be somewhere in the castle.

The Joker is weak against Flame magic. It can cast Speed to be a little faster, but it won't do much good given how much more powerful we are now. It gives 1048 Experience and 60 Gold, and it can potentially drop a Med 3-10 scroll. At this rate, be ready to get far more gold than experience. Hope you've been farming outside of every town!

Spike is a pretty vanilla enemy. It gives 400 Experience and 96 Gold.

Headcook is strong against Bolt magic and can cast Bolt 4. It gives 391 Experience and 74 Gold.

Be careful which chests you open in the castle, as a good amount of them contain Trash. Some of them contain useless weapons that do no damages, useless armor that barely protects you or useless items which have no use at all, but at least you can sell those. Some of them are worth quite a bit of money.

Huntress can cast Thunder 2 and Confuse. It gives 395 Experience and 77 Gold, and has a chance of dropping a Regain 2.

Dicey is much like Chopper in that it has no MP. It is weak against Bolt Magic and gives 440 Experience and 93 Gold. Once again, another vanilla enemy, but at least this one has an elemental weakness.

The debris on the floor, assuming there is any on the floor of the current room you are in, cannot be walked through.

Dracette is weak against Freeze Magic and can cast Poison 2. It gives 474 Experience and 113 Gold, and has a chance of dropping an Epee, which is completely useless compared to whatever weapon you have now.

Once you make it to the throne room, head upstairs and you'll find out that the King and Queen are being held hostage. You'll soon face the Megagrem. Megagrem has 2000 HP, but all he can really do is attack and cast Shove. Cast Power and slash away, and heal yourself if you go below 200 HP. He gives 5000 Experience and only 10 Gold upon defeat. 

Afterwards, Megagrem will try to blow up the castle, but Microwave blows him away and stops him from doing it. Use the pot to heal your HP and MP. The King will thank you and ask you to catch Bio-Haz on your own. The Queen will tell you that Cup Cake and Truffle have penetrated into Bio-Haz's town to the south, and that you'll need the Royal Family's treasure to get there. Open the chests to get the Knights Sword, Knights Helmet, Knights Armor and Knight's Shield, which are the third best of everything in the game. Equip them all, as you'll need them to get past the flower garden coming up. If you have any of the Platinum armors and weapon, save those for afterwards.

With this, you can now leave the castle. With the Megagrem defeated, there will be no more enemies roaming the castle, so you can open any chests that you missed. After leaving the castle, you can head back to Burger and sell off all the useless stuff.

PrinceWatercress plays Great Greed - Part 22 of 28

There are six enemies around the town of Burger! Let's meet them!

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Before heading to Greene Castle, let's get experience and gold off the enemies near town.

Bad Burger casts Poison 2, Sleep and Confuse. It gives 315 Experience and 90 Gold, and it has a chance of dropping a Platinum Shield, which is even better than the shield you have now and is worth equipping at this point if you get it, as the Platinum armors are the second-best in the game only to the Duramet armors.

Slicer can cast Shove, but that's about it. Slicer gives 380 Experience and 106 Gold, and has a chance of dropping the Platinum Sword, which is the second-best weapon in the game (the Hacker is the best).

Geguana is weak against Freeze magic and can cast Slip. It gives 370 Experience and only 74 Gold, but it has a chance of dropping a Platinum Armor.

Spinster is weak against Bolt magic and can cast Fly and Shove. It has 980 hit points, and unless you are powerful or using the Power spell, it will take a while to beat a Spinster. Beating one fives you 396 Experience and only 93 Gold.

Mush Man has only 660 HP, which is the least of the enemies around here. It gives 358 Experience and only 83 Gold, and it has a chance of dropping a Platinum Helmet.

Unfixed is weak against Flame magic, strong against Bolt magic, and can cast Bolt 4 and Lash. It leave 360 Experience and 80 Gold, and does not have an item drop. It is the only enemy I know of that can run away, and it can do a ton of damage if given the chance. As a matter of fact, both are related: if you get hit with Bolt 4 and you happen to be under 200 HP, there is a chance they will flee.

PrinceWatercress plays Great Greed - Part 21 of 28

In this entry, we finally make our way to Burger, and we find out that Bio-Haz's soldiers are already on the ground ready to wreak havoc.

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Glacier Canyon Map (by StarFighters76)

From Won Ton Village, you'll need to head back to the mountain. Back at the exit, you'll meet Mr. Noodle. Talk to him, and he will tell you that he slipped while trying to stop a child from falling, and asks you to help him find and rescue the child, who keeps calling the name "Marcela." Gum Drop will ask you to help her find the child. Mr. Noodle will tell you that the child is at the bottom of the cliff, way over to the left. Gum Drop will set up a barrier, while Mr. Noodle will head back to town.

You'll need to head to the lower-left corner of the canyon in order to find the child. Be ready to fight enemies and heal up when you need to. The place you need to go is south of where the chest with the Fix in it was. When you get there, you'll find Junior, who is injured. Four men will show up and carry Junior back to Steak's house, then Gum Drop will tell you to head back to the village. Sadly, you can't use the Escape spell, so you'll have to head all the way back to the village by foot.

Head back to the inn at Won Ton Village if necessary, then head to Steak's house. Talk to Mr. Noodle, and he will help you get to Burger. He will tell you to meet him at the cape to the south. At the cape, head all the way to the south. Mr. Noodle will appear from behind you, ready to get you to Burger by kite. Gum Drop will sadly say goodbye to you, as there is no way she can abandon Junior now. Before you leave, she hands you her earring. You'll then get on the kite, and Mr. Noodle will fly you to Burger.

At Burger, talk to the people. You'll find out that Burger is the most polluted town in all of the land, soldiers of Greene's army have been stationed at the abandoned house on the west side of town, and that Greene Castle has been overthrown. The shops, sadly, are closed, so you won't be able to buy anything here. You'll also find out that Dust Ball is attracting all the trash in the tower to the north. You won't be able to enter the tower...yet.

Enter the house that is not near any others in the west end of town. You'll be stopped by a soldier of Greene, who happens to be Lunch Box. He will open up a ladder to a hidden room, where you'll also meet Time Out. Time Out will tell you that they are going to attack the tower in the north, and Lunch Box will tell you that he is about to instigate a riot in order to make it possible. When the siren goes off, you'll need to enter the tower.

Aside from all the treasures here, you can also press A at the pot to refill your HP and MP. This is a relief, as even the inn itself is closed. The Power spell will increase your Strength when cast in battle at the cost of 10 MP. 

When the siren goes off, leave the house and get to the towers. You can talk to the soldiers to fight them, but the Choppers are pretty weak despite giving 350 Experience and 200 Gold. They are weak to Bolt magic and strong against Flame magic, however. If you need the experience and gold, however, you'll have an endless supply of them, so you've got that going for you at the very least.

Just head north to the tower. You'll enter, and from there, you can make your way through it to fight the big bad who is causing trouble. The only enemy you will face here are Choppers, and you can just blaze through them if your level is high enough.

If you need to refill your HP and MP, head back to the abandoned house that is by itself, stand two tiles east from the top of the bed to reveal the ladder, then walk into the ladder to go back to the healing pot.

At the top of the tower is a wizard named...Thyme. (I thought his name was Dust Ball?) Thyme has 1948 HP and 4095 MP, and can cast Drain, Flame 4 and Freeze 4. Be ready to heal with Heal 4 - a lot - and make sure to cast Power to increase the strength of your physical strikes and counteract Drain. Thyme gives 4000 Experience and 1800 Gold when defeated, which is quite a lot for a boss, and has a chance of dropping a Med 3-15 scroll. Thyme will tell you that Bio-Haz is trying to save this world by bringing the trash from the world of Greene into the human world, which really isn't a solution at all. 

Once you beat Thyme, the tower will be free of monsters, and you'll be free to return to town at your leisure. When you reach the entrance, Lunch Box and Time Out will show up to tell you that they will be starting a local militia with the people in town, and will ask you to head to Greene Castle to the east. When you head back to town, the shopes wills till be closed, but there will be two people at the entrance to the south who will be able to sell you items and spells and take any items that you don't need.

PrinceWatercress plays Great Greed - Part 20 of 28

We'll be doing quite a bit of exploration in this video, but once we do, we'll be close to the end of the game.

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Glacier Canyon Map (by StarFighters76)

The Mixmash is actually a new enemy, despite what I thought. It is weak against Flame magic and Strong against Freeze magic, and can cast Freeze 3. It gives 262 Experience and 630 Gold, and also has a chance of dropping a Suncut, which is the fourth-best weapon in the game and even better than the Gold Sword dropped by the Espresso! 

Yochoke can cast Speed, Slow and Freeze 3, but since we're so powerful, that doesn't end up happening. It gives 255 Experience and 840 Gold, and has a chance of dropping Gold Armor, which is the fifth-best armor in the game, so if you get it, pick it up. 

The shadowy figure here is actually a vendor, and if you talk to him, you can get Med 4-5 scrolls that can fully restore your HP in one use. You can also buy any of the three Regains as well as Fix, which is a complete HP and MP restore as mentioned earlier. Hope you've got money!

You'll eventually make it out of the cave, where you'll see another inn. Be sure to use it and save before exploring further. If your HP goes anywhere below 200, heal up so you can survive. Here, you'll encounter Lazedisc, which can cast Bolt 3. It gives 259 Experience and 908 Gold upon defeat.

Goo Man can cast Stick to briefly stun you, but that is all they can really do. Goo Man drops 264 Experience and 1118 Gold, which is a lot of Gold at this point.

Snockle can cast Confuse, Flame 3 and Freeze 3. It drops 268 Experience and 612 Gold, and has a chance of dropping a Fix, which is nice to get for free if you can pull it off.

When you reach the end of the area, Gum Drop will tell you that her magic power has run out, but at least you will be safe. Won Ton Village will be to the west. Head there.

By talking around, you'll find out that the Salmon Cape to the south shares a border with Burger, and that it is known for its strong winds. You also won't be able to get to Burger by ship due to the strong tides. You'll also find out that Steak, who lives in a house in the northwest corner of the village, has been making a huge kite, and that kites are popular in Won Ton Village. It just so happens that Steak makes huge kites that are unable to fly. 

At the magic shop, you can get Bolt 4 and Heal 4. Bolt 4 is the most powerful version of Bolt, while Heal 4 will fully heal you at the cost of 16 MP.

At the weapons and armor shop, only get the Rapier if you haven't gotten the Gold Sword or the Suncut. The Silver armors will be better than the Steel armors, but if you have the Gold Shield, the Gold Armor, or Gold Helmet, don't even buy any of the Silver equivalents, as the Gold versions will be stronger. 

Steak will be living in the house to the left of the weapons and armor shop, and he will have a kite in front of him.

Heading south from Won Ton Village on the overworld map takes you to Salmon Cape. If you head all the way south, Gum Drop will get the idea to ride one of Steak's kites over to the other side. If you go back to town and talk to Steak, he will tell you that he has no talent at flying kites, but that Mr. Noodle, who is traveling here from over the mountains and arriving at any moment, may be able to help you out, and he will tell you to head to the mountain exit to wait for him. 

You may encounter the Wingworm outside of Won Ton Village. It is strong against Freeze magic and can cast Fly and Freeze 3. It gives 275 Experience and 1318 Gold upon defeat, and has a chance of dropping a Silver Shield.

PrinceWatercress plays Great Greed - Part 19 of 28

It's time to make our way through the mountains...

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Head northwest from Caviar Village. You'll find a forest. One you enter, just follow the path. At the three way fork near the end, don't go west; it leads to a dead end. The Rind is a really easy enemy to defeat that drops 195 Experience and 315 Gold. The Wrangler is just as easy as the Rind and gives 155 Experience and 208 Gold. Ditto with the Eye Pie, which gives 169 Experience and 296 Gold. The Eye Pie tends to run away, but they never do that to me because I am too fast and too powerful.

You'll eventually find a building. Talk to the man to enter the hot spring. Before you can go into the next room, however, you will have to hand your inventory - and your clothes - to the man guarding the door. From there, go into the water. You'll heal your leg in storyline. When you leave the room, the man you gave all of your belongings to will be gone. Leave the building, and you'll find out that the guy was really one of Bio-Haz's soldiers. You'll have to go back through the forest in your underwear to find him. Thankfully, the enemies here are really weak.

You'll have to head back to the beginning of the forest to find the guy who took all your stuff, and when you do, the guy will be confronted by Marcela. Marcela will get your weapon away from him, then you'll face Lickick. Lickick has 900 HP, but he is a vanilla enemy and is easy to take down. He gives 2500 Experience and 2600 Gold when defeated.

When you beat Lickick, Marcela will reveal herself to be Gum Drop Greene, one of the princesses of the Greene royal family, and she will mention that the programmers gave them all strange names, immediately breaking the fourth wall. She says that she is here to spy on the enemy while relying on Pint's help, but she ended up falling in love with Pint and his son Junior. 

Once you're out of the forest, you can talk to Gum Drop with Status. She will tell you to go to the mountain to the north. Keep going in that direction until you can't, then head west to find a sign. Read the sign, and you'll be able to climb the mountain.

When you enter the mountains, Gum Drop will put a magical barrier. This will protect you from the blizzard. She can also use it in battle in case an enemy casts a spell, and the barrier will protect you from the magic. 

The Ham Man is strong against Freeze Magic and can cast Shove. It gives 257 Experience and 815 Gold (which is a lot for this point in the game), and has a chance of dropping a Gold Helmet. The Gold Helmet is the fourth-best helmet in the game, so if you get it, equip it. The Hogninja can cast Scare, and gives 252 Experience and 701 Gold upon defeat as well as a chance of dropping a Radcut, which is better than the Badcut. The Espresso is weak against Flame magic and strong against Freeze magic, and can cast Freeze 2. It gives 248 Experience and 718 Gold, and has a chance of dropping a Gold Sword. This is better than even the Radcut and is the fifth-best weapon in the game, so if you get this, equip it. You'll be good on needing a new weapon for a while.

The beginning of the mountain is pretty straightforward to get through. After about six screens of the same path, you'll find a cabin and a cave entrance. The cabin is an inn where you can heal. In the Japanese version, this is a weird mountain hut and not an inn, and if you rest here, you'll have to fight an enemy called "Naughty Illusion," which is a large naked woman with long hair covering her backside, and you'll have to beat that enemy to continue on. This was cut out entirely for the North American version.

PrinceWatercress plays Great Greed - Part 18 of 28

Let's spend time in town and see what we need to do next.

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By talking around in the Village of Pint, you'll find out that Pint used to be a soldier of Greene, and that his wife passed away ten years ago. Some people think that Pint and Marcela make for a good pair, as Pint is in love with Marcela. As for Marcela, she randomly ended up at Pint's home one day. Also, when the snow falls here, it is black (probably due to the pollution).

You'll also meet the doctor in a house in the west side of town. If you talk to him, he will tell you about the hot spring in the northwest forest, which will be able to help heal your leg in storyline.

At the magic shop, you can get Freeze 4, which is the strongest Freeze magic in the game. At the armory, get the Badcut, the Steel Armor (which is better than even the Chrome Armor), the Steel Shield (unless you have the Alloy Shield, then don't), and the Steel Helm (which is stronger than even the Chrome Helm).

There are new monsters outside of the town. Dish Pan give 173 Experience and 459 Gold when defeated, and if you're in the high-30's as far as levels go, they won't be too much trouble, even if they are weak against Freeze Magic and can cast Speed to make themselves faster in battle.

Bambobif is a stronger version of Bamboobe. It is strong against Freeze magic and cast Fire 1 and Fire 2. They give 169 Experience and 624 Gold when defeated, but they also have a chance of dropping Chain Armor. If you get it, equip it, as it's better than what you can get in Caviar Village.

PrinceWatercress plays Great Greed - Part 17 of 28

In this entry, we finally face Cadmium and defeat him, but Cadmium has one last trick up his sleeve...

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It's time to head to the cave to the northwest. When you head north to the coast and then west, then follow the passage leading south when you see it. You'll soon reach a cave. Enter it.

Along the way, you'll probably meet the Meltmess. It can cast Slip, but that's pretty much the worst of it regarding this enemy. Beating Meltmess gives you 120 Experience and 287 Gold, as well as a chance at an Alloy Shield drop. If you get it, equip it; it's slightly stronger than what you can get in Torte Village.

Cadmium Cave Map (by StarFighters76) 

At the cave, equip Zap1 and talk to the guard. Microwave will tell you to use Zap1 before the battle, so do that if you want to defeat him. Beating Julian will net you 1500 Experience and 500 Gold. Zap1 costs 10 MP and causes instant death to the target if it connects, but it will not always hit. If it doesn't hit Julian, keep casting Zap1 until you do, as it is the only way to defeat him.

Once Julian is defeated, enter the cave and follow the path. You'll meet some new enemies along the way. The Craw Mom is weak against Bolt Magic. It gives 132 Experience and 320 Gold, as well as a chance at a Chrome Armor drop. Equip it if you find it, as it will be the strongest armor you can get at this point. The Craw Mom can also be met on the way to the cave.

The black shadowy figures that move back and forth are Maxigrems. They can cast Shove, but other than that, they're pretty much vanilla enemies. They give 205 Experience and 209 Gold when defeated.

Bug Boy appears in this cave as well, but it's the same as ever. The same is true of Konklone.

Charczar is another fireball enemy. It is weak against Freeze magic, understandably strong against Flame magic, and can cast Fire 2, which can still pack a punch. It gives 133 Experience and 418 Gold, and has a chance of dropping a Med 3-10 scroll.

The Wig is useless and is only there if you need money.

Make sure you explore all of the floors fully, as you'll miss out on two chests containing a Regain 3 if you fail to do so.

On the final floor, you'll finally meet Cadmium. When he asks if you will face Bio-Haz, pick "No." You'll then face...Cavity? But I thought his name was Cadmium?!? Cavity has 1700 HP and is weak against Bolt magic. Use that along with physical attacks, and heal up with your strongest Heal magic if your HP goes anywhere under 100 HP. He can also cast Shove. He drops 2500 Experience and 2200 Gold, and also has a chance of dropping a Fix. If you get that, hold on to it. You won't be able to get Fixes until near the end of the game, as a Fix fully replenishes all HP and MP outside of battle.

After the battle, you'll find out that the guy's name was Cadmium the whole time, thanks to the message box. Cadmium will congratulate you, saying that if you put your heart into it, you could become a great ruler that surpasses even Bio-Haz, as you has the make of a ruler like him. After Cadmium dies/disappears, Microwave finds out that she has put her back out, and you'll have to carry her on your back on the way out of the cave.

Head back to Torte Village. If you run into any enemies on the way back, you'll be able to fight them, but you won't have Microwave casting spells alongside you in battle. Get Microwave back to the big house on the north end to get her home, then Microwave will tell Sam that Bio-Haz and his followers are from his world, and not the one he is in right now. She says that she has no intention of blaming you, as there is no one else who can match Bio-Haz's power and defeat the great greed which seems to drive him and his minions. (Hey, she said the game name!) Microwave will tell you that the citizens of the kingdom are gathering in Burger, and that you must join them and fight. Say "Yes," then Microwave will tell you to join the people in Burger and that she will catch up with you later.

From Torte Village, head back to Fly Port to the south. At Fly Port, head to the southernmost dock and press A at the boat. You will man the boat with the key, but on the way to the next area, Cadmium will blow up your boat in one last-ditch effort to destroy you. Unfortunately for him, it does not work, as you get rescued by some people. You'll wake up in Caviar Village in the Empire of Soup near a woman named Marcela, and you'll also meet her husband Pint and their son Junior. You'll also find out that you have an injured leg, but it doesn't affect you in anyway in-game. When you try to leave, Marcela will wonder why you want to go to Burger, and that you must go through a blizzard in the mountains and get across the nearby channel to get there.

You'll then be able to explore the village. If you re-enter where you came here from, you'll find a chest containing a Dress, but it won't be able to do anything for you armor-wise.

PrinceWatercress plays Great Greed - Part 16 of 28

In this entry, our adventures in the nation of Escargot begin.

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From the village of Fly Port, head to the west and follow the coastline as you do. You'll soon find a lone tree; walk into it and you'll enter the cape. At the tree is a man in a cloak named Cadmium, who is the commander of Bio-Haz's Hunter group. He will warn you that you are target of his subordinates, and gives you the choice of either obeying Bio-Haz or defeating him, then he will tell you to come to the cave in the northwest when you make your decision. Cadmium also gives you the Cool Mint leaves so you can travel across the desert, then he leaves.

There is a third enemy here that I managed to come across between this entry and the last: Bug Boy. He can cast Confuse, but that is the least of your worries with him. Beating Bug Boy gives you 118 Gold and 155 Experience.

From the cape, head north and into the desert, and follow the mountains. You'll find Torte Village. At the magic shop, you can purchase Guard to increase your defense at the cost of 10 MP, and you can also get Flame 4, which is the strongest fire spell in the game. At the weapon shop, get the BigCut and the Ceramic Shield. If you don't have the Alloy armor, go ahead and get the Ceramic Armor.

The people of Torte Village will tell you that the air is polluted and that a great wizard has returned. As a matter of fact, everyone here is a wizard. There is a building in the northwest corner that looks different from all of the rest, but you won't be able to do anything there...yet.

Head to the big building all the way on the north end to advance the plot. Two women will show up and lead you to "Grandmother." "Grandmother" is actually Microwave. She will tell you that Citrus will be fine, and that she also knows about Cadmium coming after you. She then joins your party for a brief time before telling you to head to the storage house to get the Zap 1 spell, and her ability to cast spells on enemies in the background can be pretty helpful in battle. The storage house is the aforementioned building in the northwest corner of town. It's time to head in.

Torte Basement Map (by StarFighters76)

Now that you have Microwave in your party, you'll be able to enter this dungeon. The person at the stairs will warn you that the magical warping device is out of order and that monsters have taken over the dungeon.

There are some new enemies in this area besides the ones that you've met so far in this country. The Konklone is weak against Flame magic and Strong against Bolt magic, and can cast Confuse and Bolt 2. It gives 134 Gold and 283 Experience when defeated. The Beano is weak against Flame magic and strong against Freeze magic, and can also cast Stick, which can cause you to be stuck to the floor and unable to move for a short time. It gives 130 Gold and 306 Experience upon defeat, and has a chance of dropping a Carbon Helmet. This is good if you have the Ceramic Helmet, but don't have the Chrome Helmet.

If you see plain floor that doesn't look like brickwork in the center of a room, walk into it. You'll change where the door is among the four walls in a clockwise fashion. Some doors are one way, so you'll need to watch where you're going.

In the first room with three chests, only open the one in the center. That one contains a Med 3-10 scroll; the other two contain Trash.

In the second room with three chests, only open the left and center chests; the right chest contains Trash. The Stamp may be worthless, but at least you can sell it without losing money.

The Clothes are the weakest armor in the game. You're better off tossing them or selling them for what little Gold they are worth.

You'll eventually find Zap 1 in a chest. Zap 1 has a random chance of instantly killing an enemy upon casting, and it does not always work. From here, you can either walk out the long way or use Escape to instantly leave the dungeon.

Back in the big house at the north end of Torte Village, the guy near the bookshelves will tell you that the HP of the guard at the north cave are endless. Keep that in mind for later.

PrinceWatercress plays Great Greed - Part 15 of 28

In this entry, we finally find out who attacked the resistance base, then head to the nation of Escargot.

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From the resistance base forest, head back to Pasta Village, then head west and enter the valley. Keep heading west, and you'll meet Shrimp, who will show his true colors. You'll then have to fight him.

Shrimp has 1400 HP and is weak against Bolt magic, but can cast Power to increase his offense and Heal 1 to heal himself. Keep using strong physical attacks as well as Bolt 2 to take him down. If your health is hovering around 100 HP or less, use Heal 3 to heal yourself. He will give 1300 Experience and 2000 Gold when defeated, and he also has a chance of dropping a Med 3-10 scroll.

After Shrimp is defeated, an earthquake will occur, and Citrus will shove you out of the way and toss her ring over to you as she hangs off the precipice. She then tells you to head west towards the land of Escargot and head to Burger, and that she will be okay. Do it.

When you enter the land of Escargot, head west and go straight to town. One of the first enemies you'll meet is Turnover, who can be pretty tough and can pack a punch. Turnover is weak to Bolt magic, however. The battle will net you 94 Gold and 228 Experience.

At the Armory, buy the Ceramic Helmet and the Iron Armor (assuming you don't have the Chrome Helmet and you don't have the Iron Armor already), then equip them. At the Magic Shop, you can get Bolt 3, which is more power . Slow can reduce enemies' speed and slow them down at just 5 MP, and Block deflects enemy elemental spells (such as Flame, Freeze and Bolt) for 8 MP. 

At the village, you'll find out that you are in Fly Port, and that there have been a lot of suspicious people around as of late. The earthquake from earlier will also be mentioned, as it destroyed all but one ship in the harbor, and you'll need that ship to get to Burger. You'll also find out that a man was chanting a spell at the cape in the west before the earthquake struck.

At the house in the southeast corner, you'll learn about the desert town of Torte Village, and you'll also learn about a sword in the canyon at the border. The chest inside the house will contain a Cutter, which is more powerful than even the BigCut, so equip it.

At the house near the center of the village, you'll find out that you must have protection in the form of the Cool Mint leaves growing on the western cape for shade when you head to the desert to the north, as the desert is too hot.

The other new enemy you can find around the village of Fly Port is Matalov. They can cast Stun, Poison 2, Wrap and Silence, but they are weak to Flame magic. They give 119 Gold and 295 Experience when defeated, and have a chance of dropping some Alloy armor. If you get it, equip it, as it also increases your strength by five and is more powerful than what you'll find on the continent.

The Dragon will also make a return appearance around here, but we've fought the Dragon already.

PrinceWatercress plays Great Greed - Part 14 of 28

Gee, who would have thought that the beauty contest was a Bio-Haz plot?

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West of Pasta Village is the Fruits Forest.

Megahot Forest/Fruits Forest Map (by StarFighters76)

Going east from the start and pressing A at the south end of the tree there will net you an Apple. Going further east from there will net you the Peach. As for the Walnut, it will be in a tree in the north end of the maze.

One of the chest contains Trash. You do not want to pick this item up! If you do, you won't be able to discard it like any other item, as it is considered littering, and the only way to get rid of it is to sell it. If you sell trash, you'll actually lose 1000 Gold, as you actually have to pay the shopkeeper money to take it off your hands...so don't get it.

The Limburg is smelly Limberger cheese. All you can do with it is sell it.

The Dragon is weak against Freeze Magic, and can cast Fly and Shove. It gives 79 Experience and 262 Gold, and has a chance of dropping Iron Armor, which is better than the Plate Armor dropped by the Rib Cage. If you get this, equip it.

The Bomber is weak against Freeze magic and strong against Fire Magic. If allowed, it will cast Steal, which will steal the fruits that you have collected and force you to collect them again. This is why it pays to come here at a high enough level. The Bomber gives 88 Experience and 222 Gold when defeated.

"Amazon Attack" is not "Citrus Attack" now that you know Citrus' name.

You can also find Weaken for free in one of the Fruits Forest chests.

Now that you have the three fruits, talk to Fifi again. Fifi will be able to make the costume for Citrus. He will then tell you to head back to your room and rest. To advance the plot, you'll need to head to the inn and spend 15 gold to rest there. Head back to Fifi to get the dress, then head to the big building on the east side of the village. Talk to the man south of the chest containing the grand prize, and you'll enter the contest. Citrus will take the stairs to the west, while you take the stairs to the east. Enter the stairs to the east.

When you go up the stairs to the east, follow the path to get a front row seat at the beauty contest. Citrus will win it handily after Fifi shows up and the powers of the dress are activated, and the dress works. As a matter of fact, it works too well, as the men in the audience are hypnotized by the dress. Fifi reveals himself as a follower of Bio-Haz, then dares you to move. Press A, then press Up to get on the stage. Fifi will get angry that the dress' powers does not work on Sam due to him being from Earth, then shows his true form.

Fifi has 1300 HP and is weak to Bolt, so hit him with Bolt 2. He can also cat Fire 2, so be on the lookout for that. If you're close to Level 30, however, he is really weak, as you can keep hitting him and he won't be able to do anything. He will start defending when his health is low, however, so if you need to, start casting Bolt 2 at that point. Defeating Fifi rewards you with 1050 Experience and 1500 Gold.

After the battle, Fifi dies, but not before hinting that something is happening within the resistance army. Citrus will tell you to get back to the resistance village. Before you go, open the chest to get the Stabber, and while it increases your Speed by 20, it is a lot weaker than what you've already got.

Head back north and head to the forest. Go west, then north as soon as you're able to, then east as soon as you're able to. When you reach the resistance base, you'll find out that everybone has been defeated and that whoever attacked them has entered the canyon to the southwest. If you enter the northern-most tent, you'll find out that Shrimp is gone.

PrinceWatercress plays Great Greed - Part 13 of 28

In this entry, the mystery woman's identity is revealed, and we find out that we must join a beauty contest in order to get the weapons that the resistance really needs.

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From Macaroni Burg, you'll want to head south and enter the forest. Head west until you can head north, then head north until you can head east. From there, head south, and you'll find the resistance base.

You'll find the village, but only the strong woman who is accompanying you - who happens to be Princess Citrus - is the only person who believes you are who you say you are, as the rest of the resistance is not convinced. You'll then get in a battle with Citrus, or "Citurus," as the game wants to call her for this one point in the game. Just keep hitting her with your sword, and she will eventually go down. You'll get 900 Experience out of the battle.

After the battle, everyone will be satisfied, then Citrus leaves to attend a strategy conference. From here, you'll be able to explore the resistance base. By talking to the people around here, you'll find out about Mr. Shrimp, the resistance's strategist. You'll need to go into all of the tents and talk to everyone before you can head into the tent at the far north and talk to Citrus so you can leave. Citrus will introduce Sam to Mr. Shrimp, then she will tell you to head into Pasta Village in the south to acquire some weapons powerful enough for the resistance to take on Bio-Haz before re-joining. From here, you can leave the resistance base, and you can then leave the forest.

Lavaflow is a new enemy and can only be found in the forest leading to the base. It can cast Poison and Bolt 2, and will leave 61 Experience and 240 Gold when defeated. It also has a chance of dropping Regain 2.

From the forest, head south, then follow the path. You'll meet a new enemy in Hot Dawg, which is weak against Freeze and can cast Push. It gives 80 Experience and 255 Gold upon defeat, and also has a chance of dropping Regain 3, which is nice if you can get one.

At Pasta Village, you'll find out that there is a beauty contest going on. At the inn, you can go upstairs and enter the first room you see, then talk to the guy near the wall to get a glimpse at the contestants in the other room only to get pushed aside almost immediately. Interestingly, you can go into the other room and talk to the ladies inside, and if you look at where the peephole is and press A, you can scare the guy on the other end.

At the armory, you'll find out that the weapons for the resistance base were sold to pay for the prizes for the beauty contest, one of which is a powerful sword. As for what you can buy, get the Bronze Armor and the Iron Shield. You can also buy an Iron Helmet, but you won't need to if you managed to get a Chrome Helmet earlier.

The building near the east wall that looks different from all the rest is where the beauty contest takes place. The prize will be in a nearby chest, and one of the people inside will tell you to meet with the contest coordinator in order to join the beauty contest. You won't be able to do anything else here for the moment.

At the magic shop, you can get Tactics, which temporarily reduces the rate of random encounters - instead of outright eliminating them - at the cost of 6 MP. If you want it, pass on it here, as you'll find it for free in the next area we're heading to. Freeze 3 is a must, as is Heal 3. Freeze 3 does more damage than Freeze 2 at the same cost of 7 MP, while Heal 3 heals 180 HP at the cost of 8 MP.

At the house in the northwest, you'll meet Mr. Fifi, the beauty contest coordinator. Talk to him, and you'll get the chance to enter the beauty contest. Say "Yes," and Mr. Fifi will tell you to go to the Forest of Fruit to the east and bring back three kinds of fruit: an apple for grace, a peach for beauty, and a walnut for wisdom. (How is a walnut a fruit?) There are three trees in the forest that each carry one of these types fruits. With the three fruits, Mr. Fifi will make a beautiful costume for Citrus. 

PrinceWatercress plays Great Greed - Part 12 of 28

Let's take some on some enemies and get stronger before we explore the nation of Spaghetti.

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To the west of where you enter will be the village of Macaroni Burg. Along the way as well as near the village, you'll meet some new enemies. The first is Rib Cage, which has 291 HP and is strong against Freeze Magic. Rib Cage can also cast Scare, which can lower your offense. Rib Cage drops 76 Experience and 225 Gold, and has a chance of dropping Plate Armor, which will be the best armor you can come across for a while.

In Macaroni Burg, you'll find out that there is a resistance army nearby, and that their leader is strong. You'll also find out that a lady fencer is hanging out in the Armory. When you head there, you'll find out that this lady fencer is looking for weapons for the resistance, but the weapons there are not good enough. When she turns around to leave, she will notice Sam, and ask him to join the resistance army. Say yes, and she will join you. (This is a "but thou must" situation.) The lady fencer will then tell you to head to the Southern Forest.

At the Armory, go ahead and buy the Hotcut, the Bronze Shield and the Iron Helmet (unless you have the Chrome Helmet from the Garican, in which case you don't need to). At the magic shop, get Flame 3, which is more powerful than Flame 2. Weaken can be used to lower the enemy's defense at the cost of 5 MP.

Now it's time to take on the rest of the enemies around here. At this point in the game, you'll want to level up for about an hour in the first village of every land you enter. As a matter of fact, you should have been doing that. This explains why the enemies usually never give me any trouble.

Chickik is a stronger version of Chikstik. It is strong against Freeze magic, and it can cast Fly. It gives 82 Experience and 238 Gold when defeated, and there is a chance that it will drop Bigcut, which is even stronger than the Hotcut, so if you get a Hotcut, equip it and hold onto it for a while.

If you see the message "Whoop, Whoop Amazon Attack," that's the lady fencer getting a free shot on the enemy, making your battle a little easier.

Brainy is weak against Freeze magic and strong against Bolt Magic. It gives 64 Experience and 175 Gold when defeated.

Pie Guy is strong against Bolt magic and can cast Flame 3. It gives 67 Experience and 140 Gold when defeated. It has a chance of dropping a Skewer, and while it is more powerful than the Hotcut, it is less powerful than the Bigcut. If you don't have the Bigcut, you can use this until you do. His head is on a plate, and when he dies, it turns into a skull. Nice touch.

Lolizard is weak against Freeze, but it can also cause Slip and cause you to slip and fall, stunning you for a short time. It gives 55 Experience and 218 Gold when defeated, and it has a chance of dropping a Med 3-5 scroll upon defeat.

Orangater has some pretty high defense, much like the Lemonater, and while it is weak against Freeze, it can also cast Heal 1. It gives 51 Experience and 232 Gold when defeated, and it also has a chance of dropping a Regain 3, which is the best of the Regain items and recovers 200 MP. Hold on to this for later in the game if you get on; you'll definitely be needing it later!

PrinceWatercress plays Great Greed - Part 11 of 28

In this entry, we finally neutralize the poison at Crater Lake, but we'll have to take on another lieutenant of Bio-Haz if we want to get out of this alive.

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Once you enter the forest West of Hothot Village with the password, Sam will automatically recite the password, and you'll be able to go in.

Megahot Forest/Fruit Forest Map (by StaFighters76)

In order to make progress through this forest, you'll have to walk up to baby birds and talk to them. You'll also have to go through the maze in a specific way, and if you go the wrong way, you'll be blocked by one of the Tree Brothers, who will force you onto the right path. 

Flash blinds enemies temporarily when used in battle. It costs 5 MP to use.

The first bird you need to interact with will be east of the chest with the Foil Sword. Be sure to equip the Foil Sword if you need it, then talk to the bird and its mother will carry you off to another point in the maze. From there, head north. The Stamp is a worthless item that can be sold for only 75 Gold. From the Stamp, head west past two intersection and go north on the third. You'll find a Med 3-10 scroll. Med 3 restores 180 HP. Save this for bosses.

From the Med 3 chest, head west and talk to the baby bird to be carried elsewhere. When you get dropped off, don't talk to the baby bird next to you; instead, head east until you find a chest that gives you Regain 2, which recovers 80 MP. From there, go north, then west. You'll find another baby bird, but before you talk to it, go further west to get Repel out of a chest. Repel can be used to decrease the chance of a random enemy encounter in dungeons and in the overworld for a short time, but I personally do not use it much. It costs 10 MP to use.

When you get carried off one more time, head west to get an Ultrahot Flower. From here, head back to Nutmeg Village to the northwest. As it turns out, I forgot a monster near here: Garican. It is weak against Freeze magic and can cast Poison and Sleep. It gives 62 Experience and 182 Gold when defeated, and has a chance of dropping a Chrome Helmet. If one gets dropped, equip it; it will last you for a good while.

Back at Nutmeg Village, go back to Truffle. She will give you the Neutralizer, then tell you to head to Crater Lake. Pappu will try to join you, but he will sprain his ankle after having exercised too much, and you will have to take his place in getting the Neutralizer to the lake. Leave the village and head to the north to Crater Lake.

You'll have the option of nibbling the Ultrahot Flower to double your speed, and you will barely be able to make it. If you eat the flower outright, you'll double your speed twice over, but your HP will be reduced. You only have 12 seconds to get to Crater Lake before getting caught up in the poisonous fog, and thankfully, the game gives you as many tries as you need to get there so you can memorize where the rocks are so you don't run into them and get stunned for a few seconds, which causes you to lose time.

When you get to the lake, Sam will throw the Neutralizer into the lake. A man named Darts, who is a minion of Bio-Haz, will show up and confront you for interrupting his work before deciding to finish you outright. Darts has 850 HP and is weak against Freeze magic, so mix that up with your physical attacks. Be sure to cast Power so you can increase the strength of your physical attacks, too. He can also cast Poison 2, which does even more damage than regular Poison, and he can use Heal 1 when his HP gets low. Darts will give 800 Experience and 2000 Gold when defeated.

When Darts is defeated, he will threaten to throw his own poison into the lake, but Truffle will show up just in time and kill him with the Neutralizer. You'll then get the Power Water for future use against Bio-Haz, then you'll be able to head back to Nutmeg Village.

Back at Nutmeg Village, talk to Pappu. He will thank you, then allow you to take what is in the nearby chest, which is the Escape spell. At the cost of just 1 MP, you can escape a dungeon without having to go back out the long way. Leave the village, then head back to Hothot Village. Their ultrahot will now have subsided, and you can access the stores again. At the armory, get the Copper Armor and equip it. At the magic shop, you can get the Drain Spell, which lowers the enemy's attack power during battle and can be useful against bosses.

When you talk to the man at the bridge, you'll be able to head to Spaghetti, but once you do, you won't be able to come back. Truffle will bid you farewell as she researches the Power Water further, then tells you to find her sister Citrus, who is the strongest of the five princesses, and help her out. She will also give you her brooch, which fits nicely in Calorie's collar. You'll then enter the land of Spaghetti.

PrinceWatercress plays Great Greed - Part 10 of 28

Our adventure takes us to the south, where we find out that the Power Water has been tainted by Bio-Haz and that fixing it will be no easy task.

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From Cinnamon, you'll want to head around the lake to the south, where you will find a sign in the mountains. Interact with the sign, and select "Yes" when the game asks if you want to climb. Once you're in the mountains, talk to the guard. He will let you through, but he will tell you that in order to get across the mountain, you must do so without fighting any of the enemies, or else you will be sent back to the start and you'll have to start all over again.

The layout of the mountain is simple to get through, as you'll have to go through the same screen four times. If you encounter any Yam Bams or Strainers, keep pressing B until they run away while performing the Shove attack. This lets you get away from the enemies. When you reach the end, you'll be able to talk to the guards to enter the next village, and you'll also get 800 Experience Points.

In this mountain village, you'll find out that Ralph Vader is in the nearby office. You'll also find out that Hothot Village is down the mountain to the south, then to the south-east, and that you'll find Nutmeg Village on the way. At the armory, get the Tin Armor. At the magic shop, get Heal 2 and sell Heal 1. It will cost four MP to use instead of two, but it will restore 100 HP. 

To the north is Ralph Vader's office. You'll find out that Vader is able to read minds, and if you talk to him in the next room, he will already figure out what you're going to ask him. He will tell you to head south to Nutmeg Village, and then to Crater Lake. He will also tell you to ask the gatekeeper at the village for permission to fly directly to the foothill. When you're ready to leave, leave the village from the south, then talk to either of the guards to get teleported to the south.

You'll be on the other side of the mountain. Another village is to the east. On the way, you may meet up with the Candyman, who is weak against Flame and strong against Bolt and can cast Bolt 1 and Confuse, which can cause you to lose control of your character temporarily. It has a chance of dropping a Slasher, which is more powerful than the Foil Sword but drops your Speed by 10. The Candyman will give you 58 Experience and 202 Gold. Nochoke is strong against Freeze and cast Sleep and Flame 2, but it is incredibly weak and can be destroyed in one hit if you're strong enough. It will give you 56 Experience and 165 Gold, and has a chance of dropping the Plate Shield, which is stronger than any shield you can get in the shops at this point. The Lemonator is weak against Freeze, and gives 52 Experience and 171 Gold. It can attack, but if you're powerful enough, it won't be able to get the chance. It also has some high defense for this point in the game. Finally, the Pigninja is strong against Freeze and cast Shove, and gives 65 Experience and 214 Gold. It also has a chance of dropping an Epee, which is stronger than even the Katana, which you'll be able to get in the next shop.

As soon as you enter Nutmeg Village, an air warning siren will sound due to an approaching toxic fog, and a man named Pappu in a nearby house will take you into his home to keep you away from the fog. While you're indoors, Pappu will tell you that poisonous fog flows from Crater Lake, and that the siren warns when the fog moves towards the village. He will also tell you that Crater Lake has been polluted from Bio-Haz's agents throwing toxic waste into it, and that the fog flows out of it from time to time. As a result, the Power Water has been horribly tainted, and the only way to fix everything is with a neutralizing agent, but the effect of it is not quite powerful enough, and in order to use the neutralizing agent, it must be thrown into the lake while the wind is calm. Truffle will take the neutralizing agent and research it in order to make it more potent, and will tell Sam to go to other villages and gather information while she stays behind and gets to work on making a more powerful neutralizing agent.

When you leave the house, another person will show up and tell you that in Hothot Village, the people are having an ultrahot of high speed, then leave. You can still talk to the people while you are here, but the siren will still sound, and if you do not get into a building fast enough, you will start losing health. Once you go in a building, you can then leave to go back to whatever you were doing as soon as the siren stops. You won't be able to enter every building, as one of them will be locked with a poster saying that the person inside does not want to be here anymore. If you want to spend more time in the village without having to deal with the siren, just keep ducking in and out of buildings every so often. You'll hear it less often then.

At the armory, get the Copper Shield, the Bronze Helmet and the Katana and equip them. If you managed to get an Epee from a Pigninja outside of the building, you won't need the Katana. At the magic shop, get Power. Power will increase your physical attack power during battle, and is good to have in boss battles.

Southeast of Nutmeg Village is Hothot Village. The people will not be able to help you due to their ultrahot of high speed, and the stores will not even be open. If you can talk to the people, they will tell you that by just nibbling the Ultrahot Flower with blooms deep down in the forest, which you'll need to enter pretty soon, and one of them will give you the password of "Viva Megahot" to gain entry into the forest. 

PrinceWatercress plays Great Greed - Part 9 of 28

In this entry, we bring an end to the Dragon Jail, make some Vader references, and enter yet another land.

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Now that you have the Golden Pepper, you can head back to the lake and buy a boat to travel to the other side for 500 Gold. This time, when you approach the dragon, which is known as the Wif Worm, you'll be able to fight it and defeat it. Just keep hitting it with physical attacks, as it cannot be damaged with magic. You'll earn 450 Experience and 1200 Gold.

At the other side of the lake, you'll reach the Dragon Jail. The black areas are The Saltpork only has physical attack, and gives 38 Experience and 80 Gold. It also has a chance of dropping a Sword.

The Silence spell stops enemies from casting spells temporarily when cast.

You'll eventually find where everyone is working, and when you talk to the NPC's here, you'll find out that they've all been enslaved by Sarg, who is working for Bio-Haz, and forced to mine for stones that are sources of high toxins. You'll also find out that Dr. Bromide and Springroll are in solitary confinement. You'll find out that Sarg is upstairs from here, and you'll soon run into him.

Sarg has 600 HP and is weak against Freeze magic. He can also cast Poison do a little extra damage to you in addition to Dodging and casting Power, which increases the power of his strikes. Be ready to heal if your HP is under 100. He gives 350 Experience and 400 Gold when defeated, and can drop a Med 2-10 scroll. You'll also be able to get the Regain 1 out of the nearby chest.

Beyond Sarg, you'll find the solitary confinement cell, where you will find Springroll and Dr. Bromide. Bromide will give you a document of what he knows about Bio-Haz, and asks you to show it to Princess Truffle in the land of Curry so she can reveal Bio-Haz's weakness. He will tell Springroll to look after Lolly Pop, then pass on before the mine collapses.

You'll be back in Herbal Village, where Springroll thanks you for your help before telling you that you must go beyond the nearby Chcolanma Mountains. He will then give you the Mountain Gear. The sign telling you about the mountain will be directly west of Herbal Village, and if you read it, you'll have a choice of whether you want to climb the mountains. If you pick yes, you'll climb past them, but you'll lose the Mountain Gear and you'll be stuck in the land of Curry.

Cinnamon Village is the first place you'll be able to go to. At the armory, you can get a Foil and a Copper Helmet, and at the magic shop, you can get the Bolt 2, which does more damage than Bolt 1 at the same MP cost. You can also buy Med 2 scrolls at the magic shop, if you wish. According to the NPC's, you'll find Truffle at the inn. You'll also learn about the Power Water, which is a source of power for the people of Curry. Another NPC will also tell you about a man in the Pipe Valley to the south named Ralph Vader (an obvious reference to American environmentalist politician Ralph Nader).

One of the NPC's will offer you a special curry to eat. If you eat it, you'll run around the world map at fast speed before learning about the Ultra Hot Flower, which has a more intense heat to it.

At the inn, there is a man blocking a door upstairs. If you talk to him, he will know that you are here to show the note from Dr. Bromide, and he will let you in. You'll finally meet Truffle, who tells you that Bio-Haz's main power source is toxin, which explains why people who were sent to the Dragon Jail were forced to mine for them until they died, and that Bio-Haz pollutes this world in order to get more power. She also mentions that things that are pure, like Power Water, are Bio-Haz's weakness, then tells you about Ralph Vader down in Pipe Valley, who will know about the purest thing in the world that can be used against Bio-Haz. From here, she will join you.

Outside of Cinnamon, you can face new enemies. Slimy is weak against Flame magic, and it can also cast Slip, which causes you to slip and fall and be stunned for a while. It gives 46 Experience and 121 Gold upon defeat. The Lavamp can cast Bolt 1 and is strong against Bolt Magic, and gives 44 Experience and 109 Gold upon defeat. Tatertoe can cast Shove much like the enemies that it looks like, but it's not that much stronger, and gives 39 Experience and 118 Gold as well as a chance of dropping a Tin Helmet. Bamboobe has a chance of dropping an Alloy Helmet, which is much stronger than even the Copper helmet you've seen so far and will last you until the next continent and is even better than the 43 Experience and 157 Gold it gives upon defeat. Comsoup can cast Stick and leave you stuck temporarily in addition to being able to Dodge, and drops 42 Experience and 136 Gold when beaten. It also has a chance of dropping a Regain 1.

Truffle can sometimes scan enemies and find weaknesses, and when she does, a stat can go down, such as speed, offense or defense. This can be useful when fighting enemies and makes them even easier to finish off, especially if you are underleveled.