Sryth plays A Nightmare On Elm Street - Part 6 of 6

We finally see the disappointing ending to this disappointing game.

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The final fight with Freddy is pretty much the same as the "Freddy's Coming!" fight that you get if the "One, two, Freddy's coming for you" song stops. Yeah, it's that disappointing.

When you beat the game, you'll throw all of Freddy's bones in the nearby furnace and the nightmare is over...or is it?

Sryth plays A Nightmare On Elm Street - Part 5 of 6

We finally enter the last area of the game: Elm Street High. Wait, didn't everything usually start in the high school and end in Freddy's House? Wasn't the boiler in question in the plant Freddy worked in? Why is the game going in reverse?

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Elm Street High School

This does not look like a school at all. I don't care if there are lockers here. I am disappointed, LJN.

The part near the beginning with the spikes has a rather nifty weakness: stand in front of the columns in the wall. The spikes won't be there.

You'll have to enter the Dream World and use the Necromancer powers to make some of the jumps to the bones.

This final level brings out a new hazard: spike traps that jump in and out of the pits like the red spiders. You won't be able to get rid of them, and they're a pain in the ass.


After you make it back to where the fire pit was and exit the third section, you'll go through a boss rush. You'll have to fight all the previous bosses in the order you fought them in one go.

Sryth plays A Nightmare On Elm Street - Part 4 of 6

We're returning to Freddy's house to find more of his bones and also further the means to an end. His end.

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Freddy's House

Freddy's House is a long four sections, so be in for a fight!

You're better off doing this one in the Dream World and playing as the Necromancer, so you can hover around.

The second section has a lot of water dripping out of the ceilings. You'll have to be pretty careful not to die here.

If Freddy catches up with you, switch to the Necromancer. You'll be able to better avoid the hands that come out of the ground with the hovering ability, and your projectiles will have the best range. Keep in mind that just about every single time he slashes at you, he jumps afterward. The only time he doesn't do this is when he's on either edge of the screen.


The boss here is a combination of Freddy's hand from the third house and Freddy's face. You'll be fighting them both at the same time. Switch to the Shadow Warrior and keep track of where both bosses are going. Be sure to kick these bosses while you're jumping to avoid them, and you should be able to do fine.

Sryth plays A Nightmare On Elm Street - Part 3 of 6

Ohhhhh...so this is how you become a Dream Warrior. Thanks a lot, instruction manual.

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Junkyard

Be sure to check the backs of the trucks, as the bones can almost blend in with the truck beds and nearly give you a mental breakdown.

The Yin-Yang symbol is the Shadow Warrior. This makes you a ninja, and you can throw shurikens and jump kick. Strange, considering there was never a ninja Dream Warrior in the movies.

The boss here is a skeleton bat. To beat it, fight it off with jump kicks as the Shadow Warrior, or use the Acrobat and take it out with the javelins. Use your throw attack against the small skull bats it spawns, so you won't accidentally be moving into the agile skull bat every so often.

Elm Street Cemetery

Once you get the key here, the next stop is the Elm Street Cemetery to the immediate west.

If you see a bubble coming out of the water, jump on it to use it as a platform.

Also, we finally see the cup of coffee. About time.


To beat the ghost, take it down as the Necromancer, as you'll have the best range with your magic.

Sryth plays A Nightmare On Elm Street - Part 2 of 6

Okay, seriously, the game is easier than this. I know it.

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House #3

The water droplets damage you, and they're blood in Dream World.

The wizard hat icon is the Necromancer. The necromancer can not only fire magic from long distances, but he can also hover.

There are three sections here. All three of them feature those stupid flies that home in on you, and some of the flies follow you and drop rocks as they go. One of them near the end flies really fast, making it harder to hit.

The boss here is Freddy's other glove, and it's not connected to anything. Instead, it bounces around and tries to swipe at you. If you don't have the Shadow Warrior ability (which is the ninja we'll see later), fight as the Acrobat and toss javelins at it. Stay on the move so you don't get hit. The Shadow Warrior can jump kick, but there's still a chance to get hit if you're too high or too low.


When you beat all three houses, it's time to head over to the junkyard. Head right until you see it and enter.

Sryth plays A Nightmare On Elm Street - Part 1 of 6

Oh, snap, he's back again!

Well, we know Freddy's back. But so is Sryth!

Anyway, I had to do quite a bit of information searching, as this one's kinda confusing and I'd like to know what the hell I'm doing in this game as much as you, so thank The NES Files for the .pdf file of the instruction manual as well as FByies's lone FAQ for the game on GameFAQs.

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You may be wondering: this is an NES game, how can you play with four players? NES can't do multiplayer! Well, there was the NES Four Score and its wireless forerunner the NES Satellite, and they did four-player gaming with a select number of NES games before Nintendo 64 and Sega Dreamcast came about and made it mainstream. The Famicom also had a Famicom Four-Way Adapter, albeit an unofficially made one.

Anyway, you're playing as one of four teenagers, and you'll be running around punching snakes and stuff while trying to survive the Dream World.

The energy bar is your sleep meter. You lose energy on the bar when you get hit, but it also just goes down in general. It goes down as you stand still and it goes down as you're playing as well, but it goes down more slowly if you're in motion. When it's completely empty, you'll go to sleep and enter the Dream World, where all the enemies' appearances are horrifically different (pun somewhat intended) and the enemies are all tougher. You'll have to find the Boom Box in order to wake up and re-enter the normal world.

If you hear the "One, two, Freddy's coming for you" song, you'd better hope it doesn't stop. Otherwise, Freddy shows up, and you're going to have to fight him off.

You can take four hits before finally dying. Unfortunately, the game never shows you how many HP you have left, which is kinda strange. Also, falling into a pit equals instant death. You have three continues, which makes things a little harder, too.

Cups of coffee refill your sleep meter. You won't see those very often, though.

In case you're playing in multi-player mode, if one enters the dream world, they all enter the dream world. I blame the third and fourth movies. Thankfully, if one enters the next section in any given area after all the bones are collected, they all enter it with them.

The three houses at the beginning are locked. One of them is open, but it's different each time you play. Nevertheless, you'll go through each layout in the same order.

House #1

When you enter a house, you'll not only be fighting the creatures inside (amazing how all the wildlife is the same size you are), but you'll also be picking up bones. These are Freddy Krueger's bones, and you'll be picking them up throughout the game. The bone with the number in the center of the HUD allows you to see how many are left lying around the house.

If an enemy has a red variant, that variant isn't indestructible. It just takes more hits.

The running icon is the Acrobat. When you enter the Dream World, you can play as one of three Dream Warriors. The Acrobat is (obviously) one of them. To use the powers and switch between them, press Select in the Dream World. (Apparently, we don't find this out until the third video, and the manual isn't any help about it either as it doesn't tell you that you can do this. I kid you not.)

You won't be able to drop into the chute in the floor until you collect all the bones, so don't worry about accidentally falling down it.

When you collect all the bones in the second section of the house, you'll be able to fight Freddy.

You're better off fighting Freddy's hand as the Acrobat. Just stay to the left edge of the screen and throw Javelins at the hand as you keep it from touching you. When you exhaust the boss's health meter in the middle of the HUD, you'll get a key. Pick it up to unlock the next house and get an extra life.

It should be noted that you instantly enter the Dream World when you reach a boss.

House #2

When you enter the attic, you're going to be in for a tough time. The flies that come down from the ceiling will home in on your position, and it won't be any better when you enter the Dream World and they turn into ghosts with arms.


The boss here is Freddy's head. It's pretty much the same boss as last time, except that he spits tongues out at you, which you should take down as soon as possible. Once again, fight as the Acrobat in the Dream World. Thankfully, there is an Acrobat icon in the second section.

Sryth plays EVO: The Search For Eden - Part 17 of 17

Enjoy the ending.

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Once Bulbox disappears, Gaia talks to you one last time. Had Bolbox won, Earth would have no future. She tells you to come forth. Keep walking to the right. There. You've ended the game.

Enjoy your long ending cutscene, where we find out that the Martians were responsible for bringing the crystals to Earth to speed up evolution, failing, and then choosing to wait until Earth is advanced enough to communicate with them before trying again.

You are then bestowed with "Intelligence" in order to create a "Civilization." If used wisely, the Earth will become wonderful. If used unwisely, a harder trail than what you have went through will occur.

Y'know, thinking about real life, I'm wondering...have we created a harder trial already? Drop me a line, somebody.

Your character is welcomed into the Sun Family and enters the Time Trans to Eden, which we never even get a glimpse of. Then the credits roll.

Syrth plays EVO: The Search For Eden - Part 16 of 17

Not only have I pasted the finale strategies from last entry, I've added to them. Enjoy.

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The Final Battle

Hit his head a few times, and then he'll send out one of his eight spheres, which turns into a creature. Whenever you defeat this creature, you'll be able to get a few more EP and heal yourself.

Bolbox has an attack of his own: the ability to extend his head and whack you for a few points of damage. He also does this as you fight the creatures coming out of the spheres, making some fights harder than they should be at times.

The more EP you have here, the better. You'll need to be able to heal on a moment's notice. Hope you farmed in the maze.

The blue sphere creates a jellyfish. After a few hits, it changes into a giant jellyfish that tries to sting you.

The purple sphere is a red Eagle Man with a sword. If you're a human, knock him out of the air, then get close and keep mashing the attack button to get rid of him.

The red sphere is a giant cockroach. Whack it, then immediately walk away. Jump over it as flies around in a circle, then turn around and whack it again when it's right behind you. There is also a nasty trick to beating this guy, though: trap the giant cockroach on the left side of the room. Whenever the cockroach comes close to the left edge of the room, he just goes straight down. You can easily get behind him and whack him with the axe over and over again if you're a human.

The yellow sphere is a pink palette swap of Debustega from Chapter 2. It even fights with the same strategy, except you don't have platforms to hide above from him with this time. Whack him, then immediately walk away without jumping.

The green sphere is a green ancient fish that swims around in the air. I don't even. Standing between his head and tail will not hurt you. I've noticed this in other videos, and it helps quite a lot. Just be prepared to run and jump quite a bit.

The white sphere is a little Ikustega. You won't even be able to hurt him. Just let him run to the left.

The orange sphere is a giant Iguanadon. He attacks you with a scream attack. If you're playing as a human, you can get up close and repeatedly whack him until he dies.

The cyan sphere is flashing meat. Eat it! This heals you again and also gives you 1000 EP!

Once you get rid of all eight spheres, whack away at Bolbox one last time. This time, it's the end for him. He basically vanishes from the top down, one molecule at a time.

Syrth plays EVO: The Search For Eden - Part 15 of 17

After all this trekking, it's time to take on the final boss...

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Entrance of Eden

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You'll meet up with Cro-Maine, another caveman who used to be part of the Monkey Trible only to be kicked out for evolving. The one who lives to the North treats him well, and let's him guard the cave to Eden.

To beat him, walk under him when he jumps, then hit him. This will cancel out his club swing, which will take you out of the area and force you to start over if he knocks you into the left side of the cave entrance. From there, walk under him, turn around, and hit him again. If you're a human, this is easy.

Beating him will net you 5000 EP for the upcoming battle.

In the maze, you'll meet the Dino People. They escaped extinction and evolved with the help of the crystal. Some of them will toss fireballs at you, while others try to kick at you, and others send out Blue Slimes that come after you but thankfully can be defeated (and leave behind 300 EP!). These guys can hurt. The 175 EP the Dino People leave behind are worth it, though.

Your main goal here is to reach the teleporter. This will take you to the final boss. You'll enter a pink room with 8 spheres floating around in a ring. This is Bolbox, and he despises you. He considers himself the one that will make it to Eden and prosper along with Gaia.

For some reason, he believes he is the first human. Then he changes into some freakishly giant single-celled organism (or something)

The Final Battle

Hit his head a few times, and then he'll send out one of his eight spheres, which turns into a creature. Whenever you defeat this creature, you'll be able to get a few more EP and heal yourself.

Bolbox has an attack of his own: the ability to extend his head and whack you for a few points of damage. He also does this as you fight the creatures coming out of the spheres, making some fights harder than they should be at times.

The more EP you have here, the better. You'll need to be able to heal on a moment's notice. Hope you farmed in the maze.

The blue sphere creates a jellyfish. After a few hits, it changes into a giant jellyfish that tries to sting you.

The purple sphere is a red Eagle Man with a sword. If you're a human, knock him out of the air, then get close and keep mashing the attack button to get rid of him.

The red sphere is a giant cockroach. Whack it, then immediately walk away. Jump over it as flies around in a circle, then turn around and whack it again when it's right behind you. There is also a nasty trick to beating this guy, though: trap the giant cockroach on the left side of the room. Whenever the cockroach comes close to the left edge of the room, he just goes straight down. You can easily get behind him and whack him with the axe over and over again if you're a human.

The yellow sphere is a pink palette swap of Debustega from Chapter 2. It even fights with the same strategy, except you don't have platforms to hide above from him with this time. Hit him, then immediately walk away without jumping.

The green sphere is a green ancient fish that swims around in the air. I don't even.

Sryth plays EVO: The Search For Eden - Part 14 of 17

We've made it! We complete the last of the final chapter and find out who lives up North.

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Final Ocean

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When you head here, Gaia will tell you that the crystal have turned the Rogons into violent creatures, and that they are attacking the whales.

Also, the little Loch Ness monsters give you 100 EP, in case you're still needing to evolve.

The Rogons are basically Fish Men. They'll ride on small sharks and shoot darts at you. Weird. They also give you 100 EP each.

You'll then fight the boss Rogon. If the ball of light he sends at you hits you, you'll be blinded and you won't be able to see him unless he's in your shortened line of sight. He can also claw and scratch at you, but all of his attacks are close-ranged.

When you beat him, you'll get 1200 EP.

Continue going left, and you'll enter a throne room with cheering dolphins in it. You'll meet the Whale King. He is grateful that you defeated the Rogons, and he will blow away the clouds covering the African continent. He also has a new body for you.

Now that you're out of the water, you can transform into a human. There's a trick to doing it. You'll need Cat Like Jaws and a Ramothecus Body. Yep, the Ramothecus Body is now available to you. From there, go to Body on the Evolution Menu and choose "Evolve Further." You'll change into a monkey. Choose it again and you'll become a small human with a club. Evolve your body again and you'll be a small human with a stone axe. From there, all you can do is increase your body size one more time to get the large human form. Now that you're a human, all you can do is increase and decrease your body size (assuming you have enough EP). At least you can still "heal."

You're not as powerful as a human being, but you do have some range as well as more speed. You'll also have 80 HP and a little bit more defense in your large form, which is really nice.

Domain of Tyrosaurus

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Yep. Man fights dinosaur.

The Tyrosaurus will tell you that the one who lives up North saved the Tyrosaurs from extinction and made them a very important ancestor.

Anyway, when you beat up stuff with the human, you won't be able to knock enemies back, but you can whack stuff over and over again and keep them from attacking. At the same time, you can't be knocked back either.

Sryth plays EVO: The Search For Eden - Part 13 of 17

The chapter starts out like nothing is out of the ordinary. Then all THIS happens.

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Forest of Segosaurus

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YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DEAD

Anyway, if you let them be, they'll tell you about a creature they've never seen before. It has the face of a cat and the body of a rabbit. Hmmmm...

You'll then leave the area.

You can come back and kill these guys at 200 EP a pop, though.

Domain Eohip

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Oh, hey, prehistoric horses.

Despite the fact that they can kick you with their hind legs and swing at you with their front legs, they're pretty weak. At 100 EP apiece, this is another nice place to farm EP.

Domain of Saber Tiger

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Ah, so that's what the Stegosaurs were talking about.

Anyway, these things give you 150 EP each. America, land of plenty? Indeed.

Actually, we're in South America now, but who cares?

Domain of Condor

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You'll hear that the condors have seen a silver object in the sky that looked like a bird flying.

Before you leave this area, go up to the top. The condors are easy to kill, as are the amphibians at the summit. The blue crystal here will give you an impressive 5000 EP, so get it!

Cave of Monkey Human

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Wow, these monkeys are advanced.

Anyway, these guys will throw rocks and jump around like the Trilobites from the beginning of the game. They only leave 50 EP, but they heal 14 HP, making it worth it to take these guys on and get their battle plans to a science. Some of them also try to crush you with heavy boulders, which can take off half your health or more.

When you make it to the end of the maze, you'll meet another Yeti. It's probably the baby Yeti that got spared (the game doesn't really explain), and this guy can destroy you in seconds. You can move out of the way of the uppercut at the end of his combo, but you'll have to be quick.

When you beat this guy, you'll get 1000 EP.

Domain of Ditryma

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If you have powerful jaws, you can kill these guys in one shot. Since you destroyed the Bird-Man Fort, they have no wings and they look at the sky and cry like an emo kid after every few steps. Serves you right for going against the natural plan, you morons!

When you stand in the circle of rocks at the right end of the area, you'll be transported to Africa.

Domain of Queen Bee

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Yup, she's back. She mentions the one who lives in the north, since he has made the lesser creatures powerful again with the power of the crystal.

The same strategy from the first fight applies. She can still kill in a few hits, so be careful.

Stand in the circle of stones at the right end of the area to go back to South America.

Sryth plays EVO: The Search For Eden - Part 12 of 17

Now we're starting to see some more familiar sights here. Bears, moose, pirahnas, sea otters...evolution has seemed to come to an end.

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Domain of Hynodon

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When you enter the cave, you'll meet the Yeti. Regardless of how the conversation goes, you'll have to fight him. The best thing to do here is to bite him while he's in the air, then get away from him.

When you beat the Yeti, he'll call for his son as he dies. His son watches him die, then you get to eat the dad's meat for 200 EP while his son runs away...then you have to face the mother.

The Yeti Mother has an ice breath attack as well as a massive hand clap that does just as much damage. Just use the same strategy you used against the first Yeti. Be ready to heal, though.

Being well-evolved will definitely give you an edge in this battle.

When you beat the Yeti Mother, the baby runs away looking for Mommy and Daddy. Gaia will then tell you that even if you had not defeated the Yeti, a stronger power would have gotten them first. You'll then head to the final era: the era of Early Man!

Chapter 5: Early Man

26~3 Million Years B.C.

As you begin the chapter, Gaia will finally mention the crystals and that the crystals have caused evolution to go horribly wrong. She's still trying to figure out who would bring them here and who, though. All will be revealed in this chapter!

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Well, we now have the Western Hemisphere to deal with this time.

Final Step To Evolve

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Well, it's official. We have flying squirrels to kill and berry bushes to eat. But the best is yet to come!

Domain of Sincerous

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You'll learn about the creatures that can hold "Tools" in their front legs which cause great damage. Human beings, perhaps?

The moose here give you 90 EP apiece. Just watch out for that charge attacks.

Domain of Fish of Prey

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Oh, hey, we're a seal.

Anyway, the piranhas here bite. What else are they going to do?

Domain of Sea Otter

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Welcome to Sea Otter paradise! Here, there are otters to beat up and fish to eat. The otters here are pretty harmless. Just watch out for the shells they break up and throw at you.

Domain of Alligator

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Same environment, different creatures. Here, we have alligators who want to rip you to shreds.

Domain of Grizzly

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Holy crap. The bears actually scratch at you for a good amount of damage, but if you can kill one, you'll get 150 EP. Nice.

Now you have no excuse not to evolve.

Sryth plays EVO: The Search For Eden - Part 11 of 17

...and this is where the storyline just goes from not really mattering to just becoming plain strange.

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Fort Bird-Man

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When you make it all the way to the end, you'll enter the castle. Here, you'll meet up with eagles that carry swords and swing them at us. They're probably gryphons. I can't tell because of the arms.

Anyway, the teleporters take you to different parts of the castle, making it pretty easy to get lost unless you actually map the place out on paper.

After looking at the map, just go down like normal and jump the pit to enter the platform. Enter it three more times. Go right, drop down the pit and go left. Enter the teleporter, then enter it again. After this, go left and jump the pit and you'll meet the boss. If you're using the map I've linked to, it's A, C, B, J, F, E, I, L.

The red crystal here changes you into an elephant for a limited time.

When you make it through L, you'll meet the Bird-King. He mentions a crystal that has allowed them to continue to evolve, and he wants you to join them. Say no, and you'll fight him.

Whenever he sends those two orbs at you, jump straight up. He's pretty easy to hit multiple times. Just be ready to heal. When you beat the Bird-King, you'll get 1600 EP. The castle will begin to fall apart because the power of the crystal is gone, so head into the teleporter and you'll be back on the world map.

Domain of Hynodon

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When you come back, the wall of ice blocking the cave will be gone.

Sryth plays EVO: The Search For Eden - Part 10 of 17

Well, now that we're not a reptile anymore we have free reign to become the greatest warm-blooded creature ever and OH GOD WHY ARE THERE DINOSAURS

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Door to Mt. Snow

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When you enter this place, you'll see some pig creatures as well as...a Tritops. Apparently the rumors are true.

You can also eat the plant life around here (including the leaves on the trees!) to refill your health if necessary.

Domain Paramis

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Here, you do nothing but kill squirrels and go to the right. At 30 EP and the fact that they don't even try to attack you, this is a nice EP farming spot regardless of what you're playing as.

Domain of Prime Bird

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Be careful here, as there are bottomless pits to go along with those birds. Thankfully, if you fall down one, you don't die. Instead, you're sent back to the map screen.

The birds can easily be killed in one hit, but their attack hits a few times. It's pretty easy to lose 5 HP to one of them if you're not careful.

At least the birds drop 70 EP. That's nice.

Exit of Mt. Snow

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Just the exit from Mt. Snow. No big deal.

Domain of Hynodon

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The big cats give you 100 EP apiece, making this a really nice EP farming area if your jaws are powerful enough.

There's a cave at the end, but you won't be able to enter it yet because of the huge ice wall blocking your path.

Land of Survival (North)

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Well, since we can't enter that door, let's go to Africa and OH DEAR GOD THERE IS A DINOSAUR HERE

Land of Survival (South)

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The Tyrasaurs still exist.

THE TYRASAURS STILL EXIST.

Anyway, when you enter this area, they initially confuse you for the Yeti until they find out you're not the Yeti. Head to the right as you trounce these guys.

Domain of Balrium

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The little rhinos here have escaped the Yeti, but they're stupid enough to run into the Australian desert in a vain attempt to survive, let alone exist. They leave 90 EP each.

Anyway, their little head whack takes about 7 or so HP off of you, so be ready to bite them, especially if they charge or bite at you.

When you go south after completing this area, you'll find out that the world map wraps around itself on the north and south ends.

The North Pole

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The penguins slide into you, but they don't do too much damage. They leave 50 EP apiece.

The seals also try to spin jump into you, and leave 100 EP apiece, making this a rather nice EP farming ground if you have powerful enough jaws.

Domain of Mammoth

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When you meet up with the Mammoth, he'll think you're a part of the Yeti tribe and tries to dispose of you. You'll have to fight him and his two brothers.

Avoid the bubbles he spits out of his trunk and bite him.

If you can trap one into a corner, keep biting him until he dies. He won't be able to fight back at all. Each mammoth leaves 250 EP and heals 30 HP, which is nice if you're near death.

After you beat the three Mammoth brothers, you'll meet a pink Mammoth. Apparently, this is a female, and she tells you about the mountain to the southwest. You'll be able to find the Ice Pole spirit there. By finding the spirit, though, you'll be able to end the chapter.

You can kill her afterwards and get 250 more EP if you want.

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This is an ice pillar. When you move right, you'll eventually be stopped and taken to a castle in the clouds by a Pterodactyl.

Fort Bird-Man

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The lances on those flying bird guys hurt. Some of them throw spears from the top of a green Tritops, too.

Sryth plays EVO: The Search For Eden - Part 9 of 17

In this episode, we see a cutscene that puts the Day of Lavos to shame. No, really, for something simple it actually does a good job.

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Domain of Tyrosaurus (continued)

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Good lord, the Tyrosaurs have some range.

Anyway, keep fighting the Tyrosaurs until the screen shakes. You'll get a message saying that the asteroids are hitting the Earth. Thankfully, Gaia opens the Time Trans and saves you. After this, you'll get what's probably one of the most screwed-up cutscenes I've seen in a Super Nintendo game: the asteroids hitting the ground as dinosaurs lay dead. Some of them are even crushed by rocks. Good lord.

The good news is that you have a chance to evolve into a mammal.

Chapter 4: Ice Age

65~36 Million Years B.C.

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Iced Coast

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According to the brown crystal, evolution is very slow in this age, especially for mammals. You also have a chance to evolve into a human being.

Cave of Judgment

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Once you go in, you'll be able to speak to the Syrocasaurus spirits, who will judge you worthy of becoming a mammal. You can either stay a reptile and change into another creature, such as a bird, or you can choose to become a mammal. If you become a mammal, though, you won't be able to change back.

Since Sryth is doing this (and I've been wanting to cover beating the game as a mammal, anyway), we're changing into a mammal.

When you change into one, you'll lose all your EP (again) and you'll become a tiny rat. From here, you'll be able to change into other creatures, including a human being.

Cave of Deltadium

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When you enter the cave, you'll find out that some of the dinosaurs are still (inexplicably) alive despite the Ice Age that has hit the world. They're trying to take out the mammals in order to reclaim the world. Hmmmm...

Anyway, the rats here are weak, even if you've just become a mammal. They only give you 10 EP each, but it's still a nice early stomping ground for this chapter.

Sryth plays EVO: The Search For Eden - Part 8 of 17

"There needs to be a sign: "Up, shithead."

I couldn't agree with you more.

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Domain of Tritops

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Enter the area where you fought the boss one last time. It's the Triceratops's home now, and they'll definitely defend it with those big horns of theirs! Thankfully, killing one will net you 90 EP and heal 5 HP, which makes this the best farming ground so far this chapter.

The melons here also heal 5 HP, making this a decent healing spot, too.

Ocean of Plesusaurus

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The dinosaurs around here give you 100 EP! Nice!

Also, the mollusks attack like the Trilobites in Chapter 1, except they have the potential to deal even more damage. Be careful when facing one of these things.

Mt. Brave

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Watch out when facing the Pterodactyls, as they can pick you up, carry you off and drop you back down to the ground for damage. At least they give you 100 EP each when you kill them.

Instead of making your way to the right, you should make your way up instead...only to find out there's nothing to do here. So you'll have to head all the way left to exit the level. There, you've cleared Mt. Brave.

You'll have to reach the other side of the mountain to beat this chapter, though.

Still, this is a nice EP farming area.

Domain of Pronesaurus

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These guys leave 200 EP when you kill one? Well, shucky ducky quack quack quack, this just keeps getting better!

If you don't kill them in one hit, they'll try to hit you with a well-animated spinning attack. I don't remember seeing this, since I probably killed all these guys in one shot when I played through the game just one time.

Still, that's pretty well-animated.

Domain of Omosaurus

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Hey, dinosaurs of the two-legged variety!

The dead rats heal you slightly, believe it or not.

Anyway, the Omosaurs try to run up to you and bite you. If your jaws are at their most powerful, you can take them down in a mere two hits. These guys also leave 200 EP each.

Domain of Tyrosaurus

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I guess these guys are supposed to be Tyrannosaurus Rex. I can't tell.

Anyway, do not join these guys unless you wanted to be taken out of the area and shown your horrible future death at the hands of meteorites.

These guys are as easy as the Omosaurs were, and they leave 250 EP apiece. They also heal 27 HP, which is pretty generous.

Sryth plays EVO: The Search For Eden - Part 7 of 17

In this episode, we find out that frogs are slowing down the growth of dinosaurs. We also find out that this game is now making my head want to explode, because I never paid attention to the storyline when I played it, simply because it was so easy to advance the storyline. Seriously, you don't even have to try to get far in the game. All you have to do is go right. It's like Sonic the Hedgehog, except not fast. Also, I swear to God, this is probably the longest description I've typed up for a video on this blog. I'll shut up now.

Also, the music starts getting annoying here. Last.fm, anyone?

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Marsh of Amphibians

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Well, the Bull Ikustega have evolved a little bit (and overtaken the Timid Ikustega), but they're still not any stronger. They have become worried because reptiles have eaten all the plants. They should really be worried about you.

Domain of Polsaurus

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The Polsaurs charge...into each other. Nope, nothing threatening there. They're kinda like the Pachycephalosaurs from the Super Nintendo version of Jurassic Park. They can charge into you if they don't have a buddy nearby, though.

Even in your initial form, you can kill them in one hit. They're extremely weak, making the Domain of Polsaurus a nice grinding spot. You won't have any problems moving left and right here, 20 EP at a time.

Domain of Syrocosaurus

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There's a Triceratops at the beginning. Oh, snap. Thankfully, this Triceratops has something else on her mind. Her child is missing and she wants you to leave her alone. As long as you move to the right and don't attack her, you're good.

Doamin of Brosasaurus

You spell "domain" right every other time, but you can't do it here? What's with you, Enix?

*facepalm*

Domain of Brosasaurus

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Well, this guy's eating a tree. I think I'll hit this guy and see if he does anything. No? Okay, chow down. Wait, he moved and then he whacked me with his head like he was doing a uppercut and now he's mad and he's doing 2 or 3 damage apieFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUU

If you have the Tyrasaurus's Jaws, you can kill these guys in a mere three hits. At 80 EP, this is an even better place to farm for EP once you get the most powerful jaws for this chapter. Just be sure to back away after you bite them.

Domain of Prasauro

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More plant eaters. Yay.

If you have the Tyrasaurus's Jaws, these guys are a one hit kill for an easy 50 EP. A nice alternate farming area if you need one.

Domain of Segosaurus

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That's better. One hit kills with the Tyrasaurus's Jaws and 80 EP a pop from each Stegosaurus you kill? Thanks, game.

Domain of Prime Frog

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Oh, snap! There's the Triceratops's kid, and those frogs are basically making his life miserable! Chase after them. Then, come back to the area. The second time around, you'll meet the boss: a giant brown frog who's pretty angry that you're in his domain.

Bite everything in sight, including the baby frogs that it sends after you, as they drop meat when you kill them. Each frog nets your 4 HP in addition to 10 EP, so if you need those last few EP to heal fully in case you come close to your untimely demise, these guys will help.

The boss will jump around and sends its own clones after you. That's it. Having the Tyrasaurus's Jaws will help, as you can land 20 HP per hit on this guy when he gets too close.

This boss is pretty easy compared to the others you've fought so far, and beating her (him?) will net you 2000 EP.

Sryth plays EVO: The Search For Eden - Part 6 of 17

We could be in the desert on a horse with no name, but horses haven't been invented yet. Thanks, Gaia. You jerk.

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Desert of Edosaurus

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The Edosaurus will basically tell you that if you're not a reptile, you're screwed. Guess what? We don't care. And these guys are going to be chewed up.

The Edosauruses dig into the sand and try to tail whip you in retaliation. They give you 80 EP, which is pretty nice.

The brown creatures that look like worms coming out of the sand heal you when eaten.

Desert of Mosuchop

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The Mosuchops come out of the sand to try and attack you. Thankfully, you can see them coming and bite them as soon as they come out.

Desert Time Trans

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Megausu will come back and tell you that you should have listened. He then sends Queen Bee after you. She's pretty ticked off at you for beating her husband, and wants to destroy you herself.

Her main attack is her diving bite attack. It can take quite a bit of HP off, making her able to kill you in a mere two hits. Her stinger doesn't fire as fast though, but it still kinda hurts.

There is a pattern to follow. Jump at her and bite when he dives down, and get away when he flies back up. Avoid the stingers (running and jumping helps with this very much) she shoots out, then get ready for her to dive again. She'll always repeat the "dive, fly up and shoot three times" pattern, so she's actually easier than the video makes her out to be.

For best results, keep the Queen Bee in the center...and don't run towards her when she's up in the air to shoot those stingers at you, or else you're definitely going to get hit. Just like the King Bee, not standing below her between the diving bite attack and the stinger shots also helps.

When you beat the Queen Bee, you'll get 2000 EP. Now that the Amphibians have the upper hand again, evolution will be able to progress as normal and the plants can grow again. You'll then lose all your EP again...and you'll become a reptile. Once again, you're weak and ugly. That'll change soon enough, though.

Time for the next age! Gaia will also tell you that King Bee found out about a crystal, and that
the crystal makes whoever has it bigger in size. Gaia has a strange feeling about this...

Chapter 3: Age of Dinosaurs

200~65 Million Years B.C.

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Door to Dina Continent

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Well, here we are.

The brown crystal will tell you about the wonders of experimenting with evolution in this age. You can have either two legs or four. Two legs let you jump higher, while four-legged creatures have higher defense but your jumping ability will be limited. Shortly after, you'll hear whispers about how many reptiles have challenged Mt. Brave...and how whoever makes it up there will usher in another new age.

Domain of Tecodonto

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If you can catch up with any of the Tecodonto here and bite them, be sure to move under them when they try to jump on you in retaliation.

The caterpillars here do a good job of healing you, but you probably won't need them...not yet, anyway.

Marsh of Prime Frog

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The frogs will run away and try to hit you with their tongues, but they're pretty weak.

Sryth plays EVO: The Search For Eden - Part 5 of 17

In this episode, we finally take down that annoying King Bee, which is probably the worst boss so far...

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Cave of King Bee

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Once you enter the cave, eat the eggs as well as the little blue worms that pop out. At 20 EP apiece, these are a great way to get stronger at the last second if you need just a little bit more.

Remember, it's the eggs that don't wobble that contain the blue worms.

Once you make to the end, it's just you and the King Bee. Don't stand below it and stay out of the way whenever it shoots out the stingers, as those stingers pack a punch and they can end you instantly. Keep on moving - and quickly! - and they should hopefully miss you.

The best thing to do prior to this battle is to get the best tail, and evolve your dorsal fin to one of the 1000 EP varieties in case you run low on health. From there, you can jump as high as the ceiling and hit this guy before he can attack, canceling all that stinger stuff out and causing the King Bee to re-position himself.

If the King Bee flies into the ceiling, run like hell to avoid the stingers.

When you beat him, you'll get 1200 EP.

Walk all the way to the right, and you'll come out of the cave. You'll meet a dragonfly named Megausu who didn't agree with a lot of thing the King Bee did. He'll tell you that the Sand Eater is near, and that he's pretty powerful.

Desert of Sand Eater

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From here on out, the path is linear.


Avoid the tentacles and the sand they spit out, and just make your way to the right.

Sryth plays EVO: The Search For Eden - Part 4 of 17

We farm for EP and finally beat up that giant Ikustega!

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Really interesting stuff in this video.

If you're in one of the lands long enough, day turns to night. You can then attack the creatures while they're sleeping for a free hit.

If you have the Power Tail or better, you can reach the dragonflies. They have more than one hit point, so if you don't want to get hit after you knock them down, get some powerful jaws along with that tail or back off as they're coming down before turning around and biting them again. They give you 30 EP, making them worth the effort to take down.

Land of Boss Ikustega

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Well, since Sryth has leveled up, getting some damage on this guy is a lot easier. Your best strategy is to stay on one of the higher platforms and bite Debustega when he's leaping up to your level. Doing that will stun him and bring him back down, which makes timing it right just perfect.

When you defeat him, you'll get 400 EP. Head to the right, and you'll meet the Elder of Ikustega. He'll be relieved that you beat Debustega. When he asks you to do him a favor, say yes. He'll tell you that there used to be a lot of plants and that the insects has evolved quickly and have started eating them all up as a result. They have refused to co-exist with the Ikustega and he needs you to take them down.

Just walk to the right and you'll leave the area.

Domain of Profasu

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There is now a third fork at the first area. Go there and you'll neter the Domain of Profasu. This is the road that will lead you up north to the end of the chapter.

The Profasu are basically amphibian-sized cockroaches, and they'll scuttle into you in an attempt to beat you up. You'll have to be quick to beat them if your jaws are not strong enough, as they will fly away if you don't kill them in one hit or you're not quick enough to bite them again. These guys leave 40 EP for you, making the Domain of Profasu a really nice place to farm EP.

Domain of Giant Bee

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Making it all the way to the right in the Domain of Profasu takes you to an area with giant bees in it. The bees fly around and try to sting you, and they also try to grab the tiny Ikustega and run off with them. This distracts them from you, so take advantage and bit the bees for a free hit. These bees drop 50 EP. They also recover 6 HP, which also make them worth it, assuming you have jaws powerful enough to take them down in one hit.

The Ikustega bones and the tiny red dragonfly heal you slightly.

The only problem with this area (which is bearable after a while) is the slight dip in the frame rate.

Land of Insect

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This is an even better farming point than the Profasu and Giant Bee domains. You still have the giant bees, but they won't be able to attack you at all because they're too busy carrying those tiny Ikustega around. Since these things will always keep spawning, you can definitely farm EP here.

Cave of King Bee

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Well, if those bones are a tell-tale sign, the King Bee must be strong.


An Ikustega (probably the dad of the kid that followed the elder around) walks out and is about to collapse right in front of you. He asks you to eat the food he's collected in order to prepare for the King Bee. Eat it, as it heals 49 HP and gives you 1000 EP. Thanks, game.