Rygar is a top 10 NES game for me. Perhaps that's influenced by the fact that I had the game in my childhood, but I don't think so. I think this game deserves a sub 27.xx at SDA. The time of 25.59 sounds really good considering previous runs of the game, but there are definitely a few things possible to improve here. The most glaring mistake is that I miss at the spiderboss in the cave, letting him do an extra round around the cave (if I recall correctly). Good thing I didn't die there though.

Improvements on the previous Rygar run is mainly done through faster level up, and a slightly faster route. I haven't experimented too much with the leveling up in Dorago's Palace, but it could at least be executed better. Perhaps it's faster to stop it earlier, but the difficulty level will then increase. I believe the route is pretty much optimized here. I haven't watched a TAS of this game, so perhaps there would be a tip or two to collect there.

Unlike Zelda II and Ninja Gaiden, where I never touch the A and B buttons with my thumb, I press the A and B buttons frequently with my thumb in this game.

Thanks to:

Marc J. 'Emptyeye' Dziezynski for his Rygar run at SDA which I learned from and enjoyed.

The SDA-crew for downloading, transferring, uploading, and all that other important stuff that makes this run possible for others to enjoy.

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You can contact me at: kristianemanuelsen at gmail dot com

Rgds Kristian