Released in July 1987, Rygar is the story of a warrior from Argus named Rygar, who has been brought back from the dead to defeat the evil Ligar, open the Door of Peace, and restore tranquility to Argool. The game was one of the first to bring RPG elements into a more action-oriented game, but is now probably best known for its awful translation and frisbee-like main weapon (which is actually a shield).
Best time: 0:25:59 by Kristian 'Arctic_Eagle' Emanuelsen on 2008-12-14.
Author's comments:
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.
You can contact me at: kristianemanuelsen at gmail dot com
Rgds Kristian