This one is tops on my list of annoyingly hard games (can anyone say "collision detection?"). If this wasn't a Wizards and Warriors game, I wouldn't have given it a second thought. But, since I happen to enjoy the other games in this series, I had to at least beat the game once, just to say I did. What you see here is that one time.

There's a glitch employed by the emulator people that allows you to bring keys, magic power, and "elemental spells" past the end of a level. I don't use this trick because I think that this is cheating (plus, it's banned by TG). You're supposed to start each level without the above items because that's what normally happens when you collect a piece of the Ironsword. This is important because having the extra stuff allows for some HUGE shortcuts on some levels that are supposed require the collection of new items (ex: getting the Golden Fly in the forest level without the Waterspout).

That aside, this run has a bit of room for improvement, particularly the last battle, where I accidentally get stuck in the subscreen with no spells (the darn thing takes several seconds to tell you that you're empty-handed!). I also get bounced around quite a bit by the last boss(es). Who knew that they were powerful enough to hit you from the other side of a mountain? :)

Hello again. I am Master-88 and i am good player when i beat this game. Yeah everyone is good who can beat this hard game. Run is excellent who can got game done under 12 minutes and who can got game under 11 minutes are superb. I spend many frustrated hours make it. I was so close submit my 2nd best run which was done in 11.14. But i wanted keep redo it. I always thinking sub 11 is very possible on console so i set my final goal with this. After 2 weeks playing and many frustrated hours later i got game done in 10.55 which got under my dream goal so i was happy with this even there is tons minor mistakes.

Ok this game is so hard and frustrating. Its surely one most frustrated Nes games what ever are created. Game is so random its requires luck with every levels and especially last boss. There is tons very dangerous enemies. You usually lost 50% or so your energys per hit and you never got your energys back after completed level and this make game "impossible" to beat without taking any deaths.

This is huge improvement over Mr Votava run. I beat it over 2 minutes. Mostly i beat it using new route and used magic power keeping trick which is banned in TG. You normally lost all magic powers, keys when you finish each level. I can keep it when i got piece of iron sword and escaped room quick enought. I can,t explain it better, its just easier check it out in my video.

This trick allow you make a lot sequence breaks around the game for example you can got golden fly without waterspout and you can got golden crow without fleet foot spell and etc..

Some my level comments*************************************************
This game run through five main level there is some comments.

LEVEL 1-1 Mountain
This level went almost perfectly. I follow TAS key route and got gold egg using double jump. I beat Mountain level whole 4 seconds faster than Votava did.

LEVEL 1-2 Sky
This is one most annoying hard levels entire game. Its also random. Falling yellow guys coming random places and usually these kill you instant hit even you haved full your energys.

I skip extra life here and its save some times compared Votava run. I got two magic secret in this level. Votava & TAS take only one, but my route is different than votava run and taking only one magic secret in my route will requires a lot manipulated magic points drops with enemys and its make very random game way too random to speedrun. Its cost only 4-5 seconds take magic points in secret room so its not are bad time lost.

This level went overall quite well. Some mistakes here so this not was my dream run but passable enought.

LEVEL 2-1 Forest
I got golden fly early used magic. Nothing else can't say. Its went quickly. I got extra life and big crystal in secret room before i enter in water area.

LEVEL 2-2 Water
I got two magic secret. At this point i need have full magic metter. This activated infinite magic, so i not need collect any magic in later levels.

Some reason wind spell working against water boss so this allow you skip water spell. This is most time saver trick entire game. This allow your skip hold underwater area, its save about one minute game time. Boss is easy to kill using wind, but escaped after boss is so random. Its can take several seconds if you not haved luck. I can make escape without dying about 10% of the time so you can imagine how frustrated it is and take me tons resets. This time i haved good luck. Its can be done without taking hit, but this not happen with this time. One hit not was bad its cost me about 2 seconds.

LEVEL 3-1 Volcano pit
I hate this part. Its are taking several resets and its very rarely went perfected. Geysers appeared random places and these flying creatures are annoying enought. I need collect money and i haved really troubles hit moneys here also i did die once, but its was happen sooner or later so i not care it.

LEVEL 3-2 Volcano outside
At this point i need haved 2300 money points. I going bought silverfleeche spell in shop. Its can be skipped, but its only take 7 seconds game time and its make game overall easier.

Overall this is quite easy area. I got golden crow using magic through the wall and i grap extra life using magic. I climping up top of the volcano without any troubles.

LEVEL 3-3 Volcano inside
Easy area, but flying monsters are random and really dangerous. I haved perfect enemy locations here. Boss fight not went very well. I miss three rounds, but its not was too bad looking, because many hits went extremely well.

Overall this level went well done

LEVEL 4-1 Earth realm
This is one most difficult level into game. There is most dangerous minions entire game and these all ones located random places. Also many jumps are difficult to perform without dying. I haved perfect luck with ghosts & jumps. Luckily any ghosts not appeared after grap golden tankard. Ghosts are maybe most hurting enemy entire game. Its kill you instant hit and its are taking so many resets especially after grapping tankard. Even haved magic against with ghosts it is still hard to kill. I grap key. Its not take any seconds and its was best choice IMO. I also got one extra life and then i got die 2nd time.

LEVEL 4-2 Earth realm lower pit
This is overall quite easy part. But i simply haved horrible enemy locations here. Red guy ate over 50% aways my energys and little later vampire snap my ass. I did die once with boss because i haved last energy remain.

Then i decide make no damage fight used silverfleeche once.

LEVEL 5-1 Mountain pit
This is very easy part and its went very well done

LEVEL 5-2 Ice fire moutain base
Flames could be really dangerous. These can ate 50% energys if you hit it with critically. I used Votava route climping up. Its faster than TAS route IMO. There is also one even more faster route, but its really difficult and dangerous and only couple shy seconds faster.

LEVEL 5-3 Ice fire mountain cave
Overall easy area. Vampires suck, but i not haved any troubles here.

LEVEL 5-4 Four elements showdown
I was 2-3 seconds behind my all around best time when i enter in last boss. My best run ended 11.14, because i fuck too much in last boss. This time i haved another chance got sub 11 minutes run and its finally happen.

First i wanted told: Last boss is freaking hard to beat only, first time its took me over 2 hours beat him only and when i was child i never got beat him. For speed it is extremely random. Elements moving routes is always different. As well bosses lost always different amount damage depend how well you hit it. Elements can lost less than 1 par or whole 3 par per hit so fight like TAS is absolutely impossible on console. Its "impossible" make perfect critical damages with bosses constantly.

This is my 2nd best fight ever what i am maded, so i was really happy with this. Its about 10 seconds slower than my all around best fight, but i make it using secret codes and its take me about 30 attempts. So this was my best fight ever my speedruns. My fight was par like Votava run. I timed i was 4 seconds faster than Votava, but Votava collect just some magic so my fight is par same as Votava.

I make one horrible time lost here. This look quite rough and ate about 10 seconds time, but i think everyone who are played that game understand how pain ass this fight is. I lost two silverfleeche spell and only one life against boss. I never are beat last boss without deaths and one life fight is so random for me. I almost always lost 2 or more my lifes so i need are really happy with this because this was about 10-15 seconds faster than my avarage "good" fight in speedruns.

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I haved awesome feeling when i see my run finally going sub 11 minutes. I just cannot believe my eyes. This took me over 2 weeks. I counted about 600-800 failed attempts and 10 timed completion attempts and five my completion attempts beat my orginal goal (11.30) it was really tiresome work on my luck hard and random game like this.
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I timed my completion runs order:

First completion: 17.37 (done 10th feb)
Test run: 14.51 (done 11th feb)
Another test run: 14.19 (done 12th feb)
RUN 1: 12.45 (done 15th feb)
RUN 2: 12.17
RUN 3: 11.48
RUN 4: 11.43 (done 17th feb)
RUN 5: 11.21 (done 18th feb)
RUN 6: 11.19
RUN 7: 11.25
RUN 8: 11.17
RUN 9: 11.14 (done 23 th feb)
RUN 10: 10.55 (done 25th feb)
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I played hours almost everyday. This run could be much faster though. I think sub 10.30 are surely possible human time with better luck, less deaths, less extra lifes and without taking silverfleeche and more better luck with last boss.

But its really hard run game like this which requires tons luck manipulations with every levels. There is super easy die and last boss is really hard and random so sub 11 minutes run is surely really hard time to beat so i must be really happy with this.

SPECIAL THANKS****************
I wanted thanks
Team of the SDA: Mike, Nate, Breakdown

Special thanks with Breakdown when he give a lot tips for me.
Also i wanted thanks Tom Votava. His awesome 13.01 run set really good stanard with this hard game. Also TAS run (8.28) help me a lot found this route.

I also wanted thanks guys in SDA forums who watched and comment my test runs.

Last i wanted thank my friend who help seed run through the torrent to Nate.

Cheers:
Master-88