Archive for October, 2005

  • Pokemon Emerald (GBA) 2 hours 6 minutes

    Pokemon Emerald (GBA) 2 hours 6 minutes

    If you look up the definition of ‘useless thing’, you’d probably find a level 2 Ralts. Or maybe even a level 5 Ralts. Anyway, I’m still at Oldale town cos I’m doing a spot of levelling up on Wurmples and Poochenas. My Mudkip is at...

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  • Pokemon Emerald (GBA)

    Pokemon Emerald (GBA)

    For some reason, Pokemon brings out the obsessive in me. And not just me – my oldest lad has a Pokemon Ruby save with some 300 hours on it. That can’t possibly be healthy. Anyway, I’m telling myself that, although I completed Ruby and Sapphire,...

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  • Final Fantasy II (GBA) – FINALIS0RED!

    Final Fantasy II (GBA) – FINALIS0RED!

    Phew! The last boss was a tough one! Took me three attempts, but I got there in the end. The last save was standing at a little over 35 hours, bringing the cartridge total to about 60 hours. In both Final Fantasy I and in...

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  • Final Fantasy II (GBA)

    Final Fantasy II (GBA)

    Ultima Tome GET! Legged it out of the tower and back to the castle, only to discover that most of the cities have been blown to bits by the Emperor’s cyclone. So, charged up into the cyclone on the back of a Wyvvern and found...

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  • Final Fantasy II (GBA)

    Final Fantasy II (GBA)

    Leviathan escaped! I’ve finally managed to get inside that infernal tower and….. it’s vast. I’m on level seven at the moment. Every two levels there’s an elemental mage blocking the path. The creatures are getting a little trickier now, but I still outrank them a...

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  • Final Fantasy II (GBA)

    Final Fantasy II (GBA)

    Crystal Rod GET! The cave on the Mysidia continent was as easy as an easy thing. There’s not been many hugely difficult sections of FFII so far, but then as a long-time Final Fantasy fan, I understand the importance of levelling up and doing loads...

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  • Final Fantasy II (GBA)

    Final Fantasy II (GBA)

    White Mask Get! White Mask Placed! Time to head off to a cave to find the crystal rod which will allow access to the tower where the Ultima tome is hid0red. Not encountering anthing remotely health threatening at the moment, but I have noticed a...

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  • An open letter to society

    An open letter to society

    Yesterday, my five year old girl was stung by a wasp at school. She was very upset. Her teacher was unable to give her a hug in case she’s sued. Her teacher was unable to put vinegar on the sting in case she’s sued. As...

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  • Final Fantasy II (GBA)

    Final Fantasy II (GBA)

    Bah – the secret passage to the white mask wasn’t where I thought it was. Which stands to reason, given that it wasn’t exactly a secret place. Anyway, I had a wee chat with Paul who did, in fact, know where the passage was and...

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  • Final Fantasy II (GBA)

    Final Fantasy II (GBA)

    Back from Paris and what a dreadful, dreadful place that is. Still, a small amount of gameboying was dutifully carried out. I now have a shiny black mask and a cryptic incantation. The mask doesn’t do what I thought it might with the mirror, so...

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