Blog Archives for 2024

• The Magic Rope

  Retro achievement unlocked in Secret of Mana for the Super Nintendo:

  

  • The Magic Rope — “Obtain the Magic Rope”

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• Axe to Grind / The Night of the Triffids

  Retro achievements unlocked in Secret of Mana for the Super Nintendo:

  

  • Axe to Grind — “Obtain the Axe from the Dwarfs”
  • The Night of the Triffids — “Solo Tropicallo at the Dwarf Village”

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• The Famous Rabiteman Show / The Bankrupted Fairy

  Retro achievements unlocked in Secret of Mana for the Super Nintendo:

  

  • The Famous Rabiteman Show — “Enjoy the famous rabiteman with the bankrupted fairy show in Dwarf Village”
  • The Bankrupted Fairy — “Have the sprite join your party”

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• Main Dish of the Day

  Retro achievement unlocked in Secret of Mana for the Super Nintendo:

  

  • Main Dish of the Day — “Be the dinner for goblins while leaving the water palace for the first time”

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• The Old Sage Gift

  Retro achievement unlocked in Secret of Mana for the Super Nintendo:

  

  • The Old Sage Gift — “Obtain the spear from sage Luka”

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• Voices in my Head / Born to Be a Hero

  Retro achievements unlocked in Secret of Mana for the Super Nintendo:

  

  • Voices in my Head — “Find and obtain your very first sword”
  • Born to Be a Hero — “Defeat mantis in Potos village and obtain sword orb”

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• Timber!!! / Legacy of Mana

  Retro achievements unlocked in Final Fantasy Adventure / Mystic Quest for the Game Boy:

  

  • Timber!!! — “Land the final blow on the Mana Tree with an axe”
  • Legacy of Mana — “Restore the Mana Tree and see the end screen”

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• The Real Meaning of Power / The End of Everything

  Retro achievements unlocked in Final Fantasy Adventure / Mystic Quest for the Game Boy:

  

  • The Real Meaning of Power — “Defeat Julius after his Mana-fueled transformation”
  • The End of Everything — “Defeat the Mana Tree after it is corrupted by Julius”

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• Poacher / I’ve Got the Power! / Duel to the Death

  Retro achievements unlocked in Final Fantasy Adventure / Mystic Quest for the Game Boy:

  

  • Poacher — “Equip the best shield”
  • I’ve Got the Power! — “Brandish the Mana Sword, Excalibur, after it is restored”
  • Duel to the Death — “Defeat Julius”

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• The Way of the Wizard / Samurai Style / Dragon Slayer

  Retro achievements unlocked in Final Fantasy Adventure / Mystic Quest for the Game Boy:

  

  • The Way of the Wizard — “Level up your Wisdom to 50”
  • Samurai Style — “Equip the best armor and helm”
  • Dragon Slayer — “Defeat every dragon in the Mana shrine”

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• War is Hell

  Retro achievement unlocked in Final Fantasy Adventure / Mystic Quest for the Game Boy:

  

  • War is Hell — “Kill an innocent boy in the streets of Wendel after Glaive's invasion of the city”

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• Rise of the Robots / Larc’s Leathers / Robots Can’t Jump

  Retro achievements unlocked in Final Fantasy Adventure / Mystic Quest for the Game Boy:

  

  • Rise of the Robots — “Recruit Marcie”
  • Larc’s Leathers — “Equip the Dragon Armor and Dragon Shield”
  • Robots Can’t Jump — “Return to the Glaive Empire for the last time”

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• Meltdown / Sierra’s Blade

  Retro achievements unlocked in Final Fantasy Adventure / Mystic Quest for the Game Boy:

  

  • Meltdown — “Defeat the Lich and obtain the Nuke Magic”
  • Sierra’s Blade — “Equip the Dragon Sword”

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• Gemma Knight / Duck Hunter / Through the Fire and Flames

  Retro achievements unlocked in Final Fantasy Adventure / Mystic Quest for the Game Boy:

  

  • Gemma Knight — “Reach Level 50”
  • Duck Hunter — “Equip the Zeus Axe”
  • Through the Fire and Flames — “Defeat Iflyte and obtain the Rusty Sword”

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• Who’s Your Octo-Daddy Now?!

  Retro achievement unlocked in Final Fantasy Adventure / Mystic Quest for the Game Boy:

  

  • Who’s Your Octo-Daddy Now?! — “Defeat the Kraken”

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• Wow, You’re Rich! / The Way of the Monk

  Retro achievements unlocked in Final Fantasy Adventure / Mystic Quest for the Game Boy:

  

  • Wow, You’re Rich! — “Collect 50,000 GP”
  • The Way of the Monk — “Level up your Willpower to 50”

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• The Way of the Tank / Defroster

  Retro achievements unlocked in Final Fantasy Adventure / Mystic Quest for the Game Boy:

  

  • The Way of the Tank — “Level up your Stamina to 50”
  • Defroster — “Defeat Kary”

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• Mystic Tune?! Yeah!

  Retro achievement unlocked in Final Fantasy Adventure / Mystic Quest for the Game Boy:

  

  • Mystic Tune?! Yeah! — “Recruit Lester”

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• I Am (Not) Your Father / Glaive Strikes Back / Chocobo 2.0

  Retro achievements unlocked in Final Fantasy Adventure / Mystic Quest for the Game Boy:

  

  • I Am (Not) Your Father — “Defeat the Dark Lord”
  • Glaive Strikes Back — “Leave the Glaive Empire… again”
  • Chocobo 2.0 — “Meet Dr. Bowow and witness the next step in chocobo evolution”

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• Return of the Gemma / The Way of the Warrior / Drink the Blood of My Enemies

  Retro achievements unlocked in Final Fantasy Adventure / Mystic Quest for the Game Boy:

  

  • Return of the Gemma — “Return to the Glaive Empire on a rescue mission”
  • The Way of the Warrior — “Level up your Power to 50”
  • Drink the Blood of My Enemies — “Equip the Blood Sword”

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• Kevin’s Worst Nightmare / Your Pendant is in Another Castle / Balls of Steel

  Retro achievements unlocked in Final Fantasy Adventure / Mystic Quest for the Game Boy:

  

  • Kevin’s Worst Nightmare — “Equip the Were Axe”
  • Your Pendant is in Another Castle — “Defeat Davias”
  • Balls of Steel — “Equip the the Morning Star”

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• To Infinity, and Beyond! / Knight / Mercy

  Retro achievements unlocked in Final Fantasy Adventure / Mystic Quest for the Game Boy:

  

  • To Infinity, and Beyond! — “Learn the secret of the oasis in Jadd”
  • Knight — “Reach Level 25”
  • Mercy — “Save Amanda from succumbing to the bite of Medusa and collect her tears”

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• I Taste Like (Silver) Chicken / I Believe I Can Fly… / Familiar Feathered Friend

  Retro achievements unlocked in Final Fantasy Adventure / Mystic Quest for the Game Boy:

  

  • I Taste Like (Silver) Chicken — “Venture through the Gaia Pass and get some help”
  • I Believe I Can Fly… — “Fall from the airship”
  • Familiar Feathered Friend — “Find a chocobo”

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• RIP Christopher Lee / You Spoony Bard! / The World is Mine

  Retro achievements unlocked in Final Fantasy Adventure / Mystic Quest for the Game Boy:

  

  • RIP Christopher Lee — “Kill the vampire and save the girl (again)”
  • You Spoony Bard! — “Learn the true identity of the mysterious man dressed like a bard”
  • The World is Mine — “Recruit Watts after falling (again) in the mines”

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• Mysterious Marsh Man / Hail Hydra! / Squire

  Retro achievements unlocked in Final Fantasy Adventure / Mystic Quest for the Game Boy:

  

  • Mysterious Marsh Man — “Recruit the mysterious man dressed like a bard”
  • Hail Hydra! — “Defeat the Hydra”
  • Squire — “Reach Level 10”

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• Damsel in Distress / Pearl of Wisdom / Rest and Heal Your Wounds

  Retro achievements unlocked in Final Fantasy Adventure / Mystic Quest for the Game Boy:

  

  • Damsel in Distress — “Rescue the girl”
  • Pearl of Wisdom — “Meet Bogard and get your first mattock”
  • Rest and Heal Your Wounds — “Rest at Kett’s and learn the Cure spell”

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• Fall to Earth

  Retro achievement unlocked in Final Fantasy Adventure / Mystic Quest for the Game Boy:

  

  • Fall to Earth — “Escape from the Glaive Empire”

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