Cave Noire - Game Sample (Level 3 Fairy Dungeon)
1Cave Noire is a roguelike for Game Boy. It was developed and published by Konami and released in 1991. While it was only released in Japan there is a fan translation available.
It's a bit frustrating. You don't really gain levels. There's no exp. Instead, as you clear quest levels in the dungeon you will gain very marginal stats. These don't seem to apply to lower quest levels though from what I have seen. So for example, if you want to go deeper in Monster Dungeon quest 1 you can't use the stats you've gained for completing level 6 ect... Unless I'm unlucky or something I only get gains in luck and HP. This is all based on my experience though.
At the start of a quest you will be given four items. You might come across shields and swords if you're lucky. You don't have to equip them. It's automatic after you find them. Items that temporarily boost stats have to be used manually though. There are also healing potions, antidotes, magic scrolls and neat things like stairs, flight (teleports to a chosen tile), a cloak to temporarily hide you from enemies, a potion that turns enemies into lower level ones, a rock that can close up one tile of a pit and a candle to clear away darkness in a room permanently. Gold, keys and orbs are specific quest items and are useless outside of the dungeons they are meant for. When you free a fairy in the Fairy Dungeon she will make any enemies in that room disappear. Too bad she also doesn't heal you. Cheapo.
You can also push walls to reveal secret passages. If you see a "?" over Pentaro's head that means an adjacent wall will reveal a passage when you push into it. If you see a running icon near a pit that means you can just cross it. Be careful though. Not all parts of a pit will be traversable. You can also walk right over streams. But not lava! If you fall down a pit you will land on the next lower level and take damage.
Over all it's a neat game. Doesn't seem to have a story. But you can tackle any of the four randomly generated dungeon types you want in any order. As you clear quests the requirements get harder of course. Also, you can change Pentaro's name is you want to. It's in the config menu at the Guild. The game seems to save automatically after clearing a quest. I still use savestates though.
This sample is a miraculous victory too. I made a terrible mistake with the first crab and the mimic and I really thought I wouldn't make it with one little HP left. Go me. And it wasn't even my birthday. ^_^
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