Capcom's first and
best cart for the
Game Boy. It's an
RPG/action
spin-off of Capcom's
Ghouls'n Ghosts series. Released in
1990.
STORY:
A long time ago a large
alien force known only as the
Destroyers came from a neighbouring universe and
attacked the Ghoul
Realm. The
creatures of the
Ghoul Realm were no match for the
powerful destroyers but, just when everyone had
given up hope, an
incredible fire came out of the
sky and swept over the realm, wiping out the Destroyers'
army. Several hundred years have passed and the Destroyers are back for a
rematch, but the
secret of that
powerful fire was lost through the
ages.
The only
clue to the survival of the Ghoul Realm lies in the
hint that the sole
heir to the "
Red Gargoyle" can bring back the
magic flame. As Firebrand,
guardian Gargoyle of the Realm, you must
discover this heir to the
magic flame and bring
peace to the
kingdom once again.
AN UNKNOWN ARMY...
ATTACKED... THE KING HAS BEEN...
GWAAHH!
THEY ARE... VERY STRONG...
FIREBRAND!
RETURN... TO THE REALM
IMMEDIATELY...
HURRY, BEFORE THEY CLOSE THE
DIMENSION PORTAL THAT LEADS HERE.
GAMEPLAY:
You play the
gargoyle, Firebrand. He can cling to walls,
jump,
fly and spit fire. Like many other Capcom
games, the control is
ingenious, but requires a lot of
practice (see Bionic Commando).
There are two
vantage points within the game. The first one is an "above-view" or "
bird's eye view" of Firebrand. It's used for interior scenes (for
towns and
talking) and exterior scenes (traversing the overland
map). The second vantage point is a close-up side
view of Firebrand (
platform style). It's the view-point of all
battle sequences.
There are no
time limits or points.
CHARACTERS (including bosses):
Breager
Bymon
Darkoan
Gremlin
Jark
Firebrand
Rushifell
ENEMIES:
Bellzemos - splits into 4 dreadwings
Bone Snapper - easy, jumping fish skeleton
Dreadwing - small, bee-like bug
Ghost - generic enemy, sometimes carry
shields
Gloom Eye - big,
spikey eyeball
Gorillar - attacks by
shooting his head at you
Malgor - flying
fucker
Man-eating Plant - tries to bite Firebrand
Twin Marr - pops up from
water and spits shit
ITEMS:
Vials -
Collect these and then
trade them in for a
Talisman of the Cyclone.
Essence of the Soulstream - Essentially a
1-Up. Firebrand can only hold 9 at a time.
Talisman of the Cyclone - Same as Essence of the Soulstream.
EXCHANGE 8 VIALS FOR 1 TALISMAN
OF THE CYCLONE.
MORE THAN THAT WOULD BE GREEDY.
PASSWORDS:
WPXF-4BDQ - Starts Firebrand at the last
save point in the game with max items, etc.
FFFF-FFFF - Starts Firebrand in the first town with all items, etc.
WE GHOULS CAN BE REVIVED BY
CHANTING THE RESURRECTION
SPELL.
I'LL TELL YOU THE
WORDS OF THE SPELL. NEVER
FORGET THEM.
MAPS:
Good
overland maps can be found here:
http://www.vgf.net/users/gbmono/maps/gqmap.htm
SEQUELS:
Gargoyle's Quest II (
NES)
Gargoyle's Quest III - Demon's Crest (
SNES)
I haven't
played either of the sequels to Gargoyle's
Quest, but I've heard that the NES one was just a crumby
remake of the Game Boy version with a different
storyline.
RELATED GAMES:
Ghouls'n Ghosts
Ghosts'n Goblins
This write-up was a Nodeshell Challenge issued by 65535.