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P. 14

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Lemme introduce you to the gang! You can count on us all!

ME

I’m 12 years old. Even though I’ve lived a quiet life in the peaceful town of Mother’s Day, I’ve gotten myself mixed up in some crazy happenings. And yet, something tells me this is no coincidence. You don’t suppose it has something to do with the mysterious power I hold?!

GIRL

I hear there’s a girl somewhere with a mysterious power mine can’t even compare to. But where on earth could she be? I’m starting to pick up a voice calling me from far away, but….

FRIEND

This kid is quite the odd one. He’s kinda wimpy and is the sort of kid who’s always hiding behind me, but he’s also super smart. He’s even a pro with ray guns and other things I can’t handle.

ANOTHER FRIEND

This guy gives off a pretty scary vibe, but he’ll become friends with us. Still, I have to wonder if you’ll see him as anything but scary when you first meet him. You know, just call it a hunch.

ITEM * CATALOGUE

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I’m sure we’ll get a bunch of different things as our adventure progresses. But you know, it’s also true there’ll be times where just getting something won’t give you much of a clue what it’s used for. I’ll explain the biggest examples of these, but be aware these aren’t all the items. (Code legend at bottom right.)

[Bottom right:]

M = Can be used in Map Mode

E = The effect when eaten

B = Can be used in Battle Mode

DF = Defense

OF = Offense

Friend A = Friend

Friend B = Another Friend

KNIFE

Push has come to shove, so you’ll even be using these. But it’s not my weapon.

Friend B —- B —- OF+*

SURVIVAL KNIFE

It’s kinda heavy, but looks like it’ll be super helpful.

Friend B —- B —- OF+**

TASER GUN

Although I call it a gun, it’s not the real thing that adults use. This weapon is buzzing with electricity.

Friend A —- B —- OF+*

AIR GUN

It looks like a gun, but this isn’t the real thing either. I wonder if it fires BBs with compressed air?

Friend A —- B —- OF+**

WORN-OUT BAT

It’s a beat-up old bat I’ve left neglected at home, but I’m sure this thing’ll come in pretty handy.

Me —- B —- OF+*

REGULAR BAT

A weapon that’ll be more useful than the Worn-Out Bat. Though all I can say about it is, it’s not worn out.

Me —- B —- OF+**

GOOD BAT

And what’s more useful than the Regular Bat? This! It’s “good” all right!

Me —- B —- OF+***

FRYING PAN

Well, it’s made out of metal anyhow. This thing’s pretty effective, even in the hands of a girl.

Girl —- B —- OF+*

GOOD FRYING PAN

I’d imagine this delivers more of a bang to the head than the regular Frying Pan. I hear it’s pretty painful.

Girl —- B —- OF+**

SLINGSHOT

I think in your country you’d call this a pachinko? Usually, you mustn’t even think about shooting this at people.

Everyone —- B —- OF+*

BOOMERANG

Here’s a handy weapon that comes back your way after you’ve thrown it. I hear it’s actually a hunting tool.

Everyone —- B —- OF+**

FLAMETHROWER

It’s a real weirdo who can be so timid and yet handle this scary thing so coolly.

Friend A —- B —- Strong Flames

BOMB

This is another awesome weapon. A tremendous explosion will take place, causing quite a bit of damage.

Friend A —- B —- Incredible Explosive

LASER BEAM

These things aren’t even in our current world! These latest incidents are like something out of a sci-fi movie!

Friend A —- B —- Ray Gun

DEATH BEAM

Here’s another ray gun that packs a wallop – even more so, seemingly, than the Laser Beam.

Friend A —- B —- Strong Ray Gun

COIN OF TRANQUILITY

Didja know? There are things that conceal a mysterious power! This coin is one of them.

Everyone —- B —- DF+*

COIN OF DEFENSE

When I hold on to this, somehow I’m able to feel tons of relief. I wonder why that is?

Everyone —- B —- DF+**

COIN OF MAGICAL CONCEALMENT

This coin also holds a mysterious power. What crazy country d’ya think has these sorts a’ things?

Everyone —- B —- DF+***

FAIRY BRACELET

This is no normal bracelet. It conceals a power that will provide us with protection.

Everyone —- B —- DF+*

ANGEL BRACELET

This also conceals a mysterious power. It’ll provide more protection than the Fairy Bracelet.

Everyone —- B —- DF+**

GODDESS BRACELET

Here’s another bracelet that provides protection. It holds quite a bit of defense ability.

Everyone —- B —- DF+***

WATERDROP PENDANT

Uses a mysterious power to protect us from enemy attacks. This is effective against flame attacks.

Everyone —- B —- Anti Flame Attack

FLAME PENDANT

This pendant will protect us from chill-air attacks. It’s pretty handy!

Everyone —- B —- Anti Chill Attack

GROUND PENDANT

This pendant protects us from lightning attacks. These things are a real wonder, aren’t they?

Everyone —- B —- Anti Lightning Attack

OINTMENT

They sell this at regular ol’ drugstores, but it’s a very handy medicine.

Everyone —- MB —- HP+***

ASTHMA SPRAY

There will be times, every now and again, when I’ll be troubled by an asthma attack. Make sure I have this with me!

Me —- B —- Cures Asthma

ANTIDOTE

There will be times, when fighting weird enemies, when our bodies will become numbed with poison. It’s times like that when we’ll need this medicine.

Everyone —- MB —- Gets Rid of Poison

MOUTHWASH

Catching a cold or something is an awful situation where we lose stamina. We’ll be OK if we have this, though.

Everyone —- MB —- Cures a Cold

CASH CARD

Use this card to withdraw money my dad deposits in my account. Just pray you don’t lose this!

Everyone —- M —- Use at a Cash Dispenser

MAP

If you don’t have a map on you, you can wind up losing track of where you are.

Everyone —- M —- Map

BREAD

It’s good, cheap food for recovering stamina, but it has other uses, too.

Everyone —- M —- Make into Breadcrumbs

Everyone —- E —- HP+*

ORANGE JUICE

Juice sure is yummy! Better believe the orange kind’s the best!

Everyone —- MEB —- HP+*

FRENCH FRIES

I like these pretty good. They’re greasy, but I guess I can’t say they don’t recover energy.

Everyone —- MEB —- HP+*

MAGIC HERB

Herbs give off a nice smell, don’t they? And this is a magic herb!

Everyone —- MEB —- HP+**

HAMBURGER

This is for when you want a full stomach! I love these!

Everyone —- MEB —- HP+***

SPORTS DRINK

One shot of this will quench your thirst!

Everyone —- MEB —- HP+***

Catalogue of My Enemies

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Along our adventure, there’ll be lots of fearsome enemies standing in our way. Let’s go over what kinds there are, if only just a few of ‘em. There are also other awful kinds besides these, so things’ll get a little discouraging!

BIG WOODOH

I guess it’s a stump monster. How is it that a freaking tree is suddenly springing to life and coming after us?

MAD TRUCK

A truck is one of those things that looks like it’s making an odd… face?… at you when you look at it head-on, y’know? I mean, the lights do kinda look like eyes… In fact, this thing actually will attack!

GARGOYLA

It looks like a demon, but d’ya reckon this thing’s just a being from outer space? You don’t think it’s an actual demon, do you?

LITTLE SAUCER

A tiny flying saucer. It’s very small, so I don’t think there’s an alien or anything riding inside. You’ll find these things all over the place.

SWOOSH

A mysterious monster who appears to be nothing but a pair of eyeballs. I’ve never seen a creature like this in any animal reference guide; what on earth could it be?

MR. BAT

There are a lot of Mr. Bats hanging around cemeteries. They look spooky, but you usually never hear of them attacking anyone… and yet…

MAD CAR

It’s not just trucks: Cars too will attack as though they were alive. I guess the phrase “weapon on wheels” really fits here, doesn’t it?

BEARLOO

He gives off bear-like vibes, but I’m pretty sure this guy isn’t a bear. Could be my feeling that wondrous creatures live in wondrous lands.

GATOR

I’ve seen them before in field guides, with names like crocodile or alligator, but I never thought I’d end up fighting them!

ENERGY ROBO

Oh, this is one nasty robot. This pain in the neck shows up with strong-looking robots and injects its comrades with energy.

TITANY

A tough customer who’ll pull stunts like hypnosis spells on us. But, we have Psycho Block, so we can relax, right?

SUIT OF ARMOR

It’s the armor of a medieval knight, but shouldn’t it actually be empty inside? Just what the heck’s happened to our world?

WOODOH

This is another tree monster. What makes it fearsome is it’ll sow seeds to add to its team. It’s freaky enough for a tree to be moving, but for it to multiply…!

BARBOT

It’s a robot that resembles a thin bar, but what’s admirable is that they managed to fit machinery into that thin body!

JANE

I remember something that looked a lot like this robot showing up in a movie I saw on late-night broadcast TV. Is it just me, or does this thing give off feminine vibes?

STARMAN

Could these guys have caused the mysterious incidents? They’re probably aliens, as unbelievable as that is!

ESCAPED CONVICT

There’s an escaped convict hiding out around here….! Would you get a load of that! What’s more, he’s being manipulated by someone into being a real brute!

BRAINGA

He’s a powerful monster, but the relief in fighting him comes from knowing this fella’s a really bad guy.

MIDDLE-AGED MAN

This guy’s nice to kids. Even if he is making a stern face, he’s actually kind. That’s why it’s super sad to think I’ll be fighting him.

MIDDLE-AGED WOMAN

I’m awkward around auntie-aged women, even though Mom is as nice as she is, and even though these women are still someone’s mom. Why do they scare me?

GANG ZOMBIE

If zombies are scary, this one’s even scarier! I mean, say what you will – he used to be a gangster! He had neither blood nor tears to shed to begin with!

HYENA

When we’re backbiting others, we tend to say things like “He’s like a hyena!” a lot, but I get the feeling I now understand what we mean by that.

DR. WARPED

This guy’s face is freaky. How d’ya think it got so warped? Was it what I’d expect, that some dangerous experiment went horribly wrong or something?

GUY

A man who carries a Mysterious Megaphone. Normally, he’s kind, so could he too be under somebody’s control?

PSEUDO-ZOMBIE

I figured the living dead was the sort of thing you only saw in movies! Yet here’s the genuine article, right before my eyes!

SNAKE

Snakes somehow manage to be scary for such a small animal, don’t they? It’s only human to want to stay away if you think something might be poisonous!

CROW

Everyone hates them and says their cry gives them the creeps, but I’ve never really hated these birds that much.

FIREBALL

Must be awful hot, being a fireball and all. ‘Course, I don’t mind if one flies at me at random, but this sucker flies at me on purpose!

BOMBER

I guess you could call it a walking hand grenade? Bombs don’t fly at me; instead, they walk on their own toward me. It’s a pretty scary feeling!

ROPE

Meaningless things starting to move seems to be a common theme of these mysterious incidents. But for cryin’ out loud, a rope!

AIRPLANE

This isn’t an enemy – rather, it’s a vehicle you don’t see every day, so lemme introduce it here, ‘kay? It’s not like this thing attacks. Sightseeing flights feel great!

TRAIN

I may have set out on an adventurous journey, but walking my way to the next town over can get pretty tiresome. In times like those, taking the train is the best thing ever!

MAP

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HERE’S WHERE MY GRAND ADVENTURE WILL TAKE PLACE!!

This is an illustrated version of the “MAP” that will show up in your game items. Towns and their relative positions, as well as path connections, are a little different from the game display, so you might not want to consider using this as a game guide.

The location of Holy Loly Mountain in particular is different from the actual game.

If it’s not too much to ask, would you mind opening up this map, placing down a miniature or something and seeing how far our adventure will take us? Besides, I wouldn’t be surprised if doing so got you to where you can easily grasp this incredibly huge game world.

Oh yeah – and please keep in mind, as you look this map over, that it shows places you can’t reach in the game no matter what, but gives you an idea of the lay of the land.

On the other hand, as you go along there’ll also be more and more places not seen here that you will be able to reach, and do other things about. I wonder, it might be best if you make sure to make your own memos in times like those.

Well then, let’s start up the game and see for ourselves. When you leave my house, you’ll find little Pippi’s house….

ZOO

The zoo on the outskirts of Mother’s Day gets a lot of visitors on holidays. They’ve got lots of different kinds of animals here. Come to think of it, I’ve been here a lot for fun myself, haven’t I? However, the latest incident is causing the animals to turn violent, so this place has been shut down.

CANARY VILLAGE

Many canaries sing their beautiful songs for us here. But the old man’s been saying the canaries haven’t been feeling well lately. The old manager who lives here can speak with canaries. It’s also quite the draw that this park has no entrance fee, isn’t it?

MY HOME

I’ve got four people and one pet in my household: There’s me, my mom Carol, and my little sisters Minnie and Mimmie (they’re twins), as well as our dog Mick. I guess Dad’s out somewhere far away. Whenever I return home, Mom fixes me my favorite food, and my sister will also look after my valuable items for me.

MOTHER’S DAY TOWN

My house is on the outskirts of Mother’s Day. This town is small, but it also has a big department store, inside which you’ll find things like a bakery and a drugstore, all ready for your business. And apart from that, there’s also places like the hospital, the hotel and the hamburger shop. However, I’m not too crazy about our town’s mayor. Something about him feels rotten, you know?

CEMETERY

In a spot a little south of Mother’s Day town you’ll find this cemetery. I won’t mince words: I HATE it here! It’s a scary enough place as it is, but to think this latest incident has caused the dead to be reanimated….! And yet, I can’t let myself talk like this. My little next-door neighbor Pippi has gone missing near this cemetery. I’ve gotta muster up courage and find her….

THANKSGIVING

Here in Thanksgiving there’s a big elementary school. There are lots of different students at this school, and among them is an odd kid, I hear. Also, a policeman is always patrolling the town for possible bad boys playing hooky from school. I’m told the town doctor, a man named Big Ben Casey, doesn’t have the greatest reputation. On the outskirts you’ll find a big factory and Santa Claus Station. However, apparently the path to the station has been blocked off by a recent landslide.

REINDEER TOWN

When you emerge from a looong tunnel after taking a train from Santa Claus Station, you’ll arrive here in Reindeer. I understand this town, which is at the feet of the mountains, hasn’t been caught up in any big incidents yet. The policeman hurrying through town, the dine-and-dash man burping, the other policeman in a hurry, the flustered swindler on the run… well, these are all marks of this town’s peaceful state.

But I wonder, will that peace last long? After all, such scary things are happening in the other towns.

HALLOWEEN TOWN

Word has it that a major incident is going on here in Halloween. Apparently the townsfolk have all fled into the mountains, and there’s no one in town. Just what in the world could’ve happened? And all the people in the neighboring towns say not to go to Halloween, to boot…. Could something that frightening really be happening? I’d rather not go there if possible, but to unravel this incident’s mystery… sigh… I’m gonna have to.

SNOWMAN TOWN

Emerge from the tunnel out of Halloween to find yourself in the snow-covered town of Snowman. This is also where you’ll find one of the railway terminals. I’ve never traveled this far by myself, but it’s looking like I’m going to have to, isn’t it? I hear a nasty flu’s been going around these parts lately. I guess it really is cold in snow country after all. Oh yeah, and they were saying on the radio that the animals, which until now had been benign toward people, have suddenly grown violent.

EASTER TOWN

If you’re looking for a green town encircled by gorgeous conifers, you’ve found one here in Easter. I understand the train’s north terminal is here. It’s not like I’ve actually been here so I dunno the details, but I’m told it’s a beautiful town. Look at me, now I’ve made myself wanna hurry and come here. Still, I can’t even imagine what kind of dangers I’ll face before I get here.

VALENTINE TOWN

I hear this is a thuggish town. Was it Mom who once told me this? Incidents happen so frequently in this town that this latest mysterious incident doesn’t feel like that severe of a problem to the residents here. It seems like doing something about the town hoodlums would be much tougher. However, this town has a harbor and a viewing platform, the latter of which I’m told the view from is a sight to behold.

HOLY LOLY MOUNTAIN

They say it towers a great height over everything: The peak of legend, Holy Loly Mountain. Apparently, ever since these mysterious incidents started up, something’s been happening on this mountain, as well. However, this is a sacred peak that people rarely climb even on an ordinary day, so I seriously doubt anything bad is going on here. That’s my two cents.