I've been working on a run of this the last few days. I had some levels complete but I wanted to hold off until I got to 1-4, because it contains the earliest opportunity to get the Tempest Sword, which in this version of the game is bugged to hell and back and lets you do all kinds of fun tricks.
- Move at double your walking speed (horizontal only)
- Pass through enemies undamaged (bug)
- Hover across gaps (bug)
- Phase through walls (bug)
- Kill enemies FAST (bug) (sword does increased damage while spinning, not sure exactly how much more, but bosses later in the game die in about two hits)
The acceleration in this game makes it annoying to control. It takes a whopping 22 frames to turn around if you were going at full speed. Nonetheless, I feel like I've optimized most of the jumps, though I will of course be experimenting on some of the less sure ones.
The graphics during the spin move seem to be a problem with the cart itself, every version of the ROM I've tried exhibits the same behavior with every emulator I've tried it with. I could always spend $8 on Ebay and verify, so maybe I'll do that later.
There's a few other notes, but they're mostly details and can wait until later.
Video so far
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Legend of Galahad, The (U) [!].bin.
