Palace de Eperne

Author:
 Seiju Takeyama & Ari Kamijo
Release:
 "R.P.G. no Tsukurikata" (Oct. 1986)
("R.P.G.の作り方" in Japanese)
Japanese title name:
 "パレス・ド・エペルネ"
Y or N key: Restart the game from the 1st level / quit the game after the game is over.

The game:

"It's me. Get Laurent Perrier up here."
A loud voice echoed through the great hall of the Palace de Eperne, which could be as large as a hundred acres.
Only one throne is placed in that great hall. On this throne sits a man clad in a dingy robe.
From his silhouette, it can tell that he is of stocky build. He also has a face that is so handsome that he could be the second coming of Apollo.
Furthermore, his clear cobalt turquoise eyes are strangely suited to the dark gray robe.
"Guards, get Laurent up here, quickly!"
That man is screaming, making no attempt to hide his irritation at the actions of the faltering guards.
The guard brings a boy with him dragging him away. He is dressed like a guard, but his slit mouth, blue face, and upturned eyes are unmistakably an ogre.
The robed man turns to that boy and begins to speak slowly.
"Laurent Perrier, son of King Laurent Ashe. You are twelve years old today.
 I have prepared a gift for you. Accept it with pleasure."
The robed man pulled off his filthy robe and put it on Laurent. Immediately, Laurent fell into a fit of intense sleep and fell asleep.
...Laurent found himself in the basement of the Palace de Eperne.
The basement of this palace is a labyrinth. The exit is far above 300 feet.
At that moment, that man appeared as a phantom and told Laurent.
"I'm the one you are looking for, Naitugat, the sorcerer. I killed King Ashe.
 I have kept you alive until today because the curse of your father Ash blocked my magic and prevented me from returning to the underground labyrinth.
 The king promised to restore my magic power if I let you live to the age of 12. And today is your birthday.
 I shall return to the underground labyrinth now that my magic has been restored.
 You will not be able to leave the entrance of this labyrinth for the rest of your life.
 If you really want to leave, come to the exit on the 20th underground floor.
 But the exit is guarded by various demons, and there is not a chance in all probability for a fragile person like you. Farewell!"

The original version:

Each checksum is as follows (using version 3.1 coded by the "MSX•FAN" team).
checksum-of-p-eperne
Sorry if there are any typos, however, I have tested my data, including the ending, and had no problems.

Enemies list:

#
 Name
 Original
pattern
 New
pattern
 HP
 Aggressive
 Move
 Special note
0
 Ogre
 a
 O
 15
 20%
 Moves to run away from you.
1
 Poisonous moth
 b
 G
 10
 20%
 Randomly.
2
 Slime
 c
 S
 10
 20%
 Moves to chase you.
3
 Mandrake
 d
 M
 15
 40%
 Can't move.
 Can attack on death.
4
 Zombie
 e
 Z
 20
 20%
 Moves to chase you.
5
 Black chameleon
 f
 C
 30
 40%
 Moves to chase you.
 Mimicking a figure of other enemies.
6
 Phantom
 g
 " "
 35
 60%
 Moves to chase you.
 Invisible.
7
 Troll
 h
 T
 60
 80%
 Moves to chase you.
 Can move twice as fast.
8
 Dragon
 i
 D
 70
 80%
 Can't move.
 Breathes a fireball.
9
 Naitugat
 j
 N
 150
 100%
 Can't move.

Joystick support:

"STICK(0)" is found in the line #1270.
"STRIG(0)" is found in the line #2330. The quickest way is to simply replace each "0" with "1".
In addition, modify following lines.
joystick-for-p-eperne
Now you don't have to press Y key after the game is over.



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