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Version History

v0.1-First version! Absolutely nothing! Well, somethings. Walkthrough
coming soon.

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Contents
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1)Introduction
2)Controls, Characters 
3)Battle System, Menus
4)Skills/Techs
5)Walkthrough
6)Acknowledgements

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1)Introduction
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Ever since I was introduced to the wonderful world of emulation, I've
been hankering for a translation of this brilliant ROM. Well, if you
know of a translation patch, please contact me. This game is probably
one of the most innovative RPGs to hit the SNES. Wonderful sound, 
graphics, and trust me, you'll love the battle system. Have fun with
it, even though it may be in Japanese.

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2)Controls
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For those who don't know the controls (e.g Me, when I started out),
here they are:
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Select - Nothing
Start  - When you're on the World Map, this hides and shows the Map/
         Compass
D-Pad  - Move Around
A      - Talk, Use, Open, Use Airbirds, Use Ring, Search...
B      - When you've got the Jet Boots, this makes you run
Y      - Nothing
X      - Menu
L/R    - Nothing

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In Battle:
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Select - Nothing
Start  - Pause
D-Pad  - Use Left and Right to move
A      - Attack (slice)
B      - Tech Attack
X      - Menu         
Y      - Select a target (enemy) to attack
L/R    - Move left or right, and also run
Up+A   - Stab
Up+B   - Second Tech

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Characters
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Cless Alvein 
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He's the main character of the game. A fighter, one day he's sent out
with his friend Chester to hunt some animals so that they can have
dinner. However, something goes terribly wrong and he now has to deal
with the facts, no matter how strange they are.
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Chester Berkright
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Cless' best pal, who is an Archer. He set off with Cless to go hunting,
and after the horrible turn of events, vows to meet up with Cless 
again after cleaning up this huge mess.
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Mint Adnade
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Cless rescued this young healer from prison. Looks are decieving, as
she is an extremely useful healer.
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Arche Klaine 
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A half-elf mage, who likes using black magic.The typical witch, she's
even got her own broomstick.
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Klarth M. Lester
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A man with lots of knowledge, he also has the power to summon great
creatures to help him. 

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3)Battle System
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The Battle System that Tales of Phantasia uses is unique. In this 
Linear Motion Battle System, you only control one character (Cless), 
as opposed to the turn-based combat of Final Fantasy. Once you've 
initated combat, your characters will appear in the middle of a field,
with enemies to your left, to your right, or to both your left and
right. The battlefield sidescrolls in either direction, reminding all
of us of the days of Double Dragon =)

Other party members are computer controlled, and they will attack 
every now and then, and if you move in a direction, they will follow.
To attack, the first thing that you have to do is select an enemy to
target (with the Y button). A little arrow will appear over that enemy's
head, and all attacks that you perform will hit that enemy until it
dies.

To attack, use the A button. Cless will stab out at the enemy, then
run back to his original position, ready to make another move. If you
use Up+A, Cless will perform a Slice move, which is faster and more
powerful, but the Stab keeps enemies further at bay. To use tech 
attacks (see Skills/Tech section on how to set these), press the B
button for your primary tech, or Up+B for your secondary tech. Some
techs are Short Range, some are Long Range, so if you can't perform
an attack, it's probably because you're not in the right range.

Pressing X will bring up a small Menu with four options; Magic, 
Tactic, Form and Item. 
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Magic: After selecting this option, you have to choose a character 
       that you wish to cast the spells with. Whoever's free at the
       moment, their name will appear in white. Select the character
       that you wish to use, and then their spell list will pop up. 
       Pick a spell, select a target, then confirm it to cast the 
       spell.
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Tactic: Pick your character, pick the tactic, then return to the
        battle.
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Form: Here, you can change the formation of your party, meaning that 
      you can switch the positions in which they appear on screen so
      that they can deal more damage, take less damage, etc.
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Item: Use Items in battle. A Circle next to the item means that you
      can use it, a Cross means no, you can't use it, go away.
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Finally, to run in battle, hold either L or R, until you reach the
edge of the screen. A timer will appear, just wait for that to hit
0, without Cless getting hit, and you'll be out of there.
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Menus
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After pressing X (not in battle), your menu screen will pop up. It
will look something like this:

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|   Skill    |       Item          |       Form       |    Setup    |
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|   Equip    |       Tactic        |      Status      |    Save     |
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Skill
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This menu lets you set the tech attacks that your party members use.
The first two slots are for your short range attacks, and the last
two are for your longe range attacks (for Cless). For other characters,
there should be magic spells, and you are able to cast them in this 
menu.

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Item
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This allows you to check up on your items, see what they do, and also
use them. Keep in mind that you can only store 15 of the items at a
time. Press Y when you've selected an item for a description. There
are also four buttons at the top, which arrange your items into a
certain order.

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