Magician Lord complete Guide

Blondin · Apr 25, 2011

Here it is, now available on neogeokult:

MAGICIAN LORD WALKTHROUGH

Hope this will help people thinking the game is too difficult!

Translation needed, if someone wants to give contribution...

metallizer · Apr 25, 2011

ohh, that's one way to finish the game but I wouldn't call it complete.

For example, stage 2; the only way to complete it without a timeout is go to the top of the first section and get the raijin, with it you can jump higher, transverse the path inside the secondary door and get the bonuses. Also there are secret entrances at the falling area that can be explored as well.

beh3moth · Apr 25, 2011

metallizer said:
ohh, that's one way to finish the game but I wouldn't call it complete.

For example, stage 2; the only way to complete it without a timeout is go to the top of the first section and get the raijin, with it you can jump higher, transverse the path inside the secondary door and get the bonuses. Also there are secret entrances at the falling area that can be explored as well.

Yeah, those were obviously missing, so perhaps this is more of a 'critical path' playthrough? Either way its a nice guide and its cool to see some more love for this game. Memories!

Blondin · Apr 25, 2011

Yes, i tell in the extro that i'll let the player search himself for hidden paths

the guide just tells how to clear the game the easier way... and give orbs and power up locations too

SNKorSWM · Apr 25, 2011

That's more or less a Raijin walkthrough for the second half. If you don't have that form you can't use those tactics (i.e. continue off memory card save).

The floating platforms in stage 7 with eyeballs shooting at you is probably one of the toughest parts without Raijin form. It is, however, possible to jump from the fourth platform and hold left on the joystick to reach the tower instead of having to hop across all of them while evading the shots.

Billkwando · Apr 26, 2011

This game is so hard. I got it as a bare cart with my Neo Geo, and used it as a doorstop for a while. Eventually I got the hang of it, but it took a while!

Crush Roller · Apr 26, 2011

I have only recently started getting into Magician Lord as back in the day i was busy playing other games,but it seems there are a few interesting hidden things on levels i need to look out for. :eye:

Blondin · Apr 26, 2011

it's nice to see that my wlkthrough of this game gives some player enough faith to try the magician lord challenge

Blondin · Apr 28, 2011

SNKorSWM said:
That's more or less a Raijin walkthrough for the second half. If you don't have that form you can't use those tactics (i.e. continue off memory card save).

The floating platforms in stage 7 with eyeballs shooting at you is probably one of the toughest parts without Raijin form. It is, however, possible to jump from the fourth platform and hold left on the joystick to reach the tower instead of having to hop across all of them while evading the shots.

Yes, making the way through the game with the Raijin is the easier way to clear it, that's why. Even though, i added for each guardian and each boss the technique if the player have the ELTA FORM, because i know pretty well how it's hard to keep a special form of warrior all through the game!! :lolz:

MCF 76 · May 3, 2011

The farthest I could get in the past was stage 6 w/o the bois help. But after using just the max power up in the bios. I got to where I could walkthrough the game pretty easy. I now have been able to beat it w/o any cheats but it is very, very challenging and irritating at the same time. I really don't know if I want to do it anymore. Thanks for posting the guide I'm gonna try some new stuff out now

Blondin · Jul 4, 2011

try high scores now, my best is about 850 000

dedalusdedalus · Jul 4, 2011

I'm stuck on the part where you have to do a boss-run near the end. I can't get past the part with the two female assassins with the magician guy at the edge of the screen.

snk_is_now · Jul 10, 2011

One of the hardest games I ever tried...by far.

snkino · Jul 10, 2011

snk_is_now said:
One of the hardest games I ever tried...by far.

must early neo-geo games is in hard mode and i dont think anyone ever finish it in 1 coin but you need time to learn how to play it .magician lord is easy but after stage 5 the difficult is begin

SNKorSWM · Jul 10, 2011

That depends on the title. I find World Heroes to be very easy on the default mvs setting, which is mainly due to the overall slow pace of the game.

snk_is_now · Jul 11, 2011

I find Magician Lord very hard since stage 3 (wasn't it the castle stage??), come on people, what about that immortal creature that literally annihilates you if you take too much time to complete a stage???

Of course the AES home revision with the 6-life-bar is easier, but....it's still crazy, and that's maybe a flaw for the game. Anyways I love it, specially the music of the second and last stage, and also it's bloody and dark concept.

snkino · Jul 12, 2011

snk_is_now said:
I find Magician Lord very hard since stage 3 (wasn't it the castle stage??), come on people, what about that immortal creature that literally annihilates you if you take too much time to complete a stage???

Of course the AES home revision with the 6-life-bar is easier, but....it's still crazy, and that's maybe a flaw for the game. Anyways I love it, specially the music of the second and last stage, and also it's bloody and dark concept.

stage 3 is not the castle (stage 4) stage 3 is the whale belly .you must learn what to do in every second that your enemy show up and dont forget about the jump some of them are strong and you must attack and jump away to rapid it

snkino · Jul 12, 2011

SNKorSWM said:
That depends on the title. I find World Heroes to be very easy on the default mvs setting, which is mainly due to the overall slow pace of the game.

but adk world heroes is not from the early neo -geo lineup games . i mean 90/91 like magician lord -nam 75-ninja combat super spy -ghost fighter &sengoku i think snk made it so hard to keep us played far as possible not to conquer it in 2 month

grimeka · Jul 12, 2011

Your web is wonderful!! Great work and congrats Blondin.

snk_is_now · Jul 12, 2011

Yeah snkino!!!

Sengoku was another very hard one...

Maybe all the SNK games are hard I think...except Metal Slug I and II .. :lolz:

those are more of a "hard to get" than "hard to beat" :glee:

grimeka · Jul 12, 2011

snk_is_now said:
Yeah snkino!!!

Sengoku was another very hard one...

Maybe all the SNK games are hard I think...except Metal Slug I and II .. those are more of a "hard to get" than "hard to beat"

Hi.

Spinmasters, shamsho and others are easy games..
But yes, there are a lot of hard games..

SNKorSWM · Jul 12, 2011

snkino said:
but adk world heroes is not from the early neo -geo lineup games . i mean 90/91 like magician lord -nam 75-ninja combat super spy -ghost fighter &sengoku i think snk made it so hard to keep us played far as possible not to conquer it in 2 month

World Heroes was released in 1992. It was made by ADK just like Magician Lord.

davekozy · Jul 13, 2011

I finally beat Magician Lord a couple weeks ago after owning it for about 15 years! The platforms on level 7 and the bosses on level 8 took me a bunch of tries to finish. The stiff controls and annoying flying enemies remind me a lot of the first Castlevania (also a difficult game I never finished). Since I didn't have a memory card, I had to pause for breaks and leave the game on a couple of days. Decided to order a generic SRAM card last week to save progress so I can turn the game off when I get frustrated. If only I could save NES games on it.

bradtemple87 · Jul 13, 2011

I have been stuck on level 6 for a while now, keeps kicking my ass

Blondin · Jul 17, 2011

grimeka said:
Your web is wonderful!! Great work and congrats Blondin.

Thanks a lot!

With some training it's possible to clear Magician Lord with one single life. And then, making some good score is great:

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