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ITEMS

For this quest I've been implementing a number of new items and magic spells

Pickup items
-Exp bonus - adds 25 exp
-Speed boost - doubles your speed for 20 seconds
-Intelligence boost - gives 3 extra intel points for 20 seconds--cast spells super fast
-Jump boost - jump super far for 20 seconds

Equipment/Inventory Items
-Savior Potion - Refill your HP when you die (a la Tracy's potion from GBLA)
-Sorcerer's Staff - Fire 3 magic shots at once (from A New Adventure)
-Bomb traps - Bury a bomb in the ground that waits to go off until an enemy steps on it
-Torch - Toss to light a fire. Ammo item. Replaces the candle
-EXP Ring - Double exp

Magic
Life - Cures some HP
Shockwave - Fires a damaging magic shot that can trip certain triggers
Boltring - A ring of magic that does moderate damage
Shield - Prevents all damage
Stunner - Freezes most enemies
Meteor - Fires meteors that fall randomly around the screen
Knowledge - Reveals enemy HP. L2 reveals screen secrets as well.
Warp - Leave the dungeon.
Doom/Drain - Massive damage. L2 drains some of the enemys HP back to Link

In addition to the regular items, there are 5 sword levels and 5 levels of armor (including the one you start with).

MECHANICS

This game, while it can be played on a keyboard, is really designed for a gamepad, since it utilizes the EX1 and EX2 buttons, mapped onto the Y and X buttons. The Y button makes you jump. The X brings up the map, either the built in overworld map or Moscow's LttP style dungeon map. For right now there is no minimap, but this may change. I haven't really decided yet.

The R and L buttons bring up info screen. L brings up a list of your spells, their current MP costs and strengths. R brings up your stats, weapon strengths, and ammo levels. For ammo items, your current amount is on the passive subscreen, but the max is only visible on the status screen.

[MermaidCim]

I am intrigued by this. You don't see many quests that come up with concepts like this one.