Guidance Gate

Field
01 · front side
Back side
Confusion Gate
Guardian
Amphisbaena E-5
Grail tablet
D-2
Map
C-3
Rooms
20
Map
  • Item
  • MSX ROM
  • Shop
  • Gate to another field
  • Grail tablet
  • Guardian

C-1

Gate to Surface H-4

Items

Treasure財宝
With the コショウ (Pepper) in hand, leap before the stone face in the background.

Tablets and remains

SkeletonThese ruins are full of traps. I no longer have the strength to escape…
Broken tablet(Blank)
TabletThis is where the Mother sleeps. This is the path of trials, which only the brave who do not fear even death may walk.

D-1

No gate to another field

Items

Life Jewel生命の宝珠
Depress the switch on the left side of the screen.

MSX ROMs

09. Athletic Landわんぱくアスレチック
Examine the crumpled skeleton at the bottom of the screen.

Guaranteed coins

Pot

D-2

No gate to another field

Grail tablet

Warp point 1 (front side). Read it while holding the Grail to record this field.

Tablets and remains

Grail tabletThis is the Guidance Gate. A place to guide those who would defile this land to their deaths.
SkeletonI can't read the writing… If only I'd bought the Glyph Reader…

E-2

No gate to another field

Items

Cross十字架
Use the 誕生の印 (Birth Seal) to reveal three enemies at the top of the screen. Defeat those enemies with the 発弾筒 (Flare Gun).

Tablets and remains

TabletOffer three sacrifices to the heavens.
Defeat the three Myrmecoleon in the topmost room and the Cross appears.

F-2

No gate to another field

Items

Shuriken手裏剣
Place a Weight on the pedestal at the bottom of the screen. The spikes are fake and will not harm you.

MSX ROMs

28. Konami Tennisコナミのテニス
Examine the skeleton leaning against the bottom-left wall.

Traps

Striking the tablet calls down lightning.
The floor directly above the crumbled skeleton at bottom right gives way.

Tablets and remains

Tablet, upper left of centreYou who have courage, take up power. If you desire power, show me your courage.
Jump into the spikes at F-2 and weight the pedestal; the Shuriken appears.
Upper-left tabletThis is a sanctuary. Do not harm it lightly. Heaven will punish those who break this rule.
Crumbled skeleton, bottom rightApparently the brave can get a weapon here… but jumping down into these spikes would kill me.

MSX ROMs

27. Hyper Rallyハイパーラリー
Climb the ladder at the top of C-3 in order to reach and examine the damaged monument at the bottom of G-2.

Traps

Spikes shoot up when you get near the skeleton at bottom right.

Tablets and remains

Crumbled skeletonCareless of me. Wherever something seems to be, there's always a trap…

MSX ROMs

02. Game Master 2新10倍カートリッジ
Enter the field from 迷いの門 (Confusion Gate) C-2. Step on the switch and then place a Weight on the pedestal at the bottom of the screen.

Mechanisms

Come in from the Confusion Gate and step on the switch to make a ladder appear in B-3.

Traps

Weighting the pedestal before stepping on the switch triggers spikes.

Tablets and remains

Crumbled skeletonWhy… no matter what I do, the treasure won't open.
It won't open unless you step on the upper switch first, and spikes come out.
TabletShu, the fiend who gained eternal power by drinking the lives of pure maidens. Do not fall into the pit of sacrifice.
If you fall into the hole from Confusion Gate D-2, the only way out is to warp. While you're down there your HP heals Shu.

B-3

No gate to another field

Tablets and remains

TabletThere are eight Ankhs. Eight Ankhs that guard the great souls. Hold up the red glow, the Ankh Jewel. The Guardian sleeping in the Ankh will test your strength.
Break an Ankh with an Ankh Jewel and its Guardian appears.

C-3

No gate to another field

Items

Map地図
Place a Weight upon the pedestal.

Mechanisms

The ladder up in the ceiling leads to G-2.

Guaranteed coins

Pot

D-3

No gate to another field

Traps

A Weight on the pedestal drops the lower jaw of the wall relief. You can dodge it.

Tablets and remains

Crumbled skeleton, lower level“The path lies where the angels face each other.” I found an invisible floor! Then I got carried away and fell off…
An invisible floor runs near the ceiling from B-3 to D-3. It breaks off near the angel statues.
Crumbled skeletonWho'd fall for such an obvious trap…
A Weight on the pedestal makes the relief's lower jaw drop.
TabletThe sad tale of the giants. Here the sorrowful history of the giants is written.

B-4

No gate to another field

Items

Grail聖杯
At E-4, pass through the wall that the right skeleton is leaning against to be transported to the left side of B-4. From there, push the block onto the designated area.

Tablets and remains

Upper-left tabletIf you would cross the sea of fire, follow the upper path.
The lower floor at Inferno Cavern F-2 gives way.
Crumbled skeletonLooks like there are shops of some kind in these ruins. Not that it matters to me, I'm dying.

C-4

No gate to another field

Mechanisms

Break the green stone to bring out the elevator in B-4.

Tablets and remains

Broken tablet…water… fear… against the… …water answers.
Pairs with the B-6 tablet. Swim up through the water at Spring of the Sky C-5 to D-1 for the Conception Seal and the Scalesphere.

D-4

No gate to another field

MSX ROMs

80. Game Collection EXコナミゲームコレクションばんがいへん
Using the かぎ爪 (Grapple Claw), jump from the rightmost wall at C-4 and land on top of and examine the third angel statue at the bottom-left corner of D-4.

Mechanisms

Defeat every enemy here to make a block appear in E-4.

E-4

No gate to another field

Mechanisms

Use the three blocks to fill the grey zone and a pedestal appears. A Weight on it brings down a ladder.

Tablets and remains

SkeletonA shortcut I found! These ruins seem to be strangely connected…
Walk through the right-hand wall to reach B-4.
TabletPour your memory into the holy Grail. Leave a record that you were here. Speak the name of this land, and chant the number of this land into the Grail. Then you shall stand here again.
Holding the Grail, open the item screen in front of a Grail tablet and press the field's number to record it. Pressing a recorded number on the item screen later warps you there.

B-5

No gate to another field

Guaranteed coins

Top-left pot

Tablets and remains

TabletA new trap for the Temple of the Sun: fill the hole and hide the mechanism.
Skeleton“Two watchmen” “Become silent and alone” “A stone that reaches the high place” What are the watchmen?
Defeat every enemy in D-4 and a block appears in E-4.

C-5

No gate to another field

MSX ROMs

16. Mahjong Dojoコナミのまぁじゃんどうじょう
Examine the skeleton that lies just right of the center of the pit.

Tablets and remains

Left skeletonThis would be a quiet ruin if it weren't for the monsters…
Fifth skeleton from the leftHow many times have I fallen in here now… Another trap.

Items

Ankh Jewelアンクジュエル
At A-6, break the statues in the order of the sword, the shield, the helmet, and the armor in order to make a ladder appear at B-6. Depress the switch at B-6 to reveal a pedestal at D-5; place a Weight there.

Mechanisms

The middle floor to the right of the central ladder gives way.

Tablets and remains

Broken tablet…the light… cannot see… …move…

E-5

No gate to another field

Guardian

Amphisbaena waits here once the Ankh is revealed.

Tablets and remains

Broken tabletThe guild… hidden… search… key… first, water

B-6

No gate to another field

Shop

Use the 始まりの印 (Conception Seal) at A-6 to reveal a passageway to the Shop at B-6.
Shuriken20 coins
Detector80 coins
Weights20 coins

Guaranteed coins

Right-hand pot

Tablets and remains

Broken tablet…do not fear… the water's flow… those who climbed… answers. With C-4: Do not fear the water. The water answers those who climb against its flow.
Swim up through the water at Spring of the Sky C-5 to D-1 for the Conception Seal and the Scalesphere.
Crumbled skeleton“Take the sword, take the shield. Smash the helmet, smash the armour.” A battle manual of some kind? I don't get it…
Break the A-6 statues in that order and a ladder appears in B-6.
Guardian
Amphisbaena battle screen
AmphisbaenaFought in E-5.Shoot projectiles into a mouth while it's open, for example while it breathes fire. About 20–30 Shuriken.

Revealing the Ankh

1. At B-3, push the block onto the grey zone to raise a pedestal. A Weight on it makes a pedestal appear in D-3.2. Put a Weight on the new pedestal in D-3 and the Ankh appears in E-5.
Everything in this field
TypeNameRoom
ItemGrailB-4
ItemTreasureC-1
ItemMapC-3
ItemLife JewelD-1
ItemAnkh JewelD-5
ItemCrossE-2
ItemShurikenF-2
MSX ROM02. Game Master 2A-3
MSX ROM16. Mahjong DojoC-5
MSX ROM09. Athletic LandD-1
MSX ROM80. Game Collection EXD-4
MSX ROM28. Konami TennisF-2
MSX ROM27. Hyper RallyG-2
ShopShopB-6
Gate to another fieldConfusion Gate C-2A-3
Gate to another fieldMausoleum of the Giants B-1A-6
Gate to another fieldSurface H-4C-1
Gate to another fieldTemple of the Sun C-1D-5
Gate to another fieldSpring of the Sky A-6G-2
Grail tabletGrail tabletD-2
GuardianAmphisbaenaE-5