Faria: A World of Mystery & Danger! (or just Faria, if you prefer) is a rather ambitious game, combining the overworld and progression of Dragon Quest and the battle system of The Legend of Zelda, made by the same people later responsible for the cult-classic Lunar and Grandia series.
While said games are often regarded as being quite great, Faria...isn't, though it's still an interesting footnote in the company's history.
Secret names#
Start a new game and enter these codes as your name for special effects:
- GaoGao (US) or つっょい (JP) - Start game with maximum everything.
- ENDING (US) or っりわお (JP) - Start game with all ending flags set.
Sound Test#
In the Japanese version, start a new game with the name むしか. Buttons A and B change which track is playing. Interestingly, the sound test loads the "Music composer" graphics bank from the credits sequence and uses an image that goes unused in the actual ending.
The code for the sound test remains in the US version; use cheat 0083:54 and reset the game.
Regional differences#
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The game underwent changes during its localisation process.
Title Screen#
The game's title screen was changed between the two versions. Besides the new logo and name, the copyright text was updated too.
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Opening Logos#
In the Japanese version, the game shows Hi-Score's logo whereas in the North American version, it shows Nexoft's logo before the title screen appears.
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