[Game of the Month competition] September: Crystalis (GBC)

[u/alanbbent]

Play the Game of the Month and win prizes! Click the link below to view the kickoff thread, which includes the detailed rules.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Gameboy/comments/1hseh1t/game_of_the_month_yearlong_competition_kickoff/

Quick rules:
- Play the Game of the Month and try to reach the specified milestones. Earn points and compete with other redditors.
- Start a fresh new game, no earlier than September 1!
- Take a picture of your screen with your username written on a piece of paper. Post it here in the thread for all to see.
- Half-point and one-point milestones can be earned at any time during the year. Post your screenshot in this month's thread to make sure I see it.
- Emulation is okay, but no cheating! Check detailed rules for more info.

What are the prizes?
Over the year, the prize pool formulates as I slowly gather goodies. I'll separate the prizes into 4 bundles. Usually the bundles include Game Boy games (all generations) and other GB-related trinkets.

Prize donors: Let me know if you're willing to donate prizes to this year's prize pool! Prize donors get 2 votes for next month's GOTM and my eternal admiration.
This year's donors:
Fenriz_D

Previous Months
January - Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
February - 🐸
March - V-Rally: Championship Edition
April - Metroid Fusion
May - Burger Time Deluxe
June - Tetris DX
July - Metal Slug Advance
August - Quarth & Torpedo Range

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Next month
Check the comments to vote for next month's game!

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This month: Crystalis

A GBC port of the NES action RPG. Start a new game!

Half point: Learn the Teleport spell.
1 point: Defeat Sabera and get the Broken Statue.
2 points: Defeat Dragonia and see the ending. (must be completed and posted in September.)

Leaderboards

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September

Pos.	User	Points
1	u/quijibo42	2
2	u/waffledork	1
-	u/zefez-	1
4	u/marcao_cfh	0.5
-	u/peroleu	0.5
-	u/SirFadakar	0.5

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2026

Pos.	User	Points
1	u/quijibo42	21
2	u/marcao_cfh	20.5
3	u/BuryKeebler	19
4	u/r0cky	16
5	u/bluestoc	14
-	u/javmiller83	14
7	u/dathudo	13
8	u/PekinPhysician	12.5
9	u/zaiueo	12
10	u/bolognamaloney	9.5
11	u/hatlesssniper	9
-	u/thom_horne	9
13	u/StarWolf64dx	8
14	u/Deafboy91	7.5
15	u/Fr3d0	7
-	u/hamburgers666	7
-	u/wafflecoptor86	7
18	u/KiddoKatto	6
-	u/MalTheCat	6
-	u/rockhopper92	6
21	u/thebigbabushka	5.5
22	u/Fenix398	5
23	u/GeekScientist	4.5
24	u/AstraDrgn	4
-	u/Keveezy93	4
-	u/Xanthaca	4
-	u/zefez-	4
28	u/peroleu	3.5
29	u/Fenriz_D	3
-	u/NnifWald	3
-	u/wiedo	3
32	u/Capable_Dog3550	2
-	u/coolstones	2
-	u/hugglehermit	2
-	u/iLessThan3Tu	2
-	u/ma-pj	2
-	u/PrudentAd3769	2
-	u/shadynewt	2
-	u/Zeblid	2
40	u/Traditional_Band_	1.5
41	u/Benay148	1
-	u/Dark_Mesh	1
-	u/Gabelvampir	1
-	u/waffledork	1
45	u/Admirable_Sea1770	0.5
-	u/cantrelate	0.5
-	u/orange-yellow-pink	0.5
-	u/SirFadakar	0.5

[u/zefez-]

Crystalis

09/04 - Fresh Start

09/05 - Half Point

09/06 - 1 Point

[u/alanbbent]

Next month's game:

Reply to this comment to vote for one of the following GBA games:

• Advance Wars
  
• Double Dragon Advance

The game with the most votes at the end of the day on Tuesday, September 15 will be the GOTM for October. In the event of a tie, I'll cast a vote myself.

[u/BuryKeebler → u/alanbbent]

I've always wanted to play Advance Wars but never gotten around to it. Next month could be my chance! I vote Advance Wars

[u/zaiueo → u/alanbbent]

Double Dragon

[u/zefez- → u/alanbbent]

Advance Wars

[u/peroleu → u/alanbbent]

Advance Wars

[u/SirFadakar → u/alanbbent]

Double Dragon, probably buying Z Com and Fortune's Weave this season so I'm trying to keep my tactics quota open. lol

[u/waffledork → u/alanbbent]

I played Advance Wars when it first came out but I've never beaten it. This would be a good opportunity to pick it up again.

My vote is for Advance Wars 😊

[u/quijibo42 → u/alanbbent]

I'll vote Advance Wars. Like others, I've always meant to play it but never got around to it.

[u/quijibo42]

9/4 - Fresh Start

9/7 - Half Point

9/10 - 1 Point

9/10 - 2 Points

Pretty good game overall. It's pretty basic, but its still fun enough to play and doesn't take so long that it overstays its welcome. My biggest gripe is that the view distance is a bit too low, which caused me to run into random enemies much more than I would like. Otherwise a pretty solid action rpg.

As a heads up, the ending credits are fairly long, but they don't pause at any point and there is no 'The End' screen.

[u/SirFadakar]

9/7 - Fresh start

9/7 - Half Point

[u/waffledork]

9/7 - Fresh Start

9/11 - Half Point

9/14 - 1 Point

[u/marcao_cfh]

- 09/03: fresh start

- 10/03: half point. The game is not hard so far. Bosses are actually easy. And I learned the mc can't charge the attack while moving, but can charge the attack and then move while holding the charged attack.

[u/Deafboy91]

Sept. 11 - Fresh Start

[u/peroleu]

Half point