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Harvest Moon DS
Message Board

I need help!!!! I dont know how to link HM:ANWL to HM:MFOMT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

--hankfrank123

You have to go to the Spring in MFoMT and make an offering to the Harvest Goddess. She will appear, thank you for the gift, then ask if you wish to link to AnWL. Tell her that you do.

Meanwhile, in AnWL, you need to go up the mountain path. The Sprites will accost you and warn you that you can go no further. They then will ask if you wish to link. Tell them that you do.

The link will occur. In MFoMT, you will see the stars that you gain and in AnWL, you will be shown your stars as well. (The number is different for each of those games.)

If you have fulfilled the requirements in either game, Ruby will give you new recipes and Van will have more records to sell in AnWL and/or MFoMT.

After your FIRST link for MFoMT, Van will come to your farm and introduce himself. Ruby will do the same. She then will be in the Inn on the second floor once a week. Van will set up a stall on the second floor of the Inn once each week as well.

--Freyashawk

Hi, could anyone make me a list of things I have to do to get at least 60 sprites in Harvest Moon DS? I ave Muffey to the yellow heart, but i need to get 60 sprites to restore the Harvest Goddess, and could anyone tell me were I buy the big bed and were I buy the 2 expansions to me house, and if I can just buy the second expantion, and were do I buy the blue feather?

--Kona123

You need to purchase the round table from the Shopping Channel to unlock the first house expansion. You may need to order the Refrigerator to get the second. I know that I was able to get it without actually even having the Refrigerator in the house yet. (Quite different from FoMT/MFoMT in that respect). As for the Sprites, see the 101 Sprites Guide. It has a section that gives a list of the easiest Sprites to rescue as well as all 101 Sprites.

You can buy the Big Bed from the Shopping Network as soon as you have the 2nd house expansion. You buy the Blue Feather from Karen's Supermarket. You can read my guides on Harvest Moon DS here!

--Freyashawk

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LEGO Star Wars 2
Message Board

I have just managed to collect all 99 Gold Bricks, and have used them to build that Gold tower thingymajig. All it does is constantly spew out small amounts of studs, is this all it does? It seems slightly pointless after the amount of time i've spent completing everything. The only thing I haven't done yet is buying all of the stud multipliers, but the tower spews small amounts of studs that would take hours to get enough. So, basically, have I wasted my time getting 99 Gold Bricks?

I really have wasted my time. I've been playing loads so that I completed it before KHII is released in Europe, and now there's been almost no point, since I bought all the characters long ago.

--Seiborg

You need the money for all the cheats. Have fun wasting time collecting the $30M for the score x10 cheat.

--simalcrum

I do have LSW1 memory, but It says there isn't. I really want to use the characters in LSW1. Please tell me why I cant do It.

--PiemantheCupCakeKid

You have to have the cheat ON in the extra menu. On PCs, your save paths need to be defaulted in the Lucasarts folder; that or you're screwed.

--simalcrum

How come I can't use my custom character or LEGO Star Wars 1 characters in the cantina?

--Everyone on the LEGO Star Wars board

You don't. No existing code for cantina behaviour.

--simalcrum

How do you get Boba Fett and other characters?

--Peter_From_Moose_Jaw

Completing the stories unlocks most of the actors. All are eventually purchased, but it's not advisable to do that until you get the crucial cheats. The ones you unlock from story mode are all you need to get all the cannisters and power blocks.

--simalcrum

Where are all the cannisters or power blocks?

--Everyone on the LEGO Star Wars board who is smarter than the above question

Read it ... http://faqs.ign.com/articles/733/733058p1.html

--simalcrum

Where's so and so on the Bounty Hunter mission?

--Everyone on the LEGO Star Wars board who is a little less smart than the above question

The target you are looking for appears on your HUD if you are on the same map as they are. Here's a short clue list:

Mission 1 - Bounty Hunder door. Inspect the escape pods and build door.

Mission 2 - Sandcrawler exit to Jundland Wastes. Look on the right.

Mission 3 - Big plaza with three large doors. Left big door.

Mission 4 - Across from Leia's cell in story mode.

Mission 5 - Room with four switches, go left.

Mission 6 - Go left and hover over.

Mission 7 - Twin lifts. Bounty Hunter lift.

Mission 8 - Bridge control room past the steam.

Mission 9 - Bomb first vaporator. Build and grapple.

Mission 10 - Railcar room. Use the railcar for a boost.

--simalcrum

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Naruto Ultimate Ninja
Message Board

Does anyone know how to do substatusions on ultimute ninja?

--harrpie

To do substitutions in UN, press the gaurd button right when the opponent hits you.

--mewgia-

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Okami
Message Board

Hey guys I found the dog in the village the one that mentions the arrow hitting the kids house but I cant seem to figure out what to do nexts.Thanks in advance and the game rules.

--levi221

Just go to the red marks on the map. One is in Sasa Sancutary where you have to powerslash a bamboo log and the other is in Agata Forest, but you have to help Kushi make the sacred sake first. Buy some Mermaid coins to travel faster as well.

--chickensandwich555

I am looking for the last dog, the fishermans dog but can't find him. It says something about finding a girl in a sping but I can't find where the spring is. Can anyone help me? I need more then the name of the spring I need like where it is in relation to something else, thank you.

--DaKine079

It's in that same area. Agata Forest. Just keep hugging the wall and moving with it on your left side. You'll find it.

--Sublime

So, I'm stuck in the Tsuto ruins. How do I make that mushroom on the log grow? Isshun keeps teeling me sunlight, but how can I draw a sun in an enclosed cavern?

--OutlandishMissKitty

There is a hole in the it. Just look up and draw a sun, man.

--Rev_Xanatos

Go into First Person View and look up. Easier then just trying to swing the camera around.

--AWARRY

I've heard that once you beat Okami, you can start a new game with a sort of "New Game+" option which allows you to retain certain skills, power-ups, etc. Similar to other Capcom games like Devil May Cry, Viewtiful Joe, etc. (where in you got to restart the game with your beefed up character from your last playthrough).

The thing is, I don't exactly know just how much of what stuff you get to keep. Do you get to keep your Yen, Praise, Power ups like ink and life, skills learned from the dojo, weapons, items, Brush Techniques(and their power ups) . . . ? Just what all do you get to carry over into a new game? Does anyone know?

--creativelabrat

All weapons except the 5th of each type transfer over. Peace Bell, Lucky Cat, Wood Mat, and Ink Pot are the only Holy Artifacts that transfer over. Brush techniques do not transfer over. Stats do transfer over. Additionally, you keep any life upgrades you gained via Praise but the any gained via Sun Fragments are lost. All ink upgrades are kept.

If you haven't beaten the game yet, I would suggest NOT buying the final Bead weapon. It can't transfer over and the final Reflector is stronger. You'd be better off not buying it considering your Yen DOES transfer over. The final Bead Weapon will cost you 500,000 yen.

--Marix_Avex

I do have a little bit of trouble in the same spot i.e. Kusa Village. Now I'm on Oni Island. The third and hopefully last blockhead has had me trying to destroy him for more than an hour and a half! If I didnt turn the game off, my controller would be in pieces. Anyways, this blockhead doesn't have three spots, or four, but five friggin spots to remember EXACTLY where to put your brush! I can't do it. I even took some actual paint and highlighted each spot on my tv screen, but once you go into the brush screen the view slants up. I think this completely throws off each spot! This game just came out, no cheats are available, there wouldn't even be a cheat for this situation. I'm not posting this for help really, but I am warning everyone of this horrible dilemma. Anyone who has made it passed this part, Amaterasu must have blessed you with her holy piss!

--DantesDesciple

Use a dry erase marker (and a damp cloth or towel for clean-up) on your TV if you have trouble. And it's really easy. I had no idea you had to draw the dots in order. Atfer I figured this out, I beat him on my first try. I just quickly wrote down numbers 1-8 on each appropriate dot on my TV screen. Afterwards, I simply dotted each section. I also found out that you don't have to be precise, either. As long as you hit the general area, you're okay. I hope this helps.

--ratiocinator

I'm small an I went in to the emperor. I got the mist thing back before the big people sweeping, there is a hole kinda to the left. I didn't go in there cause I thought it was where I had to go and I didn't want to go yet. Should I go back and check it out?

And to the right of the sweeping people there is that waterfall where the key to the dungon is. There is a wall to blow up and I did blow it up, how do I get up there? Do I need to hitch a ride on a foot? Anyway should I go back and check those thing out or just finish the emperor thing?

--roundtrip

I got up to that higher hole in the wall by using a foot that was close enough. Also, I think you have to wait until the foot is raised a little, then jump onto it, and then immediately into the hole. Hope that helps.

--RATM30

Hi there I was just wondering how I get across the pool of poison in the Moon Cave? I see there are areas I can use my vine move but there is one lily that is upside down so when I attach to it I just fall into the dark water and just get warped to the start of the path. Please help and thanks in advance.

--levi221

You don't need to be on the ground to attach yourself to the flowers, just link yourself to the next one while in the air.

--Armed_Lombax

How do I get the ingredent on level 4 I cant see how to get the flame around the corner after I shoot a hole in the wall with the canon.never mind found it.

--levi221

Are you talking about a curved cavern with fire at one end and ice blocks at the other? If so, then use the wind power on the fire. It's shaped like a ball and will roll down to the ground. Keep using wind power to push the ball of fire where you want it.

--RATM30

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And The Rest ...
The Vestibule

Dear FAQs I would like to buy a "bunny".

--1313-Evil_Homer

I see. What kind of bunny? A 9 millimeter 'bunny' or a semi-automatic 'bunny'?

--SNG-IGN (For the inside joke on this, read this blog)

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