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First Impressions: Hmm... this seems somewhat familiar, somewhat ancient in my vast ocean of memories. Yes, it's very similar to an old PC game called Hack, and more recently called Nethack! You hack your way through increasingly tough monsters and find tons of cool items and random subquests along the way. Hack was wayy to hard though, so... this is schweeet!
The game: Shiren the Wanderer, you start out with nothing (unlike nethack), but once you go on a few adventures and save things in the warehouses then you will always have something to start with. This way you can also create really powerful weapons by upgrading them every time you go on an adventure but leaving them in the warehouse. So yeah, there are lots of weapons, scrolls, jars (they hold items for you when your inventory is stuffed), shields, armbands, and lots of riceballs! You have you eat or you might die from hunger.
The coolest thing about Shiren is the WiFi feature. This game really does have the best WiFi feature of any DS game yet. Whenever an adventurer dies they can choose to use one of their three rescue requests. Then someone else finds their rescue request on the server and goes on an adventure to rescue them. After the rescue is complete the rescuer usually gets a reward, and this makes a really interesting way to get new items from other players. You can also send a short message like "Would you send me a weapon?". Or just... " : ) " Anyway that's really cool. I have just been rescuing people nonstop and I get showered with presents and thanks, it makes me feel good. The only problem with trying to be rescued is that it may take a while for someone to rescue you, especially if you went to one of the last floors.
Other than that, your main goal is to get through Tabletop Mountain. There are also some sidequests like these 50 puzzle games where you get an item for each puzzle you complete. So far none of them have been too difficult. I have done 30 of them. Then there's a guy in a village that claims to be your brother and will actually join your party depending on what you do and say. You can use extra party members in different ways. The worst part is having to feed them though. I couldn't deal with that. They're like, "I want a rice ballllll!". Then, five steps later they say "Oh, I can't move any more I give up". Seeeeeya seeeya seeya......
Conclusion: Great game! If anyone has played Nethack, I'm sure they will find some enjoyment with this game. The WiFi features are awesome and so is the rest of the game. I want to give this game a 10 so bad but... My 10 is reserved for a game that changes my life, haha. So Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer gets a 9!
If you get stuck playing Shiren the Wanderer and need rescuing, Kindly Old Man will rescue you! kindlyoldman@gmail.com
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Posted by frankvgmgzny | 11:54 AM | 
Downgrading your PSP from 2.0 to 1.5 involves rewriting the data stored in the flash memory on your PSP which contains the firmware. What is a firmware? In computing, firmware is a computer program that is embedded in a hardware device, for example a micro controller or a flash memory. As its name suggests, firmware is somewhere between hardware and software. Like software, it is a computer program which is executed by a computer. But it is also an intimate and vital part of a piece of hardware and without it, the hardware could not run.
Instructions on how to downgrade your firmware from 2.0 to 1.5 is provided below but always remember that firmware is an essential part of the PSP. Without it, your PSP is useless. Modifying firmware ex. Upgrading or downgrading always posses a risk of rendering your PSP completely useless. Any modification on the firmware must be done with caution.
How to downgrade your PSP from 2.0 to 1.5? Try out the steps enumerated below.
1. You must first get a downgrader for firmware 2.0 to 1.5.
2. Extract the downloaded files and Double click 2.00DownGrade.exe.
3. Choose your psp drive and extract it there.
4. Make sure that no umd is inserted. On your psp's XMB go to the "PHOTO" menu, press X to enter "eloader 099" then it will either freeze(just keep trying until it works) or bring
you into a menu.
5. Select 200Downgrader(the icon says 2.01) press X , it will bring up a new menu, press O, then press X, then press any key to exit and wait until the psp shutdown completely.
6. Power PSP back on. On your psp's XMB go to the "GAME" menu then "Memory Stick" scroll down to "PSP Update ver 1.5" and press X. Then follow the on screen instructions. This is a crucial stage and accidentally turning off your psp at this stage may render your psp useless.
7. It will only install 99% then an error message will appear, just ignore it and hold power switch up till psp shuts down. When it restarts another error message will appear, Press O then it will restart again, then enter in your settings and your done. Your PSP is now a 1.5
Easy isnt it? You dont actually need to sweat much to go around the downgrade procedures. Try it out right now and just follow the procedures above. But dont forget to get the downgrade firmware we mentioned in the first part of the article. Thats important before you can proceed with the downgrade from 2 to 1.5.
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Posted by frankvgmgzny | 11:45 AM |
