Quest 64

Quest 64
Also known as: Holy Magic Century (EU), Eltale Monsters (JP) Developer: Imagineer Publishers: Konami (EU), THQ (US), Imagineer (JP) Platform: Nintendo 64 Released in JP: July 9, 1999 Released in US: June 1, 1998 Released in EU: September 30, 1998 This game has unused areas. This game has unused music. This game has regional differences. This game has a notes page

This page is loooong... Consider grouping related content into additional subpages to ease readability.

To do: Document the prerelease images. [1] [2] More Japanese differences. [https://www.speedrun.com/quest64/guide/jivof Source Move the ending to its own subpage?]

Quest 64 was the first RPG for the Nintendo 64, with a lot of hype before its release. The game was rushed before its release and it shows, given the lack of many features that are core elements in other RPGs such as money and shops, though it does have some innovative elements as well.

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Notes

Unused Music

This game has a bunch of unused tracks, many of which are remixes of used ones. Using the GameShark code 8008FCC1 00??, one can play a desired song by replacing the question marks with the values below that are in bold and parentheses.

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(1C) A short jingle.

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(1D) You can also use the GameShark code D008FCC1 001E 8008FCC1 001D to replace the game over music with this song. By doing so, you can see it fits perfectly with the timing.

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(04) A much slower variation of Melrode's theme with a more melancholy instrumentation.

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(10) A slower variation on the Melrode Monastery theme, using percussion instruments.

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(11) A sinister tune resembling a minor-key version of the Melrode Monastery theme.

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(13) Limelin's theme played on flutes.

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(20) An alternate version of Mammon's theme.

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(28) A very upbeat version of the ending theme when you talk to Shannon.

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(2A) A song does not loop and sounds like it was meant to be for a credit sequence especially at the ending. This song was later used for the added Japanese ending despite it not looping, resulting in some awkward silence.

Unused Maps

Several unused maps were left in the game, including two that were meant to be part of the World of Mammon.

World of Mammon Monastery

This map is a copy of the Melrode Monastery outdoors map but with the World of Mammon's creepy atmosphere applied to it. It would seem that prior to creating the concept of the "Floating Monastery" which exists in the final game, the developers simply copied over the original monastery exterior and adjusted the scenery to place it within the World of Mammon environment. The door to the Monastery leads to one of the forest areas in the World of Mammon.

This map can be accessed with the following GameShark codes:

80084EEF 0004
80084EF3 0000

World of Mammon Windmills

These maps are similar to the interiors of the Normoon windmills except they were given a World of Mammon makeover as well. These maps feature different geometry from the final windmills, which suggests that prior to release, this is what the windmills in Normoon looked like (except without the World of Mammon lighting). These maps also don't have any collision data or doors and play the music for being indoors.

These two maps can be accessed with the following GameShark codes:

Windmill 1

80084EEF 0013
80084EF3 0000

Windmill 2

80084EEF 0013
80084EF3 0001

Celtland Map

This map is completely empty except for a model of a map of Celtland floating in space. This is an early version of the map model that can be found in Brannoch Castle. This map can be accessed with the following GameShark codes:

80084EEF 001E
80084EF3 000B

Unused Text

Two unused strings of text are found stranded at the following addresses. These do not appear anywhere in the game, and the escape text even has poor grammar. The pictures show the Grand Abbott's text modified to show the unused text in-game.

Address	Text
0x0004DE50	"Brian escape from battle!"
0x0004DE74	"Brian won the battle!"

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Unused Japanese Text

Present in the English ROM starting at address 0x00D4B3C0 are the Japanese spell names. No other Japanese text appears in this ROM.

Regional Differences

To do: The Japanese version adds critical hits and has NPCs giving you different things. You can also examine objects.

For the Japanese release, many changes were made to fix the little quirks in the gameplay.

Title Screen

US	Europe	Japan

The game was released under a different title in each region. The American version, Quest 64, was actually the first version released, despite the game's Japanese origins. Quest 64 was retitled Holy Magic Century in Europe and was eventually released in Japan as Eltale Monsters. Interestingly, the copyright for the Japanese version is dated 1998, despite the fact that it was published in 1999, a year after the other versions. The French and German versions have a mostly-identical title screen to the European one, with the "Press Start" text translated. That said, it was translated with a noticeable typo in the German version: the text should read "Start drücken"; "dücken", on the other hand, is nonsense.

Battle Octagons

In the international versions, octagons determine the boundaries of the battle field, Brian's movement, and the enemies movement. In the Japanese version, these octagons were changed to more pleasing circles, except for the battle boundary. The ball vertexes were removed from the Japanese version.

International	Japan

Stat Up

To do: The images below have been scaled up and need to be replaced.

In the Japanese version, whenever a stat increases, a colored mist will surround Brian and a metallic sound will play to inform players of the increase. The color determines what stat was increased.

HP	MP

Defense	Agility

Ending

In the international versions, the ending consisted of a scene with Shannon and a text scroll; however, the Japanese version has a totally different ending.

Additionally, the Japanese credits are accompanied by places in the game, while the international versions just has a bland sky as the background.

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  Evil King Mammon:
  "A... ah! Ahhh... Ah... Why...
  Spirits... Why... why did you not choose me...?
  Why is my body... crumbling away... ...?

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  Evil King Mammon:
  ...Ohhhh... How could... this... ... ... be... ... ...
  A human... ... The very creatures I've hated... ...

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  Evil King Mammon:
  This... ... ... is death... ... ...
  Peaceful... ...
  rest... ... ... ..."

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  Leonardo:
  "... Bartholomew...! Bartholomew!

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  Leonardo:
  Please, hang in there! Everything's alright now.
  Let's get out of here, quickly.
  Can you stand?"

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  Bartholomew:
  "Th, that voice... Leonardo... is that you?
  ...Brian...
  Brian... is he...?"

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  Leonardo:
  "...I don't know.
  But the evil waves that surrounded the castle
  are gone now.

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  Leonardo:
  We may have Brian to thank for that.

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  Leonardo:
  Together with the spirits, he protected
  Celtland from the evil ones.
  Surely, he must have been their envoy!"

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  Bartholomew:
  "Brian...! Little Brian...
  to think that you were an envoy of the spirits...
  When I was convinced that you were just a child...

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  Bartholomew:
  I pray that you're safe somewhere, Brian...
  Spirits, please watch over him..."

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  Tilly:
  "Thank you for everything.
  I will be returning home to Greenoch.
  Be well, citizens of Normoon."

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  Anette:
  "So, you'll be going, then?
  I heard that Greenoch was burned to the ground...
  Do you still intend to return?"

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  Tilly:
  "Yes. They say it's safe now...
  It is my hometown, after all. Even if all the houses are gone,
  and the earth itself has been rent asunder, I want to go back.

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  Titi:
  Houses can always be rebuilt.
  We'll rebuild our town together.
  Even if it takes time..."

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  Anette:
  "I understand, then. I think that's wonderful.
  If that's how you feel, I'm sure you'll be able to
  get your town back to normal. I wish you luck!"

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  Titi:
  "I'm glad you understand.
  Thank you very much."

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  Titi:
  "Zelse... I'm sad that he's gone. So, I'll make sure to doubly hard, for the both of us...!"

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  Leila:
  "Ah... The dark aura of destruction has vanished. Lord Brian, this was your doing, wasn't it?"

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  Leila:
  "I believed in your power. I felt your strong mind and kind heart, and I just knew that surely you could pull us through."

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  Leila:
  "But now you’re nowhere to be found. Where are you? Please, please be somewhere safe…!"

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  Leila:
  "Spirits, I beseech you! Guide your chosen master back to us. May our prayers reach the master spirit tamer!"

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  Epona:
  "Mammon is gone… Brian. You’ve done what I couldn’t do."

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  Epona:
  "I’ve lived on for a thousand years keeping Mammon at bay, yet I’d only managed to seal him."

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  Epona:
  "And now, I may finally rest. I have no regrets. I’ve left everything to you."

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  Epona:
  "The young generation, filled with power, will go on to make a new world. There’s no need for me to watch over it."

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  Epona:
  "Everything will be fine. Just do your best, Brian!"

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  King Scottfort:
  "A message from Queen Deanna came. King Beigis has been slain."

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  King Scottfort:
  "At the same time, demons and goblins are disappearing here and there. How mysterious."

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  King Scottfort:
  "Just who righted the balance of everything…?"

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  Flora:
  "Father, I know. …Brian. That boy! I told you that boy was a true spirit tamer."

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  Flora:
  "Hm, what happened to Brian? Last I heard, he was headed for Castle Brannoch. Father, what about Brian? Is he ok?"

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  King Scottfort:
  "I don’t know. According to sources, there was no one in the castle. Though it seems, at least, his father Bartholomew was safely rescued."

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  King Scottfort:
  "The most important person in all this, Brian, is nowhere to be found. On the roof of the castle, there was a magic stone circle. He probably flew off somewhere from there."

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  King Scottfort:
  "He ventured into an unfamiliar world, fought… and perhaps even lost his life…"

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  Flora:
  "No way! There’s just no way something like that could happen to Brian…"

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  Flora:
  "No, I don’t believe it. That kid’s fine. He’s surely somewhere in this world."

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  Flora:
  "Brian, can you hear me? I’m waiting for you!. You’ll come back, right? Brian…!"

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  Shannon:
  "Even though Mammon has disappeared, I’m still in this world. I wonder why?"

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  Shannon:
  "I was born from the wickedness of people’s hearts, so I thought I would vanish along with Mammon. Brian, is this also your doing?"

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  Shannon:
  "Somewhere in my heart, I believed. I believed that you would slay Mammon."

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  Shannon:
  "Really, I wanted humans and their genuine life to beat my false life."

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  Shannon:
  "Mammon was jealous of humans. He wanted their overflowing life force and creativity."

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  Shannon:
  "Even being as immortal and strong as he was, he couldn’t make the beauty of humanity his own, so he was filled with hatred."

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  Shannon:
  "But because of that, he never really lived."

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  Shannon:
  "You who read into the world and each other with your robust hearts, your hearts filled with overflowing emotion... Humans..."

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  Shannon:
  "...Brian, I will leave Celtland. I want to know more about you humans."

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  Shannon:
  "One day, we shall meet again in a different land. Goodbye, Brian!"

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  Kiliac:
  "Hey, hey you! Get a hold of yourself. Do you know where you are?"

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  Kiliac:
  "You really like just popping up out of nowhere all of a sudden. And on my boat of all places, too. Stop that! Just what the heck happened to you? What were you doing?"

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  Colleen:
  "I know. He did something really amazing. Something no one would even think of."

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  Colleen:
  "Despite being just a wee one, he’s what you’d call a master spirit tamer! I’ve had a change of heart about you, kid."

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  Kiliac:
  "Huh, this runt? No way I’m believing that. But if Colleen says it’s so, then I’ll play along."

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  Kiliac:
  "By the way, what’s a master spirit tamer?"

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  Colleen:
  "What are you, stupid? You don’t even know that? It means he’s a very prestigious charmer of spirits."

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  Colleen:
  "Generally, you know, people don’t just disregard someone’s title."

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  Colleen:
  "Furthermore, they don’t deceive others and steal them away on their boats! Get us off this boat at once!"

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  Kiliac:
  "Don’t talk to me like that. A voyage is fun once in a while! I’ll show you the country of Nord where I was born!"

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  Kiliac:
  "Hey, runt. Don’t you wanna see what’s beyond this island?"

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  Kiliac:
  "I don’t know just how amazing you are, but for starters you’re at least number one on this tiny island. But the world is huge--so let’s set sail!"

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  Only a handful of people know that a 10 year old boy had saved Celtland from disaster. Everyone simply returned to their peaceful quiet lives completely unaware of what had happened. Abandoned towns would soon be revitalized and rebuilt, and eventually will become new towns. The injured would soon stand up, hand in hand, and begin to walk together.

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  Humans could now sense the warmth of fire, the ticklish gentle breeze, the chill of flowing water, and the abundant blessings of the earth... As long as humans remember to speak with the spirits, the world will never fall into ruin.

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  For the spirits are there to watch over it...

(Source: Speedrun.com)

Other Differences

• The first boss deals less damage in the Japanese version.
• Several of the towns and areas have different names in the Japanese version:
  • Kennishire is called Stonia.
  • Melrode is called Impaness. However, while the Melrode Monastery retains its name, it also has it slightly altered to Melrode Spirits Cathedral.
  • Dondoran is called Darlam.
  • Conor Forest is called Jeanbat Forest.
  • Loch Kilderey is called Lake Lenos.
  • Western Carmagh is called West Angulus.
  • Cull Hazard is called Task Hazard.
  • Normoon is called Haliel.
  • Isle of Skye is called Aqua Island.
  • East Limelin is called Rideen Suburbs.
  • Limelin is called Rideen.
  • Baragoon Tunnel is called Veragoon Tunnel.
  • Dindom Dries is called Dingam Desert.
  • Shamwood is called Sherwood.
  • Greenoch is called Grinos.
  • Boil Hole is called Boiled Hole.
  • Baragoon Moore is called Veragoon Moore.
  • Brannoch is called Blanick.
  • Mammon's World is called the Floating Spirits Cathedral, and Epona is given additional dialogue stating it is the underside of the world, created from the evil in the people's hearts.
• Several monsters and enemies have been renamed in the Japanese version:
  • Were-Hare is called Were-Rabbit.
  • Merrow is called Unseelie Court.
  • Scare Crow is called Bugbear.
  • Termant is called Giant Ant.
  • Arachnoid is called Spider.
  • Multi Optics is called Hundred Eyes.
  • Were-Cat is called Sabatina.
  • Rocky is called Condensed Sand.
  • Pin Head is called Nidhögg.
• Zelse and Tilly are made siblings hailing from Greenoch, and Zelse's motivation changes from becoming powerful out from ambition to obtaining enough power to kill King Beigis in revenge for destroying his hometown.
• Bosses give both HP and MP when defeated in the Japanese version, but only HP in the international versions.
• The Japanese version has new music for the save/load menu. The new music is somewhat of an arrangement of the game's Limelin Castle theme.
• Brian is called Aryon in the European version and Jean-Jacques in the Japanese version.
• In the international versions, the HP/MP meter goes away after you start moving around even if your MP/HP aren't full. In the Japanese version, the HP/MP meter doesn't disappear even when you are moving around.
• The Japanese version lets you mark a spot in the map. The compass will then have a big dot displayed on the direction the marked destination is, to make it easier to travel around.
• Signs cannot be read in the international versions, but they can be read in the Japanese version.
• The Japanese version allows you and the enemies to deal critical hits to each other.