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One Step Towards Beating Druaga achievement in NAMCO MUSEUM ARCHIVES Vol 1

One Step Towards Beating Druaga

Obtained the Hyper Shield in Tower of Druaga.

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How to unlock the One Step Towards Beating Druaga achievement

  • DemandonSossDemandonSoss
    02 Jul 2020 02 Jul 2020 18 May 2021
    20 0 8
    You must get the Red Line Shield on Floor 13, the Balance on Floor 32, and then Hyper Shield on Floor 33.

    I didn't bother with the Gauntlets as they aren't required for the hyper shield, but the game might be easier for some. It's your choice.

    I used the information provided here to better understand how to make the chests appear on each floor it was pretty accurate for the most part.

    https://strategywiki.org/wiki/The_Tower_of_Druaga/

    Not all items are required but some are absolutely crucial. I'm going to list the items I picked up.

    Floor 2: Boots
    Defeat 2 Slimes to make the chest appear.

    Floor 5: Sword (needed to make the other sword upgrades appear)
    Block the spells of a Mage with your shield three times while "walking". Movement is not necessary, however, all that is required is to be holding the joystick in a direction. You can be "walking" into a wall while you block the spell (with your sword drawn and your shield to the side of course, or you would not be blocking anything).

    Floor 6: Candle
    Touch the north (top) portion of the outer wall of this floor, then move south.

    Potions are kind of a waste really (only increasing stamina for that floor), but you can get the blue ones if you really want. Avoid the red ones as they hurt you.

    Floor 10: Gauntlet ( I don't remember getting this one but useful if you want the other gauntlet)
    Block the spell of a Slime with your shield.

    Floor 11: Candle Upgrade
    Possession of the next Candle grants you the ability to see the ghosts that roam the next few floors, up to floor 15. Unless you collect this, you will not be able to collect the Permanent Candle.
    Touch the south (bottom) portion of the outer wall of this floor, then move north.


    Floor 12: Armor
    As with the swords, the armor that you pick up early in the game does little to increase your defense, and only serves as a requirement to collect better armor later in the game. This will allow you to collect the Hyper Armor later in the game.
    When a Druid appears in the lowest row of the floor.

    Floor 13: Red Line Shield [REQUIRED]
    This shield not only increases the area by which a spell will be blocked, this is also needed to collect the Hyper Shield on floor 33 later on.


    To get it ...
    "You have to touch the exit on level 13 then go take care of the enemy's for the chest to spawn.
    Thank you @New Paralyzer and @Redstraider


    Floor 14: Dragon Potion
    Simply wait until the timer reaches 5000.


    Floor 15: Necklace
    As you approach the Blue Knight, draw your sword and pass through him. Sometimes it takes a couple tries, so don't defeat him immediately. Timing also seems to be important. Your sword must just barely be out by the time you pass through him for it to work.

    Floor 16: Permanent Candle
    Touch the far left and the far right outer walls of the floor.

    Floor 17: Potion of Unlock [REQUIRED to beat floor 18]
    Allow the Ghost to teleport about the floor 5 times.

    Floor 18: Sword upgrade
    Do not touch any of the outside walls of the floor for between 8 and 12 seconds.

    Floor 19: Book of Light [EXTREMELY RECOMMENDED]
    Simply open the Door without walking into it. Be sure not to step all the way through the Door and move on to the next floor before you collect the treasure. The treasure will appear in 1-3 seconds.

    Floor 21: Ring (I didn't pick this one up but it's useful)
    Stand still for any period of time approximately 5 to 10 seconds in length. The sword may NOT be drawn.

    Floor 23: Bible (may not be needed but I picked it up in case)
    Defeat all the wizards before the slimes.

    Floor 24: Balance (for the Gauntlet)
    Swing your sword (you can literally tap the button) standing where you started.

    Floor 26: Hyper Gauntlet (only if you got the Gauntlet and Balance! If not it will be the Evil Gauntlet which prevents you from drawing your sword; YOU DO NOT WANT THAT!)
    The guide I followed mentioned collecting the key then killing a wizard or alternatively kill three wizards before collecting the key, so try either one if you're going for this item. Again, the gauntlets aren't required for the Hyper Shield.

    Floor 28: Book [REQUIRED to progress, the real door on floor 29 won't appear without it]
    Stand on the door and draw your sword (I had to rewind and retry this a couple of times before it worked).

    Floor 30: Potion of Unlock (Optional, it's required to open the Treasure on 31, Refer to the screenshot in the link's walkthrough)
    Walk over point A or point B (as illustrated on the map) three times. If you walk over point A, it appears you must walk up and down to get it to work.

    Floor 31: Pearl (Optional)
    Push the start or select button to get it to appear (whichever one isn't pause), that's it.

    Floor 32: Balance for Hyper Shield [REQUIRED]
    Draw your sword twice in quick succession. This takes a little timing. You should visibly see your sword get drawn and put away twice.

    Floor 33: Hyper Shield [REQUIRED of course]
    Simply pass through the Silver Dragon. There seems to be a bit more to this, perhaps direction matters, or perhaps the dragon has to be in the center of a square when you do it. (The treasure popped up for me without a problem even though the guide made it sounds like it was trickier).
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    PSYCO ALEMONGreat Guide, worked fine for me
    Posted by PSYCO ALEMON on 29 Mar 21 at 01:27
    New ParalyzerFloor 13, the most important item..... You didn't say how to get the chest to spawn lol.

    Good thing you linked the strategy wiki.
    Posted by New Paralyzer on 10 Apr 21 at 19:16
    RedstraiderYou have to touch the exit on level 13 then go take care of the enemys for the chest to spawn ,good guide but incomplete thank you
    Posted by Redstraider on 13 Apr 21 at 21:39
    DemandonSossThank you @New Paralyzer and @Redstraider, I updated the guide.
    Posted by DemandonSoss on 18 May 21 at 01:37
    TheOnlyMattofor the item on 32 if you hold X it will gain the item easily. no timing required since its turbo
    Posted by TheOnlyMatto on 10 Apr 22 at 00:55
    ShazamFTWWow, this was way more complicated than I would think. Excellent write up.
    Posted by ShazamFTW on 30 Apr 22 at 04:24
    jblack000I got the Hyper Gauntlet with no issues on lvl 26 by collecting a key then killing a wizard, have not tried the three wizards method but figured this was the easier way to get it.
    Posted by jblack000 on 07 Jul 22 at 14:34
    Bieber SheenisI got super unlucky on Floor 13 and had the key spawn in such a way that I couldn't get to the door without collecting the key first. Only option was to start a new game. Pain.
    Posted by Bieber Sheenis on 26 Jul at 16:20
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