Submission #8560: katsuster's NES Might and Magic: Secret of the Inner Sanctum "item glitch" in 07:19.61

Game objectives

• Emulator used: BizHawk 2.9.1
• Abuses Programming Errors (Item Glitch)
• Aims for fastest time
• Manipulates Luck

Summary of updates

• Buy and use "Return Scroll" instead of transport service by Leprechaun at Sorpigal
  • Buy the item at Dusk
  • "Bracers AC8" is not enough because need more budgets to buy a scroll (increase from 2,600G to 4,600G)
• Use drop item "Padded Armor" instead of "Small Shield" to get Golds.
  • Previous: "Small Shield" - "Bracers AC8" (3,750G)
  • Current: "Padded Armor" - "Evil Flamberge" (10,000G)
• "Eye of Golos" glitched to "Keycard" at Astral Plane
  • Previous: Create both "Eye of Golos" and "Keycard" at Dusk (glitched three times)
  • Current: Create "Eye of Golos" at Dusk, "Keycard" at Astral Plane (glitched twice)

Stage by stage comments

• Started a new game, named the main character, and took 4 members from the inn to fill player 1's inventory with clubs, help with fighting, and unlock stuff. I skipped character 2 because I only needed 5 chars total and I wanted the knight and robber close to the top of the list.
• Stepped on a monster tile and made sure it was sprites, because only they drop gems. They also are made to drop a "Padded Armor" which I glitched into a pricey item "Evil Flamberge". Without weapons equipped, only the main character and Sonja can strike enemies for damage.
• Paid the Leprechaun a gem for travel to Dusk.

• Sold the pricey item, bought a "Return Scroll" (2,000G) and two "Magic Oils" (2 x 1,000G), used one to give the other 2 or more charges.
• Glitched the "Useless Item" (first oil) into an "Eye of Goros".
• Recharged the "Eys of Goros" twice, since I need at least 6 charges on it.
  • 6 is enough but 7 or 8 is more better because I can avoid to message "USELESS!!" after using the item.
• Bought a "Skill Potion" (600G), left town, and glitched it into a "Flying Carpet".

• Flew to C1, got a "Merchants pass".
• Flew to E3, got and gave the briefest password. The password is not valid until you hear it. DEEM is 17 frames faster than the next fastest possibility, SOUTH.

• Enter Castle Alamar and pass the first door (needs "Merchants Pass" at this point)
• Glitched the "Merchants Pass" into the "Kings Pass" and pass the 4th door (needs "Kings Pass" at this point)
• Confronted false Alamar. I needed the Passes to get through the doors.

• Gave the answer to the soul maze; the inner sanctum is now enterable.

• Completed the 5-part astral plane sequence with the help of the "Eye of Goros". The place is full of invisible walls.
• Drop the "Kings Pass" and glitched the "Eys of Goros" into a "Key Card" before entering inner sanctum.

• Return to town Sopigal from Astral Plane. I have to leave town but the guard won't let me out for my own good since I'm still level 1. The fastest way out is to use "Return scroll" to go to town Erliquin and walk out from there.

• Encounter with enemy on purpose at B1. It's still faster to entered the gates for the end sequence.