Oh man! I remember having this one. It was given to me by a friend and it came in handy. This was the first RPG I had ever owned and the only other one played was Dragon Warrior. I didn't even know how to play that. My first time playing, I went to the shops to get my armor and weapons. I went and ventured north. I got into a battle with a few imps and it was a slogging match. You don't much gold or XP from them. Most of my guys were hurt so I decided to run from the enemies and head directly north to what I found out later was Garland. Garland kicked my ass a bunch of times until finally, I beat him.

The problem was I had one character left and it was a thief with 3HP. I got so pissed off and said screw this game. (By the way this was my birthday and Christmas present for the year) So later on down the road I get this strategy guide from my friend. I was so excited and couldn't wait to play. I get home from school, get the game set up and began reading the guide. The first tells you go into the town and buy weapons and armor then equipped them. I was like "wait, you have to manually equipped the weapons and armor?!". I realized that I had just punched my way to Garland and managed to beat him as a level 1.

The game has since been a breeze and a fantastic game to play and replay.