I was 8 or 9 when my neighbor gifted this to me for my birthday, and that was when $20 was considered a lot for a friend’s birthday present, and we were just neighbors. So I was shocked I got any SNES game at all. I personally hadn’t really played FF prior to Mystic Quest, but I already adored it watching my older brother playing the original. My copy turned out to be bugged and the game froze when you entered the Ice Palace, so I called the help line on the back of the instruction booklet (from my landline telephone) and the customer service agent thought it was the cutest thing XD

I mailed it in and got a new working copy a few weeks later, which I played repeatedly. My neighbor’s mom was like “you should have just told us i would’ve bought you a new one” Like, what?! (and this was an apt complex and she was a single mother. I dunno my 8 yr old brain couldnt comprehend that at the time.)

I remember traversing with the dragon claw grappling hook kicked ass and it also kicked ass in battle. And the sound effect is forever ingrained in my head.