The 8-Bit Realm

The 8-Bit Realm is found in the The Distant Woods and is reached via The Inexplicable Door as long as the continuum transfunctioner is equipped. When attempting to visit the area without the continuum transfunctioner equipped (via Last Adventure):

That realm is only a rumor.

Here you can find:

• Hero's Field
• Megalo-City
• The Fungus Plains
• Treasure House
• Vanya's Castle

Strategy

• Adventuring in the zones in this realm will gain you points. Each zone has its own mechanic for bonus points granted, which is doubled if you're adventuring in the right zone.
  • You earn between 50 and 400 points per combat encounter. See below for details. Free kills, wandering monsters etc. all gather score normally.
  • Your goal is to gain at least 10,000 points, so you can buy the digital key from Treasure House.
  • Depending on your path, you might also want the extra fat loot token, which will require another 10,000 points (so 20,000 points total.)

• The colour of the score display in the character pane tells you which zone currently receives double points. For example, if your score counter is blue, you'll get double points from Megalo-City. The colour changes every five combats in the 8-Bit Realm, regardless of whether that combat took a turn or not.
  • Black: Vanya's Castle, need at least 600% bonus Combat Initiative for maximum score
  • Blue: Megalo-City, need 600 Damage Absorption for maximum score
  • Green: Hero's Field, need at least 400% bonus Items from Monsters for maximum score
  • Red: The Fungus Plains, need at least 450% bonus Meat from Monsters for maximum score
  • The cycle always starts on black, then moves counter-clockwise to blue, then green, then red. Then it starts over on black. This pattern is always the same across players and ascensions.

History

• This area underwent a major revision on January 20, 2023. It was previously a single zone; you can see retired location here.

References

• This area references varying video games (and their franchises), all of which originated on the NES 8-bit video console.
  • Vanya's Castle is a reference to Castlevania.
  • Megalo-City is a reference to Mega Man.
  • Hero's Field is a reference to The Legend of Zelda.
  • The Fungus Plains is a reference to Super Mario Bros.
  • The Treasure House's design and concept refers to the Toad Houses of Super Mario Bros. 3, while the old man inhabitant (who previously ran the MMG) originated from The Legend of Zelda.
• The Inexplicable Door's name itself refers to earlier (mostly 8-bit) games that had a door outdoors that you had to enter to complete the level. These doors weren't attached to any building, and were thus inexplicable.