Destiny of an Emperor (NES)

HalDanGhor’s Quick Walkthrough

Hal’s gaming credits include creator, level designer, and achievement designer for Blaster Master: The Lost Key and achievement designer for Castlevania II: Subotai’s Hunt. When not working on his streaming or achievement-hunting projects, Hal can usually be found playing chess or watching boxing. You can follow Hal’s projects via YouTube, Twitch, or Retro Achievements.

Before the text guide is presented, here’s a video walkthrough for players who prefer video with commentary.

For those who prefer no commentary, see below.

Important Level Ups to Reach a perfect 160 MTP (Maximum Tactical Points (Aim for +5 MTP per level when learning a Tactic. Resets will be needed)):

• Level 12: Fu Bing – Requires 220+ INT (Liu Bei)
• Level 16: Yin Xian – Requires 200+ INT (Li Ru or Xu Zhe)
• Level 18: Bei Ji – Requires 240+ INT (Pang Tong or Zhuge Liang)
• Level 20: Li Jian – Requires An Sha Capable Strategist (Ma Liang or Zhou Yu)
• Level 27: An Sha – Requires An Sha Capable Strategist (Ma Liang or Zhou Yu)
• Level 28: Jin Xian – Requires Zhuge Liang (255 INT)
• Level 31: Ce Mian – Requires 240+ INT (Pang Tong or Zhuge Liang)

Quick Walkthrough: (No need to buy anything except the Silver Key and possibly Food) until you reach step 43 of this walkthrough)

Green Lines = Recruitable characters (Many more in the game, but those are the main ones)
Yellow Lines = Combat related information
Blue Lines = Items that you can find, buy, obtain (in a chest, on the ground, given by somebody, in a Shop)

1. Lou Sang Village: Song Ren, Song Yong, 200 GP & 1000 Rations
2. Xu Zhou Castle: Mi Zhe
3. Qing Zhou Castle: Fight, Fight inside, Chen Deng
4. Mt. Da Xing: Fight, Ax
5. Tie Men Xia: Fight, Ax
6. Qing Zhou Cave: Han Zhang Outside, Ax, Fight (Now farm until we reach Level 12)
7. Xu Zhou Castle: Lose Liu Bei, Liu Feng (Now run vs EVERYTHING except what you see in yellow until we get Zhuge Liang at step 43
8. Fan Shui Guan: Sun Ce runs, Fight, Yang Jin, Ax
9. Fan Shui Guan Cave: 1000 GP, Gold Key, Guan Ping
10. Hu Lao Guan: Fight Lu Bu, Huo Hu, Ax, Cao Cao runs
11. Luo Yang: 2 Fights, Man leaves, Fight Dong Zhuo & Lu Bu, Wang Gui, Gemsword
12. Yang Zhou Castle: Fight Lu Bu, Lu Bu, Club
13. Yang Zhou Cave: Club
14. Chang An Castle: 2 Fights, Invite Liu Bei, Zhou Chao
15. Bar: Talk to Zhao Yun
16. Yuan Castle: Fight
17. Huai Nan Castle: Fight
18. Chen Cang: Fight, Spear, Intro Letter
19. Villa: Give Letter & get Clue
20. Nan Yang Castle: 3 Fights, Silver Key (4000 GP), Invite Liu Bei, Trident, Unwinnable Fight outside & Lose Lu Bu
21. Nan Yang Cave: Spear x3, Cap x3, Robe x3, Power Pill, 1000 GP, 1500 GP
22. Bo Hai Castle: Fight, Gun Powder
23. Dan Fu Cave: Zhou Cang, Use Gun Powder, Xu Zhe
24. Bo Hai Castle: Can cross with Xu Zhe…
25. Dead Town: Fight, Use Silver Key, Zhou’s Letter
26. Guang Zong Castle:Zhou’s Letter for Zhao Yun, Fight, Fight inside, Sabre
27. Ji Zhou Castle: 3 Fights, Free Level up for later, Bow, Invite Liu Bei
28. Yi Ji’s House: Talk
29. Ma Su’s House: Talk
30. Zhuge Liang’s House: Talk
31. Ma Liang’s House: Talk
32. Wu Ling Castle: Fight, Bow
33. Chang Sha Castle: Tough Fight, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Sword
34. Gui Yang Castle: Fight inside (Say no, no), Sword, Invite Liu Bei
35. Ling Ling Castle: 2 Fights, Sword
36. Gui Yang Castle: Lose Xu Zhe
37. Ma Liang’s House: Ma Liang, Ma Su
38. Zhuge Liang’s House: Talk
39. Lou Sang Village: Cui Zhou Ping’s House: Talk
40. Zhuge Liang’s House: Talk
41. Nan Yang Castle: Invite Liu Bei & Talk.
42. Zhuge Liang’s House: Talk to him…
43. Gui Yang Castle: Zhuge Liang (Now we can buy Weapons/Armors in Chang Sha & level up)
44. Ling Ling Castle: Talk to man to trigger Fight Pang Tong outside, Kill Lu Bu outside
45. House Before Shu: Talk
46. Dead Town: Fight
47. Fu Shui Castle: 2 Fights, Weapons, Free Liu Zheng in Palace
48. Luo Castle: 2 Fights, Ma Chao, Ma Dai, Battleax
49. Mt. Gang Tai: Iron Ore, 1500 GP
50. Blacksmith’s House (Just Before Fu Shui): Talk & lose Iron Ore
51. Mian Zhu Guan; Fight, Battleax
52. Cheng Du Castle; 2 Fights, Invite Liu Bei, Weapons, Scimitar
53. Blacksmith’s House: Talk
54. Cheng Du Castle: Lose Guan Yu & Zhang Fei
55. Chang Sha Castle: Guan Xing
56. Guy Yang Castle: Zhang Bao
57. Ling Ling Castle: Fight
58. Wu Ling Castle: Fight
59. Cheng Du Castle: Talk to Liu Bei
60. Jian An Castle (New bridge South from Guy Yang Castle): Fight, Scimitar, Dead Wood
61. Mt. Po Yang: Saltpeter
62. Jian An Castle: Use Dead Wood & Saltpeter…
63. Hui Ji: Fight, Scimitar in 3rd jar
64. Wu Castle: Fight, Crossbow, Splint Mail
65. Demon’s Cave: Steel H, Nu Long, Elixir D
66. Po Yang: 2 Fights
67. Jin Du Castle: 2 Fights, Fight inside, Weapons
68. Inn: Pirate Force x5 Fight
69. Jin Du Castle: Receive Qing Long
70. Jian Ye Castle: 5 Fights including Sun Quan, Invite Liu Bei, Weapons
71. Guang Ling Castle: 2 Fights including Zhang Liao (As Sha), Jiang Wei, Weapons, Bo Ye
72. He Fei Fortress: 2 Fights including Cao Pi (An Sha)
73. Ru Nan Castle: 3 Fights including Cao Pi (An Sha)
74. Jian Ye Castle: Talk to Liu Bei
75. Chang Sha Castle: Talk to Guan Suo
76. Ru Nan Castle: Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Up, Down for the Sima Yi Fight, Weapons
77. Cave: (Only seek the Sword) Power Pill, Bronze H x2, Smoke Pot, Wan Sheng, Plate M
78. Cave: (Only Seek the 2 Swords) Plate M, Gullwing x2, Splint M, Halberd, Elixir D x2, Iron H, Steel H, Qing Guang, Power Pill
79. Chen Liu: 2 Fights including Sima Yi
80. Chin Castle: Fight
81. Luo Yang: 5 Fights including Sima Yi, Invite Liu Bei & Talk

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