<glacius:metadata>

    <title>Hand-drawn Video Game Maps</title>

    <description>

        Hand-drawn maps of video games games I made circa 1998-2004

    </description>

    <visibility>public</visibility>

    <category>Video games</category>

</glacius:metadata>

<p>

    These are a collection of hand-drawn maps I made of various video games

    in middle school/high school. And some from my 

    <glacius:link page="about/video-games">speedrunning days</glacius:link> while figuring out

    the routing for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystalis">Crystalis</a>.

</p>

<h2>Final Fantasy (8)</h2>

<p><em>ca. 1998</em></p>

<p>

    The game came with a fold-out map of the first half of the game, so I didn't need a map for

    the early dungeons or the overworld (although the overworld is not complicated).

</p>

<glacius:grid cols="4">

    <div>

        <glacius:figure glacius:src="ff-ordeal.jpeg" type="image" glacius:thumbnail="ff-ordeal-thumb.jpeg">

            <caption>Castle of Ordeal</caption>

        </glacius:figure>

    </div>

    <div>

        <glacius:figure glacius:src="ff-waterfall.jpeg" type="image" glacius:thumbnail="ff-waterfall-thumb.jpeg">

            <caption>Waterfall Cave</caption>

        </glacius:figure>

    </div>

    <div>

        <glacius:figure glacius:src="ff-seashrine-1.jpeg" type="image" glacius:thumbnail="ff-seashrine-1-thumb.jpeg">

            <caption>Sea Shrine part 1</caption>

        </glacius:figure>

    </div>

    <div>

        <glacius:figure glacius:src="ff-seashrine-2.jpeg" type="image" glacius:thumbnail="ff-seashrine-2-thumb.jpeg">

            <caption>Sea Shrine part 2</caption>

        </glacius:figure>

    </div>

    <div>

        <glacius:figure glacius:src="ff-mirage.jpeg" type="image" glacius:thumbnail="ff-mirage-thumb.jpeg">

            <caption>Mirage Tower</caption>

        </glacius:figure>

    </div>

    <div>

        <glacius:figure glacius:src="ff-tiamat-1.jpeg" type="image" glacius:thumbnail="ff-tiamat-1-thumb.jpeg">

            <caption>Floating Castle (Tiamat) part 1</caption>

        </glacius:figure>

    </div>

    <div>

        <glacius:figure glacius:src="ff-tiamat-ice-cave.jpeg" type="image" glacius:thumbnail="ff-tiamat-ice-cave-thumb.jpeg">

            <caption>Floating Castle (Tiamat) part 2 and the Ice Cave</caption>

        </glacius:figure>

    </div>

    <div>

        <glacius:figure glacius:src="ff-tofr.jpeg" type="image" glacius:thumbnail="ff-tofr-thumb.jpeg">

            <caption>Temple of Fiends revisited</caption>

        </glacius:figure>

    </div>

</glacius:grid>

<h2>Metroid (2)</h2>

<p><em>ca. 1998</em></p>

<p>

    Very clever names for the different areas. Not pictured is my label 

    for Shredded Wheat Land.

</p>

<p>

    “Cool music land” is, of course, Kraid's Hideout. “Evil land”

    is Ridley's Hideout.

</p>

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    <div>

        <glacius:figure glacius:src="metroid-1.jpeg" type="image" glacius:thumbnail="metroid-1-thumb.jpeg">

            <caption>Zebes part 1</caption>

        </glacius:figure>

    </div>

    <div>

        <glacius:figure glacius:src="metroid-2.jpeg" type="image" glacius:thumbnail="metroid-2-thumb.jpeg">

            <caption>Zebes part 2</caption>

        </glacius:figure>

    </div>

</glacius:grid>

<h2>Dragon Warrior IV (2)</h2>

<p><em>ca. 1999</em></p>

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    <div>

        <glacius:figure glacius:src="dw4-overworld.jpeg" type="image" glacius:thumbnail="dw4-overworld-thumb.jpeg">

            <caption>Overworld map</caption>

        </glacius:figure>

    </div>

    <div>

        <glacius:figure glacius:src="dw4-aktemto.jpeg" type="image" glacius:thumbnail="dw4-aktemto-thumb.jpeg">

            <caption>Aktemto Mine</caption>

        </glacius:figure>

    </div>

</glacius:grid>

<h2>Phantasy Star II (1)</h2>

<p><em>ca. 2000</em></p>

<glacius:grid cols="1">

    <div>

        <glacius:figure glacius:src="phantasy-star-ii.jpeg" type="image" glacius:thumbnail="phantasy-star-ii-thumb.jpeg">

            <caption>Phantasy Star II map of some dungeon</caption>

        </glacius:figure>

    </div>

</glacius:grid>

<h2>Crystalis (12)</h2>

<p><em>ca. 2005</em></p>

<p>

    I believe I made these while doing routing for a speedrun. 

    <a href="https://archive.org/details/Crystalis_SS_10906">Dragondarch</a> discovered the 

    <a href="https://tasvideos.org/GameResources/NES/Crystalis#PriceSwapping">&#x201c;shop 

    glitch&#x201d;</a>

    and that screwed up my route and I didn't feel like competing with him anymore.

</p>

<p>

    The yellow highlighting is the fastest way through each area. Evil Sprit Island is

    skipped in the speedrun due to 

    <a href="https://tasvideos.org/GameResources/NES/Crystalis#GhettoFlight">Ghetto Flight</a>, 

    I probably mapped it out before I

    discovered that glitch. I believe I read about it on a GameFAQs walkthrough.

</p>

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    <div>

        <glacius:figure glacius:src="crystalis-windmill-cave.jpeg" type="image" glacius:thumbnail="crystalis-windmill-cave-thumb.jpeg">

            <caption>Windmill Cave</caption>

        </glacius:figure>

    </div>

    <div>

        <glacius:figure glacius:src="crystalis-sabre-south.jpeg" type="image" glacius:thumbnail="crystalis-sabre-south-thumb.jpeg">

            <caption>Mt. Sabre (south)</caption>

        </glacius:figure>

    </div>

    <div>

        <glacius:figure glacius:src="crystalis-sabre-south-north.jpeg" type="image" glacius:thumbnail="crystalis-sabre-south-north-thumb.jpeg">

            <caption>Mt. Sabre (south and north)</caption>

        </glacius:figure>

    </div>

    <div>

        <glacius:figure glacius:src="crystalis-fog-lamp-kirisa.jpeg" type="image" glacius:thumbnail="crystalis-fog-lamp-kirisa-thumb.jpeg">

            <caption>Fog Lamp Cave and Kirisa Plant Cave</caption>

        </glacius:figure>

    </div>

    <div>

        <glacius:figure glacius:src="crystalis-evil-spirit-island.jpeg" type="image" glacius:thumbnail="crystalis-evil-spirit-island-thumb.jpeg">

            <caption>Evil Spirit Island</caption>

        </glacius:figure>

    </div>

    <div>

        <glacius:figure glacius:src="crystalis-hydra-styx-1.jpeg" type="image" glacius:thumbnail="crystalis-hydra-styx-1-thumb.jpeg">

            <caption>Mt. Hydra and Cave of Styx part 1</caption>

        </glacius:figure>

    </div>

    <div>

        <glacius:figure glacius:src="crystalis-hydra-styx-2.jpeg" type="image" glacius:thumbnail="crystalis-hydra-styx-2-thumb.jpeg">

            <caption>Mt. Hydra and Cave of Styx part 2</caption>

        </glacius:figure>

    </div>

     <div>

        <glacius:figure glacius:src="crystalis-oasis-cave.jpeg" type="image" glacius:thumbnail="crystalis-oasis-cave-thumb.jpeg">

            <caption>Desert Oasis cave (Power Ring route)</caption>

        </glacius:figure>

    </div>

    <div>

        <glacius:figure glacius:src="crystalis-goa-kelbesque.jpeg" type="image" glacius:thumbnail="crystalis-goa-kelbesque-thumb.jpeg">

            <caption>Goa Fortress 1st floor (Kelbesque)</caption>

        </glacius:figure>

    </div>

    <div>

        <glacius:figure glacius:src="crystalis-goa-sabera-mado-karmine.jpeg" type="image" glacius:thumbnail="crystalis-goa-sabera-mado-karmine-thumb.jpeg">

            <caption>Goa Fortress 2nd-4th floors (Sabera, Mado, Karmine)</caption>

        </glacius:figure>

    </div>

    <div>

        <glacius:figure glacius:src="crystalis-goa-draygon.jpeg" type="image" glacius:thumbnail="crystalis-goa-draygon-thumb.jpeg">

            <caption>Goa Fortress 4th floor (Karmine) and Pyramid basement (Draygon)</caption>

        </glacius:figure>

    </div>

    <div>

        <glacius:figure glacius:src="crystalis-pyramid.jpeg" type="image" glacius:thumbnail="crystalis-pyramid-thumb.jpeg">

            <caption>Pyramid 1st floor (Emperor)</caption>

        </glacius:figure>

    </div>

</glacius:grid>