Brain Lord Guides
An action RPG in which you explore dungeons with swords, shields, charged magic and fairies, finding keys and solving puzzles.
Scope: Japanese Super Famicom version (released January 29, 1994) / Content checked: October 2, 2026
Requirements for reaching the next area
| Current location | Complete this first | Route opened |
|---|---|---|
| Arcs | Give the Dragon Scale to Marlon | Use the Battle Axe in the Rock Tunnel |
| Ancient Ruins | Number puzzles and the Experiment Room Key | The boss and the Silver Tablet |
| Toronto | Talk at the library, to Ferris and at the inn | The Ice Castle in the desert |
| Ice Castle | Receive Stop | Defeat Phantom |
| Return to Arcs | Receive the Sapphire from Raun | The entrance to Doruga |
| Platinum, 4F | Receive Feather from Barness | The hole on 2F and the keys on the lower floors |
Common stopping points and specific solutions
| Where you are stuck | What to reconsider | Action or item to collect |
|---|---|---|
| The three doors in the Tower of Light | You headed straight for the middle | First check the Warp Gate on the left, the hidden room below and the bow on the right. |
| The iron ball rolls past the switch | Nothing is blocking the ball | Place a stone where you want the ball to stop before pushing it. |
| The chest at the crossroads will not open | You examined it like an ordinary chest | Hit it twice with Magic Shot to break it. |
| You cannot enter the Ancient Ruins' experiment room | You confused the Research Room Key with the Experiment Room Key | Follow the route through the power room and control room to obtain the Experiment Room Key. |
| You cannot defeat the Ice Castle boss | You have not received Stop | Finish the conversations with Rein and Barness, hit the boss with Stop, then attack with your weapon. |
| You cannot see the walls in Platinum | You are trying to illuminate them with the light fairy | Use Ghost's light and follow the walls. Return also cannot be used in this section. |
| You cannot cross the hole in Platinum | You explored the lower floors before obtaining Feather | Meet Barness on 4F, then return to 2F. |
How this guide handles Japanese and overseas sources
- The release date used here is January 29, 1994, as listed in Square Enix's current official game data.
- Japanese and overseas sources disagree on weapon attack values and the defense of some armor. Until reliable Japanese-version values are available, this guide lists where to obtain equipment and what it is used for.
- Unused equipment found in ports or modified saves has not been added as equipment obtainable through normal play.
Tower of Light
Sell the Dragon Scale to Marlon
- ・Take the left door to the hidden room on 1F
- ・Break the crossroads chest with a projectile
- ・Break the underground-passage rocks with the Battle Axe
Ancient Ruins and Ice Castle
Obtain the Silver Tablet and Stop
- ・The numbers are 2 → 5 → 3, 3 → 6 → 5 and 4 → 1 → 2 → 6
- ・Distinguish the Research Room and Experiment Room Keys
- ・Collect the Ice Castle chests before the boss
Doruga and Platinum
Make footholds with Ice and Feather
- ・Speak to the Fire Drake
- ・Use Ghost's light in the darkness
- ・Take Feather on 4F and return to 2F
Problem: The three doors in the Tower of Light
Cause: You headed straight for the middle
Solution: First check the Warp Gate on the left, the hidden room below and the bow on the right.
Problem: The iron ball rolls past the switch
Cause: Nothing is blocking the ball
Solution: Place a stone where you want the ball to stop before pushing it.
Problem: The chest at the crossroads will not open
Cause: You examined it like an ordinary chest
Solution: Hit it twice with Magic Shot to break it.
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