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Gamefaqs Gems @gamefaqsgems.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Everybody Votes – FAQ (WII) by DDJ gamefaqs.gamespot.com/wii/961733-e... After yesterday's Harvest Moon post, I wanted to find another DDJ and so today's gem is a MASSIVE archive of Everybody Votes polls on the Nintendo Wii. I'm sure US sushi opinion has changed in 17yrs.

Everybody Votes – FAQ (WII) by DDJ. The ASCII title is in block print with a poll above that asks: "Do you vote? YES! [100.0%] No. [0.0%]"

A result from the Everybody Votes app that asks: "What do you think of sushi?" 45.3% responded "Delicious" and 54.7% responded "Uncooked Fish" It's tagged as "Very Close Race" "Gender Agreement" "Unpredictable" "No Gender Difference" and the app's Prediction Accuracy was only right 52.9% of the time. West coast states, Hawaii, and DC all love sushi, and all other states skewed towards "Uncooked Fish" but they didn't know back then... They had just got out of the Bush Jr. 2, we didn't know nothing.

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Gamefaqs Gems @gamefaqsgems.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

It's so rare when the ASCII art title is like the THIRD most beautiful and ornate part of a FAQ... I'm in awe

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Gamefaqs Gems @gamefaqsgems.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility – Guide and Walkthrough (WII) by DDJ gamefaqs.gamespot.com/wii/933022-h... One of the most beautiful guides, with formatting for its own marginalia and guidance. You won't miss a single Bachelor [BAC] or Bachelorette [BCE] thanks to DDJ!

A list of every mechanic around animals in Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility from Feeding, Breeding, By-products, and Profit Analysis. It has marginalia pointing to highlighted sections with fun facts like: "Did you know the goat is the most profitable animal over its lifetime if you have the Cheese Maker? That and more can be found here."

At the intersections of each major section the margins guide inwards and then outwards to highlight sections and subsections with differentiating margin decorations. This next section is titled "The Particulars" and funnels into a subsection titled "Release Data" [RDA] which then points to the first section titled "Game Release Data" [GDA].

ASCII art for Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility. "Winner of GameFAQs FAQ of the Month, August 2008!"

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Gamefaqs Gems @gamefaqsgems.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Perfect Dark – Cheat/Bonus Strategy Guide (N64) by marshmallow gamefaqs.gamespot.com/n64/198275-p... One of the best to do it in speedrunning on SDA and walkthrough writing, Marsh evokes the book of Genesis to open this special FAQ. Inside it links all the Goldeneye references to PD

Perfect Dark – Cheat/Bonus Strategy Guide (N64) by marshmallow. A cursive ASCII representation of the title of the game. "...and marshmallow said, "Let there be a bonus FAQ for Perfect Dark." And it was so; and all was good." In a cleanly boxed grid below the ASCII title there are details like credits, date, and version number (9.0)

Excerpt from Marshmallow's Perfect Dark GameFAQs guide: "By getting gold stars in the shooting range of the Carrington Institute,
you can unlock these "classic weapons" from the great game of GoldenEye 007 (check the cheats section). Their names were changed slightly, however...

Perfect Dark Version: CC13, KF7 Special, DMC, RC-P45, PP9i, KLO1313, ZZT, AR53

Goldeneye Version: DD44 Dostovei, KF7 Soviet, D5K, RC-P90, PP7, Klobb, ZMG, AR33"

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Gamefaqs Gems @gamefaqsgems.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Marvel vs. Capcom 2 – Move List and Guide (ARC) by Kao_Megura gamefaqs.gamespot.com/arcade/56293... Kao_Megura covered MANY fighting games and did foundational work translating JP games into ENG. If you were into SNK or Capcom in 2000, you might recognize this notation. (RIP Kao, ty for everything)

A visual-to-text translation for fighting game notation to use in Kao_Megura's Marvel vs. Capcom 2 Move List and Guide. In brief: [Jump Up-Back]: ub, [Jump Up]: u, [Jump Up-Forward]: uf, [Walk Back / Block]: b, [Neutral]: n, [Walk Forward]: f, [Crouch / Low Block]: db, [Crouch]: d, [Offensive Crouch]: df.

[Light Punch]: LP, [Light Kick]: LK, [Hard Punch]: HP, [Hard Kick]: HK, [Partner Button A]: PA, [Partner Button B]: PB

ASCII art of the Marvel Vs Capcom 2 title art by Hoang Nguyen

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Gamefaqs Gems @gamefaqsgems.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave – Support Conversations (NS2) by Misha-Heart gamefaqs.gamespot.com/switch-2/559... In one mammoth document, Misha is mid-process of transcribing all dialogue from Fortune's Weave's support convos. Note the doc's scaffolding and anchors to help browse!

an excerpt from Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave – Support Conversations (NS2) by Misha-Heart: "DLC Placeholder. Character Endings: Add ^ to the end of a character's name to skip to their solo ending. Type (Character) x (Character) of compatiable pairs to skip to their paired ending."

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Gamefaqs Gems @gamefaqsgems.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Mega Man 2 – Arm Cannon Dueling FAQ (NES) by The_Shadow. gamefaqs.gamespot.com/iphone/95909... With respect for a duel that gets your blood pumping, Eric draws a firm line in the sand for mastery of the robot masters.

Excerpt from the start of Mega Man 2 – Arm Cannon Dueling FAQ (NES) by The_Shadow. "The goal of this FAQ is to learn how to beat all the bosses from megaman without any weapons except the good old arm cannon. It is a challenge I have successfully done and I am glad to share this challenge
with your in case you did not think about it. For my point of view, if you did not battle all the bosses with your arm cannon, you cannot call your self a megaman expert."

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Gamefaqs Gems @gamefaqsgems.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

30 years ago, Nintendo produced a console in NA where "Cleaning is the one thing you will NEVER have to do to the system. NEVER!!!" so Snake64 put together The *UNOFFICIAL* Nintendo 64 System Use and Care guide with tips that kinda represents 2000 system care - gamefaqs.gamespot.com/n64/916387-n...

Snake64's advice on how to clean an N64: "Cleaning is one thing that you will NEVER have to do to the system.
NEVER!!! The N64 has a nifty little self-cleaning mechanism in it, so
don't bother buying an unlicensed N64 game/system cleaning kit, because:
A. Your system doesn't need it
B. If it hurts your system or games, tough cookies, you've just voided your warranty.
So don't get one. If you're really in a fit about keeping your GAMES
clean though, go dig up an SNES game/system cleaner (one that has a
little cleaning wand that is somewhat like a Q-Tip, not something you
stick the game into) and use it on the GAME. DO NOT use the system
cleaner for your system. The game cleaner (assuming it is an Officially
Licensed one) will not void the system warranty.

Also, you should never do the following things to your games to get them clean:
1. Blow on the contacts
2. Use a Q-tip, Kleenex, etc. etc. with any liquid or solvents
3. Dump them in a washing machine."

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Gamefaqs Gems @gamefaqsgems.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The Legend of Dragoon – Guide and Walkthrough (PS) by Shotgunnova gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps/197765-th...

An ASCII-drawn map of the Nest of Dragons, a dungeon within The Legend of Dragoon – Guide and Walkthrough (PS) by Shotgunnova. It labels items at the end of corridors, lists enemies, and lists a running ticker of how much Stardust you should have by this point.

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Gamefaqs Gems @gamefaqsgems.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind – Cheap Play Guide (PC) by Mochan gamefaqs.gamespot.com/pc/913818-th... This FAQ opens with an important and diverse definition before explaining the best text-width for viewing and which version of Morrowind this focuses on.

Mochan's "How to Be a Cheap Ass" Morrowind FAQ starts with a definition:

[cheap] adj(1509) 1: at minimum expense
2: gained with little effort
3: obtainable at a low rate of interest
4: STINGY

[ass] (bef. 12c) 1: any of several hardy gregarious mammals (genus Equus)
that are smaller than the horse and have long ears
2: a stupid, obstinate, or perverse person"
[DISCLAIMER]
This FAQ was written with the PC version of the game in mind. Any discrepancies with the XBox should be excused. Best read with a 79-width text viewer with a fixed-size font. This FAQ will likely not be updated because I am lazy. But you never know.

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Gamefaqs Gems @gamefaqsgems.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Pokemon Pokopia —Guide and Walkthrough (NS2) by CityBuilderAK47 gamefaqs.gamespot.com/switch-2/559... This is a full guide for a pretty new game, and I'm impressed with how cleanly it is organized. It takes great care to describe ways to approach how strange Pokopia can be just starting out

The first sections of CityBuilderAK47's Table of Contents for a walkthrough on Pokemon Pokia:
"Game & Guide Introduction
Nintendo Direct Update Announcement - June 2026
Bubbly Basin - Release: Aug 5, 2026
Important Game Concepts
Playstyles and Progression: How to Approach Pokopia
Starting Out: Some Important Beginning Tips & Tricks
On Habitats and Attracting Pokémon
"Why Isn't The Pokémon Appearing?"
Environment Level & Comfort Level
Essential Buildings: Trading, Storage, and Infrastructure
You Got Questions, I Have (Some) Answers
Pokémon Mini-Games"

A disclaimer near the start of the Pokemon Pokopia walkthrough explaining what ways Pokopia is unlike other Pokemon games. "If you're coming looking for some battling or fun, you instead need to look at the other recent Switch release, Pokémon Champions!

That said, this is a very open-ended game. There’s no single “correct” way to play. Pokopia leans heavily into cozy game design tropes: building, farming, exploration, and experimenting with your world at your own pace. First, let's get a pretty common question out of the way:

How Long Will it Take to "Beat" The Game?
Most players will reach the end of the main story and unlock all Ditto transformations in about 30–40 hours, or closer to 20–30 hours if focusing strictly on progression and follow some of the "shortcut" tips through the guide. Completionists, however, can easily spend 100+ hours unlocking every Pokémon, habitat, and item." And then a closing section on how to use the guide as an 'Efficiency Focused' player.

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Gamefaqs Gems @gamefaqsgems.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I love the ASCII art above, but I also love the description of how one would go about planning and organizing a speed run of a JRPG on the internet in 2006. There is very important history that often goes undocumented in between these lines.

Excerpt from Breath of Fire III – Speed Run FAQ/Walkthrough (PS) where Paltheos descibes his method for planning a speedrun of BoF3:
"David's pretty much covered everything, but I still wanna say my own little thing. ;P

Prior to Speed Run 3, my involvement in the Speed Runs (SR) was little more than interest (a.k.a. practically nothing). However, as of SR#3, I became interested in the intensive time-cutting attempts and offered some advice here and there to help David out (plus the whole video and critique and FAQ writing thing David mentioned >_>).

Even though I haven't been involved in BoFIII Speed Running for too long, one lesson clearly stands out above all the others: It's hard to gauge exactly how much time can be shaved off the last figure. We've made rough estimates before
(namely David's claim after Speed Run 2 that 11 hours was the absolute minimum and my assertion that 9 hours 20 minutes was unpassable after Speed Run 3, where I'd calculated that 9:29 was the minimum with the current strategies), but it seems as if there's always more and more exploits that can cut off a precious few seconds here and there, so now we're cautious about issuing minimum times. Hopefully, I'll be wrong about the "absolute minimum", and Speed Run 4 will yield more saved time than ever thought possible.

Finally, for a quick summary of all the Speed Run times thus far:
Sharp Paper SR (w/ Cheats) - 8-9ish hours
Sharp Paper SR (Legit) - 14:24
DavidK5 SR#1 (Late 2004) - 13:50
DavidK5 SR#2 (Mid 2005) - 11:31
DavidK5 SR#3 (Late 2005) - 10:03"

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Gamefaqs Gems @gamefaqsgems.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Breath of Fire III – Speed Run FAQ/Walkthrough (PS) by PaltheosDonate & DavidK5 [Version: 1.0 | March, 2006] gamefaqs.gamespot.com/psp/928759-b...

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Gamefaqs Gems @gamefaqsgems.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This leads to an edge-case where there are no LttP guides for GBA (because they are set for LttP+Four Swords) and no Four Swords guides for the SNES (because that isn't a thing) So this join only works for games whose ports/remakes are extremely similar, which wasn't the original user problem.

The Super Nintendo guide for Zelda: A Link To The Past having no GBA guides available (even though it is an option that can be selected)

The Super Nintendo filter allows for you to choose LttP+Four Swords even though that isn't a game that exists.

If you choose to filter out for just Four Swords guides on A Link To The Past, no guides will appear because that game doesn't exist. This invalidates the entire purpose of this system unless the game's ports are already mostly identical which wasn't what this system was designed for in the first place.

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Gamefaqs Gems @gamefaqsgems.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past / Four Swords – Guide and Walkthrough (GBA) by A_I_e_x - this guide is [Most Recommended] for the GBA version, but has since been buried by how GameFaqs associates all versions of a game's walkthroughs together now regardless of console

The ASCII art title to The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past / Four Swords – Guide and Walkthrough (GBA) by A_I_e_x - this title uses keysmash letters to build the shapes of the word ZELDA and bar-lines to spell out the rest of the letters.

An excerpt of The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past / Four Swords – Guide and Walkthrough (GBA) by A_I_e_x focusing on Kakariko Village. It has gorgeous ascii lines denoting each chapter and uses a [+] [-] based grid pattern image to show the layout of rooms that make up Kakariko Village.

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Gamefaqs Gems @gamefaqsgems.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Kirby's Dream Land 3 – Guide and Walkthrough (SNES) by NTsui. [Part 2] gamefaqs.gamespot.com/snes/562646-...

Continuing on from the lore of the previous screenshot: Kirby's Dream Land 3 – Guide and Walkthrough (SNES) by NTsui "Emily Lee-
Due to a small mix-up, I didn't put her name in the Special Thanx
section of Version 5.0. :( Sorry, Emily! :) Anyways, she likes
Nintendo, the 'net, and something I won't say, since she asked me not
to. She is also a big annoyance to me, sometimes bugging me worse than
my sister (Betho- see below)! I might also ask her some questions for
the N64 FAQs "SnaKKer" (Nathan Miller) and I may do together. Another
thing is that she is the Emily from the James/Emily/Me (Nathan Tsui)
incident above, in the James Tunnell section. :| She is also my
sister's friend, and when they get together, it's enough to make me go
into hiding! ;) (read Betho's section below for more on that)"

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Gamefaqs Gems @gamefaqsgems.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Kirby's Dream Land 3 – Guide and Walkthrough (SNES) by NTsui. gamefaqs.gamespot.com/snes/562646-...

Kirby's Dream Land 3 – Guide and Walkthrough (SNES) by NTsui. This Special Thanks section says, "Nathan "SnaKKer" Miller-
My friend, Nathan Miller, for being the total Nintendo fan, although
he now likes Sonic the Hedgehog (my FAV videogame hero!), too. More
thanx for the ideas he gave me, and for being my web buddy. Also, he
and I currently working on some N64 FAQs together... Sounds cool, no?

John Westenhover-
Thanx to John for coming over to my house, allowing me to play this
game more! Also for all the times we had playing computer together!
;) Even more thanx for the fun we had taping crazy films together when
he came over!

Elizabeth Westenhover-
Thanx for being my friend, and for the fun times we had playing Hugo's

House of Horrors and King's Quest at her and John's house!

Crazy Gloveman-
Thanx, Crazy, for just being crazy and totally insane due to your
constant overdose of sugar! :| Also for half of the great entertainment
on Sunday nights! ;)

Shotgun-
He is the other half of the entertainment on Sundays! Also for being a
great friend, and for all the jokes and fun times we have every week!
:)

James Tunnell-" The ending of the screenshot is cut off after this.

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Gamefaqs Gems @gamefaqsgems.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht – Poker Game Guide (PS2) by Tilikin: gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps2/519264-x...

Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht – Poker Game Guide (PS2) by Tilikin: "And here's the key to this entire guide: RISK IT ALL. EVERY TIME. NO MATTER WHAT CARD IS SHOWING. NEVER ACCEPT ANYTHING SHORT OF A 16x PAYOUT.

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