Gate of Time

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This is an 8-bit world.
A meaningless world where you're free to go down memory lane.

— Stone Tablet,
Gate of Time (D-11)

The Gate of Time (Japanese: 時間の門, "Jikan-no Mon" / lit. "Gate of Time")

The Gate of Time is a recreation of the original version of La-Mulana. Inside the Gate of Time, the player can visit three fields as they appeared in the original version, culminating in obtaining lamulana.exe.

Notably, while all of the tablets from the version are intact, they have completely different text, written in a very tongue-in-cheek nature. They range anywhere from subverted replicas of old tablets to outright silliness.

Music: Grand History (Mausoleum of the Giants area), Fearless Challenger (Guidance Gate area), Mr. Explorer (Village of Departure area), Fearless Challenger -prototype version- (Guidance Gate area, Chiptune mode)
Entrances and Exits:
- G-10: Tower of the Goddess (A-2), exit only. Clear the bricks from the ladder using the Knife.
- D-11: Chamber of Extinction (G-5). Bring a key fairy to this room and she will unlock the door along the top hallway.

Map[]

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G
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Software[]

lamulana.exe

Location: (B-1)
- Climb the ladder and attack the lower part of the wall to the left. You need to be on the @#$ing ladder.

NPCs[]

Hidden Fairy

This is the Gate of Time. A world of times past. Are there any items you let slip away throughout your adventure? If you wish, I can restore a blundered trap to its original state. In order to turn back time, a certain amount of power is needed. If you are able to defeat Tiamat, I shall restore a trap containing an item of equal value.
--Hidden Fairy

Location: (B-6) before defeating Tiamat
- Enter from the middle closed right path at (A-6)

Elder Xelpud

Location: (A-1)
- Enter through the open tent.
- Gives you a clue on where to find lamulana.exe. After you talk to him, the tent closes.

Shops[]

Fairy Shop

Location: (B-6) after defeating Tiamat if the Flail Whip or Angel Shield haven't been gotten.
- Enter from the middle closed right path at (A-6) (Walk through the wall)

Trivia[]

This area is the replacement for the Maze of Galious tribute area.
There is a secret shop in (B-6). Enter from the middle closed right path at A-6.
Due to differences in the game engine, the graphics in this area are not straight copies of those from the original La-Mulana. While the original game screens were built out of 8x8 tiles, the remake uses 20x20 tiles, treated as 10x10. As such, all of the graphics in the Gate of Time had to be reworked to be 1/4 larger. This also means the Gate of Time does not technically conform to the graphical limitations of the MSX.
If the music is set to "Chiptune" in the Vita versions and all versions based on it, the prototype version of "Fearless Challenger" will play in the Guidance Gate area
Prior to their breaking the fourth wall, the Tablets all use lines taken from the Aeon Genesis translation of the original. This leads to Zebu being referred to as "Zeb".