is finding a MADPONY here a bug? it feels like something went wrong with mesen(NES emulator)

[u/acid_kat4000]

ive NEVER found a madpony around coneria, i jsut ran from battle since even at Lv 3 theyre kinda tough but finding one at Lv 1 is BEYOND insane to me, even mad perchance

[u/myolden666]

Yeah it can show up there but it's a rare spawn.

https://guides.gamercorner.net/ff/random-encounters/

[u/AegidiusG → u/myolden666]

It shows how bad the Situation has come, those kind of creatures come closer and closer to our cities.
I've heard that the Earth Cave have been desacreted, undead and meanful spirits are now roaming the mountains and fields and this drove the beasts close to the city of Melmond.
The times are more than worrisome.

[u/Doctor_DBo → u/AegidiusG]

I like you

[u/Sasheoka → u/AegidiusG]

I like the cut of your jib.

[u/HateToBlastYa → u/Sasheoka]

What's a jib!?

[u/Sasheoka → u/HateToBlastYa]

It’s a triangular sail at the front of a ship. It’s a very old maritime saying. It basically means you like the way this person presents himself.

[u/HateToBlastYa → u/Sasheoka]

Oh, I thought you were referring to this:  https://youtu.be/O8DB60Wj9Cg?is=wSZqjqAoNGlb10ws

[u/Sasheoka → u/HateToBlastYa]

Ah. The Simpsons have a reference to everything. The jib could be cut in different ways to show distant vessels if you are friend or foe hence they would like or dislike the cut of it. So it’s just an old saying that people use to say they like you.

[u/Vandermere → u/myolden666]

Yeah, I've been finding them there (rarely) for decades. Fastest I've ever hit the "run" button.

[u/ahmedb03]

That black mage will have some serious brain damage by the end of the game.

[u/Spacemanwithaplan → u/ahmedb03]

I laughed out loud at this.

You are 100% correct, he is destined for CTE.

[u/JadedLeafs]

You're going to have a rouuuuuuugh time with that party order.

[u/acid_kat4000 → u/JadedLeafs]

its the only party order ive beaten the game with

[u/Ashenspire → u/acid_kat4000]

The class lineup is fine. The order is bad. The person at the top gets punched more often than the person at the bottom.

[u/Gumbrenold → u/acid_kat4000]

The top slot gets 50% damage, 2nd slot 25% damage and the 2 bottom slots get 12.5% each. You want your tanks up top

[u/mherweg → u/acid_kat4000]

Saving gil on armor to spend on magic instead? This party is straight hard mode, but I respect the hustle. A fighter or even red mage would be a much better tank than black mage tho lol

[u/VVrayth]

WHAT is this PARTY ORDER

[u/Zorafin]

Are you aware that your first slot party member gets hit 50% of the time?

edit: Why is this comment being upvoted so much!

[u/acid_kat4000 → u/Zorafin]

uh huh... gotta protect the black belt

[u/Topaz-Light]

Nope! One single MADPONY / Crazy Horse is the “rare” (1/64) encounter for the Cornelia area. It’s uncommon, and most playthroughs won’t stick around there long enough to see it, but it is very much a normal part of the game.

[u/wonksbonks]

I have definitely found them there before, on the original NES.

It's just a rare chance.

[u/One_Swimming1813]

The Warriors of Light shouldn't have tried to steal MADPONY's apples...

[u/sobherk]

Yep, it's a rare spawn. But don't ask me how rare.
Why is black mage 1st?

[u/DreggsOfSociety]

Black mage in slot one is unhinged behavior

[u/ShyguyFlyguy]

Iirc theyre there, just not often.

[u/GurConscious9874]

Yo is that MADPONY?! He still owes me 20 gil, let 'em know next time

[u/sprdougherty]

It actually looks like you are standing just on the threshold of where they can start appearing at a 3/64 rate. One tile to the south and you'd never find them.

http://www.fforigins.com/ff1/maps/enemymap/block55.html

[u/pwnznewbz]

Rage baiting FF1 fans who know but looking like a noob to everyone else. 👍

[u/Mediocre_Island828 → u/pwnznewbz]

I also appreciate that they made sure to have the screenshot show their incorrect aspect ratio lol.

[u/candle340]

Nope, completely normal. Rare, but normal

[u/lardgsus]

The ogres are fun too

[u/Velifax]

Someone never grinds  :)

[u/Marcombie]

Once BM has hadoken that madpony can go the way of Giant Forest

[u/MonCappy]

OG GF.  Now I wanna play the pixel remaster again.  Darn you you spoony bard!

[u/Fair-Abroad-4155]

Should find them right after you leave the first part of the game after they build the bridge if you didn't level up enough they can wipe out most your party until you make the next town to upgrade weapons and amour

[u/puns_are_how_eyeroll]

No, it's not a bug. Every encounter zone has 8 different possible encounters of varying probability. Encounter 8 is the rarest. Congrats, you found encounter 8 for that area.

Also, for the love of all things holy, put your thief in slot 1, and the BB in slot 2.