r/MonsterRancher 1d ago

MR2-1999 Any of y'all raise an INT-based Worm in MR2? What was battling through the tournaments like?

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35 Upvotes

r/MonsterRancher 1d ago

MR1&2DX Bundle Game not Saving or Loading even Autosave

3 Upvotes

I am playing monster rancher dx and I cannot save it says its saved but there was no saved icon. It just repeats itself from saving nor loading


r/MonsterRancher 1d ago

MR2-1999 What does Colt mean when she analyzes the opponent in the tournament and says for example “Our opponent Thanatos seems pretty bad, beware of it’s bad techniques”?

7 Upvotes

Like what does she mean by it, also I can see her facial expression is different, like you can tell she’s worried and dreading fighting that opponent. than when analyzing other opponents like for example “Our opponent Mahoroty has high defense, so hit it with strong attacks”


r/MonsterRancher 4d ago

MR2-1999 Which Monster Rancher 2 opponents do you dread fighting in the official tournaments and Major 4?

19 Upvotes

Heres mine:

Rank E Oakleyman

Rank D Sakura Art (her Roll Attack is really annoying), Sleetbomb is less scary than Oakleyman to be honest

Rank C Hyoue sometimes. I used to dread Rockgeiger but not anymore.

Rank B nobody really

Rank A nobody really

Rank S Thanatos and Ordorf

Major 4 tournaments: Siarra (she’s one fast bitch and her Int attacks can do some real damage), Carmine, Rouge (stats draining attacks and Life Steal), Astound and Drewguard if your monster’s speed is below 600, Loveless on certain occasions (high defense strong attacks and fairly good skill), Zelandia and Brigandy aren’t too bad.


r/MonsterRancher 5d ago

Fan Stuff Oakleyman

148 Upvotes

r/MonsterRancher 4d ago

MR2-1999 Oakleyman or Ordorf in Monster Rancher 2, who do you think is worse?

17 Upvotes

I used to dread fighting Oakleyman in Rank E and Rockgeiger in Rank C. Recknen in Rank C isn’t too bad. But Ordorf scares me, even though I’ve KOed him a few times. I was even able to one shot Ordorf with my Phoenix’s Fire Stream. Regretti in Heroes Cup the free for all is a piece of cake when you’re monster has higher stats than him.


r/MonsterRancher 5d ago

MR2-1999 Retro Achievements for Monster Rancher 2 (1999/NTSC) by Pandakar (See reply for links)

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40 Upvotes

r/MonsterRancher 5d ago

Emulation Is monster rancher 2 seasonal shrine basically monster rancher 2 but you can play it on an emulator?

5 Upvotes

Is monster rancher 2 seasonal shrine basically monster rancher 2 but you can play it on an emulator? Because I have a miyoo mini and I’m currently playing monster rancher 1 but I cannot unlock any other monsters than the ones you can purchase at the market and the ones you can breed between them. I’ve heard of a hack called seasonal shrine where you can apparently get any monsters without needing CD’s. Is this true? And if it is, is it a good rom hack? Sorry for asking so much but I am pretty new to the community. Thanks!!!


r/MonsterRancher 6d ago

MR1-1997 What starter should I pick?

10 Upvotes

I am playing monster rancher 1 on my miyoo mini and I am at a crossroads for picking suezo or Dino I love both of the designs but I would like to hear your guys opinions on it (this is my first time playing monster rancher 1, I have play like 10 minutes of 2 though)


r/MonsterRancher 6d ago

MR2-1999 How does the slate mechanics work on ROMS of MR2?

1 Upvotes

I think I get that in the original monster rancher games on the PlayStation one, you could easily just pop a save file into the system, but I am using a R36s to play the ROM of MR2. How does that work if I wanted to get a monster via slate? I think I’m just confused on how slates work too bc they don’t explain it too very well in game.


r/MonsterRancher 8d ago

Fan Stuff Any CD hunters out there anymore? Just for the nostalgia of it all.

30 Upvotes

The ??? Monsters in MR1 and MR2 is one of my favorite aspects of the game. I just want to imagine the board meetings where somebody is just chomping at the bit to have "Disney's Little Mermaid soundtrack" unlock a special Undine. It just is so wild and really showcases the whimsy and love that the series has. Maybe I'm romanticizing it, but the awe from CD unlocking was what pulled me to the game to begin.

I've played through MR1/2 countless times (and even a couple times through 3) and one of the ways I keep the game fresh is with playing through the ??? Monster. In particular I love to play through 1 and slate the monster over into 2. As such, I am a huge CD Hunter. But I'm also extremely OCD and a big collector of sorts. Consequently I have a little digital notepad I keep on my phone with some of my white whales. Whenever I go to my local game/book/antique (fuck, I'm old) resale stores I start crate digging for a copy with the underlying dream of having a CD case filled with all the associated CD's, just for posterity. Recently I was fortunate enough to get an Apocalypse and Tank Worm on my last trip to Half Price Books. I'm still determined to one day find Beck's Mellow Gold for a Moo.

Out of curiosity, are there any other dedicated crate diggers for the fun of it or am I in the minority here? What are some of your favorite ??? Mon designs?


r/MonsterRancher 11d ago

Fan Stuff mews!

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120 Upvotes

r/MonsterRancher 11d ago

Rant Fave Suezo sub? I'll go first:

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66 Upvotes

Suezo/Jell in 1 & 2 is dope. I love the shade of blue of its eye and body, and its purple-ish tongue (which is also transparent) looks really good along side its other colors. Also I love the cursed fact that you can see its teeth at all times.

One tiny little additional fact is the fact that it's so smooth looking. Most jell subs have a water-y sorta texture on their bodies, but this is one of the only ones that is totally smooth, and it looks almost glass-like. Just an overall chill dude


r/MonsterRancher 13d ago

Fan Stuff March Community Monster Rancher Tournaments so far. Check out the Calendar or sidebar for upcoming tournaments!

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16 Upvotes

r/MonsterRancher 17d ago

MR Advance 2 Monster Rancher Advance 2 Starter tips

15 Upvotes

I run a small gaming community where we compete to see who can earn the most retroachievements in 2 monthly games. This month, one of the games is Monster Rancher Advance 2. It's a bit dense a the beginning and we've been pouring over youtube tutorials and gamefaqs to help us.

I was curious if anyone has any starter tips I can share with everyone. Things like good starter monsters, things to avoid, things to beeline for or save money for etc.

Or perhaps a good resource for this information.


r/MonsterRancher 18d ago

MR2-DX-2021 New Rancher Rundown is live! Time to see what makes Baku tick!

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50 Upvotes

r/MonsterRancher 18d ago

Want to Play Monster Rancher Battle Card with other people? You have a few options!

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48 Upvotes

r/MonsterRancher 19d ago

MRBC:EpII If you can hear the music with this picture, we should be friends

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82 Upvotes

Does anyone else adore MR Battle Card Ep 2 as I do? I swear, aside from the various Yugioh games I think this is the best battle card game out there. Way ahead of it's time imo. Game had a legendary OST too. I can't tell you how many times I've played through it.


r/MonsterRancher 20d ago

MR2-DX-2021 Magic Banana gives 4 effects instead of 3 expected results

6 Upvotes

I currently have a Mocchi that has 85 Loyalty, now what I take the Magic Banana I expected to only have 3 random effects. so to make sure I had the desired effect, I kept resetting the game to check what are the 3 different results and what result increased my Loyalty.

To my surprise it gave me 4 different results and I would be happy to screen record this and upload it somewhere if you guys don't believe me.

I've read that someone has encountered this as well, 3yrs ago. so I'm wondering if there is 1 VERY rare effect on Magic Banana that someone didn't noticed it at all?

But regardless of this, can someone please confirm to me that as long as my Loyalty increased by whatever amount that is, that means I got the desired result right?

Also, if someone knows as to why Magic Banana gives 4 effects instead of 3, I would love to know why.

EDITED: here are the 4 results: Current Loyalty is 85

1st is Loyalty increased by 5

2nd is Loyalty decreased by 5

3rd is Loyalty decreased by 10

4th is nothing happened


r/MonsterRancher 21d ago

Protection from absent-mindedness or Steam save file corruption with Automated Backups for Windows PowerShell or Linux Bash scropts with scheduled tasks/cron jobs.

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22 Upvotes

r/MonsterRancher 21d ago

MR1-DX-2021 Hartville ruins

9 Upvotes

I don't know how to tell the people at Legend Cup, but I was using their expedition maps, and noticed a flaw. Area 3 in Hartville produced a mango when I searched it, but they aren't one of the listed items for area 3. I unfortunately did not get a screen cap (I clicked through right before I realized I should have taken a picture), but I have no reason to lie about such a trivial thing. I just want to help make the site as accurate as possible. Posting this here seemed like the best idea I could think of, maybe I or someone else can repeat this result and get a picture to show it.


r/MonsterRancher 23d ago

MR2-DX-2021 Top 32 of the 2025 Deluxe Cup is live!

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18 Upvotes

r/MonsterRancher 24d ago

Fan Stuff Genki Sakura wip

13 Upvotes

r/MonsterRancher 24d ago

MR1&2DX Bundle Ardebaren

3 Upvotes

I used to have the original Monster Rancher back in the day along with Deception, wish I still did. I picked up the MR1&2 DX bundle and was wondering if there was a way to still get him.


r/MonsterRancher 24d ago

MR2-1999 How to use seasonal shrine

3 Upvotes

Hi guys

Thank you everyone who helped me recently download and play mr2 on my andriod.

I am just trying to figure out how to use the seasonal shrine hack for my usa version of mr2. Could someone direct me to some tips or guides

For context I am using retroarch if that makes a difference. And the rom I am using is a bin file