Can you give us more information so that we can try to help?
You said you are playing on a Game Boy Advance, what specific setup? What emulator? What flash cart? What specific version of TaiFab? (Check the ROM file name for that)
The more information you can give us the better we can help!
Copy and paste from further down the page: Your missing puzzle is in the Bed and Breakfast.
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When normal people go into shops, they talk to shop keepers across counters. Counters create a little 'Employees Only' space for things that customers shouldn't be touching, like cash registers and the like.
You got past the splash screen to the main menu, so clearly you managed to press one of the game's input keys. Check the game controls, which are listed earlier on the page. You may need to click the game window so that the game has focus in order for your inputs to be counted
I'm guessing you are playing in your web browser. This is not actually an issue with the game, but with your browser clearing cookies. The web Gameboy emulator on itch uses cookies to store your save data locally on your machine, so every time your cookies get cleared your save goes with them. Similarly, if you play in incognito mode your browser will clear all cookies at end of session anyway. Check the privacy settings on your browser!
Alternatively you can download one of the ROM files listed above and play TaiFab on your own emulator or flash cart setup and have more direct access to the save files.
If you are not playing in browser, please tell us more about your issue!
Copy and pasted the controls from earlier on the page
Keyboard GB Action
WASD/↑←↓→
D-pad: Move
Z: Interact/confirm
X: Cancel
Enter: View inventory and Fish Power
Shift: View completed puzzle albums
If you are playing on mobile there is a visual representation of a game boy that you can use. The game boy A button is confirm, the game boy B button is cancel
PastaThief was playing the TaiFabPlus version of the game, which includes 6 extra puzzles and a host of quality-of-life features. You can read more about TaiFabPlus by scrolling up this page, or purchase it yourself by buying TaiFab for a minimum of $1 USD. If you have already purchased TaiFab, just download the TaiFabPlus_1-2-6.gbc file and enjoy it on your own Game Boy Color environment of choice!
This is not a bug, and you do not have to start over
You solved the 12x12 version of this puzzle in the looong gallery, but not the original 8x8 puzzle in the main game sequence.
The original puzzle is still waiting for you in the Moon Cottage Bed and Breakfast. Go back, and talk to the innkeeper.
You get the innkeeper's puzzle by going behind the counter to talk to her directly instead of talking to her across the counter. If she says "You are in the middle room. Please also enjoy some seafood soup." instead of giving you a puzzle, it doesn't mean you have a bug, it means you have not understood my instructions.
The last row of the large puzzles and the ducks are not related.
The last two rows of large puzzles are accessed the same way. Do you remember how you got to the second-to-last row of puzzles? You used an item to access those puzzles, look for another location where you can use that same item.
Can you give us more information so that we can help you better? If you press the start button you can bring up the Inventory or albums, and if you show us a screenshot of some of those that will give us an idea of where you are in the game.
When normal people go into shops, they talk to shop keepers across counters. Counters create a little 'Employees Only' space for things that customers shouldn't be touching, like cash registers and the like.
Minimal spoiler hint: You already have what you need to get the missing five puzzles on this album. Do you remember how you got the puzzles in that final row of this album? You access your missing puzzles the same way. -
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Full spoiler hint:
The Lucid Dream lets you sleep, and you go to a puzzle area in your dreams. You already used the Lucid Dream in the Developer house, go sleep in the Bed and Breakfast
It sounds like you are having trouble with general nonogram solving techniques. Every puzzle in the game has been thoroughly tested (I would know!) to confirm that there is only ever one solution, and that the player never has to make guesses about where to mark. There are no secret solutions, there are always logical moves you can make to correctly solve a puzzle!
Here are some tips:
Don't guess! Look at the information available and mark tiles that you know must be filled or empty. Each bit of information builds up and gives you more clues as to your next move, until the puzzle is complete. If at any time you think you have to guess, you have missed something important. Guessing will introduce bad information into your solution and can make solving much harder.
Don't just mark squares you know must be filled, mark squares that you know cannot be filled with an X mark! Knowing where tiles cannot be filled is every bit as important as knowing where tiles can be filled. There are many puzzles where this information is the key to making progress.
Make sure you check your album progress (Select button while in the overworld) as that is invaluable for tracking down what puzzles you are missing. All the puzzles in the first 100% are tracked in those albums. Those are the easiest puzzles to miss, and they do have a grouping scheme. If your albums are all filled out, you know to look in the endgame areas for your last two puzzles, and then the TaiFab+ puzzles should be behind that.
Good on you! I know losing progress hurts, especially after hitting the initial 100%, and it warms my heart to know you liked this game enough to overcome that setback and tackle the endgame puzzles! Did you get the game running on a Game Boy emulator, or did you do another play-through in your web browser?
There are a number of Game Boy emulators that you can use, many of which are free and open source. While I personally use Bizhawk, something like Visual Boy Advance might be easier to get started with.
I love it, thanks for your hard work! I would personally add two achievements for what I think are the most missed puzzles: Stay hydrated (Complete the 8*8 Water Drop puzzle) BEHIND the counter (Complete the 8*8 Skull puzzle) I also personally would prefer [Annoyed burbling] for acquiring the Crab's Fish Power, but that's a matter of taste. I personally found the 12 * 12 Grapes puzzle to be the hardest puzzle in the game, if there was an achievement for them specifically, I'd name it 'OF WRATH' In any case, good job putting these in!
Are you playing in your browser? Depending on your settings, your browser may automatically clear your cookies, and in doing so delete your saved game. If you download the game ROM you can play in your Game Boy environment of choice, and have direct access to your saved games. Regardless, check your browser settings regarding temporary files and cookies if you intend on playing GB games in a web browser
Why would this be needed? Even major Game Boy titles eventually dropped this as a standard, see Pokemon Red and Blue for example. Additionally, TaiFab's splash and menu screens can be progressed with the A button in addition to the Start button, so having a hold at 'Press Start' seems a little misleading. What would having a 'Press Start' on the splash screen accomplish. pray tell?
