10 Ways Players Accidentally Broke Video Games

7. Escaping Prison - Phantasy Star III

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When you are tasked with escaping from prison in Phantasy Star III, many players likely had the same thought as to how to leave the area through less legit means. Before you get trapped, you're able to buy an item called the escapipe, which allows you to escape from a dungeon upon use.

For anyone struggling with figuring out how to escape the prison - or just looking for an easier way to do so - this seemed like a sure-fire way to leave the prison early, and continue the story a little quicker than otherwise.

While the escapipe does let you leave the prison early, it's not so helpful with the second part. Though you've escaped, the game can't quite figure out how, and thus the dialogue you need to have to continue the story isn't accessible after this method of escape.

Instead, you can only mourn that this creative route is effectively useless, and go back to your previous save. This one is at least at the beginning of the game, so if things go wrong you haven't ruined hundred of hours of your life.

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