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A turn-based RPG adaptation of the Gulliver Boy anime series for the PC-Engine CD.
A first-person, action-adventure RPG developed by From Software, never released in the US, which resulted in the subsequent US releases to be misnumbered.
A turn-based strategy game developed by Max Entertainment and is considered Nintendo's answer to Sega's Shining Force. It was released in 1994 only in Japan for the Super Famicom and later remade on the Sega Saturn in 1996.
Formerly known as Final Fantasy III in North America, Final Fantasy VI follows a diverse group of heroes as they fight to defeat Kefka, a megalomaniac intent on using a combination of long-lost magic and technology to take over the world.
A direct spin-off to Tengai Makyou II: Manjimaru staring Kabuki Danjirou.
The second game in the Shining Force Gaiden side series, but the first one to be released outside of Japan.
Dragon Quest V is a turn-based RPG released in 1992 and is the fifth installment in the popular Dragon Quest series. It is also the second entry in the Zenithia Trilogy, and one of the most popular games in the franchise.
The second game in the Japanese-exclusive Tengai Makyou role-playing franchise.
A tactical RPG from Sega, the player has to save the land of Rune and stop the evil Darksol from reviving an evil that destroyed the world in ages past.
Tengai Makyou: Ziria is an RPG released by Hudson Soft for the PC Engine in 1989.
Exile, also known as XZR II, is the side scrolling, action RPG sequel to XZR. It was first released for Japanese computers in 1988. Both North American releases, especially the Genesis one, were censored due to the heavy religious, adult and drug-related themes.
Final Fantasy II follows four heroes who join a resistance group and try to stop an empire from taking over the world. Its gameplay deviates greatly from the first game by utilizing a usage-based growth system.
An action RPG developed by Telenet Japan and released in 1988, it is the first part of the XZR/Exile trilogy. The game was controversial for its references to religion, politics, and drugs. Unlike its sequels, XZR was never released outside of Japan.
Sorcerian, also known as Dragon Slayer V: Sorcerian, is an action RPG released by Nihon Falcom in 1987. It was considered unique for its party-based action combat, magic combination system, and open-ended multi-scenario system that could be extended with expansion packs.
Final Fantasy was the first entry in the now widely recognized Final Fantasy franchise, originally developed on the NES by Square (now Square-Enix).
The original game in the Megami Tensei franchise. Based on a novel by Aya Nishitani, it introduced many of the elements the series is known for such as demon bartering and fusing.
One of the first action RPGs, The Magic of Scheherazade is a Culture Brain title for the NES (1989) and Famicom (1987, as Arabian Dream Scheherazade).
Inspired by Rogue, NetHack is an ASCII-based RPG in which the player must navigate the Mazes of Menace in search of the Amulet of Yendor for his deity.
An early example of a "Metroidvania"-style platformer, Legacy of the Wizard tells the tale of a family of adventurers who must use their combined abilities to seek the Dragon Slayer sword and defeat a powerful dragon deep in a twisting labyrinth.
A Japanese role-playing game originally released in 1987 where the player character must investigate the death of two boys who were found near the entrance of a mansion.
An action RPG released by Nihon Falcom in 1985 that was the company's first blockbuster success, becoming one of the best selling Japanese PC games of all time.
Dragon Slayer is an action RPG designed by Yoshio Kiya and developed by Nihon Falcom. The title helped to pioneer the action RPG genre in Japan and spawned many sequels that would spin-off into their own franchises over time.
RPG developed by Technopolis Soft in 1992.
Pornographic RPG developed by NIC in 1992.
An RPG originally in the works for the Playstation Portable to be released in 2007, but has since been presumed on hold, or even canceled, since no more information has been revealed.
The universe is in disarray as the gods of the elements clash like children. Mankind suffers from constant peril as natural disasters run rampant from the elements not being kept in checked. As the gods' egos are challenged amongst them, a tournament breaks out to any and all challengers. The victor will get their dreams' deepest wish to become a reality.
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