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Part of a series of eight text-based games, originally available only via download on Sega's Meganet service. Each adventure tells some of the character's back story prior to the events in PS2.
Frankenstein has stolen you girlfriend and you need to get her back.
Trivia game with RPG elements from Taito.
A combination board game/RPG from Technos.
A dungeon-crawler which was followed by the hit tactical RPG Shining Force.
A sci-fi mech action platformer that allows the player to reverse gravity as they traverse several levels littered with a wide range of enemies in order to save the world from an orbital nightmare.
A strategy game by New World Computing best known for being the precursor to the Heroes of Might and Magic series.
A charming platformer developed by Alpha Denshi for the Neo Geo, as a young insect-human hybrid must journey to rid the peaceful kingdom of Raguy from the evil Daruma Empire.
Protective clothing used to ward off attacks from enemies.
A roguelike RPG developed and published by Sega originally as a digital-only release.
A Gold Box-style RPG set in Earth's near future. The dominance of the Russo-American Mercantile is put off balance by the emergence of a hero from the past. Now the player characters continue the struggle to free humanity (in its many forms) from RAM oppression.
Arguably the least known game in the Wizards & Warriors franchise (although apparently widely spread in Europe). It was released in 1990 for the Gameboy.
A top-down, action RPG developed by Zoom. In it, players guide the hero, Nasir, on his quest to restore the purity of Lakeland's water.
The third Final Fantasy released on the Famicom. This version of the game was never released internationally.
The first game in the Fire Emblem series, released only in Japan for the Famicom. It was a landmark in console strategy RPGs, establishing many of the genre's common gameplay elements.
A young hero must save the world from evil magic by finding the four powerful swords that form Crystalis.
The game credited with creating the "Ninja out of Water" scenario. It was the first known game to use the wall-to-wall jump mechanic.
Clash at Demonhead is an action platformer for the NES featuring non-linear gameplay and an absurd story.
A sidescrolling 2D platformer/RPG hybrid in which the protagonist, Wonder Boy, must regain his human form after having been cursed by a dragon. Released under the name "Dragon's Curse" on the Turbografx-16 with slightly improved 16-bit graphics.
Chaos Strikes Back is a first person real-time dungeon crawl role-playing game released originally in 1989 for Amiga and Atari ST. It was initially conceived as an expansion to Dungeon Master, but grew to a completely stand-alone game which doesn't require Dungeon Master to play.
Ys Book I & II follows the adventure of Adol Christin, a traveler who embarks on a quest to locate the fabled lost floating continent called Ys. The game is a enhanced compilation of the first two Ys titles and was one of the first games to demonstrate the potential of the TurboGrafx-16's CD-ROM add-on.
The TurboGrafx-16's answer to The Legend of Zelda. It was among the exclusive titles Hudson would make for the Turbografx-16, along with its sequel.
A fantasy adventure game for early Windows operating systems, Castle of the Winds was notable for its randomly generated dungeons, which were populated by monsters "borrowed" from Dungeons & Dragons, which was possible thanks to its simplistic graphics.
A difficult action-platformer starring the brave knight Arthur on a quest to rescue captured souls from the evil hordes of the Demon Realm. Ghouls 'N Ghosts is the sequel to the original arcade hit Ghosts 'N Goblins.
A side-scrolling platform game, famous for being unfairly difficult, originally developed for the Commodore Amiga, and later ported to other systems.
The third game in the Ys series developed by Nihon Falcom that introduced a new side-scrolling perspective and allowed the player to directly control Adol's ability to attack and jump for the first time.
P.O.W. (Prisoners of War) started off as an arcade beat-em-up. The game became popular enough to receive an NES port.
A real-time, dungeon-crawler, action RPG, and the first game in the Xak series from Micro Cabin. It was released for various systems between 1989 and 1993, but was not officially localized into English until a considerable amount of time later.
A side-scrolling platformer with RPG elements. Ported to the NES from the arcade.
A BBS door, or online game, Legend of the Red Dragon is a text-based, multiplayer online RPG. Players fight monsters, duel each other, and level up, with the goal of defeating the Red Dragon which is threatening the town.
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