Category: The RPG Consoler

Game #74: Sorcerer’s Kingdom (Genesis) – Understandably Forgotten (Finished)

Game 74 Title: Sorcerer’s Kingdom Released: June 1993 (February 1992 JPN) Platform: Genesis Developer: NCS/Masaya (& Technical Wave) Publisher: Treco Genre: RPG Exploration – Top-down Combat – Turn based (strategic) Series – Standalone It’s difficult to pin down a development company for this one even though they received full credits — as best I can tell they were a bunch […]

Game #73: Dungeon Master (SNES) – Dungeon Meat of Doom!

I’ve changed my capture setup. Game 73 Title: Dungeon MasterReleased: June 1993 (December 1991 JPN)Platform: SNESDeveloper: FTL Games / Software Heaven, Inc.Publisher: JVC Musical Industries, Inc.Genre: RPGExploration – First-personCombat – Active time battlesSeries – Dungeon Master Unfortunately, SD resolution looks terrible now. So enjoy 1080p. (it’s the best I can do.) […]

Below the Cut: Dungeon Explorer II (TurboGrafx-CD)

Dungeon Explorer II – Rating(8 RPP)1) 2 – Character Advancement: practice/experience based advancement, stat or level increases, multiple classes or characters, customize characters2) 3 – Combat: character stats used for combat, additional combat options, turn based3) 0 – Items and Equipment: store to buy and sell, equipment decisions, item decisions4) […]

Game #72: Ninja Boy 2 (Game Boy) – Ninjas vs. Pirates, In Space! (Finished)

I had planned to use this color palette,but forgot when it came time to play Game 72 Title: Ninja Boy 2Released: April 1993 (November 1991 JPN)Platform: Game BoyDeveloper: Culture BrainPublisher: Culture BrainGenre: Action RPGExploration – Top-downCombat – Action (turn-based bosses)Series – Super Chinese (Japanese name) So, we’re stuck with the default […]

Game #71: Might and Magic III: Isles of Terra (SNES) – A Glitch in Timing

Game 71 Title: Might and Magic III: Isles of TerraReleased: Jan 1995 (1993 TG-CD)Platform: SNESDeveloper: Iguana Entertainment (New World Computing [PC])Publisher: FCIGenre: RPGExploration – First-personCombat – Turn basedSeries – Might and Magic I might be playing this game, at the very least this version, a bit early, but I have a […]

Game #70: Great Greed (Game Boy) – The Road to Hell (Finished)

Game 70 Title: Great GreedReleased: April 1993 (September 1992 JPN)Platform: Game BoyDeveloper: NamcoPublisher: NamcoGenre: RPGExploration – Top-downCombat – Turn basedSeries – Standalone When I started writing up my list of RPGs, I didn’t think much of the Game Boy titles (well, aside from the Final Fantasy games). Yet, I’ve been impressed […]

Game #69: Super Ninja Boy (SNES) – Dragon Ball Gaiden (Finished)

Game 69 Title: Super Ninja BoyReleased: 1993 (December 1991 JPN)Platform: SNESDeveloper: Culture BrainPublisher: Culture BrainGenre: Action-RPGExploration – Top-downCombat – Action side scrollingSeries – Ninja Boy (Super Chinese in Japan) Hopeful yet cautious about this new iteration I curbed my enthusiasm with low expectations. In the end, I wasn’t disappointed with […]

Below the Cut: Technoclash (Genesis)

Technoclash – Rating(7 RPP)1) 1 – Character Advancement: practice/experience based advancement, stat or level increases, multiple classes or characters, customize characters2) 1 – Combat: character stats used for combat, additional combat options, turn based3) 2 – Items and Equipment: store to buy and sell, equipment decisions, item decisions4) 2 – […]

Below the Cut: LandStalker (Genesis)

LandStalker – Rating(9 RPP)1) 0 – Character Advancement: practice/experience based advancement, stat or level increases, multiple classes or characters, customize characters2) 0 – Combat: character stats used for combat, additional combat options, turn based3) 0 – Items and Equipment: store to buy and sell, equipment decisions, item decisions4) 0 – […]

Game #67: Gauntlet IV (Genesis) – Dragons All The Way Up (Finished)

Game 67 Title: Gauntlet 4 Released: 1993 Platform: Genesis Developer: Atari Games Corporation Publisher: Tengen Genre: Action-RPG Exploration – Top-down Combat – Active Series – Gauntlet This title surprised me. First, I had written it off the list for no other reason than it was Gauntlet. How could that series have enough RPG elements to include? […]

Game #66: Ultima: Warriors of Destiny (NES) – Promised Destiny

Game 66 Title: Ultima: Warriors of DestinyReleased: January 1993Platform: NESDeveloper: OriginPublisher: FCI/Pony CanyonGenre: RPGExploration – Top-downCombat – Active battles (enemies take turns over time)Series – Ultima It’s difficult to know where to start with a new post. I struggle how to approach condensing my time with a game into a […]