Flying Warriors

Flying Warriors

Developer: Culture Brain    Publisher: Culture Brain    Release: 02/91   Genre: Action If at first you don’t succeed try again. Flying Dragon was an attempt at distilling a karate movie in 8-bit video game form. It succeeded in some areas but...
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Super Ninja Boy

Super Ninja Boy

Developer: Culture Brain    Publisher: Culture Brain    Release: 04/93   Genre: Action RPG I was late getting around to Little Ninja Bros. on the NES. It was a game I always meant to get around to but never did. But despite...
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Famicom Jump – Hero Retsuden

Famicom Jump – Hero Retsuden

Developer: Tose   Publisher: Bandai   Release: 02/15/89   Genre: RPG Weekly Shonen Jump is an institution in Japan. Although there are dozens of manga anthologies in Japan even to this day it still remains the most popular. Their list...
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Arcana

Arcana

Developer: HAL    Publisher: HAL    Release: 05/92   Genre: RPG While I am a fan of nearly every form of RPG first person dungeon crawlers were my kryptonite. Maybe it was the disconnect from not seeing my party during my numerous...
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Eternal Quest

Eternal Quest

Developer: Tamsoft   Publisher: Midas    Release: 05/21/04   Genre: RPG The Simple 1500 series of games has always fascinated me. Dating back as far as the PS One these smaller titles spanned every genre and ranged in complexity, from otherwise...
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Suikoden

Suikoden

Developer: KCET    Publisher: Konami    Release: 12/28/96   Genre: RPG When it comes to RPGs Konami was not the first name most would point to, at least in the mid-90s. While they had built up a steady reputation for creating...
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Revengers of Vengeance

Revengers of Vengeance

Developer: Micronet   Publisher: Extreme Entertainment   Release: 1994    Genre: Action Revengers of Vengeance is in the running for dumbest video game title of all time. Why they did not use the Japanese title (Battle Fantasy) is beyond me. But...
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Esper Dream

Esper Dream

Developer: Konami    Publisher: Konami    Release: 02/20/87   Genre: RPG Konami were a force to be reckoned with during the 8-bit era. Next to Capcom they were one of the most versatile developers on the system. But even considering their enormous...
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Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals

Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals

Developer: Neverland    Publisher: Natsume    Release: 08/31/96   Genre: RPG The SNES was home to many late generation RPG classics like Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy VI. While it paled in comparison to what Japan was receiving as late as 1997...
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Lunar – the Silver Star

Lunar – the Silver Star

Developer: Studio Alex    Publisher: Working Designs    Release: 12/93    Genre: RPG Ever since I saw screenshots of Exile’s cutscenes the idea of a RPG on a CD-ROM fascinated me. With all of that space you could have full blown...
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