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NES RPG Utopia


Posted on 02/11/2021 at 01:02 PM | Filed Under Blogs

My first console RPGs were Dragon Warrior and Ultima: Exodus, which got a JRPG facelift and a new soundtrack for the NES. Two of the tracks were even made into full J-pop songs with vocals. The best NES RPG was Dragon Quest 3. I recently got the first Fire Emblem on Switch. 

Faxanadu, a spinoff of Falcom's Xanadu, and Legacy of the Wizard were also great. The latter is part of one of the recent Namco Museums for the Switch.

A BaD Interlude: What I've been Playing


Posted on 02/10/2021 at 10:38 PM | Filed Under Blogs

I've mostly been playing The Outer Worlds and Octopath Traveler. Outer Worlds is really good. It is the New Vegas successor I wanted. The first expansion pack dropped on Switch today. 

BaD #7: Elevator Action


Posted on 02/10/2021 at 12:12 PM | Filed Under Blogs

Great game im  the arcade and on the NES.

RPG Precursors - Adventure and Sword Quest


Posted on 02/05/2021 at 01:43 PM | Filed Under Blogs

I didnt play Adventure on 2600. I read about it in a video game guide from the early 80s. I did play a similar and more graphically sophisticated game like it on PC called Dungeons of Shalan that came from a monthly Softdisk subscription. I finally played it on the Atari collection on PS2, and have it on Atari Flashback Classics on Switch.

i did play Swordquest Earthworkd, but we couldn't figure it out. 
 
Fallout Games on Bell Road in Glendale has an Odyssey RPG called Quest for the Rings for sale.

BaD - Where do RPGs Come From?


Posted on 02/03/2021 at 04:39 AM | Filed Under Blogs

I started with Alternate Reality and Temple of Apshai Trilogy on Atari XE. Next up were games like Dragon Warrior, Ultima: Exodus, and Faxanadu on NES.

Hey Look, It's Playing


Posted on 01/24/2021 at 08:35 PM | Filed Under Blogs

Dragon Quest XI S is awesome. I got FF8 on Switch. I have fond memories of playing it while I was getting ready for my first semester of college. I like how they cleaned up the graphics, especially Squall's model. 

The original became a brief meme sensation.

Special: The List Part 5


Posted on 01/24/2021 at 08:14 PM | Filed Under Feature

SaGa Frontier was one of my favorite unsung PS1 games. It had one of the best soundtracks on PS1 and I loved the vaguely dystopian neon aesthetic that SaGa Frontier and FFVII employed. It was deeply flawed and a lot of stuff was left on the cutting room floor. 

There is a re-release coming for Switch and PS4 which is supposed to include a lot of the cut content, including Fuse's scenario. Hoping for a physical release since Romancing SaGa 3 recently got one. 

Star Ocean 2 was the first Enix game I'd seen since the NES. Hopefully that one follows its predecessor to the Switch.

Tales of Eternia was titled as Tales of Destiny II in the US. Namco was worried that "Eternia" would expose them to a lawsuit from Mattel, the owners of the Masters of the Universe. There were, in fact, several Tales games released over here. Tales of Symphonia came out on the Gamecube in 2004 with a high-quality localization partially funded by Nintendo. It was the breakout hit of the series. There was also a PS2 version that released later in Japan, but Nintendo apparently contributed enough to the localization of the Gamecube version to keep Symphonia a Gamecube-exclusive title in the US. The PS2 version was worse anyway, being 30 FPS while the GC version was 60 FPS. Tales of Legendia and Tales of the Abyss came out on the PS2 after Symphonia, and Nintendo localized the Game Boy Advance version of Tales of Phantasia. 

Valkyrie Profile was another favorite of mine. I passed over Chrono Cross in favor of Valkyrie Profile and am glad I did so. My copy of VP is now worth a lot of money. 

Warning: A New BaD is Approaching!


Posted on 01/22/2021 at 06:33 AM | Filed Under Blogs

I enjoy reading BaD Blogs. Unfortunately I'm doing good to get a BaM or a BaY sometimes.

Cary is (trying) to Look Forward in 2021!


Posted on 01/18/2021 at 11:59 PM | Filed Under Blogs

Of the games I know of that are coming out, my most wanted are Shin Megami Tensei V and Bravely Default II for Switch.  I also didn't know about the Capcom games until now. I'd love to have a Capcom collection for Switch. I'm also looking forward to Ys 9 and Trails of Cold Steel IV on Switch. And hoping Bayonetta 3 makes it out this year.

Sunday's Gaming


Posted on 01/14/2021 at 11:25 AM | Filed Under Blogs

Yeah, there is the usual sea and eventually air travel in the game. One of the achievements is to map out every square inch of the game world.

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