Since I've started to play some older RPGs on NES and SNES, this collection list gave me some ideas of what I want to play next. Thanks for posting this.
Since I've started to play some older RPGs on NES and SNES, this collection list gave me some ideas of what I want to play next. Thanks for posting this.
I've never even heard of a bunch of these. Are Arkista's Ring and Castlequest rare or something?
It occurs to me that King's Knight should qualify if some of those other ones do.
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FYI Gremlins 2 isn't an RPG. It's an Action Platformer.
~700 North American releases for the NES and both major 4th generation consoles, a lot is going to slip through the cracks, and go unnoticed.Originally Posted by Jorpho
Add to the fact that these games/genres were always niche, no matter how much lip service the internet gives them. Zelda sold the best out of everything here, and even those games have never been in the league of Tetris or the Mario series(even Mario Kart has always outsold Zelda games). The best selling RPG's sold to ~2-7% of all console owners during this period of time. The ones selling to 3-7% mostly being because they were a little more popular in Japan, but were never going to see those kinds of numbers in North America.
I hate some RPGs because you have to figure out for yourself where to go just to get any more than 1% of the way through the game. Other types of games (and good RPGs) it's instantly obvious where you need to go. Super Mario 64, jump into paintings. You'll stumble upon where the stars are if you tinker around with it. Sonic, follow the map. Ditto for 2D Mario. Elder Scrolls Oblivion, you get directions pointed out to you. But some RPGs - and some other games period - make you figure it out, and fuuuuuk that. Of course, many other non RPG games such as Sonic 06 are the same way. Of course, fuuuuuk that whole game. Then again, I love some RPGs.
As for fuuuuuk, it was in the credits of the Master System Space Harrier. The art director was listed as "FUUUUUK"
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Most of the time online I hear the opposite, where people are tired of all the hand-holding present in newer games.I hate some RPGs because you have to figure out for yourself where to go just to get any more than 1% of the way through the game. Other types of games (and good RPGs) it's instantly obvious where you need to go. Super Mario 64, jump into paintings. You'll stumble upon where the stars are if you tinker around with it. Sonic, follow the map. Ditto for 2D Mario. Elder Scrolls Oblivion, you get directions pointed out to you. But some RPGs - and some other games period - make you figure it out, and fuuuuuk that. Of course, many other non RPG games such as Sonic 06 are the same way. Of course, fuuuuuk that whole game. Then again, I love some RPGs.
As for fuuuuuk, it was in the credits of the Master System Space Harrier. The art director was listed as "FUUUUUK"
[quote name='Shidou Mariya' date='Nov 17 2010, 10:05 PM' post='4889940']
I'm a collector, but only to a certain extent.
Not as extreme as Rickstilwell though.[/quote]
Actually, it is because of the Internet's lazorlike scrutiny of all things RPG that I am surprised there are corners of the tiny niche that are unilluminated.
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Updated the lists with Master System and Genesis. Could use some help categorizing some of that other section. :/
Just making an observation. It's Wizardry 5 Heart of the Maelstrom, not 6. I think you're mistaking the guard of the sword for another roman numeral.
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I envy you so much Daria. I've wanted Uncharted Waters and New Horizons since 5th grade, but don't have money to spend on the collection like I used to
Honestly, neither do I. I haven't been working since I had my son almost a year ago, and I'm going to school full time. Funds are beyond tight at my house, and it seems to get worse every year....but don't have money to spend on the collection like I used to
But hey I got games to play *thumbs up cheesy smile*
I'm loving this collection. I wish I had half of what you have here, especially in this condition. Looking forward to seeing the sega cd + saturn collections.
Which one is next to Crystalis in the picture? I can't read the title due to the glare.
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Looks like Arkista's Ring to me.
@Daria - Seconding what someone above me said: Heart of the Maelstron is Wizardry V, not VI. You are indeed mistaking the sword guard for a numeral (it happens to the best of us).
Wizardry VI was called Bane of the Cosmic Forge and the SFC version was Japan-only. Are you collecting Super Famicom games?
Great collection Daria! You've got some SNES RPGs I still have on my wish list...not many though.
I need to buy a copy of Piers Solar someday.
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Yeah, I was listing titles while looking at the photos. So the sword guard did indeed magically morph into an extra roman numeral. Thanks for pointing that out, ill fix that next time Im sitting at a real computer. I probably should have noticed sooner, but honestly, not a big Wizardry fan - or of dungeon crawlers in general.
Only SFC games I collect are translated ROMs on my wii.
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Updated with Sega CD/Saturn games. I think I may actually have them all (not that there's many).
I know at least one Sega CD RPG you're missing: Dungeon Master II: The Legend of Skullkeep. I didn't see that in your collection.
(I thought it was a PC port over since the original Dungeon Master was a PC game, but apparently the Sega CD version is actually the original and the PC version is the port. Of course, that was on Wikipedia so I don't know if that's bull or not...)
Random fact: There's at least one Dungeon Master game (Chaos Strikes Back) which was PC only, so you can never get the complete series on consoles alone (and the fifth and final installment was Japan-only, for the Saturn).
It's there, right next to Eye of the Beholder, except I typoed out the II. Opps.
Darlin' Daria - You might want to look at Revengers of Vengeance for the Sega Cd - a truly awful game (the only one I can think of that was worse was King Arthur and the Knights of Justice for the SNES) but it did have an rpg mode of sorts - it is pretty obscure (as such things go) and was a weird hybrid game that didn't do much of any of its modes very well.
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