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November 29, 2024 No Responses

Romancia

Developer: Compile Publisher: Tokyo Shoseki Release: 10/30/87 Genre: Action RPG The Dragon Slayer line of games is interesting to say the least. The series consists of multiple entries over thirty years but most of the games span genres and...

November 4, 2024 No Responses

Times of Lore

Developer: Origin Publisher: Toho Release: 05/91 Genre: Action RPG Computer RPGs did not fare well on the NES. Much like with adventure games the interface and their general design did not jive well with a controller with few buttons. The...

March 15, 2024 No Responses

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...

January 3, 2024 No Responses

Technoclash

Developer: BlueSky Software Publisher: EA Release: 08/93 Genre: Action RPG I remember Technoclash from previews in Sega Visions magazine. The premise seemed intriguing; as a wizard from the Inner Realm you must embark on a journey to recover...

December 18, 2023 No Responses

Radia Senki – Reimeihen

Developer: Tecmo Publisher: Tecmo Release: 11/15/91 Genre: Action RPG The action RPG library for the NES in America was a bit light. We received some bangers for sure such as Crystalis, Faxanadu, and Willow but the pickings were slim...

December 8, 2023 No Responses

Kūsō Kagaku Sekai Gulliver Boy

Developer: Amble Publisher: Bandai Release: 06/28/96 Genre: Action RPG Anime licensed games in Japan back in the 16-bit era were usually fighting games or generic platformers. When you need to get a game out as quickly as...

November 6, 2023 No Responses

Little Ninja Brothers

Developer: Culture Brain Publisher: Culture Brain Release: 02/91 Genre: Action RPG I miss Culture Brain. I freely admit a lot of their output was downright weird. But their willingness to experiment with genre conventions also yielded some cool...

July 28, 2023 No Responses

Ys V: Lost Kefin, Kingdom of Sand

Developer: Falcom Publisher: Falcom Release: 12/29/95 Genre: Action RPG Ys V remains a mystery to long term fans of of Ys and action RPGs in general. Nearly every game in the series is officially available on PC to go...

July 26, 2023 No Responses

Ys IV: Mask of the Sun

Developer: Tonkin House Publisher: Tonkin House Release: 11/19/93 Genre: Action RPG Ys IV was an interesting project. Falcom tried to remedy the issues fans had with Ys III by making it a side scrolling action game a la Zelda...

July 24, 2023 No Responses

Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys

Developer: Hudson Soft Publisher: Hudson Soft Release: 12/22/93 Genre: Action RPG I think it is safe to say Ys III is the most divisive entry in the series. The switch from overhead action to side-scrolling platforming was...

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