Dream Master

Dream Master

Developer: Prism Zone     Publisher: Namco     Released: 09/22/1992    Genre: RPG In Japan there were far too many Dragon Quest clones for the Famicom.  I don’t mean games that were inspired by it; I mean titles that aside from slightly different art...
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Arabian Nights: Sabaku no Seirei Ou

Arabian Nights: Sabaku no Seirei Ou

Developer: Pandora Box    Publisher: Takara    Released: 06/14/96    Genre: RPG The Magic of Scheherezade is not only my favorite 8-bit RPG but also one of my favorite NES games of all time. Part of that comes from its setting; Arabian themed...
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Super Mario RPG

Super Mario RPG

Developer: Square Enix   Publisher: Nintendo   Release: 05/13/96   Genre: RPG The concept of a Super Mario RPG does not seem strange now considering the Paper Mario series is a modern day staple. But at one point even suggesting such a...
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Sugoro Quest

Sugoro Quest

Developer: Technos Japan    Publisher: Technos Japan     Released: June 28, 1991     Genre: RPG Sugoro Quest is the type of game that would definitely have been one of my favorites back in the day.  While my friends wouldn’t give awesome...
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7th Saga

7th Saga

Developer: Produce Co.    Publisher: Enix    Released: 08/03/93    Genre: RPG It was common practice back in the day to make difficulty adjustments when localizing games for western markets. Games were made a bit more challenging for the US and bumped...
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