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Goshiki no Maryū is a follow-up to Haiiro no Majo and is set in the Lodoss War universe in the 6th century NRC (New Royal Calendar), about a decade after the War of Heroes ended with a dramatic battle between two former companions, King Fahn of Valis and Emperor Beld of Marmo. An era of … Continue reading “Record of Lodoss War II: Goshiki no Maryu”
Year: 1991
Platforms: FM Towns, PC-98, Sharp X68000
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Turn-based strategy
Rings of Zilfin is an unusual, but relatively unknown early fantasy solo RPG by Ali N. Atabek, who went on to create the Magic Candle series. It was meant for beginners to computer RPGs, featuring no character creation, simple game play and movie-like cut scenes, concentrating more on atmosphere than on character stats. The background: … Continue reading “Rings of Zilfin”
Year: 1986
Platforms: Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Real-time strategy
Autoduel is a hybrid game based on Steve Jackson Games board game Car Wars. It incorporates elements of role-playing, driving and action-based combat. The game is set in a futuristic version of USA, where gangs and vigilantes rule the wilderness, and people’s only protection are armored cars with mounted weaponry. The player is cast in … Continue reading “AutoDuel”
Year: 1986
Platforms: Amiga, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, Macintosh
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Real-time strategy
Alternate Reality: The Dungeon directly follows its predecessor: The player is still captured by aliens and imprisoned in an alternate reality. After visiting the city, now he proceeds to the dungeon with only one goal in mind: surviving. While the predecessor was more about exploring the city, this installment has a largely linear path – … Continue reading “Alternate Reality: The Dungeon”
Year: 1987
Platforms: Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, iPad, iPhone
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Turn-based strategy
In Alternate Reality: The City, you are one of many people who have been abducted from earth by aliens and transported to an alternate dimension where you are dumped in a strange, yet familiar city. Your quest is to explore the city, and find the clues that will lead you to your captors and help you … Continue reading “Alternate Reality: The City”
Year: 1985
Platforms: Amiga, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, Macintosh, TRS-80 CoCo, iPad, iPhone
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Real-time strategy
Haiiro no Majo is one of the several different games set in the fictional Lodoss War universe created by Ryo Mizuno. The game’s introductory plot loosely follows the events of the first novel, The Grey Witch, centering on the enigmatic character Karla and her influence on the world’s politics. Several popular characters from the cycle … Continue reading “Record of Lodoss War: Haiiro no Majo (The Grey Witch)”
Year: 1988
Platforms: FM Towns, MSX, PC-88, PC-98, Sharp X68000
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Turn-based strategy
Betrayed and left for dead, Mr. Wolf is hell-bent on finding his killer and enacting revenge – alone, and vastly outnumbered. Thankfully for Mr. Wolf, the world is your weapon in Bloodroots – a relentless action game that unfolds across the sprawling Weird West. You’ll choreograph spectacular, ultra-violent combos by making use of everything around … Continue reading “Bloodroots”
Year: 2020
Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, Windows Apps, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Playstation 5
Genre: Action
Theme: Hack and slash
This 32X-exclusive sci-fi shooter is similar gameplay-wise to Sega’s arcade game Zaxxon. The graphics consist of a diagonally scrolling playfield which creates a pseudo 3D environment. The backgrounds are drawn using 2D scrolling planes, but the enemy and ship objects are drawn using 3D flat-shaded polygons. Although the basic goal of each of the 9 … Continue reading “Zaxxon’s Motherbase 2000”
Year: 1995
Platforms: SEGA 32X
Genre: Action
Theme: Shooter
This entry in the World Series Baseball video game franchise features a full MLBPA license, which allows it to have all 28 teams and 700 real-life players. There are three main game modes: Exhibition, Full season, and Playoff. Exhibition is useful for a quick game between any two teams of the player’s choice. Full season allows the … Continue reading “World Series Baseball Starring Deion Sanders”
Year: 1995
Platforms: SEGA 32X
Genre: Sports
Theme: Sports
Virtua Racing Deluxe is an enhanced arcade-to-console conversion of Sega’s 3D racing game. This game is primarily an arcade-style affair; Players compete in a 5 lap race with timed checkpoints. It’s also possible to play with 2 players in a split-screen mode. The 32X version of Virtua Racing adds a couple of new features. There are now 3 … Continue reading “Virtua Racing Deluxe”
Year: 1994
Platforms: SEGA 32X
Genre: Racing / driving
Theme: Racing/Driving