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Monster Maker is an RPG licensed from the 1988 Card Game. As such, monsters, NPCs and even destinations on the world map are represented with a playing card asthetic. Gameplay itself is similar to many other RPGs including Dragon Quest. Players begin by choosing one of four characters, and must first purchase equipment for their character. You … Continue reading “Monster Maker”

This game is based on the animé series about the mechanical blue cat Doraemon, who can turn dream into reality and create magical worlds where he helps people and fights the evil. Some time ago, Giga Zombie revived dead kings in order to conquer the world. Doraemon and his friends fought the evil being, but … Continue reading “Doraemon: Giga Zombie no Gyakushū”

Fuyuu City is a futuristic town in a land where the entire power is in the hands of women, who are much stronger than men. Five beautiful, clever, and strong women form a group called “Aurora”. They are the ones who control Fuyuu City and its surroundings. A nameless guy winds up in Fuyuu City … Continue reading “Otaku no Seiza”

Dream Master is a Japan-only game released for the Famicom. The story takes place in the kingdom of Oltaria, where an evil wizard has taken the soul of the King’s daughter and sent her into a nightmare realm. You play as a titular Dream Master, with the ability to get into people’s dreams, and your job … Continue reading “Dream Master”

Pax Softnica’s other and less-known modern-era RPG pre-supposes the coming of Nostradamus’ famous prophecy: In July 1999, a Great King of Terror descends from the sky, in this game in the form of a meteor, from which emerges the demon king Histar. To stop Histar, the nameless protagonist from the village where the meteor landed … Continue reading “Tao: The Way”

The authors of various manga artists’ pens have been stolen and the player must travel to many worlds to retrieve them. These worlds happen to be popular manga titles that have been published by Nakayoshi magazine. Each world has its respective author that asks the player to retrieve her pen. Nakayoshi to Issho is a simple … Continue reading “Nakayoshi to Issho”

In 1855, Tom Sawyer and his friends are growing up in the town of St. Petersburg, Missouri in the United States. Being wild children, Tom Sawyer and his best friend Huckleberry Finn are always getting into new adventures and one kind of trouble or another. So it’s not entirely unexpected one day when Tom Sawyer … Continue reading “Square’s Tom Sawyer”

Cleopatra no Mahō (Cleopatra’s Magic Treasure) casts you as Daisuke Kusano, the son of an archaeologist. You had come to spend summer vacation with your father at a dig in Alexandria, but now he has been abducted by demons in fulfillment of an ancient curse! You must set out on a quest to ancient tombs and … Continue reading “Cleopatra no Mahou”

Wizap! is a Super Famicon JRPG game that was never released outside of Japan. It is the second game in ASCII’s Dark Lord trilogy, all of which are linked to the same world. The game features strategic turn-based top-down combat. The game is set between Dark Lord and Dark Law. Wizap!: Ankoku no Ou unfolds … Continue reading “Wizap! Ankoku no Ou a.ka. Wizap! King of Darkness”

Dark Lord, developed by Data East and released in 1991, is a tactical role-playing game set in a cursed world. The game’s narrative revolves around the quest to prevent the Evil God Ragmeira from breaking the seal and regenerating into the world. Players navigate through a world filled with challenges and encounters, using their skills and knowledge to progress and overcome obstacles. The game is known for its unique RPG mechanics and has been praised for its engaging gameplay and storytelling.