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Parodying the setting of a typical JRPG, the player takes the the role of a boy named Prince Jake, who seeks out his evil brother, by the finding the Xerd, who had defeated evil 800 years ago. The plot events escalate from Jake pairing up and marrying a lady named Mahna, to giving birth to … Continue reading “Xerd no Densetsu”
Year: 1991
Platforms: Game Boy
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Turn-based strategy
As Great Greed begins, you are accidentally warped to another dimension by a wizard by the name of “Microwave”. With no immediate way back, you help the people fight off the scourge named “Bio-Haz” who is consuming this dimension with evil and destruction. This new dimension you find yourself in is not terribly unlike the one you … Continue reading “Great Greed”
Year: 1992
Platforms: Game Boy
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Turn-based strategy
500 years ago King Winder had sealed the evil Demon Zakdos within a casket, thus ending the dark war. The great wizard Colin pledged that he and his descendants would build and protect a temple around Zakdos’ prison. However, as a thief enters the temple and breaks the casket, Zakdos is set free and murders … Continue reading “The Sword of Hope II”
Year: 1992
Platforms: Game Boy, Nintendo 3DS
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Turn-based strategy
A dragon has gained control over the king of Riccar, manipulating him into removing the Sword of Hope from a painting, releasing its curse. Summoning the dark power mammon the dragon turned the people of Riccar into trees. When Prince Theo is born, the king tries to murder him, but Theo is saved by the … Continue reading “The Sword of Hope”
Year: 1989
Platforms: Game Boy
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Puzzle elements
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”
Year: 1990
Platforms: Game Boy
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Turn-based strategy
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”
Year: 1990
Platforms: NES
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Turn-based strategy
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”
Year: 1991
Platforms: NES
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Turn-based strategy
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”
Year: 1992
Platforms: NES
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
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”
Year: 1989
Platforms: NES
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Japanese-style RPG (JRPG)
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”
Year: 1993
Platforms: NES
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Puzzle elements