PLATFORMS

About ten thousand years ago, certain humans began to develop psychic powers, eventually evolving into a new race known as the Rapp people. For the most part, they succeeded to hide their identity, living among humans; but humans have always mistrusted their supernatural abilities and mercilessly killed them whenever they were spotted, such as for … Continue reading “In the Psychic City”

Gandhara refers to the capital of the Kushan Empire, (today’s Pakistan and Afghanistan), founded in 1st century BC, whose rulers were Buddhists; it was one of the most flourishing Buddhist states in history. The story of the game, however, is based on pure mythology, featuring Buddhist deities in their distinctly Japanese incarnations. The protagonist is … Continue reading “Gandhara: Buddha no Seisen”

Aspic is an Action Role Playing game utilizing a first person perspective in dungeons. Battles occur in real time on a separate arena similar to Zelda II’s map encounters. There are three option to pick upon a random encounter: fight, talk or run. Players can recruit extra warriors and pick which warrior will engage in … Continue reading “Aspic”

Lizard is a simple first-person dungeon crawler in Wizardry style, though with a single player character rather than a party. The goal is to explore a maze-like pseudo-3D tower and locate a magical book that would help the hero to rescue a captured princess. The player can choose between the classes of Fighter, Thief, and … Continue reading “Lizard”

There is no initial character creation and only the attack and defense values are determined by the equipment you bring into the lair. You always start the game with a hundred points of health, as well as a hundred energy points, of which three are deducted each time you move on to a new screen. … Continue reading “Dragon Lair”

Emperor Dark has taken control of the star system Kurane, invading the Eastern territories of the galaxy an bringing them under his yoke. In the West, the inhabitants of the Poibos system have constructed an energy barrier for protection. Seeing this as a challenge to their rule, Kurane annexed the neighboring star Gilgam and launched … Continue reading “Poibos”

The Judgment Day is nearing. An ancient demonic race is ready to invade and conquer Earth. Luna, a Transylvanian princess who can predict the future, senses the impending danger. She summons Vega, a 200-year-old robot, and together they must find psionic masters across the globe and brace themselves for the final battle. Based on the … Continue reading “Genma Taisen”

This game is entirely text driven, and gives you a predefined character, pout out into the world to explore. You can get a report of all of your stats, which include your current location, as X/Y coordinates on the hexagonal world map (which was included in the magazine) and all possible exits. You can also … Continue reading “Arfgaldt”

Ken to Mahō is a fantasy role-playing game. An evil wizard has killed the benevolent king of Border Land and captured the princess. It is up to a lone adventurer to rescue the princess and restore peace in the land. The player can choose between nine character types that include both classes (Fighter, White Knight, Black … Continue reading “Ken to Mahou (Sword & Sorcery)”

Rumors say that somewhere in the land of Zargos lies a hidden passage to the glorious country of Eldorado. Only the bravest adventurer dares to enter the labyrinthine caves scattered across Zargos to uncover the entrance to the miraculous land. Dungeon is a fantasy role-playing game influenced by early Ultima installments. Character creation involves selecting … Continue reading “Dungeon”