Can't remember exactly but the original Phantasy Star on the Sega Master System seems to stand out. I remember feeling very good about myself after that, lol.
"Mr. Rothstein, your people never will understand... the way it works out here. You're all just our guests. But you act like you're at home. Let me tell you something, partner. You ain't home. But that's where we're gonna send you if it harelips the governor." - Pat Webb
Tbh, I would say pitfall if I remember right. For rpgs, I also have to.go to ultima, but not IV.. II. Funny things you remember when someone mentions something from the past. The one silly thing that sticks out were the secret doors. they had little boxes in the wall to distinguish them.
I loved how I could import my characters into the next game. Waiting for each new game was like waiting for my favorite authors to release the next book in the series.
That .. would be a pretty nice feature in today's market too. Say The Witcher series . You could have your character from 1 to 2 and then to 3 ! Or Fallout ..
Not bad ..
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Hmm, if we are talking RPGs I think it was "Phantasy III: The wrath of nicodemus" but it might have been "Bards tale II" or "Eye of the beholder"... I completed all 3 but it was a long time ago so I might have messed up the order. It was on C-64 at least.
You can still kind of have a character from a previous game come into the next if you press the same story options as what you did in the previous game.
Hmm, if we are talking RPGs I think it was "Phantasy III: The wrath of nicodemus" but it might have been "Bards tale II" or "Eye of the beholder"... I completed all 3 but it was a long time ago so I might have messed up the order. It was on C-64 at least.
The Phantasy series was awesome. I finished all of them.
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That game set me up for decades of disappointment. EVERYTHING that was listed on the back of the box was doable in game. Silly me thought that would be the norm.
Here's the list from the back of the box:
SEIZE SHIPS
HIJACK AIRPLANES
TRAVEL THROUGHOUT THE SOLAR SYSTEM
CLASH WITH INNOCENT BYSTANDERS
BE PURSUED BY KGB AGENTS
GET ACCOSTED IN DARK ALLEYS
BATTLE PIRATES ON THE OPEN SEA
BE SEDUCED IN A BAR
DINE AT YOUR FAVORITE RESTAURANT
MEET PROMINENT PEOPLE WITHIN THE COMPUTER INDUSTRY
CAST MAGICAL SPELLS AT EVIL CREATURES
VISIT THE CASTLE OF LORD BRITISH
EXPLORE DEEP DARK DEADLY DUNGEONS
BURGLARIZE MERCHANTS
SLAY VICIOUS CREATURES
CHARGE THROUGH IMPENETRABLE FORCES
and
GROW TO WIELD THE MOST POWERFUL MAGIC KNOWN TO MAN
-- Whammy - a 64x64 miniRPG - RPG Quiz - can you get all 25 right? - FPS Quiz - how well do you know your shooters?
That game set me up for decades of disappointment. EVERYTHING that was listed on the back of the box was doable in game. Silly me thought that would be the norm.
Here's the list from the back of the box:
SEIZE SHIPS
HIJACK AIRPLANES
TRAVEL THROUGHOUT THE SOLAR SYSTEM
CLASH WITH INNOCENT BYSTANDERS
BE PURSUED BY KGB AGENTS
GET ACCOSTED IN DARK ALLEYS
BATTLE PIRATES ON THE OPEN SEA
BE SEDUCED IN A BAR
DINE AT YOUR FAVORITE RESTAURANT
MEET PROMINENT PEOPLE WITHIN THE COMPUTER INDUSTRY
CAST MAGICAL SPELLS AT EVIL CREATURES
VISIT THE CASTLE OF LORD BRITISH
EXPLORE DEEP DARK DEADLY DUNGEONS
BURGLARIZE MERCHANTS
SLAY VICIOUS CREATURES
CHARGE THROUGH IMPENETRABLE FORCES
and
GROW TO WIELD THE MOST POWERFUL MAGIC KNOWN TO MAN
LOL I know... and the cloth maps!
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Kyleran: "Now there's the real trick, learning to accept and enjoy a game for what
it offers rather than pass on what might be a great playing experience
because it lacks a few features you prefer."
John Henry Newman: "A man would do nothing if he waited until he could do it so well that no one could find fault."
FreddyNoNose: "A good game needs no defense; a bad game has no defense." "Easily digested content is just as easily forgotten."
LacedOpium: "So the question that begs to be asked is, if you are not interested in
the game mechanics that define the MMORPG genre, then why are you
playing an MMORPG?"
Pretty sure it was either Kings Quest 3 or Space Quest 1. Not sure which one I finished first, but I clearly remember finishing Space Quest. To this day I remember the name of your ship in that game... The Aluminum Mallard.
Ultima Yes, this was back before there was another Ultima game, so it had no number. I'm not counting the various other kinds of games from back then because they really didn't have an end, you just repeat the same stuff until you run out of lives. (And I still hadn't solved Zork yet because I got bored with trying every combo on every object.)
First completed game, Crash Bandicoot, was when the kids were still living at home and we played that game a lot, the competition was fierce to be the first one to complete it, i can't remember which of the girls finished it first, but i was second
Apart from just any old game, here are some I felt were real achievements back then. Bubble Bobble level 100 on arcade machine. Super Mario on Nintendo NES. Emerald Mines (Boulder Dash clone) all 80 levels on Amiga 500. Sim City max score (I don't remember if that was money or population, only that it took hundreds of hours to do), Amiga 500.
Chris Crawford's Eastern Front in 1981 on the Atari 8-bit. The Germans won
For CRPGs it was Ultima before it was called "1"... same computer, same year.
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I self identify as a monkey.
Not bad ..
Reporter: What's behind Blizzard success, and how do you make your gamers happy?
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- RPG Quiz - can you get all 25 right?
- FPS Quiz - how well do you know your shooters?
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Here's the list from the back of the box:
and
- RPG Quiz - can you get all 25 right?
- FPS Quiz - how well do you know your shooters?
All time classic MY NEW FAVORITE POST! (Keep laying those bricks)
"I should point out that no other company has shipped out a beta on a disc before this." - Official Mortal Online Lead Community Moderator
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Coined the phrase "Role-Playing a Development Team" January 2018
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creeping coins!
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Kyleran: "Now there's the real trick, learning to accept and enjoy a game for what it offers rather than pass on what might be a great playing experience because it lacks a few features you prefer."
John Henry Newman: "A man would do nothing if he waited until he could do it so well that no one could find fault."
FreddyNoNose: "A good game needs no defense; a bad game has no defense." "Easily digested content is just as easily forgotten."
LacedOpium: "So the question that begs to be asked is, if you are not interested in the game mechanics that define the MMORPG genre, then why are you playing an MMORPG?"
The world is going to the dogs, which is just how I planned it!
For every minute you are angry , you lose 60 seconds of happiness."-Emerson
Yes, this was back before there was another Ultima game, so it had no number.
I'm not counting the various other kinds of games from back then because they really didn't have an end, you just repeat the same stuff until you run out of lives. (And I still hadn't solved Zork yet because I got bored with trying every combo on every object.)
Lost my mind, now trying to lose yours...
Bubble Bobble level 100 on arcade machine.
Super Mario on Nintendo NES.
Emerald Mines (Boulder Dash clone) all 80 levels on Amiga 500.
Sim City max score (I don't remember if that was money or population, only that it took hundreds of hours to do), Amiga 500.
"I am my connectome" https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HA7GwKXfJB0
For CRPGs it was Ultima before it was called "1"... same computer, same year.
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