Dragon Quest III and Phantasy Star II are turn-based RPGs with good stories and gameplay. They have a lot of differences between them, which makes for a fun comparison. Having a science fiction RPG and a high fantasy RPG makes things more interesting for me when I write these. Phantasy Star II is a gameContinue reading “Which is better? Dragon Quest III vs Phantasy Star II”
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Which is better? Final Fantasy vs Dragon Quest III
Dragon Quest III and Final Fantasy are both high fantasy RPGs. They have a lot of similarities and only a handful of differences. This Dragon Quest game feels like it is closer to what the first Final Fantasy game was doing. Dragon Quest III is still a fairly new game to me. I played itContinue reading “Which is better? Final Fantasy vs Dragon Quest III”
Adventure Island 3 is Better than the Second Game
Adventure Island 3 is the last game in the series that I’m going to be covering. It was released in 1992 in Japan and North America, and Europe got the game on the Game Boy. For some reason, it was released as Adventure Island II on the Game Boy. Like any good series of media,Continue reading “Adventure Island 3 is Better than the Second Game”
Adventure Island II is better than the first game
Adventure Island II was developed by Now Productions and published by Hudson Soft. It was released in North America and Japan in 1991 and in Europe in 1992. The game was released on the NES first, and then ported to the Game Boy. This is one of the many games that I’ve never played before.Continue reading “Adventure Island II is better than the first game”
Donkey Kong 3, One of My Favorite Shoot’em Ups
Donkey Kong 3 is a strange single-screen shooter that I’ve written about a few times, but never reviewed. I’m a little surprised by this because I really like the game. It is a unique shooter that has some platforming mechanics to it. Like many of these early NES games, this was based on the arcadeContinue reading “Donkey Kong 3, One of My Favorite Shoot’em Ups”
The Best NES games I’ve Played So Far
Since it has been a while, I looked back at all the NES games I’ve made videos and blog posts about. Previously, I wrote about my favorite NES games, and I wanted to update that list because I’ve played more. I’m going to try to limit this to fifteen if I can. Some of theseContinue reading “The Best NES games I’ve Played So Far”
Ikari Warriors II is Better than the first game
Victory Road was renamed Ikari Warriors II: Victory Road in the US. It was released in Japanese arcades in 1986 and in North America in 1987. The NES port of the game was released in 1988. It takes the series in a completely different direction and cuts some features that I wish had stayed inContinue reading “Ikari Warriors II is Better than the first game”
Ikari Warriors on the NES, Not as Good as Commando
Ikari Warriors is one of the games that I remember playing when I was in high school. A friend of mine kept describing this game as something completely different from what it was. It was very cheap when I picked it up back in the late 1990s, which is something you could say about mostContinue reading “Ikari Warriors on the NES, Not as Good as Commando”
Which is Better? Dragon Quest II vs III
Between Dragon Quest II and III, Enix made a few significant changes to the core gameplay of their RPG series. Both games are improvements over the first game in the series. They have similar settings, stories, and game mechanics. It is interesting to watch this series slowly evolve from game to game. Enix tried toContinue reading “Which is Better? Dragon Quest II vs III”
Dragon Quest III: The Greatest Game in the First Trilogy
Dragon Quest III is one of the many games that I first played on an emulator back in the mid 1990s. After playing it, I picked up the game when I was collecting retro games in the 2000s. I really didn’t think much of it until I started making YouTube videos. From what I rememberContinue reading “Dragon Quest III: The Greatest Game in the First Trilogy”