Tag Archives: atmospheric

Chunsoft, Enix, Super Nintendo

Dragon Quest V, Super Nintendo

2 Comments

First released in 1992 by Enix, Dragon Quest V (five – or, to give the game its full title: Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride) is another fun-to-play JRPG that is simple but engaging, and also contains enough detail and surprises to feel worthwhile.

It was the first Dragon Quest game released for the Super Nintendo and sold over three million copies in Japan.

Like its successor, Dragon Quest VI, it wasn’t officially released in the West until decades later, but English fan translation patches for the game do exist and that is what I’m showing here.

Continue reading Dragon Quest V, Super Nintendo →

Neverland, Super Nintendo, Taito

Lufia and the Fortress of Doom, Super Nintendo

3 Comments

This is the first game in the Lufia series – developed by Neverland and published by Taito in 1993 for the Super Nintendo.

Lufia and the Fortress of Doom is a cute and colourful Japanese Role-Playing game with Zelda-style presentation and turn-based combat.

Continue reading Lufia and the Fortress of Doom, Super Nintendo →

gog.com, Gremlin Graphics, MS-DOS, PC, Steam

Realms of the Haunting, PC

1 Comment

I have to admit that, in spite of the slightly wonky graphics/cut scenes, I have a real soft spot for Gremlin Interactive‘s 1997 PC MS-DOS release, Realms of the Haunting. Mostly because I was lucky and got to visit Gremlin‘s offices in Sheffield to see the game in production, and to talk to the people who were making it. I drove all the way from Bournemouth – where I worked as a video games magazine editor – and spent an entire day there to preview the game for PC Power magazine.

Continue reading Realms of the Haunting, PC →

Square, Super Nintendo

Chrono Trigger, Super Nintendo

1 Comment

Initially released for the Super Nintendo in 1995, Chrono Trigger is another top quality level-grinding RPG from those masters at Square – this one about a group of adventurers who travel through time to prevent a global catastrophe.

Continue reading Chrono Trigger, Super Nintendo →

FTL, PC Engine, Software Heaven, TurboGrafx-16, Victor Interactive Software

Dungeon Master: Theron’s Quest, PC Engine

Leave a comment

Theron’s Quest is a modified version of the incredible Dungeon Master, released for the PC Engine in Japan in 1992 and the TurboGrafx-16 in North America in 1993.

Continue reading Dungeon Master: Theron’s Quest, PC Engine →

gog.com, Interplay, MS-DOS, PC

Stonekeep, PC

1 Comment

Stonekeep is a strange first-person Role-Playing Game, developed and published by Interplay Productions in 1995.

Continue reading Stonekeep, PC →

Konami, Super Nintendo

Super Castlevania IV, Super Nintendo

10 Comments

Released in 1991, Konami‘s Super Castlevania IV was one of the earliest releases for the Super Nintendo console – and one of the best.

Continue reading Super Castlevania IV, Super Nintendo →

Commodore 64, Firebird

The Sentinel, Commodore 64

6 Comments

The Commodore 64 version of Geoff Crammond‘s The Sentinel (aka The Sentry) is just as good as the original BBC Micro version of the game, if not better – ie. it’s absolutely bloody brilliant.

Like a game of chess – but far scarier – The Sentinel is a game of strategy and cunning that is played-out on a mountainous chequerboard landscape that is overseen by the titular Sentinel.

Continue reading The Sentinel, Commodore 64 →

Bethesda, PC, Steam, Windows

Fallout 4, PC

16 Comments

The fourth Fallout was released by Bethesda in 2015, some seven years after Fallout 3, and five years after Fallout: New Vegas. In fact: I would call this the fifth Fallout game, because Fallout: New Vegas was more than just game number 3.5, in my humble opinion – it was the best game in the entire series. But anyway… What do I know?

Continue reading Fallout 4, PC →