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No Escape, Megadrive/Genesis

No Escape was developed by Bits Corporation, and published by Psygnosis for the Megadrive and SNES, in 1994. It is based on the science fiction action film of the same name, starring Ray Liotta and Lance Henriksen.

You play as inmate J.T. Robbins (a highly-trained ex-Marine), trying to escape Absolom penal colony island.

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Feda: The Emblem of Justice, Super Nintendo

Developed by Max Entertainment and published – in Japan only – by Yanoman in 1994, Feda: The Emblem of Justice is a tactical JRPG that features two central characters who are fighting against the corrupted empire they used to serve. A fan translation makes the game playable in English.

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Magical Starsign, Nintendo DS

This is the sequel to the excellent Magical Vacation on the GBA. Magical Starsign was developed by Brownie Brown and published by Nintendo, exclusively for the Nintendo DS, in 2006. Unlike its predecessor, Magical Starsign was given an official release in the west, in English.

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Magical Vacation, Game Boy Advance

Magical Vacation is a GBA RPG, developed by Brownie Brown and published by Nintendo, in Japan only, in 2001. An English fan translation is available for the game, but it’s unfortunately not yet complete. That said: the majority of the game has been translated, and it’s absolutely worth playing because this is such a beautiful adventure!

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Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec, PlayStation 2

Developed by Polyphony Digital and first published by Sony in 2001, Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec is the third in the famous series of driving games on the PlayStation. This time, on the PlayStation 2. And it is just as good as you might imagine…

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Phantasy Star Gaiden, Game Gear

Phantasy Star Gaiden is a handheld RPG, released only in Japan for the Game Gear in 1992. The game was developed by Japan System Supply and is a short, non-linear spin-off from the main Phantasy Star series. A fan translation patch makes the game playable to non Japanese-speakers.

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Phantasy Star Adventure, Game Gear

Released exclusively for the Game Gear – in Japan only – by Sega in 1992, Phantasy Star Adventure is a spin-off from the main Phantasy Star series and is a kind of RPG/adventure controlled with a simple menu system. A fan translation into English makes it playable to non Japanese speakers.

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Gran Turismo 2, PlayStation

The sequel to the hit 1997 racing game, Gran Turismo, Gran Turismo 2 carries on where its predecessor left off, only this time the experience is spread over two separate discs (in this case, CD-ROMs – not DVDs), one containing the “Arcade Mode“, and the other offering the “Gran Turismo Mode“, which is basically “Simulation Mode” from the previous game.

Gran Turismo 2 was again developed by Polyphony Digital, and was first published by Sony in 1999.

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Anteform, PC

Anteform is a tiny, futuristic RPG, written for the PICO-8 development platform, and was first released in 2019. It uses the same game engine as Minima and was written by the same guy, Feneric (aka Eric W. Brown). It’ll run on Windows, Mac, Linux and Raspberry Pi.

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Minima, PC

Written for the PICO-8 development platform and first released in 2018, Minima is a miniature version of the early Ultima games and runs on Windows, Mac, Linux and Raspberry Pi. It’s a tiny RPG with exploration, a scrolling overworld, first-person dungeon crawling, turn-based combat and movement, and NPCs to talk to.

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