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Gemfire is sort of an anomaly on consoles. At its heart we have a turn-based strategy game. Consoles of the time were home to many attempts at this style of gameplay. Few games were designed for the novice though. This turned a lot of fans off from the genre due to the complexity. Gemfire is […]
Posts Tagged ‘fantasy’
Gemfire Makes Great Introduction to Turn Based Strategy Gaming – December 5th, 1992 – Today in Video Game History
December 4th, 2020 
Carl Williams 
Posted in News, Nintendo, Super Nintendo 
Tags: fantasy, Gemfire, koei, strategy, turn based strategy 
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Final Fantasy IX Returns Series to Fantasy Era on PlayStation – November 13th, 2000 – Today in Video Game History
November 12th, 2020 Carl Williams Final Fantasy IX was one of my favorite role-playing games (RPG) on the Sony PlayStation console. It was such a great game, one that returned the franchise to its roots in the fantasy era. Previous entries had a heavy futuristic/science fiction slant to their stories. While those were fun, there is just something about the […]
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Posted in News, PSOne, Sony Tags: fantasy, final fantasy, final fantasy IX, role playing game, rpg, square enix No Comments »
Hobgoblin 2 Atari Computer Work in Progress Released
August 21st, 2020 Carl Williams Hobgoblin 2 is an upcoming 2D action adventure set in a horror fantasy world. It is coming to the Atari 8-bit computer line (Atari XL/XE). There are a few similarities to other titles in this vain. If you loved Capcom’s Ghosts ‘n Goblins then you are in for a treat with Hobgoblin 2.
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Posted in Atari 800 XL/XE, Comp, News Tags: 2d, action, adventure, fantasy, Hobgoblin 2, horror, monsters No Comments »
Amstrad CPC Sees Sword of Ianna Released
July 4th, 2020 Carl Williams Sword of Ianna is a new hack and slash adventure for the Amstrad CPC. Think generic Conan the Barbarian if you will, and you have a good idea in mind. Your character is a muscle-bound fantasy character who carries a sword. You are tasked with returning peace to the land. Are you up to the […]
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Posted in Amstrad, Comp, MSX2, News, ZX Spectrum Tags: 2d, action, fantasy, platform, side scrolling, Sword of Ianna No Comments »
Kickstarter – Unknown Realm – 8-bit fantasy RPG for PC and C64
December 16th, 2016 Neil Reive A promising fantasy role playing game, Unknown Realm: The Siege Perilous, has hit Kickstarter. Developed for the Commodore 64 and PC (Windows and Mac), the game harks back to the 1980s era of classic RPGs such as Ultima, Wasteland, and SSI’s Gold Box series. With a good dose of rewards on offer, the project has […]
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Posted in Comp, News Tags: cartridge release, commodore 64, fantasy, kickstarter, mac, role playing game, Unknown Realm, windows pc No Comments »
Blackthorne Shows Super Nintendo’s Dark Side – August 10th, 1995 – Today in Video Game History
August 10th, 2016 Carl Williams Blackthorne by Interplay was one of those Super Nintendo releases that previously would have never happened. When Nintendo launched the whole “Play it Loud” campaign they said it was a change of pace for the company. They would be partially shedding their “family friendly” image. This allowed third party companies to release more mature titles […]
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Taito Releases Saint Sword onto Sega Genesis – June 27th, 1991 – Today in Video Game History
June 26th, 2016 Carl Williams What do you do when someone else has a really popular title? Why, you copy it as best you can. That is apparently what Taito did in the early 90’s when they released Saint Sword for the Sega Genesis. They followed the idea of Rastan as best they could but as with most copycats, they […]
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Posted in Genesis, News, Sega Tags: action, adventure, Blades of Vengeance, fantasy, genesis, rastan, Saint Sword, taito No Comments »
Super Castlevania IV Sees Konami Cracking the Belmont Whip on Super Nintendo – December 4th, 1991 – Today in Video Game History
December 3rd, 2014 Carl Williams The Castlevania series an iconic gaming series. No doubt about it. Castlevania games, in general, will be well remembered for years to come. Konami has not taken many chances with this franchise. They played it fairly safe in many ways while pushing the envelope in others. When the Super Nintendo was released fans immediately started […]
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Posted in News, Nintendo, Super Nintendo Tags: 1991, action, adventure, castlevania, December 4th, fantasy, konami, SNES Classic Mini, Super Castlevania IV No Comments »
Review: Castle of Shadows on Android
June 30th, 2014 Carl Williams Action titles involving the undead, usually a vampire of some sort, are a dime a dozen. Ones that are actually good are rarer though. Castle of Shadows by Playphone Inc, runs the gamut of mediocrity for storys- literally one sentence that mentions something about
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Posted in News, Portables Tags: action, adventure, android, castle, castle of shadows, castlevania, circle of the moon, demons, despair, fantasy, google, hand held, handheld, harmony of dissonance, horror, inc., love, market, metroidvania, play, playphone, romance, shadows, sword, swords No Comments »
Prototype: Rastan Demo for Atari ST Discovered by Ocean Software
June 17th, 2014 Carl Williams Ocean Software, the company responsible for porting Rastan to home computers, has discovered a demo for Rastan on the Atari ST. This is a unique discovery since Ocean Software were not known for their 16-Bit computer ports (they had none at the time of this release). This is a game that was originally intended to […]
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Posted in Comp, News Tags: apple, arcade, Arnold Shwarzeneggar, atari st, commodore, conan, fantasy, msx, rastan, rastan saga, retro, retro gaming magazine, retrogaming, taito 2 Comments »
