Terra and Lightning's RPG Roundup

"Shining Force – Here, Have a Jogurt Ring!" Genesis. 1992. Proudly holding its title as the granddaddy of console strategy RPGs, Shining Force even today has a lot to offer the average retro gamer, with simplistic but fun gameplay, an endearing art style…and a main character who adamantly refuses to wear pants. We are looking very forward to playing more in the series…but Sega, why oh why didn’t you release all of Shining Force III in English? Note of warning: we just got a new microphone, and we’re still tinkering with the settings. The audio quality is a bit different than usual – we’re working on it.

"Final Fantasy – Wash Your Damn Face." NES. 1987. PlayStation. 2002. At last – we play something in the Final Fantasy series! In this episode we cover the NES version of Final Fantasy and include a segment on the PlayStation remake that was released in North America in 2003 (complete with the game’s intro music, which apparently has some cheesy sound effects). What party combinations are the best? We not only take on these exasperating questions, but we also warn any would-be wanderers of the Ogre Corridor of Doom. You have been warned. Yes, we later found out we that screwed up the "return the light" bit.

"Phantasy Star II - Retro RPG Russian Roulette." Genesis. 1989. Do you like maps? Do you like making maps? Well, we don’t either. But cartography is a must-have skill in this installment of the Phantasy Star series, and you’d better darn well use it.