Computer Game Evolution
A journey through many years (and occasionally centuries) to find out who is responsible for modern computer and video games. May contain balls, Napoleon Bonaparte, robots, organized crime, and the US Air Force.
Computer Game Evolution
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Season 3
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Episode 37
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The decade ends with big hits, bigger hits, and the biggest of them all. Not even gods are safe now.
Opening
From Melee to Phantom Unicorn
Stormbringer, brought to Japan
Maelstrom is here, too
Nightmare Hunter, in my restless dreams
Rule the World, eventually
Phantasm Adventures in CV writing
Group SNE and Wizardry
Wares Blade: don't forget the loincloth
RPG-fied: Double Dragon
RPG-fied: World Court Tennis
Xtalsoft's gorilla
Wings of Arguice: what are ladders?
Dragon Quest 3, the peak
Ys 2, no more Ys
Deep Dungeon 3, let's have a party
Last Armageddon: WTF
XZR, Assassin's Creed but with drugs
Tombs and Treasure and archaeology
Record of Lodoss War: The Grey Witch, a sandbox?
Master of Monsters, a wargame with XP
Death Bringer (not the British one)
XZR 2, now with cathedrals
Final Fantasy 2: let's change everything
Adventure Planning Service plans some adventures
Dragon Ring, it's a manga
Sword World, Japan's #1
Phantasy Star 2, dungeons all the way
Crimson 2, personal character chapters
River City Ransom is here
Xak: The Art of Visual Stage is pretty
Golden Axe, full of fantasy vibes
Ys 3. Wait, what?
Mother, what Chicago does to people
Final Tap Twin, random race encounters
Faria: A World of Mystery and Danger
Double Dungeons, dungeons x2!
Mashō Denki: La Valeur, the grind is the point
Dungeon Master comes to Japan
Burai Vol 1. Another 8-member party
Square's Tom Sawyer, a mistake
SaGa or The Final Fantasy Legend. God had it coming
The Sword of Hope, an adventure with swords
Sweet Home, an adventure with vacuum cleaners
Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes might be a Dragon Slayer game
AD&D 2e, a failure on all counts
Metalhead, Japanese cyberpunk
Another kind of Apple Basic
Tokyo Monster Busters from a fan of busts
Blue Forest Story, death by misadventure in Asia
Others have tried
Heart of Fantasy 3. I've heard you like auto battles.
Dragon Quest 4. I've heard you really like auto battles.
Cosmic Fantasy, a colourful blend
Cadash, level up faster
Deep Dungeon 4. Where are the dungeons?
Final Fantasy 3, jobs for kids
Megami Tensei 2, the quest to shoot God
Phantasy Star 3, sex is back
Crystalis. No number?
Crimson 3. Farewell, Xtalsoft
Sol Bianca. A black female main character?
Xak 2 & Fray in Magical Adventure
SD Gundam Gaiden: Lacroan Heroes, it's alive!
Cyber Knight, lost in space
SaGa 2, let's punch another god
Dinosaur, a dinosaur
Xuan-Yuan Sword, a Chinese classic
Shigeru Miyamoto wraps up
The console trap
Minor trends
What's a Japanese Role-Playing Game
Wrap-up and errata
P.S. Supplemental alert