Here is my playlist for the new year:

1. Final Fantasy 1 & 2: Dawn of Souls - Classics that should be played at least once.

2. Final Fantasy 4 - My favorite old Final Fantasy. The best being FF6.

3. Swordcraft Story 2 - A GBA exclusive. Plays fun and looks great.

That's all for the year. I'll play the games when I have time.

You can get the ROMs for these games on www.Freeroms.com

For the 3d graphics whores out there, there is a Final Fantasy 1 & 2 on the Playstation one. It's harder than the GBA version, though.

Happy New Year!

Dragon Ball Z - Legendary Super Warriors is a GBC game based on the anime. The story covers the Saiyan saga up to the Buu saga.

Gameplay is card based. You get cards you can play every turn. You have a fighting turn and a defensive turn. Your cards can be beam attack or beam defense, physical attack and physical defense. Most of the time, you can memorize how the AI plays its cards. This means you can counter with the perfect physical defense or beam defense at almost any given time.

The predictability of the AI does not ruin the game, though. I have to admit that I played the game to completion in just a couple of days. And FYI, I have a day job. That is how fun this game is for me.

If you have a Dingoo or a GBC, play this game. It's worth the time and effort.

Get the game ROM here.

I was playing the original Gameboy Final Fantasy Advenutre a.k.a. Mystic Quest a.k.a. Secret of Mana (GBA version). I was going to raid the castle of Dark Lord when I realized (too late) that I am 1 key short. In effect, I was not able to open a crucial door that I needed to open just to advance in the game.

Suffice it to say, I screwed up. I did not even have a save game to a safe spot that I can back track to. So I decided to just play the GBA remake of the game.

Sword of Mana is gorgeous. The graphics are definitely top notch compared to the old Gameboy game. Yet Sword of Mana disappointed me. The controls are not as refined as the original. The interface is also clunky, especially when changing weapons. And believe me there are a lot of weapon changing in this game.

The thing is, I can't go back to the old Final Fantasy Adventure and repeat the game from the start. Hence, I have to trudge on with Sword of Mana. Good thing Sword of Mana is easier than the original.

That small screenshot is Star Fox 2 translated in English by Gideon Zhi of AGTP fame. I saw this link on the official Fantasy Anime Twitter page.

For more screenshots and to download the actual translated rom, head over here.

Side note:

A lot of interesting people are going to Twitter nowadays. I'm thinking of joining Twitter, but I hate almost everything about it. I still believe in blogs and long form content, though my content is getting shorter and shorter. Hah, what irony.

This game is called Mystic Ark. It has been completely translated by Aeon Genesis. This game is the sequel to 7th Saga and apparently it is a better game than the former. The video above is the Japanese version gameplay footage.

I remember 7th Saga to be hard as balls. This game is probably not as hard considering it's more popular. Okay, so I never played Mystic Ark before, so what? I'm going to play it as soon as I patch the ROM.



The screenshot above is the translated ROM being played. Way to go, captain obvious!

Hi guys and gals! Just a quick link if you are in the office.

The site Free Browser Gamer is a great web portal for discovery of amusing browser games. Just keep the boss key at arms reach because I know that you will be addicted.

Here's another link for you: Browser Based games Top 10

If you know what Zork is then you are as old as I am. Zork is a text mode adventure game set in a fantasy world. I never finished Zork back in the day. I was too intimidated by the maze. I mean, it's hard enough to make a map of the world, and you fucking add a maze to a text mode game?

Regardless, Zork is remembered fondly by people even older than I am. Now Jolt Online bought the license for Zork and created Legends of Zork. Jolt Online, in its infinite wisdom, made Legends of Zork into an MMORPG instead of a text mode adventure. I must say that the transition is a success.

Legends of Zork is a cute and funny little browser MMO that you can play using turns to get XP and Zorkminds. You can buy a coconut in-game for real money so you can get more turns. The maximum turns you can get is 90, while you will have 30 turns each day if you use it that much. And believe me, you will use all your turns to become powerful in PvP or regular adventuring.

Legends of Zork is a delightful little snack for busy adventurers. The only thing I can complain about is the fact that the Legend of Zork server can run very slow unless I use HotSpot Shield. I don't know how to get around that.