Remember Lunar: Silver Star Story for the Playstation? Lunar Legend is a GBA remake of that game.

The story is about a young lad named Alex. He wants to be a Dragonmaster like his idol, Dyne. As with most RPG stories, Alex is a pure hearted, strong, fighter class guy. There are some hints in between stories that Alex might have some hidden strength that he does not yet know about. Still the standard anime/RPG plot.

But enough of the story. Aside from the mediocre storyline, Lunar Legend proves to be a charming, little old school RPG romp. It has a lighthearted tone with very cute and colorful graphics. The sprites are bigger than usual RPG sprites because the creators wanted more impact in storytelling. Not that the story is fantastic or anything, but because it adds to the charm of the game.

Indeed, Lunar Legend may not be as long as the original Silver Star Story, but it makes up for it in nostalgia factor. The only thing I can complain about this game is the difficulty, or the lack thereof. Lunar Legend is very easy it's almost impossible to die. That's just me nitpicking, though.

Overall this game deserves a 4 out of 5 from me.

Fire Emblem for the GBA finally hit US shores almost more than a decade when it first launched in Japan. Watch the video above for a look at the history of Fire Emblem. You can also go to Snesorama to get the translated (pre-patched) NES Fire Emblem Gaiden.

It has been years since I played and finished fire Emblem for the GBA. I hardly remember it. All I remember is the difficulty. This game was hard. If your character dies in battle, that's it. No resurrection or healing when they are dead. I remember enjoying this game, though. The tension of the battle is stressful because your characters really die never to come back. There was a lot of resetting from this game because I get characters I like killed almost every time.

This game is awesome for strategy/rpg fans. Give it a try even if you own a Nintendo DS.

You can play as Gandalf, Aragorn, or Legolas. Plus there are lots of unlockable characters. The LOTR Trilogy for the GBA is simply a Diablo clone. It's not the best Diablo clone, but it's good enough for the an old system like the Gameboy Advance.

Like Diablo, you hack and slash your way out of any situation. You have a button where you can activate special attacks to help you kill hordes of goblins and orcs. There are also skill trees and magic, not unlike the Diablo 1 system.

If you want an action/RPG on the go, give the LOTR series a try. You can even play co-op with your friends if you have a link cable. I'm not 100% sure if you can use the wi-fi of a DS to link a game. All in all, this game is a solid 7 out of 10 in my book.

I replayed and finished Breath of Fire I just to get to the good ending. Well, I wasn't able to get the good ending, and there is no chance in hell I'm going back again to get it.

The next best thing to getting the good ending is just to watch it on YouTube.

BTW - the Dingoo is great. I love my Dingoo. You will love it too if you are a retro gamer.

I'm buying an A-320 Dingoo. It's a handheld emulator for NES, SNES, Genesis, GBA and some other console. Get ready for more game reviews. It's less than $100, plus the reviews are mostly positive. This handheld is the win.

A damn hard game. That is Dragon Quest V.

You start out as a very weak child and progress to 3 generations. This means that you will have to play your children later in the game. I don't want to get into that because that is spoiler territory.

All you have to know is that there is a DS version for this game. The one I'm playing is the SNES one.

Gameplay-wise, I must say that this is a typical JRPG. It is essentially Dragon Quest IV except that you can control your recruited monsters as if they were your party members. This feature alone is awesome.

Some complaints I have against this game is that it is very hard to level up. I think that the DS version is somewhat devoid of grinding, which makes it easier than the original version.

Another complaint I have is the arbitrariness of some game elements. I literally don't know where to go after finishing one quest. I had to look up Gamefaqs a lot while playing this game.

As disclosure, I have to say that I have not finished this game yet. I'm only about past the wedding scenario when I stopped. The grinding really kills me. The truth is, I'm guaranteed to die in a dungeon whenever I'm not properly leveled-up. This really hurt my chance of finishing this game.

The best stuff in this game is beating the crap out of bosses when you are properly leveled-up. I think this is a case of either beating the crap out of bosses, or getting yourself killed. I think that there is no way you can beat a boss by outsmarting it with your menu decisions.

I suggest that you play the DS version instead of the SNES one if you don't like grinding heavily.

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The screenshot above is The Glory of the Roman Empire. Just one of the great free games that you can download on their page. They have a lot more to offer like Townsmen Racing and some Townsmen games.