If you're including Tactical RPGs in this search, I highly recommend you check out Just Breed for the NES. Romhacking has done a very good fan translation of it. An Enix gem that no one seems to know about. Better than the Fire Emblem games for the NES in my humble opinion. And guess which title realized an enduring franchise...
I'm still trying to track down a complete Just Breed on eBay. Can't read Japanese, but I want the cart in my best classic games collection.
Obscure Retro RPGs?
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That game looks effing rad. I think those late gems that come out are usually the best games.timewarpgamer wrote:If you're including Tactical RPGs in this search, I highly recommend you check out Just Breed for the NES. Romhacking has done a very good fan translation of it. An Enix gem that no one seems to know about. Better than the Fire Emblem games for the NES in my humble opinion. And guess which title realized an enduring franchise...
I'm still trying to track down a complete Just Breed on eBay. Can't read Japanese, but I want the cart in my best classic games collection.
This is the best topic ever by the way.

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^Every bit as epic as Final Fantasy 7 in aesthetics, scenario, and soundtrack.
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I think that Beyond the Beyond was a solid RPG for PS1 that got lost in the slew of FF's, Personas, and other well known titles of the time.
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If you haven't already - please give Lufia a try on the SNES..
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Nes
-radia senki(eng patch available)
SNES
-Lufia
-Bof series
-Terranigma
Ps1
-Thousand Arms
-azure dreams
-legend of legaia
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-radia senki(eng patch available)
SNES
-Lufia
-Bof series
-Terranigma
Ps1
-Thousand Arms
-azure dreams
-legend of legaia
-Torneko
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I am going to have to say .... an action rpg like Beyond Oasis and the Legend of Oasis
Also Super Mario RPG was a great classic!
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Inindo-Snes pretty obscure Koei version of FF Mystic Quest...
Okay now Im jus talkin out my @$$.
Okay now Im jus talkin out my @$$.
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On the Playstation, check out Alundra if you're into Zelda-Esque Rpg's, and koudelka for an interesting JRPG with stratagy elements set in the shadowhearts universe.
NES, check out Faxanadu, although I'm not entirely sure that's uncommon.
NES, check out Faxanadu, although I'm not entirely sure that's uncommon.
I second the notion on Beyond the Beyond. Same team that did Shining Force, I believe. I enjoyed it quite a bit, just keep in mind it does have a reputation for being the worst rpg on the PSX. (Which I wholeheartedly disagree with.)foxhound1022 wrote:I think that Beyond the Beyond was a solid RPG for PS1 that got lost in the slew of FF's, Personas, and other well known titles of the time.
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