Good retro JRPG series to marathon?

[BoneSnapDeez]

Yeah, using "marathon" as a verb here.

Was pondering random crap today and was thinking it might be cool to play (and/or replay) through an entire JRPG series. All at once, all entries back-to-back. Looking for RETRO series that are 3-6-ish installments long, and don't feature any computer exclusives or computer-to-console ports.

The "Heaven and Earth" series seems like the obvious choice though I have played most of those pretty recently. I could revisit the Mother trilogy and/or the Chrono Trigger "trilogy" as well. Lunar could be a decent choice, with five unique entries. There's always Dragon Buster as well, haha.

Any other thoughts? I feel like I could be missing something obvious.

[noiseredux]

for your blog, right?

[BoneSnapDeez]

Hahaha prob not. Maybe.

[skyknight]

Dragon Warriors/Quest - how does this series stand up to time, the character and monster designs are almost the same, and it spinoff so many games!!!

[casterofdreams]

Ys series even though it may not have the "retro" requirement. I say that because you can play 4 entries on the PSP and the last entry on the Vita.

That doesn't work...

How about Final Fantasy up to FF6? 5 of the entries are playable on the GBA.

Hope that helps.

[noiseredux]

Bone should def play Ys. He might like it.

[Michi]

You think so? I don't know if he'll like the 'bump' combat, or the fact that they're so short.

[casterofdreams]

The PSP games have that sweet soundtrack and the game length for the series is "marathon" friendly without it being a chore to go through.

[MrPopo]

For a more serious answer, Phantasy Star.

[noiseredux]

For a more serious answer, Phantasy Star.

So much this.