Despite the CD-ROM format, the port's graphics still leaned into the utilitarian, but functional, look of the PC version. It hit the usual turn-based points along with a few neat ideas such as building your own spell lists via NPCs to the puzzle-like nature of some of its dungeons and boss battles.

Xanadu: Dragon Slayer II (1985) | action RPG | PC platforms | Nihon Falcom Falcom's revolutionary action RPG featured an adventure packed with features like a unique skill system and a vast, underground world to explore. It also received many ports such as a slight glow up on the PC-98 in 1995!

Broderbund Software ported Wibarm for MS-DOS machines beyond Japan in 1989, tweaking the graphics among other things such as the story crawl (the original Wibarm had a mix of English and Japanese text), though sound took a hit.

Working Designs' reputation for injecting pop culture references into their localizations turned certain moments into time capsules that didn't quite age well. "Unhacked" versions of this and other titles are even floating around today undoing their gameplay changes (but not the translation ones).

Oni also became something of a hit in Japan! Stardust Crusaders writes in their readme for the English patch that it spawned numerous sequels on various platforms including the PlayStation along with novels and even an anime series. Not bad for a lone warrior with simple (and secret) origins!

Like first game, you play a hybrid fighter/mage (though will need to learn spells on site) tasked to search for clues, poke about the area for goodies to fill your inventory with, listen to NPCs' stories, and ultimately, find the murderer responsible for a student's death at a famed magic academy!

As for James Schmalz, the indie dev that created the Legends of Murder series, he continued to make games years afterwards eventually founding Digital Extremes who worked on such memorable titles such as Unreal Tournament with Epic to building the space ninja fashion paradise of Warframe!

Tangled Tales (1989) was an adventure game and RPG hybrid for PCs like the Apple II by Origin Systems. After an accident with adamantine dust and a squirrel, your master, Eldritch, punishes you by erasing your spellbook before giving you a chance at redemption! (a tangled thread)

The combat system may look turn-based but moves in real time. Mashing the A button attacks and the B button dodges. Spells can also be assigned to the D-pad. Plenty of random encounters awaited and all of the beasties are as creatively named as the NPCs. Is your stomach growling...or is that mine???

Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes (1989) is a turn-based RPG by Nihon Falcom that debuted on Japanese PCs and later ported to systems like the TurboGrafx-16 CD. As a prince whose kingdom was wrongfully usurped by a greedy baron, you must find allies and take revenge! (a get my throne back thread)

The Tantura massacre. IDF never changed, never had reform. Imagine a group that behaved this way and was rewarded for it. That's what we have today - and world states cower and fear to do anything in real policy objection.

"Coach O said, 'I'll honor your scholarship. We'll hold it for two years.'" 𝐐𝐮𝐲𝐧𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐛𝐛𝐬 shares the moment that brought him to Arizona. Most colleges would not offer a scholarship to a player who planned to go on a mission. Coach Olson was different. He honored his word and held the spot.

If you live in or near Caldwell Idaho, can you please watch this. 🙏 This mom is trying to orchestrate a birthday parade for her 6 year old son’s birthday. 🎂

Break Attention Patterns The Supreme Pontiff of Hinduism Bhagavan Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam reveals the importance of recognizing and breaking patterns that control our attention and behavior. He shares a personal anecdote to illustrate how patterns are formed and how to consciously break them.

Why Iran? Why now? What is the end goal? Americans deserve answers.

Unstoppable 🤯

Did you?

The warnings were clear, yet the crowd rushed to hand over power anyway. You were never an ally; you were just a tool to be used. Realize this: every token eventually gets spent by the man at the top. 🎯 #WeCantAffordTrump

We’re fighting like hell to stop Trump from giving YOUR money to Tina Peters and the January 6th rioters.

imagine thinking the Creator who set all things in motion and sustains all being and movement would need to personally intervene in any moment

Saturday Morning Cartoons... 😏✌️☮️

LET’S TALK RECORDS! No. 90 (Redux): LET IT BE by THE REPLACEMENTS Part 2 #letstalkrecords #thereplacements #letitbe #collegerock #punk #punkrock #alternative #alternativerock #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylcollector #vinylcommunity #vinylrecords #music

I do pay for a housekeeper twice a month. Now all I'm missing is a woman to show up every few weeks dressed in a rubber body suit to run around my house.

Kyle Kulinski points out a terrifying shift: AI is destroying our shared reality. Kyle explains we are entering a dystopian landscape where objective truth is constantly debated, forcing us to over-analyze everything. Are we losing our grip on facts? 🤖📉

Protests work with the support of the community. Lawrence, Kansas! #Resist #Protest #LFK

Mayor Mamdani: If you work hard in this city, you can find a way in this city. That's why we're investing in childcare and housing. We want it to be a little bit easier so when you're putting in 110%, you can look at city government and say, 'At least someone's trying to meet me halfway.'

We’re replaying one of our most special podcast series of EdUp Canada Podcast, Sea of Opportunities ⚓ Today, we’re sharing this episode where Michael Sangster speaks with a Royal Canadian Navy leader about an unexpected career pivot, life aboard HMCS St. John’s. 🔊 Listen now: buff.ly/eOVdV6R

“A protester breached the airside perimeter at Shannon Airport in #Ireland today, climbed onto the wing of a parked #US Air Force C-130 Hercules and damaged the fuselage with what is believed to be an axe, taking the aircraft out of service. Shannon Airport […] [Original post on kolektiva.social]

Zwischenrufe gehören im Parlament dazu. Sie haben Tradition. Doch es sollte kein ständiges Niederbrüllen werden. Schon gar nicht von der Regierungsbank aus. #bayern #grüne #söderisst

🎶 If you get sick 🎶 🎶 cross your fingers for luck 🎶 🎶 cause Richard T Burk ain’t giving a fuck 🎶

I miss when I didn't know what a "mortgage" was. 👶 #childhood #adulting #renting #nostalgia

I know this is about Freddie Gibbs, but what Jay Electronica did for the MEME space this year is unmatched.

Sept 1968 from 1st photoshoots of #ledzepplin ❤️ There was the UK #britpop culture personality in the late 60s & where #theBeatles left off, came along the Heavy blues #britrock musicianship, that made for the more experimentation with #jimmypage than we'd ever heard before 🎶🎸🎹🥁 #musichistory

Ace Combat 2 - Fire Youngman Composer: Nobuhide Isayama

Jason Anavitarte can't read. He thinks an indictment is equivalent to guilt and that a paid informant spying on a gate group is the same as a member of a hate group.

In this INOvators episode, Todd Sharp shares how AI transforming admin work, team collaboration, R&D & how corporate teams are structured (and not in the way you may think): https://ow.ly/gOFi50YfnMS

Happy #EarthDay2026. 🌱🌍 Today we’re looking back on ‘Climate Anxiety and Climate Courage’, as we ask: can courage cure climate anxiety? In her article for Think Journal, Mandi Astola explores what it means to be courageous in the face of the #climate crisis: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Today, at the side event of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, I made it clear: Russia is desperate to damage Europe. Its operations in Africa are hybrid warfare aimed at fueling instability, driving migration flows northward & weakening EU unity. Europe must act!

The virtual advertising boards on the Champions League final coverage are doing a terrible job at keying around the players when they’re on the far side of the pitch. It’s really noticeable in 4K. #ChampionsLeague #ucl #uefa

Trump Admires And Asks Staff To Photograph Column Outside The Whitehouse

Innocent Fox Chilling and Gaming!!! What are we playing today? 😇 www.twitch.tv/xaraphiel

C’est quoi la singularité d’un trou noir ? C’est le futur inéluctable de tout observateur qui tombe dans le trou noir. ✅ Extrait de la conférence : « Voyage au coeur d’un trou noir » donnée à l'Université de Namur à l’invitation des étudiants de Kap to Universeh. Vidéo intégrale sur YT. Salukes

Verkar äkta. Prince Sultan Airbase i Saudi.

Officially Misspelled! ✍️ Random #zelda fact! #nintendo #autisticgamingplus

Listen to their words. #FreePalestine

A totally normal reason to hire an acting AG

What the fucking fuck CNN? I was watching your Minneapolis coverage and then Governor Walz introduced his Springsteen and you fucking end the broadcast are you kidding me??? #NoKings #Minneapolis👑

Start the week strong so Friday has something to talk about. Small wins. Big momentum. 💪 #MondayMotivation

LESS NOISE. MORE CONTEXT This is an educational channel. Let's talk about definitions/"Labels"—they do matter. Is America a superpower or an empire? (INTERVIEW COMING SOON)

Imágenes de la destrucción del Leopard 1A5 alemán de las Fuerzas Armadas de Ucrania. Un dron tras otro atacó al tanque enemigo mientras intentaba penetrar en Konstantinovka. Actualmente, se están librando feroces batallas en los límites de la

Going to sleep right now. Good night everyone.😴

A wet morning but heaviest rain clearing Northeast now with a mix of sunny spells and scattered heavy showers to follow.

The PA Senate GOP Majority explaining away why they don’t stand with working Pennsylvanians.

Anaheim Ducks v Vegas Golden Knights, winner gets to face Avs for the West (Wild, I don't know if they can pull it off but prove me wrong.)

Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham with new Barcelona signing Anthony Gordon in England training🔥 The two will be El Classico rivals next season👀

Air Quality Alert issued June 4 at 3:15PM EDT by NWS Upton NY the new york state department of environmental conservation has issued an air quality health advisory for the following counties: new york, bronx, kings, queens, richmond, nassau, (1/6)

Raven Johnson 1 handed finish #WNBA

Countries worldwide have pledged to reach net zero by 2050. The green revolution promises to change daily life, but can we adapt fast enough? Are We Ready for Net Zero? Watch free on knowledge.ca #knowledgenetwork #netzero #climatechange #carbonneutral #greenrevolution

"Was die durchgeknallte Trulla nicht sagt: Ihr Netzpaket sorgt dafür, dass in der Hälfte des Landes keine Solar und Wind Anlagen mehr gebaut werden, weil aus Angst vor teuren Abschaltung keiner mehr investiert. Weswegen gerade die 16 Energieminister mit 16 zu 0 Stimmen ihre Politik abgelehnt haben."