Dragon Warrior
I actually meant to post this as part of Retro games Tuesday, but I kept getting side tracked so now it's a day late.
This was the first RPG I ever played (unless Zelda/Zelda II counts). Unfortunately I missed the opportunity to pick this up for free when they were giving it away with a Nintendo Power subscription but I picked it up as a used game a couple years later. I loved that you could explore just about anywhere you wanted to. For the most part your only restriction was that monsters got tougher the farther you traveled out.
As a kid I loved this game, but unfortunately it really has not aged well. I tried playing it again a couple years ago and the amount of time...
This was the first RPG I ever played (unless Zelda/Zelda II counts). Unfortunately I missed the opportunity to pick this up for free when they were giving it away with a Nintendo Power subscription but I picked it up as a used game a couple years later. I loved that you could explore just about anywhere you wanted to. For the most part your only restriction was that monsters got tougher the farther you traveled out.
As a kid I loved this game, but unfortunately it really has not aged well. I tried playing it again a couple years ago and the amount of time...
I think the original Zelda is an open world RPG like game. When I think about it though, I view Zelda as one of the first open world games though. I played that a few times and tried to do things out of order and it totally worked.
I wanted to get the Dragon Warrior Nintendo Power deal too, I just couldn't rustle up the $20 or $50 dollars you needed for a subscription. I think that was the best Nintendo Power deal ever though. I mean, they gave away game guides but a game? Whoa.
I did get the Dragon Warrior/Nintendo Power deal... I think my first issue of NP was like #20 or something... Mega Man 2 cover! Man, those were the days... not sure I ever beat DW... I probably did... I remember playing some sequels too. Thanks for the trip down memory lane!
That's awesome you got the deal. Child jdodson is jealous :) Mega Man 2 was a fun game. I loved The Woodsman and Metalman abilities. Well that and I found out the saved game code algorithm to get max energy tanks to start the game off with.