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In the world of action-RPGs, Falcom's Ys series is the sad underdog. Despite the fact that the Japanese practically have a annual holiday for it, Ys has remained unfortunately obscure outside of its homeland. Maybe this due to the burden of being saddled with a slightly unpronounceable name (hint: it sounds like "ease"), and its full title - Ancient Ys Vanished Omens - is a grammatical quandary of tremendous proportions. Or maybe it's because they never really appeared on mainsteam systems in America - the original games were released on the Master System and Turbografx-16 CD, hardly places for them to truly show gamers what they're all about - fast paced action and adventure in faraway lands, damsels in distress, and some of the best music in the history of all video gaming.

Not only was the Nintendo Entertainment System the console that resurrected video games after the industry crash of '83, but the system's top titles set the gameplay standard by which modern platforming, RPG, action, adventure and narrative are designed today. These are the most influential and trend setting titles from the NES.

I first played an Amiga when I was 7; my mate Ed had a 500+ and we used to go round to his mansion house after school as often as possible to hit some Moonstone, Lotus 2 or Cannon Fodder action - ah, good times. Anyway, I quickly realised that this proper computer thing dicked all over the Mega Drive, and started to pester my parents relentlessly for one.

With the recent announcement of Genesis games being playable on the Revolution, I thought this would be a wonderful time to review some classics. Ever since Super Mario Bros was released on the NES, the platformer has been a constant genre in the video game industry. While many of the platformers were simply Mario clones, the 16-bit era was kicked off with Sonic the Hedgehog and never looked back. The Genesis had an especially great selection of interesting and unique platformers that helped Sega compete with Nintendo and the more powerful SNES.

These Games Are Action Packed, Heart Pounding Monuments in Video Game History

Whether you fancy Super Mario Bros., Mega Man, or Contra, surely there is a great deal of credit to be given to the classic titles that remain enjoyable and challenging.

Like a first love or a first car, a first computer can hold a special place in people's hearts. For millions of kids who grew up in the 1980s, that first computer was the Commodore 64. Twenty-five years later, that first brush with computer addiction is as strong as ever.

Despite the fact that the expansive structure of Just Cause is copped from the Grand Theft Auto arrangement, the amusement additionally imparts certain attributes to Mercenaries and Pursuit Force. The amusement happens on the fictional Caribbean island of San Esperito.:]

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