tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post3259792347878418689..comments2024-01-29T18:11:40.469-08:00Comments on The RPG Consoler: Game #36: Fatal Labyrinth (Genesis) - Is It Still a Rogue-like If I Only Play Once? (Finished)Zenic Reveriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16441583549326102945noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-7140209184725249712015-04-20T16:54:12.525-07:002015-04-20T16:54:12.525-07:00Good to know they're still out there, but it&#...Good to know they're still out there, but it's definitely not as booming as it used to be when Blockbuster was king.Zenic Reveriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441583549326102945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-30261083003100293212015-04-13T13:46:36.888-07:002015-04-13T13:46:36.888-07:00Family Video is a thriving chain of video rental s...Family Video is a thriving chain of video rental stores in the midwest, and they have a decent game section.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-91509033482740570392015-04-06T20:55:12.089-07:002015-04-06T20:55:12.089-07:00Is there a difference? I only have the SNES versio...Is there a difference? I only have the SNES version, but if you want to send me the Genesis cart I'd be happy to send it back once I'm done; otherwise, I hope you'll settle for the SNES.Zenic Reveriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441583549326102945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-36847024371555620412015-03-14T02:49:58.190-07:002015-03-14T02:49:58.190-07:00I'd be willing to forgive that if you played t...I'd be willing to forgive that if you played the Genesis version of New Horizons, I hear the first game is a probrably better on the SNES due to how due,ing is handled or something.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11560711373831583403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-13209215709713976272015-03-11T21:25:01.073-07:002015-03-11T21:25:01.073-07:00Well, I'm looking forward to both games. :)
I...Well, I'm looking forward to both games. :)<br /><br />I hope no one minds that I'm skipping over the NES and Genesis ports.Zenic Reveriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441583549326102945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-12604072022069792482015-03-11T21:24:19.261-07:002015-03-11T21:24:19.261-07:00Yeah, so lucky! I equipped two cursed weapons, the...Yeah, so lucky! I equipped two cursed weapons, the Blood Sword (should have known better, right?) and the Golden Axe. I took a chance on the Shinobi Blade. Good to know about continues.<br /><br />Tombstones... I almost want to play again to see that. I did think of throwing items at enemies, but that didn't seem to help identify them. Maybe walls are better for that.<br /><br />I saw someone play a bit of Dragon Crystal. Should be fun, but seemed more random with equipment drops. I remember the dragon helping to protect a side at least.<br /><br />Drakkhen should be wrapped up this week I think, unless I get stuck somewhere. I'm looking forward to Shining in the Darkness as well. I played up to a locked door before, and that's all I remember.Zenic Reveriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441583549326102945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-18360543172325081862015-03-11T20:35:07.663-07:002015-03-11T20:35:07.663-07:00Yeah, I consider myself very lucky.Yeah, I consider myself very lucky.Zenic Reveriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441583549326102945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-60484662426732650012015-03-11T20:34:45.232-07:002015-03-11T20:34:45.232-07:00Ah, good to know. I think it'd be interesting ...Ah, good to know. I think it'd be interesting to have some kind of hidden increase like extra damage, extra attacks/actions, or the ability to always escape without taking a hit. I guess they wanted to keep it simple though.Zenic Reveriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441583549326102945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-91876501504568276002015-03-11T20:33:00.344-07:002015-03-11T20:33:00.344-07:00Good to know. I can imagine this being very hard w...Good to know. I can imagine this being very hard with the mentality of using/equipping everything as soon as it's picked up.Zenic Reveriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441583549326102945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-55418459935956555212015-03-10T15:27:59.085-07:002015-03-10T15:27:59.085-07:00I'm really looking forward to you hitting Unch...I'm really looking forward to you hitting Uncharted Waters, a game that's far more simplistic than it appears, but I loved the SNES game as a kid and still play the DOS version (which plays a bit faster) now and then.<br /><br />The sequel, New Horizons, is nearly universally praised as a better game, but I think it's junk and have reasons why I think so, but I'll save those for when you actually get to the game.Raifieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08478524519453417677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-39011703992732479062015-03-10T03:47:15.693-07:002015-03-10T03:47:15.693-07:00Congratulations on beating Fatal Labyrinth without...Congratulations on beating Fatal Labyrinth without save states! Luck smiled on you. Equipping a cursed item in this game is pretty much a death sentence, and the "continues" still leave the hero bereft of most of his equipment, as I remember.<br /><br />Since you didn't die, you didn't get to see one of the most widely cherished and remembered features of the game - the tombstone marking the hero's grave after his death. The one and only use for all the hero's amassed gold is to embellish this tombstone.<br /><br />I read a FAQ that suggested testing items by throwing them against a wall instead of using/equipping them on the player. This sacrifices the item, but other items of that type remain identified for the rest of the game.<br /><br />Dragon Crystal, the "cousin" of Fatal Labyrinth, is almost exactly the same in terms of gameplay mechanics. Dragon Crystal also has no story other than the framing narrative of its intro and ending. A dragon follows the player around, but it never does anything. At all.<br /><br />Looking forward to Drakkhen and especially Shining in the Darkness. I loved SitD back in the day. It's a bit of a grindy dungeon crawler, as JRPGs go, but it isn't nightmare-inducing like Wizardry.Victarhttp://www.victarfanfics.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-52002035202186536722015-03-09T12:20:03.588-07:002015-03-09T12:20:03.588-07:00Can't believe you beat the game on your first ...Can't believe you beat the game on your first attempt! I played it a long time ago and I think I didn't get further than about 20-25 levels without dying.Andy_Panthrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18231815646876343380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-1557558344775674912015-03-08T22:28:29.969-07:002015-03-08T22:28:29.969-07:00Some of the rings, like the fire one, only functio...Some of the rings, like the fire one, only function as throwables, which is strange but also an interesting idea.Jonothanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06305455959377150878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-57167033232059973512015-03-08T22:09:14.789-07:002015-03-08T22:09:14.789-07:00I rented this as a kid. I remember it being a budg...I rented this as a kid. I remember it being a budget Genesis title. It was too hard for me as I didn't get very far at the time having never played a rogue like before. I maybe tried 10 playthroughs of varying success before returning it. I always just had to try out every new thing. Much to my detriment. But yes everything g does change each playthrough and the dungeons are always different.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11560711373831583403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-1851333259789446822015-03-08T19:35:08.338-07:002015-03-08T19:35:08.338-07:00Drakkhen was one of the games we rented. I think t...Drakkhen was one of the games we rented. I think the only rental service that's still around for games is GameFly. I haven't seen a video store in quite a while. I didn't beat it as a kid, but I bought it about 4 years ago and beat it somehow.Zenic Reveriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441583549326102945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-52324423438178956002015-03-08T18:58:00.065-07:002015-03-08T18:58:00.065-07:00This would have been something I would have loved ...This would have been something I would have loved to rent as a kid (remember renting video games? Can you still do that?). Too bad I somehow missed it... Never got into rogue-likes, though a shorter, easier one might have been more my style.<br /><br />I'm curious about the next game, since I never played that either, though the name pops up from time to time.Jasonnoreply@blogger.com