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Bishop_Hastur
04/23/24 7:01:46 PM
#51:


Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 2e

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Kami_no_Kami
04/23/24 7:06:13 PM
#52:


FF9
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joe_stalin518
04/23/24 7:09:03 PM
#53:


Ether final fantasy mystic quest or final fantasy 8

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Gobstoppers12
04/23/24 7:11:44 PM
#54:


Paper Mario, with a small shout out to Mario RPG on SNES. I rented Mario RPG a couple of times from blockbuster and loved the idea of just... exploring the world, talking to people, etc.

I would say RPG lit the fuse, but Paper Mario was the dynamite.

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Bleuets
04/23/24 7:12:13 PM
#55:


FF8 was my favorite
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Hexenherz
04/23/24 7:13:28 PM
#56:


Earliest I remember playing were Ultima VIII and Super Mario RPG, though I didn't realize Ultima was an RPG at the time

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Very_Snappy
04/23/24 7:16:01 PM
#57:


D&D tabletop got me into the game genre, then Ultima IV got me into the video game part of it.

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archizzy
04/23/24 7:16:41 PM
#58:


It started with text based adventure games on PC like Zork and then evovled to Wizardry. On console though Im another one that started with Dragon Warrior (Quest) as a young teenager and then a year later Final Fantasy. I was hooked from the start. Its still my favorite genre.

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I_is_smart
04/23/24 7:18:50 PM
#59:


Earthbound was my first, also liked Secret of Evermore.

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andri_g
04/23/24 7:22:00 PM
#60:


ArkhamOrigins posted...
Zelda 2
Zelda 1
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GenXer posted...
The first one ever played: Phantasy Star.
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DoesntMatter
04/23/24 7:22:31 PM
#61:


Dragon Warrior made me like the genre. FF6 and Chrono Trigger made me love it.

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HannibalBarca3
04/23/24 7:22:32 PM
#62:


Super Mario RPG

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bigtiggie23
04/23/24 7:46:17 PM
#63:


Dragon Warrior was first, then after playing that I had to get Final Fantasy, and I've been an RPG guy ever since.

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W_S_C_M
04/23/24 7:47:20 PM
#64:


Probably Final Fantasy or Dragon Warrior

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Whiterun_Guard_
04/25/24 3:02:06 AM
#65:


Guys, Zelda is an action adventure game, not an RPG.

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mazingetter
04/25/24 3:03:17 AM
#66:


Tales of Destiny (PS1).
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Karovorak
04/25/24 3:08:17 AM
#67:


Whiterun_Guard_ posted...
Guys, Zelda is an action adventure game, not an RPG.

After reading this topic I'm wondering when the "RPGs must have character stats!" seperation to adventure games was made.


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party_animal07
04/25/24 3:09:29 AM
#68:


Chrono Cross

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008Zulu
04/25/24 3:10:59 AM
#69:


Bishop_Hastur posted...
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 2e
I got that compilation pack that had 6 CDs, featuring 6 different AD&D 2nd Ed. games. It had Dark Sun in it, I absolutely loved that game. I liked D&D before, but Dark Sun gave me a whole new appreciation for the genre.

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Whiterun_Guard_
04/25/24 4:32:45 AM
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Karovorak posted...
After reading this topic I'm wondering when the "RPGs must have character stats!" seperation to adventure games was made.
well it was primarily meant to be adventure with action. most rpgs you dont control your character. also, you dont really level up in Zelda except 2 (which could be called an RPG i guess), you just get equipment and heart containers.

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Antiyonder
04/25/24 4:38:09 AM
#71:


Dragon Quest when it was localized as Dragon Warrior thanks to my mom starting my subscription to Nintendo Power.

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FinalBraveNUT
04/25/24 5:48:37 AM
#72:


[LFAQs-redacted-quote]


What Is it than

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Mad-Dogg
04/25/24 5:55:53 AM
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Even though I played games like legend of zelda 1 and adventure of link, final fantasy and dragon warrior/well quest before, this sob right here is what cemented my love for the genre. This game was seriously the tits for it's time period.
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/d/d2de6f74.jpg

Culture brain also made another action jrpg on the NES called little ninja brothers that was a more light-hearted game, but its the very first jrpg I remember playing that supported 2 players from start to end.
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/b/ba55ed13.jpg

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Whiterun_Guard_
04/25/24 6:02:46 AM
#74:


FinalBraveNUT posted...
What Is it than
action adventure

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FinalBraveNUT
04/25/24 6:25:48 AM
#75:


Whiterun_Guard_ posted...
action adventure

I see. Well 1st than would be Chrono Trigger followed by BoF2 ..Secret of Evermore...FF6 ..Super Mario Rpg

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Evening_Dragon
04/25/24 6:30:54 AM
#76:


Dragon Warrior 3. I played pokemon first, nut in my mind pokemon is pokemon, separate from other rpg genres.

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andri_g
04/25/24 7:17:16 AM
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Whiterun_Guard_ posted...
Guys, Zelda is an action adventure game, not an RPG.
Guy, Zelda is an Action RPG.

The only exception, here, is if you strictly use the definition Gary Gygax (TSR's D&D co-creator) used for tabletop Role-Playing Games, which are group-based, cooperative, and face-to-face live.

"If you are not role-playing as a character to another person [in the same game], who are you role-playing to?"

It also means you also accept that, to-date [as of 2024], there are no video game RPGs--only simulations.

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Trevor_Belmont
04/25/24 7:46:51 AM
#78:


Super Mario RPG back on the SNES when I was a little kid, it was my first RPG game and I didn't like it at first but it grew on me.

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RetuenOfDevsman
04/25/24 8:10:30 AM
#79:


andri_g posted...
Guy, Zelda is an Action RPG.

The only exception, here, is if you strictly use the definition Gary Gygax (TSR's D&D co-creator) used for tabletop Role-Playing Games, which are group-based, cooperative, and face-to-face live.

"If you are not role-playing as a character to another person [in the same game], who are you role-playing to?"

It also means you also accept that, to-date [as of 2024], there are no video game RPGs--only simulations.
Zelda 1 took after Adventure, the 2600 game that combined the action and adventure genres. Action being the genre in which you fight/avoid stuff in real time, and adventure being the genre all about finding items to get past obstacles.

A typical action game for 2600 might be Aquaventure:

https://youtu.be/WhG4C8XIXzA?si=_p3fcYNOqFDT3SG6

And a typical Adventure might be Swordquest:
https://youtu.be/9uS36IYKbpY?si=GyzdWqiIPUzVICfm

And as the combination of the two, Adventure:
https://youtu.be/LQZDRELOqoI?si=hsGblAYbIZwJ3hTc

The fact that both RPGs and action adventures have things like NPCs and upgradeable stats is largely by coincidence. RPGs get them from their tabletop origins, while AAs get the pickups because, well, it's an item you pick up that helps you with action gameplay. Just like the square guy in Adventure picks up the sword in order to fight the dragon (yes, that arrow is supposed to be a sword), except you don't have to put it down. And the NPCs are just well-polished means of giving the player direction on where to do/what to do and story stuff.

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DoesntMatter
04/25/24 10:27:08 AM
#80:


andri_g posted...
Guy, Zelda is an Action RPG.
nope

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ZevLoveDOOM
04/25/24 10:28:33 AM
#81:


Final Fantasy X probably.
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Tyranthraxus
04/25/24 10:31:36 AM
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Mad-Dogg posted...
Culture brain also made another action jrpg on the NES called little ninja brothers that was a more light-hearted game, but its the very first jrpg I remember playing that supported 2 players from start to end.
The prequel to this game is on Nintendo Switch but I've been waiting for this one to show up and no dice

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Mad-Dogg
04/25/24 10:35:36 AM
#83:


Tyranthraxus posted...
The prequel to this game is on Nintendo Switch but I've been waiting for this one to show up and no dice
Ah yeah kung fu heroes. Fun enough game, but yeah they def improved on that series with those little ninja bros games. Or I guess as they call'em in japan super chinese, lol.

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TyVulpine
04/25/24 10:35:39 AM
#84:


Legend of Zelda (NES)
Shining Force 2 (Genesis)

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stevo6452
04/25/24 12:31:02 PM
#85:


Final Fantasy VII, I salute you.

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Seaman_Prime
04/25/24 12:36:54 PM
#86:


chris1001_the_sequel posted...
Super Mario RPG. Didn't even know what an RPG was at the time, just thought it was some weird subtitle.
This lol
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FolkenRawr
04/25/24 12:38:37 PM
#87:


Mario RPG, probably

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Strider102
04/25/24 12:38:58 PM
#88:


I'd say it was easily Dragon Quest/Warrior back in the day.

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sabin017
04/25/24 12:40:07 PM
#89:


Diablo

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HudGard
04/25/24 1:26:29 PM
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The OG Dragon Quest (Dragon Warrior) initially indoctrinated me into the RPG genre. It was interesting but very difficult and grindy so I never got too into in it. But as higher quality games came out during the SNES era like FF6, Secret of Mana, and EarthBound, I got pretty hooked on them.

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CARRRNE_ASADA
04/25/24 1:27:29 PM
#91:


FF X for jrpgs and Koto/Mass Effect for Western style

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NoxObscuras
04/25/24 1:28:38 PM
#92:


Grandia. Still one of my all time favorite games.

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Cemith
04/25/24 1:30:25 PM
#93:


Probably Pokemon or Phantasy Star

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Aristoph
04/25/24 1:46:28 PM
#94:


Final Fantasy X. I still remember seeing it for the first time. My buddy had just gotten it on the day of release, and we were getting together for DnD and video games that night. Since a few of our DnD characters were split up, he and I weren't playing the first part of the session. So he popped in FFX to kill the time until our turn was up. By the time he got to the intro Blitzball cinematic, the DnD game was completely forgotten and we all ended up just watching him play for like 10 hours straight that night.

I was driving our DM home the next day and just pulled into the parking lot for GameStop without saying a word. We each bought a copy and the DnD campaign was officially put on hiatus for like 2 weeks while everyone just wanted to play more FFX. Been in love with the genre ever since.

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K181
04/25/24 1:48:09 PM
#95:


Dragon Warrior for the NES is what got me in, Final Fantasy hooked me, FFVI/Chrono Trigger is what made me love the genre, and X-2 is where I mostly checked out.

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LonelyStoner
04/25/24 1:48:48 PM
#96:


Pokmon Blue

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vycebrand2
04/25/24 2:25:32 PM
#97:


_Valigarmanda_ posted...
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HudGard
04/25/24 4:18:35 PM
#98:


K181 posted...
Dragon Warrior for the NES is what got me in, Final Fantasy hooked me, FFVI/Chrono Trigger is what made me love the genre, and X-2 is where I mostly checked out.
I sort of had that identical experience. Same games. Then interest started to fall off around FFX.

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Iodine
04/25/24 7:39:59 PM
#99:


There wasn't a specific one. I just preferred RPGs because you get the most playtime out of those games than any other genre.

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andri_g
04/25/24 8:46:34 PM
#100:


RetuenOfDevsman posted...
The fact that both RPGs and action adventures have things like NPCs and upgradeable stats is largely by coincidence.
Do you know what the first Japanese console RPG was to officially use the term "RPG" in its self-descriptions (ads, copy, and instructions)? The answer might surprise you.
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Here is the release sheet for the English translation version it from allGame (former professional video game classification database with a paid subscription service).

Title: The Legend of Zelda
Platform: Nintendo [Entertainment System]
Genre: Role-Playing
Style: Third-Person 2D Action RPG
Release Date: 1987
Developer: Nintendo R&D4
Publisher: Nintendo of America, Inc.
Controls: Joystick/Gamepad
Flags: Historically Significant, Available for download on Wii

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