I'm sure you are thinking WTF as you are reading through the title of this article but all I can say is sit down, shut up, and read on. Everquest for the Famicom! Yes, believe it or not there was a game named Everquest released for this console and it was very recent. See, the Chinese thought it would be kewl to start releasing crappy programmed games for the Famicom so they released a whole series of RPGs which all played the same except they had different scenarios. I do believe that they did it way too many times and even though you thought you would be getting the real deal, I'm sadly to announce that you are getting a very long battle, time consuming, getting to nowhere if you crash, video game.
There are many problems with these games and it's mainly due to the fact that they are of very low quality. You might get a copy that won't save or a copy that will crash after five minutes of gameplay so do what I do, just get the rom. I'm only telling you that so you can save your money but it won't make the game not crash so that's all you. Now, going back to the game it's your average RPG from Chinese people (Whatever that means) And it's long and unappealing. I do have to give kudos for the effort they applied to it but effort doesn't make new generation of players remain interested. This would have been a smash hit back in the late 80s or early 90s but now it's too late and too lame. You should still try to get a physical copy only if you are a fan and they are very collectible especially since they come with the box and instruction manual which you will only understand if you know Chinese.
Going once more back to the game. The game is quite dull and lacks character. You can't do much you haven't done before in previous RPGs from China. They are all based in the same style of gameplay. I do recommend it for learning purposes especially since the main lesson would be not to create such a game. The music makes me want to rip my ears off with the controller cable and the graphics are so-so at their best. Remember, stay away from this! Just because it's a pick of the week doesn't mean you are supposed to get it! I do once again suggest you try it out and do your very best to try and enjoy it. Until next week!
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Heyo! Neat blog you've got here! Just wanted to pop in and mention that Everquest is actually an unofficial Chinese translation of SNK's Satomi Hakkenden. Oddly, the music pauses during dialogue which doesn't happen in the official Japanese game.
Oh yeah, this was released by Waixing of China, who has released unofficial Chinese translations of other FC games like Technos' Dice Quest as Luo Ke Ren X, and have bootlegged other pirate games such as Vast Fame's Digital Monsters 3 for the GB. They're not terribly clever, as you can guess...
Thank you so much for your information! It's greatly appreciated! I hope you visit often as I have another one coming this week!
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