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I know what you mean. Even with the maps, I was still getting lost in the dark. Luckily there's the spell Dumapic to give you coordinates if you need them.

I remember getting lost many times in Wizardry when I was first drawing the maps out. You didn't know where you were going and sometimes the game would try and mess with you so you'd get lost. It made the game even harder. I have most of the levels practically memorized now, so that "getting lost" element is kinda gone.

Yea, Stampede you herd cattle. It's really simple, but a lot of fun as you have to decide which doggies to rustle first or be overrun by them.

I don't know how I got Wizardry. I think it magically appeared with my parents purchase of the Apple IIc. I know I didn't go looking for it.

I keep hearing good things about the Adventure Time games. I'm going to keep my eye on that one.

Labyrinth of Lost Souls and it made me rage quit. It seemed really unfair and when you lose hours of gameplay to one random encounter, that's enough for me.
I was surprised to see on Wiki that there have been many Wizardry games on the Japanese PSN store. We only go the one in NA though.

Right you are. My friend gave that to me years ago. It's cool. He has a Yobo now which is even smaller, if you can imagine that. The cart dwarfs the system. It's a weird look.

Also it hooks up to your TV via the cable jack. I haven't had to do that in eons.

Awe but it's so much fun. The guys behind Etrian Odyssey were into it. You have to draw the maps on the bottom screen of the DS and 3DS for every one of their games. I wish they'd remake Wizardry for the 3DS, but Etrian Odyssey is so perfect, I'm happy with that series.

It's like the bare essence of every turn-based RPG to come after it.

I want that Kirby Dream Collection. 

I have the oposite situation this weekend. A car smashed into the store I work at and it's closed for a week to fix it. I'm on forced vacation. 

I know, right?

So need to play this.

I'm watching the ones in your previous blog right now. Got through FFU and Kirby last night. Both were cool. I'll be posting the notes I've been taking when I watch the rest of them.