Deep Cuts
Robotrek — The Proto-Pokémon Where You Build the Monsters
In 1994, Enix's Robotrek let you build and program your own robot fighters — a year and a half before Pokémon.
Deep Cuts / SNES RPGs
The SNES RPG Golden Age You Missed
Fifteen deep cuts you can actually play in English — barely-marketed Western releases and Japan-only games rescued by fan translators. One article per game, published as they land.
Published
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E.V.O.: Search for Eden — Eat Things, Grow Horns, Become Apex
Enix's evolution RPG where you eat your way from fish to human across 4.6 billion years, scored by the Dragon Quest composer. Never re-released.
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Terranigma: The Masterpiece America Never Got — And We Did
Enix shut its US office and Terranigma never reached North America. PAL players got Quintet's 1995 masterpiece instead. Its story, and how to play it now.
In research
Awaiting capture
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The 7th Saga Was Made Harder On Purpose, Just For You
Enix's 1993 RPG is a difficulty legend — the international release got less XP and tougher enemies than Japan's. Thanks, guys.
Awaiting capture
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Paladin's Quest: Dragon Quest's Stranger Cousin
Pastel skies, spells that cost your own HP, and a post-apocalyptic world that looks like nothing else Enix shipped.
Awaiting capture
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Lufia II: The Prequel That Out-Puzzled Zelda
Beloved for its puzzle dungeons, cursed by a tiny late-1996 print run — and now priced accordingly.