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Gene’s Let’s Plays

Gameboy Advance: Castlevania: Circle of the Moon	PC: Anvil of Dawn Bastion Diablo III Doom 3 Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil Drakensang: the Dark Eye Dungeon Hack Elder Scrolls V - Skyrim, the Eschalon Book II Geneforge 5 Lands of Lore Menzoberranzan Might & Magic IV+V: World of Xeen Minecraft Nox Portal	Ravenloft: Stone Prophet Stonekeep Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines

Nintendo: Castlevania Castlevania II: Simon's Quest Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse Kid Icarus Wizards & Warriors Wizards & Warriors III

Super Nintendo: Castlevania: Dracula X Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, the Skyblazer Super Castlevania IV

Gameboy Advance:

Castlevania: Circle of the Moon
Released in 2001 by Konami, Circle of the Moon marks the return of the RPG-based Castlevania games. This is the first in a series of three games released on the Gameboy Advance.

Nintendo:

	Castlevania Here we go with Castlevania, one of Konami’s masterpieces. Released on the NES in 1987, this game is heralded as one of the classic platformers (along with Mario and the Ninja Gaiden games).
	Castlevania II: Simon's Quest Released by Konami in 1988, Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest is loathed by many for its difficult (and sometime annoying) gameplay and often completely inane quest solutions. Regardless, I’m playing it, and I’m going to enjoy it!
	Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse Released by Konami in 1990, Castlevania III heralded the end of the series on the Nintendo. Returning to the roots of the series, it eschewed the RPG mechanics added in the second game and made a return to the platforming brutality that was loved in the first game.
	Kid Icarus I play through Kid Icarus, one of my favorite platformers from my youth. Kid Icarus was released in 1987 on the NES, it was developed and published by Nintendo. This Let’s Play is gameplay only; I didn’t do any voice over work for it.
	Wizards & Warriors We play through Wizards & Warriors an action-platformer released in 1987 by Acclaim.
	Wizards & Warriors III I play through Wizards & Warriors III: Kuros Visions of Power, this is one of my favorite platformers for the NES. This game was released in 1992 for the NES, was developed by Zippo Games and was published by Acclaim.

PC:

	Anvil of Dawn We play through DreamForge Intertainment’s epic. Anvil of Dawn is an RPG that rivals almost anything out today and is sadly forgotten by the majority of RPG fans. Lets give this game its due! Anvil of Dawn was released in 1995, developed by DreamForge and published by New World Computing (of Might & Magic fame). It was heralded as one of the last great non-3D first person games (others include Dungeon Hack, the Eye of the Beholder trilogy, pretty much any Gold Box game, and the Might & Magic games).
	Bastion Released in 2011 by Supergiant Games, Bastion can best be described as an action-RPG with a very heavy focus on story. The world has essentially been destroyed by The Calamity and it's up to a lone kid to set things right. Will he succeed or fail miserably? This is a blind Let's Play so I'm not as talkative as I usually am; I still provide commentary (and hilarious deaths), though!
	Diablo III Released by Blizzard Entertainment in May of 2012, this action RPG is the newest iteration of the action RPG that started it all. How will it fare when compared the the incredible hype that proceeded it? NOTE: I do not care for this game. If you are a Blizzard fan who cannot suffer seeing their games besmirched, I would highly (HIGHLY!) recommend you not watch this series.
	Doom 3 I play through Doom 3 in its entirety. Doom 3 was released in 2004, it was developed by id Software and published by Activision. Oh. Did I mention that I utterly hate this game?
	Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil Released in 2005 after Doom 3's popularity, this expansion is more or less just as bad as the base game. It has one saving grace, though. The super shotgun. And yeah, I still hate the game. But damn that shotgun's nice!
	Drakensang: the Dark Eye Released in 2008 and developed by Radon Labs, this RPG is based on the German pen and paper RPG Das Schwarze Auge (The Dark Eye). The game released to moderate acclaim and has been praised for both its length and difficulty. Sounds just up my alley!
	Dungeon Hack Released in 1993 by SSI and developed by DreamForge Intertainment, Dungeon Hack is a dungeon crawl in the purest sense. It runs on up upgraded Eye of the Beholder III engine that was custom built to generate and populate random dungeons. This was originally the first game I LPed, however, I never finished it due to various reasons. Well, I'm back, and this time we're going through to the end. For those interested in my original LP, you can view it in all its terribleness here: LINK
	Elder Scrolls V - Skyrim, the Released in 2011, the fifth game in Bethesda's Elder Scrolls series promises to be an epic adventure like none before it. Will it live up to the task? I find out in my blind LP of the game. As a fan of the older games in the series, it has a lot to accomplish if it's going to impress me. This is a blind Let's Play, albeit one in a setting I'm semi-familiar with. Running commentary should be as typically hilarious as it usually is.
	Eschalon Book II I play through Eschalon: Book II, and excellent RPG that plays more like old-school games than any other RPGs released these days. Eschalon: Book II was released in 2010 and was both developed and published by Basilisk Games. I heartily recommend this game for any fan of old-school RPGs! You can check find more information at the developer's site, found HERE.
	Geneforge 5 We're playing through Geneforge 5, the last in the series released by Spiderweb Software. The Geneforge series is known for allowing the player a great deal of freedom in what kind of character and party they run around with. Will I be able to make it through in one piece, or will I suffer endlessly through the game?
	Lands of Lore Time to run through one of my all-time favorite RPGs. Lands of Lore was developed by Westwood and originally released in 1993 (on something like eight floppy disks if I remember correctly). The version we're playing (the talkie version) was released a year later and features some truly excellent voice work in addition to the already amazing gameplay.
	Might & Magic IV+V: The World of Xeen A compliation of Might & Magic IV (1992) and Might & Magic V (1993), the World of Xeen combines both of these excellent games into one mega adventure that happens to be my favorite entry in the whole Might & Magic series.
	Menzoberranzan Released by Dreamforge Intertainment in 1994, Menzoberranzan was the first first-person free movement RPG I ever played, as such it has a strong presence in my memory. The game itself is based on 2nd Edition D&D rules which gives it a solid place in my gaming catalog.
	Minecraft (Season 1, Season 2, Season 3) Released by Mojang in May of 2009, Minecraft became a hit once it hit alpha in 2010. What're we doing with it? Playing it of course! NOTE: Each season is its own World. Additionally, seasons past Season 1 will employ mods. Mod lists will be provided as a convenience. Worlds will also be provided for download once a season has ended. World Downloads: World 1, World 2
	Nox Released by Westwood Studios in 2000, Nox was a fast-paced Action RPG that featured three unique story lines each following along the main character Jack. The game also featured a popular multiplayer component and a freely downloadable expansion called NoxQuest.
	Portal Released by Valve in 2007, Portal is a puzzle/platforming game that quickly rose to prominence due to its inventive methodology of puzzle solving (the portal gun) and its quirky sense of humor. It's time to get our game on!
	Ravenloft: Stone Prophet Released by DreamForge Intertainment in 1995, Raveloft: Stone Prophet would prove to be their last RPG released on this engine. Taking place in a desert realm within Ravenloft, this game is easily the most challenging of the games that run on this engine.
	Stonekeep Released by Interplay in 1995, Stonekeep is one of a very short list of live-action games that I ever took the time to play. Thankfully, it's actually a halfway decent (if somewhat difficult and oft-times buggy) game!
	Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines Developed by Troika Games and released in 2004, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines was an excellent (albeit incredibly buggy - one of Troika's standards, sadly) game. Featuring multiple endings and (dare I say it) hundreds of ways to get through the game, it remains one of the most engrossing and entertaining games ever created.

Super Nintendo:

	Castlevania: Dracula X A port of Castlevania: Rondo of Blood, Dracula X is a throwback to the earlier games in the Castlevania series. It's also brutally difficult and I'm determined to get through it in one sitting.
	Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, the As a Holiday/New Year present to my viewers I play through The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past in once sitting. Thankfully I'm a professional, lesser gamers would view something like this as madness!
	Skyblazer We play through Skyblazer; an awesome action/platformer title that was largely ignored in the United States. Skyblazer was developed by Ukiyotei and published by Sony Imagesoft in 1994.
	Super Castlevania IV Originally released in 1991 by Konami, Super Castlevania IV marked a huge leap forward for the series; featuring both incredible level design and excellent game mechanics, Super Castlevania IV is easily one of the best games in the series.

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