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The History of Console RPGs

Introduction
The First Console RPG
NES
SMS
Game Boy
Turbo Duo
Genesis/Sega CD
SNES
Saturn
PlayStation
Nintendo 64
The Future of RPGs
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Saturn RPGs

Ah, Saturn, we hardly knew ya. Sega's 32-bit wonder was the little engine that should've, having all the pieces in place but horribly fouling up the execution. Boosted by winners from Game Arts, Sega, and Working Designs, the Saturn managed to carve out a healthy RPG niche. Some undeniable classics were released, and life was good.

In its later, more troubled days, the system saw a general developer malaise sweep the gaming community, followed by Working Designs' much-publicized defection to Sony. Half of its best RPG titles were released to critical acclaim - only to be unpublicized, underpublished, and effectively ignored. The other half stayed in Japan.

Now show me Dragon ForceNEXT