Looking Back: From Super Mario Bros. To Final Fantasy III To Secret Of Evermore
Judy Ramsook
August 30, 2006
Although video games have come and gone over the years, there are some that would have made an indelible mark on the minds of some players. If the Super Mario Bros. for the original NES was the first game some of us ever played, then that might leave a mark or two.
Especially if it took the gamer a few hundred tries to get it right with the running, jumping, hitting the question mark block combination for a one up or other helpful item along the way of the game’s landscape. After playing the game and packing it away in the closet where it might collect a considerable amount of dust over time, a chuckle might reach the gamer’s face if he/she happens to hear the once familiar background music for that particular game after some time has passed. Then a few other memorable games might also cross his/her mind as he/she takes a look back on playing some of those games. Games such as Final Fantasy III and Secret Of Evermore for the SNES.
For if some persons thought that mastering the running/jumping technique was challenging, try a vast RPG such as the old SNES Final Fantasy III.
Of course there was no running or jumping skill to master here, but it did require some level of patience. For a game of this size can have an effect on one’s love life, so spend some time with your loved one or mate before embarking on a few hours of gameplay here. So they won’t feel as if they are losing you to a video game.
With such memorable characters as Terra, Celes, Sabin, Edgar and Locke, to name a few, the involved storyline and addictive gameplay will keep any player of such a rich RPG engrossed for a long period of time. Some players of the Mortal Combat type of game complained that RPGs at the time did not have the fighting punch they were looking for.
Well, Final Fantasy III did not disappoint in that department. With Edgar’s auto crossbow and his brother’s Sabin’s martial arts skill, not to mention Cyan’s sword fighting skills, the game itself packed quite a fighting punch of its own.
With Sabin, this took some level of practise, but all a gamer had to do was master some of those moves with a few quick movements of his/her fingers on the SNES control pad. And some of those moves came in quite useful for defeating Kefka, the game’s villain. Then came along The Secret Of Evermore.
The secret? It was the butler who did it. After being inundated with the Disney boy and his dog movie variety over the years, I was a little disappointed at first when I noticed this game was just that, about a boy and his dog.
But as I stuck with it and continued to play the game, I quickly realised that the dog in this game played quite an important role. Not only did it change it’s appearance everytime both characters entered a new world, but it had amazing fighting ability.
He also helped out the hero in situations that required a two player collaboration problem solving part. In the end, yes, the boy and his dog did end up saving the day and their world from the evil twin cloning idea of the butler.
If you stay with the game long enough there’s even a little surprise in store for persons who have also played Final Fantasy II. Cecil makes an appearance in the town of Ebon Keep, where he is quietly living managing the local inn and armour/weapon store, with Rosa, of course.
Some people pack away such games after beating them, but if they are good like a book or movie one cannot get out of his/her mind, they might be worth a replay. For just like the first reading or viewing of a good book or movie, you might notice a few things you missed the first time you tried to rush through those games the second time you play them.
Especially if it took the gamer a few hundred tries to get it right with the running, jumping, hitting the question mark block combination for a one up or other helpful item along the way of the game’s landscape. After playing the game and packing it away in the closet where it might collect a considerable amount of dust over time, a chuckle might reach the gamer’s face if he/she happens to hear the once familiar background music for that particular game after some time has passed. Then a few other memorable games might also cross his/her mind as he/she takes a look back on playing some of those games. Games such as Final Fantasy III and Secret Of Evermore for the SNES.
For if some persons thought that mastering the running/jumping technique was challenging, try a vast RPG such as the old SNES Final Fantasy III.
Of course there was no running or jumping skill to master here, but it did require some level of patience. For a game of this size can have an effect on one’s love life, so spend some time with your loved one or mate before embarking on a few hours of gameplay here. So they won’t feel as if they are losing you to a video game.
With such memorable characters as Terra, Celes, Sabin, Edgar and Locke, to name a few, the involved storyline and addictive gameplay will keep any player of such a rich RPG engrossed for a long period of time. Some players of the Mortal Combat type of game complained that RPGs at the time did not have the fighting punch they were looking for.
Well, Final Fantasy III did not disappoint in that department. With Edgar’s auto crossbow and his brother’s Sabin’s martial arts skill, not to mention Cyan’s sword fighting skills, the game itself packed quite a fighting punch of its own.
With Sabin, this took some level of practise, but all a gamer had to do was master some of those moves with a few quick movements of his/her fingers on the SNES control pad. And some of those moves came in quite useful for defeating Kefka, the game’s villain. Then came along The Secret Of Evermore.
The secret? It was the butler who did it. After being inundated with the Disney boy and his dog movie variety over the years, I was a little disappointed at first when I noticed this game was just that, about a boy and his dog.
But as I stuck with it and continued to play the game, I quickly realised that the dog in this game played quite an important role. Not only did it change it’s appearance everytime both characters entered a new world, but it had amazing fighting ability.
He also helped out the hero in situations that required a two player collaboration problem solving part. In the end, yes, the boy and his dog did end up saving the day and their world from the evil twin cloning idea of the butler.
If you stay with the game long enough there’s even a little surprise in store for persons who have also played Final Fantasy II. Cecil makes an appearance in the town of Ebon Keep, where he is quietly living managing the local inn and armour/weapon store, with Rosa, of course.
Some people pack away such games after beating them, but if they are good like a book or movie one cannot get out of his/her mind, they might be worth a replay. For just like the first reading or viewing of a good book or movie, you might notice a few things you missed the first time you tried to rush through those games the second time you play them.
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