Penny Dreadfuls For A New Generation: Platypus Nostalgia

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Square Soft's original "Final Fantasy" came out when I was just finishing up grade school. I learned about it in Nintendo Power and was intrigued by the idea. Part of the appeal must have been that I had just finished J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" and was primed for anything dealing with the high-fantasy quest. Anyhow, I persuaded my parents to get me a copy a.s.a.p. Armed with detailed maps and the strategy guide, my friend Dennis and I set to work. We never actaully beat the game, but we got close, and our devotion to Square Soft was sealed.

I was at Blockbuster yesterday, and I noticed adds for yet another game in the now prolific Final Fantasy series. Judging from the screen shots, the series has come a long way from the land of split battle-screens and eight bit characters. I don't own any of the new systems and I rarely play video games any more. Still, it's good to know that the adventure continues, or as Tolkien put it "the road goes ever on and on."

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