is our regular look back at the early years of Japanese PC gaming, encompassing everything from specialist '80s computers to the happy days of Windows XP.I've been building my character up for a while now.
The first expansion, plainly titled"Additional Scenarios Vol.1", is a smorgasbord of stories encompassing everything from pirates to Amazonian warrior queens. It plays out almost like a collection of fairy tales, every day a new place with a new cast of heroes to befriend and monsters to slay.The two that came after it—Sengoku and Pyramid Sorcerian—are more closely themed around their titles, although historical accuracy was clearly the last thing on Falcom's mind.
A serious amount of thought and effort was expected from these fan entries, just like more modern contests to design new weapons, furniture, and evencreated for the likes of Final Fantasy 14. Wannabe designers needed to fully complete a four part entry process, running from, filling out and eventually mailing off specially designed competition pages covering everything from map and scenario design to monster attack patterns and NPCs.