Classic Console Games

Because of a war started by the wizard Magus in the year 600 A.D. the mystics and humans have hated each other for hundreds of years in Chrono Trigger. If you go back in time and defeat the...

There are several side quests available in Chrono Trigger that end in the party receiving the ultimate weapon for a specific character. Robo's quest will take him into the future to battle a...

Playing a cameo role from the original Breath of Fire game, Bleu is a massively powerful spellcaster who will become the backbone of your party if you choose to go through the trouble of finding...

The Sun Stone has been drained of it's power and is no longer useful for forging weapons, but if you find the proper way to charge the stone in sunlight for millions of years, it can be used to...

Mega Man X3 is the third installment in the Mega Man X series. As in all Mega Man games, Mega Man obtains special weapons for defeating robot bosses at the end of each level. Read this article to...

Mega Man 8 is the eighth installment of the legendary Mega Man series. As in the other Mega Man games, you reprise the role of Mega Man as he ventures out on a quest to defeat the evil Dr. Wiley...

Mega Man X2 is the second installation of the Mega Man X series. As in all Mega Man games, Mega Man can attain special weapons after defeating boss robots. Read this article to discover which...

Mega Man 7 is the seventh installment in the iconic Mega Man series and the first to be offered for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. As in past games, you reprise the role of Mega Man as...

Mega Man 6 is the sixth installment of the legendary series. In this game, you reprise the role of Mega Man on his quest to defeat the evil Dr. Wiley and his army of rogue robots. As with other...

The Tarot card system in Ogre Battle can be hard to master, as the game does not tell you which cards have what effect in combat. But learning how to use the cards effectively is one of the keys...

The inventor Lucca is an integral part of the game Chrono Trigger. During the course of the game she occasionally references how her mother was crippled by an experiment gone awry. By finding and...

Mega Man 4 is the fourth installment in the legendary Mega Man series. As with other Mega Man games, you reprise the role of Mega Man as he goes on another quest to defeat the evil Dr. Wiley and...

Mega Man 5 is the fifth installment of the Mega Man series on the Nintendo Entertainment System. As with the other Mega Man games, you reprise the roll of Mega Man as he goes on a quest to defeat...

Mega Man X marks the first appearance of Mega Man on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Set in the future, Mega Man is set on a quest to defeat Sigma, an evil rogue robot who has amassed an...

Mega Man 3 is the third installment in the legendary Mega Man series. In this game, you reprise the role of Mega Man as he once again fights the evil Dr. Wiley and his robot army. As in previous...

Although the wizard Magus is the main villain for almost the first half of the game Chrono Trigger, he eventually finds that he and your party have a common enemy, and will join the group as a...

The futuristic bike race mini-game in "Chrono Trigger" can be extremely frustrating on the first few attempts, as the way to win is not immediately clear. The hover bike can use three boosts of...

"Mega Man 2" is the second installment of the legendary "Mega Man" series. The player reprises the role of Mega Man as he tries to defeat the evil Dr. Wiley and a new army of robots. As with the...

The summoner Rydia can gain the ability to summon Leviathan, the king of monsters, if the party can find him and defeat him in combat. Leviathan is the second most powerful summon spell in Final...

Although Chrono is killed by the creature Lavos in the kingdom of Zeal, it is possible to bring him back from the dead. Although it is completely optional to do so, reviving Chrono gives the game...

There are plenty of summoning spells that the summoner named Rydia can acquire normally in Final Fantasy 4, but the developers of the game also threw in several hidden summons that can only be...

Mega Man 1 marks the first chapter in a legendary video game series. As Mega Man, you use your gun blaster to defeat the evil Dr. Wiley and his evil army of robots. Each robot boss in this game...

The self styled King of Beasts, Lyon, is a great addition to an army in the game Ogre Battle because of his strong attacks and ability to recruit many different kinds of beasts. Although he...

A powerful beast man who fights with two "Wyrm" units, Gilbert is the ruler of the kingdom of Sharom and offered to surrender to the evil Zetegenian Empire rather than see his people affected by...

Super Mario Brothers 1 is the game that started the Mario franchise as we know it today. It introduced players to the Princess, Toad and Bowser. With eight worlds to defeat, this Mario game can...

Super Mario Brothers 3 is a long and challenging game. With eight worlds to travel to and up to nine levels in each world, a player may find that he does not have enough lives to make it though...

Finding warps in Super Mario Brothers 2 can sometimes turn into a guessing game. The only way you can warp is by throwing a potion plant near a particular vase. With only two to three potion...

Super Mario Brothers 2 is widely considered the most interesting of the Mario games because it has very little to do with the rest of the franchise. It is the only game in which you can play as...

One of the more challenging summon spells to acquire in Final Fantasy 4 is the Sylph summon spell. To get it, your party will trek across the underworld and overland map, meet a character thought...

A staple of the Final Fantasy series, Odin is a powerful creature that can be summoned in battle by the girl Rydia to perform an attack that has a chance of instantly killing all enemies at once. ...

The mythical Bahamut dragon makes his requisite appearance in Final Fantasy 4 as an inhabitant of the moon. He will lend his might to your party's battle against the evil Zemus if you can first...

A master of healing magic, Asura, the queen of monsters, will allow your summoner Rydia to call on her power during battles in Final Fantasy 4. Before gaining the ability to summon Asura, your...

The best suit of armor in the game Final Fantasy 4, "Adamant Armor," can make whoever wears it nearly invulnerable to many attacks. Unlike most other armor, Adamant cannot be bought in a store or...

A misguided witch who agreed to work with the evil wizard Rashidi in order to be able to continue her depraved experiments, Deneb is one of the first low-alignment units you can add to your armies...

Like his fellow Hight Knight Fenril, the High Knight of Fire named Slust has been charmed by the evil wizard Rashidi into fighting for the Zetegenian Empire. A worthy leader with the love of the...

In the later stages of the game Ogre Battle, the High Knight of Ice--an honorable woman who has been ensorcelled by the evil wizard Rashidi--can be convinced to join your rebellion against the...

The mythical Excalibur sword appears many times in the Final Fantasy game series and is the strongest weapon you can acquire in Final Fantasy 4 to equip the main character, Cecil. Finding the...

A priestess with a burning need for revenge, Aisha is a great unit to add to your armies in Ogre Battle because of her healing powers. She can be found on the Island Avalon, hiding out in a hidden...

Super Mario Brothers 3 is considered to be one of the classic games on the Nintendo Entertainment System. With long game play and colorful environments, this games is both entertaining and...

Super Mario Brothers 3 is considered by many to be one of the best games to come out on the Nintendo Entertainment System. With long game play and colorful environments, this game has prove to be...

A devious devil with a powerful meteor attack that affects all enemy units, Galf takes a good deal more effort to acquire than many of the other hidden characters in Ogre Battle. Your army must...

Super Mario Brothers 3 is considered one of the best games on the Nintendo Entertainment System and a highly rated entry in the long-running Mario franchise. One of the best secrets in this game...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game is considered to be one of best games for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Because the game is long and more difficult than most NES games,...

Not many people realize that you can attain a double fighter, referred to as Galaga, in the arcade game Galaga. Doing so involves a lot of risk as you not only have to sacrifice one of your lives...

A hidden Easter egg for studious gamers who have played Ogre Battle through enough times to find the hard to get item called the "Fireseal," a secret level is available that gives the player...

Super Mario Brothers 1 is the game that put Mario and the Nintendo Entertainment System on the map. With a long game play and hidden items, this Mario game revolutionized the way we think about...

A powerful wizard who has been turned to stone by his arch nemesis, Saradin is the single strongest spell caster in Ogre Battle. Acquiring Saradin does not require that you follow the path of...

Bahamut has become an iconic staple of the Final Fantasy games and remains a consistently powerful dragon ally to the party throughout each entry in the series. True to form, the Bahamut of Final...

A true gem of the classic console games, Ogre Battle seamlessly combined role playing elements into a real time strategy game and had gorgeous graphics to boot. Because of it's complex class...

An honorable knight who has been unjustly slandered by the Zetegenian Empire, Ashe is a strong character who can be very useful in softening up the enemy armies. Unlike many of the other secret...