Retro revival week? Huh, whatever, I still don't know where it originated, but if it was on the forums, that's probably why I never heard about it. Whatever, people playing retro games is always a good thing, right?
One of the first rivalries in the history of video games has arisen yet again within me. No, it's not as extreme as say, Sonic and Mario were, or the more recent Samus and Master Chief battles, but it's still worth mention, as I need to have a decent introduction to my blog. What I'm talking about is Final Fantasy and Phantasy Star.
Yeah, it's true it wasn't a varocious fight between the 2 franchises, mainly due to Final Fantasy's presence being a lot bigger then Phantasy Star, if not just for the fact that the first games were in a generation that was dominated by the NES, but nontheless, it still does have an uncanny rivalry. For your Final Fantasy I, you had, well, Phantasy Star... uh, I. For Final Fantasy IV, there was Phantasy Star II, (sure, III would be more appropriate for the time of release, but c'mon... Phantasy Star III stunk) and of course, Final Fantasy VI had Phantasy Star IV.
Now, jump a good decade or 2 to my predicament. I need a good MMO for Xbox 360. There isn't any. So I have to stick with whatever's available, and lo and behold, Phantasy Star and Final Fantasy are budding heads yet again.
My question is, which game should I get? Phantasy Star Universe, or Final Fantasy XI? 2 Playstation 2 games conveniently on the Xbox 360, both being old rivals, and both requiring a (ridiculous) $9.99/month fee to play.
I could say the advantages of each game, but that would be a little long, aye? Let's just say that PSU has better graphics, costs $29.99 on retail (without monthly fee), has a single player mode with easy achievement points, and I'm familiar with Phantasy Star Online, and know what it's like. Final Fantasy XI is one of the few Final Fantasy games I've never played, costs $19.99 new, has no single player mode, is actually a real MMORPG, as PSU only allows 6 players at a time on a quest, has no achievement points, but It's completely new, and I would like something... different. I'm not a big MMORPG fan, with PSO being the only one I've ever tried, so, what's your opinion?
Seems there's a retro revival week. Well, I've never heard about it outside of other blog posts, but I'll play along. I don't need to make a list, or something sentimental about "the good ol' days" of the Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo, as I play "old" games every week, if not every day as I like to jump a lot from game to 
game in my collection.
Instead, I'll show you what is perhaps the most legendary character of all time. The Dopefish .
Fear Him. If you have no idea what the Dopefish is, or where he's from, I pity you.
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The first time I met the Dopefish was in Commander Keen 4 in the well of wishes level, where he made his first appearance. I didn't have much trouble of getting the schoolfish around him, I just didn't know what he did when I first met him, so I got eaten quite a few times when I first played the level back in 1992.
Yeah, it was a LONG time ago. Makes me wonder why you didn't have a game like that in your retro list, the shareware version is even still on ID Software's website I believe.
blackdamage
And the Dopefish was teh shiet. I remember first seeing that guy in the Well of Wishes, in the Crypt of Decay (E2M3) level of Quake. I thought it was some kind of secret, but nothing happened when you shot him. Some time later I played Commander Keen 4 and this thing just kept eating my little dudes. Darn! Oh well, Commander Keen 4 rocked, so I guess it's ok.