Zelda II was the first ever RPG-ish game I played. Didn't beat that game fore years though, as I was only 4 years old when I picked it up. I call it more of an RPG instead of adventure game like the original LoZ game for the NES due to the fact of its gaining EXP to level up Max Health, Sword Damage, or Spell MP Cost reduction. The battle system was unique for the time, and some of the bosses and dungeons was just downright tough!

Later on I picked up Lufia and the Fortress of Doom, and there it was, a game I have loved every since and I will go back and play it at least once every other year. The story is great, the game play is balanced, and there are a lot of hidden items and semi-side quests to do.

Then we get to the N64 era and I play Quest 64(Eletale Monsters for Japan, or Holy Magic Century for Europe) and even though the game was a very dry story, no side quests or mini games, I found myself a game that would eventually become a basic building block for my own game I am working on currently. I have really been working on my game for about 6 years, and it started as an exact 2D clone of Quest 64, and now it is a complete original idea for story and world locations, but uses some of the deep down systems from Quest 64, just simply re-imagined for a better quality game.

Those are the games I think that really pushed me into what I do today, and will continue to do for years to come. RPG Maker is a program that allowed me to see one of my life dreams in game design, although not on a professional level, come to fruitation.