Throwback Thursday – Final Fantasy

This year celebrates the 30th anniversary of the release of one of gaming’s biggest franchises, Final Fantasy. Debuting on Japan’s Nintendo Famicom in 1987, legend has it that the game was a last ditch effort to save its fledgling developer, Square. The game wouldn’t make its way stateside until 1990 on the Nintendo Entertainment System,...

Game Review: Final Fantasy (iPhone)

Twenty years ago I ripped open the shrink wrap of my latest Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) game. I opened up the black box and pulled out the cartridge. From that moment on I was hooked into the Final Fantasy universe. Since then I have played all of the numbered Final Fantasy games, except for Final...