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Final Fantasy VII is a 1997 role-playing video gamedeveloped by Square for the PlayStation. The seventh main installment in theFinal Fantasy series, it was released in Japan by Square and internationally bySony Computer Entertainment, becoming the first game in the main series to havea PAL release. Find us online!Jeff Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/CentaurProductions Twitter - @JeffCentaur Blue Sky - @JeffCentaur.bsky.social Mastadon - @JeffCentaur.kind.socialRuss Twitter - @RussMac25 Blue Sky - @RussMac25.bsky.socialChris Twitch - http://twitch.tv/LierXAgerate Twitter - @EnrichFlavor Super Hi Tops - https://www.youtube.com/@SuperHiTopsVGMAnd of course, Graham Starkhttp://loadingreadyrun.comhttp://patreon.com/loadingreadyrun

This is the stuff that I have to put up with that you guys don't usually hear. Enjoy.Find us online!Jeff Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/CentaurProductions Twitter - @JeffCentaur Blue Sky - @JeffCentaur.bsky.social Mastadon - @JeffCentaur.kind.socialRuss Twitter - @RussMac25 Blue Sky - @RussMac25.bsky.socialChris Twitch - http://twitch.tv/LierXAgerate Twitter - @EnrichFlavor Super Hi Tops - https://www.youtube.com/@SuperHiTopsVGM

Discussing the games we played for Sequal-palooza.Find us online!Jeff Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/CentaurProductions Twitter - @JeffCentaur Blue Sky - @JeffCentaur.bsky.social Mastadon - @JeffCentaur.kind.socialRuss Twitter - @RussMac25 Blue Sky - @RussMac25.bsky.socialChris Twitch - http://twitch.tv/LierXAgerate Twitter - @EnrichFlavor Super Hi Tops - https://www.youtube.com/@SuperHiTopsVGM

Find us online!Jeff Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/CentaurProductions Twitter - @JeffCentaur Blue Sky - @JeffCentaur.bsky.social Mastadon - @JeffCentaur.kind.socialRuss Twitter - @RussMac25 Blue Sky - @RussMac25.bsky.socialChris Twitch - http://twitch.tv/LierXAgerate Twitter - @EnrichFlavor Super Hi Tops - https://www.youtube.com/@SuperHiTopsVGM

Shining Force II is a tactical role-playing game for theMega Drive/Genesis console developed by Sonic! Software Planning and publishedby Sega in 1993. Its storyline is not directly connected to the originalShining Force, although a Game Gear title Shining Force Gaiden: Final Conflictlinks the two games' plots.Find us online!Jeff Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/CentaurProductions Twitter - @JeffCentaur Blue Sky - @JeffCentaur.bsky.social Mastadon - @JeffCentaur.kind.socialRuss Twitter - @RussMac25 Blue Sky - @RussMac25.bsky.socialChris Twitch - http://twitch.tv/LierXAgerate Twitter - @EnrichFlavor Super Hi Tops - https://www.youtube.com/@SuperHiTopsVGM

Find us online!Jeff Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/CentaurProductions Twitter - @JeffCentaur Blue Sky - @JeffCentaur.bsky.social Mastadon - @JeffCentaur.kind.socialRuss Twitter - @RussMac25 Blue Sky - @RussMac25.bsky.socialChris Twitch - http://twitch.tv/LierXAgerate Twitter - @EnrichFlavor Super Hi Tops - https://www.youtube.com/@SuperHiTopsVGM

Golden Sun: The Lost Age is a 2002 role-playing video gamefor the Game Boy Advance, developed by Camelot Software Planning and publishedby Nintendo. It is the second installment in the Golden Sun series and wasreleased on June 28, 2002 in Japan, and in 2003 in North America and Europe.Find us online!Jeff Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/CentaurProductions Twitter - @JeffCentaur Blue Sky - @JeffCentaur.bsky.social Mastadon - @JeffCentaur.kind.socialRuss Twitter - @RussMac25 Blue Sky - @RussMac25.bsky.socialChris Twitch - http://twitch.tv/LierXAgerate Twitter - @EnrichFlavor Super Hi Tops - https://www.youtube.com/@SuperHiTopsVGM

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Mystic Ark is a 1995 role-playing video game developed byProduce! and published by Enix for the Super Famicom. The video game was onlyreleased in Japan. Mystic Ark has strong similarities to the games The 7th Sagaand Brain Lord, also developed by Produce and distributed by Enix. The game wasbeing localized for a North American release under the title 7th Saga II, butthe release was cancelled.Find us online!Jeff Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/CentaurProductions Twitter - @JeffCentaur Blue Sky - @JeffCentaur.bsky.social Mastadon - @JeffCentaur.kind.socialRuss Twitter - @RussMac25 Blue Sky - @RussMac25.bsky.socialChris Twitch - http://twitch.tv/LierXAgerate Twitter - @EnrichFlavor Super Hi Tops - https://www.youtube.com/@SuperHiTopsVGM

We continue our discussion of the Quintet trilogy with our Illusion of Gaia!

Grandia II is a role-playing video game developed by GameArts originally for the Dreamcast console as part of their Grandia series.Initially released in Japan by Game Arts in August 2000, the game was publishedby Ubi Soft in North America in December 2000 and in Europe in February 2001.Grandia II was later ported to PlayStation 2, where it was released worldwidethroughout 2002, and for Windows exclusively in North America and Europe laterthat year.Find us online!Jeff Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/CentaurProductions Twitter - @JeffCentaur Blue Sky - @JeffCentaur.bsky.social Mastadon - @JeffCentaur.kind.socialRuss Twitter - @RussMac25 Blue Sky - @RussMac25.bsky.socialChris Twitch - http://twitch.tv/LierXAgerate Twitter - @EnrichFlavor Super Hi Tops - https://www.youtube.com/@SuperHiTopsVGM

It's happening again. Desert Bus for Hope 2025 kicks off November 14th at 5pm CST. (You'll have to figure out your own time zones, sorry).Check it out at http://desertbus.orgAnd thank you, just for being here.

The guys discuss the Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters, because we are on the cutting edge of jRPG discussions.

Persona 2: Eternal Punishment is a 2000 role-playing videogame developed and published by Atlus for the PlayStation. It is a directsequel to Persona 2: Innocent Sin and chronologically the third installment inthe Persona series, a subseries of the Megami Tensei franchise. The game waslater remade by Atlus for the PlayStation Portable. This version, released inJapan in 2012, did not receive an overseas release. In response to this, thePlayStation version was released on PlayStation Network in 2013.Find us online!Jeff Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/CentaurProductions Twitter - @JeffCentaur Blue Sky - @JeffCentaur.bsky.social Mastadon - @JeffCentaur.kind.socialRuss Twitter - @RussMac25 Blue Sky - @RussMac25.bsky.socialChris Twitch - http://twitch.tv/LierXAgerate Twitter - @EnrichFlavor Super Hi Tops - https://www.youtube.com/@SuperHiTopsVGM

Jeff continues his personal discussion of point-and-click adventure games by talking about the more "mature" themed Leisure Suit Larry series.

Suikoden II is a role-playing video game developed andpublished by Konami for the PlayStation video game console and the secondinstallment of the Suikoden video game series. It was released on December 17,1998, in Japan; on September 29, 1999, in North America; and on July 28, 2000,in Europe. The game features a vast array of characters, with over 100recruitable characters, of which over 40 are usable in combat.Find us online!Jeff Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/CentaurProductions Twitter - @JeffCentaur Blue Sky - @JeffCentaur.bsky.social Mastadon - @JeffCentaur.kind.socialRuss Twitter - @RussMac25 Blue Sky - @RussMac25.bsky.socialChris Twitch - http://twitch.tv/LierXAgerate Twitter - @EnrichFlavor Super Hi Tops - https://www.youtube.com/@SuperHiTopsVGM

We sit with Chris Taylor and talk about the music of three games we didn't have a music reviewer for. Arcana, Final Fantasy Mystic Quest, and Mother 1.

Star Ocean: The Second Story, is an action role-playingvideo game developed by tri-Ace and published by Enix for the PlayStation. Itis the second game in the Star Ocean series and the first game in the series tobe released outside Japan, arriving in North America in June 1999 and Europe inApril 2000, by Sony Computer Entertainment. Taking place in a science fantasyuniverse, the story centers around a young man named Claude C. Kenny, a cadetfrom a space-faring Earth organization who is stranded on an undeveloped,medieval-level planet. There, he meets several companions and must stop a plotfrom an evil organization that spans multiple worlds before finding his wayhome.Find us online!Jeff Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/CentaurProductions Twitter - @JeffCentaurRuss Twitter - @RussMac25Chris Twitch - http://twitch.tv/LierXAgerate Twitter - @EnrichFlavor

A brief round table discussion of the cozy games we like to play to unwind. Featuring Riley and Jamie.

EarthBound, released in Japan as Mother 2: Gīgu no Gyakushū,is a role-playing video game developed by Ape Inc. and HAL Laboratory andpublished by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The secondentry in the Mother series, it was first released in Japan in August 1994, andin North America in June 1995. A port for the Game Boy Advance developed by PaxSoftnica, bundled with Mother (1989) as Mother 1+2, was released only in Japanin 2003. The game focuses on Ness and his party of Paula, Jeff and Poo, as theytravel the world to collect melodies from eight Sanctuaries in order to defeatthe universal cosmic destroyer Giygas.Find us online!Jeff Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/CentaurProductions Twitter - @JeffCentaurRuss Twitter - @RussMac25Chris Twitch - http://twitch.tv/LierXAgerate Twitter - @EnrichFlavor

I didn't grow up loving jRPGs. I grew up with point and click adventure games, so let me tell you about one of the greatest adventure game series of all time.

Romancing SaGa 2 is a 1993 role-playing video game developedand published by Square for the Super Famicom. It is the fifth entry in theSaGa series. A 3D remake entitled Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven isplanned for release on the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 andWindows in 2024.Find us online!Jeff Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/CentaurProductions Twitter - @JeffCentaurRuss Twitter - @RussMac25Chris Twitch - http://twitch.tv/LierXAgerate Twitter - @EnrichFlavor

Jeff, Russ, and Chris play and review the SNES classic Soul Blazer

Once again Russ and I are heartily advocating Loading Ready Run's annual Desert Bus for Hope fundraiser, to raise money for Child's Play.Starting November 8th at 4pm CST. Russ and I will be watching the whole week. Join the stream, tell them Home on the RNG sent you.http:\\twitch.tv\desertbushttp:\\desertbus.org

Wild Arms 2, known in Japan as Wild Arms: 2nd Ignition, is a1999 role-playing video game for the PlayStation, and the second installment inthe Wild Arms series, developed by Media.Vision and published by Sony ComputerEntertainment.Find us online!Jeff Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/CentaurProductions Twitter - @JeffCentaurRuss Twitter - @RussMac25Chris Twitch - http://twitch.tv/LierXAgerate Twitter - @EnrichFlavor

Join us and musical expert Chris Taylor as we look back at the music of the first three Lufia games

Join us as we look at back on the last 9 games we played, and discuss the tropes, the highs, the lows, and the weirds.Find us online!Jeff Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/CentaurProductions Twitter - @JeffCentaurRuss Twitter - @RussMac25Chris Twitch - http://twitch.tv/LierXAgerate Twitter - @EnrichFlavor

At Russ's prompting, Jeff encountered this strange obscure adventure game on the NES. So many question about how a kingdom of living vegetables works...and so few answers.

Persona 2: Innocent Sin is a 1999 role-playing video game byAtlus for the PlayStation. It is the second entry in the Persona series, itselfa subseries of the Megami Tensei franchise, and acts as a sequel to theoriginal Persona. The game was re-released in 2011 for the PlayStationPortable. The original version was not localized for western territories;however, the PSP version was released in North America and Europe under thetitle Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 2 – Innocent Sin.Find us online!Jeff Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/CentaurProductions Twitter - @JeffCentaurRuss Twitter - @RussMac25Chris Twitch - http://twitch.tv/LierXAgerate Twitter - @EnrichFlavor

We go back with our musical expert Chris Taylor and talk about the music of the three original game boy Final Fantasy Legend games.

Star Ocean is a 1996 action role-playing game developed bytri-Ace and published by Enix for the Super Famicom. The first game in the StarOcean series, it was released only in Japan in July 1996, and was the firstgame developed by tri-Ace, consisting of staff that had previously left WolfTeam due to being unhappy with the development process for Tales of Phantasiawith Namco in 1995.Find us online!Jeff Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/CentaurProductions Twitter - @JeffCentaurRuss Twitter - @RussMac25Chris Twitch - http://twitch.tv/LierXAgerate Twitter - @EnrichFlavor

Let's look back at the music of the first two Breath of Fire games, with our musical expert Chris Taylor!

Breath of Fire III is a role-playing video game developedand published by Capcom originally for the PlayStation console as part of theBreath of Fire series. Initially released in Japan on September 11, 1997, thegame was later released in North America and Europe in 1998. It is the firstgame in the franchise to feature three-dimensional graphics and voice acting.The title was developed by director Makoto Ikehara and features a uniquejazz-inspired soundtrack by company composers Yoshino Aoki and Akari Kaida. OnAugust 25, 2005, the game was ported and released for the PlayStation Portablehandheld system in Japan, and was also released in Europe on February 3, 2006.Find us online!Jeff Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/CentaurProductions Twitter - @JeffCentaurRuss Twitter - @RussMac25Chris Twitch - http://twitch.tv/LierXAgerate Twitter - @EnrichFlavor

Jeff and Rachel tackle an obscure NES sci-fi dogfighting game, Star Voyager. Was it worth tackling?

Triangle Strategy is a 2022 tactical role-playing gameco-developed by Square Enix and Artdink for Nintendo Switch. The game waspublished by Square Enix in Japan and Nintendo internationally for the NintendoSwitch on March 4, 2022. The Windows version was published by Square Enix andwas released on October 13, 2022. The development of the game was led by TomoyaAsano, producer of Bravely Default and Octopath Traveler.Find us online!Jeff Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/CentaurProductions Twitter - @JeffCentaurRuss Twitter - @RussMac25Chris Twitch - http://twitch.tv/LierXAgerate Twitter - @EnrichFlavor

Join Jeff and Russ as they look back at the first 50 games reviewed for Home on the RNG. The highs, the lows, and the forgotten. Thank you so much for listening and being a part of our journey. Here's to the next 50!

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Our 50th game!Wild Arms is a role-playing video game developed by Japanesecompany Media.Vision. Originally released in Japan in 1996 for the PlayStation,it was later translated and released in North America in 1997 and Europe in1998 by Sony Computer Entertainment. It features a fantasy setting and motifand 2D computer graphics for normal gameplay, while battle sequences arerendered in 3D.Find us online!Jeff Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/CentaurProductions Twitter - @JeffCentaurRuss Twitter - @RussMac25Chris Twitch - http://twitch.tv/LierXAgerate Twitter - @EnrichFlavor

Scheduling update. Home on the RNG might be going on a brief hiatus. When it returns, we will be posting episodes slower, to rebuild our buffer. For a short time, episodes will be posted only once a month. Episodes will still alternate between Home on the RNG reviews and Side Quests. Thank you for your understanding, and thank you for listening to our little show.

In the third installment of Never Beat, Jeff and Rachel tackle the NES game Little Nemo, and learn to assault animals with candy!

The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd is a 2007role-playing video game developed by Nihon Falcom. The game is a part of theTrails series, itself a part of the larger The Legend of Heroes series, andserves as the final entry in the Trails in the Sky arc. Trails in the Sky the 3rd first released in Japan forWindows and later for the PlayStation Portable. It did not see an Englishrelease until 2017 due to the game's large amount of text necessary totranslate. A port to the PlayStation 3 was released in 2013, while a remasterfor the PlayStation Vita was released in 2016; both were only released inJapan.Find us online!Jeff Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/CentaurProductions Twitter - @JeffCentaurRuss Twitter - @RussMac25Chris Twitch - http://twitch.tv/LierXAgerate Twitter - @EnrichFlavor

Jeff and Russ discuss two very popular fanmods for Final Fantasy VI, Brave New Worlds and The T Edition. How big of a change can they really be from the base game?

Final Fantasy VI, also known as Final Fantasy III from itsinitial North American release, is a 1994 role-playing video game developed andpublished by Square for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It is thesixth main entry in the Final Fantasy series, and the first to be directed bysomeone other than series creator Hironobu Sakaguchi; the role was insteadfilled by Yoshinori Kitase and Hiroyuki Ito. Long-time collaborator YoshitakaAmano returned as character designer and concept artist, while composer NobuoUematsu returned to compose the game's score, which has been released onseveral soundtrack albums.Find us online!Jeff Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/CentaurProductions Twitter - @JeffCentaurRuss Twitter - @RussMac25Chris Twitch - http://twitch.tv/LierXAgerate Twitter - @EnrichFlavor

Join Jeff and Russ as they discuss some excellent couch co-op games you can enjoy with a friend.

Trials of Mana is a 2020 action role-playing game developedby Xeen and published by Square Enix for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch andPlayStation 4. A mobile port released the following year. It is a 3D remake ofthe 1995 Super Famicom title of the same name, the third game in the Manaseries.Find us online!Jeff Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/CentaurProductions Twitter - @JeffCentaurRuss Twitter - @RussMac25Chris Twitch - http://twitch.tv/LierXAgerate Twitter - @EnrichFlavor

In the second installment of Never Beat, Jeff and Rachel figure out what it takes to beat Double Dragon on the NES.

Suikoden is a role-playing video game published by Konami.It is the first installment of the Suikoden series. Developed by KonamiComputer Entertainment Tokyo, it was released initially in 1995 for thePlayStation in Japan. A North American release followed one year later, and amainland European release came the following April. The game was also releasedfor the Sega Saturn in 1998 only in Japan, and for Microsoft Windows in 1998 inJapan, South Korea and China.Find us online!Jeff Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/CentaurProductions Twitter - @JeffCentaurRuss Twitter - @RussMac25Chris Twitch - http://twitch.tv/LierXAgerate Twitter - @EnrichFlavor

Join Jeff, Russ, Chris, and The Princess as they discuss how they got started in gaming, and what their earliest gaming memories were.

Jeff, Russ, and Chris review the last nine games they've reviewed, and they discuss the highs, the lows, and the weirds.Find us online!Jeff Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/CentaurProductions Twitter - @JeffCentaurRuss Twitter - @RussMac25Chris Twitch - http://twitch.tv/LierXAgerate Twitter - @EnrichFlavor

Jeff and Rachel return for a new mini Side Quest series, Never Beat. Listen as they play through the games Jeff could never beat as a kid, and find out why. This episode, they play the NES game Mickey Mousecapades.