Let's Play Star Trek: Klingon

A Blind Let's Play
Platform: PC/Windows
Released: 1996
Genre: Adventure
Setting: Science Fiction
Developer: Simon and Schuster Interactive
Publisher: Simon and Schuster Interactive

Playlist (shared with Star Trek: Borg):

   
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First Video in the Series:

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Yes, another Star Trek FMV (full motion video) game! Centered around the Klingons, there are a total of two human characters in this one. Our goal is to try to avenge the death of someone very close to us (or rather, close to the holodeck character that we we are playing in this game), without pissing off Gowron off too much. Well, we fail at one of those things. Quite often, in fact.

  [Total Game Time - 2:21:51]
 
Selected Comments From YouTube:

• Awesome, love watching these star trek games.

• Great game :D

• ooo the days of FMV games XD

• This game teaches us Klingon mentor is the best mentor

Links of Interest:

Star Trek: Klingon on Wikipedia

Star Trek: Klingon on MobyGames

Star Trek: Klingon on IMDB

Review on Game Revolution 

Let's Play Star Trek: Borg

A Blind Let's Play
Platform: PC/Windows
Released: 1996
Genre: Adventure
Setting: Science Fiction
Developer: Simon and Schuster Interactive
Publisher: Simon and Schuster Interactive

Playlist:

  
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First Video in the Series:

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Being a fan of Star Trek: The Next Generation, I really enjoyed this short FMV (full motion video) game. It's like playing through a Star Trek episode! Well, minus all the familiar characters. John de Lancie is here though! I played this on Virtualbox, emulating Windows 95, since this game will not run on modern systems. There is a patch to get it running on Windows 98, but for some reason, I had to use it just to get the game to run. My apologies for the scanlines or whatever these are. It looks like I played it from a VHS tape, ha ha!

[Total Game Time - 2:11:24]

Selected Comments From YouTube:

• I never knew this game existed, thanks for uploading.

• Aw yeah! It's so awesome to see that you're doing this! I'm a huge fan of the Star Trek franchise, I've seen all of the series and I like TNG the most! :D This definitely piqued my interest!

• the captain is such a douche =)

• hi there! Thanks for these awesome videos- I haven't see this game in years! By any chance do you also have the "Picard Dossier" disc  and did you have the BIG box version of this game?

Links of Interest:

Star Trek: Borg on Wikipedia

Star Trek: Borg on MobyGames

Star Trek: Borg on IMDB 

Review on Gamespot

Review on GameFAQs 

Video Review on The Spoony Experiment

Review on Game Revolution

Let's Play Phantasy Star II Text Adventures (8 small games)

  8 Blind Let's Plays
Platform: Sega Genesis
Released: 1992
Genre: Adventure
Setting: Science Fiction
Developer: SEGA Enterprises Ltd.
Publisher: SEGA Enterprises Ltd.

 Playlist:

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First Video in the Series:

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These are eight adventures that serve as prequels, or backstories, to the most excellent RPG: Phantasy Star II. Each game features one character, which you will also meet in Phantasy Star II. These games were released only in Japan, but I am playing the wonderful fan translations by M.I.J.E.T. Originally, these could only be downloaded via an optional modem that could be connected to the Sega Mega Drive (aka Sega Genesis). They were re-released on a couple disks for the Sega CD, along with other games. I really enjoyed these adventures.

  
Amia's Adventure Total Time - 1:23:05
Anne's Adventure Total Time - 1:52:04
Eusis' Adventure Total Time - 1:35:14
Huey's Adventure Total Time - 1:48:23
Kinds' Adventure Total Time - 1:48:25
Nei's Adventure Total Time - 1:34:15
Rudger's Adventure Total Time - 2:02:51
Shilka's Adventure Total Time - 1:13:13

[Total Time For All Games - 13:17:34]

Selected Comments From YouTube:

• the theme music during the game is so cute.

• Awesome video cool game :D

• I love old school stuff like this.

Links of Interest:

Phantasy Star II Text Adventures on Wikipedia

Download the Games at Phantasy Star Cave

Download the Patches From M.I.J.E.T.'s (the Translator's) Website

Let's Play Phantasy Star Gaiden

A Blind Let's Play
Platform: Game Gear
Released: 1992
Genre: RPG
Setting: Science Fiction
Developer: Japan System Supply
Publisher: SEGA Enterprises Ltd.

 Playlist (shared with Phantasy Star Adventure):

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First Video in the Series:

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Join Alec and Mina as they attempt to save Alec's father from the notorious Daedelus Bandits... or avenge him! This is a short RPG for the Sega Game Gear, only released in Japan. I am playing a fan translation, using the Kega Fusion emulator. I had some fun with this one.

[Total Game Time - 9:59:38]

Links of Interest:

Phantasy Star Gaiden on Wikipedia

Phantasy Star Gaiden on MobyGames

Phantasy Star Gaiden English Translation on Phantasy Star Cave (plus many other games)

Or Download the Patch From the Translator's Website (Dynamic Designs)

Phantasy Star Cave (fan site)

Phantasy Star Cave on Facebook

Dynamic Designs (Translator's Website, With Other Projects)

Let's Play Phantasy Star Adventure

A Blind Let's Play
Platform: Game Gear
Released: 1992
Genre: Adventure
Setting: Science Fiction
Developer: SEGA Enterprises Ltd.
Publisher: SEGA Enterprises Ltd.

Playlist:

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First Video in the Series:

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Released only in Japan, this is a fan translation of the Game Gear rarity. I played this on the Kega Fusion emulator. It's a short adventure game with some RPG-themed combat.You receive a letter from a scientist friend of yours, Ken Miller, who wants you to check out the machine he made. He soon is abducted, and it's up to you to save him, using top quality items like branches and soft drinks. A short but sweet adventure.

[Total Game Time - 2:21:56]

Links of Interest:

Phantasy Star Adventure on Wikipedia

Phantasy Star Adventure on MobyGames

Phantasy Star Adventure English Translation on Phantasy Star Cave (plus many other games) 

Or Download the Patch From the Translator's Website (Aeon Genesis)

Phantasy Star Cave (fan site)

Phantasy Star Cave on Facebook

Aeon Genesis (Translator's Website, With Other Projects)

Let's Play Phantasy Star Generation: 1

Platform: PlayStation 2
Released: 2003
Genre: RPG
Setting: Science Fiction
Developer: 3D Ages
Publisher: Japan Art Media Co., Ltd.

Playlist:

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First Video in the Series:

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This, my friends, is a remake of the original Phantasy Star - the one that spawned three sequels, a slew of spin-offs, and two MMORPGs. The first Phantasy Star was released in 1987 or 1988 (depending on what part of the country you live in) on the Sega Master System. It's one of the first RPGs (if not *the* RPG) to feature a female protagonist. It's also one of the first sci-fi RPG games, and the first to feature 3D dungeon crawling on a console. This is a remake for the PlayStation 2 which was only released in Japan. Fortunately, someone named Kyence has fully translated the game into English. So here I am, playing an English translation of a Japanese remake of a video game from the `80s... on PCSX2, a PlayStation 2 emulator.

[Total Game Time - 28:45:54]

Links of Interest:

Phantasy Star Generation: 1 on MobyGames

Phantasy Star Generation: 1 English Translation on Phantasy Star Cave (info and downloads) 

Phantasy Star Cave (fan site)

Phantasy Star Cave on Facebook

Phantasy Star (original) on Wikpedia

 

Let's Play Shadowrun Returns

A Blind Let's Play
Platform: PC/Windows
Released: 2013
Genre: RPG
Setting: Future/Cyberpunk
Developer: Harebrained Schemes
Publisher: Harebrained Schemes

Playlist:

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First Video in the Series:

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 The year is 2054. Magic has returned to the world, awakening powerful creatures of myth and legend. Technology merges with flesh and consciousness. Elves, trolls, orks and dwarves walk among us, while ruthless corporations bleed the world dry. This is a futuristic cyberpunk RPG with turn-based combat and an isometric view.

This is a pretty blind run, seeing as I only played the first 10 minutes of the old Genesis Shadowrun, then set it aside because I kept getting killed. I'll be reading everything in this game, and there's quite a bit of reading to do, so if that bothers you, then I advise you not to watch.

Selected Comments From YouTube:

• Heh! I used to play the tabletop RPG...usually as a half-orkish street samurai. 

• Funny how it says in the character creation that there is no proof of trolls being less intelligent, but right next it shows intelligence maximum that is 2/3rds of humans.

Links of Interest:

Official Website

Shadowrun Returns on Wikipedia

Kickstarter Page

Review on IGN

Review on Eurogamer.Net

Review on Digital Trends