Indie Retro RPG Portable Collection Part 4

Notes on the Indie Retro RPG Portable Collection (Part 4):

Here is a collection of 36 retro console-style PC RPGs produced by independent game creators. They are all portable and playable under Windows XP or WinXP compatibility. Playability under other versions of Windows or other operating systems is not guaranteed, although all of these games were tested in a Virtualbox in Ubuntu. Simply unzip the game to the desired location, and run the executable, to play. Most of the games support a game pad type of controller as well as a keyboard.

Note that you must have the correct fonts installed in your system for the text in the game to display properly. If you do not have the fonts, instructions are given below on how to install them.

All of the games in Part 4 were created (by their authors) using RPG Maker, in one of its many versions, 2000, 2003, XP, VX, or VX Ace.

Most of the games in Part 4 are commercial games, and the full versions are presented here. You can find most of these games at sites such as aveyond.com or aldorlea.org, and in some cases on Steam, and they are available for a reasonable price. A few of the games are freeware, and can be downloaded from the author's site, or rpgmaker.net, or elsewhere for free.

As this collection was compiled some time ago, and no effort has been made to find updates for the games, undoubtedly some of the games here are old versions of games that have been updated.

The complete list of games follows these brief notes.


Notes about the fonts:

Clouded Heart is the only game in Part 4 created with RPG Maker 2000 and it's the only one that should require any special effort to install the fonts. Included in the game directory in the folder '_Instructions' is a patch that should install the RM2k files needed. Otherwise, you may also install the fonts included in the zip file RM2K3_FONTS.zip located in a directory named '[Fonts]' that should be included in the main directory containing this game collection. Those fonts should be placed in the folder C:\Windows\Fonts.

The RMVX font (umeplus-gothic.ttf) is not apparently needed in most of the games that it comes with, so it was removed from the games to save space. If for some reason you find that you need this font, you can find it in the file UMEPLUS_FONTS.zip accompanying this games collection in a folder named 'Fonts.' It should be put in the Fonts subdirectory of the game itself, not in the Windows Fonts directory.

RMVXA games contain all of the fonts needed in the game directory, and no fonts have been removed from them to save space.

Games created in RMXP usually don't usually require a special font. However, Stargazer is one such game that comes with a font file, calibri.ttf that needs to be put in the C:\Windows\Fonts directory, to display the text in the game.

For every game where the fonts were removed to save space, the game has a file named 'install these fonts' or 'install this font' in a '_Fonts' or 'Fonts' subfolder naming which fonts that they need.


Notes on the games:

Many of the games included in Part 4 belong to a series of games, such as Arvale: Treasure of Memories, Dawn's Light, or Lilly and Sasha. Other games are also included that are produced by the same authors or designers, John Wizard, Darkhalo, Gamer Fatigue and others.

Those games are mostly commercial games, and you are encouraged to look them up at their authors' web sites, some of which are also portals to other retro-style RPGs. Independent game designers deserve your support!

Also included in Part 4 are several non-commercial freeware games. Clouded Heart and Avantasia the Game can be found at rpgmaker.net, and though they are older, they may still be supported by their authors and continue to be developed.

All games have the RTP included.

All of the games note which version of RPG Maker they were created with, in the name of their 7z file.

The directory containing each game notes the year of release of the game and the game designer or producer. Usually, the year is for the original version of the game, which is probably the version included here. Some games have an updated version, and the date of that version is used.

Some of the games have save files included. You can use the save files to skip the game intro, if you like, to test the game quickly. Usually the saves are not particularly far along in the game.

If you find an update for any of these games, feel free to mention them in the comments.

This is the full list of games in Part 4:

Alpha Kimori Great Doubt Episode 1 (RMXP)
Alpha Kimori Great Doubt Episode 2 (RMXP)
Always Sometimes Monsters v1.23 (RMVXA)
Arevan - The Bitter Truth (RMVX)
Arvale - Treasure of Memories, Ep I (RMVX)
Arvale - Treasure of Memories, Ep II (RMVX)
Arvale - Treasure of Memories, Ep III (RMVX)
Arvale - Treasure of Memories, Ep IV (RMVX)
Avantasia the Game v6.7e (RMXP)
Black Home - Vermillion Monastery (RMXP)
Clouded Heart v4 (RM2k)
Darkblood Chronicles (RMVXA)
Dawn's Light - A Christmas Tale (RMVX)
Dawn's Light - Another Christmas Tale (RMVX)
Dawn's Light 1 v1.1 (RMVX)
Dawn's Light 2 (RMVX)
Dawn's Light 3 (RMVXA)
Fated Haven - Chapter One v1.01 (RMVX)
Jack of All Worlds (RMVX)
Lilly and Sasha 1 - Curse of the Immortals (RMVX)
Lilly and Sasha 2 - Nexus of Souls (RMVX)
Lilly and Sasha 3 - Guardian Angels (RMVX)
Love's Epitaph (RMVXA)
Love's Triumph (RMVXA)
Madam Extravaganza's Monster Emporium (RMVXA)
Mists of Naladia 1 (RMXP)
Mists of Naladia 2 (RMXP)
Prodigy of the North - Akatori v1.00m (RMVX)
Stargazer (Build A) (RMXP)
Stargazer Christmas (RMXP)
Tales of Allucia v2 (RMXP)
The Dark Stone from Mebara (RMVXA)
The Sacred Garden (RMXP)
The Wintermere Child (RMXP)
Valhira - Brotherhood Addition (RMXP)
Vastar (RMXP)

Have fun!

- FluxCapacitor