There's often threads where classic RPG virgins ask what kind of old-chool RPGs to start with (and you always get titles like Fallout and Baldur's Gate / Infinity Engine games get recommended).

Are there any such tried-and-true recommendations for JRPGs?

I was never really a fan of them, but then again I only played Septerra Core (would rate as "good for what it is, if it weren't for the horrible dungeon designs") and Final Fantasy VII (couldn't get past the first 6 hours, because I didn't like the story, the characters and the endless combat encounters out of nowhere).

I heard a lot of good things (especially from MCA himself) about Chrono Trigger. Would that be a good start?

What I'm looking for the most is a game with fun combat, a storyline that is deeper than the usual teenage crap that's FFVII+, and as little grinding as possible.

As a PC-exclusive gamer, I'd prefer recommendations that can be played on an emulator (which pretty much contains the pool of choice to /vr/-titles, I suppose), but feel free to recommend anything you like. I'll write it down if I ever have enough potato to buy a console.

new chu-teng thread since apparently the old one 404'd

This dungeon. This fucking dungeon. This fucking dungeon can eat a dick.

I don't think I've ever been so frustrated with any other dungeon in the Zelda series. The Water Temple from Ocarina of Time may be the more famous one, but it's got nothing on Jabu Jabu from Oracle of Ages.

So /vr/. I've recently downloaded a psx emulator and a few roms. So far I've been playing Spyro, Crash Team Racing, Final Fantasy VII and PacMan World. I also have downloaded Vagrant story.

So /vr/, tell me about all the psx gems. It seems to me that the first playstation was a god tier game system and comparable to Snes in quality and sheer number of games available.

Anyone know how to turn off the shitty mouse acceleration in the Duke Nukem Megaton Edition?

Does anyone have the EMS 64m cart? I'm in the market for a GB/C flash cart, and was wondering if this would run games like Shantae

>inb4 goomba colour

If you live in South florida, check this out. Arcade Odyssey is trying to expand and become an absolute gamer's heaven. Just trying to spread the word!

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/arcade-odyssey-ultimate-expansion?show_todos=true

Was talking with a friend the other day, we were chitchatting about old school RPG when he came up with Phantasy Star, seemed surprised when I told him I had never played a Phantasy Star of my life and called me a casual scum, how do I prevent this? Which Phantasy Star should I play first?

As for the rest, Phantasy Star threads

New Chu-Teng thread
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Deep Fear stream @ http://www.casualbros.com/

Pretty much a RE ripoff played by an RE fan.