Phantasy Star Online's December 2000 release capped a decade of Sega experimenting with online gaming on consoles.
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10 greatest RPGs of the '80s, ranked

It became the best-selling computer RPG of the '80s, selling 407,000 copies, and The Bard's Tale went on to spawn a trilogy.
Even 30 years later, this game stands tall as arguably the greatest Sega Genesis game and one of the best RPGs of all time.
Although it was nearly 14 years ago, I remember the moment as if it was yesterday. It was a Sunday and I was in the bath when ...
Save State's Vincent Mahoney returns to his column this week to wrap up his two-part feature on his top five favorite RPG developers.