The Legend of Zelda (video game)
"The Legend of Zelda" is considered a spiritual forerunner of the modern role-playing video game (RPG) genre. Though it is often not considered part of the genre since it lacked key RPG mechanics such as experience points, it had many features in common with RPGs and served as the template for the action role-playing game genre. The game's fantasy setting, musical style and action-adventure gameplay were adopted by many RPGs. Its commercial success helped lay the groundwork for involved, non-linear games in fantasy settings, such as those found in successful RPGs, including "Crystalis", "Soul Blazer", Square's "Seiken Densetsu" series, "Alundra", and "Brave Fencer Musashi". The popularity of the game also spawned several clones trying to emulate the game.
Neutopia
"Neutopia" is widely regarded as a clone of the popular Nintendo game "The Legend of Zelda" in nearly every aspect. Many reviewers have praised the game for making noticeable improvements over "Zelda", but various shortcomings – which include long passwords, repetitive gameplay, and poor collision detection – prevent the game from being superior over the 1986 Nintendo title. But overall, reviewers have called "Neutopia" one of the better video games of its type and one of the better titles in the TurboGrafx-16 library. There would eventually be a sequel to the game "Neutopia II", in which Jazeta disappears and his son sets out to find him.