Y’s III by Renovation Games
Sega Genesis—1991
Words by Michael Crisman
While journeying with his best friend Dogi, swordsmanfor-hire Adol stops to have his fortune told in the town
market. The seer peers into her crystal ball to divine
Adol's fate when suddenly the crystal shatters and she
perceives a darkness sweeping over the land –
Galbalan, a powerful fiend imprisoned long ago, has
returned! Adol and Dogi rush to Dogi's home town to
Redmont, which lies closest to Galbalan's resurrection
site, and discover that trouble is already brewing in
the nearby quarry. Adol volunteers his services, but
certain townsfolk are convinced the only way to
survive the impending arrival of Galbalan is to make a
deal with the devil. Both 16-bit systems present
identical quests for gamers, but only one can emerge
from the lava-soaked Underground Caverns as the
champion.
SNES victorious!
This fight was over before it began. While the Genesis/
Mega Drive and Super Nintendo carts each tell the
same story, and each has their own unique elements,
Sega's cart just can't match Nintendo's in any of the
critical areas. Graphically, the Super Nintendo version