25 heart-warming retro references in 3D Dot Game Heroes

Regardless of what we gave3D Dot Game Heroesin our review today, it’s a 10 or 11 in terms of raw nostalgia! Yes, most of you probably know that the game is steeped in Dragon Quest and Zelda, but Atlus’ new throwback also contains about a billion other nods to all those games you’ve loved before. Hell, the load screens alone are enough to get lawyers’ spidey senses tingling.


Above: Castlevania


Above: Dragon Warrior


Above: Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest


Above: Final Fantasy III


Above: Final Fantasy IV (JP)


Above: Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!


Above: Street Fighter II


Above: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

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