The next disruptor in my young life, post Legend of Zelda, was Dragon Warrior. It was my first introduction to a role playing game (and a game mechanic called grinding...sigh). I instantly loved it! I loved all the sequels that came after. Even now, I have all these games on my phone. Playing them today is a little bit of reliving my childhood. I have a soft spot for 8 bit art even in the age of XBox and PS4.

And after DW came the hugely successful Final Fantasy, where you could play a party o...