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In Part 1, I left off where the fifth hero — the savior, Fable 5 — fell when, through no choice of mine, it suddenly became unavailable, and I was on the edge of despair.

But I didn't give up. And the sixth hero, Ai, finally defeated the Dragonlord.

So what separated triumph from defeat? The ans...

Have you ever wanted to make an AI beat an RPG? I'm one of those people. The game I picked was the Famicom version of Dragon Quest I (hereafter DQ1) — and yes, the Japanese version, just so we're clear. (In North America, this first game was originally released as Dragon Warrior.) In the end, I be...