Computer games set in fantasy worlds have always played a central role in gaming history, evolving across different genres and platforms.
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Computer games set in fantasy worlds have always played a central role in gaming history, evolving across different genres and platforms.
Where Time Stood Still is an isometric arcade adventure game developed by Denton Designs and published by Ocean Software in 1987. The game was developed *exclusively* for ZX Spectrum 128K, Atari ST, and MS-DOS.
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Nicky Boom is a side-scrolling platformer created by Microids and released in 1992 for Amiga, Atari ST, and MS-DOS. The game designed and coded by Alain Lambin and Dominico Manfredi didn't reach great popularity.
Year: 1992 Genre: Platformer
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Dragon Lord, released initially as Dragon's Breath in Europe, is a fantasy action-strategy game released in 1990 for Amiga, Atari ST, and MS-DOS. The concept and gameplay of this t...
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Rastan is a hack & slash side-scrolling platformer created by Taito and released initially in 1987. The game was designed and directed by Toshiyuki (aka "Nenko") Nishimura. The her...
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King's Quest III: To Heir is Human is the third chapter of the popular graphic adventure series written and designed by Roberta Williams. Like the other games, it was published by Sierra On-Line.
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Hero's Quest: So You Want To Be A Hero is the first chapter of the popular series of hybrid adventures/rpg created by Lori Ann Cole. The game was later renamed Quest For Glory. T...
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Gateway to the Savage Frontier is a role-playing game developed by Westwood Associates for Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) and released in 1991 for MS-DOS, Amiga, and Commodore 64.
Year: 1991 Genre: Role Playing
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King's Quest is a graphic adventure created by Roberta Williams in 1983, initially for the IBM PCjr. Later, it was ported to many platforms, including Apple II, Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS, and others.
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Prophecy: the Fall of Trinadon is a single-player action RPG designed by Richard L. Seaborne and published by Activision in 1989 for the MS-DOS. Wars and rebellions are commonplace in a world dominated by a tyrant named Krellane.
Year: 1989 Genre: Role Playing
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Wizardry: Crusaders of the Dark Savant is the seventh chapter in the fantasy RPG series Wizardry. It was developed and published by Sir-Tech in 1992 for MS-DOS. In 1996, a remake...
Year: 1992 Genre: Role Playing
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Legends of Valour is a 3D RPG created by Synthetic Dimensions and released in 1992 for MS-DOS, Amiga, and Atari ST. The game's main feature is the engine, which is entirely 3D. This technology was not new but wasn't used in RPGs yet.
Year: 1993 Genre: Role Playing
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Genesia (the US version was called Ultimate Domain) is a strategy game developed and published by Microids for the Amiga in 1993. The game was later picked up by Software Toolworks and ported out to the IBM PC.
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Gauntlet II is the sequel to the popular hack and slash fantasy arcade created by Atari Games. Released in 1986, one year after the original game, Gauntlet II was ported to the Ami...
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