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.
Leander (a.k.a. Galahad) is a fantasy platform game developed by Traveller’s Tales and published by Psygnosis in 1991. It was released for the Amiga and Atari ST (1992 for Genesis).
Year: 1991 Genre: Platformer
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Quest for Glory II: Trial by Fire is the second chapter of the fantasy adventure/RPG series created by Corey and Lori Ann Cole for Sierra On-Line. Trial by Fire was developed and published in 1990 for DOS and Amiga.
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Harlequin is a platform game published by Gremlin Graphics for the Amiga and Atari ST in 1992. The game was developed by The Warp Factory, the makers of Zool 2. In this colorful ...
Year: 1992 Genre: Platformer
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Dragon Breed is a fantasy arcade created by Imren in 1989 and converted to several home computers, including ZX Spectrum, C64, Atari ST, and Amiga. In this horizontal scrolling sho...
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Ruins of Cawdor is the third and final installment in the series of graphical multi-user dungeon (MUD) games originally launched by Sierra On-Line. Like its predecessors — The S...
Year: 1995 Genre: Role Playing
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Beyond Oasis (also known as The Story of Thor: A Successor of the Light) is a Japanese adventure RPG. It was developed by Ancient and published for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive between 1994 and 1995.
Year: 1994 Genre: Role Playing
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Warlords, designed by Steve Fawkner and first released in 1990 for MS-DOS, is one of the foundational titles in the turn-based strategy genre. It predates many of the classics that would come later.
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Elfmania is a 2D fighting game developed by Terramarque and published by Renegade Software in 1994 for the Amiga. Elfmania has some stunning graphics; most of the background is animated and looks 3D, fading into the distance.
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Blade Warrior is a unique and stylistically bold action-adventure game developed by Jason Kingsley and published in 1991 by Image Works. The game was released for both Amiga and MS-DOS platforms.
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Satan is a platformer/beat-em-up created by the Spanish studio Dinamic Software originally for the MSX. It was later ported to several 8-bit and 16-bit platforms, including Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, and DOS, in 1990.
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Myth: History in the Making is a 2D fantasy action platformer created by the British company System 3 in 1989, initially for C64 and ZX Spectrum. The game, also known as "Myth," wa...
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Phantasie III: The Wrath of Nikademus is the third chapter of the RPG series designed by Winston Douglas Wood for the SSI. Strangely, the second game was never ported to the Amiga, so after the first one, we go directly to the third.
Year: 1987 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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Might and Magic II: Gates to Another World is the sequel to the original Might and Magic published by New World Computing in 1988. It was released for the Apple II and MS-DOS. Du...
Year: 1990 Genre: Role Playing
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