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.
Rygar: Legendary warrior is an arcade platform action game created by Tecmo in 1986 and ported to several platforms. The game was released in fact for the C64, ZX Spectrum, and Sega Master System.
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Stronghold is a real-time strategy game developed by Stormfront Studios and published by Strategic Simulations Inc. in 1993. This game is set in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy univ...
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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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Castles is a video game developed by Quicksilver and published by Interplay in 1991 and 1992 for Amiga, Atari ST, and DOS. Castles is a unique blend of strategy, resource management, and medieval warfare.
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Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen is a tactical rpg released in 1993 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The game is a landmark in tactical role-playing game design.
Year: 1993 Genre: Role Playing
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Torin's Passage is a point-and-click adventure designed by Al Lowe (the creator of Leisure Suit Larry series). It was published by Sierra On-Line in 1995 for PC and Mac. Unlike t...
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Quest for Glory: Shadows of Darkness is the fourth game of the popular series of adventure/RPG games designed by Corey and Lori Ann Cole for Sierra. The series started with Quest for Glory I: So You Want To Be A Hero.
Year: 1993 Genre: Role Playing
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Ultima VII: Forge of Virtue is an expansion/DLC for Ultima VII, the famous seventh chapter of the RPG series Ultima created by Richard Garriott. Forge of Virtue was released in Sep...
Year: 1992 Genre: Role Playing
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Archon: The Light and the Dark is a 1983 video game developed by Free Fall Associates and published by Electronic Arts. The concept is similar to chess, but with real-time fights between pieces to decide the winner.
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Zelda Classic is a fanmade faithful reproduction of The Legend of Zelda, the legendary videogame created by Nintendo. This remake, created by Armageddon Games, is an exact replica of the NES version released in 1986.
Year: 2000 Genre: Role Playing
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The Misadventures of Flink (or simply Flink) is a jump-and-run game created by Psygnosis and published in 1994. It was released for the Amiga CD32, Sega Mega Drive, and SEGA CD. Th...
Year: 1994 Genre: Platformer
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Isles of Terra is the third game in the Might and Magic series. It was released initially for MS-DOS in 1991, then ported to Amiga in 1992. Several other versions were published later, including Macintosh, Sega CD, and SNES.
Year: 1991 Genre: Role Playing
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Betrayal at Krondor is an adventure RPG game developed and published by Dynamix in 1993 for DOS. It was later ported to Windows in 2010. Betrayal at Krondor is inspired by and based on the Riftwar novels written by Raymond E.
Year: 1993 Genre: Role Playing
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Dragon Quest, known as Dragon Warrior in the US, is a Japanese-style role-playing game created by Chunsoft for the NES and released in 1986. It's the first game of the famous Drago...
Year: 1986 Genre: Role Playing
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