RPG games, or role-playing games, have come a long way since their humble beginnings as pen-and-paper adventures.
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RPG games, or role-playing games, have come a long way since their humble beginnings as pen-and-paper adventures.
Ultima III: Exodus is the third game in the Ultima series and the first to be officially released by Origin Systems, in 1983. It was developed on Apple II and ported to many platforms including Commodore 64, DOS, Atari ST, and Amiga.
Year: 1985 Genre: Role Playing
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Ultima (later renamed Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness), is the first game in the series of role-playing games created by Richard Garriott. The original Ultima was created for t...
Year: 1983 Genre: Role Playing
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Ultima VII Part Two: Serpent Isle is a role-playing game created by ORIGIN, released in 1993 for MS-DOS. It is part of the Ultima series, and it's the sequel to Ultima VII Part One: The Black Gate.
Year: 1993 Genre: Role Playing
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Legend is a 3D Isometric fantasy role-playing game developed by Mindscape and published by The Software Toolworks in 1992. It was released for the Amiga, Atari ST, and DOS. The title, known in the U.
Year: 1992 Genre: Role Playing
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Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny is the fifth entry in the role-playing video game series Ultima. It was released initially in 1988 for DOS, Apple II, and Commodore 64, later followed by other platforms.
Year: 1988 Genre: Role Playing
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The Dark Queen of Krynn is the last game in the series of RPGs created using the "Gold Box" engine and set in the Dragonlance D&D world. The game was released by Strategic Simulations Inc.
Year: 1992 Genre: Role Playing
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Heimdall is an action RPG game developed by The 8th Day and published by Core Design. Released in 1991, the game was available on multiple platforms such as MS-DOS, Amiga, and Atari ST.
Year: 1991 Genre: Role Playing
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Abandoned Places: A Time For Heroes is a role-playing game developed by ArtGame for the Commodore Amiga and published by Electronic Zoo in 1992. International Computer Entertainment released the MS-DOS port.
Year: 1992 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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Realms of Arkania: Blade of Destiny is the first chapter of the series of fantasy RPGs Realms of Arkania. It was based on the German pen & paper roleplaying rules "Das Schwarze Auge" (The Dark Eye).
Year: 1993 Genre: Role Playing
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Obitus is a role-playing game created by Scenario Developments and published by Psygnosis in 1991 for the Amiga, Atari ST, and MS-DOS. A conversion for the SNES version was released in 1994.
Year: 1991 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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Buck Rogers: Matrix Cubed is a sci-fi RPG developed by SSI and released for DOS only in 1992. It's the sequel to Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday. The game uses the so-called G...
Year: 1992 Genre: Role Playing
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Knightmare is a role-playing game created by Mindscape in 1991, released for Amiga and Atari ST. It's based on the TV show with the same name. The title was developed by Antony Cro...
Year: 1991 Genre: Role Playing
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