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List Year Title Developer Publisher Setting Platform Subgenre Series/Notes COO 2400 A.D. Origin Origin Sci-Fi DOS (Port) US Advanced Dungeons and Dragons: Heroes of the LanceDragonlance: Heroes of the Lance U.S. GoldAdventure Soft SSIU.S. Gold Fantasy AMI, CPC, ATRST, ZX Action RPG/Platformer Advanced Dungeons and Dragons: Dragonlance franchise US Alternate Reality: The City Datasoft DatasoftGrandslam Sci-Fi AMI (Port), DOS (Port) WRPG Alternate Reality: The City US Bards Tale, The Interplay EA Fantasy CPC (Port), ZX (Port) WRPG The Bards Tale US Bard's Tale II, The: The Destiny Knight Interplay EA Fantasy AMI (Port), APPGS (Port), DOS (Port) WRPG The Bard's Tale US Bard's Tale III, The: Thief of Fate Interplay EA Fantasy APPII, C64 WRPG The Bard's Tale US BattleTech: The Crescent Hawk's Inception Westwood Infocom Sci-Fi APPII, AMI, C64, DOS, ATRST Tactical RPG Based on the BattleTech franchise by FASA. US Scaptrust Scaptrust Fantasy MSX (Port) Dungeon crawl Deep Dungeon JP HummingBird Square Fantasy NES Dungeon crawl Deep Dungeon JP Demon's Winter SSINovotrade SSI Fantasy APPII, C64, DOS, ATRST Tactical RPG Shard of Spring US TOSE Bandai Fantasy NES Board game/RPG hybrid Based on the manga Dragon Ball JP Enix Enix Fantasy MSX (Port) JRPG Dragon Quest JP Nihon Falcom Nihon Falcom Fantasy MSX2 Dungeon crawlPlatformer Dragon Slayer JP Chunsoft Enix Fantasy NES JRPG Dragon Quest JP Dungeon Master FTL FTL Fantasy AMI (Port) Dungeon crawler Dungeon Master US Eternal Dagger, The SSI SSI Fantasy C64 (Port) Tactical RPG Wizard's Crown US Square Square Fantasy NES JRPG Final Fantasy JP Enix Enix Fantasy MSX2 Action RPG JP Compile Compile Fantasy MSX2, SMS Action RPG Golvellius JP Hudson Soft Hudson Soft Fantasy PCE JRPG JP Birthday Namco Fantasy NES JRPG/WRPG hybrid Kaijuu Monogatari JP Namcot Namcot Fantasy NES Tactical RPG/Wargame JP Braingrey Mind Braingrey Mind Fantasy MSX2 JRPG JP New World New World Fantasy MSX2 WRPG Might and Magic US Might and Magic II: Gates to Another World New World New World Fantasy APPII, DOS WRPG Might and Magic US SSI Bothtec Fantasy MSX2 (Port) WRPG Phantasie US SSI Bothtec Fantasy MSX2 (Port) WRPG Phantasie US Phantasie III: Wrath of Nikademus Westwood SSI Fantasy DOS (Port) WRPG Phantasie US Pool of Radiance SSI SSIU.S. Gold Fantasy C64, DOS, ATRST Tactical RPG AD&D: Forgotten Realms campaign setting. First game in the Gold Box series. US Kogado Kogado Sci-Fi MSX, MSX2 JRPG Cosmic Soldier JP Questron II Westwood SSI Fantasy AMI, APPII, APPGS, C64, DOS, ATRST Questron US TOSE Shinsei Fantasy (Mythic) NES RPG / Fighting game hybrid Saint Seiya: Ougon Densetsu JP Sentinel Worlds I: Future Magic Spaceport Malibu EA Sci-Fi DOS WRPG US Star Cruiser Arsys Software Arsys Software Sci-Fi PC88 Action RPG FPS/RPG JRPG JP Bullet-Proof Bullet-Proof Fantasy NES Dungeon crawl The Black Onyx JP Times of Lore Origin Systems Origin Systems Fantasy AMI, APPII, C64, DOS, NES, ZX Action RPG US Origin Pony Canyon Fantasy MSX2 WRPG Ultima US Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar Origin Origin Fantasy AMI (Port) WRPG Ultima US Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny Origin Origin Fantasy APPII, C64 (Port), DOS (Port) WRPG Ultima US Wasteland EA EA Post-apocalyptic APPII, C64, DOS WRPG Wasteland; Spiritual predecessor of Fallout. US Wizard Wars Out of the Blue Paragon Software Fantasy DOS WRPG US Wizardry II: The Knight of Diamonds Sir-Tech Sir-Tech Fantasy C64 (Port) Dungeon crawl Wizardry US Wizardry IV: The Return of Werdna Sir-Tech Sir-Tech Fantasy DOS (Port) Dungeon crawl Wizardry US Wizardry V: Heart of the Maelstrom Sir-Tech Sir-Tech Fantasy APPII, C64 Dungeon crawl Wizardry US Telenet Japan Telenet Japan Fantasy (historical) MSX Action RPG Exile JP Telenet Japan Telenet Japan Fantasy (historical) MSX2 Action RPG Exile JP Nihon Falcom Victor Music Industries Fantasy PCE, SMS, NES, PC88, PC98 Action RPGJRPG Ys JP Falcom Falcom Fantasy MSX2 Action RPGJRPG Ys JP Scaptrust Scaptrust Fantasy MSX (Port) Dungeon crawl Deep Dungeon JP Advanced Dungeons and Dragons: Heroes of the Lance U.S. Gold SSI Fantasy C64 (Port), DOS (Port) Action RPG/Platformer Advanced Dungeons and Dragons: Based on the Dragonlance franchise US Advanced Dungeons and Dragons: Hillsfar Westwood SSI Fantasy AMI, C64, DOS, ATRST Action RPG Advanced Dungeons and Dragons: Forgotten Realms campaign setting US Fantasy MSX2 JRPG Arcus JP Bards Tale, The Interplay EA Fantasy MAC (Port) WRPG The Bards Tale US Centauri Alliance Michael Cranford Broderbund Sci-fi APPII, C64 WRPG US Curse of BabylonBabylon (J) XTALSOFT KyodaiBroderbund Fantasy C64 Action RPG JP Curse of the Azure Bonds SSI SSIU.S. Gold Fantasy APPII, C64, DOS Tactical RPG AD&D: Forgotten Realms campaign setting. Gold Box series. US Death Bringer Pandora Spotlight (Cinemaware) Fantasy AMI, C64, DOS, ATRST Dungeon crawl UK Demon's Winter Novotrade SSI Fantasy AMI (Port) Tactical RPG Shard of Spring US Fantasy NES JRPG JP Fantasy PCE Dungeon crawl JP NES Board game/RPG Based on the manga Dragon Ball JP Dragon Knightドラゴンナイト ELF ELF Fantasy DOS JRPGEroge Dragon Knight JP Fantasy PC88, PC98, X68K JRPG Dragon SlayerThe Legend of Heroes JP Dragon Wars Interplay Activision Fantasy AMI, APPII, APPGS, C64, T1000, DOS WRPG Spiritual successor to The Bard's Tale III: Thief of Fate.Used an upgraded version of the Bard's Tale engine. US Dragons of Flame U.S. Gold SSIU.S. Gold Fantasy AMI, DOS, ATRST Action RPG AD&D: Dragonlance franchise US Drakkhen Infogrames Data EastInfogrames Fantasy AMI, DOS, ATRST WRPG/Adventure game hybrid Drakkhen FR Atlus Co. Hudson SoftNEC Fantasy PCE Action RPG JP Natsume NatsumeTaito Fantasy NES Dungeon crawl JP Dungeon Master FTL FTL Fantasy APPGS, DOS (Port) Dungeon crawlAction RPG Dungeon Master US Dungeon Master: Chaos Strikes Back FTL FTL Fantasy AMI, ATRST, FMT, PC98, X68K Dungeon crawlAction RPG Dungeon Master US Fantasy PC88 JRPG JP Sci-Fi NES Action RPG Based on the anime and manga, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure JP Game ArtsHi-Score Nexoft Fantasy NES Action RPG JP Fantasy MSX2 (Port) JRPG Final Fantasy JP Fantasy GB JRPG SaGa JP Fantasy NES JRPG Hercules no Eikō JP Hero's Quest: So You Want to Be a HeroQuest for Glory: So You Want to Be a Hero Sierra Sierra Fantasy DOS WRPG/Adventure game hybrid Quest for Glory US Fantasy NES Action RPG Hydlide JP NES JRPG Ninja Jajamaru-kun JP Kayden Garth Mentrox Goldline EAS Software Sci-Fi C64, ATRST WRPG DE? Knights of Legend Todd Porter Origin Fantasy APPII, C64, DOS WRPG US Survival horror MSX2 Laplace no Ma JP Music/Comedy NES JRPG JP Kemco Kemco Fantasy NES JRPG JP Avalon Hill Microcomputer Games Division Avalon Hill Fantasy MAC WRPG Legends of the Lost Realm US Avalon Hill Microcomputer Games Division Avalon Hill Fantasy MAC WRPG Legends of the Lost Realm US Little Ninja BrothersSuper Chinese 2: Dragon Kidスーパーチャイニーズ2 ドラゴンキッド Culture Brain Culture Brain Fantasy NES Action-RPG Super Chinese JP Magic Candle, The Mindcraft Mindcraft Fantasy APPII, C64, DOS The Magic Candle CA Master of Monstersマスターオブモンスターズ SystemSoft SystemSoft Fantasy MSX Tactical RPG Master of Monsters JP Master of Monsters Map Collectionマスターオブモンスターズマップコレクション SystemSoft SystemSoft Fantasy MSX Tactical RPG Resource pack for Master of Monsters. JP Might and Magic II: Gates to Another Worldマイトアンドマジックブック2 New World StarCraftNew World Fantasy MSX2, C64 WRPG Might and Magic US Mother ApeNintendo Nintendo Modern NES JRPG Mother JP Phantasie III: Wrath of NikademusファンタジーIIIニカデモスの怒り SSI Bothtec Fantasy MSX2 WRPG Phantasie US Phantasy Star IIファンタシースター II 還らざる時の終わりに Sega-AM7 Sega Sci-Fi GEN JRPG Phantasy Star JP 1989 (JP) Pool of Radiance SSI SSIPony Canyons (JP port) Fantasy APPII (Port), MAC (Port) PC88 (Port) Tactical RPG AD&D: Forgotten Realms campaign setting. First game in the Gold Box series. US JP (PC88) SD SnatcherSDスナッチャー Konami Konami Sci-Fi MSX2 JRPG Snatcher JP Sentinel Worlds I: Future Magic Novotrade EA Sci-Fi C64 (Port) US Shiryou Sensen: War of the Dead死霊戦線 Victor Music Industries FantasySurvival horror PCE Action RPG Shiryou Sensen: War of the Dead JP Space Rogue Origin Origin Sci-Fi C64, DOS, MAC, APPII Combination space sim and WRPG US Square no Tom Sawyerスクウェアのトムソーヤ Square Square NES JP Starflight Binary SystemsMicroMagic EA Sci-Fi AMI (Port), C64 (Port) Combination space sim and WRPG Starflight US Starflight 2: Trade Routes of the Cloud Nebula Binary Systems EA Sci-Fi DOS Combination space sim and WRPG Starflight US Super Hydlideスーパーハイドライド T&E Seismic Fantasy GEN Action RPG Hydlide JP Sweet Homeスウィートホーム Capcom Capcom FantasySurvival horror NES JRPG Spiritual precursor to Resident Evil JP Sword Of Hope, TheSelection: Erabareshi Monoセレクション 選ばれし者 Kemco KemcoSeika Corp. Fantasy GB Action RPG JP Sword of VermilionVermilionヴァーミリオン Sega-AM2 Sega Fantasy GEN Action-RPG JP Swords of Twilight Free Fall Associates Electronic Arts, Inc. Fantasy AMI Action-RPG US Tao究極の世紀末ロープレ 道 Vap Vap Fantasy NES JP Tengai Makyō: Ziria天外魔境 ZIRIA Red Ent. Hudson Soft Fantasy PCD JRPG Tengai Makyou JP Tenkaichi Bushi Keru Nagūruケルナグール Game Studio Namco NES Fighting/RPG hybrid JP Ultima IV: Quest of the AvatarUltima: Seisha he no Michiウルティマ 聖者への道 Origin Pony Canyon Fantasy NES (Port) WRPG Ultima US Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny Origin Origin Fantasy ATRST (Port) WRPG Ultima US Ultima Trilogy Origin Origin Fantasy APPII (Comp), C64 (Comp), DOS (Comp) WRPG Ultima compilation US WiBArM Arsys Software Broderbund Sci-Fi DOS (Port) Action RPG Run-and-gun JRPG JP Willowウィロー Capcom Capcom Fantasy NES Action RPG US/JP Wizardry II: The Knight of Diamondsウィザードリィ2 Sir-Tech Software ASCII Fantasy MSX2 (Port) Dungeon crawl Wizardry US Wizardry II: Llylgamyn no IsanウィザードリィII リルガミンの遺産The Famicom ports of Wizardry 2 and 3 were released in reverse order. Sir-Tech Software ASCIISir-Tech Fantasy NES (Port), C64 (Port) Dungeon crawl Wizardry US Xak: The Art of Visual Stageサーク Microcabin Microcabin Fantasy MSX2, PC88, PC98, X68K Action RPG Xak JP Ys I: Ancient Ys Vanished Nihon FalcomUnlimited KyodaiBroderbund Fantasy APPGS (Port), DOS (Port) Action RPGJRPG Ys JP Ys I & IIイースI・II Nihon FalcomHudson Soft Hudson Soft Fantasy PCD(Comp) Action RPG Ys JP Ys III: Wanderers from YsイースIII -ワンダラーズフロムイース- Nihon Falcom Nihon Falcom Fantasy PC88, PC98, X68K, MSX2 Action RPGPlatformer Ys JP
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