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When Richard MacIntyre, the hero of the first Hiōden, became old, he retired from his duties, intending to spend the rest of his days in a secluded location together with the dryad Beatrix. But one day, the old king meets a little girl and gives her a present – a ring that Beatrix gave him … Continue reading “Hiouden II”

Year: 1994

Platforms: FM Towns

Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)

Theme: Real-time strategy


The main character is Richard A. MacInyre, who has been deposed from his throne by the rival Macaulays. The only one in his castle to escape execution, he makes a pact with a dryad that gives him the ability to summon demons, thereby gaining a dark army to take back his kingdom. The strategy is … Continue reading “Hiouden: Mamonotachi tono Chikai (Legend of the Scarlet Kind: Pact with the Demons)”

Year: 1992

Platforms: FM Towns, PC-98

Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)

Theme: Real-time strategy


The land of Trazere is in a state of emergency as an ancient force of chaos begins to transform ordinary citizens into monsters. Seeking to save the kingdom, four heroic adventurers gather at the city of Treihadwyl. The game has a map view and a dungeon view and sports a fascinating magic system and isometric … Continue reading “The Four Crystals of Trazere”

Year: 1992

Platforms: Amiga, Atari ST, DOS

Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)

Theme: Dungeon crawler, Turn-based strategy


World of Xeen combines two games – Clouds of Xeen and Darkside of Xeen – into a single game that can be played continuously. The player-controlled party can travel between the worlds of the two games using special devices that can find through exploration. Completing the main quests in both games opens the final quest, … Continue reading “Might & Magic: World of Xeen”

Year: 1994

Platforms: Macintosh

Genre: Compilation, Role-Playing (RPG)

Theme: Turn-based strategy


After three games in the Bard’s Tale universe, Interplay gave fans the chance to create their own games based on the game engine. You can design your own Monsters (choosing their look from existing ones or by drawing it yourself), level layouts (from the pre-defined objects of Bard’s Tale III), spells and collectible objects. Your … Continue reading “The Bard’s Tale Construction Set”

Year: 1991

Platforms: Amiga, DOS

Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)

Theme: Turn-based strategy


Due to mysterious circumstances, a flourishing city called Chinese Hill was cut off the rest of the world. Investigators found out that most of the buildings were destroyed, horrifying creatures are roaming the wilderness, and the few survivors have no means of escaping. The SSWAT (Supernatural Special Weapon Attack Team) sends an agent named Laila … Continue reading “War of the Dead”

Year: 1987

Platforms: MSX, TurboGrafx-16

Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)

Theme: Action RPG


Create a party of eight characters from the usual D&D classes, and lead these characters on their quest for adventure. The initial character development is fairly comprehensive, but the user interface for the game itself is a 2D top-down perspective with symbolic representations of everything. The game map is a simple grid with icons in … Continue reading “Disciples of Steel”

Year: 1991

Platforms: Atari ST, DOS

Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)

Theme: Turn-based strategy


Winwood was just an ordinary man, an owner of a small record shop – certainly not a very suitable profession for someone who would become a hero in a magical land. But fate had its own plans for our hero. One day, feeling particularly drowsy, Winwood closed his shop and fell asleep on the sofa. … Continue reading “Fate: Gates of Dawn”

Year: 1991

Platforms: Amiga, Atari ST

Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)

Theme: Turn-based strategy


Knights of Xentar is a sequel to Dragon Knight II, and is the only Dragon Knight game that was released outside of Japan. The player controls a young warrior named Desmond (Takeru in the Japanese version). After liberating Strawberry Fields from an evil curse in his previous adventure, Desmond finds himself in a situation unworthy … Continue reading “Knights of Xentar”

Year: 1991

Platforms: DOS, FM Towns, PC-98, Sharp X68000

Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)

Theme: Real-time strategy


The country of Babylon was once a thriving community, enjoying peace and prosperity. However, all that changed when monsters invaded the land. Eventually, the entire population was wiped out and Babylon became an enclosed area no one dared to enter. Only one brave adventurer traveled to Babylon in an attempt to destroy the evil that … Continue reading “Curse of Babylon”

Year: 1986

Platforms: Commodore 64, FM-7, PC-88

Genre: Action

Theme: Action RPG