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The sequel to Moebius, Windwalker combines role-playing with side-view beat ’em up gameplay. You are accompanied by Moebius on a quest to master the martial arts. Hostile persons including thieves, guards and assassins will be encountered; you fight them in real time using moves such as cartwheels and flying kicks. This can be played either … Continue reading “Windwalker”
Year: 1989
Platforms: Amiga, Apple II, Apple IIgs, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, Macintosh
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Action RPG
Lost Power is a very typical mid-80s RPG since the dungeon crawling hack-and-slash gameplay itself is pretty straightforward, but has a high concept that allows the player to fill in the narrative gaps. The presentation is also noteworthy as most of the visuals are simple but the enemy portraits are very well done, and even seeing … Continue reading “Lost Power”
Year: 1986
Platforms: FM-7, PC-88, Sharp X1
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Action RPG
Knights of Legend is set in the fantasy land of Ashtalarea. The evil Pildar has captured the ruler of the land, known as the Duke, and a warrior named Seggallion, who has fought and defeated Pildar in the past. The player controls a party of adventurers whose quest is to rescue the prisoners, and eventually vanquish … Continue reading “Knights of Legend”
Year: 1989
Platforms: Apple II, Commodore 64, DOS
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Turn-based strategy
Lifthransir’s Bane is the second of two episodes of Castle of the Winds. For this release of the top-down role-playing game the second episode of the shareware game released as a retail title. This release can be run directly from the floppy disk by just typing ‘GO’.
Year: 1994
Platforms: Windows
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Turn-based strategy
It’s a top-scroller that uses a “Your move-My move” system. This is multiplied about 30 times because every enemy on the level is allowed a move for every one of yours, but they don’t all know where you are right away. It has a good and somewhat optional storyline, for the replay factor. When you … Continue reading “Castle of the Winds: A Question of Vengeance”
Year: 1993
Platforms: Windows
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Turn-based strategy
This is another game in the Magic Candle series of top-down RPG’s that bears more than a slight resemblance to the old Ultima games. These games feature several other innovations over the Ultima series of games, the best example being a more complex party management system which makes it possible to divide your party of adventurers and give each … Continue reading “The Magic Candle III”
Year: 1992
Platforms: DOS
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Turn-based strategy
Part of the Magic Candle series, this is much like the first game in the series, only with an enhanced VGA engine. Choose your party of adventurers and roam the land to discover the secret of the Four and Forty.
Year: 1991
Platforms: DOS
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Turn-based strategy
The Magic Candle is best described as an Ultima clone. Its a top-down party-driven RPG. The plot revolves around you (Lukas) and your party of intrepid adventurers, whose task it is to seal the demon Dreax within the Magic Candle (which is burning down, and when it does, he gets released). The game has 3 … Continue reading “The Magic Candle: Volume 1”
Year: 1989
Platforms: Apple II, Commodore 64, DOS, PC-98
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Turn-based strategy
You have just left the peaceful town of CrissCross to defeat the evil Krellane and his powerful Empire. The residents of the town have survived for years by hiding from the empire but rumors have surfaced that the soldiers of the empire are nearing. You have heard that only the hero of the Prophecy could … Continue reading “Prophecy I: The Fall of Trinadon”
Year: 1989
Platforms: DOS
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Action RPG
Star Saga: One is the first of an innovative role-playing trilogy (yet only two titles were released). It attempts to bring the atmosphere of pen & paper RPG and Choose Your Own Adventure game books to the computer, while the more tedious task of book-keeping are made by the computer — truly “Interactive Literature”. The … Continue reading “Star Saga One – Beyond the Boundary”
Year: 1988
Platforms: Apple II, Apple IIgs, DOS
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Turn-based strategy