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name	publisher(developer)	year	description	platform
The Bard's Tale	FCI;Pony Canyon (Atelier Double)	1990	Long ago monsters w Long ago monsters were set loose in the city of Skara Brae by Mangar the Dark a malevolent mage. Now you create a band of six adventurers to seek out and conquer the monstrous creatures that lurk within. Choose each heros class: Warrior (weapons expert), Rogue (sneaky fighter), Hunter (ninja asssassin), Wizard (21 spells) or Sorcerer (22 spells). And the Bard a wandering minstrel. Though each hero is strong in battle the Bards special weapon is his magical music which has devastating effects on your fearsome foes. Hone your combat skills through 16 complex maze levels as you face dragons, trolls, nomads, and other hideous creatures.***Released in Japan, 1990-12-21 Released in USA 1991-11 (NES-ET-USA) Released in Canada 1991-11 [Zerothis]	NES
The Bard's Tale Construction Set	Interplay	1991	A sample game is included with the construction set; [i]The Star Light Festival[/i]	MS-DOS
The Bard's Tale II: The Destiny Knight	Electronic Arts (Interplay)	1988	When The Going Gets Even Tougher... Another wolf! Your magic sword cleaves him mid-snarl, and he drops in a fur-pile at your feet. There's a slime-ball conjurer just out of reach who'll keep summoning these slobbering ,issiles until your sword arm drops off. Unless you can figure out a way to get at him. When you put Mangar out to oasture, all you really wanted was a bottomless mug and an ace up your sleeve. So what are you doing out here in the gnarly wilderness, knee-deep in wolf meat, itching to put an arrow through the Adam's apple of some spell-caster? It must be your Destiny.* [23]* [62]* [2]* [76]* [80]* [49]* [21]* [22]* [1]* [52]	Amiga
The Bard's Tale II: The Destiny Knight	Electronic Arts;Interplay	1988	(Explorado Tangramayne y las tierras salvajes) Los aventureros se lanzan a un mundo repleto de pequeñas ciudades. Pros: -Añade un séptimo miembro para el grupo. -La navegación de las ciudades es mucho más sencilla. Cons: -La inmensa fuerza de algunas apariciones aleatorias en las tierras salvajes. 5 de 10	Apple IIGS
The Bard's Tale II: The Destiny Knight	Electronic Arts (Interplay)	1986	[57]* [17]* [52]*** [33]	C64
The Bard's Tale II: The Destiny Knight	Electronic Arts (Interplay)	1987		Apple II E
The Bard's Tale II: The Destiny Knight	Electronic Arts (Interplay)	1988		MS-DOS
The Bard's Tale II: The Destiny Knight	Pony Canyon (Atelier Double)	1992		NES
The Bard's Tale II: The Destiny Knight	Pony Canyon	1991		NEC PC9801
The Bard's Tale III: Thief of Fate	Electronic Arts (Interplay)	1991	When the Bard's scared sober, trust a thief ...like me. When the Bard's Tale began, we lived a charmed life. Good ale. Good song. Good company. Mangar came along, but we cut him to pieces before he could blink. Soon the world got bigger. We wandered the wilderness for months to find the pieces of that infernal Destiny Wand. But once we reforged it, Lagoth Zanta was history. But then, being a thief was dull. Pick this lock. Disarm that trap. When things got hot, they'd tell me "Into the shadows, wimp." I should've lifted their gold and split long ago. But it's too late now. We battle through the seven worlds. Cast Warstrike and Rimefang over and over. Cut down the endless Hookfangs and Slathbeasts. And suddenly, The Archmage is powerless. The Warrior is weak. The Bard can't play. Now they say I'm the only hope. I'm slick. I'm sneaky. And I'm going to fight the Mad God... alone. Some fate.* [7]* [76]* [23]* [97]* [102]* [52]* [37]*The Bards Tale 2 Thief of Fate is the best game ever created. It features a hell of a lot of problem solving that taxes even the most experience gamers to the limit. I have been playing this game on and off for 10 years and have still not completed it. It is a work of art. It beats anything currently on the market and in my opinion if the next gen consoles were to bring this game out they would make a packet. I believe that this game is perfection. If you are an RPG/Fantasy fan go online buy an Amiga and play this game, simply put it is undoubtedly one of the best games ever made. I LOVE IT [Gogs]	Amiga
The Bard's Tale III: Thief of Fate	Electronic Arts (Interplay)	1988	When running this on a C128 it would use its autoboot function and faster disk access.* [2]* [57]* [4]* [33]* [17]* [1]	C64
The Bard's Tale III: Thief of Fate	Electronic Arts (Interplay)	1990		MS-DOS
The Bard's Tale III: Thief of Fate	Electronic Arts (Interplay)	1988	Explorado Shara Brae, el campamento de refugiados y Piedra Sombría) Nuetros héroes vuelven a Shara Brae, sólo para encontrarla cambiada para siempre, y no a mejor. Pros: -Mezcla entre la exploración de los terrenos salvajes del segundo juego con el Shara Brae del primero. -La importancia de conocer dónde te encuentras y las grandes diferencias de los enemigos en cada ubicación. -Los héroes por defecto son más brutales que nunca. Cons: -La ubicación de las tiendas es confusa cuanto menos. 6 de 10* [33]* [49]*** [52]	Apple II E
The Bard's Tale III: Thief of Fate	Pony Canyon	1992		NEC PC9801
The Bard's Tale IV: Barrows Deep	inXile Entertainment	2018		Windows
The Bard's Tale: Tales of the Unknown	Electronic Arts (Interplay)	1988		ZX Spectrum
The Bard's Tale: Tales of the Unknown	Electronic Arts (Interplay)	1987	The Legend of Skara Brae Long ago, when magic still prevailed, the evil wizard Mangar the Dark threatened a small but harmonious country town called Skara Brae. Evil creatures oozed into Skara Brae and joined his shadow domain. Mangar froze the surrounding lands with a spell of Eternal Winter, totally isolating Skara Brae from any possible help. Then, one night the town militiamen all disappeared. The future of Skara Brae hung in the balance. And who was left to resist? Only a handful of unproven young Warriors, junior Magic Users, a couple of Bards barely old enough to drink, and some out of work Rogues. You are there. You are the leader of this ragtag group of freedom fighters. Luckily you have a Bard with you to sing your glories, if you survive. For this is the stuff of legends. And so the story begins...* [52]* [135]* [129]* [21]* [76]* [22]* [52]* [52]	Amiga
The Bard's Tale: Tales of the Unknown	Electronic Arts (Interplay)	1987	Review for "The Bard's Tale: Construction Set". Reviewed again because of a problem in the review of #39 with black & white images. [22]*Review for "The Bard's Tale: Construction Set" [22]Review for "The Bard's Tale: Construction Set" [52] [52]* [49]*The Bard's Tale: Construction Set [37]The Bard's Tale: Construction Set, released in 1991, includes the game in 256 colors VGA plus a level-editor tool.**Wizardry style first person RPG with a decent story. Roll your own characters or use the pre-made "A-Team" to travel through (and below) the town of Skara Brae which has been plunged into eternal winter by the wizard Mangar.	MS-DOS
The Bard's Tale: Tales of the Unknown	Electronic Arts (Interplay)	1987		Atari ST
The Bard's Tale: Tales of the Unknown	Electronic Arts (Interplay)	1989		Mac OS Classic
The Bard's Tale: Tales of the Unknown	Interplay	1987	(Explorada la mayor parte de Shara Brae) Un juego de rol en el que manejas un equipo de aventureros dentro de una ciudad de lo más anárquica. Pros: -Lo fácil que es crear miembros nuevos para el grupo. -La diversidad de usuarios mágicos. -La posibilidad de formar una línea de vanguardia y otra de retaguardia. -La versatilidad del bardo (y que cada una de sus canciones tenga una música diferente) Cons: -La ciudad es cuanto menos laberíntica, lo que no ayuda cuando hay que recorrerla de un lado para otro cualquier compra o servicio. -Prácticamente obliga al jugador a saber por un manual el orden en el que se deben de acometer las mazmorras. -La aparición constante de enemigos débiles que sólo te hacen perder tiempo. 5 de 10* [52]*Requires 512KB RAM, one or two 3.5' drives, a blank disk. Optionally supports 2 drives. This game allows transfer of characters from some other games to this one: [game=Bard's Tale]Bard's Tale[/game] I [game=Wizardry I]Wizardry I[/game]/II [game=Legacy of Llylgamyn]Legacy of Llylgamyn[/game] [game=Ultima III]Ultima III[/game] On the title screen, hold down shift+control+option+open apple+b. Also enter the building opposite the Adventurers' Guild. [Zerothis]	Apple IIGS
The Bard's Tale: Tales of the Unknown	Electronic Arts (Interplay)	1988		Amstrad CPC
The Bard's Tale: Tales of the Unknown	Electronic Arts (Interplay)	1985		C64
The Bard's Tale: Tales of the Unknown	Pony Canyon	1990		NEC PC9801
The Bard's Tale: Tales of the Unknown	Electronic Arts (Interplay)	1985	[48]*Apparently influenced by D&D and the Wizardry series.Tags: To cast one of the 85 available spells, the player needs to consult the game's manual to find the corresponding four letter code. [Zerothis]**Long ago, when magic still prevailed, the evil wizard Mangar the Dark threatened a small but harmonious country town called Skara Brae. Evil creatures oozed into Skara Brae and joined his shadow domain. Mangar froze the surrounding lands with a spell of Eternal Winter, totally isolating Skara Brae from any possible help. Then, one night the town militiamen all disappeared. The future of Skara Brae hung in the balance. And who was left to resist? Only a handful of unproven young Warriors, junior Magic Users, a couple of Bards barely old enough to drink, and some out of work Rogues. You are there. You are the leader of this ragtag group of freedom fighters. Luckily you have a Bard with you to sing your glories, if you survive. For this is the stuff of legends. And so the story begins... [Zerothis]	Apple II E

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