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name	publisher(developer)	year	description	platform
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen	Capcom	2016		Windows
Other Life	Other-Life	2013	The premium subscriptions and extras sold by other-life.com are mainly concerning peripheral features. None of them give a significant advantage to winning the game.	Linux
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen	Capcom	2013	DD:DA is a standalone expansion that includes the base game with it and various other enhancements, including a whole new region with new quest lines.	PS3
3089	Phr00t Software	2013		Linux
3089	Phr00t Software	2013		Windows
3089	Phr00t Software	2013		Mac OS X
Legend of Dungeon	RobotLovesKitty	2013	De manejo sencillo y de aspecto semiretro (porque su iluminación le da un toque extra), consiste en explorar los distintos niveles de una mazmorra cohabitada por todo tipo de seres de lo más variopinto. De lo mejor es la gran aleatoriedad de los objetos y algunos enemigos como los leprechaun. 6 de 10***[media=youtube]ElS7X3U8YpY[/media]	Windows
3079	Phr00t Software	2012		Linux
3079	Phr00t Software	2012		Windows
3079	Phr00t Software	2012		Mac OS X
Dungeon Siege III	Square Enix (Obsidian Entertainment)	2011	Torn asunder, the delicate balance of power between the kingdom of Ehb's powerful factions has fallen apart. As one of the few remaining members of the disgraced protectors of the land, the 10th Legion, it is up to you to rebuild the once great Legion and prevent Ehb from descending into darkness. Joined by a group of unique companions, you will travel through the striking land of Ehb defeating all manner of villains and beasts through a combination of heroic abilities, screen-shaking magic and pure cunning. Key Features * Experience DUNGEON SIEGE on console for the first time. * Adventure solo or with friends in co-op multiplayer. * Uncover a deep story that only Square Enix and Obsidian Entertainment can deliver. * Pick from unique and highly customisable character classes with a wide range of abilities. * Recruit companions with unique personalities, abilities and views on the world around them. * Make weighty decisions that impact alliances, enemies and ultimately the culmination of the story.	Windows
King's Bounty: The Legend	1C Company;Atari;Paradox Interactive (Katauri Interactive)	2008	King's Bounty: The Legend is an adventure game with tactical turn-based battles and role-playing elements. In a fairy tale fantasy world of fearless knights, evil mages, wise kings and beautiful princesses the player controls a hero. Leading their character through the game world, exploring it, commanding armies in battle and accomplishing various quests can mean great reward or huge defeats. Gameplay is divided into two major sections: adventure mode and battle mode. While playing in adventure mode the gamer controls their character in real-time. With several classes available at the start of a new game, the player moves through the adventure map seeking various treasures, fighting monsters and accomplishing quests tasked to him by the local stewards. Once in battle mode the gamer assumes the role of a war chief, leading his troops in tactical turn-based combat. Battles take place on land or sea, in dungeons or castles or even in some items! The hero himself doesn't participate in the combat, but can assist his troops by casting spells or summoning different creatures.*Una gran mezcla de estrategia y combate por turnos, al estilo de Might and Magic. Las partidas pueden alargarse muuuucho... 8 de 102008-04-?? as boxed by 1C??? 2008-09-23 as boxed by Paradox 2009-04-30 on Steam, by Paradox Interactive (lang: eng) 2009-05-01 -"- in Europe?*[b]Minimum:[/b] Windows XP or Vista * 2.6 GHz Pentium IV or Athlon 64 2800+ CPU * 1 GB RAM (2 GB for Vista) * 256 MB VRAM * GeForce 6800 or Radeon X800 GPU * 5.5 GB HD space [b]Recommended:[/b] * 3 GHz Pentium IV or Athlon 64 3200+ CPU * 2 GB RAM * 512 MB VRAM * GeForce 7900 or Radeon X1900 GPU	Windows
Dark Messiah: Elements	Ubisoft (Arkane Studios)	2008	An enhanced and expanded port of Dark Messiah.	X360
Painkiller: Overdose	DreamCatcher Interactive;JoWood Productions (Mindware Studios)	2007	[b]unique/angelic/demonic/hybrid protagonist[/b] - a cross-breed of the two, so he's quite special. [b]odd appliances[/b] - the starting weapon is a demon's head, the second weapon gained is a shattered cube.*Overdose's events start sometime after the end of [game=#154094]Painkiller[/game] as a result of Lucifer's death (at Daniel's hands) when Belial is freed, having been trapped by Lucifer's essence.2007-10-30 on Steam, by Dreamcatcher Interactive (lang: eng)*Packed with tons of fast-paced, adrenaline-fueled single player and multiplayer levels of mayhem, Painkiller: Overdose brings with it 6 innovative new demonic weapons, mind-bending physics, lightning-player maps, over 40 demented and sickly-twisted monsters from Hell and gigantic end bosses that will blow your mind! Game Features: Prequel to the eventual Sequel bridges the storyline and ties up wandering ends. * Overdose introduces a new character and storyline that examines the repercussions of Daniel defeating Lucifer in the original Painkiller! * 16 NEW levels of fast-paced pain-killing action! * 6 New demonic weapons grant the powers of a demi-god to souls awaiting damnation everywhere! * Crafted and designed completely by Mindware Studios; long-time advocates and fans of the game. * A reshuffled Tarot deck infuses Belial with new powers and devastating combinations. * An innovative direction in the Painkiller universe! * Over 40 demented and sickly-twisted monsters from Hell * New End Bosses of colossal statures standing guard over Hell's crumbling domain and the entrances to the other realms! * A revitalized commitment to multiplayer introduces a series of stats tracking features and game server options intended to revamp the multiplayer experience. * Multiplayer compatibility with original Painkiller multiplayer maps and game modes! [Mindware]*US 2007-10-23 by DreamCatcher EU 2007-11-15 by Jowood INT 2007-10-30 on Steam, by JoWooD Entertainment, DreamCatcher (lang: eng, ger)*Minimum requirements: * Windows 2000, XP or Vista * 1.5 GHz Pentium III or Athlon CPU * 512 MB RAM * 2.5 GB free HD space * 128 MB VRAM * GeForce FX 5600 or Radeon 9600***Apparently this was originally a community driven mod for [game=Painkiller]Painkiller[/game].	Windows
Heroes of Might and Magic V: Tribes of the East	Ubisoft Entertainment (Nival Interactive)	2007	Latest version: 3.1 (as of ?)***KEY FEATURES • New Orc Faction: First made famous in Dark Messiah of Might & Magic , the brutal Orc faction now comes to the Heroes series. Savage, fiercely proud and resolutely independent, the Orcs put the "might" in Might & Magic . This faction's troops include Orcs, Goblins, Cyclops and the famed Pao Kais. • New Campaign: Experience the dramatic conclusion of the usurper Biara's reign. Discovering the demonic influence that corrupts the Haven knights, the savage clans of the Orc will take up arms to eradicate the Inferno threat. Characters from Dark Messiah of Might & Magic will also appear to bring an unexpected twist to this multi-layered plot. In addition, Tribes of the East will feature 10 multiplayer and five single-player maps. • New Upgrade Level: Every creature in the Heroes V universe will get a an alternative upgrade level, increasing the total number of creatures in the Heroes of Might & Magic V line to over 170! These powerful new abilities are sure to become an integral part of your combat tactics. • Extra Content: Expand your arsenal and gameplay with new spells, artifacts, buildings and innovative features such as the combo-based Artifact Power Link and Battle Rage, the unique racial ability of the Orcs. • Stand-alone Product: In order to allow both fans and newcomers to enjoy this dramatic conclusion to the Heroes V experience, Tribes of the East will be a stand-alone product – no previous Heroes game installations will be required to play. [Ubisoft]	Windows
Dark Messiah	Ubisoft (Arkane Studios;Floodgate Entertainment;Kuju Entertainment)	2006	Discover a new breed of Action-RPG game powered by an enhanced version of the Source™ Engine by Valve. Set in the Might & Magic® universe, players will experience ferocious combat in a dark and immersive fantasy environment. Swords, Stealth, Sorcery. Choose your way to kill. * Cutting-edge technology: Experience an enhanced version of the famous Source™ Engine created by Valve. Discover the fresh perspective of a view with complete body awareness, realistic movements, physics rendering, and a complete first-person melee combat system in a fantasy setting. * Never-ending action: Challenge the forces of evil in 12 huge levels and learn to master over 30 weapons and an arsenal of devastating spells. * Evolve your character: Extend your gameplay experience without being limited to a single discipline. Learn powerful new spells and attacks using Dark Messiah's unique Skill Evolution System as you progress through the game. * Revolutionary multiplayer mode: Get ready to battle with up to 32 players in the revolutionary Crusade mode, which will enable players to gain experience and new skills across dynamic online campaigns. Enlist with the humans or the undead and choose among five complementary character classes.*EAN-13: [code]3 307210 212511[/code] (Ubisoft / UK)[spoiler=Show spoiler tag info;Hide][b]shapeshifting[/b] - this ability is gained late in the game. [b]hybrid protagonist[/b] - the son of the demon sovereign and some human.[/spoiler]*The German release of the game received some censorship. Namely the following things were changed: Severing limbs or heads from mobs was disabled * Mutilating corpses was disabled * Mobs can't be impaled * Burning mobs die right-out*Multiplayer for this game requires Steam, unlike singleplayer.[b]Minimum requirements:[/b] Windows XP * 2.2 GHz CPU * 512 MB RAM * 128 MB VRAM * 7 GB free HD space [b]Recommended:[/b] * 3 GHz CPU * 1GB RAM	Windows
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe	Buena Vista Games (Traveller's Tales)	2005	The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe is a definitive action adventure based on the Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media film capturing the renowned and beloved book series from author C.S. Lewis. Players enter the world of Narnia, a land frozen in eternal winter by the evil powers of the malevolent and evil White Witch. In order to end this frigid captivity and free his people, the mighty lion Aslan, true ruler of Narnia, invokes an ancient prophecy. It will become the destiny of four young siblings from our world: Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy Pevensie to work together and use their unique combat skills, weaponry and abilities to defeat the Witch and her armies and save Narnia. These four unlikely heroes must battle the evil forces of the White Witch by waging war against a vast variety of creatures, including Centaurs, Minotaurs, Minoboars, Cyclops, Werewolves, Wraiths, Ankleslicers, Wolves, Satyrs, Boggles and more. Features: * Live the epic adventure while playing as one of four heroes (Lucy, Peter, Edmond, Susan) in a team-based action adventure. * Battle the evil forces of the White Witch by waging war against a huge variety of creatures, including Centaurs, Minotaurs, Minoboars, Cyclops, Werewolves, Wraiths, Ankleslicers, Wolves, Satyrs, Boggles and more. * Utilize the unique combat skills, weaponry and special moves of each character to fight and fend off hordes of dark mythical beasts, or solve intricate puzzles and progress through the adventure. * Two-player action featuring all four characters * Seamless game play integration of film footage with music and voice talent plus unlockable secrets to open exclusive content and more. [R2D2-A]	GameCube
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe	Buena Vista Games (Traveller's Tales)	2005		Windows
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe	Buena Vista Games;Disney Interactive (Traveller's Tales)	2005	The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe is a definitive action adventure based on the Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media film capturing the renowned and beloved book series from author C.S. Lewis. Players enter the world of Narnia, a land frozen in eternal winter by the evil powers of the malevolent and evil White Witch. In order to end this frigid captivity and free his people, the mighty lion Aslan, true ruler of Narnia, invokes an ancient prophecy. It will become the destiny of four young siblings from our world: Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy Pevensie to work together and use their unique combat skills, weaponry and abilities to defeat the Witch and her armies and save Narnia. These four unlikely heroes must battle the evil forces of the White Witch by waging war against a vast variety of creatures, including Centaurs, Minotaurs, Minoboars, Cyclops, Werewolves, Wraiths, Ankleslicers, Wolves, Satyrs, Boggles and more. Features: * Live the epic adventure while playing as one of four heroes (Lucy, Peter, Edmond, Susan) in a team-based action adventure. * Battle the evil forces of the White Witch by waging war against a huge variety of creatures, including Centaurs, Minotaurs, Minoboars, Cyclops, Werewolves, Wraiths, Ankleslicers, Wolves, Satyrs, Boggles and more. * Utilize the unique combat skills, weaponry and special moves of each character to fight and fend off hordes of dark mythical beasts, or solve intricate puzzles and progress through the adventure. * Two-player action featuring all four characters * Seamless game play integration of film footage with music and voice talent plus unlockable secrets to open exclusive content and more. [Aibo]	Xbox
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe	Buena Vista Games;D3 Publisher (Traveller's Tales)	2005	The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe is a definitive action adventure based on the Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media film capturing the renowned and beloved book series from author C.S. Lewis. Players enter the world of Narnia, a land frozen in eternal winter by the evil powers of the malevolent and evil White Witch. In order to end this frigid captivity and free his people, the mighty lion Aslan, true ruler of Narnia, invokes an ancient prophecy. It will become the destiny of four young siblings from our world: Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy Pevensie to work together and use their unique combat skills, weaponry and abilities to defeat the Witch and her armies and save Narnia. These four unlikely heroes must battle the evil forces of the White Witch by waging war against a vast variety of creatures, including Centaurs, Minotaurs, Minoboars, Cyclops, Werewolves, Wraiths, Ankleslicers, Wolves, Satyrs, Boggles and more. Features: * Live the epic adventure while playing as one of four heroes (Lucy, Peter, Edmond, Susan) in a team-based action adventure. * Battle the evil forces of the White Witch by waging war against a huge variety of creatures, including Centaurs, Minotaurs, Minoboars, Cyclops, Werewolves, Wraiths, Ankleslicers, Wolves, Satyrs, Boggles and more. * Utilize the unique combat skills, weaponry and special moves of each character to fight and fend off hordes of dark mythical beasts, or solve intricate puzzles and progress through the adventure. * Two-player action featuring all four characters * Seamless game play integration of film footage with music and voice talent plus unlockable secrets to open exclusive content and more. [Aibo]	PS2
Stendhal	Arianne	2005	Are you looking for adventure? Want to fight for riches? Develop yourself and your social standing? Meet new people? Do you want to be part of a brave new world? Stendhal is a fully fledged multiplayer online adventures game (MMORPG) developed using the Arianne game development system. Stendhal features a new, rich and expanding world in which you can explore towns, buildings, plains, caves and dungeons. You will meet NPCs and acquire tasks and quests for valuable experience and cold hard cash. Your character will develop and grow and with each new level up become stronger and better. With the money you acquire you can buy new items and improve your armour and weapons. And for the blood thirsty of you; satisfy your killing desires by roaming the world in search of evil monsters! Stendhal is totally platform independent, written using Java 1.5 and the Java2D environment. So what are you waiting for?! A whole new world awaits...	Linux
Age of Mythology: The Titans	Microsoft (Ensemble Studios)	2003		Windows
Age of Mythology	MacSoft	2003		Mac OS X
Age of Mythology	Microsoft Game Studios (Ensemble Studios)	2002	Welcome to the age when heroes fought against monsters and gods interfered in the lives of mortal men. Welcome to the AGE OF MYTHOLOGY where you wage war using armies and diplomacy, progress through development ages, enhancing your civilizations might, with the added feature where you can call upon the gods to act on your behalf or help you out with more than 20 mythological creatures.*The classic real time strategy game that transports players to a time when heroes did battle with monsters of legend and the gods intervened in the affairs of mortals. Use mythological creatures like Minotaurs and Cyclopes to bolster your armies' strength. Call upon the gods for assistance in flattening enemy towns with meteors or scatter opposing troops with lightning storms.*Theres a re-release of "Age of Mythology" in Steam called "Age of Mythology: Extended Edition", that includes both the original game and the expansion "Age of Mythology: The Titans", plus "The Golden Gift" DLC campaign.	Windows
CrossFire	author	2002		BSD
CrossFire	author	2001	A fantasy medieval themed MORPG with a set of races and classes similar to angband and nethack. There are multiple graphical clients to chose from that will show more information than text based clients (stacks of objects on the floor for instance). Use of text remains heavy in all clients and more closely follows a the example of text adventure interpreters than simple commands. Players will need to converse with NPCs. But many typed commands are simple as well and players can bind any command to a keystroke. Also, there are a variety of shortcuts that can be preformed with the mouse. The adventures provided really depend on which server the player chooses to play on. Most servers allow multiple characters and they remain attached to the server where they were created. Initially there was no gender option provided but version 1.10 added this option. Many servers continue to use the monogender mode. Generally servers include a tutorial map, several interlinked preset maps, and attached maps that are randomly generated within a set or constrictions (themed dungeons). Players find a public bed (or buy their own real estate to place a bed in) to sleep until they want to return to the game, which is a quit-save. Any items they left lying around may be stolen, but their inventory and their character are safe when sleeping. A variety of locked storage, security systems, guard animals, or guard NPCs are available for things that just won't fit into inventory. Maid NPCs are also an option. Player vs player is decided per server. The game allows for servers to have PvP zones and for players to mutually agree to PvP (outside of zones). But absolute prevention of PvP is apparently technically impossible for anyone determined to circumvent the safeguards as sings repeatedly warn players that PvP is forbidden in places where technical limitation are already in place. There is an extensive skills system as well. Skills increase by using them. For instance, read a book that is within your literacy skill level and you will ear literacy experience points. This only works once per book, btw. There is no combat mode. Attacks are in real time. While characters can have all manor of attacks at their disposal, all melee attacks are done without visual feedback. Text feedback is given instead. Ranged attacks show the projectile, but are otherwise identical to each other as melee attacks are. Find towers and dungeons. Hack up monsters. Gather loot. Sell loot. Practice skills. Repeat. For POSIX/X11 and/or GTK systems. Confirmed to run on Ubuntu and IRIX. RPM available. [Zerothis]	Linux
Herc's Adventures	LucasArts	1997		Saturn
Herc's Adventures	LucasArts	1997	Ever since Hades kidnapped Persephone, the world has been threatened with a perpetual winter. Under direct orders from Zeus, Hercules, Atlanta, and Jason set out to rescue Persephone and bring spring to the world. Solve puzzles in 40 different environments using each character's special abilities. Should you want some help, a two-player cooperative mode is available. Save the world from becoming a planet of ice in HERC'S ADVENTURES.* [29]* [32]*** [27]	PS
Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar	?	1997	A shareware program, U4MBonGS, applied to the [[gameid:38015 Apple II E version]] allows this game to take advantage of some of the advanced features of the IIGS platform. Specifically stereo sound, and music with one MockingBoard soundcard, or stereo music and other enhancements with two soundcards.	Apple IIGS
Guardian Heroes	Sega (Treasure)	1996	Not just another Final Fight: this masterpiece includes element of side-scrolling fighting (but with as many moves and complex like a Capcom fighter), RPGs (experience, magic, etc) and it has several characters and multiple-paths to choose from, making for infinite replay value. The action is ridiculously intense, as can be expected from a Treasure game. This is the fantasy/medieval equivalent of Gunstar Heroes.	Saturn
Kid Klown in Night Mayor World	Kemco;Playtronic (Kemco)	1993	The life of a clown isn't easy. Always having to wear that hideous make-up, wear those funny clothes, and always be cheerful, no matter what's going on in one's personal life. In KID KLOWN IN NIGHT MAYOR, Kid Klown has the stupid make-up and goofy clothes, but he's anything but cheerful, the Night Mayor has kidnapped his entire funny family! Now it's up to you to help Kid find his family and give the Night Mayor an old pie-in-the-face. The only problem is that the Mayor lives in a klown-dominion filled with all kinds of klown-hating goons, and all you have are some magic balloons. Will you be able to entertain your way through the world, or is there some other way?	NES
Defenders of Oasis	Sega (SEGA)	1992	The save feature of this game is a bit unusual. Saving is done automaticly at all times outside of combat (somewhat like oldschool roguelikes). But there is some control granted in the ability to make as many as two backup copies of the save file, overwrite backups, and delete backups. This save system is obvioisly intended to midigate the potential problem of batteries dying during gameplay. It is intended for use by a single player. However, if players are careful to keep track of backups, the game can effectively have two player profiles.*Score shown on Mega Force #27 (Apr. 1994) [26]* [37]* [38]* [32]* [29]* [27]* [20]*Save your kingdom from destruction! Once captured by heroes of a bygone era, the foul wizard Ahriman has been summoned by dark forces and his armies now threaten to ravage the peaceful land of Shanadar. As the prince of the kingdom, rally powerful allies to your side and lead them onward to repel Ahriman’s forces throughout the kingdom in this classic Japanese role playing adventure. Recruit unique allies such as a princess, genie, and thief! Fight enemies to gain strength and upgrade your heroes’ weapons and armor in order to fight Ahriman.	Game Gear
Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar	Fujitsu (Origin)	1992	The Japanese title may read something like アヴァターの探求 or アヴァターのたんきゅう, though I'm uncertain how to transliterate "Avatar" properly (currently assuming avatā [アヴァター])	FM Towns
Ultima: Runes of Virtue	FCI;Pony Canyon	1991	[49]*The world of Ultima games comes to Game Boy! Guide one of four characters on a quest to find the hidden Runes of Virtue. The Mage casts spells; the Bard is a longbow expert; the Knight is a master swordsman; and the Ranger throws his magic axe. Explore the eight concealed dungeons for treasure. Discover magic swords, potions and teleporters. Battle bats, dragons, ghosts, serpents and skeletons-even the villainous Black Knight! Challenge this brand new game made exclusively for Game Boy by FCI! -Powerful 1 meg chip with Battery back-up saves play positions -Two players can compete or cooperate for up to 80 levels -Exciting one-player action in over 170 levels -An entirely new game from the creators of the original Ultima* [37]*** [29]	GB
Final Fantasy Adventure	Square	1991	In the empire of Glaive, a gladiator-slave is forced to fight evil monsters controlled by the Dark Lord. But when his best friend is mortally wounded, he learns of a secret pendant that will give him great power. As the hero, you must battle your way out of the Dark Knight's castle and search through a dangerous world for the girl who has the pendant. But you discover that she has been captured by the Dark Knight's men. To free her, you must find the legendary sword and fight off the Dark Knight's beasts and overlords through deserts, snowfields, lakes, forests, and caves. Are you ready for the adventure of your life?* [100]* [22]* [37]* [32]*European version [29]Japanese version [29] [27]Mystic Quest is the European title.**A Zelda-like adventure about a boy forced to fight as a gladiator for the evil Dark Lord and Julius in the Glaive Empire. When his best friend Willy falls in a fight, his dying words are: 'Mana is in danger...see Bogard, the last of the Gemma Knights...at the falls... Can he alone find the girl who holds the Mana Pendant and keep the Mana Tree's power from Dark Lord? Using many weapons and finding friends such as the silver sword, the morning star, the battle ax, the Chocobo, and Bogard, can it be done? Find out in this prequel to Secret of Mana!	GB
Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar	Sega (Origin)	1990	Lord British, the wise and compassionate ruler of Britannia, wishes to erase the legacy left behind by the three Evil Lords. To do so, he must find an Avatar. An Avatar is one who has achieved enlightenment in the 8 Virtues - Honor, Valor, Sacrifice, Compassion, Justice, Spirituality, Honesty and Humility. Only the most virtuous of souls can complete the perilous journey that lies ahead! If you think that you're the savior for whom Lord British is searching, then prove your worth by taking on the Quest of the Avatar!* [17]* [72]* [52]* [52]* [37]* [27]	Master System
Ultima: Quest of the Avatar	FCI;Pony Canyon (Infinity;Atelier Double)	1989	The ruthless Triad of Evil has been vanquished and peace now reigns in the land. But without the threat of danger the people have become corrupt. Darkness dwells in their hearts and minds. The countryside is plagued by dragons, trolls, and long-dead wizards. Only an Avatar, a shining example of heroism, can destroy the monsters and conquer the internal wickedness with his mastery of magic and weapons. Become the Avatar! Save Britannia! And master the challenges of the ultimate quest--the search for good within yourself.	NES
Chrono Quest II	Psygnosis (Infomedia)	1989	This is a sequel to Chrono Quest, part of a series of games called Explora in their original French releases. After the events of the first game, you attempt to return to France of 1922, your own time period. A disorder on Explora, your time-machine, makes it use up all its metal fuel, leaving you stranded on an unknown time era. You need to find enough metal for Explora to be able to return you to your place in time. The original point-and-click interface (text-based with auxiliary icons) was replaced by a fully icon driven one. There's a row of icons at the bottom of the screen with movement arrows, a save game icon, "get", "give", "examine", etc. The conversations with characters have a basic form of speech-synthesis which can be turned off (the full text of the dialogue is displayed either way). The game boasts 13 different locations and multiple time stages.* [24]* [99]* [49]* [2]* [83]* [106]* [102]* [22]* [1]* [52]	Amiga
Chrono Quest II	Psygnosis (Infomedia)	1989		Atari ST
Chrono Quest II	Psygnosis (Infomedia)	1989		MS-DOS
Conan	?	1989		Tatung Einstein
Ultima II: Revenge of the Enchantress	Origin;Lord British (Origin)	1989	Requires 64k. Optional Mockingboard for music during Exodus portion. This collection and the Apple II platform is notable for having an enhanced version of Ultima II not available in other publishings. It is further notable because it was sold for less than 2 months before being discontinued; making the enhance version of Ultima II a very rare and exclusive Apple II product. Enhanced Ultima II is readily distinguishable by having a blue boarder around the picture. There are many improvments as well. Additionally, the version of Ultima III was enhanced, but this version was also available in other packages. Finally, Ultima I that was ported from BASIC source code to pure assembly code is available in this package (but this Ultima I was released on it own in 1985). This package is the only way to get the Apple version of the Ultima II remake. Origin briefly had a publishing arrangement with Sierra On-Line. It went badly. Ultimately it was Ultima II royalties (as in, not being paid at all for non-Apple version sales) that pushed Ultima's creator into exiting the agreement and founding Origin Systems. However, royalties were far from the only issue. Numerous disagreements over Ultima II's publishing where especially memorable to Lord British. Sierra fought efforts by Origin to republish Ultima games. In the case of Ultima II, they succeed in blocking Origin from using certain art that Sierra actually couldn't legally use themselves (but they didn't let that stop them from using the art anyway). Moving ahead; By 1989, management at Origin was no longer interested in investing effort or money into the Apple II platform because it would not make a worthwhile return. No one at Origin was forbidden from making Apple II games; some personal projects were completed for it. Ultima VI was started for Apple II, then changed to Apple IIGS, then abandoned in favor of the IBM-PC version. Many of the features that were possible on the IBM-PC could have been done on the Apple II (witness that the Commodore 64 received two ports of Ultima VI), but the dwindling Apple II market did not justify the effort. However, Lord British just had to do something about Ultima II for Apple II. It received a makeover much as the original Ultima for Apple II had. It was packed with the Ultima I remake and Ultima III with enhancements, presumably to make it more valuable with very minimal additional investment in the Apple II market. The Ultima Trilogy package would be offered in this form to other platforms as well. However, The FM Towns version of the trilogy contained 3 re-remakes. [Zerothis]	Apple II E
Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar	Pony Canyon	1988		X68000
Captain Silver	Sega;Tec Toy (Data East)	1988	[70]* [33]* [49]* [17]* [62]* [72]* [22]* [1]* [52]*In Captain Silver, you play the role of Jim, a brave young lad with a taste of adventure. You embark on a journey to find Captain Silver's secret treasure hoard, which is rumored to be hidden on an island in the Eastern Seas. There are six scenes in the game. During his travels, Jim will explore villages, fight his way on board ships, venture through caves, and wander around tropical islands. In each of these six scenes, Jim must use his sword to kill cats, rats, bats, witches, skeletons, and other creatures that are waiting for him. When Jim touches, or is shot at, by a creature, he loses one of his lives, but when he kills a creature, he can collect some gold that they leave behind, which can be used to buy items from shops. However, rather than getting gold, enemies leave behind some gold containing one of the letters that spell the word "CAPTAIN SILVER". If Jim manages to get all of these letters, he will be awarded an extra life. Jim may only use his sword to start off with, but once he collects a fairy that floats toward him in every scene, Jim will be able to shoot stars at enemies, making his kills more efficient. The maximum number of stars that he can have is six. There are other power-ups that Jim can collect in the game. These include the "clock" power-up, which gives Jim extra time; the "boot" power-up which allows Jim to jump higher; and the "coffee?" power-up, which enables Jim to shield himself from creatures until he is hit by one. There is a boss in each scene, which he must defeat in order to proceed to the next round. There is also a certain time limit, which Jim must complete the scene before it expires. If he does not, then he will lose a life.*There are two version of this cart. The "two-mega" version was released in Canada and Europe and has all 6 levels and all the enemies mentioned in the manual. The "one-mega" version was released in the USA. It has only 4 levels and is missing many enemies. The USA game manual still describes the missing levels and enemies. [Zerothis]	Master System
Legends of the Lost Realm	Avalon Hill	1988	Requires 800k.	Mac OS Classic
Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar	Origin	1988	[1]* [52]*Comes on one 3.5" disk.	Amiga
Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar	Origin	1988		Atari ST
Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar	Pony Canyon (Newtopia Planning)	1987		NEC PC9801
Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar	Pony Canyon	1987		NEC PC8801
Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar	Pony Canyon (Origin)	1987		MICRO 7 - FM7

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