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name	publisher(developer)	year	description	platform
A Q Renkan Awa	C&E Soft	1995	Language: Chinese only	Mega Drive
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Queen of Krynn	SSI (MicroMagic)	1992	The third and final chapter in The Dragonlance Epic. Also sold in: The Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Archive Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Collector's Edition 1994 MacSoft	Mac OS Classic
Adventure	Atari;Polyvox (Atari)	1980	An evil magician has stolen the Enchanted Chalice and has hidden it somewhere in the Kingdom. The object of the game is to rescue the Enchanted Chalice and place it inside the Golden Castle where it belongs. This is no easy task, as the Evil Magician has created three Dragons to hinder you in your quest for the Golden Chalice. There is Yorgie, the Yellow Dragon, who is just plain mean; there is Grundle, the Green Dragon, who is mean and ferocious; and there is Rhindle, the Red Dragon, who is the most ferocious of all. Rhindle is also the fastest Dragon and is the most difficult to outmaneuver. There are three castles in the Kingdom; the White Castle, the Black Castle, and the Golden Castle. Each castle has a Gate over the entrance. The Gate can be opened with the corresponding colored Key. Inside each Castle are rooms(or dungeons, depending at which Skill Level you are playing). The Castles are separated by rooms, pathways, and labyrinths. Common to all the Skill Levels is the Blue Labyrinth through which you must find your way to the Black Castle. Skill Levels 2 and 3 have a more complicated Kingdom.*[b]About the release date[/b]: Could be 1979 or 1980. According to the game developer, Warren Robinett: [quote]I am pretty sure the Adventure cartridge was released during the 1979 Christmas season. But I was in Europe during that time. People were definitely playing Adventure in early 1980 [...] Anyway, the Adventure cart was definitely out in the world by June 1980, and had been out there for a while. My belief is that it was released during the 1979 Christmas season, but I did not actually see an Adventure cart in a retail store prior to Jan. 1, 1980. So I guess I don't truly know for sure.[/quote]* [48]***Adventure was released in North America by Atari, CX2613, picture and text labels rarity 2 Common+, NTSC. Sears 49-75154, picture label rarity 4 Scarce+, text label rarity 3 Scarce, NTSC. Released in South America by Polyvox, NTSC. This game was inspired by another game called [game=Colossal Cave Adventure]Colossal Cave Adventure[/game] (later known as [i]Colossal Cave[/i]) by Will Crowther and Don Woods. Adventure was hundreds of kilobytes in size and ran on a room-sized mainframe; Mr. Robinett's Adventure fit in 2k and ran on a VCS, which is smaller than a VCR. Mr. Robinett developed this game against his boss' instructions (who said it was too big). [spoiler=The first videogame with an easter egg (secret):;Close]Find the hidden dot that removes a wall and enter a secret room where the words 'Created by Warren Robinett' are spelled out.[/spoiler] Mr. Robinett also did this without permission and it was discovered after he'd left employment with Atari. At the time, programmers at Atari were not given credit, could not discuss their work in public, had no official creative input, were not allowed to collect royalties and were being paid less then some of their own secretaries. In a development version of the game, there was a roadrunner character that just ran around. Late in the development of this game, Mr. Robinett was told by marketing to change the game to 'Superman' to ride the hype of the Superman movie that was released in 1978. John Dunn came to the rescue and volunteered to do the [game=#99763]Superman[/game] game. [game=Rocky's Boots]Rocky's Boots[/game] was the followup to this game and uses a later version of the adventure engine (ADV# engine). [Zerothis]	Atari 2600
Adventure II	Atari;Syzygy Company	2005		Atari 2600
Adventure II	AtariAge (Square Trio)	2007	1 player only. An unofficial homebrew sequel to [game=#80504]Adventure[/game]. The Golden Chalice has been stolen again. Using the power of the 5200 now the Dark Forest, The Seaside Castle, The Dark Dungeon and the King's Hedge Maze are actually recognizable. The kingdom is much larger plus there are 3 more Kingdoms. This is not a ROM hack. I comes in a real box, with full color instruction book, 4 full color maps, trivia cards and 2 collectible magnets. Play as different characters. There are more enemies and items. Plus powerups. A demo is available. The full game has more than 10 times the features. Although the game is unofficial, Atari Cooperation granted permission to use the trademarks and publish this game.[spoiler= ; ] [/spoiler] [Zerothis]	Atari 5200
Age of Wonders II: The Wizard's Throne	Gathering of Developers;Take 2 Interactive (Triumph Studios)	2002	Awakened to join an immortal group of Wizards in the Circle of Evermore, you must restore balance to a world on the brink of collapse. Powerful spheres of magic are thrown against one another in a war of Wizards the likes of which have never been seen. By mastering magical forces of creation and dealing with the deities who govern them, you must establish a fantasy empire and confront other Wizards in your quest to THE WIZARD'S THRONE. AGE OF WONDERS II is the wildly anticipated sequel to the Award-Winning strategy phenomenon. Delivering an invigorating mix of Empire Building, Role-playing, and Warfare, Age of Wonders 2 offers the ultimate in fantasy turn-based strategy.	Windows
Alisia Dragoon	Sega;Game Arts;Tec Toy (Game Arts)	1992	The pace is intense. Enemies come at Alisia from everywhere. And nowhere, Battle hordes of crazed barbarians, mow down mobs of poisonous centipedes, and slay squadrons of winged gargoyles. Blast enemies in waves or one by one with multi-directional, auto-targeting laser fire. Recruit killer companions like the DragonFrye, Ball O'Fire, Thunder Raven and Boomerang Lizard. Use them to hurl blistering boomerangs, fireballs, and electrical attacks. With Alisia's super-tough fighting skills, fry enemies to a crisp. And prove once and for all that you can go hand-to-hand with evil and come out the champion!***One of many excellent Japanese-produced platform games. You play a sexy female heroine with a cute baby dragon sidekick. Still, it ain't bad, it ain't bad at all...	Mega Drive
American Dragon: Jake Long	WayForward (Buena Vista)	2006	[b]Foil the Huntsmaster's Evil Plans to Destroy the World![/b] • Harness points to morph Jake into the American Dragon! • Avoid globs of spider venom and snake attacks in boss fights! • Summon jump-in characters from the TV show!	GBA
Archon Ultra	SSI (Free Fall Associates)	1994	For 1-2 players taking turns on the strategic mode and simultaneously during combat.***[b]grid[/b] - not in combat.	MS-DOS
ARK - Scorched Earth	Studio Wildcard	2016		Linux
ARK: Survival Evolved	Studio Wildcard	2015		Linux
ARK: Survival Of The Fittest	Studio Wildcard (Studio Wildcard;Instinct Games;Efecto Studios;Virtual Basement)	2016		Linux
ARK: Survival Of The Fittest	Studio Wildcard (Studio Wildcard;Instinct Games;Efecto Studios)	2016		Mac OS X
ARK: Survival Of The Fittest	Studio Wildcard (Studio Wildcard;Instinct Games;Efecto Studios)	2017		Windows
Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition	Beamdog	2013	Includes both Shadows of Amn and Throne of Bhaal while also adding Black Pits II and variety of updates, fixes and added content.	Windows
Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition	Beamdog (Overhaul Games)	2014		Linux
Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition	Beamdog	2014		Mac OS X
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn	MacPlay (Bioware;Black Isle Studios;MumboJumbo)	2001		Mac OS Classic
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn	Interplay;Black Isle Studios (BioWare)	2000	This game can be played on Linux, Android, Mac, iOS, HaikuOS, BSD, and newer versions of Windows using the GemRB replacement engine.*Latest version: x.x.23037 (as of ?)EAN-13: [code]3546430126868[/code] (Complete Compilation; 4 in 1 Boxset) ... includes all games from the Bhaalspawn arcMixes some 3rd edition classes into the 2nd edition rule-set.*From official site: 'Every world has conflict. Good and evil. Friend and foe. Safety and danger. In Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn?, you'll find yourself between these factions. This epic sequel will immerse you in a world of intrigue, adventure and fierce combat where your ability to discern the difference between these sides - with the assistance of steel and spell - determines your fate. In Baldur's Gate I, you defeated your evil half-brother Sarevok and prevented your father Bhaal, the dead Lord of Murder, from returning to the Forgotten Realms. Now, in Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn?, the stakes have become much higher. Will you resist the evil within you, and forge a legend of heroic proportions? Or will you embrace your monstrous inner nature, and carve a swath of destruction across the Realms? Your story begins anew in the exotic southern kingdom of Amn, amidst the opulence of the sinister capital city of Athkatla. Journey through the fierce, unforgiving wilderness of Amn, and through the treacherous caverns of the Underdark, in your quest for artifacts of awesome power and treasure of inestimable wealth.. even challenge dragons, if you dare. Such is the life of a legend.'	Windows
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn	Interplay (BioWare)	2000		Linux
Baldur's Gate III	Beamdog	2023		Linux
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance	Interplay Entertainment (Snowblind Studios)	2001	Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance combines fast-paced action and adventure in the popular world of Baldur's Gate. It features an epic tale of intrigue, alliances, explosive spell effects, and highly detailed creatures and environments, and allows for both single- and two-player cooperative play. Characters are customizable, each with unique powers, appearance, and abilities. This is the first console game to feature Dungeons & Dragons, 3rd Edition rules in real time. The game features Dolby Digital sound, comprehensive voice acting, and a completely original soundtrack.* [32]EAN-13: [code]5026102005519[/code] (Interplay, PAL) - lang: eng, fre, ger, ita, spaBlack Isle Studios is mentioned but their involvement is not elaborated. Virgin Interactive Entertainment worked as exclusive distributor in Europe.[b]voice overs[/b] - does not cover the protagonist in dialogs, but he/she still does say short phrases here and there. [b]dialog-sentences[/b] - there's very little choices, though. [b]suicidebombers[/b] - floating single-eyed gasbags [b]karmic creatures[/b] - some zombies release poisonous fume on death. [b]pop-up mooks[/b] - only some [b]caninoids[/b] - gnolls [b]sasquatch[/b] - yeti --- averted hazardous powers / safe powers - fireball is harmful to the caster, but meteor swarm and flame "shield" isn't. the others dont't have the capability for harming the caster (based on visual feedback). As such, this is too mixed case to mark as either.*[b]Characters/classes:[/b] Vahn, human archer (arcane archer) * Kromlech, dwarven fighter * Adrianna, elven sorceress***1 player and 2 players cooperative play.	PS2
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance	Interplay Entertainment (Square One Games)	2021	Requires a 64-bit CPU and 32-bit libraries intalled. Because wine developers make bad Linux developers? Bad Linux developers are better than none at all; this game is native.	Linux
Bastard Bonds	Bigfingers	2016		Windows
Battle Mages	Buka Entertainment (Targem Games)	2003	2004-03-26 released outside of Russia**Story: Since antiquity the World was protected from Chaos by Magical Crystal placed somewhere in the center of the World. Only inside its safe aura there could exist peacefully various living creatures; there they enjoyed sunlight, blooming trees and flowing rivers. Outside this aura reality was deformed: there was no sunlight and no magic. At the very onset of ages the Inside World was shared among Humans, Elves and Dwarves. Later Dwarves deserted their territory and settled in subterranean realms. But once upon a time there appeared wicked Wizard among elves. He gained the confidence of Elven Princess and gave her a magical diadem, which helped elven kingdom to reach prosperity and win the respect of the rest races. Soon elves recollected that they had come to this World due to the unknown cataclysm, and cunning Wizard started elaborating guileful plans of their return back home through destruction of Magical Crystal. Elves unleashed cruel war trying to get this Crystal, but were defeated by Human resistance. Nevertheless Wizard could not submit such turn of events. One day Elven Princess was murdered under mysterious circumstances, and huge hordes of undead and other hostile creatures began their horrible intrusion into the World. To restore peace and prevent chaos your character, the graduate of the Imperial Battle Mage School, starts searching for the powerful and mysterious dwarven artifact, which had been lost long ago. Hire some followers and lead your troops against monsters and gangsters, carry out the quests and the Inside World will escape the crush! Key features: The large fantasy World is all-sufficient - each unit has its own behavior. It's a great pleasure just to watch, how this world lives by itself even without your interference in its life. Cities produce commodities, peasants cultivate crops and gather harvest, bandits attack caravans, local wars break the peace there and so on - lovely and nice world seems to be a charming cartoon. * You can achieve your goals by various ways and means - everything depends exceptionally on your imagination! * Various quests are to be given to your character according to the circumstances, so you can replay the whole game and have another mission scenario! * You may choose skills for your character in order to make him either an almighty magician or a great army commander - its up to you! * Powerful 3d engine, dimensional scaling and splendid landscapes give you unforgettable view of that vivid and lovely World as if you really lived there. * Spectacular magic effects and variety of spells will make you curious in getting more and more experience to gain new spells and watch, how they work. * There exists branching technological tree and advanced system of unit's upgrade. * Large diversity of armor, weaponry, treasures and magical artifacts, which are bound to make the gameplay just absorbing! [Buka]	Windows
Black Tiger	U.S. Gold (Capcom)	1990	Fight your way through colorful, action-packed levels in this 1987 arcade classic. Explore huge, sprawling levels as a powerful barbarian, seeking to defeat menacing bosses. Plus, upgrade your character with one of the first inventory and power-up systems ever built.* [99]* [2]* [83]* [49]* [102]* [7]* [76]* [23]* [33]* [85]* [1]* [52]*** [37]	Amiga
Black Tiger	U.S. Gold	1989	Fight your way through colorful, action-packed levels in this 1987 arcade classic. Explore huge, sprawling levels as a powerful barbarian, seeking to defeat menacing bosses. Plus, upgrade your character with one of the first inventory and power-up systems ever built.* [3]* [2]* [49]* [33]	C64
Black Tiger	U.S. Gold (Clipper Computer Products)	1989	Fight your way through colorful, action-packed levels in this 1987 arcade classic. Explore huge, sprawling levels as a powerful barbarian, seeking to defeat menacing bosses. Plus, upgrade your character with one of the first inventory and power-up systems ever built.* [75]* [118]* [13]* [49]* [33]* [101]* [82]* [62]* [22]* [1]* [52]* [37]	Atari ST
Black Tiger	U.S. Gold (Tiertex)	1990	Fight your way through colorful, action-packed levels in this 1987 arcade classic. Explore huge, sprawling levels as a powerful barbarian, seeking to defeat menacing bosses. Plus, upgrade your character with one of the first inventory and power-up systems ever built.* [52]* [36]* [34]*The longest tape to load that I owned on my CPC 464, it took more than half an hour to load !!	Amstrad CPC
Black Tiger	U.S. Gold (Tiertex)	1989	Fight your way through colorful, action-packed levels in this 1987 arcade classic. Explore huge, sprawling levels as a powerful barbarian, seeking to defeat menacing bosses. Plus, upgrade your character with one of the first inventory and power-up systems ever built.* [112]* [28]* [6]* [42]* [1]*For many years ago three evil dragons have invaded the land.. a young warrior arrives. He's well armed with throwing knives and a giant maze. You fight through caves full of monsters who obey the dragons. After their death some monsters leave Zenny, the currency used to buy additional weaponry and armour in shops. Furthermore exact jumping is important, as sharp stones await their victims below the platforms. Okay game play, tedious graphics, close too nothing sound.	ZX Spectrum
Black Tiger	Capcom	1987	"Long long ago, three dragons descended from skies above with a rolling thunder and destroyed a kingdom into darkness. From lengthy suffering and darkness of the kingdom came one brave fighter"	Arcade
Bookassindas:Prologue	Gaijin Entertainment	2004	A mysterious flying island, obscured from the outside world by heavy clouds, is inhabited with interesting creatures, Bukassinds. When they grow up, they can turn to flying dragons, while being children, they differ from other people in exceptional abilities, either it is an ability to fly, fiery breathing, or anything else. A colorful arcade adventure, a fairy tale nobody would be indifferent about. More than 15 original levels, possibility to play choosing different characters, and a multitude of enemies.	PowerTV
Breath of Fire II	Capcom	1994	Incorporating the same adventuring viewpoint and battle interface that made the original Breath of Fire so popular, Breath of Fire II became an instant favorite among RPG fans when it was released for the Super NES back in 1995. Breath of Fire II features four new fighting formations, which allows for greater control and strategy in battle. Adding even more depth to the series, players can combine their party members with Shamans to create enhanced characters.*Featuring a wide range of characters and personalities and a vast, endless world to explore, Breath of Fire II is the sequel to the original smash-hit role-playing game. In a world set 500 years after the previous installment, in a frontier village known as Gate, the father and sister of a young boy known as Ryu are suddenly abducted. Strangely, all the villagers appear to have completely forgotten everything about the incident, and Ryu has instantly become an orphan. At a church, Ryu meets Bow, another orphan in a similar predicament, and they slip away from town together to begin their adventure. Take advantage of the multiple game-play viewpoints found in the game (such as the quarter-view perspective during battles that made the original game so popular) to use exciting abilities like shaman fusing and dragon transformations and help these two heroes complete their mission.This is a traditional RPG, and doesn't really do anything drastically different from other games in the genre with the battles. Enemy encounters occur at random while you are walking on the overworld, or when you're going through an area such as a tower or a cave. By looking at your menu, you are able to get a rough idea about how many random battles there are likely to be in the particular area you are in. Though they occur more at some areas than others, there will be many enemies to fight. This can become frustrating, particularly when you are in a confusing area or maze.**Another classic RPG that was butchered by Nintendo during translation. An unofficial translation with improved graphics and cosmetic modifications is being worked on here (they also have a completed German translation): [[link:http://bof2.blogspot.com/]] [cjlee001]	SNES
Breath of Fire IV	Capcom	2000	Princess Elina is missing, and it is up to Nina and a ragtag crew of heroes to find her and save the world. Take control of a three-member party (there are six playable characters) and enter battle. When one of your troops gets hurt too much, just rotate them out of the active party and call another to action. Use strategies like transforming Ryu into a dragon to gain an advantage over your opponents. Only you can guide this group of adventurers to success in Breath of Fire IV.*Japanese version [32]*The fourth installment in the Breath of Fire series is a classic. In addition to the deep storyline and beautiful graphics, you'll get a chance to interact with hundreds of interesting characters. Capcom has pulled out all the stops, and now, in addition to the regular game, one of the mini-games allows you to use the Agetech fishing controller. The battle system has been revamped from the previous installments and now character placement is vital.	PS
Breath of Fire IV	Capcom	2003		Windows
Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter	Capcom;CE Europe (Capcom)	2002	The story and location (the world) are unrelated to earlier BoF games, gameplay also was revised almost completely. Besides using some very recognizable parts of the series (Ryu, Nina, transformation into a "dragon", etc.), the reason for labeling this game under BoF is a marketing mystery. If they had bothered to completely cut ties with BoF, the experimental nature of the game would've likely been received much better instead of being targeted by BoF fans with scorn. The greatest flaw of the game to me is the complete lack of voice overs which is somewhat unusual for games this "new".*[b]difficulty-single[/b] - despite this, every time your whole party dies the game gets easier as current party XP and gained skills are transferred back to the point when you made the save. This can be omitted, though. [b]midas' touch[/b] - Ryu's dash and D-dive abilities. [b]bioroids[/b] - the genics. [b]pigmen[/b] - duke genics [b]minotaurs[/b] - deathcow genics [b]blobs[/b] - the various goo creatures [b]insectoids[/b] - there's a variety, though most commonly you see the ant-like midget humanoids who work in the fairy colony. [b]minigames[/b] - the fairy colony management. It's much more useful and time consuming than it might sound based on it being a minigame. [b]performance issues[/b] - with 3+ enemies and placing one or more magical wards (especially electrical) the camera movement and movement circle appearance becomes stuttery. --- notes for future gar genics (garsniper, garpike) have the head of a seahorseThey live in another time, another place. A labyrinth-like world devoid of all light; where civilization has been forced to live underground for generations. Man has no recollection of how life once was. Yet a Ranger named Ryu is determined to discover the world above and begins an adventure to make his way to the surface. Can he lead his people back to freedom? For the first time on PlayStation 2 comes a brand new Breath of Fire instalment. * Visually stunning cel-shaded subterranean world settings. * Revolutionary new battle system that allows players to set up traps and decoys before going into battle. * 3-D underground worlds evolve based on your playing style for a different gameplay experience each time. * Encounter countless challenges, battles and adventures in this action-packed RPG adventure. [Box blurb]*EAN-13: [code]5055060921005[/code] Product ID: [code]SLES-51496[/code]Reach for the Sky It's an epic quest of magical proportions. You live in another time, another place, devoid of all light sources. You are now part of the underground world. Foil your menacing enemies to reach your ultimate mission. Only you can discover the way out of the labyrinth-like dungeon that envelops you and your friends. Escape your underground captors and you'll reach the world of the living. Breath of Fire V is the first of the series to appear on the PS2, and offers visually stunning cel-shaded subterranean worldsettings and an entirely new real-time/ turn-based battle system. Breath of Fire V will keep you impressed for a long, long time!**I've heard almost nothing but bad things about this game, probably because it's quite different from its predecessors, but I quite liked it. The most notable change from previous Breath of Fire titles it the new battle system, which plays more like a strategy RPG similar to Arc the Lad. Also, Dragon Quarter is more like a giant dungeon crawler instead of a traditional Japanese RPG with an overworld to explore. This game is a lot more challenging than its predecessors and if you're upto the challenge, I think you'd find the game quite entertaining (and you can pick it up for dirt cheap online!). [cjlee001]	PS2
Castle Crisis	Atariage (AtariAge)	2004	I believeth I doth reckoneth ye arcade game even [game=#263]Warlords[/game]. Using your shield, catch the the dragon's fireballs. Launch them at castles of your enemies. The goal is to eventually hit the target inside. Don't hold the fireball to long, as it with damage your castle as long you do. 1 player, 2 players, 3 players or 4 players simultaneous. Whoever initiates the game is the first one targeted by the dragon. AI opponents are provided and represented by a face mask target. Human players look like crowns. The arcade version was 4 player only, but this one offers 2 player modes. As the game progresses the AIs can develop grudges and cooperative strategies. Get 1 on your side to eliminate the other 2 or manipulate them into ignoring you and attacking each other. Also work's with adapted 2600 paddles, adapted Atari 8-bit mouse, or adapted Atari 8-bit trackball. Infogrames, who owns the Atari name, forced sales of this game to stop. [spoiler=Easter Egg;Close]wait for the game to load, then have all 4 players press catch simultaneously[/spoiler] [Zerothis]	Atari 5200
Challenge of the Dragon	Color Dreams	1990	Are you the savior spoken of in the ancient legend? Only your Dragon Style blend of sword and martial arts can save you now... Your girlfriend has been kidnapped by the dark necromancer. Lightning sears the skies and leaves blow in the wind as you fight your way through 7 perilous worlds of Valkyries, Ninja, Dragons and even pesky fireflies waiting to feed on your carcass. Use your incredible acrobatic abilities to outsmart your enemies. Be brave... for ahead lies the Challenge of the Dragon!***This game is often mistaken for a Sachen/Thin Chin game that is subtitled Challenge of the Dragon. They are not the same game. Color Dreams' game is an original in-house development. [Zerothis]	NES
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
CrossFire	author	2002		BSD
Crystal Rift	Psytec Games	2016		Linux
Daggerfall	Bethesda Softworks	1996	The various demo various support sound hardware that the final version does not.* [84][b]Minimum:[/b] DOS 6.0 * 66 MHz 486DX2 CPU * 8 MB RAM * 50 MB HD space * mouse [b]Recommended:[/b] * 450 MB HD space [b]Soundcards:[/b] Sound Blaster, Sound Blaster 16, AWE 32 Pro Audio Spectrum * Ensoniq Soundscape * Gravis Ultrasound*2009-07-09 made temporarily available for free, on the 15th anniversary of the Elder Scrolls series.Latest version: 1.07.213 (as of ?)*The control system for Daggerfall was surprisingly advanced for its time (in DOS game, anyway), I think. You could easily have mouse look in and practically use similar-ish control mechanism to what's in modern games (e.g. in Dark Messiah) to control which way or how you swung your weapons. The only difference was that instead of swinging in the direction you moved, it swung in the direction you dragged the mouse, which in effect prevented you from turning around with the mouse as long as you had the attack button pressed. The controls were also quite customizable, since you could easily configure them to resemble something similar to that time's control system. The game was also quite unique that you could scale any* straight wall almost indefinitely, defying any laws of sensibility by dragging yourself across to heights that made no sense. Lack of this ability was one of the most disappointing factors in the sequels, I think (though I have to really blame the blatantly lighter mood of the other games for _really_ disappointing me.. honestly, the story description of both Morrowind and Oblivion is much darker, yet I feel like I'm playing in some kind of [[link:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teletubbies Teletubby]] land).**The Elder Scrolls: Daggerfall is the second chapter in the highly acclaimed Elder Scrolls role-playing series. Its predecessor, TES: Arena, won over twenty Best Role Playing Game of the Year awards and set a new level for computer role plating. TES: Daggerfall is the most ambitious CRPG ever created and surpasses the high standard set in Arena. Daggerfall offers you an opportunity to adventure in total freedom within a world where your destiny is of your own making and consequence evolves from your decisions. A world of love and darkness, magic and sorcery. Whether you choose to follow a quest or to venture out alone, you will interact with thousands of people as you travel across an expansive land in a time of fantasy and imagination. The largest world ever created for a computer role-playing game. Adventure through thousands of cities, villages, dungeons, graveyards, ruins, castles, shrines and farms. * Interact with thousands of characters, both in dialogue and action. * Involve yourself in a complex world of constantly evolving political intrigue. * Own property and ships, participate in the politics of guilds and other organisations and trade goods and services. * Customise your character or even create a unique character class. * Participate in numerous large-scale, complex quests or venture off on your own. * A multiple path story, with several different endings. You decide how the game is played and won. [Box blurb]***Daggerfall is the sequel to Arena. The world is HUGE, with litterally thousands of NPC's, hundreds of towns and dungeons, and a nearly infinate number of choices that can be made. You can spend time on side quests, or attempt your main goal of saving Daggerfall from the spirit of it's dead king.	MS-DOS
Daggerfall Unity	author	2015		Linux
Darby the Dragon	Brøderbund (Capitol Multimedia Kidventures)	1996		Mac OS Classic
Darby the Dragon	Brøderbund (Animation Magic)	1996		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
Dark Messiah: Elements	Ubisoft (Arkane Studios)	2008	An enhanced and expanded port of Dark Messiah.	X360
Dark Queen of Krynn	SSI (MicroMagic)	1992	The third and final chapter in The Dragonlance Epic.	Amiga
Dark Queen of Krynn	SSI (MicroMagic)	2015		Linux
Demise: Rise of The Ku'tan	Artifact Entertainment;Decklin's Domain	2000	Demise - Rise of the Ku'Tan is a Huge, Non-linear Fantasy Role Playing game (dungeon crawl/hack type) that features 3D graphics, great sound, and fantastic play in single and/or multiplayer modes, and enough races, guilds, items, monsters, magic, spells, traps, environments, dungeon and story line to keep avid FRPers playing for hundreds of hours. The game also includes a Free game server, so you can host your own multiplayer game via LAN or over the Internet. Demise takes place in Dejenol, where the city has just been attacked and nearly destroyed by creatures. As you join the adventure, you will need to choose your race, the guild you wish to belong to, and then start your training to explore the dungeons below and find and destroy the marauders of the city and the source of their power. Along the way you will encounter creatures from all manner of life, learn magic spells, increase in strenght and knowledge, find items of interest, build wealth, encounter traps and hazards, die once of twice, and have a rousing good time. FEATURES OF DEMISE * Challenging non-linear play * Great 3D graphics * Great Single Player action * Multiplayer action via TCP/IP connection * Real-time action and combat * Rich musical soundtrack * Exciting sound FX * Fantastic Visual Spell FX * 65K color graphics * Hundreds of unique monsters * Hundreds of unique items * A rich collection of magical spells * Nine character races to choose from * Twelve guilds with specialized skills and weapons * Advanced game environment with great replayability * Auto mapping [?]**[b]Minimum:[/b] Windows 95, 98, 2000 or XP * 166 MHz CPU * 32 MB RAM * 300 MB HD space * 2 MB VRAM [b]Recommended:[/b] * 300 MHz CPU * 64 MB RAM * 3D accelerator**Latest version: "Ascension" (as of 2011-04) Version history: 1.2 "The Revelation" (2004-05-09) * 1.03 (200x) On 2006-01-05 Decklin's Domain announced they had acquired Mordor and Demise and have continued supporting and selling the games since.*Was originally called "Mordor II: Darkness Awakening", but it was changed before official release. You can probably still find the old Mordor 2 beta/shareware version out there which is [i]much[/i] more like the original game.*Demise is a new game from makers of Mordor [roguelike dungeon crawler], it's almost the same game, but with modern graphics, sound and music.	Windows

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