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name	publisher(developer)	year	description
Warrior of Ras Volume I: Dunzhin	Computer Applications Unlimited;Screenplay (Computer Applications Unlimited)	1982	This is a Rogue-like game that uniquely features fighting tactics. You can attack enemies in different locations with a chosen amount of force to achieve different damage effectiveness. The sequel, [url=/search?fname=Warriors+of+Ras+Volume+II%3A+Kaiv]Warriors of Ras Volume II: Kaiv[/url], was produced for Apple ][, Atari 8-bit, and Commodore 64, but not for IBM-PC. And yes, the originals are all spelled "Warrior of Ras" while the sequels are all spelled "Warrior[b][i]s[/i][/b] of Ras" [Zerothis]
The Hobbit	Melbourne House (Beam Software)	1983	[b]Once you begin, you may never want it to end[/b] Now, the book by which all other fantasy adventures must be measured has come to life as the ultimate computer program. Now you can enter into one of the most incredible fantasy adventures the world has ever known. As Bilbo, the reluctant hobbit, you suddenly find yourself on a wonderful, frightening, magical journey. You, Gandalf the wizard, and Thorin the dwarf are off to slay the evil dragon and return the treasure he is hoarding. Along the way you will meet trolls and goblins, wizards and elves, Gollum, Bard, and other creatures of Middle-earth. What’s more, through your computer, you will actually be able to talk to these creatures, make friends (and enemies!), share meals, and collect treasure. You will visit many incredible places; some familiar, some new and strange, but all exciting. For those who do not know of hobbits and their world, J. R. R. Tolkein’s book [b]The Hobbit[/b] is included in this package. It will introduce you to the marvelous, magical adventures of Bilbo and guide you throughout your journey in Middle-earth. And you can visit Wilderland again and again, and each time your adventure will be new and exciting.*[media=youtube]1vpLgHV0pgk[/media]* [48]
NetHack	Stichting Matematisch Centrum & M.Stephenson	1985	'NetHack is a single player dungeon exploration game that runs on a wide variety of computer systems, with a variety of graphical and text interfaces all using the same game engine. Unlike many other Dungeons & Dragons-inspired games, the emphasis in NetHack is on discovering the detail of the dungeon and not simply killing everything in sight - in fact, killing everything in sight is a good way to die quickly. Each game presents a different landscape - the random number generator provides an essentially unlimited number of variations of the dungeon and its denizens to be discovered by the player in one of a number of characters: you can pick your race, your role, and your gender.' [From official site]***Freeware, the newest version- v.3.4.0- 03.2002
Lord of the Rings - Game One	Melbourne House (Beam Software)	1986	From the team who brought you the incredible HOBBIT program now comes LORD OF THE RINGS: GAME ONE - based on J. R. R. Tolkien's brilliant fantasy THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING. Live out your wildest fantasies in the mysterious and enchanted world of Middle Earth - a world of boundless imagination where nothing is certain and anything is possible.### THE LORD OF THE RINGS ADVENTURE GAME FEATURES * INGLISH INPUT: Now you can say virtually anything you want. With INGLISH the computer can recognise intelligent sentences up to 128 characters long. * Interact and communicate with the other characters in the game. Now you can tell the other creatures what you want them to do and answer their questions. * Just like in real life, all the creatures in this game have lives and wills of their own. Their independence means that nothing is predictable and no game is ever the same twice. * 800 WORD VOCABULARY: The largest choice of words ever offered in any home computer game. * OVER 200 LOCATIONS WITH MAJOR LOCATIONS ILLUSTRATED (BBC version does not feature graphics) * FIRST EVER MUCH-PLAYER CHOICE: Enjoy this adventure by yourself or solve it with your friends. Take on any of the roles of Frodo, Sam, Pippin and Merry, or you can play as many of the characters yourself as you wish.### THIS PACKAGE INCLUDES *** TWO CASSETTES * PAPERBACK COPY OF J.R.R. TOLKIEN'S "FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING" - THE ULTIMATE HINT BOOK * DETAILED USER GUIDE***** [124]
Gnome Ranger	Level 9 Computing	1987
Phantasie	SSI (Logical Design Works)	1987
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.
Ingrid's Back!	Level 9 Computing	1988
Phantasie III: The Wrath of Nikademus	SSI (Westwood Studios)	1988	[47]
Demon's Winter	SSI	1989	[22]* [52]*dark / map deficient - you only see your immediate surroundings and have no map.
Hillsfar	SSI (Westwood Studios)	1989
War in Middle Earth	Melbourne House (Synergistic Software)	1989
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings Vol. I	Interplay	1990	Interplay also released an enhanced CD-version of this game in 1993. The CD-version features several scenes of the cartoon-movie and a cd-soundtrack. Originally intended to be a Commodore 64 game, it was retooled for DOS and then Amiga.*** [37]
Vampyr: The Talisman of Invocation	author	1990	In character creation, race choices are as follows: * [b]E[/b]lf * [b]D[/b]warf * [b]C[/b]orantir * [b]H[/b]uman***Published and developed by its authors, no specific company involved. The game never was sold itself (released in public domain, actually), but the authors sold the manual and hintbook separately (by money order).
Eye of the Beholder	SSI (Westwood Studios)	1991	[22]* [63]* [52]* [37]*You control a party of four heroes tasked by the lords of Waterdeep to investigate some foul stuff going on by entering the vast sewer system below the city. Saved games can be loaded into a new game in the sequel ([game=#40320]EOB2[/game]); minus the special items. [Zerothis]
HeroQuest	Gremlin Graphics	1991	Review for the French VGA version of the game. [22]* [52]*Based on the board game. The PC-Version includes the scenery-disk "Return of the Witchlord".
J.R.R. Tolkien's Riders of Rohan	Mirrorsoft;Konami (Beam Software;Papyrus)	1991	Are you hero enough to ride with Gandalf, Aragorn and the other Fellowship characters against the armies of the traitorous wizard Saruman? Then experience Riders of Rohan, based on J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, the greatest epic fantasy ever written. Riders of Rohan represents the most faithful re-creation of Tolkien's work yet developed for the microcomputer. Command the elite cavalry of Rohan as the Riders battle to save their land from the wicked forces of darkness. Destiny lies in your hands as you race with Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli while they attempt to save the captured Hobbits from a fate worse than death. Rohan's lush green grassland, soft rolling hills, and peaceful meadows blend with enchanting music to form a beautiful, inviting environment... a stark contrast to the clashing swords, thundering horses, and piercing battle cries that fill a land at war. See Tolkien's world unfold before your eyes in this masterful blend of fantasy role-playing, arcade action, and tactical wargaming. Riders of Rohan is a game that will both challenge and entertain you -- a timeless addition to any software collection! • Lead the elite cavalry of Rohan as they battle across realistic 3-D terrain using the sophisticated wargame system, or let the computer fight "quick" combat. • Fight spectacular one-on-one duels with the evil Orcs and Dunlendings. • Test your reflexes with the fully animated arcade sequences. • Live out the traditional story line or build your own saga in true Tolkien flavor. • Converse with characters who bring Tolkien's magical prose to life. • View dazzling, detailed graphics in MCGA/VGA, EGA, and Tandy modes. • Enjoy easy-to-use mouse or keyboard interface, with multiple levels of play. • Includes a complete illustrated guidebook to the people and places of Middle Earth.* [159]* [22]* [22]* [37]
Lord of The Rings: vol.II: The Two Towers	Interplay	1992	The legendary tale lives on, as The Two Towers picks up where the critically acclaimed The Lord of the Rings, Vol. 1 left off. The wicked Lord Sauron persists in his quest to capture the one true ring of power. But now the Evil Wizard Saruman, with his insatiable lust for power, is after it as well. You, the player, control a party of benevolent characters in this captivating, role-playing adventure as they battle orcs, trolls, wargs, ghosts, and oliphaunts. You'll travel through the dark and mysterious ghastly marsh of the eternal spirits and, ultimately, come face to face with the mysterious two towers. All the color and imagery of Middle-earth comes to life with state-of-the-art, 256 color VGA graphics, a new and enhanced interface, full musical score, digitized speech, and colorful animations. The Two Towers is a stunning sequel that will involve you deeply in the Tolkien experience.*Sauron is incarnate in Middle-Earth in physical form even if he does not make a visible appearance in this game.[spoiler=and;Maiar]Gandolf and Radagast are Maiar (low ranking angels, choral singers) incarnated in the humble form of men[/spoiler]* [22]* [52]* [37]***[b]data import[/b] - you need to run the save file through [code]convert.exe[/code]
Betrayal at Krondor	Sierra (Dynamix)	1993	[22]* [59]* [37]*Set about 10 years after the end of the Riftwar Saga by Raymond E. Feist.Re-released in the [i]SierraOriginals[/i] line on single CD.**The game was available for a limited time as a promotion for Return to Krondor at no cost. After this promotion, the game was no longer available for free. The copyright has not expired, no permissions to copy or distribute this game are currently in effect. "We [Vivendi Universal Games] have existing contracts with other companies that preclude us from being able to authorize this [redistribution by unlicensed third parties]." [Zerothis]
Dungeon Hack	SSI (Dreamforge Intertainment)	1993	This game uses the same engine as Eye of the Beholder III. But generates random dungeons and encounters.
Heirs to Skull Crag	SSI (MicroMagic;SSI)	1993	Heirs to Skull Crag is the game, exclusively available in no other package game, real game, actual game, existing game, playable game, completable that comes the the Unlimited Adventures game creator which is in every other videogam database with tools to create AD&D based adventures, or even other types of adventures based on the Gold Box Engine. The executable is "FRUA.EXE" and the letters stand for "Forgotten Realms Unlimited Adventures". But UA is by no means limited to the Forgotten Realms setting. Materials from other settings are included and players are free to create their own or download UGC from the aforementioned site.
Stronghold	SSI (Stormfront Studios)	1993	Rock! This game gets alot of slag from everyone for various reasons, but I personally feel it's a classic early town builder/combat stategy game. the controls are a little sloppy and graphics and sound are decidedly 1993, but this one it worth checking out. much props to one of my favs [Jamie_G]
The Shadow Of Yserbius	Sierra On-Line	1993
Dungeons & Dragons: Fantasy Empires	SSI (Silicon Knights)	1993	[59]*** [37]
Ancient Domains Of Mystery	author	1994	# averted tags/concepts # level scaling - only present in a cave northwest of Terinyo, the small village you encounter early on. Otherwise non-existant.***Latest version: 1.1.1 (as of 2002-11)
Dungeon Master II: The Legend of Skullkeep	Interplay (FTL Games)	1994	[b]missing images:[/b] more in-game screens, specifically something memorable and distinguishable from the other dungeon master game(s) (early game outdoors for one)**[b]Minimum:[/b] DOS 3.1 * 386SX CPU * 580k free conventional memory * 3 MB EMS memory * 256-colour VGA GPU * harddrive * MS-compatible mouse**In the damp passages of the old world evil was defeated and chaos was cast into the shadows of time... In the darkness it waits,* THE MASTER OF ALL DUNGEON GAMES RETURNS The one that started it all returns to once again redefine the standards of the interactive dungeon experience. From the trap-filled dungeons of Skullkeep to the storm ravaged villages above, you'll enter a gaming experience that will challenge you like nothing before. Commanding your party of warriors, you'll enter the most intelligent and realistic role-playing world ever created. Featuring an all-new version of the interface that defined point-and-click and a gaming world that is actually alive, Dungeon Master II is the ultimate quest of magic, dungeons and monsters. * A gaming world that is actually alive with creatures and characters that think for themselves and react to your actions * Amazing special visual effects... lightning, rain, torch lit dungeon walls, detailed creature animations and stunning displays of magic * Above ground and below ground exploration... travel through villages, forests and temples before descending into the dark passageways of the Skullkeep Dungeons. * Real-time combat is combined with finely-tuned traps and puzzles which will test your logic and reflexes to the limit * Stunning 3-D sound effects that actually simulate distance and direction [Box blurb]
Master of Magic	Microprose (SimTex)	1994	[media=youtube]DrucBqSsg-o[/media]
Stonekeep	Interplay (Interplay Productions)	1995	Latest version: 1.2 (as of ?)*[b]sorcery[/b] - requires a magic staff onto which you inscribe combinations of magic runes that produce various effects, modified by meta runes and so forth (in the tag's grey area) --- averted ambidextrous - has no significant gameplay effect. simply determines which mouse button activates it and which hand on the screen uses it. ergo, this is primarily a graphical gimmick. no way to swap handedness without dragging and dropping the tools between hands.The scan of the box art is flawed only because my scanner can't really scan the hologram on it (I'm not sure any scanner can). You can see this rainbowy thing behind and around the front skeleton and another skeleton in the rainbow, but in reality it should be silvery/chrome-white and the second skeleton barely visible.Immerse yourself in an epic experience more powerful and realistic than anything you've imagined. Using innovative new technology, Stonekeep draws you into its dark reaches so completely you'll forget it's just a game. Your feet will walk the ancient corridors. Your hands will wield weapons of metal and magic. You'll battle disembodied foes, rescue your allies from evil, liberate a massive dragon from bondage and discover an experience more realistic than anything you've ever imagined. Step into the mystery of Stonekeep and begin a quest through dark corridors, treacherous sewers and subterranean realms of faeries, magic and the living dead. You'll discover a world where darkness reigns and where you become part of a detailed story line that unfolds to your commands. Defeat evil, reclaim your immortal soul and experience the adventure that is Stonekeep. Concentrate on the experience, not the computer** * An epic production, Stonekeep is the result of nearly 30 man-years for a dedicated team of producers, designers, programmers, artists and other professionals. * Hollywood special effects, state-of-the art sound effects and music, expert scriptwriting and stunning live action cinematic sequences... Stonekeep is an experience like nothing you have ever seen. * 3-D rendered dungeons and creatures combine with live actors and amazing special effects to produce a game play environment of unparalled realism. * Full-Screen graphics let you truly feel the full intensity of your quest. Without distracting menus and icons, you can conctentrate on the experience, not the keyboard. * An intelligent Diary accompanies you in your travels, automatically mapping where you've been, the characters you've encountered and important clues you may have heard. * Includes the first chapter in the Stonekeep saga - Thera Awakening, a limited edition hardbound novella from Steve Jackson and David Pulver. [Box blurb]***The game came bundled with a small novella, Thera Awakening, coauthored by Steve Jackson and David Pulver.
The Infernal Tome	MVP Software (Magic Lemon Software)	1996	[b]Episodes:[/b] * Shardmoure Keep (shareware/demo) * Visions of Glory * Glory Attained
Descent To Undermountain	Interplay (Dragon Play)	1997	Latest version: 1.3 (as of ?)
Baldur's Gate: Edition spéciale	Interplay Productions	1998
Conquest of Elysium II	Illwinter Game Design;Shrapnel Games (Illwinter Game Design)	1999

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