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A dungeon-crawler which was followed by the hit tactical RPG Shining Force.
Magic Sword is a 2D action side-scroller with a fantasy theme. The hero and his chosen accomplice must battle their way through a wizard's tower in a lust for monster slaying and loot.
A roguelike RPG developed and published by Sega originally as a digital-only release.
Battle fantastic beasts in the 16 dungeon levels of this NES role playing game.
CosmoTank puts you at the controls of a powerful future tank. Fight top-down overland battles, explore dungeons in first-person and transform into a starfighter to travel to new worlds!
A dungeon crawler RPG in the same vein as Dungeon Master, only with a much more action orientated bent.
The third Final Fantasy released on the Famicom. This version of the game was never released internationally.
Embark on an adventure with characters from different walks of life, all destined to unite with you, to save the world.
This expansion adds another 25 levels, 8 new spells and the ability to have monsters join your party
Volume One of a new trilogy set in the Dragonlance campaign setting of TSR's Advanced Dungeons and Dragons rule set. A party of adventurers arrive at an outpost expecting only to patrol a liberated land, until they are drawn into a conspiracy that threatens the entire continent.
Emerald Dragon is a traditional Japanese RPG released for various gaming consoles and computers.
Bloodwych is a classic Dungeon Crawler which features a split-screen two player mode in which each player controls a party of its own.
The sequel to Golgo 13: Top Secret Episode.
Ys Book I & II follows the adventure of Adol Christin, a traveler who embarks on a quest to locate the fabled lost floating continent called Ys. The game is a enhanced compilation of the first two Ys titles and was one of the first games to demonstrate the potential of the TurboGrafx-16's CD-ROM add-on.
An action RPG designed by Yu Suzuki for the Sega Genesis. The original advertising for this game claimed that it had "over 300 hours of gameplay".
A first-person real-time RPG for the NES. The Dark Overlord Darces has reawakened, and only the one that can find the elemental blades left behind by a legendary hero has a chance of defeating him.
A fantasy adventure game for early Windows operating systems, Castle of the Winds was notable for its randomly generated dungeons, which were populated by monsters "borrowed" from Dungeons & Dragons, which was possible thanks to its simplistic graphics.
Mad Maze was a maze themed adventure game created in 1989 and only available through the Prodigy online service. It was one of the first online games to become successful enough to reach a sizable audience.
The third game in the Ys series developed by Nihon Falcom that introduced a new side-scrolling perspective and allowed the player to directly control Adol's ability to attack and jump for the first time.
Curse of the Azure Bonds returns players to the Forgotten Realms where they are waylaid by mysterious attackers and cursed with blue sigils that can control them. Discovering who is responsible and how to rid themselves of these bonds will take them on an unforgettable adventure.
A real-time, dungeon-crawler, action RPG, and the first game in the Xak series from Micro Cabin. It was released for various systems between 1989 and 1993, but was not officially localized into English until a considerable amount of time later.
Dungeon Explorer is a top-down action-adventure RPG developed by Atlus and published by Hudson Soft in 1989. Up to five players can join in the quest to recover the Ora stone from the mighty Natas.
An early first-person role-playing shooter released by Arsys Software. Ahead of its time, it had 3D polygon graphics, FPS gameplay, strafing controls, open-world space exploration, and an epic sci-fi space opera plot.
Exile, also known as XZR II, is the side scrolling, action RPG sequel to XZR. It was first released for Japanese computers in 1988. Both North American releases, especially the Genesis one, were censored due to the heavy religious, adult and drug-related themes.
Last Armageddon was only released in Japan for the MSX and PC-8801 in 1988. Then for the Sharp X68000 on March 1st 1989, TurboGrafx CD on August 31st 1990, NES on November 10th 1990, and FM Towns.
An arcade game released by Sega in 1988, Last Survivor is the earliest known free-roaming, three-dimensional, third-person shooter, and one of the first shooters with a network multiplayer deathmatch mode.
Action RPG developed by Sein Soft and released in 1988.
The Scheme is an action RPG released by Bothtec (later known as Quest) for the PC-88 in 1988. It features Metroidvania-style open-world exploration, side-scrolling run & gun shooter combat, and chiptune music by Yuzo Koshiro.
A side-scrolling space shooter that takes place in the post-apocalyptic setting of 2777. It was released on the NES by Hudson Soft and co-developed by Atlus.
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