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The Screamer is a 1985 cyberpunk-horror action RPG taking place in a post-apocalyptic, sci-fi setting. It was released by Magical Zoo, for the PC-8801 in 1985 and for the PC-9801 and X1 in 1986. An English fan translation was released in January 2015.
An early Japanese RPG released by Hot-B in 1984 that departed from the fantasy themes of most other early RPGs in favour of what is possibly gaming's first sci-fi cyberpunk plot. Set in a post-apocalyptic city, the game revolves around an amnesiac protagonist with psychic powers.
An early action-strategy-RPG game created by Koji Sumii and published by ASCII for the Sharp X1 computer in 1983. The game is considered a precursor to several genres: the action RPG, tactical RPG, real-time strategy, and tower defense.
One of Koei's first games, Danchi Tsuma no Yuwaku (団地妻の誘惑, "Housewife Temptation") was an early adventure RPG with adult content and dating sim elements.
Released by Koei in 1982, The Dragon & Princess (ドラゴンアンドプリンセス) is the first known RPG developed in Japan. It tasks the player with finding a king's stolen treasure. It is a hybrid between the RPG, adventure and strategy genres, and laid the foundations for tactical RPGs.
Intellivision's first ADVANCED DUNGEONS & DRAGONS title takes arrow-equipped warriors through winding caves in a quest to reach Cloudy Mountain and retrieve the Crown of Kings.
The first chapter of what would become one of the defining series for PC-based RPGs, this instant classic pit a group of adventurers against the evil wizard, Werdna, in a quest for an amulet that they must retrieve for Trebor, the Mad Overlord.
Volume one of SSI's Forgotten Realms series in which your party sets out on a journey to save the city of Phlan from the evil Tyranthraxus.
Save the world of Tarmalon from an evil scroll and the forces pursuing it in this RPG from Quest Software & EA
Hiro Fodder is a classic styled RPG with a twist, a point-of-view from the enemy.
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