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A Gold Box-style RPG set in Earth's near future. The dominance of the Russo-American Mercantile is put off balance by the emergence of a hero from the past. Now the player characters continue the struggle to free humanity (in its many forms) from RAM oppression.
A top-down, action RPG developed by Zoom. In it, players guide the hero, Nasir, on his quest to restore the purity of Lakeland's water.
Ultima VI is the final entry in the Age of Enlightenment. Its icon- and text-based interface was new to computer RPGs at the time.
A 1990 action RPG developed by Capcom for the Nintendo Game Boy and a spin-off of their Ghosts N' Goblins series. It was notable for its well-developed real-time platformer combat, and for being one of the more technically accomplished Game Boy titles of its time.
The third Final Fantasy released on the Famicom. This version of the game was never released internationally.
The first game in the Fire Emblem series, released only in Japan for the Famicom. It was a landmark in console strategy RPGs, establishing many of the genre's common gameplay elements.
A young hero must save the world from evil magic by finding the four powerful swords that form Crystalis.
Embark on an adventure with characters from different walks of life, all destined to unite with you, to save the world.
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.
A side-scrolling action RPG fantasy game, originally released to the Arcades by Taito and supports up to four players.
Chaos Strikes Back is a first person real-time dungeon crawl role-playing game released originally in 1989 for Amiga and Atari ST. It was initially conceived as an expansion to Dungeon Master, but grew to a completely stand-alone game which doesn't require Dungeon Master to play.
Willow is a game based on the movie of the same name.
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".
EarthBound Beginnings is the first game in the EarthBound/Mother franchise. It tells the story of Ninten, a heroic twelve-year old boy with psychic abilities, and his quest to prevent an alien invasion of Earth.
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.
Tengai Makyou: Ziria is an RPG released by Hudson Soft for the PC Engine in 1989.
The action-rpg sequel to Kung-Fu Heroes.
16-bit sci-fi RPG originally released on the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive in 1989.
A post-apocalyptic RPG taking place in the Southwest United States shortly after the end of WWIII, the player took on the role of a group of Desert Rangers defending the last of humanity as they investigated mysterious disturbances within the desert and the surrounding ruins such as Las Vegas.
A BBS door, or online game, Legend of the Red Dragon is a text-based, multiplayer online RPG. Players fight monsters, duel each other, and level up, with the goal of defeating the Red Dragon which is threatening the town.
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.
Final Fantasy II follows four heroes who join a resistance group and try to stop an empire from taking over the world. Its gameplay deviates greatly from the first game by utilizing a usage-based growth system.
Ultima V is the second game in the trilogy of Enlightenment of the Ultima story. After your character had gleaned the title of the avatar from traveling to the eight shrines of virtue in the fourth game you return to find that Lord British has been kidnapped!
A 2D action platformer from Carry Lab, published by Pony Canyon for the Famicom Disk System.
An action RPG developed by Telenet Japan and released in 1988, it is the first part of the XZR/Exile trilogy. The game was controversial for its references to religion, politics, and drugs. Unlike its sequels, XZR was never released outside of Japan.
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.
The third release of the Dragon Warrior franchise saw the story take a trip back in time before one and two, taking up the sword of the warrior of legend, Loto. In this game the hero sets out to destroy Baramos after his/her late father Ortega fails.
Bionic Commando follows hero Rad Spencer as he fights through enemy territory to rescue fellow commando, Super Joe.
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