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The first entry in SSI's Legend Series based on 2nd Edition AD&D license. The Lords of the City of Waterdeep have put out a call for heroes to investigate the evil lurking in the sewers beneath their streets.
Final Fantasy Adventure is a Squaresoft developed Legend of Zelda-style 2D Action RPG. The progenitor of the Mana franchise, it was named Seiken Densetsu: Final Fantasy Gaiden in Japan and Mystic Quest for the EU release.
Metal Max is a 1991 sandbox role-playing game set in a futuristic, post-apocalyptic, open-world environment, where the surviving humans cluster in villages and ruins while "hunters" fight the monsters and outlaws outside.
The very first graphical MMORPG. Neverwinter Nights on AOL was developed by Stormfront Studios and published by SSI.
A dungeon-crawler which was followed by the hit tactical RPG Shining Force.
A simple package delivery takes a turn for the bizarre in D/Generation, a 1991 action puzzle game from Robert Cook and Mindscape, Inc.
An early '90s fighting game that made use of beat-'em-up mechanics while being the first fighting game to use digitized actors as a replacement for hand-animated sprites, influencing games like Mortal Kombat. The game itself is usually remembered as being pretty rotten, though.
A spiritual successor to Wasteland, set in a post-apocalyptic Florida.
StarTropics was released by Nintendo in 1990 and introduced gamers to Mike and his quest to save his uncle.
A roguelike RPG developed and published by Sega originally as a digital-only release.
The first game in the legendary Monkey Island series. Guybrush's desire to become a swashbuckling pirate gets him more adventure than he bargained for.
Originally released for the Japan-exclusive MSX2 in 1990, this sequel is set four years after the Outer Heaven incident. New FOXHOUND commander, Roy Campbell, brings a shell-shocked Solid Snake back from early retirement to infiltrate the military nation Zanzibar Land.
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.
Embark on an adventure with characters from different walks of life, all destined to unite with you, to save the world.
Future Wars is a third-person sci-fi point and click game released in 1989 for the PC, Amiga, and Atari ST. It is known as Time Travelers in Europe and Time Travelers: The Menace (Les Voyageurs du Temps: La Menace) in it's native France.
Choose between one of several warlords or create your own in the struggle to reunite China after the decaying collapse of the Han Dynasty.
Keef the Thief is an RPG that was developed by the now prestigious developer Naughty Dog.
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.
Released in 1989, Sweet Home is quite possibly the first survival horror, or console horror RPG. A small team enters a haunted house to study the deceased owner's frescoes, only to become trapped by the angered spirits within. It inspired Resident Evil, the game that established the survival horror genre. Sweet Home can also be considered an early immersive sim.
Tao is a quirky role-playing game with heavy religious themes.
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.
The world's richest duck sets off on a globe-trotting adventure to uncover several lost treasures with the help of his family and friends. Explore five exotic locations across the world and pogo-jump to victory as Scrooge McDuck in this NES classic.
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.
Tengai Makyou: Ziria is an RPG released by Hudson Soft for the PC Engine in 1989.
Adult RPG developed by Elf in 1989.
16-bit sci-fi RPG originally released on the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive in 1989.
007: Licence to Kill is a top-down shooter based on the James Bond movie of the same name. The game was developed by Quixel and published by Domark Software Inc. / Ltd.
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.
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