RPG Series

Series Games

Pool of Radiance (1988)

SSI/TSR

Dungeons & Dragons (Gary Gygax & Dave Arneson). 1968. First set of tactical rules (Chainmail). 1974. 1st ed. 1978. AD&D (TSR). 1988. 2d ed.

1988. "Gold Box Series" of licensed games based on AD&D (Dungeons & Dragons): Pool of Radiance (Forgotten Realms series), Dragonlance, Eye of the Beholder, etc.

King's Quest

 

Ultima
 

1981. Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord (Andy Greenberg & Robert Woodhead).

Sir-Tech Software (f. 1979).

Class/Racial system; party-oriented adventuring.

   
   
Next-Generation RPGs.  
1996. Diablo (influence of Gauntlet--Atari, 1985)  
1997. Fallout  
1998. Baldur's Gate  

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