List of role-playing video games: 1975 to 1985 explained

List

Year Title Developer Publisher Setting Platform Subgenre Series/Notes COO
dnd Gary Whisenhunt, Ray Wood, Dirk Pellett, Flint Pellett Fantasy PLATO US
m199h Fantasy PLATO Later deleted and lost to history.[1] US
Dungeon Fantasy PDP-10US
Dungeon John Daleske, others Fantasy PLATOUS
Moria Kevet Duncombe, others Fantasy PLATO US
pedit5 Rusty Rutherford Fantasy PLATO US
[2] orthanc Eric Hagstrom, Larry Kemp, Paul Resch Fantasy PLATO Named after Saruman's tower in The Lord of the Rings.[3]
Based on pedit5. 		US
[4] Oubliette Fantasy PLATO "Oubliette" is French for "dungeon". US
DND Fantasy PDP-10 US
Beneath Apple Manor Fantasy APPII Roguelike Lo-res/Text mode graphics.[5] US
Akalabeth: World of Doom Fantasy APPII
DOS 		Sometimes known as Ultima 0. US
avatar Bruce Maggs, Andrew Shapira, David Sides Fantasy PLATO US
Dungeon of Death Instant Software, Inc Fantasy PET Dungeon crawl Based on the PLATO game DND.[6] US
Dunjonquest

The Datestones of Ryn

Fantasy APPII
PET
TRS80 		US
Dunjonquest

Morloc's Tower

Fantasy APPII
PET
TRS80 		US
Space I Sci-Fi APPII An adaptation of Traveller, which was taken off the market after a lawsuit by Game Designers Workshop. US
Space II Sci-Fi APPII Expansion to Space. US
Temple of Apshai Fantasy PET
TRS80 		Dungeon crawl Series debuts. US
Wilderness Campaign Fantasy APPII Sequel to Dungeon Campaign for Apple II US
Dunjonquest

The Datestones of Ryn

Fantasy ATR (Port) Dungeon crawl US
Eamon Donald Brown Fantasy APPII Adventure-RPG Adventure-RPG construction system.[7] US
Fracas Quality (Stuart Smith) Fantasy APPII US
Rogue Michael Toy, et al. Various Fantasy UNIX Roguelike This was the beginning of roguelike computer games. For further developments see Chronology of roguelike video games. US
Dunjonquest

Hellfire Warrior

Fantasy APPII
TRS80
PET 		Dungeon crawl Sequel to Temple of Apshai US
Fantasy APPII Combines Dungeon Campaign and Wilderness Campaign by the same author.[8] US
Dunjonquest

Morloc's Tower

Fantasy ATR (Port) US
Starquest: Rescue at Rigel Sci-fi APPII
TRS80 		Spin-off of Dunjonquest series. US
Starquest: Star Warrior Sci-fi TRS80 Spin-off of Dunjonquest series. US
Temple of Apshai Fantasy APPII (Port) US
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves Fantasy ATR Remake of Fracas US
Dunjonquest

Datestones of Ryn

Fantasy ATR (Port) US
The Keys of Acheron Fantasy APPII
TRS80 		Expansion of Temple of Apshai: Hellfire Warrior. US
Dunjonquest

Morloc's Tower

Fantasy ATR (Port) US
Quest 1 Fantasy TRS80
APPII (Port)
ATR (Port) 		Dungeon crawl US
Starquest: Rescue at Rigel Sci-fi ATR Spin-off of Dunjonquest series. US
Starquest: Star Warrior Sci-fi APPII
ATR 		Spin-off of Dunjonquest series. US
SwordThrust Fantasy APPII Adventure-RPG Enhanced remake of Eamon for Apple II.[9] US
Temple of Apshai Fantasy ATR (Port) Series debuts. US
Ultima Fantasy APPII Series debuts.
Re-released by Origin in 1986. 		US
Upper Reaches of Apshai Fantasy APPII
TRS80 		Expansion for Temple of Apshai. US
Fantasy APPII Dungeon crawl Dungeon crawl in the style of the PLATO RPGs.
Series debuts. 		US
Fantasy INT[10] US
Apventure to Atlantis Fantasy APPII Sequel to .[13] US
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves Fantasy APPII (Port) US
Curse of Ra Fantasy APPII
ATR
DOS
TRS80 		Expansion of Temple of Apshai. US
Modern PC88
FM7 		Adventure RPG[14] [15]
Eroge[16] 		JP
Danger in Drindisti Fantasy APPII
ATR
TRS80 		Expansion of Temple of Apshai: Hellfire Warrior. US
Fantasy ATR26[17] Pre-JRPG[18] [19] US
Dungeons of Daggorath DynaMicro (Douglas J. Morgan, Keith S. Kiyohara) Fantasy TRSCC Dungeon crawl
Real-time, but text-driven 		US
Dunzhin Fantasy APPII
PCB
TRS80 		Roguelike[20] Part 1 of Warriors of Ras US
Hellfire Warrior Fantasy ATR (Port) Sequel to Temple of Apshai. US
Keys of Acheron, The Fantasy ATR (Port) Expansion to Temple of Apshai: Hellfire Warrior. US
Mazies & Crazies Fantasy TRS-80 Example program in how-to programming book [21] US
Starquest: Rescue at Rigel Sci-fiVIC20 (Port) Spin-off of Dunjonquest series. US
Sword of Fargoal Fantasy VIC20 Roguelike[22] US
Telengard Fantasy APPII
ATR
PET
TRS80 		Early roguelike relative Based on DND. US
Temple of Apshai Fantasy DOS (Port) US
Tunnels of Doom Fantasy TI99 US
Fantasy APPII US
Upper Reaches of Apshai Fantasy ATR (Port)
DOS (Port) 		Expansion of Temple of Apshai. US
Fantasy APPII US
Fantasy INT Turn-based
Dungeon crawl[23] 		US
Amulet, The Fantasy DOS [24] CA
Beneath Apple Manor Fantasy DOS (Port)
ATR (Port) 		Roguelike Graphical or textmode options.[25] US
Fantasy X1
MSX (Port)
NES (Port) 		Tactical RPG[26]
RTS/RPG[27]
Action RPG[28] [29] 		JP
Expedition Amazon Modern APPII [30] US
Gateway to Apshai Fantasy ATR
C64 		US
Morloc's Tower Fantasy PCB (Port) Port of Dunjonquest: Morloc's Tower for TRS80.[31] US
Historical MSX
NES (Port) 		Tactical RPG[32] Series debuts. JP
Rescue at Rigel Sci-fi DOS (Port)
PCB (Port) 		Port of Rescue at Rigel for TRS80.[33] US
Return of Heracles Quality (Stuart Smith) Fantasy ATR US
Star Warrior Sci-fi DOS (Port) Port of Star Warrior for TRS80. US
Telengard Avalon Hill
Kiya Overseas Industry Co., Ltd 		Fantasy C64 (Port)
FM7 (Port) 		US
Temple of Apshai Fantasy C64 (Port)
VIC20 (Port) 		Port of Temple of Apshai for TRS80. US
Curse of Ra Fantasy C64 (Port) Expansion of Temple of Apshai. US
Ultima Fantasy ATR (Port) US
Fantasy ATR (Port)
C64 (Port)
DOS (Port) 		US
Fantasy APPII
ATR (Port)
C64 (Port) 		Pioneered many innovations that would become standard on many CRPGs that followed. US
Fantasy VIC20 US
Upper Reaches of Apshai Fantasy C64 (Port) Expansion of Temple of Apshai. US
Volcanic Dungeon Carnell Software Roy Carnell and Stuart A. Galloway Fantasy ZX
ZX81
DG32 		Roguelike adventure-RPG[34] Sequel to Black Crystal. UK
Fantasy APPII French translation of . US
Fantasy APPII Dungeon crawl US
Age of Adventure Fantasy APPII (Comp)
ATR (Comp)
C64 (Comp) 		Port and compilation of Return of Heracles and Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves for ATR. US
Fantasy PC88 Dungeon crawl[35] Often considered the first Japanese RPG ever released[36] JP
Fantasy PC88 Dungeon crawl[37] JP
The Citadel of Chaos Fantasy C64
ZX 		Adaptation of the Fighting Fantasy gamebook.[38] UK
Fantasy Arcade
PC88
MSX
NES 		Action RPG
Dungeon crawl[39] 		Series debuts. JP
Fantasy PC88 Action RPG[40] [41]
JRPG 		Series debuts. JP
DND Fantasy DOS Port of TOPS-10 version of DND by Daniel Lawrence.[42] US
Expedition Amazon Penguin Software (US)
Starcraft Incorporated (J) 		Modern C64
FM7
PC88
PC98 		[43] US
The Forest of Doom Fantasy C64
ZX 		Adaptation of the Fighting Fantasy Gamebook.[44] UK
Fantasy CLV[45] Dungeon crawl[46] UK
Fantasy PC88
PC98 		Action RPG[47]
JRPG 		Series debuts. JP
Lords of Midnight, The Fantasy ZX
CPC 		Adventure-RPG UK
Post-apocalyptic PC88[48]
FM7[49] 		JP
Questron Fantasy APPII
ATR
C64 		Series debuts. US
Shadowkeep Ultrasoft Inc. Trillium Corp. Fantasy APPII Adapted into a novel by Alan Dean Foster US
Telengard Fantasy C64 (Port)
PC88 (Port)
PC98 (Port) 		US
Fantasy Arcade Action RPG
JRPG 		Series debuts. JP
Fantasy PCB (Port) US
Wrath of Magra, The Carnell Software (Roy Carnell, Stephen Kirk, Stuart A. Galloway) Fantasy ZX Sequel to Volcanic Dungeon. UK
Xyphus Fantasy APPII
C64 		US
Zyll Fantasy PCB Text-based with randomized layout.[50] US
Stuart Smith's Adventure Construction Set Fantasy
Sci-Fi 		C64
APPII 		RPG maker with sample games. US
Dungeon of Doom Fantasy CROSS Example program in how-to programming book [51] UK
Alternate Reality: The City Sci-Fi ATR Series debuts. US
Autoduel Post-apocalyptic AMI
APPII
ATR
C64
DOS
MAC
ST 		Based on Car Wars, by Steve Jackson Games. US
Bards Tale, The Fantasy APPII
C64 		The first CRPG to put Interplay on the map as a future CRPG developer. US
Fantasy FM7
MSX[52] 		Dungeon crawl JP
Sci-Fi MSX2
PC88[53] 		Dungeon crawl
Eroge 		JP
Fantasy MSX Action RPG JP
Doomdark's Revenge Fantasy ZX
CPC
C64 		Adventure-RPG Sequel to The Lords of Midnight UK
Fantasy MSX Action RPG JP
Fantasy PC88
PC98 		Action RPG[54] JP
Sci-Fi PC88
FM7
X1
MSX 		Action RPG JP
Fantasy PC88
X1 		Dungeon crawl JP
Post-apocalyptic PC88[55] [56] JP
Fantasy MSX
MSX2 		Action RPG JP
Fantasy PC88 Action RPG JP
Mandragore Fantasy APPII [57] FR
Fantasy APPII US
Sci-Fi MSX JP
Phantasie Fantasy APPII Series debuts. US
Phantasie Fantasy C64 (Port) Port of Phantasie for APPII.
Series debuts. 		US
Modern MSX Action RPG[58] JP
Post-apocalyptic
Survival horror 		PC88
PC98 		Action RPG
Role-playing shooter[59] 		JP
Telengard Fantasy DOS (Port) US
Temple of Apshai Trilogy Fantasy AMI (Comp)
APPII (Comp)
ATR (Comp)
C64 (Comp)
DOS (Comp) 		Remake and compilation of the first three Temple of Apshai games. US
Fantasy NES
MSX
X68 		Action RPG[60]
JRPG 		Port of The Tower of Druaga for the Arcade. JP
Tritorn Fantasy PC88
X1 		Action RPG[61] JP
Fantasy MAC (Port)
ST (Port) 		US
Fantasy DOS (Port) US
Fantasy APPII
C64 (Port)
DOS (Port) 		The first major CRPG to move to a "virtuous" story-driven approach. US
Wizard's Crown Fantasy DOS US
Fantasy MAC (Port) US
Xyphus Fantasy MAC (Port) Top-down perspective.[62] US

Notes and References

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  4. Book: Bartle, Richard . Richard Bartle . . New Riders . 2003 . 0-13-101816-7 . 741 . Jim Schwaiger's 1977 game Oubliette (inspired by Dungeons & Dragons and Chuck Miller's earlier multiplayer game, Mines of Moria) had a first-person point of view and used line graphics to render the scene ahead. [...] In late 1979, the first ever fully functional graphical virtual world was released: Avatar. Written by a group of students to out-do Oubliette, it was to become the most successful PLATO game ever--it accounted for 6% of all the hours spent on the system between September 1978 and May 1985..
  5. Web site: Beneath Apple Manor for Apple II (1978) - MobyGames. MobyGames. 2016-01-01.
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