List of role-playing video games: 1986 to 1987 explained

List

Year Title Developer Publisher Setting Platform Subgenre Series/Notes COO
Alternate Reality: The City Sci-Fi APPII (Port)
C64 (Port)
MAC (Port)
ST (Port) 		Series debuts. US
Bards Tale, The Fantasy AMI (Port) US
Bard's Tale II, The: The Destiny Knight Fantasy C64 US
Fantasy NES[1] Action RPG[2] JP
Fantasy FDS[3] Dungeon crawl JP
Dragon Slayer Jr: Romancia
ロマンシア 		Fantasy PC88
PC98
MSX
MSX2
X1 		Action adventure Sequel to . JP-->
Fantasy NES
PC98
MSX[4] 		JRPG[5] Series debuts. JP
Fantasy NES Action RPG[6] Based on the novel Journey to the West JP
Fantasy FM7
PC88 		JRPG[7] JP
Fantasy NES (Remake) Action RPG[8] Series debuts. JP
Fantasy FM7 (Port)
MSX (Port) 		Action RPG JP
Fantasy MSX Computer-style RPG[9] FR
Might & Magic: Book I Fantasy APPII Series debuts. US
Phantasie Fantasy ST (Port) Series debuts. US
Phantasie II Fantasy APPII US
Phantasie II Fantasy C64 (Port)
ST (Port) 		US
Shard of Spring SSI
Digital Illusions 		Fantasy APPII
C64
DOS 		Followed by Demon's Winter. US
Starflight Sci-Fi DOS A rare example of a sci-fi CRPG and the spiritual ancestor to such games as Star Control 2 and Space Rangers. US
Modern MSX2 Action RPG[10] JP
Temple of Apshai Trilogy Fantasy AMI (Port)
ST (Port) 		US
Fantasy APPII (Remake) Series debuts. US
Fantasy C64 (Port) Series debuts. US
Origin
StarCraft 		Fantasy AMI (Port)
MAC (Port)
ST (Port)
FM7 (Port)
PC88 (Port)
PC98 (Port) 		Computer-style RPG Pioneered many innovations that would become standard on many CRPGs, both Western and Eastern, that followed. US
Fantasy ATR (Port) The first major CRPG to move from "hack and slash" gameplay to a "virtuous" story-driven approach. US
Fantasy NES Action RPG[11] JP
Sci-Fi PC88
DOS (Port) 		Action RPG[12] JP
Wizard's Crown Fantasy APPII (Port)
ATR (Port)
C64 (Port) 		Tactical RPG US
Fantasy APPII
DOS 		Dungeon crawl US
2400 A.D. Sci-Fi APPII US
Alternate Reality: The Dungeon Sci-Fi APPII
ATR
C64 		US
Fantasy NES Action RPG JP
Fantasy APPGS (Port)
DOS (Port)
ST (Port)
PC88 (Port)
PC98 (Port)[13] 		Dungeon crawl US
Bard's Tale II, The: The Destiny Knight Fantasy APPII (Port) Dungeon crawl US
Beyond Zork

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Fantasy AMI
APPII
APPGS
C128
DOS
MAC
ST 		Adventure game/RPG hybrid US
Fantasy SG1K[14] Dungeon crawl[15] [16] The original release is often considered one of Japan's first RPGs. JP
FDS JP
Deathlord Fantasy APPII
C64 		US
Fantasy NES Dungeon crawl[17] Series debuts. JP
Fantasy NES Action RPG JP
Fantasy MSX
MSX2 		Action RPG[18] JP
Fantasy NES JRPG JP
Dungeon Master Fantasy ST (Port) US
Fantasy FDS Action RPG Series debuts. JP
Eternal Dagger, The Fantasy APPII
ATR 		Tactical RPG Sequel to Wizard's Crown. US
The Faery Tale Adventure Fantasy DOS
AMI
C64 		Series debuts. US
Fantasy NES Action RPG Spin-off of the Dragon Slayer series. JP
Fantasy NES JRPG[19] Series debuts. JP
Fantasy NES Action RPG JP
Pax Softnica Sci-fi NES (Port) aka The Earth Fighter Rayieza JP
Fantasy MSX Action RPG[20] JP
Fantasy MSX
MSX2 		Action RPG
JP
Fantasy FDS Action RPG[21] JP
MSX2 Action RPG JP
Fantasy MSX
NES 		Action RPG[22] Sequel to Dragon Slayer Jr: Romancia. JP
Fantasy NES Action RPG JP
Might & Magic: Book I Fantasy APPII (Rerel) Series debuts. US
Might & Magic: Book I Fantasy C64 (Port)
DOS (Port)
MAC (Port) 		Series debuts. US
NES Action RPG JP
Fantasy MSX
MSX2
NES
SMS[23] 		JRPG JP
Sci-Fi NES Action RPG[24] JP
Phantasie Fantasy ATR (Port)
DOS (Port) 		US
Phantasie Fantasy AMI (Port) US
Phantasie II Fantasy ATR (Port) US
Phantasie III: Wrath of Nikademus Fantasy APPII US
Phantasie III: Wrath of Nikademus Fantasy AMI (Port)
C64 (Port)
ST (Port) 		US
RD4 (Sega) Sci-Fi SMS JRPG[25] Series debuts. JP
Fantasy Arcade Action RPG[26] Sequel to Tower of Druaga JP
Fantasy MSX2[27] Action RPG Ancestor of the survival horror subgenre. JP
Fantasy PC88 Action RPG Fifth game in the Dragon Slayer series. JP
Sci-Fi PC88
GEN (Port) 		Action RPG[28]
FPS/RPG[29] 		JP
PBI Software Fantasy IIGS US
Fantasy NES JRPG[30] Series debuts. JP
Fantasy DOS (Port) Series debuts. US
Fantasy MSX2 Computer-style RPG[31] US
Fantasy NES
MSX2 		Computer-style RPG[32] US
Fantasy ST (Port)
MSX2 		Computer-style RPG[33] The first major CRPG to move from "hack and slash" gameplay to a "virtuous" story-driven approach. US
Wizard's Crown Fantasy ST (Port) Tactical RPG US
Fantasy C64 (Port)
NES
MSX2 		Dungeon crawl Series debuts. US
Fantasy APPII Dungeon crawl US
Wizardry Trilogy Fantasy
Sci-Fi 		APPII (Comp)
C64 (Comp) 		Compilation of the first three Wizardry games. US
Fantasy NES US
Fantasy MSX2 Action RPG[34] First game in the Ys series JP
Fantasy FDS Dungeon crawl Second game in the Deep Dungeon series JP
Fantasy FDS
NES 		Action RPG Sequel to action-adventure game The Legend of Zelda. JP
Fantasy DOS
PC88 		Action RPG / Platform hybrid[35] JP

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Famicom Game List . Famicom World . 2009-11-10 .
  2. Web site: Devilish . . 2009-11-10 . Tachibana Ukyo .
  3. Web site: Famicom Disk System Game List . Famicom World . 2009-11-05 .
  4. Web site: MSX Software Database: RPG . Generation MSX . 2009-09-29 .
  5. Web site: Hardcore Gaming 101: Dragon Quest series . Hardcore Gaming 101 . June 13, 2009 . Kurt Kalata.
  6. Web site: NES > Role-Playing > Action RPG . . 2009-05-23 .
  7. Web site: Hardcore Gaming 101: Miracle Warriors: Seal of the Dark Lord . Hardcore Gaming 101 . June 14, 2009 . Kurt Kalata.
  8. Web site: Hardcore Gaming 101: Hydlide . Hardcore Gaming 101 . October 1, 2009 . Robert Green and Kurt Kalata.
  9. Web site: Game of the Week: Mandragore . gamebase64 . 2009-10-28 .
  10. Web site: Hardcore Gaming 101: Rambo . Hardcore Gaming 101 . October 1, 2009 . Kurt Kalata.
  11. Web site: List of games: Third-Person 2D Action RPG . . 2009-05-19 .
  12. Web site: John Szczepaniak. Retro Japanese Computers: Gaming's Final Frontier. 4. Hardcore Gaming 101. 2011-03-16. Reprinted from
  13. http://members.chello.at/theodor.lauppert/games/bard.htm Bard's Tale Release Dates
  14. Web site: Video Game Rebirth: The Black Onyx . Video Game Rebirth . September 28, 2009.
  15. Web site: MobyGames: The Black Onyx . . 2009-05-24 .
  16. Web site: THE MAKING OF... Japan's First RPG . Edge . October 2, 2009 . Edge Staff . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120125093639/http://www.next-gen.biz/features/making-japans-first-rpg . January 25, 2012 .
  17. Web site: Hardcore Gaming 101: Megami Tensei series . Hardcore Gaming 101 . June 14, 2009 . Kurt Kalata & Christopher J. Snelgrove.
  18. Web site: Hardcore Gaming 101: Xanadu . Hardcore Gaming 101 . October 1, 2009 .
  19. Web site: Hardcore Gaming 101: Final Fantasy series . Hardcore Gaming. . June 14, 2009 . Pat R..
  20. Web site: Hardcore Gaming 101: Golvellius . Hardcore Gaming 101 . 2009-10-04 .
  21. Web site: MISSION COMPLETED: The Sword of Kalin . King Mike. . September 27, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071023203025/http://kingmike.emuxhaven.net/SwordKalin/index.htm . October 23, 2007 . dead .
  22. Web site: Hardcore Gaming 101: Legacy of the Wizard . Hardcore Gaming 101 . October 3, 2009 . Neo Rasa.
  23. Web site: Sega Master System: Games by Category: Role-Playing . . 2009-11-20.
  24. Web site: Outlanders . . 2009-11-14.
  25. Web site: Talking cats, swords and spaceships mark the dawn of a great genre . . 2009-11-20 . Unicorn B. Lynx.
  26. http://www.gamefaqs.com/fm7/956894-the-return-of-ishtar/data The Return of Ishtar - Release Information
  27. Web site: Generation MSX: Adventure . Generation MSX . October 8, 2009.
  28. http://www.4gamer.net/games/008/G000896/20080428044/ スタークルーザー
  29. Web site: Star Cruiser. https://web.archive.org/web/20140101010101/https://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=16126. 2014-01-01. dead. AllGame.
  30. Web site: Dragon Warrior Goes to Greece . June 25, 2009 . Duke Gallison.
  31. Web site: The low point of the Ultima series . October 4, 2009 . Somber Fox . GameFAQs.
  32. Web site: The first Ultima game to be published by Origin Systems Inc. . October 4, 2009 . GiantBomb.
  33. Web site: My U-4-ic first love in RPG's. Britannia rules! . October 4, 2009 . ASchultz . GiantBomb.
  34. Web site: Ys . Hardcore Gaming 101 . September 29, 2009.
  35. Web site: A timeless platform/RPG classic lost on the PC . . September 27, 2009 . Sashanan.

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