List of role-playing video games: 1988 to 1989

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This is a comprehensive index of commercial role-playing video games, sorted chronologically by year. Information regarding date of release, developer, publisher, operating system, subgenre and notability is provided where available. The table can be sorted by clicking on the small boxes next to the column headings. This list does not include MUDs or MMORPGs. It does include roguelikes, action RPGs and tactical RPGs.

Contents

Legend

Video game platforms
AMI Amiga
APPII Apple II
APPGS Apple IIGS
Arcade Arcade video game
C64 Commodore 64
CROSS Cross-platform
DOS MS-DOS
FM7 FM-7
FMT FM Towns
GB Game Boy
GEN Genesis / Mega Drive
MAC Mac
MSX MSX
MSX2 MSX2
NES Nintendo Entertainment System / Famicom
PC60 PC-6000 series
PC88 PC-8800 series
PC98 PC-9800 series
PCD TurboGrafx-CD / PC Engine CD
PCE TurboGrafx-16 / PC Engine
SMS Master System
ST Atari ST
T1000 Tandy 1000
X68K X68000
ZX ZX Spectrum
  
  
Types of releases
RereleaseThe game was re-released on the same platform with no or only minor changes.
PortThe game first appeared on a different platform and a port was made. The game is like the original, with few or no differences.
RemakeThe game is an enhanced remake of an original, released on the same or different platform, with changes to graphics, sound and/or gameplay.
CompilationA compilation, anthology or collection of several titles, usually (but not always) belonging to the same series.
LimitedA special release (often called "Limited" or "Collector's Edition") with bonus collector's material. Often provided to people who pre-order a game.
Genre notes
Action RPG Action role-playing game
Tactical RPG Tactical role-playing game
Roguelike Roguelike
Eroge Japanese game featuring erotic content
MMORPG Massively multiplayer online role-playing game
MUD MUD
Turn-based Turn-based game
Real-time Real-time game
  
FPS/RPG First-person shooter / RPG hybrid (role-playing shooter)
RTS/RPG Real-time strategy / RPG hybrid (real-time strategy RPG)
CRPG/WRPG Computer-style role-playing game
JRPG Japanese-style role-playing game
Dungeon crawl Dungeon crawl
Monster raising Pet-raising simulation
Card battle Collectible card game
Blobber First-person party-based RPG
Sandbox Open world RPG

List

Year Title Developer Publisher Setting Platform Subgenre Series/Notes COO
1988 (NA) 2400 A.D. Origin Origin Sci-FiDOS (Port)US
1988 (NA/UK)
1991 (UK)
Advanced Dungeons and Dragons: Heroes of the Lance
Dragonlance: Heroes of the Lance
U.S. Gold
Adventure Soft
SSI
U.S. Gold
FantasyAMI
CPC
ST
ZX
Action RPG/Platformer Advanced Dungeons and Dragons : Dragonlance franchiseUS
1988 (NA/UK) Alternate Reality: The City Datasoft Datasoft
Grandslam
Sci-FiAMI (Port)
DOS (Port)
WRPG Alternate Reality: The City US
1988 (NA/UK) Bards Tale, The Interplay EA FantasyCPC (Port)
ZX (Port)
WRPG The Bards Tale US
1988 (NA) Bard's Tale II, The: The Destiny Knight Interplay EA FantasyAMI (Port)
APPGS (Port)
DOS (Port)
WRPG The Bard's Tale US
1988 (NA) Bard's Tale III, The: Thief of Fate Interplay EA FantasyAPPII
C64
WRPG The Bard's Tale US
1988 (NA) BattleTech: The Crescent Hawk's Inception Westwood Infocom Sci-FiAPPII
AMI
C64
DOS
ST
Tactical RPGBased on the BattleTech franchise by FASA.US
1988 (JP) Deep Dungeon: Madō Senki  (JP)
ディープダンジョン 魔洞戦記 (JP)
Scaptrust Scaptrust FantasyMSX (Port) [1] Dungeon crawl Deep Dungeon JP
1988 (JP) Deep Dungeon III: Yūshi heno Tabi  (JP)
ディープダンジョンIII 勇士への旅 (JP)
HummingBird Square FantasyNES [2] Dungeon crawl Deep Dungeon JP
1988 (NA) Demon's Winter SSI
Novotrade
SSI FantasyAPPII
C64
DOS
ST
Tactical RPG Shard of Spring US
1988 (JP) Dragon Ball: Daimaou Fukkatsu  (JP)
ドラゴンボール大魔王復活 (JP)
TOSE Bandai FantasyNES [2] Board game/RPG hybrid [3] Based on the manga Dragon Ball JP
1988 (JP) Dragon Quest II Akuryo no Kamigami  (JP)
ドラゴンクエストII 悪霊の神々 (JP)
Enix Enix FantasyMSX [1] (Port)JRPG [4] Dragon Quest JP
1988 (JP) Dragon Slayer IV: Drasle Family  (JP)
ドラゴンスレイヤーIVドラスレファミリー (JP)
Nihon Falcom Nihon Falcom FantasyMSX2 [1] Dungeon crawl
Platformer [5]
Dragon Slayer JP
1988 (JP)
1992 (NA)
Dragon Warrior III  (NA)
Dragon Quest III Soshite Densetsu e… (JP)
ドラゴンクエストIII そして伝説へ… (JP)
Chunsoft Enix FantasyNES [2] JRPG [4] Dragon Quest JP
1988 (NA/UK) Dungeon Master FTL FTL FantasyAMI (Port)Dungeon crawler Dungeon Master US
1988 (NA) Eternal Dagger, The SSI SSI FantasyC64 (Port)Tactical RPG Wizard's Crown US
1988 (JP) Final Fantasy II  (JP)
ファイナルファンタジーII (JP)
Square Square FantasyNES [2] JRPG [6] Final Fantasy JP
1988 (JP) Gandhara  (JP)
ガンダーラ仏陀の聖戦 (JP)
Enix Enix FantasyMSX2 [1] Action RPGJP
1988 (JP/NA/PAL) Golvellius: Valley of Doom  (NA/PAL)
Shin Maou Golvellius (JP)
真・魔王ゴルベリアス (JP)
Compile Compile FantasyMSX2 [1]
SMS [7]
Action RPG [8] Golvellius JP
1988 (JP) Jaseiken Necromancer  (JP)
邪聖剣ネクロマンサー (JP)
Hudson Soft Hudson Soft FantasyPCE [9] JRPG [10] JP
1988 (JP) Kaijuu Monogatari  (JP)
貝獣物語 (JP)
Birthday Namco FantasyNES [2] JRPG/WRPG hybrid [11] Kaijuu Monogatari JP
1988 (JP) King of Kings  (JP)
キング オブ キングス (JP)
Namcot Namcot FantasyNES [2] Tactical RPG/WargameJP
1988 (JP) Last Armageddon  (JP)
ラストハルマゲドン (JP)
Braingrey Mind Braingrey Mind FantasyMSX2 [1] JRPG [12] JP
1988 (JP) Might and Magic Book One: The Secret of the Inner Sanctum  (JP)
マイトアンドマジック (JP)
New World New World FantasyMSX2 [1] WRPG Might and Magic US
1988 (NA) Might and Magic II: Gates to Another World New World New World FantasyAPPII
DOS
WRPG Might and Magic US
1988 (JP) Phantasie: Jelnoa's Chapter  (JP)
ファンタジージェルノアの章 (JP)
SSI Bothtec FantasyMSX2 [1] (Port)WRPG Phantasie US
1988 (JP) Phantasie II: Story of Ferronrah  (JP)
ファンタジーIIフェロンラの章 (JP)
SSI Bothtec FantasyMSX2 [1] (Port)WRPG Phantasie US
1988 (NA) Phantasie III: Wrath of Nikademus Westwood SSI FantasyDOS (Port)WRPG Phantasie US
1988 (NA)
1990 (UK)
Pool of Radiance SSI SSI
U.S. Gold
FantasyC64
DOS
ST
Tactical RPG AD&D : Forgotten Realms campaign setting. First game in the Gold Box series.US
1988 (JP) Psychic War: Cosmic Soldier 2  (JP)
サイキックウォー (JP)
Kogado Kogado Sci-FiMSX [1]
MSX2 [1]
JRPG [13] Cosmic Soldier JP
1988 (NA) Questron II Westwood SSI FantasyAMI
APPII
APPGS
C64
DOS
ST
Questron US
1988 (JP) Saint Seiya: Ougon Densetsu Kanketsu Hen  (JP)
聖闘士星矢 黄金伝説 完結編 (JP)
TOSE Shinsei Fantasy (Mythic)NES [2] RPG / Fighting game hybrid [14] Saint Seiya: Ougon Densetsu JP
1988 (NA) Sentinel Worlds I: Future Magic Spaceport Malibu EA Sci-FiDOSWRPGUS
1988 (JP) Star Cruiser Arsys Software Arsys Software Sci-Fi PC88 Action RPG
FPS/RPG
JRPG
JP
1988 (JP) Super Black Onyx  (JP)
スーパーブラックオニキス (JP)
Bullet-Proof Bullet-Proof FantasyNES [2] Dungeon crawl [15] [16] The Black Onyx JP
1988 (WW) Times of Lore Origin Systems Origin Systems FantasyAMI, APPII, C64, DOS, NES, ZXAction RPGUS
1988 (JP) Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness  (JP)
ウルティマI (JP)
Origin Pony Canyon FantasyMSX2 [1] WRPG [17] Ultima US
1988 (NA) Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar Origin Origin FantasyAMI (Port)WRPG [18] Ultima US
1988 (NA) Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny Origin Origin FantasyAPPII
C64 (Port)
DOS (Port)
WRPG Ultima US
1988 (NA) Wasteland EA EA Post-apocalypticAPPII
C64
DOS
WRPG Wasteland ; Spiritual predecessor of Fallout .US
1988 (NA) Wizardry II: The Knight of Diamonds Sir-Tech Sir-Tech FantasyC64 (Port)Dungeon crawl Wizardry US
1988 (NA) Wizardry IV: The Return of Werdna Sir-Tech Sir-Tech FantasyDOS (Port)Dungeon crawl Wizardry US
1988 (NA) Wizardry V: Heart of the Maelstrom Sir-Tech Sir-Tech FantasyAPPII
C64
Dungeon crawl Wizardry US
1988 (JP) XZR  (JP)
エグザイル (JP)
Telenet Japan Telenet Japan Fantasy (historical)MSX [1] Action RPG Exile JP
1988 (JP) XZR II  (JP)
エグザイルII (JP)
Telenet Japan Telenet Japan Fantasy (historical)MSX2 [1] Action RPG [19] Exile JP
1988 (JP/NA/PAL) Ys I: Ancient Ys Vanished  (INT)
イースI (JP)
Nihon Falcom Victor Music Industries FantasyPCE
SMS [7]
NES [2]
PC88
PC98
Action RPG
JRPG [20]
Ys JP
1988 (JP) Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished - The Final Chapter  (JP)
イースII (JP)
Falcom Falcom FantasyMSX2 [1] Action RPG
JRPG
Ys JP
1988 (JP) Yūshi no Monshō: Deep Dungeon  (JP)
勇士の紋章 ディープダンジョン (JP)
Scaptrust Scaptrust FantasyMSX (Port) [1] Dungeon crawl Deep Dungeon JP
1989 (NA) Advanced Dungeons and Dragons: Heroes of the Lance U.S. Gold SSI FantasyC64 (Port)
DOS (Port)
Action RPG/Platformer Advanced Dungeons and Dragons : Based on the Dragonlance franchiseUS
1989 (NA) Advanced Dungeons and Dragons: Hillsfar Westwood SSI FantasyAMI
C64
DOS
ST
Action RPG Advanced Dungeons and Dragons : Forgotten Realms campaign settingUS
1989 (JP) Arcus II: Silent Symphony  (JP)
アークスII (JP)
Wolfteam  (JP) Wolfteam  (JP)FantasyMSX2 [1] JRPG [21] Arcus JP
1989 (NA) Bards Tale, The Interplay EA FantasyMAC (Port)WRPG The Bards Tale US
1989 (NA) Centauri Alliance Michael Cranford Broderbund SFAPPII
C64 [22]
WRPGUS
1989 (NA)
1986 (JP)
Curse of Babylon
Babylon (J)
XTALSOFT Kyodai
Broderbund
FantasyC64Action RPGJP
1989 (NA/UK) Curse of the Azure Bonds SSI SSI
U.S. Gold
FantasyAPPII
C64
DOS
Tactical RPG AD&D : Forgotten Realms campaign setting. Gold Box series.US
1989 (NA/UK) Death Bringer Pandora Spotlight (Cinemaware)FantasyAMI
C64
DOS
ST
Dungeon crawlUK
1989 (NA) Demon's Winter Novotrade SSI FantasyAMI (Port)Tactical RPG Shard of Spring US
1989 (JP)
1990 (NA)
Destiny of an Emperor  (NA)
Tenchi o Kurau (JP)
天地を喰らう (JP)
Capcom  (NA/JP) Capcom  (NA/JP)FantasyNES [2] JRPGJP
1989 (JP)
1990 (NA)
Double Dungeons  (NA/JP)
ダブルダンジョン (JP)
NCS  (JP) NCS  (JP)FantasyPCE [9] Dungeon crawl [23] JP
1989 (JP) Dragon Ball 3: Gokuuden  (JP)
ドラゴンボール3 悟空伝 (JP)
TOSE  (JP) Bandai  (JP)NES [2] Board game/RPGBased on the manga Dragon Ball JP
1989 (JP) Dragon Knight
ドラゴンナイト
ELF ELF FantasyDOSJRPG
Eroge
Dragon Knight JP
1989 (JP) Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes  (JP)
ドラゴンスレイヤー英雄伝説 (JP)
Nihon Falcom  (JP) Nihon Falcom  (JP)FantasyPC88
PC98
X68K
JRPG [24] Dragon Slayer
The Legend of Heroes
JP
1989 (NA) Dragon Wars Interplay Activision FantasyAMI
APPII
APPGS
C64
T1000
DOS
WRPGSpiritual successor to The Bard's Tale III: Thief of Fate . [25] US
1989 (NA/UK) Dragons of Flame U.S. Gold SSI
U.S. Gold
FantasyAMI
DOS
ST
Action RPG AD&D : Dragonlance franchiseUS
1989 (NA/EU) Drakkhen Infogrames Data East
Infogrames
FantasyAMI
DOS
ST
WRPG/Adventure game hybrid Drakkhen FR
1989 (JP/NA) Dungeon Explorer  (NA/JP)
ダンジョンエクスプローラー (JP)
Atlus Co. Hudson Soft
NEC
FantasyPCE [9] Action RPG [26] JP
1989 (JP)
1990 (NA)
Dungeon Magic: Sword of the Elements  (NA)
Dungeon & Magic: Swords of Element (JP)
ダンジョン&マジック ソード オブ エレメント (JP)
Natsume Natsume
Taito
FantasyNES [2] Dungeon crawl [27] JP
1989 (NA)
1992 (EU)
Dungeon Master FTL FTL FantasyAPPGS
DOS (Port)
Dungeon crawl
Action RPG [28]
Dungeon Master US
1989 (NA/JP) Dungeon Master: Chaos Strikes Back FTL FTL FantasyAMI
ST
FMT
PC98
X68K
Dungeon crawl
Action RPG [28]
Dungeon Master US
1989 (JP) Emerald Dragon  (JP)
エメラルドドラゴン (JP)
Glodia  (JP) Bashou House  (JP)FantasyPC88JRPG [29] JP
1989 (JP) Famicom Jump: Hero Retsuden  (JP)
ファミコンジャンプ 英雄列伝 (JP)
TOSE  (JP) Bandai  (JP)Sci-FiNES [2] Action RPG [30] Based on the anime and manga, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure JP
1989 (JP)
1990 (NA)
Faria: A World of Mystery and Danger  (NA)
Faria: Fuuin no Tsurugi (JP)
ファリア 封印の剣 (JP)
Game Arts
Hi-Score
Nexoft FantasyNES [2] Action RPG [31] [30] JP
1989 (JP) Final Fantasy  (JP)
ファイナルファンタジー (JP)
Square  (JP) Microcabin  (JP)FantasyMSX2 (Port) [1] JRPG [6] Final Fantasy JP
1989 (JP)
1990 (NA)
Final Fantasy Legend, The  (NA)
Makai Toushi Sa•Ga (JP)
魔界塔士 Sa・Ga (JP)
Square  (NA/JP) Square  (NA/JP)FantasyGBJRPG [32] SaGa JP
1989 (JP) Hercules no Eikō II: Titan no Metsubō  (JP)
ヘラクレスの栄光II タイタンの滅亡 (JP)
Data East  (JP) Data East  (JP)FantasyNES [2] JRPG [33] Hercules no Eikō JP
1989 (NA) Hero's Quest: So You Want to Be a Hero
Quest for Glory: So You Want to Be a Hero
Sierra Sierra FantasyDOSWRPG/Adventure game hybrid Quest for Glory US
1989 (JP) Hydlide 3: Yami Kara no Houmonsha  (JP)
ハイドライド 3 (JP)
T&E  (JP) Namco  (JP)FantasyNES [2] Action RPG [30] Hydlide JP
1989 (JP) Jajamaru Ninpou Chou  (JP)
じゃじゃ丸忍法帳 (JP)
NMK  (JP) Jaleco  (JP)NES [2] JRPG [34] Ninja Jajamaru-kun JP
1989 (EU) Kayden Garth Mentrox GoldlineEAS SoftwareSci-FiC64
ST
WRPGDE?
1989 (NA) Knights of Legend Todd Porter Origin FantasyAPPII
C64
DOS
WRPGUS
1989 (JP) Laplace no Ma  (JP)
Laplace's Evil Spirit (JP)
ラプラスの魔 (JP)
HummingBird  (JP) HummingBird  (JP)Survival horrorMSX2 [1] Laplace no Ma JP
1989 (JP) La Salle Ishii no Child's Quest  (JP)
ラサール石井のチャイルズクエスト (JP)
Namco  (JP) Namco  (JP)Music/ComedyNES [2] JRPGJP
1989 (JP)
1992 (NA)
Legend of the Ghost Lion  (NA)
White Lion Densetsu: Pyramid no Kanata ni (JP)
ホワイトライオン伝説 (JP)
Kemco Kemco FantasyNES [2] JRPG [35] JP
1989 (NA) Legends of the Lost Realm : The Gathering of Heroes (NA) Avalon Hill Microcomputer Games Division Avalon Hill FantasyMACWRPG [36] Legends of the Lost RealmUS
1989 (NA) Legends of the Lost Realm II: Wilderlands (NA) Avalon Hill Microcomputer Games Division Avalon Hill FantasyMACWRPG [37] Legends of the Lost RealmUS
1989 (JP)
1990 (NA)
1991 (PAL)
Little Ninja Brothers
Super Chinese 2: Dragon Kid
スーパーチャイニーズ2 ドラゴンキッド
Culture Brain Culture Brain FantasyNES [2] Action-RPG [38] Super Chinese JP
1989 (NA) Magic Candle, The Mindcraft Mindcraft FantasyAPPII
C64
DOS
The Magic Candle CA
1989 (JP) Master of Monsters
マスターオブモンスターズ
SystemSoft SystemSoft FantasyMSX [39] Tactical RPG Master of Monsters JP
1989 (JP) Master of Monsters Map Collection
マスターオブモンスターズマップコレクション
SystemSoft SystemSoft FantasyMSX [39] Tactical RPGResource pack for Master of Monsters .JP
1989 (NA/JP) Might and Magic II: Gates to Another World
マイトアンドマジックブック2
New World StarCraft
New World
FantasyMSX2 [1]
C64
WRPG Might and Magic US
1989 (JP) Mother Ape
Nintendo
Nintendo ModernNES [2] JRPG [40] Mother JP
1989 (JP) Phantasie III: Wrath of Nikademus
ファンタジーIIIニカデモスの怒り
SSI Bothtec FantasyMSX2 [1] WRPG Phantasie US
1989 (JP) Phantasy Star II
ファンタシースター II 還らざる時の終わりに
Sega-AM7 Sega Sci-FiGENJRPG Phantasy Star JP
1989 (NA)
1989 (JP)
Pool of Radiance SSI SSI
Pony Canyons (JP port) [41]
FantasyAPPII (Port)
MAC (Port)

PC88 (Port)

Tactical RPG AD&D : Forgotten Realms campaign setting. First game in the Gold Box series.US

JP (PC88)

1989 (JP) SD Snatcher
SDスナッチャー
Konami Konami Sci-FiMSX2 [1] JRPG [42] Snatcher JP
1989 (NA) Sentinel Worlds I: Future Magic Novotrade EA Sci-FiC64 (Port)US
1989 (JP) Shiryou Sensen: War of the Dead
死霊戦線
Victor Music Industries Fantasy
Survival horror
PCE [9] Action RPG Shiryou Sensen: War of the Dead JP
1989 (NA) Space Rogue Origin Origin Sci-FiC64
DOS
MAC
APPII
Combination space sim and WRPGUS
1989 (JP) Square no Tom Sawyer
スクウェアのトムソーヤ
Square Square NES [2] [43] JP
1989 (NA) Starflight Binary Systems
MicroMagic
EA Sci-FiAMI (Port)
C64 (Port)
Combination space sim and WRPG Starflight US
1989 (NA) Starflight 2: Trade Routes of the Cloud Nebula Binary Systems EA Sci-FiDOSCombination space sim and WRPG Starflight US
1989 (JP)
1990 (NA)
1991 (EU)
Super Hydlide
スーパーハイドライド
T&E Seismic FantasyGENAction RPG [30] Hydlide JP
1989 (JP) Sweet Home
スウィートホーム
Capcom Capcom Fantasy
Survival horror [44]
NES [2] JRPGSpiritual precursor to Resident Evil JP
1989 (JP)
1991 (NA/PAL)
Sword Of Hope, The
Selection: Erabareshi Mono
セレクション 選ばれし者
Kemco Kemco
Seika Corp.
FantasyGBAction RPGJP
1989 (JP)
1990 (NA)
Sword of Vermilion
Vermilion
ヴァーミリオン
Sega-AM2 Sega FantasyGENAction-RPGJP
1989 (NA) Swords of Twilight Free Fall Associates Electronic Arts, Inc. FantasyAMIAction-RPGUS
1989 (JP)Tao
究極の世紀末ロープレ 道
Vap Vap FantasyNES [2] JP
1989 (JP) Tengai Makyō: Ziria
天外魔境 ZIRIA
Red Ent. Hudson Soft FantasyPCD [9] JRPG [45] Tengai Makyou JP
1989 (JP) Tenkaichi Bushi Keru Nagūru
ケルナグール
Game Studio Namco NES [2] Fighting/RPG hybridJP
1989 (JP) Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar
Ultima: Seisha he no Michi
ウルティマ 聖者への道
Origin Pony Canyon FantasyNES (Port) [2] WRPG [18] Ultima US
1989 (NA) Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny Origin Origin FantasyST (Port)WRPG Ultima US
1989 (NA) Ultima Trilogy Origin Origin FantasyAPPII (Comp)
C64 (Comp)
DOS (Comp)
WRPG Ultima compilationUS
1989 (NA) WiBArM Arsys Software Broderbund Sci-FiDOS (Port)Action RPG
Run-and-gun
JRPG
JP
1989 (JP/NA)
1993 (PAL)
Willow
ウィロー
Capcom Capcom FantasyNES [2] Action RPGUS/JP
1989 (JP) Wizardry II: The Knight of Diamonds
ウィザードリィ2
Sir-Tech Software ASCII FantasyMSX2 (Port) [1] Dungeon crawl Wizardry US
1989 (NA/JP) Wizardry II: Llylgamyn no Isan
ウィザードリィII リルガミンの遺産 [46]
Sir-Tech Software ASCII
Sir-Tech
FantasyNES (Port) [2]
C64 (Port)
Dungeon crawl Wizardry US
1989 (JP) Xak: The Art of Visual Stage
サーク
Microcabin Microcabin FantasyMSX2 [1]
PC88
PC98
X68K
Action RPG [47] Xak JP
1989 (NA) Ys I: Ancient Ys Vanished Nihon Falcom
Unlimited
Kyodai
Brøderbund
FantasyAPPGS (Port)
DOS (Port)
Action RPG
JRPG
Ys JP
1989 (JP)
1990 (NA)
Ys I & II
イースI・II
Nihon Falcom
Hudson Soft
Hudson Soft FantasyPCD [9] (Comp)Action RPG [20] Ys JP
1989 (JP) Ys III: Wanderers from Ys
イースIII -ワンダラーズフロムイース-
Nihon Falcom Nihon Falcom FantasyPC88
PC98
X68K
MSX2 [1]
Action RPG
Platformer [20]
Ys JP


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Valis II is a 1989 action-platform video game originally developed by Laser Soft, published by Telenet Japan and NEC for the PC Engine CD-ROM²/TurboGrafx-CD. A home computer version was released for PC-8801, MSX2, PC-9801 and X68000. A super deformed-style remake was also released in 1992 for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. It is the second entry in the eponymous series. It stars Yuko Asou, a Japanese schoolgirl teenager chosen to become the Valis warrior by wielding the titular mystical sword, after defeating the demon lord Rogles. The dream world Vecanti fell under the rule of emperor Megas, whose hatred towards his brother Rogles and bloodthirsty tendencies seeks to wipe out traces of the former tyrant, including his supporters. Gameplay varies between each version but all share similar elements, as the player explores and search for items and power-ups, while fighting enemies and defeat bosses.

<i>Dragon Slayer</i> (video game) 1984 video game

Dragon Slayer is an action role-playing game, developed by Nihon Falcom and designed by Yoshio Kiya. It was originally released in 1984 for the PC-8801, PC-9801, X1 and FM-7, and became a major success in Japan. It was followed by an MSX port published by Square in 1985, a Super Cassette Vision by Epoch in 1986 and a Game Boy port by the same company in 1990 under the name Dragon Slayer I. A version for PC-6001mkII was in development but was never released. A remake of Dragon Slayer is included in the Falcom Classics collection for the Sega Saturn.

While the early history and distinctive traits of role-playing video games (RPGs) in East Asia have come from Japan, many video games have also arisen in China, developed in South Korea, and Taiwan.

<i>Cloud Master</i> 1988 video game

Cloud Master is a horizontally scrolling shooter released as an arcade video game by Taito in 1988. Home versions were released for the Master System, PC Engine, and Famicom, with all save the Master System version released only in Japan. The PC Engine version of the game is titled Gokuraku! Chuuka Taisen (極楽!中華大仙). The Famicom version is titled Chuuka Taisen.

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