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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.
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Year | Title | Developer | Publisher | Setting | Platform | Subgenre | Series/Notes | COO |
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1990 (NA) | AD&D Limited Edition Collector's Set | SSI | SSI | Fantasy | DOS (Comp) | Various | Advanced Dungeons & Dragons : Compilation of many early games, including several Gold Box games. | US |
1990 (JP) | Akuma-kun: Makai no Wana (JA) 悪魔くん・魔界の罠 (JA) | Bandai | Bandai | Fantasy | NES [1] | JRPG [2] | Based on the manga Akuma-kun | JP |
1990 (JP) | Ayakashi no Shiro (JA) | Seta | Seta | Fantasy | GB | JRPG dungeon crawler | JP | |
1990 (NA) 1991 (NA) | Bard's Tale III, The: Thief of Fate | Interplay | EA | Fantasy | DOS (Port) AMI (Port) | Dungeon crawl | The Bard's Tale | US |
1990 (NA) | The Bard's Tale Trilogy | Interplay | EA | Fantasy | DOS (Comp) | Dungeon crawl | The Bard's Tale | US |
1990 (EU) | BSS Jane Seymour | Gremlin | Gremlin | Sci-Fi | AMI, ST | Dungeon crawl | UK | |
1990 (NA/UK) | Champions of Krynn | SSI | SSI U.S. Gold | Fantasy | APPII AMI C64 DOS | Tactical RPG | Advanced Dungeons & Dragons : Dragonlance ; Utilizes the Gold Box engine. | US |
1990 (JP) | Cosmic Fantasy: Bouken Shounen Yuu (JA) | Telenet Japan | Telenet Japan | Fantasy | PCE | JRPG [3] | Based on the Original Video Animation Cosmic Fantasy | JP |
1990 (JP/NA) | Crystalis (EN) God Slayer: Haruka Tenkū no Sonata (JA) | SNK | Natsume | Fantasy | NES [1] | Action RPG / Action-Adventure | JP | |
1990 (EU) | Crystals of Arborea | Silmarils | Silmarils | Fantasy | AMI, DOS, ST | CRPG | Ishar | FR |
1990 (JP) | Cyber Knight (EN) | Tonkin House | Sci-Fi | PCE | JRPG [4] | Cyber Knight | JP | |
1990 (NA) 1991 (NA) | DarkSpyre | Event Horizon Software Sorcery | Electronic Zoo | Fantasy | DOS AMI (Port) | Action RPG | US | |
1990 (JP) | Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei 2 (JA) | Atlus | Namco | Fantasy | NES [1] | JRPG [5] | Megami Tensei | JP |
1990 (JP) | Dragon Knight (EN) | ELF | Megatech | Fantasy | MSX [6] | Eroge | Dragon Knight | JP |
1990 (JP) | Dragon Slayer (EN) | Nihon Falcom | Square | Fantasy | GB (Port) | Action RPG | Dragon Slayer | JP |
1990 (JP) | Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes (EN) | Nihon Falcom | Nihon Falcom Hudson Soft | Fantasy | MSX2 [7] (Port) | JRPG [8] | Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes | JP |
1990 (EU) | Dragonflight [9] | Thalion | Thalion | Fantasy | AMI ST | DE | ||
1990 (NA/UK) | Dragons of Flame | U.S. Gold | SSI U.S. Gold | Fantasy | C64 (Port) CPC (Port) ZX (Port) | Action RPG | Advanced Dungeons & Dragons : Dragonlance | US/UK |
1990 (JP) 1992 (NA) | Dragon Warrior IV (EN) Dragon Quest IV: Michibikareshi Monotachi (JA) | Chunsoft | Enix | Fantasy | NES [1] | JRPG [10] | Dragon Quest | JP |
1990 (NA) | DragonStrike | Westwood | SSI U.S. Gold | Fantasy | AMI C64 DOS | Action RPG (flight sim) | Advanced Dungeons & Dragons : Dragonlance | US |
1990 (JP) | Emerald Dragon (EN) | Glodia | Glodia | Fantasy | MSX2 [7] X68K (Port) | JRPG [11] | JP | |
1990 (JP) | Final Fantasy III (EN) | Square | Square | Fantasy | NES [1] | JRPG [12] | Final Fantasy | JP |
1990 (JP) 1991 (NA) | Final Fantasy Legend II (EN) Sa・Ga 2: 秘宝伝説 (JA) | Square | Square | Fantasy | GB | JRPG [13] | SaGa | JP |
1990 (JP) | Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi (JA) ファイアーエムブレム 暗黒竜と光の剣 (JA) | Intelligent | Nintendo | Fantasy | NES [1] | Tactical RPG | Fire Emblem | JP |
1990 (NA) | Fountain of Dreams | EA | EA | Post-apocalyptic | DOS | WRPG | Spiritual sequel to Wasteland | US |
1990 (JP) 1991 (JP) | Fray in Magical Adventure (EN) Fray: Shuugyou-hen (JA) フレイ 修行編 (JA) | Micro Cabin | Micro Cabin | Fantasy | MSX [14] MSX2 [14] GG (Port) | Action RPG [15] | Xak spin-off | JP |
1990 (JP) | Ganbare Goemon Gaiden: Kieta Ougon Kiseru (JA) がんばれゴエモン外伝 きえた黄金キセル (JA) | Konami | Konami | Fantasy | NES [1] | JRPG [16] | Ganbare Goemon spin-off | JP |
1990 (NA) 1991 (NA) | Hard Nova | Malibu Abersoft | EA | Sci-Fi | DOS AMI (Port) ST (Port) | WRPG | Sentinel Worlds | US |
1990 (NA) | Hero's Quest: So You Want to Be a Hero Quest for Glory: So You Want to Be a Hero | Sierra | Sierra | Fantasy | AMI (Port) ST (Port) | Adventure RPG | Quest for Glory | US |
1990 (JP) | Jajamaru Gekimaden: Maboroshi no Kinmajou (JA) | Jaleco | NES [1] | Action RPG [17] | Ninja-Kid : Ninja Jajamaru-kun | JP | ||
1990 (NA) 1991 (NA) | Keys to Maramon, The | Mindcraft Knight | Mindscape Mindcraft | Fantasy | DOS AMI (Port) C64 (Port) | Action RPG | Magic Candle | US |
1990 (JP) | Last Armageddon (EN) | Braingrey Mind | Yutaka | Post-apocalyptic Fantasy | NES [1] DOS PCE (Port) | JRPG [18] | Last Armageddon | JP |
1990 (EU) | Legend of Faerghail | Electronic Design Hannover | reLine | Fantasy | AMI DOS ST | DE | ||
1990 (US) | Lord of the Rings, Vol. I, The | Interplay | Interplay | Fantasy | DOS | US | ||
1990 (JP) | Madō Monogatari 1-2-3 (JP) | Compile (JP) | Compile (JP) | Fantasy | MSX | Dungeon crawl | Madō Monogatari | JP |
1990 (JP) | Mōryō Senki MADARA (JA) | Konami | Konami | Fantasy | NES | Tactical RPG | Based on the manga Madara | JP |
1990 (NA) | Might and Magic II: Gates to Another World | New World | New World | Fantasy | AMI (Port) | WRPG | Might and Magic | US |
1990 (JP) | Momotarou Densetsu II (JA) | Hudson Soft | Hudson Soft | Fantasy | PCE | JRPG [19] | Momotarou Densetsu | JP |
1990 (JP) | Momotarou Densetsu Turbo (JA) | Hudson Soft | Hudson Soft | Fantasy | PCE | JRPG [20] | Momotarou Densetsu | JP |
1990 (JP) | Musashi no Bouken (JA) | Quest Corporation | Sigma Entertainment | Fantasy | NES | JRPG [21] | JP | |
1990 (NA) | Phantasie: Bonus Edition | SSI Andromeda Westwood | SSI WizardWorks Westwood | Fantasy | DOS (Comp) AMI (Port) | Phantasie : Compilation of I , III and Questron II | US | |
1990 (JP) 1991 (NA/EU) | Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom (EN) | Sega | Sega | Sci-Fi | GEN | JRPG | Phantasy Star | JP |
1990 (NA) 1991 (NA) | Pool of Radiance: Secret of the Silver Blades | SSI MicroMagic | SSI | Fantasy | C64 DOS AMI (Port) MAC (Port) | Tactical RPG | Advanced Dungeons & Dragons : Forgotten Realms setting; Utilizes the Gold Box engine | US |
1990 (NA) | Quest for Glory II: Trial by Fire | Sierra | Sierra | Fantasy | AMI DOS MAC | Adventure RPG | Quest for Glory | US |
1990 (JP) | Sol Bianca (EN) | Masaya | NCS | Sci-fi | PCE | JRPG [22] | Based on the OVA Sol Bianca | JP |
1990 (JP) 1991 (JP) | Sorcerian (EN) | Nihon Falcom Tierheit | Sega Takeru | Fantasy | GEN (Port) MSX2 [7] (Port) | Platform / RPG hybrid. [23] | Dragon Slayer : Sorcerian | JP |
1990 (NA) | Space Rogue | Origin | Origin | Sci-Fi | AMI (Port) ST (Port) | Space sim/RPG | US | |
1990 (NA/EU) | Starflight | MicroMagic | EA | Sci-Fi | MAC (Port) ST (Port) | Space RPG | Starflight | US |
1990 (NA) | Swords and Serpents (EN) | Interplay | Acclaim | Fantasy | NES | Dungeon crawler | US | |
1990 (NA) | Tunnels & Trolls: Crusaders of Khazan | Liz Danforth | New World | Fantasy | DOS | WRPG | Tunnels & Trolls | US |
1990 (JP) | Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness (EN) | Richard Garriott | California Pacific | Fantasy | APPII (Remake) C64 PC98 (Port) | Ultima I-style RPG | Ultima | US |
1990 (??) | Ultima: Quest of the Avatar (EN) Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar (EN) | Origin FCI | Origin Pony Canyon | Fantasy | NES (Port) SMS (Port) | Ultima | US | |
1990 (NA) 1991 (NA) | Ultima VI: The False Prophet | Origin | Origin | Fantasy | DOS C64 (Port) ST (Port) | WRPG | Ultima | US |
1990 (JP) 1991 (NA) | Wizardry II: The Knight of Diamonds (EN) | Game | ASCII | Fantasy | NES (Port) | Dungeon crawl | Wizardry | US/JP |
1990 (JP) | Wizardry III: Legacy of Llylgamyn (EN) | Sir-Tech | ASCII | Fantasy | NES MSX2 [7] (Port) | Dungeon crawl. | Wizardry . | JP |
1990 (NA) 1991 (NA) | Wizardry VI: Bane of the Cosmic Forge | Sir-Tech | Sir-Tech | Fantasy | AMI DOS MAC (Port) | Dungeon crawl | Wizardry | US |
1990 (NA/JP) | Worlds of Ultima: The Savage Empire (EN) | Origin | Origin | Fantasy | DOS (Orig) PC98 (Port) SNES (Port) | WRPG | Ultima : Worlds of Ultima ; features the Ultima VI engine | US |
1990 (JP) | Xak II: The Rising of the Red Moon (EN) サークII (JA) | Microcabin | Microcabin | Fantasy | MSX2 [7] PC88 PC98 X68K | Action RPG [15] | Xak | JP |
1990 (JP) | Xuan-Yuan Sword | DOMO Studio | Softstar Entertainment | Fantasy | DOS, WIN | Action RPG | Xuan-Yuan Sword | TW |
1990 (??) | Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished - The Final Chapter (EN) | Nihon Falcom | Fantasy | PCE (Port) NES (Port) | Action RPG | Ys | JP | |
1991 (JP) | 2nd Super Robot Wars (EN) | Banpresto | Banpresto | Sci-Fi | NES | Tactical RPG | Super Robot Wars | JP |
1991 (JP/NA) 1990 (NA) | Advanced Dungeons and Dragon: Curse of the Azure Bonds (EN) | SSI MicroMagic | SSI Pony Canyon | Fantasy | AMI (Port) MAC (Port) ST (Port) PC98 (Port) | Tactical RPG | Advanced Dungeons & Dragons : Forgotten Realms setting; used the Gold Box engine | US |
1991 (JP/NA) | Advanced Dungeons and Dragons: Heroes of the Lance (EN) | U.S. Gold | Pony Canyon | Fantasy | MSX2 [7] NES [1] (Port) | Action RPG | Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Dragonlance franchise | US/UK |
1991 (JP) 1992 (NA) | Advanced Dungeons and Dragons: Hillsfar (EN) | SSI | Pony Canyon FCI | Fantasy | NES [1] (Port) | Action RPG | Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Forgotten Realms setting | US |
1991 (JP) | Aquales (EN) アクアレス (JA) | Exact | Exact | Dystopian Future | X68K | Action RPG | Run and gun video game, from same team who worked on Naious | JP |
1990 (NA/UK) 1991 (JP) 1992 (NA) | Pool of Radiance | SSI Marionette Ubisoft | SSI U.S. Gold FCI Pony Canyon | Fantasy | AMI (Port) NES [1] (Port) | Tactical RPG | Advanced Dungeons & Dragons : Forgotten Realms setting; used the Gold Box engine | US |
1991 (JP/NA) | Arcus Odyssey (EN) | Wolf Team | Renovation Products | Fantasy | X68K GEN SFC | Action RPG | Arcus | JP |
1991 (JP/NA/PAL) | Ax Battler: A Legend of Golden Axe (EN) | Aspect | Sega | Fantasy | GG | Action RPG | Golden Axe | JP |
1991 (JP) | Bahamut Senki (JA) | Sega | Sega | Fantasy | GEN | Tactical RPG | JP | |
1991 (JP/NA) | Bard's Tale, The (EN) | Interplay | FCI Pony Canyon | Fantasy | NES (Port) | Dungeon crawl | The Bard's Tale | US |
1991 (JP) | Bard's Tale II: The Destiny Knight (EN) | Interplay | FCI Pony Canyon | Fantasy | PC98 [24] (Port) | Dungeon crawl | The Bard's Tale | US |
1991 (NA) | The Bard's Tale Construction Set | Interplay | Interplay | Fantasy | DOS | Design suite | The Bard's Tale engine | US |
1991 (JP) | Brandish (EN) | Nihon Falcom | Nihon Falcom | Fantasy | PC98 | Action RPG | Brandish | JP |
1990 (NA) 1991 (NA) | Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday (EN) | SSI | SSI | Sci-Fi | AMI C64 DOS GEN | Tactical RPG | Based on the Buck Rogers comics; used the Gold Box engine | US |
1991 (JP) | Chaos World (EN) | Natsume | Natsume | Fantasy | NES [1] | Tactical RPG | JP | |
1991 (JP) | Cosmic Fantasy 2 Bouken Shounen Van (JA) | Shin-Nihon Laser Soft Company | Telenet Japan, Working Designs | Fantasy/Sci-Fi | PCE | JRPG [25] | Based on the OVA Cosmic Fantasy | JP |
1991 (JP/NA) | Crossed Swords (EN) | ADK | SNK | Fantasy | NEO [26] | Action RPG | JP | |
1991 (JP) 1992 (NA) | Crystal Warriors (EN) | Sega | Sega | Fantasy | GG | Tactical RPG | Crystal Warriors | JP |
1991 (NA/UK) | Dragonlance: Death Knights of Krynn | SSI | SSI U.S. Gold | Fantasy | AMI C64 DOS | Tactical RPG | Advanced Dungeons & Dragons : Dragonlance ; Utilizes the Gold Box engine. | US |
1991 (JP) | Dragon Knight II (EN) ドラゴンナイト2 (JA) | ELF | ELF | Fantasy | MSX DOS | JRPG Eroge. | Dragon Knight | JP |
1991 (JP) 1992 (NA) | Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes (EN) | Nihon Falcom | Nihon Falcom Hudson Soft | Fantasy | PCD (Port) | JRPG [8] | Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes | JP |
1991 (NA) | Drakkhen (EN) | Draconian (Data East) Kemco-Seika | Infogrames | Fantasy | SNES (Port) | Adventure WRPG | Drakkhen | FR |
1991 (JP) 1992 (NA) 1993 (EU) | Dungeon Master (EN) | FTL | FTL | Fantasy | SNES (Port) | Dungeon crawl | Dungeon Master | US |
1991 (JP) | Exile (EN) XZR II: Toki No Hazama (JA) | Telenet Japan Working Designs Renovation | Historical fantasy | Sci-Fi | GEN (Remake) PCE (Remake) | Action RPG | Exile | JP |
1991 (NA/UK) | Eye of the Beholder | Westwood | SSI U.S. Gold | Fantasy | AMI DOS | Dungeon crawl | Advanced Dungeons & Dragons : Forgotten Realms setting; Eye of the Beholder | US |
1991 (NA) | Eye of the Beholder II: The Legend of Darkmoon | Westwood | SSI | Fantasy | DOS | Dungeon crawl | Eye of the Beholder | US |
1991 (NA) | Faery Tale Adventure, The (EN) | MicroIllusions | EA | Fantasy | GEN (Port) | Action RPG | The Faery Tale Adventure | US |
1991 (JP) | Famicom Jump II: Saikyō no Shichinin (JA) | Chunsoft | Bandai | Sci-Fi | NES [1] | Action RPG | Famicom Jump : Based on the anime and manga, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure | JP |
1991 (DE) | Fate: Gates of Dawn | reLine | reLine | Fantasy | AMI ST | DE | ||
1991 (JP/NA) | Final Fantasy IV (EN) | Square | Square | Fantasy | SNES | JRPG [12] | Final Fantasy | JP |
1991 (JP/NA) 1993 (EU) | Final Fantasy Adventure (EN) Seiken Densetsu: Final Fantasy Gaiden (JA) Mystic Quest (EN) | Square | Square | Fantasy | GB | Action RPG | Mana | JP |
1991 (JP) 1993 (NA) | Final Fantasy Legend III (EN) Sa•Ga 3: 時空の覇者 (JA) | Square | Square | Fantasy | GB | JRPG [13] | SaGa | JP |
1991 (NA) | Gateway to the Savage Frontier | Beyond | SSI | Fantasy | AMI C64 DOS | Tactical RPG | Advanced Dungeons & Dragons : Forgotten Realms setting; Utilizes the Gold Box engine | US |
1991 (??) | GD Leen (EN) | Jorudan | SETA | Sci-fi | SNES (Port) | JRPG [27] | Based on the OVA Gdleen | JP |
1991 (NA/PAL) | Golden Axe Warrior (EN) | Sega | Sega | Fantasy | SMS | Action RPG | Golden Axe | JP |
1991 (JP) | Inindo: Way of the Ninja (EN) Inindo: Datou Nobunaga (JA) 伊忍道打倒信長 (JA) | Koei | Koei | Fantasy | MSX2 | JRPG [28] | Spin-off of Nobunaga's Ambition | JP |
1991 (JP) 1992 (NA) 1993 (EU) | Legend of the Mystical Ninja, The (EN) Ganbare Goemon: Yukihime Kyuushutsu Emaki (JA) がんばれゴエモン ゆき姫救出絵巻 (JA) | Konami | Konami | Fantasy | SNES | Action RPG | Ganbare Goemon | JP |
1991 (JP) 1992 (NA) 1993 (EU) | Lagoon (EN) | ZOOM | Kemco | Fantasy | SNES | Action RPG | JP | |
1991 (JP) | Lagrange Point (EN) | Konami | Konami | Sci-Fi | NES [1] | JRPG [29] | JP | |
1991 (NA) | Magic Candle II, The: The Four and Forty | Mindcraft | EA | Fantasy | DOS | WRPG | The Magic Candle | US |
1991 (NA) | Magician | Eurocom | Taxan | Fantasy | NES | Action RPG | GB | |
1991 (NA) | Ultima: Worlds of Adventure 2: Martian Dreams | Origin | Origin | Steampunk | DOS | WRPG | Ultima : Worlds of Ultima ; using Ultima 6 engine | US |
1991 (JP) | Mateki Densetsu Astralius (JA) | Atlus: Multimedia Intelligence Transfer | IGS Corp | Fantasy | PCE | JRPG [30] | JP | |
1991 (??) | Metal Max (EN) | Createch | Data East | Sci-Fi | NES | Vehicular combat, JRPG [31] | Metal Max | JP |
1991 (NA) | Might and Magic III: Isles of Terra | New World | New World | Fantasy | DOS | WRPG | Might and Magic | US |
1991 (EU) | Moonstone: A Hard Days Knight | Rob Anderson | Mindscape | Fantasy | AMI, DOS | Action RPG | CA | |
1991 (JP) | Niji no Silkroad (JA) | NHK | Victor Musical Industries | Historical fantasy | NES | JRPG [32] | JP | |
1991 (NA) | Obitus | Scenario | Psygnosis | Fantasy | AMI DOS ST | Action RPG | UK | |
1991 (JP) | Otaku no Seiza: An Adventure in the Otaku Galaxy (JA) おたくの星座 (JA) | Advance Communications | M&M | Sci-Fi | NES | JRPG | JP | |
1991 (NA) | Planet's Edge | New World | New World | Sci-Fi | DOS | Space RPG | US | |
1991 (NA) | Pools of Darkness | SSI | SSI | Fantasy | DOS | Tactical RPG | Advanced Dungeons & Dragons : Forgotten Realms setting; Utilizes the Gold Box engine | US |
1991 (JP) | Radia Senki: Reimeihen (JA) | Tecmo | Tecmo | Fantasy | NES | Action RPG | JP | |
1991 (??) | Rings of Power (EN) | Naughty Dog | EA | Fantasy | GEN | WRPG | US | |
1991 (NA/EU) | Shadow Sorcerer | U.S. Gold | SSI | Fantasy | AMI DOS ST | Action RPG | Advanced Dungeons & Dragons : Dragonlance | US/UK |
1991 (JP/NA/PAL) | Shining in the Darkness (EN) | Climax Sonic! | Sega | Fantasy | GEN | Dungeon crawl | Shining | JP |
1991 (JP) | Sorcerian Add-on Sengoku (EN) | Takeru | Takeru | Fantasy | MSX2 [7] (Port) | Platform / RPG hybrid [23] | Dragon Slayer : Sorcerian | JP |
1991 (NA/DE) | Spirit of Adventure | Attic | Starbyte | Fantasy | AMI C64 DOS ST | Dungeon crawl | DE | |
1991 (NA) | Starflight 2: Trade Routes of the Cloud Nebula | MicroMagic | EA | Sci-Fi | AMI (Port) MAC (Port) | Space RPG | Starflight | US |
1991 (JP) | Super Robot Wars (EN) | Banpresto | Banpresto | Sci-Fi | GB | Tactical RPG | Super Robot Wars | JP |
1991 (??) | Sword of Hope (EN) | Seika | Kemco | Fantasy | GB | Adventure RPG | Sword of Hope | JP |
1991 (JP) | Tenchi o Kurau II: Shokatsu Koumei Den (JA) | Capcom | Capcom | Fantasy | NES | JRPG | Destiny of an Emperor | JP |
1990 (NA) 1991 (??) | Ultima: Warriors of Destiny (EN) Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny (EN) | Origin | Origin FCI Pony Canyon | Fantasy | AMI (Port) NES (Port) | Ultima | US | |
1991 (JP/NA) | Warsong (EN) Langrisser (EN) ラングリッサー (JA) | CareerSoft | NCS Treco | Fantasy | GEN | Tactical RPG | Warsong | JP |
1991 (JP) | Xak: The Tower of Gazzel (EN) Xak - ガゼルの塔 - (JA) | Microcabin | Microcabin | Fantasy | MSX2 [7] PC88 PC98 | Action RPG [15] | Xak | JP |
1991 (??) | Ys III: Wanderers from Ys (EN) | Nihon Falcom | Fantasy | NES SNES GEN PCE (Port) | Action RPG (Platformer) | Ys | JP |
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