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A role-playing game in which the player must gather a party of four warriors and battle the evil Lord Terarin. Originally released in 1986 for Japanese home computers, it was ported to the Master System in 1987 and translated into English.
Rescue the princess and defeat the evil Dragonlord in this landmark RPG from Enix.
Time Gal must save the world by traveling through time and stopping an evil thief from using a time traveling device in order to become the supreme leader of his time. This game was originally released in Japanese arcades in 1985 and later ported to the Sega CD.
The first game in Koei's long-running strategy game series, based on the Chinese historical novel of the same name.
An action RPG released by Nihon Falcom in 1985 that was the company's first blockbuster success, becoming one of the best selling Japanese PC games of all time.
RPG developed by Kogado and released for Japanese computers in 1985.
Hydlide (ハイドライド Haidoraido) is a 1984 action role-playing game developed by T&E Soft and published in 1985.
Ultima IV is a seminal role playing game focused on the protagonist's moral journey rather than defeating a nemesis.
An adventure game created by Yuji Horii in 1985 about a young man trying to find the sister of his girlfriend.
Badlands is a laser disc western published by Konami. The gameplay uses single-button quick-draw mechanics. The plot is dark in tone, following a cowboy seeking revenge for his family's murder. It's possible to kill innocent civilians, but the player is punished for it.
An adventure game written and designed by Yuji Horii, developed by Login Software and published by ASCII in 1984.
An early Japanese RPG released by Hot-B in 1984 that departed from the fantasy themes of most other early RPGs in favour of what is possibly gaming's first sci-fi cyberpunk plot. Set in a post-apocalyptic city, the game revolves around an amnesiac protagonist with psychic powers.
An adventure game created by Yuji Horii and published by Enix in 1983 where the player controls a detective solving a murder mystery. The title helped establish the template for the Japanese adventure genre, which many other titles would imitate and build upon.
One of Koei's first games, Danchi Tsuma no Yuwaku (団地妻の誘惑, "Housewife Temptation") was an early adventure RPG with adult content and dating sim elements.
An odd mix of a dating sim and a point 'n click action RPG.
A massive open-world RPG where players could sail the vast seas and discover booty in the Pirates of the Caribbean universe. At least it would have been if the project hadn't been cancelled in late 2010.
Action RPG sequel to Cosmic Soldier, released for Japanese computers in 1987 and for North American PC in 1989.
A hex-grid WWII strategy game based on the real-life "Cottonbalers" regiment, featuring psychological management alongside combat strategy.
The Invisible Hand is a game about the morality of stock traders.
The 12th major entry in the Dragon Quest RPG series.
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