The story of Exodus centers on a quest (back in Sosaria) to destroy the final remnant of the evil Mondain and Minax. Exodus features revolutionary graphics for its time, being the first computer RPG to feature animated characters. Also, Exodus differs fro...

The game is notable for being one of the first ever console role-playing games (see the chronology of console role-playing games). The graphics and gameplay are extremely similar to and clearly heavily influenced by the blockbuster computer RPG of the tim...

Dragon Warrior is the first famous console RPG. You assume the role of a descendant of Erdrick, a brave warrior of the past. Once upon a time, Erdrick defeated the Dragonlord with the help of the Ball of Light. Now, Dragonlord stole the Ball of Light, and...

The player must solve a series of puzzles throughout the castle in order to proceed to the Warlock Lord's chamber. Due to the castle's perilous nature, at least one lit torch must be in the player's possession at all times; if the torch is ext...

500 years ago, the Kingdom of Granville fought a terrible war with Darces the Dark Overlord. A great hero, the warrior "Magi", rose to challenge Darces. He owned six magical swords and a powerful suit of armor that was impervious to all but the ...

Gameplay in Final Fantasy is similar to that of many other console role-playing games. The player controls a party of four player characters, called Light Warriors (or "Warriors of Light" in later editions), who explore towns and dungeons as the...

Starting in the town, the player created a party of six characters from an assortment of five possible races, three alignments, and four basic and four elite classes. The party then descended into the dungeon below Trebor's castle. This consists of a ...

Swords and Serpents can be played by one, two, or four players (by use of the NES Satellite or other 4-player adapter[1]). Control of the characters is divided evenly among the number of players, but one player must be chosen as the party leader to contro...

Destiny of an Emperor utilizes a number of features that made it stand above and beyond other traditional RPGs of its time. The party consists of up to 7 members, 5 of which actively participated in combat, 1 who serves as back-up to replace any dead gene...

Dragon Warrior II is a role-playing game. The player controls his or her characters as they move in the game world. They can search treasure chests, talk and trade with villagers, equip weapons and armor, and cast spells. However, if the player wanders fa...

Deja Vu is a "point-and-click" adventure game set in the world of 1940s hard-boiled detective novels and movies. The game takes place in Chicago during December 1941, shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The game character is Theodore 'Ace' Harding, ...

Instead of the statistics-oriented character creation process typical of early computer role-playing games, in Ultima 4, players choose their character type by answering a series of ethical dilemmas. These situations have no easy resolution; players must ...

Little Ninja Brothers was a game released by Culture Brain for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1990. The original title of the game was Super Chinese 2. The plot follows two young ninja, Jack and Ryu, attempting to find out the mysterious reason for ...

According to the game's manual, an evil magician named Abadon was able to use his power to summon groups of evil beasts, and then built a castle for himself. He then sent out his followers to rid the peace-loving land of Merlwood of its most powerful ...

Despite a simple and rather cliche premise (a knight must rescue a captured princess and restore order to the kingdom), its plot is fairly complex by 8-bit console gaming standards. Taking the role of Sir Cucumber, a knight, the player must defeat the evi...

Dragon Warrior III is noted for greatly expanding upon the original Dragon Warrior and Dragon Warrior II. Dragon Warrior III adds a class system, in which each character has a certain class. While the hero always keeps the Hero class, the other characters...

Years ago the High King Valwyn of Albareth exhausted himself keeping invaders out of his kingdom. After many battles, the King left on a journey to visit his homeland and get some rest. It's several years later, the King is still away, and the kingdom...

A powerful wizard has kidnapped the King's daughter. You have traveled from a far away land to answer the King's cry for help. Now, you must battle the Wizard and his minions to save the Princess. Luckily, more than 70 items will help you with thi...

Tombs & Treasure is predominantly about solving puzzles and interacting objects with one another as they are found throughout the Mayan city. When travelling from temple to temple, the only available action is to walk using the D-pad. However, once a temp...

Uninvited is a haunted house "point and click" adventure game originally for the Macintosh, released in 1986 by ICOM Simulations. The unnamed hero must find the way through an abandoned house in order to rescue a younger brother (older sister in...