I remember moments of sheer terror playing this game, when you actually hear a monster screeching somewhere in the distance, but don’t know what or where it came from. But it is notable, being the first title that mixed traditional RPG elements like leveling, mana, weapons inventory and character party management with a non-turn-based combat system. Dungeon Master (1987)ĭungeon Master is the first 3D realtime RPG video game. If you doubt Zelda’s true pimp hand, just check out this image on WikiPedia. The Legend of Zelda was the first console game to feature an internal battery for saving your game - meaning the player could take the cartridge to a friend’s house, stick it in said friend’s NES, and continue gameplay to the dismay of friends and family who were forced to watch. I mean, Robin Williams named one of his kids Zelda.
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It has garnered the top position for the best video game series ever by GameFAQ, with over 20 titles in the series. Zelda, and its main character Link are perhaps the most recognizable game/character combo in fantasy video games in the world. While I spent more time playing Zelda II as a child, the original Zelda game that spawned what has become a modern icon for fantasy video games had to make the list. But alas, Dragon Warrior stands in my memory as one of the most satisfying RPG video games of my life. Unfortunately, I think I’m out of luck, and I’m also disappointed that I can’t get the original Dragon Warrior on my Wii console.
Many newer games offer too many options, and playing Dragon Warrior for a few moments has me yearning for a more recent RPG that can offer such a simple experience. I recently found a Java emulation of the game online, and played through the first few areas, and was amazed by the simplicity of such classic games. Dragon Warrior also offered a simple inventory and item management system, again reminiscent of table top gaming. Dragon Warrior offers a turn-based battle system, introducing a pen-and-paper style (ala D&D) battle system to millions of console gamers who had potentially never experienced such a game. Dragon Warrior was the first RPG to be presented to console (non-PC) based players, and as such is the flagship title for the genre on consoles. I spent countless hours of my childhood romping through the Dragon Warrior world on my NES. My hat is off to Zork I, one of the founding fathers of the RPG video game genre. In this regard, text-based RPG video games may be the best translation of pen-and-paper RPGs to the digital realm, and still remain at the top of this category after 30 years. Also, the literal definition of a role-playing game is one in which you imagine what your character is doing, and imagine the world they play in. There was real problem-solving mental power involved in playing Zork I.
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With a text-only game, the player is left to imagine the gaps, and the human imagination is the most powerful generator of ideas on the planet. Not only this, but playing a text-only game accomplishes something that many games today lack: imagination. I had to include Zork here out of respect. Remember that Zork I sold over 400,000 copies. Before the mocking commences, remember this was 1980. Yes, this is a list of the top 10 RPG video games of all time. Next week, we cover the Top 10 eReader Features. Last week, we covered the Top 10 Fantasy Books for 2011. This is the fourth in a series of Top 10 posts covering the fantasy industry. These video games combine the best of fantasy literature and role playing games, and are in chronological order starting in 1980 through 2011, not in order of goodness, or any other sort method. If you’re like me and you’re into fantasy books, you’ve likely played RPG video games, and maybe even played some old school role playing games as well. Fantasy RPG video games have come a long way over the past 30 years, so I wanted to take a look at historically how we got from the text-based games of 1980 to the fully immersive online worlds where we play today in 2011.
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