Computer Game Evolution
A journey through many years (and occasionally centuries) to find out who is responsible for modern computer and video games. May contain balls, Napoleon Bonaparte, robots, organized crime, and the US Air Force.
Computer Game Evolution
3.36 Digital Devils & Dragons
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Tim
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The middle of the decade brings the first RPGs to reach a million sales, demon summoning, and caving for a cake.
Opening with Bond
A faint Call of Cthulhu
More gamebooks!
Record of Lodoss War
Zelda & Romancia
Xanadu Scenario 2, more shopping
Xtal's Aspic and Curse of Babylon
Cruise Chaser Blassty, the space is a maze
From Software mentioned
Dragon Quest or how to quest your dragon
MERP, Tunnels & Trolls, oh my!
Foreigner, go away
WARPS, anime incarnate
Zelda 2, now with levels
Dragon Quest 2, the quest for more money
Into a Deep Dungeon with DOG
War of the Dead, evil is resident here
Taito's Future Legend Jarvas
Aw Ys
Cosmic Soldier: Psychic War coming to America
Dragon Slayer 4: Legacy of the Wizard
Megami Tensei, goddess reborn
The two Digital Devil Stories
Xtal Soft's action disasters & Crimson
Faxanadu, where the looks are key
Hydlide 3 in SPACE! Really
Zeliard. It's fine.
Dragon Slayer 5: Sorcerian, a tabletop platformer
Phantasy Star, the cake is real
Miracle Warriors: Seal of the Dark Lord, whiff of Cosmic Soldier
Final Fantasy, the first of many
The trends
The vision of the future
Korea and China enter the game