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  • YovanethYovaneth Member Posts: 691
    First CRPG? Hillsfar. Couldn't get it to run on a PC-compatible but it ran quite happily on an IBM PC. Followed it with Dragonlance. Ah, the golden days of 'PC compatibles'..... NOT!!!!!!
  • MichailMichail Member Posts: 196
    Oldies... Ultima III, Pool of Radiance, Eye of the beholder on an Amiga, then i didn't own a computer for years until i got a pc and Baldur's Gate.
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  • CoM_SolaufeinCoM_Solaufein Member Posts: 2,606
    Pre 97/98? I don't think they had RPGs for the Atari 2600, NES and Sega. Those were my old school systems before a PC.
  • atcDaveatcDave Member Posts: 2,387

    Pre 97/98? I don't think they had RPGs for the Atari 2600, NES and Sega. Those were my old school systems before a PC.

    There were a couple of "proto" RPGs I remember on the Atari 2600. One was Adventure, another was Dragon Stomper. Both had a single "character" who could improve in abilities and equipment before facing a final big bad. If memory serves, I believe either could be completed in about half an hour. Really, really simple stuff by today's standards, but still could be a lot of fun.
  • CalmarCalmar Member Posts: 688
    I did countless single-player campaigns in LEGO... does that count?
  • atcDaveatcDave Member Posts: 2,387
    Calmar said:

    I did countless single-player campaigns in LEGO... does that count?

    Only if its the one Yvonne Strahovski voiced for!
  • CalmarCalmar Member Posts: 688
    Nah, all voiced by me, like a real man! :P
  • mlnevesemlnevese Member, Moderator Posts: 10,214
    edited February 2013
    I'm surprised so few mentioned the Eye of the Beholder trilogy...
  • AnduinAnduin Member Posts: 5,745
    Elite! So happy it is coming out again after a kick starter.

    Sim city

    Civ

    Populous

    Lemmings

    Creatures

    Green beret

    Dizzy... All of them, gotta love code masters

    1945

    Chucky egg, I got to a level with two birds flapping across the screen!

    Jet set willy

    Manic miner

    X-wing

    Tie fighter

    Hard driving

    Chase HQ. How could I forget this classic!

    Outrun

    F-15

    Hmmm... I think my games sort of rubber stamp my age...


  • atcDaveatcDave Member Posts: 2,387
    mlnevese said:

    I'm surprised so few mentioned the Eye of the Beholder trilogy...

    I'm too old. Eye of the Beholder was just the let down after the Gold Box started looking REALLY dated! Although I did love Dungeon Hack (same game engine)!
  • CobbwebCobbweb Member Posts: 26
    Anduin said:



    F-15


    Thank you for reminding me of F-15 Strike Eagle 2. I played that game for hours in the early 90's.
  • Space_hamsterSpace_hamster Member Posts: 950
    I patiently await the day for Alpha Centauri II ...even though I know it will never happen.
  • Magnus_GrelichMagnus_Grelich Member Posts: 361
    edited March 2013
    Some of these games aren't RPGs, perhaps, but I remember, as a kid, playing:
    Final Fantasy VII
    Legend of Zelda
    Secret of Mana
    Another World
    Flashback
    Ween
    Monkey Island
    Hook

    ...And that's just a handful of the stuff I remember!:D
    I'd played RPGs before, but Baldur's Gate reaffirmed my love for them, and taught me the ways of the Western RPG.
  • GSMGSM Member Posts: 34
    edited March 2013
    Dungeon Master

    Pretty much the first for me... cant remember other games (in terms of rpgs)
  • ScotGaymerScotGaymer Member Posts: 526
    I don't know about RPGs...

    I guess the Phantasy Star games - the original good ones not the shitty mmo ones that are out now and make no damn sense.
    Does Shining Force count?

    I also played lots of the various Civ games, Panzer General, Monkey Island, and so on.
  • HowieHowie Member Posts: 136
    edited March 2013
    Doukyuusei
    Farland Series
    Legend of Heroes series
  • RangerSGRangerSG Member Posts: 22
    I didn't play any RPGs before Baldur's Gate.

    But I played Civ (original and 2). X-Com, Europa Universalis (1 & 2), Mechwarrior 2 (and Mercenaries), and the old Championship Manager series. I actually didn't play Baldur's Gate until ToB was getting ready to come out too, so I was late to that party. Discovered Fallout first, actually (may have been FO2, actually).
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