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The Bard's Tale: Tales of the Unknown

Overview

Tales of the Unknown: Volume I, better known by its subtitle The Bard's Tale, is a fantasy role-playing video game created by Interplay Productions in 1985 and distributed by Electronic Arts. It was designed and programmed by Michael Cranford.

Based loosely on traditional Dungeons & Dragons gameplay and inspired by the Wizardry computer games, The Bard's Tale was noteworthy for its unprecedented 3D graphics and partly animated character portraits. The Bard was also an innovation: "The Bard was author Michael Cranford's contribution to the genre, a character who casts spells by singing one of six tunes."

Publishers
Electronic Arts
Platform
Apple IIGS
Alternate Names
  • Tales of the Unknown: Volume I: The Bard's TaleNorth AmericaFlag of North America region

Media

Box - Front

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