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."
- Developers
- Interplay Productions
- Publishers
- Electronic Arts
- Platform
- Apple IIGS
- Genre
- Role-Playing
- Alternate Names
- Tales of the Unknown: Volume I: The Bard's TaleNorth America