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The Bard's Tale: Tales of the Unknown

Release Date calendar
1987
Platform joystick
Apple IIGS
Game Type type
Released
Max Players players
1
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."

Alternate Names
  • Tales of the Unknown: Volume I: The Bard's Tale North America North America
Cooperative

No

ESRB

Not Rated

Genres
Role-Playing
Publishers
Electronic Arts
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