Chronology of tactical role-playing video games: 1980s to 1994
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This is a comprehensive index of commercial tactical role-playing games for all platforms, sorted chronologically. Information regarding date of release, developer, publisher, platform and notability is provided when available. The table can be sorted by clicking on the small boxes next to the column headings.
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| Year | Title | Developer | Publisher | Setting | Platform | Series/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 (NA) | Galactic Adventures | SSI | SSI | Sci-Fi | APPII | |
| 1983 (JP) | Bokosuka Wars | Koji Sumii | ASCII | Fantasy | X1 MSX (Port) NES (Port) | RTS/RPG. |
| 1987 (JP) | Tir-nan-og ティル・ナ・ノーグ | Alfa System | Fantasy | PC98 | Series debuts. | |
| 1987 (INT) | Xconq | Stan Shebs, et al. | N/A | N/A | CROSS | Open source. General purpose turn-based strategy engine with several Master of Monsters-like modules created using it after 1987. |
| 1988 (NA) | BattleTech: The Crescent Hawk's Inception | Westwood | Infocom | Sci-Fi | APPII AMI C64 DOS ST | |
| 1988 (JP) | Silver Ghost | Kure Software Koubou | Kure Software Koubou | Fantasy | PC88 | |
| 1988 (JP) | Tir-nan-og II ティル・ナ・ノーグII | SystemSoft | Fantasy | PC98 | Sequel to Tir-nan-og for PC98. | |
| 1989 (JP) | Master of Monsters | SystemSoft | SystemSoft | Fantasy | MSX | |
| 1990 (JP) | Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Ken[1] | Intelligent | Nintendo | Fantasy | NES | Series debuts. |
| 1990 (JP) | Mōryō Senki MADARA | Konami | Konami | Fantasy | NES | |
| 1990 (JP) | Tir-nan-og: The Forbidden Tower ティル・ナ・ノーグ 禁断の塔 | SystemSoft | Fantasy | MSX2 (Port) | Port of Tir-nan-og for PC98. | |
| 1991 (JP) | 2nd Super Robot Wars | Banpresto | Banpresto | Sci-Fi | NES | Sequel to Super Robot Wars. |
| 1991 (JP) | Bahamut Senki | Sega | Sega | Fantasy | GEN | |
| 1991 (JP) | Chaos World | Natsume | Fantasy | NES | ||
| 1991 (JP) 1992 (NA) |
Crystal Warriors | Fantasy | GG | |||
| 1991 (JP/NA) | Master of Monsters | SystemSoft | SystemSoft | Fantasy | GEN (Port) PCD (Port) | Port of Master of Monsters for MSX. |
| 1991 (JP) | Super Robot Wars | Banpresto | Banpresto | Sci-Fi | GB | Series debuts. |
| 1991 (JP/NA) | Warsong[2] Langrisser ラングリッサー | CareerSoft | NCS Treco | Fantasy | GEN | Series debuts. |
| 1992 (JP) | Farland Story[2] | TGL | TGL | Fantasy | DOS | Series debuts. |
| 1992 (JP) | Fire Emblem Gaiden | Intelligent | Nintendo | Fantasy | NES | |
| 1992 (JP) | Just Breed ジャストブリード | Enix | Enix | Fantasy | NES | |
| 1992 (JP) | Little Master 2[2] リトルマスター2 雷光の騎士 | Zener Works | Tokuma Shoten | Fantasy | GB | Sequel to Little Master. |
| 1992 (JP) | Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible 女神転生外伝 ラストバイブルシリーズ | MIT | Atlus | Fantasy | GG | Series debuts. |
| 1992 (JP) | Shining Force Gaiden | Sonic! | Sega | Fantasy | GG | |
| 1992 (JP) 1993 (NA/EU) |
Shining Force: The Legacy of Great Intention[2][3] Shining Force シャイニング・フォース 神々の遺産 | Sonic! | Sega | Fantasy | GEN | Series debuts. |
| 1993 (JP) | 3rd Super Robot Wars | Banpresto | Banpresto | Sci-Fi | SNES | Sequel to 2nd Super Robot Wars. |
| 1993 (JP) | Albert Odyssey | Sunsoft | Sunsoft | Fantasy | SNES | Series debuts. |
| 1993 (JP) 1994 (NA) |
Dark Wizard | Sega | Sega | Fantasy | SCD | |
| 1993 (JP) | Farland Story Denki: Arc Ou no Ensei[2] Farland Story 2 | TGL | TGL | Fantasy | DOS | Sequel to Farland Story. |
| 1993 (JP) | Little Master[2] | Tokuma Shoten | Fantasy | GB | ||
| 1993 (JP) 1995 (NA) |
Ogre Battle: March of the Black Queen[2] | Quest | Quest Enix | Fantasy | SNES | |
| 1993 (JP) 1994 (EU/NA) |
Shining Force II: Ancient Sealing[2] Shining Force II シャイニング・フォースII 古えの封印 | Sonic! | Sega | Fantasy | GEN | Sequel to Shining Force Gaiden: Final Conflict. |
| 1993 (JP) 1994 (NA) |
Shining Force II: The Sword of Hajya[2] | Sonic! | Sega | Fantasy | GG | Sequel to Shining Force Gaiden. |
| 1993 (JP) | Super Barcode Wars バーコードバトラー戦記 スーパー戦士出撃せよ! | Epoch | Epoch | Sci-Fi | SNES and BBARII | |
| 1993 (JP) | Langrisser: The Descendants of Light ラングリッサー ～光輝の末裔～ | Fantasy | PCD (Port) | Port of Warsong for GEN. Series debuts. | ||
| 1994 (JP) | Albert Odyssey 2: Jashin no Taidou | Sunsoft | Sunsoft | Fantasy | SNES | |
| 1994 (JP) | Dragon Knight IV ドラゴンナイト4 | ELF | ELF | Fantasy | DOS (Port) | Eroge. Port of Dragon Knight IV for PC98. Sequel to Dragon Knight III. |
| 1994 (JP) | Dragon Knight IV ドラゴンナイト4 | ELF | ELF | Fantasy | FMT (Port) PC98 X68K (Port) | Eroge. Port of Dragon Knight IV for PC98. Sequel to Dragon Knight III. |
| 1994 (JP) | Farland Story: Shirogane no Tsubasa Farland Story 4 | TGL | TGL | Fantasy | DOS | Sequel to Farland Story: Tenshi no Namida. |
| 1994 (JP) | Farland Story: Tenshi no Namida Farland Story 3 | TGL | TGL | Fantasy | DOS | Sequel to Farland Story Denki: Arc Ou no Ensei. |
| 1994 (JP) | FEDA: Emblem of Justice[4] | Yanoman | Fantasy | SNES | ||
| 1994 (JP) | Fire Emblem: Monshō no Nazo[2] | Intelligent | Nintendo | Fantasy | SNES | |
| 1994 (NA) | Jagged Alliance[2][5][6][7] | Madlab | Sir-Tech | Modern | DOS | Series debuts. |
| 1994 (JP) | Langrisser II[2] Der Langrisser デア ラングリッサー | CareerSoft | NCS | Fantasy | GEN | Sequel to Warsong. |
| 1994 (JP) | Little Master: Niji Iro no Maseki[2] | Tokuma Shoten | Fantasy | SNES | ||
| 1994 (JP) | Majin Tensei 魔神転生 | Atlus | Atlus | Fantasy | SNES | |
| 1994 (??) | Power of the Hired[2] | Fantasy | WIN (Port) | Port of Power of the Hired for SNES. | ||
| 1994 (??) | Red Crystal[2] | QQP | Fantasy | DOS | ||
| 1994 (JP) 1995 (NA/EU) |
Shining Force CD[2] | Sonic! | Sega | Fantasy | SCD (Remake) | Remake of Shining Force Gaiden and Shining Force Gaiden 2: Sword of Hajya for GG. |
| 1994 (JP) | Super Robot Wars EX | Banpresto | Banpresto | Sci-Fi | SNES | |
| 1994 (NA/EU) | UFO: Enemy Unknown aka X-COM: UFO Defense | MicroProse | MicroProse | Sci-Fi | DOS | Series debuts. |
| 1994 (EU) 1995 (NA) |
X-COM: UFO Defense[2][5][8] | Mythos | MicroProse | Sci-Fi | AMI (Port) AMI32 (Port) | Port of X-COM: UFO Defense for DOS. Series debuts. |
References
- ↑ Weir, Gregory (May 4, 2009). "Column: 'The Interactive Palette' - Layered Gameplay in Disgaea". GameSetWatch. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
Disgaea is a game in the tactical RPG style first pioneered by 1990s Fire Emblem. ... Battles occur on a grid, with each character maneuvering and attacking.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "Strategy RPG Games". allgame. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- ↑ Cunningham, Michael. "What Kind of RPG Are You?". RPGamer. Retrieved 2010-02-04.
The subbranch of Tactical RPGs is not immune to diversity either. ... These were the days of Shining Force and later on Final Fantasy Tactics. ... Not only do we have what could be dubbed the traditional Tactical RPG, we now have games featuring real-time combat such as Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings and the upcoming Blue Dragon Plus. ... Also newer games are trying to blend the tactical side with traditional RPG elements as seen in Archaic Sealed Heat. ... Throw in some Tactical RPGs featuring mechs such as Front Mission and Zoids Assault as well as off-the-wall titles like Operation Darkness, that stars Vampires, Werewolves, Army soldiers, and Nazis.
- ↑ "FEDA: Emblem of Justice". RPGamer. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
- 1 2 S., Dennis. "Paradise Cracked Review". GamersHell. Retrieved 2007-11-26.
- ↑ Thompson, Mike (2006-06-22). "Night Watch". Game Helper Magazine. Archived from the original on 2007-12-28. Retrieved 2007-11-26.
- ↑ "Jagged Alliance 2 Expansion Pack Announced". RPG Vault. 1999-11-27. Retrieved 2007-11-26.
- ↑ "PC Preview: UFO: Aftershock". Computer and Video Games. 2005-01-13. Retrieved 2008-06-13.
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