Software:Legends of the Lost Realm

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Short description: 1989 video game
Legends of the Lost Realm
Legends of the Lost Realm cover.jpg
Developer(s)Avalon Hill
Publisher(s)Avalon Hill
Designer(s)David Cooke, Charles Collins
Platform(s)Macintosh
Release1989
Genre(s)Role-playing video game
Mode(s)Single-player

Legends of the Lost Realm is a 1989 role-playing video game published by Avalon Hill for the Macintosh. An expansion pack, Legends of the Lost Realm II: Wilderlands, was released in 1993.

Gameplay

Legends of the Lost Realm is a game in which an ancient castle has recently been reclaimed by supporters of the High Kings.[1] The game is a turn-based first-person role-playing game with a party of up to six characters. The four base character classes can be upgraded to nine specialty classes once a player character reaches a certain level.[2]

Reception

Dennis Owens reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World, and stated that "despite its problems, Legends of the Lost Realm is a fascinating, complex, and rewarding gaming experience. It is a must buy for all Mac users who are desperately wailing for role-playing games and intricate adventures."[1]

Macworld inducted Legends of the Lost Realm into its 1990 Game Hall of Fame in the Best Role-Playing Game category, calling the game a "role-playing epic that tops Wizardry."[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Owens, Dennis (June 1990). "Legends of the Lost Realm: Avalon Hill's Macintosh Role-Playing Game". Computer Gaming World 1 (72): 20–21. 
  2. Legends of the Lost Realm: Rules of Play. Avalon Hill. 1989. pp. 3-5. 
  3. Levy, Steven (December 1990). "Game Hall of Fame". Macworld 7 (12): 214. https://archive.org/details/MacWorld_9012_December_1990/page/n229/mode/2up?q=%22Legends+of+the+Lost+Realm%22.