The Birth of the Japanese RPG | Design Icons

There's only one genre that we divide down strict geographical lines: the RPG. But western RPGs and Japanese RPGs have way more in common than you might first realise.

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Sources

[1] Dungeons & Dragons Single Volume Edition | D&D Rulebook
https://img.4plebs.org/boards/tg/image/1398/03/1398034466298.pdf

[2] Interview with the creators of dnd (PLATO) | RPG Fanatic
https://web.archive.org/web/20131027034539/http://www.rpgfanatic.net/advanced_game_wiki_database.html?p=news&nrid=5049&game=dnd

[3] The Crowther and Woods Colossal Cave Adventure game | Rick Adams
http://rickadams.org/adventure/a_history.html

[4] Going Rogue with Glenn Wichman | The Spelunky Showlike
https://thespelunkyshowlike.libsyn.com/24-going-rogue-with-glenn-wichman

[5] Comment on Sir-tech Canada Releases Wizardry 8 | Slashdot
https://games.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=23752&cid=2567054

[6] How the Ultima Trilogy Took a Genre from Tabletop to Hi-Tech | USgamer
https://www.usgamer.net/articles/how-the-ultima-trilogy-took-a-genre-from-tabletop-to-hi-tech

[7] Interview with Michael Cranford, creator of Bard's Tale | Lemon 64
https://www.lemon64.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=40586&sid=7e84ac3f2d7b35003f342a6ccaee8c14

[8] Retrospective Interview: Jon Van Caneghem on Might and Magic | RPG Codex
https://rpgcodex.net/content.php?id=8379

[9] Retro Gamer 34 | Archived at Mod DB
https://www.moddb.com/games/dungeon-master/images/issue-34-of-retro-gamer-14

[10] Arena - Behind the Scenes | Elder Scrolls
https://web.archive.org/web/20071211032310/http://www.elderscrolls.com/tenth_anniv/tenth_anniv-arena.htm

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Find out more

CRPG Addict | Blogspot
http://crpgaddict.blogspot.com/p/index-of-games-played-by-year.html

In The Time Of PLATO | Illinois Alumni
https://uiaa.org/2010/09/10/in-the-time-of-plato/

The Apple II Abroad / Clones | Apple II History
https://apple2history.org/history/ah12/

Translation of a Japanese interview with Robert Woodhead | RPG Codex
https://rpgcodex.net/forums/threads/translation-of-a-japanese-interview-with-robert-woodhead.109768/

How Wizardry Cast Story Aside in Favor of Casting Spells | USgamer
https://www.usgamer.net/articles/history-of-rpgs-how-wizardry-cast-story-aside-in-favor-of-casting-spells

The forgotten origins of JRPGs on the PC | PC Gamer
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-forgotten-origins-of-jrpgs-on-the-pc/

1982-1987 - The Birth of Japanese RPGs, re-told in 15 Games | Gamasutra
https://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/FelipePepe/20161010/282896/19821987__The_Birth_of_Japanese_RPGs_retold_in_15_Games.php

Enix Origins: The Story Behind Dragon Quest | Medium
https://medium.com/@thomas25well/the-story-behind-dragon-quest-c914a7bd3d74

25 Years Of Dragon Quest: An Interview With Yuji Horii | Gamasutra
https://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/134758/25_years_of_dragon_quest_an_.php

Dragon Quest - 30th Anniversary NHK Special | Shmuplations on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0rRgdQ1kK0&feature=youtu.be

Credits

Thumbnail Image licensed from Adobe Stock
Fastfall by Lifeformed used under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 license
Other Music by Lee Rosevere (https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com)
Further credits - https://pastebin.com/xbitqixF

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