![]() Papa served in the United States Army in the Korean War receiving the Army of Occupation Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, Purple Heart Medal and Korean Service Medal with Four Bronze Service Stars. From Matt I’d like to dedicate this book to my dearly departed grandfather, or “Papa,” Edward E. Finally, many heartfelt thanks and a lusty “kill that rat!” to the King Rat himself, Matt Barton, for allowing me to journey with him on this quest to make a great (and important) book even better. And, yes, Codex, I enjoyed Sword Coast Legends for what it was. The faint of heart fear to tread their forums (and rightly so), but they collectively have a true love of CRPGs and have done their part to keep the genre alive. Also, most likely to their surprise, a nod to my friends at the RPG Codex. B37 2018 | DDC 794.809-dc23 LC record available at Visit the Taylor & Francis Web site at and the CRC Press Web site at From Shane I would be doing a disservice to my personal history with CRPGs if I didn’t dedicate my efforts on this book to my friend and game developer Johnny Wood, who first introduced me to Pool of Radiance in high school (not to mention Red Dwarf, Doctor Who, and Blake’s 7!). paper) Subjects: LCSH: Fantasy games-History. | Boca Raton: Taylor & Francis, | Includes bibliographical references and index. Title: Dungeons and desktops: the history of computer role-playing games / Matt Barton and Shane Stacks. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Barton, Matt, author. Trademark Notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. ![]() For organizations that have been granted a photocopy license by the CCC, a separate system of payment has been arranged. CCC is a not-for-profit organization that provides licenses and registration for a variety of users. ![]() For permission to photocopy or use material electronically from this work, please access () or contact the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. Copyright Law, no part of this book may be reprinted, reproduced, transmitted, or utilized in any form by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying, microfilming, and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without written permission from the publishers. If any copyright material has not been acknowledged please write and let us know so we may rectify in any future reprint. The authors and publishers have attempted to trace the copyright holders of all material reproduced in this publication and apologize to copyright holders if permission to publish in this form has not been obtained. Reasonable efforts have been made to publish reliable data and information, but the author and publisher cannot assume responsibility for the validity of all materials or the consequences of their use. Government works Printed on acid-free paper International Standard Book Number-13: 978-4-9 (paperback) 978-7-0 (hardback) This book contains information obtained from authentic and highly regarded sources. Table of contents : Content: AcknowledgmentsChris Avellone's PrefaceAuthors' PrefaceChapter 1 Introduction to Computer Role-Playing GamesChapter 2 OriginsChapter 3 The Dark AgeChapter 4 The Bronze AgeChapter 5 The Silver AgeChapter 6 The Birth of the Golden AgeChapter 7 SSI's Golden AgeChapter 8 Origin's Golden AgeChapter 9 Sir-Tech, New World Computing, and SierraChapter 10 Early Japanese Role-Playing GamesChapter 11 Dungeon Master and the Rise of Real-Time 3DChapter 12 Other Games of the Golden AgeChapter 13 The Epic FailsChapter 14 The Platinum AgeChapter 15 Diablo and the Rise of Action RPGsChapter 16 Fallout and Baldur's GateChapter 17 Other Highlights of the Platinum AgeChapter 18 The Birth of the Modern AgeChapter 19 Modern JRPGsChapter 20 The Rise of the MMORPGChapter 21 The Late Modern AgeChapter 22 The Renaissance, KickstartedChapter 23 The Road Ever Ventures ForthShane's Afterword: Surprise EncounterAPPENDIX: THE CRPG BESTIARYINDEX Citation previewĭungeons and Desktops Dungeons and Desktops The History of Computer Role-Playing Games Second Edition Matt Barton Shane Stacks CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group 6000 Broken Sound Parkway NW, Suite 300 Boca Raton, FL 33487-2742 © 2019 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC CRC Press is an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, an Informa business No claim to original U.S. ![]()
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