List of tactical role-playing video games: 1980s to 1994
(Redirected from Chronology of tactical role-playing games: 1980s to 1994)
This is a comprehensive index of commercial tactical role-playing games (Tactical RPGs), sorted chronologically by year. Information regarding release platform, release type, game setting, developers, publishers, and country of origin is provided where available. The table can be sorted by clicking on the small boxes next to the column headings.
Legend
edit| AMI | Amiga | AMI32 | Amiga CD32 | APPII | Apple II |
| ATRST | Atari ST | BAR | barcode scanner games | C64 | Commodore 64 |
| DOS | PC DOS / MS-DOS, Windows 3.X | FM7 | FM-7 | FMT | FM Towns |
| GB | Game Boy | GEN | Genesis / Mega Drive | GG | Game Gear |
| MSX | MSX | MSX2 | MSX2 | NES | Nintendo Entertainment System / Famicom |
| PC80 | PC-8000 series | PC88 | PC-8800 series | PC98 | PC-9800 series |
| PCD | TurboGrafx-CD / PC Engine CD-ROM² | SCD | Sega CD / Mega-CD | SNES | Super NES / Super Famicom / Super Comboy |
| WIN | Windows, all versions Windows 95 and up | X1 | Sharp X1 | X68K | X68000 |
| Compilation | A compilation, anthology or collection of several titles, usually (but not always) belonging to the same series |
|---|---|
| Early access | A game launched in early access is unfinished and thus might contain bugs and glitches or have some of the content missing |
| Episodic | An episodic video game that is released in batches over a period of time |
| Expansion | A large-scale DLC to an already existing game that adds new story, areas and additions and/or changes to the game's mechanics |
| Full release | A full release of a game that launched in early access first |
| Limited | A special release (often called "Limited" or "Collector's Edition") with bonus collector's material. Often provided to people who pre-order a game |
| Port | The game first appeared on a different platform and a port was made. The game is like the original, with few or no differences |
| Remake | The game is an enhanced remake of an original, made using a new engine and/or assets and thus containing completely new sound, graphics and possibly changes to the story and/or gameplay |
| Remaster | The game is a remaster of an original, released on the same or different platform, with (usually minor) changes to graphics, sound and/or gameplay |
| Rerelease | The game was re-released on the same platform with no or only minor changes |
List
edit| Year | Title | Developer | Publisher | Setting | Platform | Series/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 (JP) | The Dragon and Princess | Koei | Koei | Fantasy | PC80 | |
| 1983 (JP) | Bokosuka Wars | Koji Sumii | ASCII | Fantasy | X1, MSX (Port), NES (Port) | RTS/RPG. |
| 1983 (JP) | The Dragon and Princess | Koei | Koei | Fantasy | FM7 (Port) | |
| 1983 (NA) | Galactic Adventures | SSI | SSI | Sci-Fi | APPII | |
| 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. | Stan Shebs, et al. | Open source. General purpose turn-based strategy engine with several Master of Monsters-like modules created using it after 1987. | ||
| 1988 (NA) | Pool of Radiance | SSI | SSI | Fantasy | APPII, AMI, C64, DOS, NES, PC98 | |
| 1988 (NA) | BattleTech: The Crescent Hawk's Inception | Westwood | Infocom | Sci-Fi | APPII, AMI, C64, DOS, ARTST | |
| 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 (EU) | Lords of Chaos | Mythos Games | Blade Software | Fantasy | AMI, C64 | |
| 1990 (JP) | Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Ken[1] | Intelligent | Nintendo | Fantasy | NES | Series debuts. |
| 1990 (NA) | Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday | SSI | SSI | Sci-Fi | AMI, C64, DOS, GEN | |
| 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, BAR | |
| 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) | X-COM: UFO Defense aka UFO: Enemy Unknown | 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
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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.
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- ↑ Cunningham, Michael. "What Kind of RPG Are You?". RPGamer. Archived from the original on 2008-08-30. 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. Archived from the original on 2008-09-15. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
- 1 2 S., Dennis. "Paradise Cracked Review". GamersHell. Archived from the original on 2007-11-07. 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. Archived from the original on 2007-12-11. Retrieved 2007-11-26.
- ↑ "PC Preview: UFO: Aftershock". Computer and Video Games. 2005-01-13. Retrieved 2008-06-13.