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Video game · 1988

Pool of Radiance

Released 1 October 1988 on Commodore 64, MS-DOS, Mac, Apple II, Amiga and 3 more

Developer
Strategic Simulations, Marionette Co., Ltd.
Publisher
Pony Canyon, Fujisankei Communications International
Made in
Sunnyvale, United States
Genre
Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Themes
Fantasy
Series
Gold Box
IGDB PLAYERS7925 ratings

About Pool of Radiance

Located on the northern shore of the Moonsea in the Forgotten Realms, the fabled city of Phlan had been overrun by monsters led by a mysterious leader. Your quest: discover the identity of this evil force and rid Phlan of its scourge. Pool of Radiance represents the first in a line of software created by SSI in collaboration with TSR - the producer of the legendary Advanced Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing system.

Summary: IGDB.

Release dates

Commodore 641 October 1988
MS-DOS1 December 1988
Mac1989
Apple II1989
Amiga1990
Sharp X11 October 1990
Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)28 June 1991
PC20 August 2015

Screenshots

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Videos

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Gold Box series

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Sources: Wikidata, IGDB, Wikipedia's release lists.