Video game · 1985
The Bard's Tale
Released September 1985 on Mac, MS-DOS, Amiga, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC and 7 more
- Developer
- Interplay Entertainment
- Publisher
- Electronic Arts
- Made in
- Beverly Hills, United States
- Genre
- Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
- Themes
- Fantasy
- Series
- The Bard's Tale
IGDB PLAYERS8419 ratings
About The Bard's Tale
Tales of the Unknown: Volume I, better known as "The Bard's Tale", is an RPG developed by Interplay Productions in 1985 originally for the Apple II. It was quickly ported to numerous other platforms and became widely successful. This was partly because it incorporated unprecedented 3D graphic design, featuring partly animated character portraits and engaging gameplay. It also helped that the game was available on the Commodore 64-the most successful game console at the time, whereas the main competitor-the Ultima series, was not.
Summary: IGDB.
Release dates
| Amiga | September 1985 |
|---|---|
| Amstrad CPC | September 1985 |
| Apple IIGS | September 1985 |
| Atari ST | September 1985 |
| Mac | September 1985 |
| MS-DOS | September 1985 |
| ZX Spectrum | September 1985 |
| Apple II | September 1985 |
| Commodore 64 | February 1986 |
| Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) | November 1991 |
| Linux | later, date unknown |
| PC | later, date unknown |
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The Bard's Tale series
The Bard's Tale is game 1 of 8. All 8 in order ›
- The Bard's Tale 1985
- The Bard's Tale II: The Destiny Knight 1986
- The Bard's Tale III: Thief of Fate 1988
- The Bard's Tale Construction Set 1991
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