Quest for Glory IV: Shadows of Darkness (1993): Sierra’s Gothic RPG-Adventure Hybrid
Your character finally faces something that can actually kill you Quest for Glory IV: Shadows of Darkness, released by Sierra […]
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Pool of Radiance (1988): The Game That Proved D&D Could Work on a Computer
The Game That Started the Gold Box Line Pool of Radiance, released by SSI in 1988, was the first video
Champions of Krynn (1990): Gold Box Goes to Dragonlance
Bringing Gold Box to a New World By 1990, SSI’s Gold Box engine had already proven itself in the Forgotten
Al-Qadim: The Genie’s Curse (1994): D&D Goes to Zakhara
A Different Corner of the D&D Map Published by Capstone and SSI in 1994, Al-Qadim: The Genie’s Curse set itself
Dungeon Hack (1993): SSI’s Roguelike Detour
An Unusual Choice for a Licensed AD&D Game Most of SSI’s AD&D catalog in the early ’90s was built around
Ravenloft: Stone Prophet (1995): Trading Gothic Horror for Desert Curses
Leaving Barovia Behind DreamForge Intertainment followed up Ravenloft: Strahd’s Possession with Stone Prophet in 1995, and the boldest decision the
Clouds of Xeen (1992): The RPG Built to Merge in Two
How Might and Magic IV: Clouds of Xeen was engineered to merge with its sequel into one world, plus DOSBox setup and early-game tips.
Eye of the Beholder (1991): SSI’s Real-Time D&D Gamble
Eye of the Beholder ditched SSI’s turn-based Gold Box formula for real-time combat under Waterdeep — here’s how Westwood’s D&D debut still plays.
Daggerfall (1996): Bethesda’s Buggy, Enormous Gamble
Daggerfall’s procedurally generated world dwarfs Great Britain in size — how it was built, why it broke so often, and how to play it (free) in 2026.
Civilization (1991): From Board Game to PC
How Sid Meier and Bruce Shelley turned Francis Tresham’s board game roots into the 1991 MicroProse classic — the real prototyping story.