Advanced Dungeons & Dragons - Heroes of the Lance

1991 DOS All releases

Action Fantasy

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NES (Nintendo)

1991

The NES was originally the Famicom, or Family Computer, and it was released in Japan in 1983. There, it sold over 2.5 million units during its first year on the market. Developer Nintendo, a former collectible card company, then decided to expand its interests globally. Executives knew Western markets would be difficult to utilize. The video games industry was in shambles so stores would be hesitant to stock a new console that likely no one would buy. Nintendo planned properly. Firstly, Nintendo agreed to buy back unsold consoles so that stores would not be liable. Secondly, they developed a peripheral known as R.O.B. the Robot that could be used with two of its games (Stack Up and Gyromite both are awful but they served their purpose). With R.O.B, the NES was disguised as an electronic toy, not a video game system. Finally, they redesigned the Famicom and renamed it the Nintendo Entertainment System. The console was released in the United States on October 18, 1985. It was an instant success in no small way due to one of its launch titles: Super Mario Bros.

Also known as

ＡＤ＆Ｄヒーローオブランス
Japan - Alternate game name in Japan

Age rating

7 and above

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No modes defined

License

Abandonware

Definitions of "abandoned" vary; generally, it refers to software no longer available for legal purchase, or of a certain age. Software companies may change their names, go bankrupt, enter into mergers, or cease to exist for a variety of reasons. When this happens, product rights are usually transferred to another company that may not sell or support the software acquired. Source: Wikipedia

Heroes of the Lance is the first official AD&D game in the Dragons of Despair DRAGONLANCE module to be released on the NES. You control 8 brave adventurers whose out find the precious disks of Mishakal and vanquish the evil black dragon Khisanth in this action game.

Developed by Strategic Simulations and published by Pony Canyon, Advanced Dungeons & Dragons - Heroes of the Lance is also known as ＡＤ＆Ｄヒーローオブランス in Japan.

Published: 02.03 2022 by Coreus

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