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Tales of the Unknown: Volume I – The Bard’s Tale

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Also known as
Shadow Snare The Bard's Tale The Bard's Tale I バーズテイル

This party-based RPG challenges you to defeat the evil wizard Mangar and lift his Eternal Winter from Skara Brae.

The Bard's Tale was originally released for the Apple II in 1985. The DOS version was released in 1987 by Electronic Arts.


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Platform
MS-DOS
Released
1987
Original release
1985
Perspective
1st-person
Size
510.58 KB
Version
AUTORUN.BAT
Rating
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About Tales of the Unknown: Volume I – The Bard’s Tale

Tales of the Unknown: Volume I - The Bard's Tale is a fantasy role-playing game where players form a party of six adventurers to save the town of Skara Brae. This settlement has been besieged by monsters and cut off by an eternal winter, a spell cast by the evil wizard Mangar the Dark.

Gameplay involves first-person navigation of maze-like dungeons and parts of the town and overworld, with turn-based combat initiated randomly. The adventure is structured around exploring several dungeons before a final confrontation, making progression challenging.

Character creation offers a selection of classes including Warrior, Rogue, Hunter, Monk, Paladin, Bard, Magician, and Conjurer. The Bard holds particular importance, as their magical songs enhance the party in battle and are necessary to overcome certain obstacles. Magicians and Conjurers have the potential for advancement if specific in-game conditions are fulfilled.

Tales of the Unknown: Volume I – The Bard’s Tale Screenshots

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Title screen
Game options in the Adventurer's Guild
Viewing a character's stats
Combat!
Walking down the street...
The Thief Temple - One of the first places you will visit frequently
This is Grey...probably because he spends more time being a statue than a dragon.
Title screen (CGA)
Title screen (CGA Composite)
Selecting our party (CGA Composite)