1990 · John Carmack · Role-playing
Shadowforge
Released a few years after its original creation, John Carmack's earliest written game is a fantasy RPG somewhat inspired by the early Ultima games. The story takes you to the peaceful town of Jaterus, about to become much less peaceful thanks to one Greymere. This evil archmage has taken up residence in a three-level dungeon, conveniently located just outside the city walls. More alarmingly, he has constructed the Shadowforge - a potent magical artifact that has enhanced both his power and ambition for conquest; Jaterus is first on his list. Your job is to quash his aspirations by finding and destroying the device.
- Released
- 31 December 1990
- Platforms
- Apple II
- Genres
- Role-playing
- Developers
- John Carmack
- Publishers
- —
- Modes
- Single-player
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
- Themes
- Fantasy
Keywords
- turn-based
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