The History of Computer RPGs
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The History of Computer RPGs
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#2Up until now, I was under the impression that CRPG stood for "Classic RPG" (as opposed to J(apanese) RPG, Action RPG or MMORPG).
Am I alone in this? If not, this seems a topic worth discussing.
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#3Up until now, I was under the impression that CRPG stood for "Classic RPG" (as opposed to J(apanese) RPG, Action RPG or MMORPG). Am I alone in this? If not, this seems a topic worth discussing.
It as always meant computer role playing game to me.
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#4I needed this in my life and I didn't even know <3
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#5Up until now, I was under the impression that CRPG stood for "Classic RPG" (as opposed to J(apanese) RPG, Action RPG or MMORPG). Am I alone in this? If not, this seems a topic worth discussing.
It's meant Computer RPG to me (as opposed to pen+paper RPG).
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#6There's also albums on Flickr with 18,000+ images from the games: https://www.flickr.com/photos/crpgbook/albums
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#7Up until now, I was under the impression that CRPG stood for "Classic RPG" (as opposed to J(apanese) RPG, Action RPG or MMORPG). Am I alone in this? If not, this seems a topic worth discussing.
It's meant Computer RPG to me (as opposed to pen+paper RPG).
Same here. I remember seeing it when I first heard D&D RPGs on the computer, the 'C' distinguishing it from pen & paper (PnP?).
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#8So many memories here. So many of these games felt so real to me, from Moria to Exile: Escape from the Pit to Daggerfall
I don't know if I've just internalized all of the possible RPG tropes or what, but nothing feels like that anymore.
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#9Up until now, I was under the impression that CRPG stood for "Classic RPG" (as opposed to J(apanese) RPG, Action RPG or MMORPG). Am I alone in this? If not, this seems a topic worth discussing.
The term was a lot more common in the '80s and '90s. Back then, certainly in the '80s, "RPG" meant tabletop RPGs. Hence, "CRPG" (computer RPG) was needed as a separate term.
Also, in the '80s, computer RPGs were much more directly inspired by tabletop RPGs. Now video game RPGs are their own genre(s), mostly disconnected from the pen and paper games that inspired the first few generations of video games.
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#10IT looke like there are many notable 80s titles left out. One that comes to mind off the bat is Elite.
Later coverage looks better.