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Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes of the Lance
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Alternate Title:Heroes of the Lance
Console: Commodore 64
Region:U
Year: 1989
RFG ID #: U-018-S-06920-A
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UPC: 016685051145
Developer: U.S. Gold
Publisher: Strategic Simulations Inc (SSI)
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Genre: Action/Adventure
Sub-genre: Action
Players: 1
Controller: Joystick + Keyboard
Media Format: 5.25" Floppy Disk
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Overview:

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes of the Lance for the Commodore 64 is an action/adventure game developed by US Gold and published by Strategic Simulations, Inc. in 1988. While it is generally considered one of the "Gold Box" titles, it is in fact not, but rather the first of three of what is generally know as the "Silver Box" games, due the different colored packaging and emphasis on pure action.

Gameplay is entirely from the side-view. The player controls a party of eight characters, though only one at a time. The player to swap characters at any time via a submenu to better manage health and resources, which can require more effort than in most action/adventures games due to the high difficulty. Despite this the game was received well on the Commodore 64.

The plot is based on a small section of the first Dungeons & Dragons Dragonlance novel, Dragons of Autumn Twilight, and follows the "Companions of the Lance" as they delve in the ruins of doomed Xak Tsaroth to retrieve the Disks of Mishakal.

Variations:

Console Reg. Type Title Publisher Year Genre
Commodore 64 United Kingdom S Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes of the Lance [Tape Version] U.S. Gold / SSI 1989 RPG
Commodore 64 United Kingdom S Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes of the Lance [Disk Version] U.S. Gold / SSI 1989 RPG
Commodore 64 United Kingdom S Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes of the Lance [Rerelease] Kixx 1991 RPG
Commodore 64 Spain S Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes of the Lance Erbe Software 1989 RPG
Commodore 64 Germany S Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes of the Lance U.S. Gold / SSI 1989 RPG
Related Games:

Console Reg. Type Title Publisher Year Genre
Commodore 64 U S Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Dragons of Flame Strategic Simulations Inc (SSI) 1990 Action/Adventure
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Game Credits:

  • Written by: Greg Duddle
  • Graphics by: James McDermott
  • Programming Team: Rob Nicholson, Jason Heggie, Jez Nelson, Ben Daglish, Simon Dunston, Mr Micro Ltd
  • UK Project Manager: Mike Wilding
  • US Project Manager: Bret Berry
  • Based on the module DL1 Dragons of Despair
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