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Bard's Tale, The
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Bard's Tale, The (USA)

NES / Famicom
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Reviewed in
1991
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✪ Reviewed on September 11, 2024
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The Bard's Tale adapts the cult Electronic Arts RPG to NES with its adventurer party exploring a cursed city. The version keeps the dungeon crawler depth and class system in a classic genre formula. Solid for 8 bit western RPG fans, dungeon crawler genre classic.

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Category
RPG 1 player 12+
Description
Port of the Western dungeon crawler, exploring Skara Brae's depths in first-person view. Published by FCI, released in 1991 in the USA. Party building, broad spell list and turn-based combat.

Bard's Tale, The review

3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
3/5
Story
★★★★★
"Solid"
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"Mild"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Long"
Technical info
💾0,08 MB 📅01/01/1991
Published by FCI

Bard's Tale, The (NES) price, value & rarity

Sought-after
Q1 loose
 $24 Q6 complete
 $57 Q10 new
 $225 !
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Other versions
Bard's Tale, The
Japan
01/01/1991
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Collector interest

A NES conversion of a Western CRPG landmark, its appeal rests on lineage more than scarcity. The Bard's Tale defined the first-person dungeon crawler on home computers, and this 1991 FCI port documents the genre's late arrival on console. Prices stay moderate since it was distributed normally, but complete copies hold value with vintage RPG enthusiasts who prize the console trace of a franchise now hard to find boxed.

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