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There's only one genre that we divide down strict geographical lines: the RPG. But western RPGs and Japanese RPGs have way more in common than you might first realise.

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Sources

[1] Dungeons & Dragons Single Volume Edition | D&D Rulebook
https://img.4plebs.org/boards/tg/imag...

[2] Interview with the creators of dnd (PLATO) | RPG Fanatic
https://web.archive.org/web/201310270...

[3] The Crowther and Woods Colossal Cave Adventure game | Rick Adams
http://rickadams.org/adventure/a_hist...

[4] Going Rogue with Glenn Wichman | The Spelunky Showlike
https://thespelunkyshowlike.libsyn.co...

[5] Comment on Sir-tech Canada Releases Wizardry 8 | Slashdot
https://games.slashdot.org/comments.p...

[6] How the Ultima Trilogy Took a Genre from Tabletop to Hi-Tech | USgamer
https://www.usgamer.net/articles/how-...

[7] Interview with Michael Cranford, creator of Bard's Tale | Lemon 64
https://www.lemon64.com/forum/viewtop...

[8] Retrospective Interview: Jon Van Caneghem on Might and Magic | RPG Codex
https://rpgcodex.net/content.php?id=8379

[9] Retro Gamer 34 | Archived at Mod DB
https://www.moddb.com/games/dungeon-m...

[10] Arena - Behind the Scenes | Elder Scrolls
https://web.archive.org/web/200712110...

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Find out more

CRPG Addict | Blogspot
http://crpgaddict.blogspot.com/p/inde...

In The Time Of PLATO | Illinois Alumni
https://uiaa.org/2010/09/10/in-the-ti...

The Apple II Abroad / Clones | Apple II History
https://apple2history.org/history/ah12/

Translation of a Japanese interview with Robert Woodhead | RPG Codex
https://rpgcodex.net/forums/threads/t...

How Wizardry Cast Story Aside in Favor of Casting Spells | USgamer
https://www.usgamer.net/articles/hist...

The forgotten origins of JRPGs on the PC | PC Gamer
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-forgotten...

1982-1987 - The Birth of Japanese RPGs, re-told in 15 Games | Gamasutra
https://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/Felip...

Enix Origins: The Story Behind Dragon Quest | Medium
  / the-story-behind-dragon-quest  

25 Years Of Dragon Quest: An Interview With Yuji Horii | Gamasutra
https://www.gamasutra.com/view/featur...

Dragon Quest - 30th Anniversary NHK Special | Shmuplations on YouTube
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Credits

Thumbnail Image licensed from Adobe Stock
Fastfall by Lifeformed used under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 license
Other Music by Lee Rosevere (https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com)
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