The History of Dungeons and Dragons Video Games

[@TheRPGChick]

90sgamer92's Notes: I'm open to criticism, but BEFORE YOU COMMENT, read this (1-5): 1.The video was edited in parts during a 3 week time period, so I apologize if the sound editing is all over the place. I generally used 60% volume on my PC with headphones on when editing the video, so those are the settings this video is "optimized" for in the later parts. 2. Except for the major titles, most of the footage was captured from early areas in most games. There were many games I played for the first time (and quite briefly) for this project, so unfortunately this video doesn't offer any major insight on the more obscure and forgotten games. I also had to cut some newer games from this list (didn't wan't to spend money on games that I could predict being utter garbage and I couldn't capture footage from some games), but at least I tried to cover all of the older games. 3. I was originally supposed to get this video out before January, but for various reasons (Vegas problems, procrastination, RL obligations, Hadriex's schedule, etc) I couldn't start working on it until later on. So by the time I had rendered the last parts, I didn't have time to fix some visual glitches (like how the picture is stretched out of bounds at 2:00:00 and 2:02:34, it certainly wasn't that way in the Vegas preview window!), as I had to make room for my hard drive and delete much of the footage that had been cluttering it up for the past few months. Epescially the last few chapters are hastily put together. Also worth noting that some of my old footage from games like Pool of Radiance and Planescape: Torment is more blurry/pixelated, and there's nothing I could do about it beyond going back and replaying the game to re-capture footage. 4. There are some minor flaws here and there in the voice over like accidentally skipping over some words, leaving out the plural etc. Since patching the audio usually sounds jarring, I patched in missing words with text in spots where it was neccessary. There's some background noise here and there that I couldn't get rid of, but if you'll check the credits, you'll see that Hadriex did his best to try and record the voice over in the most optimal conditions. The script was just so long that he had to do it in parts. 5. I wasn't as thorough about fact checking when making this video, and made some claims based on my memory on games that I played 1-3 years ago. So if I state something that's factually incorrect, feel free to correct me. And as always, I'm not that great when it comes to presentation/polish/using Vegas efficiently, so the video retains my amateurish style. But I like to think that as a part of my rustic charm.

[@SittingShelf]

is this post on wayback dated in April 17, 2021?

[@TheRPGChick]

@@SittingShelf iirc it was sometime in 2017

[@Arcboltkonrad13]

I am nearly on the verge of tears because I am so happy this is back online!

[@TheRPGChick]

Sweet! Enjoy. :)

[@AaronMDubya]

An important work of internet history - and archeology! Thanks for digging this up for us 👍

[@TheRPGChick]

My pleasure! It's truly an awesome piece of work.

[@alk7934]

Man I have been looking for this video for YEARS. Not constantly mind you LOL. But every now and then I would check to see if I could find it and would get frustrated when I could not. Thank you so much for posting this again.

[@TheRPGChick]

My pleasure! Enjoy. :)

[@m.p.jallan2172]

I kept a copy of this, the original upload. And probably the others, they were great. This one set the bar quite high, none of the other punks have really lived up to it haha. thanks

[@TheRPGChick]

My pleasure! :)

[@goonerlee]

Thanks so much for this. Watched it ages ago and found it very helpful and couldn't understand why I could never find it again.

[@TheRPGChick]

My pleasure! :)

[@CubingTheSphere]

Thank you for preserving this. It sucks when content gets deleted from the internet without a trace.

[@TheRPGChick]

No problem at all! Luckily, there was a trace this time. ;)

[@kareful]

Thank you for reuploading! I was devistated when this was removed 😨

[@TheRPGChick]

So was I, and that was my motivation. Enjoy! :)

[@kareful]

@@TheRPGChick Any chance you could upload the other videos he made that got removed? xD

[@TheRPGChick]

​@@kareful See previous thread...

[@someguy3186]

Been wanting to watch this again for years. Thanks for the upload!

[@TheRPGChick]

Cheers! :)

[@TitanCrit]

Thank you hun for putting this out for everyone again!

[@TheRPGChick]

My pleasure! It's an amazing work. :)

[@whoaitstiger]

1970s CRPG designers: "Let's design a CRPG with our own characters set in a completely original world that we create from scratch." "Great! What should we call it?" "Gandalf's Adventures in the Land of Middle-earth." "Sounds good to me!"

[@TheRPGChick]

More like tabletop RPG designers, but otherwise, yes. I'm not sure if it's mentioned in this video, but halflings were once called hobbits, and treants were called ents.

[@whoaitstiger]

@@TheRPGChick This is true as well. My thoughts were specifically some of these Rouge-like games that used names like Moria and Orthanc. I've played Angband, but that is more of a Middle-earth setting/homage because it seems to deliberately be using as much Tolkein material as possible. I'm not sure if Moria and others did the same though, other than just to use the name. Perhaps I'm mistaken and they were more of an homage like Angband was.

[@TheRPGChick]

@@whoaitstiger Angband is like a sequel to Moria, but neither of them were sold for profit, so that's probably why they weren't sued into oblivion.

[@TheYoggyBoi]

Thank you for posting this. My fiance used to listen to this at night to go to sleep so it was a little harsh when it was gone, now he can finally listen to it again at night. :) Awesome job RPG Chick on finding this

[@TheRPGChick]

That's awesome! I'm glad I was able to help. Hadriex does have a rather soothing voice, and listening about D&D games tends to give one that warm feeling. :)

[@guillermorobles887]

I remember watching this video waay bavk in the day and loved every second of it. Thnks!

[@TheRPGChick]

You're welcome! Thanks for the comment. :)

[@thomasj.9686]

Omg, I missed this video from 90sgamer92. Thank you!

[@TheRPGChick]

No problem! :)

[@dwgreen108]

Thank you very much for preserving this!

[@theonlymoo5e]

I had all 9 Gold Box games, Dungeon Hack, all 3 Eye Of The Beholder, Dark Sun games, Ravenloft games, Fantasy Empires & Unlimited Adventures. I also had a Buck Rogers game along the lines of the Gold Box games., then nothing until Warcraft 3, Diablo (1, 2, 3 & 4), World Of Warcraft Final Fantasy XIV, Guild Wars 2 & Star Trek Online.

[@meachew]

Thank you for re uploading this

[@TheRPGChick]

Much welcomes!

[@39Chevy]

THANK YOU! I really liked this video.

[@TheRPGChick]

Enjoy! :)

[@zalito657]

Neverwinter nights gave me the best online roleplaying years in my life... Best game ever

[@blahblahblahdeeblah]

Thank you for bringing this back to us. Made for a great video while working today.

[@TheRPGChick]

My pleasure! :)

[@RodrigoTakehara]

Ah, só this video got removed? That explains why I couldn’t find it no matter what...

[@TheRPGChick]

Same here, so I decided to fix that. ;)

[@Kdogdabomb]

Perfect to listen to at work

[@TheRPGChick]

Enjoy!

[@volvoguy804]

Love BG1 and 2 + IWD1 and 2! I try to play those games once a year. I wished they would have a created more games in other parts of Forgotten Realms or in the Ravenloft world using the Infinity Engine.

[@raihankibria5112]

Never heard of this, really interesting. Thank you!

[@TheRPGChick]

Hopefully you've heard of some of these games. Some of them are amazing!

[@lusalma5404]

Most of the SSI gold box games do let you modify and max out stats :) GoG also has very good versions that are easily launchable plus the Eye of the Beholder and the Dark Sun games.

[@torgo_]

This is really fascinating and informative, I've made a list of some of these that I'll be checking out. It's like peeping into this completely separate multiverse of forgotten worlds. Great video.

[@TheRPGChick]

This is one of my personal favorite videos, and I'm glad I was able to rescue it from the void. :)

[@tompadinho]

Dude, this is one awesome video!

[@TheRPGChick]

It sure is, duder! Resurrected from copyright hell. :D

[@samaranthae9671]

I cant believe stronghold and Fantasy empire got glossed over... like i get it but also. I love that they were trying new things. I think Stronghold, fantasy Empire and War of the Lance were really interesting additions to the D&D library.

[@laurencelikeit459]

I think you have something quite impressive here and it was a great trip down memory lane for a lot of them, thanks heaps for all your work! 🤩🤩

[@luminayre6227]

Thanks for sharing!

[@TheRPGChick]

My pleasure! :)

[@CuteLesbo69]

For me nothing will ever top the Gold Box games, especially the Krynn series.

[@dicariel]

Thank you!

[@TheRPGChick]

No problemo! :)

[@robinpayne125]

I came here because of the new release of BG3 bringing the genre back to the attention of the mainstream. I absolutely loved the infinity engine games, and I’m glad to see some love for Icewind Dale. I loved the aspect with that game of creating all my own party from level 1 and following my own characters through. Of course the fully crafted story lines of BG1, 2 and now 3, offer a different kind of storytelling, I personally enjoyed that particular kind of game that has somewhat fallen out of favour more recently.

[@jean-camilgirard]

Awesome video, I've just subscribed 🎵

[@TheRPGChick]

Thanks! My own videos are a bit different from this. :)

[@KabukiKid]

I can testify that the D&D Tactics game on the PSP is quite good. I had great fun with it and it is strange that it never appeared on any other platforms. It's a shame, as I had a good time with it.

[@TheRPGChick]

I definitely want to check that one out someday!

[@JaymeSplendid]

You should REALLY play Sega's Warriors of the Eternal sun. Turn based while outside and real time while in dungeons but without some of the clunky movements like in the EOTB series. Its AMAZING.

[@TheRPGChick]

If you mean me, specifically, yes, I did play it back in the 90s, and I loved it. I haven't played it yet for the channel. It was the first game I ever finished on the Genesis, and I remember copying down those codes for the sequel that was supposedly coming soon, but was unfortunately never released. :/

[@lennyblade]

Best video on KZbin!

[@nesmandan1037]

The original author really missed the point on the gold box games and didn’t dig deep enough into them. Creating a halfling female fighter was FUN as you were, oh what is it, ah yes, Roleplaying!!! Oh wow, you modified your party to maxed out stats, how original is that. Vs you beat the game with what!?!??!! Alignment did have consequences in the series, it allowed for different interactions and treatment.

[@saltysumo7991]

thank you for preserving this.

[@alexisrabago907]

Great video

[@iugoeswest]

Thanks for finding it

[@vxicepickxv]

This was a very impressive overview, and one heck of a first video for me to watch. It's a shame you couldn't capture Neverwinter Nights. It's a very impressive game, with a long lasting legacy. Neverwinter Nights 2, not as much for very complex set of reasons.

[@funnylumpy]

The ad&d goldbox games where great fun. BG1 abd IWD1 was the last fun rpg games.

[@mmoncure11]

I know a secret! In secret of the silver games, you can hack the game to play as a tribble if you select the title label in the character creation process, and give yourself 25 on stats :-D

[@SittingShelf]

Does original resolution was 720p? Cause i don't remember, and i thought it was 3 hours long

[@TheRPGChick]

It was 720p on the Wayback Machine, and if you watch it, you'll see it's the entire video. The timestamps were in the original video description as well, and they don't go that high.

[@Nothinglikesleep]

Baldurs gate is my favorite

[@TheRPGChick]

Great choice! I love it too, but I might like BG2 even better. I'm near the beginning, though.

[@myfakename5582]

I LEFT A COMMENT WITHOUT READING THE DISCRIPTION! IM A REBEL!

[@TheRPGChick]

You probably meant the pinned comment. That's the one that says to read before commenting. :P

[@myfakename5582]

@@TheRPGChick I DIDNT EVEN READ THE INSTRUCTIONS CORRECT!SUPER REBEL!

[@TheRPGChick]

@@myfakename5582 lol

[@baconatorrodriguez4651]

Pretty sure I remember this from 90sGamer92's channel...

[@TheRPGChick]

Quite a few people do! I guess it's a good thing I did.

[@sirellyn]

Knights of the Chalice 1 was fantastic! I really don't like the graphics on Knights of the Chalice 2. The color palette went to muddy, complicated and a lot more boring. Even the MS paint like visuals of the first one are IMHO far better.

[@dennislogan6781]

I play D&D and I have have played most of these games. I find it funny that the best rpg video game in my opinion is Skyrim. It's a fun game I keep going back to where as most of these I quit a few hours in. There is only maybe 5 I really enjoy.

[@TheRPGChick]

Skyrim is a hell of a fun game to play, but the RPG elements are rather light. TES games get lighter on skills and attributes with every entry. I consider it to be an open-world sandbox action game first, an RPG second. That's not a bad thing imo.

[@jinnyplays]

15:44 does anyone know the name of this song? It is enchanting.

[@TheRPGChick]

That's the opening theme from Final Fantasy VI. :)

[@injunjoe8967]

38:00 the versions shown are the awful NES versions for Dragonlance games. The DOS and Amiga versions of all of those games were better than the NES ports. Better graphics too. One is PC the other was for Nintendo- big difference.

[@Eliel20117]

can you upload more videos from 90sgamer92??? there are multiple videos from his channel that were blocked

[@TheRPGChick]

What videos? I'm not aware of any other missing vids.

[@Eliel20117]

@@TheRPGChick from what i´ve managed to find it from the wayback machine, i´m pretty sure there are other videos missing -Looking Glass Studios retrospective (57:35 length time) -The Old Hunters DLC (Bloodborne) review (7:46) -Day of Defeat Source: paragon of FPS design (25:30) -Dark Souls&choices and consequences (7:36)

[@TheRPGChick]

Hmmm, I'll have to look into that. Thanks for letting me know. :)

[@mhjmstultiens]

I'm surprised your experience with Eye of the Beholder is so negative, although you're showing gameplay from EotB3 (the worst of the bunch). Many including myself consider EotB1&2 an all time classic. It's interface actually is quite elegant, especially when using keyboard for movement. Quite the list though. I forgot about many of the curiosities, although I played many of the older titles.

[@TheRPGChick]

fyi this is not my video. :)

[@monostripeexplosiveexplora2374]

i loved *HILLSFAR*

[@zackcash4941]

1:43:19 Squidward?

[@TheRPGChick]

Kinda...

[@LDGFREEtheNET]

just showed you off to the channel, thanks for the creative commons!

[@TheRPGChick]

Showed me off how?

[@LDGFREEtheNET]

@@TheRPGChick i am a community content chan that promotes FOS and #FREEtheNET and i pomote creative commons creators. found you and showed you to the morning bunch that was over here :) you can find my live stream now if you wish to see what we are about.

[@TheRPGChick]

@@LDGFREEtheNET All I see is a Norm McDonald skit. ???

[@LDGFREEtheNET]

@@TheRPGChick currently i only did live streams, they are in the playlists

[@LDGFREEtheNET]

@@TheRPGChick trying to branch out but i didnt want my endless 2 years of livestream to clutter the channel page. i usually stream like 12 hours at a time for the community

[@know_not_wickedness]

Why is this channel called The RPG Chick?

[@TheRPGChick]

That's the name I decided...?

[@natetete1379]

Ummm you missed like half of the DND video games from the 2000s? Was there a reason for that or do you just not know all the games?

[@TheRPGChick]

This is not my video, it's from 90sgamer92. I don't see any games missing. What games do you think he missed?

[@natetete1379]

@@TheRPGChick don't forgotten realms games count? dark alliance and champions of Norrath games and other related stuff.

[@TheRPGChick]

@natetete1379 Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance does indeed count, and that's why it's in chapter 11. Which Forgotten Realms games? The gold box games? They are included here as well. Champions of Norrath is an EverQuest game, not D&D.

[@Dios67]

4:29 hhmm?

[@bluecoconut9543]

Solasta, crown of magister.

[@TheRPGChick]

...and what about it?

[@khagan1334]

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[@TheRPGChick]

Say what?

[@khagan1334]

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[@TheRPGChick]

What are you talking about?

[@drakkenmensch]

Tip for Pool of Radiance: if you want your wizard to learn Knock (which is necessary to complete the storyline as one plot critical door cannot be bashed or picked), you MUST learn it at level up since the game does NOT have any Knock scrolls.