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Deathlord

The ninth Emperor of the Kingdom of Kodan has sent out the call for adventurers to put a stop the darkness that has fallen over his land and ultimately, to confront the Deathlord. As an oriental flavored RPG…

31 December 1987

Deathlord is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Electronic Arts, released 31 December 1987 on Apple II and Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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What Deathlord is

Deathlord is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Electronic Arts and released in 1987. It is available on Apple II and Commodore C64/128/MAX.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The ninth Emperor of the Kingdom of Kodan has sent out the call for adventurers to put a stop the darkness that has fallen over his land and ultimately, to confront the Deathlord. As an oriental flavored RPG from EA, the game introduced a number of innovative features.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Deathlord launched on 31 December 1987, within three weeks of Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus and Head Over Heels.

Released around the same time: Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus, Head Over Heels.

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When did Deathlord come out?
Deathlord was released on 31 December 1987 for Apple II and Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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