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Joyous Rebel

Joyous Rebel is an RPG inspired by the Ultima series of games. Initially a shareware title, it was later made available free of charge. It is a reworked version of a smaller game known as Joyous Rebellions of…

31 December 1996

Joyous Rebel is a role-playing (rpg), released 31 December 1996 on DOS.

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What Joyous Rebel is

Joyous Rebel was released in 1996. It is available on DOS only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Joyous Rebel is an RPG inspired by the Ultima series of games. Initially a shareware title, it was later made available free of charge. It is a reworked version of a smaller game known as Joyous Rebellions of Jive Culture. As a guardian it is your duty to defend the king of light. But you had to travel from you islands on a journey of peace and while you where gone booth the king and you feels that evil draws near. You hurry back to you island to defend the king but an enormous storm slows you down and a lightning almost kills you when it hits your boat a fisherman saves you and let you sleep over the night in his cabin. You are now well rested and must hurry to the caste to save the king…
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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

Joyous Rebel launched on 31 December 1996, within three weeks of Mario Kart 64, Wild Arms, Mega Man 8 and Money Puzzle Exchanger.

Released around the same time: Mario Kart 64, Wild Arms, Mega Man 8, Money Puzzle Exchanger.

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When did Joyous Rebel come out?
Joyous Rebel was released on 31 December 1996 for DOS.

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