Tales of the Unknown: Volume I - The Bard's Tale

ReleasedSeptember 1985

Commodore C64/128/MAX
Apple II

About

Tales of the Unknown: Volume I, better known as "The Bard's Tale", is an RPG developed by Interplay Productions in 1985 originally for the Apple II. It was quickly ported to numerous other platforms and became widely successful. This was partly because it incorporated unprecedented 3D graphic design, featuring partly animated character portraits and engaging gameplay. It also helped that the game was available on the Commodore 64-the most successful game console at the time, whereas the main competitor-the Ultima series, was not.

Developer: Interplay Productions
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Themes: Fantasy
Modes: Single player
Perspective: First person
Age ratings: ESRB T
IGDB rating: 84 / 100 (19 ratings)
Also known as: The Bard's Tale