Mystara Video Games and the Timeline
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This is a topic that has been discussed before, but I think a new thread on this could be useful now. Here is an overview of the Video Games that were produced for Mystara/Classic D&D:
| GAME | PUBLISHER & PLATFORM | SETTING | PIAZZA THREAD |
| Dungeons & Dragons Electronic Labyrinth (1980)* | Mattel: Electronic device | Generic castle | - |
| Dungeons & Dragons Computer Fantasy Game (1981)* | Mattel: Handheld | Generic dungeon | - |
| Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Cloudy Mountain (1982)* | Mattel Electronics: Intellivision | Generic Wilderness and mountain inhabited by dragons | - |
| Dungeon! (1982) | TSR: Apple II | Blackmoor (Mystara BC4000) | - |
| Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Treasure of Tarmin (1982) | Mattel: Intellivision &
Mattel Aquarius |
Generic dungeon controlled by a minotaur | - |
| Theseus and the Minotaur (1982)* | TSR: Apple II | LaTerre? Is this the same minotaur as in Treasure of Tarmin? | here |
| Order of the Griffon (1992) | Westwood Associates: TurboGrafx 16 | Karameikos (AC1012?) | |
| Dungeons & Dragons: Warriors of the Eternal Sun (1992) | Sega: Genesis | Hollow World (AC1000) | Here |
| Dungeons & Dragons: Tower of Doom (1993) | Capcom: Arcade | Darokin/Broken Lands (AC1014) | |
| Dungeons & Dragons: Stronghold (1993) | SSI/ Stormfront: PC | Known World? (AC1014?) | Here |
| Fantasy Empires (1993) | SSI/Silicon Knights: PC | The Known World | Here |
| Riddle of The Runes: Worlds of TSR Puzzle & Screensaver (1995) | TSR:PC | Mystara and other settings | Here |
| Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Slayer (1995) * | SSI: 3DO | Generic dungeon | here. |
| Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: DeathKeep (1995) * | SSI: 3DO (1995) & Windows (1996) | Generic dungeon in dwarven stronghold in the frozen north controlled by a necromancer (Sequel to Slayer) | here. |
| Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara (1996) | Capcom: Arcade | Darokin, Broken Lands, Glantri, Aengmor. (AC1017?) | |
| Dungeons & Dragons Collection (1999) | Capcom: Sega | Darokin, Broken Lands, Glantri, Aengmor. AC1014 & AC1017 | - |
| Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara (2013) | Capcom: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U & PC | Darokin, Broken Lands, Glantri, Aengmor. AC1014 & AC1017 | Here. |
| Dungeons & Dragons Online / DDO Expansion: Fables of the Feywild (2020) | Standing Stone Games / Daybreak / WotC: PC | The Feywild / Plane of Faeries | Here |
| Dungeons & Dragons Online / DDO Expansion: The Isle of Dread (2022) | Standing Stone Games / Daybreak / WotC: PC | The Isle of Dread (Vecna makes the Isle suddenly appear on Eberron) | Here |
NOTES:
*=No official connection to Mystara
Order of the Griffon (TurboGrafx 16, 1992): This game revolves around a mystery involving Koriszegy Keep in Karameikos.It was based on the Adventure Module Night of the Vampire (AD&D Mystara Series). This would suggest that the events of the game might take place around AC1012.
Dungeons & Dragons: Warriors of the Eternal Sun (1992): This game is set in the Hollow World and also has some ties to Thunder Rift. In my Thunder Rift Timeline, I place the Goblin Wars referenced in the introduction to AC200. This is when the Immortal Ka removes Duke Barrik's Castle from the Outer World (Thunder Rift) and moves it ahead in time to appear in the Hollow World.
Dungeons & Dragons: Tower of Doom ( 1993): This Beat 'em up game involves a journey through Darokin and battling Deimos the Lich. These events are referred to in the fan created AC1014 Mystaran Almanac.
Dungeons & Dragons: Stronghold (1993):Terrain is generated randomly. A few NPCs could be of interest such as Mindark, a Chaotic 36th level wizard "who destroyed your homelands years ago". A thread on Mindark can be found here. And a thread on the game Stronghold can be found here.
Fantasy Empires (PC, 1993) Another strategy game. There is a separate thread for discussing this game here.
Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara (1996):This is the sequel to Tower of Doom. In this game, Deimos the Lich is back along with various Shadowelves, a Nagpa and Synn. Published three years after ToD, could these events be set in AC1017?
Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara (2013) This game collects Tower of Doom and Shadow over Mystara, though with more options and details added.