The 13 Best Electronic Versions of Dungeons & Dragons
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Pool of Radiance
The Pool of Radiance series set the stage for Dungeons & Dragons to make a major splash in the video game world. Using the Gold Box engine, it was set in the Forgotten Realms setting of D&D and debuted on Commodore 64 systems. It was so well liked that it was soon ported to the NES in '92. Still, it was only a taste of things to come. Players were limited to only a few of the classes that the D&D world offered and couldn't advance very far in level.
Baldur's Gate
For some, Baldur's Gate is as good as it gets when it comes to D&D video games. Developed by Bioware and published by the much loved, much missed Black Isle Studios, Baldur's Gate offers players an epic plot spanning dozens and dozens of hours of gameplay. The rules of D&D are more faithfully followed than ever before, and players are faced with important decisions right at the start of the game: Just who are they? Players aren't forced to pick from templates or premade characters, and instead pick out their desired gender, class and attributes, able to create any kind of adventurer they can imagine. Baldur's Gate nailed the customization of the paper-and-pencil experience, and the high fantasy storytelling skilled dungeon masters sought to achieve during sessions.
