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The Ancestral Trail

An adventure game based on Frank Graves's fantasy partwork magazine series The Ancestral Trail. The game was released exclusively with the Italian version of the magazine, titled La Storia Ancestrale.

31 December 1994

The Ancestral Trail is an adventure developed by Holodream Software, released 31 December 1994 on DOS.

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What The Ancestral Trail is

The Ancestral Trail is an adventure game developed by Holodream Software and released in 1994. It is available on DOS only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

An adventure game based on Frank Graves's fantasy partwork magazine series The Ancestral Trail. The game was released exclusively with the Italian version of the magazine, titled La Storia Ancestrale.
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

The Ancestral Trail launched on 31 December 1994, within three weeks of Umihara Kawase, King's Field, WWF Raw and Battle Arena Toshinden.

Released around the same time: Umihara Kawase, King's Field, WWF Raw, Battle Arena Toshinden.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

The Ancestral Trail — frequently asked questions

When did The Ancestral Trail come out?
The Ancestral Trail was released on 31 December 1994 for DOS.

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