Times of Lore (1988) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Times of Lore

Times of Lore is a pleasant RPG set in the land of Albareth. You play either a Knight, a Barbarian, or a Valkyrie on a quest to search for the magical artifacts that will restore High King Valwyn to power. The…

31 December 1988

What Times of Lore is

Times of Lore is an adventure game developed by Origin Systems and released in 1988. It is available on Nintendo Entertainment System, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS and ZX Spectrum.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Times of Lore is a pleasant RPG set in the land of Albareth. You play either a Knight, a Barbarian, or a Valkyrie on a quest to search for the magical artifacts that will restore High King Valwyn to power. The game is played in real-time, similar to the Ultima series. The storyline, game play and battle system are simple. The graphics and sound are decent as well. This is a good little game that does not have too many puzzles and is just enjoyable to play with not much thinking.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Times of Lore launched on 31 December 1988, within three weeks of Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad and Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.

Released around the same time: Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad, Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.

Times of Lore — frequently asked questions

When did Times of Lore come out?

Times of Lore was released on 31 December 1988 for Nintendo Entertainment System, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS and ZX Spectrum.

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