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PCGamesHardware.com recently posted an article titled 30 years of Fantasy games: A Genre in the Course of Time. For those old-school and old-timer PC gamers out there, this is one article that might just take you – “back in the day”.

The author has compiled a pretty nice list of fantasy games that have been released over the last 30 years. As I was scrolling through these, I must say I was put back a little by how old some of the titles are. It just doesn’t feel like 20 years since I first played games like Gauntlet and Myth.

Here’s some titles from the list that stood out to me (minus some of the newer titles):

*1980: Ultima 1
*1981: The Wizards Castle
*1982: Zork – The Great Underground Empire
*1983: Ultima 2 – The Revenge of the Enchantress
*1985: Ultima 3 – Exodus
*1986: Kings Quest 3 – To Heir Human
*1988: Gauntlet
*1989: Myth
*1989: The Dark Heart of Uukrul
*1990: Warlords 1
*1990: Wizardry Bane of the Cosmic Forge
*1991: Neverwinter Nights
*1992: Might and Magic – Clouds of Xeen
*1992: Ultima Underworld the Stygian Abyss
*1992: The Legend of Kyrandia
*1993: Lands of Lore – The Throne of Chaos
*1994: The Elder Scrolls Arena
*1995: Heretic
*1995: Heroes of Might and Magic
*1995: Hexen
*1995: The Elder Scrolls – Daggerfall
*1996: Warcraft 2 – Tides of Darkness
*1997: Diablo 1
*1998: Baldurs Gate
*1998: Warhammer – Dark Omen
*1999: Ultima IX
*2000: Diablo 2
*2000: Everquest – The Scars of Velious
*2000: Final Fantasy VIII
*2002: The Elder Scrolls III – Morrowind
*2002: Dark Age of Camelot
*2002: Neverwinter Nights
*2002: Warcraft 3
*2004: World of Warcraft
*2005: Dungeon Siege 2
*2006: Dark Messiah of Might and Magic
*2006: Neverwinter Nights 2
*2006: The Elder Scrolls – Oblivion
*2006: Warhammer – Mark of Chaos
*2007: The Witcher
*2008: Age of Conan – Hyborian Adventures
*2009: Dragon Age – Origins

You can find the full article and list with screenshots from each game here.