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* ''[http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/conan-the-cimmerian Conan: The Cimmerian]'' (1991) an RPG with side-scrolling action game elements for MS-DOS.
* ''[http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/conan-the-cimmerian Conan: The Cimmerian]'' (1991) an RPG with side-scrolling action game elements for MS-DOS.
* The infamous ''Conan: Mysteries of Time'' (1991) for [[NES]] (in reality [[Dolled-Up Installment]] based on ''[http://www.mobygames.com/game/myth-history-in-the-making Myth: History in the Making]'', which was considered a classic on Commodore 64 and [[ZX Spectrum]], although the NES version was [[Porting Disaster|entirely different story]]).
* The infamous ''Conan: Mysteries of Time'' (1991) for [[NES]] (in reality [[Dolled-Up Installment]] based on ''[http://www.mobygames.com/game/myth-history-in-the-making Myth: History in the Making]'', which was considered a classic on Commodore 64 and [[ZX Spectrum]], although the NES version was [[Porting Disaster|entirely different story]]).
* ''Conan'' (2004), also known as ''Conan: The Dark Axe''. An action-adventure game for the Xbox, [[Game Cube]], [[Play Station]] 2, and Microsoft Windows that was released only in Europe.
* ''Conan'' (2004), also known as ''Conan: The Dark Axe''. An action-adventure game for the Xbox, [[Game Cube]], [[PlayStation]] 2, and Microsoft Windows that was released only in Europe.
* ''Conan'' (2007), for the [[PlayStation 3]] and [[Xbox 360]]. More or less a ''[[God of War (series)|God of War]]'' clone, based on elements from Howard's stories.
* ''Conan'' (2007), for the [[PlayStation 3]] and [[Xbox 360]]. More or less a ''[[God of War (series)|God of War]]'' clone, based on elements from Howard's stories.
* ''[[Age of Conan]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Age of Conan]]'' (2008)
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* [[Did We Just Have Tea with Cthulhu?|Did You Just Free Cthulhu From Lifelong Torture And Help Him Enact His Revenge]]: ''The Tower of the Elephant''. Probably the only story ever where the [[Eldritch Abomination]] is also [[The Woobie]] and surprisingly good natured.
* [[Did We Just Have Tea with Cthulhu?|Did You Just Free Cthulhu From Lifelong Torture And Help Him Enact His Revenge]]: ''The Tower of the Elephant''. Probably the only story ever where the [[Eldritch Abomination]] is also [[The Woobie]] and surprisingly good natured.
* [[Distinguishing Mark]]: In "A Witch Shall Be Born", the [[Evil Twin]] villain has a crescent-moon birthmark on her chest.
* [[Distinguishing Mark]]: In "A Witch Shall Be Born", the [[Evil Twin]] villain has a crescent-moon birthmark on her chest.
* [[Distressed Damsel]]: Many. [[Flanderization]], however, has put a scantily-clad buxom maiden at Conan's feet being menaced by someone or something on ''every'' cover, bar none, regardless of story content. She could be an [[Action Girl]] in the story, she might be a background characters who never meets Conan face to face, but on the cover it's always [[Strictly Formula]]: 1.) [[Furry Loincloth|Loincloth]], 2.) monster and/or ravening horde of savages, 3.) hot half-naked chick sprawled between Conan's legs [[Touch of the Monster|looking terrified]] at <nowiki>#2</nowiki>.
* [[Damsel in Distress]]: Many. [[Flanderization]], however, has put a scantily-clad buxom maiden at Conan's feet being menaced by someone or something on ''every'' cover, bar none, regardless of story content. She could be an [[Action Girl]] in the story, she might be a background characters who never meets Conan face to face, but on the cover it's always [[Strictly Formula]]: 1.) [[Furry Loincloth|Loincloth]], 2.) monster and/or ravening horde of savages, 3.) hot half-naked chick sprawled between Conan's legs [[Touch of the Monster|looking terrified]] at <nowiki>#2</nowiki>.
** This started in Howard's own lifetime: Margaret Brundage, the resident illustrator of Weird Tales, was particularly fond of depicting barely-clad women (hey, [[All Men Are Perverts|who]] [[Most Writers Are Male|isn't?]]), especially being menaced by monsters or engaging in a little sadomasochism. Howard sought to exploit that predilection by inserting some cheesecake into the stories, in order to get the extra money the cover story includes.
** This started in Howard's own lifetime: Margaret Brundage, the resident illustrator of Weird Tales, was particularly fond of depicting barely-clad women (hey, [[All Men Are Perverts|who]] [[Most Writers Are Male|isn't?]]), especially being menaced by monsters or engaging in a little sadomasochism. Howard sought to exploit that predilection by inserting some cheesecake into the stories, in order to get the extra money the cover story includes.
** Note that many of the books' original covers did indeed have somewhat faithful renditions of Conan fighting enemies, to be replaced with the damsel in distress scene in reprints. The chance of a Damsel cover being the original cover is inversely proportional to how much skin she is showing. A prime example is the cover of Conan the Buccaneer, which originally had Conan, in mail pants and a horned helmet, losing his axe in a battle against overwhelming numbers, to be replaced with Conan striking a pose while a woman in a golden thong bikini looks scared, astride a giant snake. Possibly the latter is inspired by a [[Dungeons and Dragons]] supplement based on the book which has a halfway cover, where Conan is actually fighting the snake while a woman in a long blue dress lifts up her skirt to expose one leg. Best not to speculate if they're before and after scenes.
** Note that many of the books' original covers did indeed have somewhat faithful renditions of Conan fighting enemies, to be replaced with the damsel in distress scene in reprints. The chance of a Damsel cover being the original cover is inversely proportional to how much skin she is showing. A prime example is the cover of Conan the Buccaneer, which originally had Conan, in mail pants and a horned helmet, losing his axe in a battle against overwhelming numbers, to be replaced with Conan striking a pose while a woman in a golden thong bikini looks scared, astride a giant snake. Possibly the latter is inspired by a [[Dungeons and Dragons]] supplement based on the book which has a halfway cover, where Conan is actually fighting the snake while a woman in a long blue dress lifts up her skirt to expose one leg. Best not to speculate if they're before and after scenes.
* [[Distressed Dude]]: See [[Badass in Distress]] above.
* [[Dude in Distress]]: See [[Badass in Distress]] above.
* [[Divided We Fall]]
* [[Divided We Fall]]
* [[Divine Parentage]]: In "Shadows in the Moonlight"
* [[Divine Parentage]]: In "Shadows in the Moonlight"
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