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The SSI Gold Box games were a fondly remembered series of computer RPGs produced by SSI, based on the first edition [[Dungeons
The games were based on variations of the same engine and took place in a first person dungeon/city (with some games having an overworld map). Battles were turn-based and happened on a square grid.
The games were collected at various times, the most recent being the [[Forgotten Realms]] Archives in 1997, which includes the five Pool of Radiance games and the two main Savage Frontier games, along with other [[Forgotten Realms]]-based games. Playing them on modern computers generally requires [[
Games in the series include:
* Pool of Radiance series:
** ''[[Pool
** ''Hillsfar'' (a spinoff used to boost character stats)
** ''Curse of the Azure Bonds'' (1989)
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** ''Treasures of the Savage Frontier'' (1992)
** ''Neverwinter Nights'' (the original version, not [[Neverwinter Nights|that one]]) (1991)
* ''Menzoberranzan'' (1994)
* Eye of the Beholder series:
** ''Eye of the Beholder'' (1990)
** ''EOB II: The Legend of Darkmoon'' (1991)
** ''EOB III: Assault on Myth Drannor'' (1993)
* [[Dark Sun]] series:
** ''Shattered Lands'' (1993)
** ''Wake of the Ravager'' (1994)
* [[Dragonlance]] series:
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* ''[[Spelljammer]]: Pirates of Realmspace'' (1992)
* [[Buck Rogers]] series: (Lorraine Williams, owner of [[TSR (company)|TSR]] at the time, inherited the rights to Buck Rogers, leading to a lot of promotion of Buck Rogers-based TSR products)
** ''Countdown to Doomsday'' (1990)
** ''Matrix Cubed'' (1992)
* And ''[[Forgotten Realms Unlimited Adventures]]'' (1993), which is a [[Game Maker]] to create games in this style.
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* [[Artificial Stupidity]]{{context}}▼
▲* [[Artificial Stupidity]]
* [[Bag of Spilling]]: Justified in ''Curse of the Azure Bonds'' by the villains ambushing and stealing your equipment, and then in ''Secret of the Silver Blades'', the villagers summon you, but forget to summon your equipment.
* [[Body Surf]]: {{spoiler|Pool of Radiance
* [[Bonus Dungeon]]: The Shrine of the Dark Queen in ''Death Knights of Krynn''; and "Dave's Maze" in ''Pools of Darkness''. Ye gods, Dave's Maze.
* [[Character Level]]{{context}}
* [[Copy Protection]]
* [[Dragon Their Feet]]: If you kill Dracandros but didn't defeat the Dracolich, he will attack you soon after leaving the village.
* [[Extended Gameplay]]{{context}}
* [[Faux First Person 3D]]{{context}}
* [[Guide Dang It]]:
** Which led to some [[Good Bad Bugs]] - for example, in the 1e D&D rules only clerics or magic-users could control a [[Negative Space Wedgie|Sphere of Annihilation]]. If you choose to use a different class in the part of the game where you challenge an enemy wizard to control a sphere, [[Logic Bomb|the computer won't know how to handle it]] and continually pushes the sphere against the wizard, much to his sorrow.
* [[It's Up to You]]{{context}}
* [[Mission Pack Sequel]]{{context}}
* [[Old Save Bonus]]:
* [[Only Mostly Dead]]{{context}}
* [[Role
* [[Wutai Theft]]{{context}}
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