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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:
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** ''Matrix Cubed'' (1992)
* And ''[[Forgotten Realms Unlimited Adventures]]'' (1993), which is a [[Game Maker]] to create games in this style.
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* [[Character Level]]
* [[Copy Protection]] - not only required you to state a word on the codewheel, but also to translate in-game texts. It also involved looking entries in a [[All There in the Manual|journal]] that contains [[Red Herrings]] if you try reading it without playing the game.
* [[Dragon Their Feet]]: If you kill Dracandros but didn't defeat the Dracolich, he will attack you soon after leaving the village.
* [[Extended Gameplay]]
* [[Faux First Person 3D]]
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* [[Old Save Bonus]] (advancing your character through the various Pool of Radiance games, for instance)
* [[Only Mostly Dead]]
* [[Role
* [[Wutai Theft]]
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[[Category:Action RPG]]
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