Pool of Radiance

Description

You and and your party first help the city of Phlan defeat the evils that threaten it, then search for the legendary Pool of Radiance.

The first in a series of successful "gold box" AD&D games for SSI, you create your party and maneuver it through 1st-perspective dungeons and overhead-view turn-based sequences.

Alternate Titles

• "光芒之池" -- Chinese title (simplified)

Part of the Following Groups

• D&D / AD&D licensees
• Forgotten Realms world
• Games made into books
• Gold Box series
• Pool of Radiance series

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User Reviews

Timeless classic for the hardcore old school RPG gamers	Commodore 64	OlSkool_Gamer (101)
The proud progenitor of the infamous AD&D Gold Box series	DOS	Ray Soderlund (3504)
A good adaptation of the computer game	NES	Christopher Sutler (7)
Probably the best AD&D game of the classic era of any platform.	DOS	woods01 (156)
The game that started it all for me!	DOS	Mattias Kreku (407)
An excellent first edition AD&D simulation game!	DOS	Cryptic Wizard (2)
Great game.	DOS	Wolfang (136)

The Press Says

HonestGamers	NES	Jul 12, 2004	10 out of 10	100
Joystick	Commodore 64	Jan, 1989	9 out of 10	90
Power Play	Amiga	Nov, 1990	85 out of 100	85
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	Commodore 64	Nov, 1988	10 out of 12	83
Power Play	Commodore 64	Dec, 1988	82 out of 100	82
Game Freaks 365	NES	2006	8 out of 10	80
Amiga Joker	Amiga	Nov, 1990	76 out of 100	76

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Trivia

The game box's cover features a painting by artist Clyde Caldwell, also used as the front cover to the 1989 novel of the same name as well as to the 1988 RPG module "Ruins of Adventure" inspiring both.