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* AbilityRequiredToProceed: The final boss can only be defeated by the lose-able Goldmoon's blue crystal staff.
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* NintendoHard: As above. Additionally, the game forces you to manage your characters' inventories and scourge for equipment and ammunition. Goldmoon's healing spells all run off of charges in her blue crystal staff, and if you run out of charges, you have no way to gain more. If Goldmoon dies, other lawful good characters like Sturm can use the staff, but only have access to a couple of the spells.
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* NintendoHard: As above. Additionally, the game forces you to manage your characters' inventories and scourge scrounge for equipment and ammunition. Goldmoon's healing spells all run off of charges in her blue crystal staff, and if you run out of charges, you have no way to gain more. If Goldmoon dies, other lawful good characters like Sturm can use the staff, but only have access to a couple of the spells.
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* AdaptationDistillation: It's an abbreviated version of one of the original ''Dragonlance'' modules, and uses as much of the information from those modules as possible. This includes the characters' attributes, abilities, and starting health.
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* AdaptationDistillation: It's an abbreviated version of one of the original ''Dragonlance'' modules, and uses as much of the information from those modules as possible. This includes the characters' attributes, abilities, alignments, and starting health.
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* NintendoHard: As above.
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* NintendoHard: As above. Additionally, the game forces you to manage your characters' inventories and scourge for equipment and ammunition. Goldmoon's healing spells all run off of charges in her blue crystal staff, and if you run out of charges, you have no way to gain more. If Goldmoon dies, other lawful good characters like Sturm can use the staff, but only have access to a couple of the spells.
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* UnwinnableByDesign: If you manage to get to the final boss of the game without Goldmoon's blue crystal staff, most likely because she died and you didn't pick it up from her body, she cannot be defeated and you'll have to start over.
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* UnwinnableByDesign: If you manage to get to the final boss of the game without Goldmoon's blue crystal staff, most likely because she died and you didn't pick it up from her body, she the boss cannot be defeated and you'll have to start over.
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''Heroes of the Lance'' is a 1988 game for [=PCs=], the original 8-bit NES, and the Sega Master System. It's one of several games based upon the original ''Literature/{{Dragonlance}}'' trilogy, but unlike most of those, it is a side-scrolling action game.
The player controls the eight original Heroes of the Lance: Tanis Half-Elven, Goldmoon, Caramon Majere, Raistlin Majere, Sturm Brightblade, Tasslehoff Burrfoot, Riverwind, and Flint Fireforge. Your mission is to explore Xak Tsaroth and retrieve the Disks of Mishakal from Kisanth, the black dragon holding them.
At the start of the game, the player controls all eight heroes. Each one has different attacks, spells, attributes, and abilities; for example, Raistlin is ridiculously fragile, but floats for a fairly long distance when he jumps, which means the player can only circumvent certain traps if Raistlin is the main character.
The player controls the eight original Heroes of the Lance: Tanis Half-Elven, Goldmoon, Caramon Majere, Raistlin Majere, Sturm Brightblade, Tasslehoff Burrfoot, Riverwind, and Flint Fireforge. Your mission is to explore Xak Tsaroth and retrieve the Disks of Mishakal from Kisanth, the black dragon holding them.
At the start of the game, the player controls all eight heroes. Each one has different attacks, spells, attributes, and abilities; for example, Raistlin is ridiculously fragile, but floats for a fairly long distance when he jumps, which means the player can only circumvent certain traps if Raistlin is the main character.
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''Heroes of the Lance'' is a 1988 game for [=PCs=], the original 8-bit NES, and the Sega Master System. It's one of several games based upon the original ''Literature/{{Dragonlance}}'' trilogy, ''Literature/{{Dragonlance}}'', but unlike most of those, it is a side-scrolling action game.
The playercontrols takes the eight role of the original Heroes of the Lance: Tanis Half-Elven, Goldmoon, Caramon Majere, Raistlin Majere, Sturm Brightblade, Tasslehoff Burrfoot, Riverwind, and Flint Fireforge. Your mission is to explore Xak Tsaroth and retrieve the Disks of Mishakal from Kisanth, the black dragon holding them.
who holds them. Much of the game's plot is adapted from the first ''Dragonlance'' module, ''Dragons of Despair''.
At the start of the game, theplayer controls player's party consists of all eight heroes. heroes, controlling one at a time. Each one hero has different attacks, spells, attributes, and abilities; for example, Raistlin is ridiculously fragile, but floats for a fairly long distance when he jumps, which means the player can only circumvent certain traps if Raistlin is the main character.
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Many later writers on the subject, particularly {{Seanbaby}}, have labeled ''Heroes of the Lance'' as one of the worst games on the NES, with many lists placing it comfortably in the bottom three. As a result, it attracted a mostly-ironic fandom in the 2000s.
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Many later writers on the subject, particularly {{Seanbaby}}, {{Creator/Seanbaby}}, have labeled ''Heroes of the Lance'' as one of the worst games on the NES, with many lists placing it comfortably in the bottom three. As a result, it attracted a mostly-ironic fandom in the 2000s.
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''Heroes of the Lance'' is a 1988 game for [=PCs=], the original 8-bit NES, and the Sega Master System. It's one of several games based upon the original ''{{Dragonlance}}'' trilogy, but unlike most of those, it is a side-scrolling action game.
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''Heroes of the Lance'' is a 1988 game for [=PCs=], the original 8-bit NES, and the Sega Master System. It's one of several games based upon the original ''{{Dragonlance}}'' ''Literature/{{Dragonlance}}'' trilogy, but unlike most of those, it is a side-scrolling action game.
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* UnwinnableByDesign: If you manage to get to the final boss of the game without Goldmoon's blue crystal staff, most likely because she died and you didn't pick it up from her body, he cannot be defeated and you'll have to start over.
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* UnwinnableByDesign: If you manage to get to the final boss of the game without Goldmoon's blue crystal staff, most likely because she died and you didn't pick it up from her body, he she cannot be defeated and you'll have to start over.
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The second, and more famous, reason is that the NES port of ''Heroes of the Lance'' is famously awful. The MS-DOS version has a modest fan following, received positive reviews upon its release, and actually led to two similar sequels, but the NES cartridge is a glitchy, nearly-unplayable mess.
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The second, and more famous, reason is that the NES port of ''Heroes of the Lance'' is famously awful.''terrible''. The MS-DOS version has a modest fan following, received positive reviews upon its release, and actually led to two similar sequels, but the NES cartridge is a glitchy, nearly-unplayable mess.
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The second, and more famous, reason is that the NES port of ''Heroes of the Lance'' is notoriously awful. The MS-DOS version has a modest fan following, received positive reviews upon its release, and actually led to two similar sequels, but the NES cartridge is a glitchy, nearly-unplayable mess.
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The second, and more famous, reason is that the NES port of ''Heroes of the Lance'' is notoriously famously awful. The MS-DOS version has a modest fan following, received positive reviews upon its release, and actually led to two similar sequels, but the NES cartridge is a glitchy, nearly-unplayable mess.
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Many later writers on the subject, particularly {{Seanbaby}}, have labeled ''Heroes of the Lance'' as one of the worst games on the NES, with many lists placing it comfortably in the bottom three. This has given it a modest and mostly ironic fan following.
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Many later writers on the subject, particularly {{Seanbaby}}, have labeled ''Heroes of the Lance'' as one of the worst games on the NES, with many lists placing it comfortably in the bottom three. This has given As a result, it attracted a modest and mostly ironic fan following.mostly-ironic fandom in the 2000s.
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Many later writers on the subject, particularly {{Seanbaby}}, have labeled ''Heroes of the Lance'' as one of the worst games on the NES. This has given it a modest and mostly ironic fan following.
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Many later writers on the subject, particularly {{Seanbaby}}, have labeled ''Heroes of the Lance'' as one of the worst games on the NES.NES, with many lists placing it comfortably in the bottom three. This has given it a modest and mostly ironic fan following.
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* PrettyInMink: Goldmoon's fur-trimmed cape and dress are rendered pretty well, at least in the pictures.
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''Heroes of the Lance'' is a 1988 game for PCs, the original 8-bit NES, and the Sega Master System. It's one of several games based upon the original ''{{Dragonlance}}'' trilogy, but unlike most of those, it is a side-scrolling action game.
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''Heroes of the Lance'' is a 1988 game for PCs, [=PCs=], the original 8-bit NES, and the Sega Master System. It's one of several games based upon the original ''{{Dragonlance}}'' trilogy, but unlike most of those, it is a side-scrolling action game.
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* TheProblemWithLicensedGames: Averted on PC, confirmed on NES.
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* SquishyWizard: Raistlin, at least in the NES version, dies in ''one hit''.
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* UnwinnableByDesign: If you manage to get to the final boss of the game without Goldmoon's blue crystal staff, most likely because she died and you didn't pick it up from her body, he cannot be defeated and you'll have to start over.
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* TheProblemWithLicensedGames: Averted on PC, confirmed on NES.
* UnwinnableByDesign: If you manage to get to the final boss of the game without Goldmoon's blue crystal staff, most likely because she died and you didn't pick it up from her body, he cannot be defeated and you'll have to startover.
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* UnwinnableByDesign: If you manage to get to the final boss of the game without Goldmoon's blue crystal staff, most likely because she died and you didn't pick it up from her body, he cannot be defeated and you'll have to start
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''Heroes of the Lance'' is a 1988 game for PCs, the original 8-bit NES, and the Sega Master System. It's one of several games based upon the original ''{{Dragonlance}}'' trilogy, but unlike most of those, it is a side-scrolling action game.
The player controls the eight original Heroes of the Lance: Tanis Half-Elven, Goldmoon, Caramon Majere, Raistlin Majere, Sturm Brightblade, Tasslehoff Burrfoot, Riverwind, and Flint Fireforge. Your mission is to explore Xak Tsaroth and retrieve the Disks of Mishakal from Kisanth, the black dragon holding them.
At the start of the game, the player controls all eight heroes. Each one has different attacks, spells, attributes, and abilities; for example, Raistlin is ridiculously fragile, but floats for a fairly long distance when he jumps, which means the player can only circumvent certain traps if Raistlin is the main character.
''Heroes of the Lance'' is notorious among modern gamers for two reasons. The first is that it's [[NintendoHard ridiculously difficult]], as any character that dies is permanently dead unless resurrected by means of Goldmoon's crystal staff. If you abandon a dead character's body or they fall down a pit, you can't raise them and they're gone for good. This is combined with slightly awkward gameplay.
The second, and more famous, reason is that the NES port of ''Heroes of the Lance'' is notoriously awful. The MS-DOS version has a modest fan following, received positive reviews upon its release, and actually led to two similar sequels, but the NES cartridge is a glitchy, nearly-unplayable mess.
Many later writers on the subject, particularly {{Seanbaby}}, have labeled ''Heroes of the Lance'' as one of the worst games on the NES. This has given it a modest and mostly ironic fan following.
Tropes in ''Heroes of the Lance'' include:
* AdaptationDistillation: It's an abbreviated version of one of the original ''Dragonlance'' modules, and uses as much of the information from those modules as possible. This includes the characters' attributes, abilities, and starting health.
* CastFromHitPoints: The most powerful attack in the game is Raistlin's Final Strike, which apparently involves him snapping the Staff of Magius over his knee. This will kill any enemies on the screen, but also permanently kills Raistlin.
* NintendoHard: As above.
* UnwinnableByDesign: If you manage to get to the final boss of the game without Goldmoon's blue crystal staff, most likely because she died and you didn't pick it up from her body, he cannot be defeated and you'll have to start over.
The player controls the eight original Heroes of the Lance: Tanis Half-Elven, Goldmoon, Caramon Majere, Raistlin Majere, Sturm Brightblade, Tasslehoff Burrfoot, Riverwind, and Flint Fireforge. Your mission is to explore Xak Tsaroth and retrieve the Disks of Mishakal from Kisanth, the black dragon holding them.
At the start of the game, the player controls all eight heroes. Each one has different attacks, spells, attributes, and abilities; for example, Raistlin is ridiculously fragile, but floats for a fairly long distance when he jumps, which means the player can only circumvent certain traps if Raistlin is the main character.
''Heroes of the Lance'' is notorious among modern gamers for two reasons. The first is that it's [[NintendoHard ridiculously difficult]], as any character that dies is permanently dead unless resurrected by means of Goldmoon's crystal staff. If you abandon a dead character's body or they fall down a pit, you can't raise them and they're gone for good. This is combined with slightly awkward gameplay.
The second, and more famous, reason is that the NES port of ''Heroes of the Lance'' is notoriously awful. The MS-DOS version has a modest fan following, received positive reviews upon its release, and actually led to two similar sequels, but the NES cartridge is a glitchy, nearly-unplayable mess.
Many later writers on the subject, particularly {{Seanbaby}}, have labeled ''Heroes of the Lance'' as one of the worst games on the NES. This has given it a modest and mostly ironic fan following.
Tropes in ''Heroes of the Lance'' include:
* AdaptationDistillation: It's an abbreviated version of one of the original ''Dragonlance'' modules, and uses as much of the information from those modules as possible. This includes the characters' attributes, abilities, and starting health.
* CastFromHitPoints: The most powerful attack in the game is Raistlin's Final Strike, which apparently involves him snapping the Staff of Magius over his knee. This will kill any enemies on the screen, but also permanently kills Raistlin.
* NintendoHard: As above.
* UnwinnableByDesign: If you manage to get to the final boss of the game without Goldmoon's blue crystal staff, most likely because she died and you didn't pick it up from her body, he cannot be defeated and you'll have to start over.
