Heroes of the Lance

Summary

Heroes of the Lance is a video game^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (132 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Heroes of the Lance's instance of is recorded as video game^[3].
• Heroes of the Lance was published by Strategic Simulations^[4].
• Heroes of the Lance's genre is action-adventure game^[5].
• Heroes of the Lance's based on is recorded as Dungeons & Dragons^[6].
• Heroes of the Lance was followed by Dragons of Flame^[7].
• Heroes of the Lance's developer is recorded as U.S. Gold^[8].
• Heroes of the Lance's platform is recorded as ZX Spectrum^[9].
• Heroes of the Lance's platform is recorded as DOS^[10].
• Heroes of the Lance's platform is recorded as MSX^[11].
• Heroes of the Lance's platform is recorded as Amstrad CPC^[12].
• Heroes of the Lance's platform is recorded as Commodore 64^[13].
• Heroes of the Lance's platform is recorded as Nintendo Entertainment System^[14].
• Heroes of the Lance's platform is recorded as Q209868^[15].
• Heroes of the Lance's platform is recorded as Commodore Amiga^[16].
• Heroes of the Lance's platform is recorded as Atari ST^[17].
• Heroes of the Lance's platform is recorded as FM Towns^[18].
• Heroes of the Lance's platform is recorded as NEC PC-8800 series^[19].
• Heroes of the Lance's platform is recorded as NEC PC-9800 series^[20].
• Heroes of the Lance's game mode is recorded as single-player video game^[21].
• Heroes of the Lance was distributed by compact cassette^[22].
• Heroes of the Lance was distributed by floppy disk^[23].
• Heroes of the Lance was distributed by ROM cartridge^[24].
• Heroes of the Lance was distributed by digital distribution^[25].
• Heroes of the Lance's input device is recorded as computer keyboard^[26].
• Heroes of the Lance's input device is recorded as gamepad^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Heroes of the Lance was published by Strategic Simulations^[4].

Publication

Publication dates include March 8, 1991^[28] and January 1988^[29]. Heroes of the Lance's genre is action-adventure game^[5]. Recorded distribution format include compact cassette^[22], floppy disk^[23], ROM cartridge^[24], and digital distribution^[25].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Heroes of the Lance was followed by Dragons of Flame^[7].

Why It Matters

Heroes of the Lance ranks in the top 6% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (132 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30]