The Bard's Tale

Summary

The Bard's Tale is a video game^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,417 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Bard's Tale's instance of is recorded as video game^[3].
• The Bard's Tale was published by Electronic Arts^[4].
• The Bard's Tale's genre is dungeon crawl^[5].
• The Bard's Tale's genre is role-playing video game^[6].
• The Bard's Tale's genre is urban crawl^[7].
• The Bard's Tale was followed by The Bard's Tale II: The Destiny Knight^[8].
• The Bard's Tale's developer is recorded as Interplay Entertainment^[9].
• The Bard's Tale's part of the series is recorded as The Bard's Tale^[10].
• The Bard's Tale's designed by is recorded as Michael Cranford^[11].
• The Bard's Tale's platform is recorded as ZX Spectrum^[12].
• The Bard's Tale's platform is recorded as DOS^[13].
• The Bard's Tale's platform is recorded as Commodore Amiga^[14].
• The Bard's Tale's platform is recorded as Nintendo Entertainment System^[15].
• The Bard's Tale's platform is recorded as Atari ST^[16].
• The Bard's Tale's platform is recorded as Commodore 64^[17].
• The Bard's Tale's platform is recorded as Amstrad CPC^[18].
• The Bard's Tale's platform is recorded as Apple IIGS^[19].
• The Bard's Tale's platform is recorded as Classic Mac OS^[20].
• The Bard's Tale's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows^[21].
• The Bard's Tale's platform is recorded as macOS^[22].
• The Bard's Tale's platform is recorded as Linux^[23].
• The Bard's Tale's game mode is recorded as single-player video game^[24].
• The Bard's Tale's language of work or name is recorded as English^[25].
• The Bard's Tale's language of work or name is recorded as French^[26].
• The Bard's Tale's language of work or name is recorded as Italian^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Bard's Tale was published by Electronic Arts^[4].

Publication

Publication dates include 1985^[28] and November 1991^[29]. Languages include English^[25], French^[26], Italian^[27], German^[30], Spanish^[31], and Polish^[32]. Genres include dungeon crawl^[5], role-playing video game^[6], and urban crawl^[7]. The Bard's Tale's part of the series is recorded as it^[10]. Recorded distribution format include compact cassette^[33], digital distribution^[34], and digital download^[35].

Subject and Themes

The Bard's Tale's part of the series is recorded as it^[10].

Reception

Reviews include 94%^[36].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Bard's Tale was followed by The Bard's Tale II: The Destiny Knight^[8].

Why It Matters

The Bard's Tale ranks in the top 5% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,417 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]