Rise of the RPG - A History

• 2013
• 0hr 37 mins
• Documentary

Roo presents a retrospective on the rise of the Japanese Role-Playing Game - running from tabletop wargames up through Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy - and discusses their impact on the genre as a whole. Learn about the major players - including Gygax, Garriott, Woodhead, Horii, Sakaguchi - and how their efforts led to the 16-bit RPG renaissance.