Talisman (video game)
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Talisman is the name of several video games, all attempts to recreate the board game of the same name
Talisman (board game)
Talisman: The Magical Quest Game is a fantasy themed adventure board game for two to six players, originally designed and produced by Games Workshop and now published by Fantasy Flight Games. The game was first released in 1983 and has gone through several revisions...

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ZX Spectrum

The first and probably most successful attempt was the 1985
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 version for the ZX Spectrum
ZX Spectrum
The ZX Spectrum is an 8-bit personal home computer released in the United Kingdom in 1982 by Sinclair Research Ltd...

. It was developed by SLUG and produced by the board game's publisher, Games Workshop
Games Workshop
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.

Gameplay

The game is a fantasy
Fantasy
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 hybrid board
Board game
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/role-playing game
Role-playing game
A role-playing game is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal acting, or through a process of structured decision-making or character development...

, in which players moved across a text-based virtual board, fighting creatures, collecting items, and strengthening their characters through experience. The ultimate goal was to defeat the other players, typically by reaching the Crown of Command on the game board.

Reception

The game was received somewhat favorably, but the game didn't have any lasting impact on the history of video gaming.

Cancelled Capcom game

Capcom had begun development in 2007 a downloadable video game for both the PlayStation Store
PlayStation Store
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 and Xbox Live Arcade
Xbox Live Arcade
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. A version was also planned for Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...

. Based closely on the board game of the same name
Talisman (board game)
Talisman: The Magical Quest Game is a fantasy themed adventure board game for two to six players, originally designed and produced by Games Workshop and now published by Fantasy Flight Games. The game was first released in 1983 and has gone through several revisions...

 from Games Workshop
Games Workshop
Games Workshop Group plc is a British game production and retailing company. Games Workshop has published the tabletop wargames Warhammer Fantasy Battle and Warhammer 40,000...

, it was being developed by Big Rooster, but Capcom had announced they were seeking new developers.

On October 12, 2008, Capcom Senior Director of Strategic Planning Christian Svensson announced:
The computerized translation would have supported up to four players, either online
ONLINE
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 or offline. Including 25 different characters from the game and its expansions, it also promised additional downloadable content, such as extra characters and alternate ending conditions.

Unofficial version

An unofficial version of Talisman for Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...

was released in July 2008 by Tim Street. It has since been removed by request of Games Workshop.
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