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Heroes of the Lance

TitleHeroes of the Lance
First release1988
DeveloperU.S. Gold
PublisherStrategic Simulations
PlatformsAmiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, MSX, Master System, NEC PC-98, NES / Famicom, ZX Spectrum
Genreaction-adventure game
Also known asヒーローオブザランス · Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Heroes Of The Lance
Players1 player
Co-opNo
Releases
DOS: 1988-01-01 (Other)
MSX: 1991-01-01
Master System: 1991-01-01 (PAL)
Wikidata IDQ88582

Heroes of the Lance, Dragons of Flame, and Shadow Sorcerer are three releases in SSI's series of action/RPG games that are based on AD&D's "Dragonlance" fantasy world. Unlike the "Gold Box" series, games in this series are basically side-scrolling platformers with a fantasy story. The party consists of the 8 "Heroes of the Lance", although you can control only one at a time with the option of switching between them whenever you want to. Since each hero has different types of attacks and spells, choosing the right hero to fight each enemy type is essential.

Description: TheGamesDB (community-contributed, no licence stated; internal use only) Facts from Wikidata (CC0), gaps filled from TheGamesDB. Only retro platforms tracked by this site are listed; the year is the earliest release date recorded on Wikidata.
Sources
Wikidata (Q88582) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0
TheGamesDB (94711) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (36597) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (2824) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
Image credits
Box art (1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded, Other release) · © Strategic Simulations · internal use only. TheGamesDB page
Box art, Logos (2): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Strategic Simulations · internal use only. TheGamesDB page
Screenshots (4): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Strategic Simulations · internal use only.
Screenshots (1): Source: zxdb (upstream ZXDB (Einar Saukas et al.) via ZXInfo / World of Spectrum mirror) · © Strategic Simulations · internal use only.
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Videos
Amiga 500 Longplay [220] Heroes of the Lance
World-of-Longplays · Amiga version · longplay · 43:09auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:42 UTC
Kuluk [UGC Normal] - Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes of the Lance (AMSTRAD)
Ultimate Game Challenge · Amstrad CPC version · longplay · 3:38:58auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:search, checked 2026-10-25 18:41 UTC
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