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Long before Warriors of Light and the Hero Erdrick, there was the Avatar and his quest to defeat the evil wizard Mondain. That’s right—we’re talking the birth of RPGs as we know them today. Many of the tried-and-true conventions found in modern RPGs can easily be traced back to Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness.

Read on as Pop GO inducts Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness into The Hall of Games.