An eighteen-part series delving into the history of role-playing games, moving through the years from the very early days to some of the top adventures available today.
14 parts
The Complete History of Role-Playing Games (RPGs)
Part 1 of UGP's Growing Up On RPGs series—Dungeons & Dragons and where it all began.
15 December 2020
The Complete History of Role-Playing Games (RPGs)
In part 2, Crispin looks at how RPGs begin to transition from the table-top to the computer screen.
29 January 2021
The Complete History of Role-Playing Games (RPGs)
RPGs are visually stunning but what about in the 1980s? Part 3 in the series looks at the dawn of graphics in role-playing games.
26 February 2021
The Complete History of Role-Playing Games (RPGs)
Enter Japan—or, more aptly, the Japanese RPG. Now synonymous with the role-playing game genre, Part 4 of the series explores the birth of the JRPG.
26 March 2021
The Complete History of Role-Playing Games (RPGs)
In part 5 of our Growing up on RPGs series, Crispin explores what was going on in the West while the NES games brought Japanese role-playing ideas to the world.
30 April 2021
The Complete History of Role-Playing Games (RPGs)
Point and click adventure games are a mainstay of the RPG genre. In part 6, Crispin delves into their origins.
4 June 2021
The Complete History of Role-Playing Games (RPGs)
The 90s was an epic decade for game development—none more so than for the RPG genre. Some of the best RPGs ever made came in the first few years of the 1990s.
12 July 2021
The Complete History of Role-Playing Games (RPGs)
In part 8, MUD & the advent of playing with real people and the beginning of what eventually becomes the Massively-Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game.
14 August 2021
