The Black Onyx
A Japanese-language computer RPG by Henk Rogers.
Where The Black Onyx comes up1 episode or test
- 1Western RPGsUltima and Wizardry
- 2The Black OnyxHenk Rogers' Japanese-language RPG copy
- 3Zelda, 1986Miyamoto named it and Ultima as influences
From The Black Onyx page, Miyamoto's cited influences
What was said about The Black Onyx
The Black Onyx was an early Japanese take on Western RPGs. It was a Japanese-language computer RPG by Henk Rogers. It was one of the early Japanese copies of Western RPGs.
Miyamoto cited The Black Onyx as an influence on Zelda. The Legend of Zelda arrived in 1986, and Miyamoto named The Black Onyx and Ultima as influences. It came after 1984's wave of action RPGs, which swapped menu battles for real-time combat.
Dragon Slayer and Tower of Druaga, both drawing on Ultima and Wizardry, were part of that wave. The lesson is that a copy of a Western genre can become source material for a new design.
The Birth of the Japanese RPG | Design Icons
It was one of the early Japanese copies of Western RPGs, and Miyamoto cited it as an influence on The Legend of Zelda.
The Black Onyx was an early Japanese take on Western RPGs. It was a Japanese-language computer RPG by Henk Rogers. It was one of the early Japanese copies of Western RPGs.
Miyamoto cited The Black Onyx as an influence on Zelda. The Legend of Zelda arrived in 1986, and Miyamoto named The Black Onyx and Ultima as influences. It came after 1984's wave of action RPGs, which swapped menu battles for real-time combat.
Dragon Slayer and Tower of Druaga, both drawing on Ultima and Wizardry, were part of that wave. The lesson is that a copy of a Western genre can become source material for a new design.
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