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A fascinating interview with Özgür Özol, designer of "Legends of Istanbul: Tulip Warriors" (1994), one of the first games developed in Turkey.

Video game history is usually explained through the lens of the eight console generations, but there's much more - home computers, the internet, business deals, etc. This is my attempt to tell them in an accessible manner.

I've put together a gallery with over 16,000 .png screenshots of almost 400 CRPGs, free for anyone to use. 

What to do when you want to delve into the history of video games, but there's over 40 years of releases to learn about?

A look at the history of choices in RPGs, the highlights and where we're heading.

A look at the roots of Japanese RPGs – from the hardware to the early proto-RPGs, the Ultima-clones, the first Action-RPGs and genre landmarks like Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy and Ys.

A look at four interesting and less-known RPGs - Chinese Paladin, Cobra Mission, Mordor/Demise and Yumina the Ethereal.

Recently there has been a lot of outrage regarding politics in gaming. But more than ever, it's time for developers to add political and moral debates to gaming - just in an open, unbiased way.

A brief look at the origins of the Quest Compass and it's impact in gaming.

Last month the RPG Codex conducted a poll with 742 visitors on 107 RPGs released in 2015. The full data and its analysis should prove interesting to developers.

A long rant on the origins of CRPGs, the issues in properly defining them and how they are being held back by broad definitions.

A few more interesting RPGs, such as the Phantasie series, Hillsfar, Hideo Kojima's Snatcher SD, Shadowlands and a NWN2 mod.

A rant at the many ways a country's culture makes its way into game design, from the obvious to the subtle ones - and why that is good.

Second part of the series, looking into other less-known RPGs that are unique and innovative. Or just weird.

A brief description of 21 RPGs that brought something new to the table, be it innovative mechanics or just cool stuff.