COMMODORE 64

Electronic Arts presents an Interplay production

The Bard is back.

The Destiny Wand lies broken. Six cities wait beyond the wilderness. And one shared adventure still matters.

SHAWN'S GAMING HISTORY

Dad and I played this one a lot.

It was the closest we got to playing something like this together. I think we would have liked that. I would have, too. I guess we just never said it.

May 1987 Commodore 64 magazine advertisement for The Bard's Tale II
Original May 1987 advertisement · Retromags
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The edition Dad and I played

The May 1987 advertisement is the confirmed visual reference. The yellow C64 box previously displayed here was not Olorin's edition.

May 1987 magazine advertisement showing the Bard's Tale II edition Olorin played
Confirmed edition reference · May 1987 advertisement · Retromags
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Load it now

RealmForge does not have a self-hosted C64 launch path for this game yet. No outside emulator, storefront, or download is substituted here.

REALMFORGE PLAY SERVICENot built yet

The work below must be completed before this exhibit offers a launch link.

  1. 1

    Self-host the C64 runtime

    RealmForge needs a browser-accessible Commodore 64 emulator or a LaunchBox-based remote launch path.

  2. 2

    Preserve the exact edition

    The hosted game must match the edition shown in the May 1987 advertisement, not the yellow-box release previously displayed here.

  3. 3

    Verify save persistence

    A test game must survive closing the browser or client and reopening it from another RealmForge session.

  4. 4

    Publish the private link

    Only after the RealmForge-hosted route works through Tailscale will this page offer a Play button.

PLATFORM PLAYEDCommodore 64
RELEASE1986
PUBLISHERElectronic Arts
DESIGNERMichael Cranford