The Black Onyx
| The Black Onyx | |
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European cover art for the MSX version of The Black Onyx.
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| Developer(s) | Bullet-Proof Software |
| Publisher(s) | Bullet-Proof Software |
| Designer(s) | Henk Rogers |
| Programmer(s) | Eiji Kure |
| Artist(s) | Rieko Kodama |
| Platform(s) | Game Boy Color, MSX, Famicom, PC-6001, PC-8801, PC-9801, SG-1000 |
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PC-8801
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| Genre(s) | Role-playing game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
The Black Onyx (ザ・ブラックオニキス? Za Burakku Onikisu) is a 1984 role-playing video game released in Japan, developed by Bullet-Proof Software, with development led by Henk Rogers. It was one of the first successful Japanese-language RPGs, having sold 150,000 copies, and helped familiarize the Japanese public with RPGs. It was originally released for the NEC PC-8801, and ported to several other platforms. The Famicom version featured completely redesigned gameplay, a new map, and was retitled Super Black Onyx (スーパーブラックオニキス).
Because of memory limitations, another part of the game was released separately on some platforms as The Fire Crystal (ザ・ファイアクリスタル?) (which added a magic system). Two other parts were announced, The Moonstone (ザ・ムーンストーン?) (which allowed the party to explore the wilderness), and Arena (アリーナ?) (which allowed the party to take part in Arena battles).
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