Secret of the Silver Blades
A high-level Gold Box adventure with extensive dungeon exploration.
Curated by Tronsoft Museum
Overview and Release Context
A high-level Gold Box adventure with extensive dungeon exploration.
1990 | Multiple platforms | SSI
Gameplay and Design
Players guide experienced parties through large combat-heavy environments with increasingly powerful enemies, spells, and equipment.
Topics to Explore
- Rules, interface, and player decision-making
- Historical or fictional setting
- Platforms, versions, and technical constraints
- Designers, developers, and publishing context
- Links to related SSI titles
Historical Significance and Legacy
The title illustrates both the strengths and limits of the mature Gold Box engine, emphasizing tactical combat and party progression at higher levels.
Artifacts and Preservation
The planned collection for Secret of the Silver Blades includes packaging, manuals, reference cards, disks or disk images, screenshots, maps, advertisements, reviews, patches, and development commentary where legally available.