Eternal Legend
The player controls a boy who must save the world from the evil monsters and villains the roam the areas outside the villages and the dungeons. The game is considered to be an action-RPG similar to the "Legend of Zelda" and "Secret of Mana" style of video games. According to the story, the super-nation Millennium which had conquered the world before searches for the secret which had disappeared in one night. Up to three people can be in a party, these three party members are changed around depending on the part of the story that is being played.
Action role-playing game
The 1988 Origin Systems title "Times of Lore" was an action RPG with an icon-based point-and-click interface. "Bad Blood", another Origin Systems game from 1990, would use the same interface. The designers were inspired by console titles, particularly "The Legend of Zelda", to make their interface more accessible.