Baldur's Gate: Difference between revisions

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Baldur's Gate is a computer role-playing game set in the Forgotten Realms Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting. It was the first released game to employ BioWare's Infinity Engine. It was both critically and commercially successful, and is credited for reviving the CRPG genre from a fallow period.

Histories[edit]

The CRPG Renaissance, Part 5: Fallout 2 and Baldur’s Gate — The Digital Antiquarian, by Jimmy Maher
Baldur's Gate — episode 233 of They Create Worlds podcast, by Alex Smith & Jeffrey Daum

Dreamcast (cancelled)[edit]

A Sega Dreamcast version was announced, planned for release in May 2000. Sega themselves were handling porting duties, and online multiplayer was supported. It was cancelled around August 2000.

PlayStation (cancelled)[edit]

A PS1 version was in development. An incomplete but fully playable build, dated 4th October 2000, was released by Hidden Palace on 24th December 2009.

Baldur's Gate (Oct 4, 2000 prototype) — Hidden Palace
Announcement of the prototype release — Hidden Palace
Discussion of the release on the Lost Levels forums
Footage of the PS1 version — uploaded by PtoPOnline
Discussion on NeoGAF forums, 2009
Discussion on Resetera forums, 2019

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   |developer = BioWare
   |publisher = Interplay
-  |platforms = {{plat-win}} • {{plat-mac}} • {{plat-dc}} (cancelled)
+  |platforms = '''Original'''<br>{{plat-win}} • {{plat-mac}} • {{plat-dc}} ''(cancelled)'' • {{plat-ps}} ''(cancelled)''<br>'''Enhanced Edition'''<br>{{plat-win}} • {{plat-osx}} • {{plat-linux}} • {{plat-ios}} • {{plat-android}} • {{plat-ps4}} • {{plat-xboxone}} • {{plat-switch}}
   |date = '''Windows'''<br>{{Flag-US}} 21 December 1998<br>{{Flag-EU}} {{Flag-UK}} January 1999<br>{{Flag-JP}} 30 January 1999<br>'''Macintosh'''<br>{{Flag-US}} 31 July 2000
   |wikipedia = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldur%27s_Gate_(video_game)
   |mobygames = https://www.mobygames.com/game/712/baldurs-gate/
-  |related = [[Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn]]<br />[[Baldur's Gate 3]]
+  |related = [[Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast]]<br>[[Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn]]<br>[[Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal]]<br>[[Baldur's Gate 3]]
 }}
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 * [https://www.filfre.net/2025/03/the-crpg-renaissance-part-5-fallout-2-and-baldurs-gate/ The CRPG Renaissance, Part 5: Fallout 2 and Baldur’s Gate] — The Digital Antiquarian, by Jimmy Maher
 * [https://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/baldurs-gate/ Baldur's Gate] — episode 233 of ''They Create Worlds'' podcast, by Alex Smith & Jeffrey Daum
+== Dreamcast (cancelled) ==
+A Sega Dreamcast version was announced, planned for release in May 2000. Sega themselves were handling porting duties, and online multiplayer was supported. It was cancelled around August 2000.
+== PlayStation (cancelled) ==
+A PS1 version was in development. An incomplete but fully playable build, dated 4th October 2000, was released by Hidden Palace on 24th December 2009.
+* [https://hiddenpalace.org/Baldur%27s_Gate_(Oct_4,_2000_prototype) Baldur's Gate (Oct 4, 2000 prototype)] — Hidden Palace
+* [https://hiddenpalace.org/News/Baldur Announcement of the prototype release] — Hidden Palace
+* [http://forums.lostlevels.org/viewtopic.php?t=2218 Discussion of the release] on the Lost Levels forums
+* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9Hzf5KrK2A Footage of the PS1 version] — uploaded by PtoPOnline
+* [https://www.neogaf.com/threads/unreleased-psx-version-of-baldurs-gate-leaked.383357/ Discussion on NeoGAF forums, 2009]
+* [https://www.resetera.com/threads/baldurs-gate-for-playstation-circa-1999.144542/ Discussion on Resetera forums, 2019]
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