- Genre: Fantasy RPG (PC)
- Perspective(s): Isometric
- Released: Nov 30, 98 NA


Baldur's Gate Enhanced details emerge, boxed edition being considered
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Countdown reveals Enhanced Editions of Baldur's Gate 1 and 2
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Good Old Games "2.0" detailed, Baldur's Gate releasing Sept. 23
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Good Old Games "closure" is site relaunch, Baldur's Gate incoming
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Planescape: Torment, Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale reissues coming Nov. 13
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wonder!
Baldur's Gate (henceforth BG) is an RPG based on traditional Advanced Dungeons and...
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Dec 01, 04 6:47pm
Baldur's Gate
This game paves the way for its perfect sequel, BG2. It is barely less of a game...
Dark Elite
Aug 20, 04 2:45am
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Well this game actually turned out to be a success on of the xbox. The past games...
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Jul 09, 03 11:18pm
Baldur's Gate
General/Summary: Indeed Baldur's Gate is successful in every aspect of the game. It is...
Baldur's Gate 2 Announced
Here's the news from the Interplay Baldur's Gate Page: [quote]11.10.99 Welcome, Black Isle Studios and BioWare... posted Nov 11, 99 11:26am
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May 20, 99 7:00am
- Baldur's Gate - Enhanced Edition Jul 13
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- Best Party ? Dec 21
- Exporting Characters Jul 13
Background
The player learns that they are the ward of Gorion, and know nothing about your past. Your peaceful life in Candlekeep, where books are a ticket into the gates, is threatened by some mysterious danger, sending you on a great mission.Features
- 5 CDs filled with prerendered backgrounds, compelling music, and gameplay
- Every location is unique since our backgrounds are rendered rather than tiled
- Everything displayed in vibrant 16-bit color (65536 different colors)
- Isometric, top-down view gives a birds eye view of the action
- 3D height maps for realistic travel over terrain - actually climb stairs, fall into pits, and traverse rocky areas
- Dynamic full color lighting effects
- Realistic day to night changes in the lighting of the world
- Rain, snow, fog, lightning, all occuring in real-time
- Dynamic changes in character appearance - as you change a character's weapons and armor, you see it on that character
Hardware Requirements
System: Pentium-166 or equivalentRAM:16 MB RAM
CD-ROM: 4X CD-ROM
Video Memory: 2 MB VRAM
Hard Drive Space: 300 MB
Mouse: Yes
Sound Board: Yes
Recommended System Requirements
System: Pentium-200MMX or equivalent
RAM: 32 MB RAM
CD-ROM: 8X CD-ROM
Video Memory: 4 MB VRAM
Hard Drive Space: 600 MB
3D Sound Card: Yes
Official URL
Official SiteSeries
- Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn (2000)
- Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal (2001)
- Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition (2012)
- Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast (1999)
- Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance (2002)
- Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 2 (2004)
- Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance (2001)
- Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 2 (2004)
- Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance (2002)
- Baldur's Gate (2003)
- Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance (2003)
![Box shot of Baldur's Gate [North America]](http://i.neoseeker.com/boxshots/R2FtZXMvUEMvUm9sZS1QbGF5aW5nL0ZhbnRhc3k=/baldurs_gate_frontcover_small_Wkqo6iATcGDFvyl.jpg)