Action-RPG and adjacents to play before 1986's "The Legend of Zelda"

Games I am completing and researching before my first playthrough of "The Legend of Zelda". Playing these to understand the landscape of the early action-RPG genre and to imagine alternatives to the genre canon.

The Dungeon
The Dungeon
Videocart-10: Maze, Cat and Mouse
Videocart-10: Maze, Cat and Mouse
Beneath Apple Manor
Beneath Apple Manor
Dungeon Campaign
Dungeon Campaign
Adventure
Adventure
Temple of Apshai
Temple of Apshai
Pac-Man
Pac-Man
Rogue
Rogue
Sword & Serpents
Sword & Serpents
Dunjonquest: Hellfire Warrior
Dunjonquest: Hellfire Warrior
Ultima
Ultima
Pengo
Pengo
The Caverns of Freitag
The Caverns of Freitag
Sword of Fargoal
Sword of Fargoal
Dandy
Dandy
Gemstone Warrior
Gemstone Warrior
The Tower of Druaga
The Tower of Druaga
Knight Lore
Knight Lore
Icon: Quest for the Ring
Icon: Quest for the Ring
Moebius: The Orb of Celestial Harmony
Moebius: The Orb of Celestial Harmony
The Demon Crystal
The Demon Crystal
Gauntlet
Gauntlet
Dragon Slayer
Dragon Slayer
Alcazar: The Forgotten Fortress
Alcazar: The Forgotten Fortress
Xanadu
Xanadu
Xanadu Scenario II
Xanadu Scenario II
Courageous Perseus
Courageous Perseus
Sword of Kadash
Sword of Kadash
Ys
Ys
Ys II
Ys II
Hydlide II: Shine of Darkness
Hydlide II: Shine of Darkness
Fairlight
Fairlight
The Legend of Zelda
The Legend of Zelda

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