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Let's trek into the treacherous wasteland of Athas, evading the wicked grasp of Silt Horrors, the tyranny of SorcererKings and the highwaymen of the citystate of Tyr, in Dark Sun: Shattered Lands and Dark Sun: Wake of the Ravager.

Dark Sun takes place in a postapocalyptic fantasy world that plays out like Mad Max meets Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, where water, flora, fauna and hard metals are precious and scarce. A sort of "medieval Fallout" with magic and psionic powers, Dark Sun is a memorable tabletop game setting that inspired two classic DOS RPGs that still hold up today, for those with the patience to see it through.

Developed by Strategic Simulations, Inc. as their first great departure from the Gold Box RPGs that made them successful, Dark Sun lives in the memories of its fans, and hopefully this video will convince more players to give it a try.

This video aims to also serve as a beginner's guide to help you through the tribulations of Athas, in your grim quest to save the world…or what's left of it!

0:00 Intro
1:51 Setting
6:52 Shattered Lands
7:24 Character Creation
10:27 Story
11:07 Gameplay
13:08 Character Swapping
13:54 Wake of the Ravager
16:34 Crimson Sands
17:12 How They Hold Up



SOURCES

History of SSI Games
https://sites.google.com/site/ssihist...
https://www.mobygames.com/company/str...

Dark Sun on MobyGames (art, references, etc.)
https://www.mobygames.com/game/darks...
https://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/da...

Dark Sun tabletop setting
http://mythlandserce.blogspot.com/20...

Brom, artist:
   • Brom Interview  

Dark Sun character creation/abilities:
https://www.g4li.org/darksunshatter...
http://crpgaddict.blogspot.com/2021/1...
http://lucasabandonware.free.fr/manue...

Dark Sun Geopolitics:
   • Geopolitics of Dark Sun: Athas  

HQ Dark Sun map:
https://dyingsands.obsidianportal.com/

Dark Sun Online: Crimson Sands:
https://www.myabandonware.com/game/ad...
https://www.gamasutra.com/view/featur...



MUSIC CREDITS

Music licensed through Envato Elements:
Dark Thrilling Background
Barbarians
Wasteland

Music licensed through Epidemic Sound:
Rune Dale Desert Mist
Deskant As the Rivers Collapse
Headlund Misty Land
Hawea Thirst

Dark Suns Wake of the Ravager soundtrack remastered:
https://www.reverbnation.com/608582/a...



FOOTAGE

Additional Dark Sun Shattered Lands footage by raekuul:
   • [Dark Sun #1] I'm Spartacus  

Additional Dark Sun: Wake of the Ravager gameplay by classiccola:
   • [fin/eng] Dark Sun: Wake of the Ravag...  

Dark Sun: Shattered Lands demo footage by Major Thriftwood:
   • Dark Sun (PC/DOS) "Demo" 1992, Strate...  

Dark Sun Online: Crimson Sands trailer:
   • Dark Sun Online: Crimson Sands (Intro...  

SSI demo reel and Star Command gameplay by barbarianbros:
   • Strategic Simulation Inc  Spring cat...  
   • Star Command  video game Loop Demo (...  

Computer Bismarck gameplay by OldManBishop:
   • Computer Bismarck Прохождение (1980)  

Pool of Radiance & Eye of the Beholder gameplay by MajorThriftwood:
   • Eye of the Beholder (PC/DOS) "Longpla...  
   • Pool of Radiance (PC/DOS) PART1, 198...  

Baldur's Gate gameplay by Da' Vane:
   • Let's Play... Baldur's Gate: Original...  

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