Hero's Quest: So You Want to Be a Hero

Hero's Quest: So You Want to be a Hero follows a wandering adventurer who arrives in Spielburg, a town threatened by brigands and surrounded by forests and mountains inhabited by creatures such as ogres, goblins, talking foxes, and Baba Yaga.

Blending adventure and role-playing elements, the game features exploration, conversations, inventory-based puzzles, timed combat, and class-based problem solving. Players choose to become a Fighter, Mage, or Thief, with the choice affecting combat and the possible solutions to events throughout the game.

Gameplay

• Raise skills by fighting, practicing, climbing, throwing objects, and performing other actions.
• Use typed verb commands and conversation topics to interact with the game world.
• Fight enemies through timed commands such as Attack and Parry.
• Manage hunger and fatigue by eating and resting.
• Experience a day-and-night cycle alongside character schedules.

Developed and published by Sierra On-Line, the game was released in 1989 for Amiga, Atari ST/STE, Commodore Amiga, DOS, and MS-DOS.