<s>
Times	B-Application
of	I-Application
Lore	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1988	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
that	O
was	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Origin	O
Systems	O
for	O
several	O
platforms	O
,	O
including	O
PC	O
,	O
Commodore	O
64/128	O
,	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
NES	O
,	O
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
version	O
,	O
the	O
dragon	O
is	O
replaced	O
with	O
a	O
giant	O
lurking	O
in	O
the	O
northwest	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Times	B-Application
of	I-Application
Lore	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Chris	O
Roberts	O
,	O
was	O
originally	O
titled	O
Ultra	O
Realm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Roberts	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
console	O
action-adventures	O
,	O
particularly	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roberts	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
interfaces	O
and	O
design	O
are	O
being	O
affected	O
"	O
by	O
the	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
market	O
and	O
that	O
what	O
"	O
the	O
Japanese	O
market	O
originally	O
demanded	O
were	O
certain	O
constraints	O
which	O
did	O
not	O
affect	O
the	O
depth	O
and	O
quality	O
of	O
a	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Scorpia	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
recommended	O
Times	B-Application
of	I-Application
Lore	I-Application
as	O
an	O
introductory	O
computer	O
RPG	O
,	O
noting	O
both	O
dialogue	O
and	O
actions	O
were	O
menu-driven	O
,	O
simplifying	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Times	B-Application
of	I-Application
Lore	I-Application
went	O
on	O
to	O
inspire	O
several	O
later	O
titles	O
by	O
Origin	O
Systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
includes	O
the	O
1990	O
title	O
Bad	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
,	O
another	O
action	B-Application
RPG	I-Application
based	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
inspired	O
the	O
1990	O
title	O
Ultima	B-Application
VI	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
False	I-Application
Prophet	I-Application
,	O
which	O
adopted	O
several	O
elements	O
from	O
Times	B-Application
of	I-Application
Lore	I-Application
,	O
including	O
real-time	O
elements	O
,	O
a	O
constant-scale	O
open	O
world	O
(	O
replacing	O
the	O
unscaled	O
overworld	O
of	O
earlier	O
Ultima	O
games	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
icon-based	O
point	O
&	O
click	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Richard	O
Garriott	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
citing	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
influence	O
on	O
Ultima	B-Application
VI	I-Application
,	O
said	O
that	O
Ultima	B-Application
VII	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
was	O
also	O
inspired	O
by	O
Times	B-Application
of	I-Application
Lore	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
precursor	O
to	O
Diablo	B-Application
and	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Alliance	I-Application
.	O
</s>
