Files for Download

Bard's Tale Original Game Files

You can download The Bard's Tale from the Bard's Tale forum, or here.

You can search for an original copy of The Bard's Tale.

Bard's Tale Music

From Commodore 64

1. Falkentyne's Fury MP3
2. The Seeker's Ballad MP3
3. Wayland's Watch MP3
4. Badh'r Kilnfest MP3
5. The Traveller's Tune MP3
6. Lucklaran MP3

MIDI files

• The Bard's Tale I Song 2 by Lina/Nigel.
• The Bard's Tale I Song 4 by Lina/Nigel.
• An attempt at converting the title screen ditty
  into some kinda rock and roll song by Scott Nelson.

Bard's Tale Character Editors

Commodore 64

• Volker Roth's Bard's Tale Character Editor

PC (MS-DOS)

• Cody Snider's Bard's Tale Character Editor
• David C. Allen's Bard's Tale Charactor Editor v2.0
• Eander's Bard's Tale I Editor
• Richard Akemann's Bard's Tale I Fixer Upper
• Robert Nee's Bard's Tale Character Editor v1.2
• Stanley Dunigan's Bard's Tale Character Editor
• Ted Stephens' Bard's Tale Character Editor v2.0
• Tom Greene's BardHack v1.01

Patches, Hacks, and other Downloads

PC (MS-DOS)

• Tom Greene's Bard's Tale I item hack (Garth's will have unlimited supply of all items in game.)
• Bard's Tale 16 colour patch for IBM PC Jr.

Windows

• The Bard's Tale Screen Saver by Scott Nelson features the artwork for the monsters of the series from the Commodore 64 version. (Most monsters are from The Destiny Knight—and I think only a couple from Thief of Fate.)