The Elder Scrolls: Arena

The Elder Scrolls: Arena
Developer: Bethesda Softworks Publisher: Bethesda Softworks Platform: DOS Released in US: April 1994 Released in EU: 1994 This game has unused graphics. This game has unused text. This game has revisional differences. This game has a prerelease article

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Arena is the first entry in the Elder Scrolls series. It was initially a gladiator game that was transformed into an RPG over time.

Unused Text

Present from 3C4D8 to 3C60A in a decompressed executable of a.exe are a few leftovers from when the game allowed the player to have team members:

Team leader
Team member 2
Team member 3
Team member 4

Revisional Differences

• Version 1.01 added the ability to check the version number.
• v1.05 added the ability to rename spells.
• v1.06 added the ability to slow the game down with the '-delay' command for faster processors, such as the Pentium.
• Patches added the ability to have messages instantly pop in instead of pixellating in by pressing F4.

Unused Graphics

These two HUDs are in the graphics files, but there is seemingly no way to enable either. The HUD on the left is featured in screenshots from very early versions of the game, where the player could have up four characters in his or her party.