This is achieved by combining procedurally generated content and specifically designed world spaces to create a realistic and massive wilderness, where one may find inns, farms, small towns, dungeons, and other places of interest. Magic is used by cycling through a menu found by clicking the appropriate button on the main game screen, then clicking the spell to be used, and its target. Melee combat is performed by right-clicking the mouse and dragging the cursor across the screen to attack as if swinging a weapon. The game is played from a first-person perspective.

In 2004, a downloadable version of the game was made available free of charge as part of the tenth anniversary of the series. Like its sequels, Arena takes place on the continent of Tamriel, complete with wilderness, dungeons, and a spell creation system that allows players to mix various spell effects.

The first game in the Elder Scrolls series, it was released for MS-DOS on March 25, 1994. The Elder Scrolls: Arena is an action role-playing video game developed and published by Bethesda Softworks. Vijay Lakshman, Christopher Weaver, Ted Peterson.

Unfortunately, this game is currently available only in this version. If you prefer to use a java applet emulator, follow this link. This game is emulated by javascript emulator em-dosbox. For fullscreen press 'Right Alt' + 'Enter'. Game is controlled by the same keys that are used to playing under MS DOS.

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