They opened up a genre of gaming to people that would have never even considered it.
Can confirm, that was my case. Before this game the closest thing to a turn-based CRPG I had played was KOTOR, now I’ve already purchased DOS:2 and I’m looking forward to Larian’s next title.
My friend down the street had an LX back in '83. It was an amazing device but sadly way too ahead of its time.