Dungeons & Dragons Computer Fantasy Game

The Dungeons & Dragons Computer Fantasy Game is a handheld electronic game released by Mattel in 1981.[1]

Publisher(s)Mattel
Platform(s)Handheld
Release1981

Release

The game was released in the fall of 1981.[2] Mattel reported that it sold out its entire production of the game two months before Christmas.[3]

Display

The game unit is a standalone package that features an LCD screen, described as "state-of-the-art" for its time, and is powered by two watch batteries.[4]

Gameplay

The gameplay is similar to Hunt The Wumpus, in that the player moves through a maze, must beware of bats and pits, and must find an arrow and shoot it at the dragon without entering its lair directly.[5]

Reception

Electronic Games in 1983 wrote that Dungeons & Dragons "is sure to win your heart". The magazine liked the gameplay and sound effects, and concluded that it "is an exciting and novel approach to the famous fantasy game".[6]

gollark: Hmm, so, my laptop is acting in a fairly bees fashion. I turned it on and the fans are spinning a bit but there is nothing onscreen and the keyboard backlight is stuck on.
gollark: so the government is… overly restricting knives, a *winning* strategy.
gollark: We seem to have partly replaced it with knife crime.
gollark: Yes.
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References
  1. "Mattel's Dungeons and Dragons". Hand Held Museum. Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2009-12-23.
  2. Stewart Alsop II (1982-02-01). "TSR Hobbies Mixes Fact and Fantasy".
  3. "Why Tsr Hobbies Is So Profitable". Inc. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
  4. Hall, Kevin (2008-03-18). "The 13 best electronic versions of Dungeons & Dragons". Dvice. Archived from the original on 2012-08-06. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
  5. Mattel Electronic Dungeons & Dragons Computer Fantasy Game. Mattel. 1981. p. 1. Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  6. Worley, Joyce (June 1983). "Stand Alone Scene". Electronic Games. p. 102. Retrieved 7 January 2015.


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