Telengard

Infobox VG
title = Telengard


developer = Daniel Lawrence
publisher = Avalon Hill
released = 1982
modes = Single-player
platforms = Commodore 64, Atari 8-bit family, Apple II, TRS-80

An early example of the "dungeon crawl" video game genre, Avalon Hill's "Telengard" was designed in 1982 by Daniel Lawrence. [http://www.armchairarcade.com/neo/node/1366]

Description

"Telengard" features a 50-level/2-million room algorithmically created permanent dungeon, twenty different types of monsters to battle, and thirty-six spells that players can cast. [http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/11/11702.phtml] Among other things, there are fountains from which to drink with varying results, a jeweled throne upon which to sit, an altar upon which to donate gold, a strange multicolored treasure box, and a misty teleport cube. Magic weapons, armor, scrolls and potions are available to players who can find them.

Platforms

"Telengard" appeared on the following platforms: Commodore PET, the Apple II+, the TRS-80, the Atari 400/800, the Commodore 64, IBM PCjr, and the IBM PC. Many ports and emulations are available for modern computers. The IBM PC version is available as a free download from the author's site.

In 2008, a fan remade "Telengard" for the Windows platform. [http://www.retroremakes.com/forum2/showcase/view.php?gm=244]

ee also

* "dnd" (computer game)

References

External links

* [http://www.aquest.com/telen.htm Daniel Lawrence's homepage]
* [http://www.c64sets.com/telengard.html Images of "Telengard's" box, manual and screen]