Release date(s) 1981 | Initial release date 1981 | |
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The Dungeons & Dragons Computer Fantasy Game is a handheld electronic game released by Mattel in 1981. The game was released in the fall of 1981. Mattel reported that it sold out its entire production of the game two months before Christmas.
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.
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.
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".