An ancient quest, one the bards will sing of in every tavern this side of Cloudy Mountain.
The crown shards sport the midnight sigil of the ancients.
Three arrows notched and flown straight through the creatures' hearts are the only way to take them down.
The ranger recovers one shard, then the other.
A fuzzy, computerised blast of sound greets her in her triumph.
You return to the map screen, relinquishing control.
You’ve done something I’ve never done.
You’ve beaten Advanced Dungeons & Dragons on the Intellivision.
It was once the most technologically advanced piece of Dungeons & Dragons media known to humankind.
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons starts you out with only three lives and three arrows.
Many enemies are faster than your character, and if they touch you, you lose a life.
After a major surgery in college, my uncle gave me an Intellivision as a gift.
Of the cartridges he included in my care package, Advanced Dungeons & Dragons became an instant favourite.
It helped me connect with my dad and rekindled my interest in video games old and new.
Because D&D started out as a do-it-yourself dream.
A low-fidelity concept given over to the human mind as fuel for hungry imaginations.
A perilous adventure in a box.
Now, of course, Dungeons & Dragons has experienced a resurgence unlike any other modern media franchise.
In fact, remove the name and you have two distinct experiences that bear no relation to one another.
The pinnacle of customizability, immersion, and graphical nuance.
