DND (video game)

This article is about DND. For the Gary Whisenhunt & Ray Wood video game, see dnd (video game).
DND
Developer(s) Daniel M. Lawrence
Platform(s) PDP-10
Release date(s) 1977
Genre(s) Role-playing video game

DND is one of the earliest role-playing video game.[1] The name dnd is derived from the abbreviation "DND" (D&D) from the original tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, which was first released in 1977.[2]

History

DND was written in BASIC by Daniel Lawrence for the PDP-10 and released around 1977.[3][4] The game was later reworked and re-released as Telengard by Daniel Lawrence.[1] Due to the BASIC source code availability the game was later ported and adapted to newer systems and programming languages.[3]

External links

References

  1. 1 2 Barton, Matt (June 22, 2007). "Interview with Daniel M. Lawrence, CRPG Pioneer and Author of Telengard". Armchair Arcade, Inc.
  2. DND on classicdosgames.com
  3. 1 2 dnd.lunaticsworld.com (archived)
  4. Game 180: DND (1984) (March 18, 2015)
  5. Telegard by Daniel Lawrence "The Unofficial DND Home Page at http://dnd.lunaticsworld.com/. A very detailed history of the game. BTW, since I can, I am declaring their site The Official DND Home Page!"
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