''DND'' (video game)

DND
Developer(s) Daniel M. Lawrence
Platform(s) PDP-10
Release 1977
Genre(s) Role-playing video game

DND is one of the earliest role-playing video games.[1] The name DND is derived from the abbreviation "D&D" from the original tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons. The video game 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] Later the game found its way to DEC and was there rewritten 1983 to Pascal.[5][6] 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]

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. ↑ the-story-of-the-dnd-ban-at-dec by jim-burrows
  6. ↑ mainframe games on digital eel
  7. ↑ Telengard by Daniel Lawrence "The Unofficial DND Home Page at dnd.lunaticsworld.com". Archived from the original on 2007-07-04. Retrieved 2007-07-04. . 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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