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'''DND1''' is a game available to play inside of {{SotA}} by using the [[Teletype]]. This text-based game was originally created by [[Richard Garriott | {{Infobox | ||
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'''DND1''' is a game available to play inside of {{SotA}} by using the [[Teletype]]. This text-based game was originally created by [[Richard Garriott]], and ported by Richard Flemming for '''Lord British's Royal Challenge'''. | |||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
{{Under Construction}} | {{Under Construction}} | ||
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'''Under Construction''' | |||
===Story=== | |||
'''Under Construction''' | |||
==Development== | |||
DND1 was a free-time project of Richard Garriott, inspired by [[wikipedia:Dungeons & Dragons|Dungeons & Dragons]]. He wrote it in 1977 while in high school. It was coded using BASIC, and most of it was written on punched tapes fed into the school's [[wikipedia:PDP 11|PDP-11]] computer, using a teletype as the output to print the game screen as it changed. | |||
Two years later, Garriott successor to this game (DND28) was ported to an Apple II computer as D&D28b, adding dungeons in 3D from a first person perspective, and became his first commercial game, [[Ultima:Akalabeth|Akalabeth]].<ref>{{RefWeb | author=Maher, Jimmy | webSite=The Digital Antiquarium | webLink=http://www.filfre.net/ | pageName=Lord British | pageLink=http://www.filfre.net/2011/12/lord-british/ | date=2011-12-12 | accessDate=2013-05-15 }}</ref> | |||
In April of 2014, Portalarium ran a contest for community developers to port DND1<ref>[https://www.shroudoftheavatar.com/?p=39149 Richard Garriott’s DND #1 Contest!]</ref>, offering prizes for the best Web and Unity version. The winners were announced in [[Update of the Avatar|Update 78]]<ref>[[Update of the Avatar]] [https://www.shroudoftheavatar.com/?p=41386 #78 - Lord British's Royal Challenge</ref>. The [[Teletype]] was added to the [[Add-On Store]] during [[Release 22]], and was first playable in [[Release 23]]. | |||
The game features only black and white graphics and no sound. | |||
===Versions and Ports=== | |||
* The version available in {{SotA}} is itself a port of Richard Garriott's original code, written for the PDP 11 in 1977. | |||
* The [http://www.kirith.com/DND1/pure-js/ Winner of Best Native Web Version] for Lord British's Royal Challenge was created by Mundi King. | |||
==Video== | |||
Here is a video of Richard Flemming’s winning entry:<br>{{#widget:YouTube|id=IP91d-z7aao}} | |||
==References== | |||
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[[Category:Shroud of the Avatar]] | [[Category:Shroud of the Avatar]] | ||
Revision as of 18:08, 28 October 2015
Template:Infobox DND1 is a game available to play inside of Template:SotA by using the Teletype. This text-based game was originally created by Richard Garriott, and ported by Richard Flemming for Lord British's Royal Challenge.
Gameplay
Character Creation
Under Construction
Story
Under Construction
Development
DND1 was a free-time project of Richard Garriott, inspired by Dungeons & Dragons. He wrote it in 1977 while in high school. It was coded using BASIC, and most of it was written on punched tapes fed into the school's PDP-11 computer, using a teletype as the output to print the game screen as it changed.
Two years later, Garriott successor to this game (DND28) was ported to an Apple II computer as D&D28b, adding dungeons in 3D from a first person perspective, and became his first commercial game, Akalabeth.[1]
In April of 2014, Portalarium ran a contest for community developers to port DND1[2], offering prizes for the best Web and Unity version. The winners were announced in Update 78[3]. The Teletype was added to the Add-On Store during Release 22, and was first playable in Release 23.
The game features only black and white graphics and no sound.
Versions and Ports
- The version available in Template:SotA is itself a port of Richard Garriott's original code, written for the PDP 11 in 1977.
- The Winner of Best Native Web Version for Lord British's Royal Challenge was created by Mundi King.
Video
Here is a video of Richard Flemming’s winning entry:
References
- ↑ Template:RefWeb
- ↑ Richard Garriott’s DND #1 Contest!
- ↑ Update of the Avatar [https://www.shroudoftheavatar.com/?p=41386 #78 - Lord British's Royal Challenge