Based on Daniel Lawrence's dungeon crawl game for mainframe computers, DND is widely regarded as the first computer role-playing game. DND was ported and rewritten for many different computer systems, sometimes by the author, and sometimes without his knowledge. Bill Knight discovered the game and ported it to the PC. Two new dungeons have been added, but it is otherwise faithful to the original. There are three character types: fighter, magician, and cleric. Your character has attributes such as strength, intelligence, and agility, which can change throughout the game. The dungeons are rendered in ASCII text, and form a 20×20×20 maze. You can pick up magical items, fight monsters, cast magic, and find treasure. Hit points and skill at casting magic increase as you gain experience points and level up. Your goal is to find an ORB that grants immortality, hidden somewhere in each dungeon. If one dungeon proves too challenging, your character can leave via the entrance and enter a different dungeon. One of the most addictive games ever, DND is a classic. There are 5 dungeons in this game.

The Cavern
Lamorte
Shvenk's Lair
Telengard
Warren

Downloads

DND v1.2:1 Shareware (79,323 bytes)	22 February 1987	DOS	Play online
DND v1.2 Shareware (78,575 bytes)	18 November 1986	DOS
DND v1.12 Shareware (75,562 bytes)	22 March 1986	DOS
DND v1.11 Shareware (Still searching)	16 October 1984	DOS
DND v1.1 Shareware (88,538 bytes)	5 April 1984	DOS
DND v1.0 Shareware (76,056 bytes)	xxxx	DOS

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