When did Akalabeth: World of Doom come out?

Akalabeth: World of Doom was released on 30 June 1979 for Apple II.

Akalabeth: World of Doom (1979) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Akalabeth: World of Doom

In the game, the player character visits Lord British and is instructed by him to kill certain monsters. The final mission is to kill a balrog, and after this has been accomplished, Lord British proclaims that…

30 June 1979

What Akalabeth: World of Doom is

Akalabeth: World of Doom is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Richard Garriott and released in 1979. It was published by California Pacific Computer. It is available on Apple II only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

'Tis said that long ago peace and tranquility covered the lands. Food and drink flowed freely, man and beast lived in peace, gold and silver abounded – it was the Golden Age of Akalabeth. Mondain, second born of Wolfgang, a great king of old, wished to gain his brother's inheritance and so he used his great powers for evil, creating deep dungeons guarded by daemons and Balrogs. Now blood flowed freely in Akalabeth, and foul creatures soon came to roam near the surface. Mondain cast such sickness and pestilence upon Akalabeth, that both man and beast lived in constant fear. Thus was the Dark Age of Akalabeth. There arose from the land a man, pure and just, to battle the Dark Lord. British…

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