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Tower of Doom

Tower of Doom is a single-player, Dungeons & Dragons-inspired title created exclusively for the Intellivision. Choose from 10 different character classes, each with its own strengths. 7 different quests are…

1 February 1987

Tower of Doom is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Mattel Electronics, released 1 February 1987 on Intellivision.

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What Tower of Doom is

Tower of Doom is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Mattel Electronics and released in 1987. It was published by INTV Corporation. It is available on Intellivision only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Tower of Doom is a single-player, Dungeons & Dragons-inspired title created exclusively for the Intellivision. Choose from 10 different character classes, each with its own strengths. 7 different quests are available for play, with the harder quests featuring randomized maps and magic item effects. After choosing the quest to embark on, players will then control their character using a top-down view of the section of the dungeon they are in, the corridors and rooms being drawn on-screen as they explore them. Also to the player's disposal is a display of the character's inventory which can be utilized at any time, and an on-screen map of the entire dungeon. Encountering a creature will…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy.

Where it sits in the Dungeons & Dragons series

Tower of Doom is the fifth of 140 entries we hold in the Dungeons & Dragons series. It arrived 3 years after Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Treasure of Tarmin. The next entry was Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Pool of Radiance in 1988.

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Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

Quick answers

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When did Tower of Doom come out?
Tower of Doom was released on 1 February 1987 for Intellivision.

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