I thought he was smart as well. I don't play DnD, but I see he knew the pattern of the treasure song repeating being used as the end game sound. 29:00 Detail Oriented Personality
Pretty cool game, especially for its time. But seeing how excited and into the game your daughter was was adorable you guys got a real special bond there.
Holy crap i've got for decades a very cloudy but powerfull child memory of an electronic game seen visiting someone house in the middle of a parquet floor living room, a big glack/grey box representing walls or stone with 4 structures on corners, with red square and some lightning on it. I searched it all this time mainly on internet and at some point i thought that was maybe just a dream, but bro THIS IS IT what a relief. thank you
I had one of those back when it was new, and it's very rare to find anyone who remembers they existed, let alone has one. Nice to see people having fun with it again!
I don’t when how my family had one, but we definitely did. Even though I wasn’t introduced to D&D proper by a friend years later. We just had a lot of early consumer electronics. (I’m thinking Mario’s Cement Factory; which I don’t think was referenced in the recent movie.)
As a child in the 90s, my uncle had one of these but unfortunately it was not working. I was just getting into D&D and thought this was the coolest thing ever, even if it did not work. Thanks so much for reviving a memory I haven't had in forever and showing off the capabilities of this thing.
@@nerdmimic I don't recall ever going higher. Maybe I did and don't remember. Not played it since the 80's. Did you try the two player? I liked playing that mode but it was hard to keep track of where the dragon was and who had the treasure.
I could actually visualize a lot of the sounds. Those are really well done. This is a also the best explanation of this game I've ever gotten. I've talked with some of my friends, with children, about how you communicate with the young ones. With respect and the kindness that you would give an adult. Kudos!
I got this from a friend at church...who then got in trouble for giving it to me casue DnD bad or something. See how much fun you had with your little one though was the highlight of this vid for me.
My friend had one of these and the game was really fantastic for its time. I've thought of it occasionally throughout the years and wished I could experience again. Thanks for posting this.
I still have mine and it is mint and complete. This was very forward thinking, and an amazing non video, standalone game with metal pieces, plastic labyrinth walls, and brilliant gameplay mechanics. It's a shame this game hasn't been reissued. But thank you for presenting it!!! It's a very fun and innovative game. I would love to see a "limited edition" like a Franklin Mint set with a dark wooden castle outer frame, a lighter wood frame inlay where the "touch" membrane resides. Hand painted dragon, treasure, and characters. And the pieces all a light stone colored wood that when set up within the board, they give an impression of a real stone dungeon. An updated board and processor with more realistic sounds and maze combinations.
I had this game. Got it for Christmas one year. I used to play with my little sister. She won most of the time. =) The sounds are amazing and take me back to that shag carpet LOL
Thank you for sharing this game. I hadn't heard of it before, but I remember The Dark Tower game, and am glad there were more like it. Also, it's very cool that your daughter not only likes boardgames, but seems like a good sport about not winning. I love her suggestion that you share the treasure with the dragon. So sweet!
That was FAR more engrossing for me than it should have been!!! Wow that brings back memories of playing that with my childhood best friend. It was his game, but I loved it. Thanks for the vid !!!
What an amazing game, there were loads of cool electronic games brought out in the 80's when I was growing up but I don't remember seeing this on in Scotland, at least not where I stay. It's in such good condition too, well done you as a kid- and as a Dad because your wee lass is really clever! 👍
I had to bring my set out from the garage and have a friend 3D print some walls and marker tokens for me, as they'd been lost to the toy chest when I was a kid. I recall never actually knowing how to play this game and only just played it all the way through for the first time with my son, who's a D&D fan. So much fun! I also have (maybe) the electronic adventure game, never knew how to play that one either. Thank you for bringing an incomplete part of my childhood to fruition after decades of owning but never having played this game!
I’m 58 years old. I remember getting this game in 1980 or 81. I was in to dungeons and dragons very heavily. I still have a couple of the pieces for it but the game is long since gone. I forgot I even owned it until I stumbled across your video. That alone was worth subscribing.
I remember seeing this in commercials as a kid.My family was pretty poor and the thought of a $25 game was very expensive. What an amazing closet find, and for it to be in such wonderful condition! I wanted Dark Tower which came out a year later. Both games were very ahead of their times!
I was, admittedly, spoiled as a child, and really didn’t want for anything. I always wanted this game, but my childhood “passion” was Star Wars, so that was always top priority on wish lists. I had this down on several lists, but never received it. Never bothered me, because I had so many other things to keep me entertained. Now that I have finally seen this being played… this would have been my favourite game back in the day! I suspect my neighbour and I would have spent hours playing this, as opposed to playing with the various Kenner Star Wars stuff. Oh well. Missing out didn’t affect my childhood… 😊 Cheers
A teenage girl did the cover for "Eldritch Wizardry". This was the period when TSR used whatever artwork was available and cheap. That explains the Asian dragon.
I had 2 of these.. one when I was a kid and one I bought for my older brother as a kickback to when we were younger I found on ebay about 5 years ago. These came about back when chess computers were a big thing. It's the same tech.. really ahead of it's time as far as replay ability.
The fact that you still have one of these games in perfect working order after nearly half a century tells me two things: 1. You were a very mature young man who took exceptional care of his property. 2. Mattel cared about the workmanship of their products then to the extent that who knows how long they will last.
I had this game as a kid, loved it but it got lost at some point. Recently I found a boxed one on ebay and insta-bought it. Such a great game. Mine was missing a few pieces, but I found an STL file online so I'm just going to print the missing walls.
Its incredible to find this video...my dad was actually the programmer who designed the sound fx for this game working tirelessly day and night until he reached the perfection you can still hear. Believe it or not the money earned from these compositions was enough for my father to buy a house raise my brother and I and send us both to university. I no longer speak to my father as the fame after the release of this game drove him into deep depression.. but as far as I know hes *STILL* living on the royalties from the music he made in this game living off grid somewhere deep in the woods..
Wow, thanks for sharing your insight about this game. Did he help with the following handheld D&D game, or maybe Omega Virus? Regardless, we certainly appreciate his efforts here!
Amazing piece of gaming history, I love it! The game looks really fun and intense. Cheers for you playing board games with your daughter. Love from italy!
Iv been looking to get this game and am gllad there are tutorials like this! Thanks! Also your daughter is a better strategist then some actual adults I know lmao I bet she would love the D&D video games like Neverwinter Nights 1+2, Icewind Dale 1+2, and Bauldurs Gate 1+2!
This game looks like just the game I'd have liked to play back when I was a kid. I'm a bit too young to have seen this game, but what I did have was Omega Virus that had awesome sound effects which I still remember to this day
The actual game code was from an old main frame game called Hunt the Wumpus. It was a type and print response - no monitors at that time. You would type arros to go in a direction, and it would reply that it was a wall or not. When you got within a certain number of squares as the Wumpus, it would report "I smell a wmpus" and the wumpus would then start a chase. You then had to try to reach the treasure without getting caught by the wumpus...
@@nerdmimic Sure. But in 1977, the selection of computer games for main frame computers was pretty limited. It smacks of some of those early 70s university developers...
I forgot about this completely. Yes I had one. You know why toys like this are rare? People like me (you're welcome) Thanks for sharing this forgotten memory.
Very cool! Still have mine as well, in about the same condition. One of the few things items from my childhood that survived intact! Thanks Aunt Catherine (RIP) for that amazing Christmas gift...as well as the basic D&D set a few years before!
A few days ago I was trying to think about how a 'hall of mirrors' type of dungeons and dragons encounter could work, and I think this game is the perfect way for it to work! The gradual discovery of walls is great, and the sense of moving risk. I also don't think the logic is too difficult to copy straight over to pen and paper.
Man you took such goo care of your things as a child, for something 40 years old to be in that condition not only says a lot about the quality of the toy but also the level of care you had with it. Wow
PROTIP: You don't need to make the effort of spending all your moves to end up back in the same spot (if staying put to manipulate the dragon is your goal). You can just hit Next Turn and you'll accomplish the same thing. Likewise, you never have to spend all your moves. Just hit Next Turn when you're where you want to be. (I went back a few weeks to see if anyone had mentioned this, so apologies if someone did and my tip is redundant)
