<s>
Ali	B-Device
Baba	I-Device
and	I-Device
the	I-Device
Forty	I-Device
Thieves	I-Device
is	O
dungeon	O
crawl	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
written	O
by	O
Stuart	B-Application
Smith	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
and	O
published	O
by	O
Quality	O
Software	O
1981	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1982	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
ports	O
for	O
the	O
FM-7	B-Device
and	O
the	O
NEC	B-Device
PC-8801	I-Device
computers	O
in	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
of	O
four	O
role	O
playing	O
games	O
written	O
by	O
Smith	O
,	O
following	O
Fracas	O
,	O
and	O
preceding	O
The	B-Application
Return	I-Application
of	I-Application
Heracles	I-Application
and	O
Adventure	B-Application
Construction	I-Application
Set	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
plays	O
as	O
Ali	B-Device
Baba	I-Device
,	O
and	O
travels	O
through	O
a	O
maze-like	O
map	O
of	O
the	O
city	O
and	O
surrounding	O
wilderness	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
rescue	O
a	O
princess	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ali	B-Device
Baba	I-Device
and	I-Device
the	I-Device
Forty	I-Device
Thieves	I-Device
incorporates	O
some	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
conventions	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
various	O
mythological	O
and	O
superstitious	O
elements	O
into	O
the	O
storyline	O
and	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Softline	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Ali	B-Device
Baba	I-Device
displays	O
a	O
sense	O
of	O
creative	O
humor	O
that	O
lifts	O
it	O
above	O
routine	O
adventure	O
games	O
...	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Arts	O
later	O
combined	O
Ali	B-Device
Baba	I-Device
and	I-Device
the	I-Device
Forty	I-Device
Thieves	I-Device
and	O
The	B-Application
Return	I-Application
of	I-Application
Heracles	I-Application
into	O
Age	O
of	O
Adventure	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
.	O
</s>
