<s>
Beneath	B-Application
Apple	I-Application
Manor	I-Application
is	O
a	O
roguelike	O
game	O
written	O
by	O
Don	O
Worth	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
and	O
published	O
by	O
The	O
Software	O
Factory	O
in	O
1978	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Higher	O
resolution	O
"	O
Special	O
Editions	O
"	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
1982	O
and	O
1983	O
,	O
through	O
Quality	O
Software	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
notable	O
for	O
being	O
the	O
first	O
commercial	O
role	O
playing	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
a	O
home	O
computer	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
a	O
mainframe	B-Architecture
computer	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
being	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
roguelike	O
"	O
genre	O
,	O
Beneath	B-Application
Apple	I-Application
Manor	I-Application
actually	O
predates	O
Rogue	B-Application
(	O
created	O
in	O
1980	O
)	O
by	O
two	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
creator	O
claims	O
that	O
neither	O
he	O
nor	O
the	O
creators	O
of	O
Rogue	B-Application
were	O
aware	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alan	O
Isabelle	O
reviewed	O
Beneath	B-Application
Apple	I-Application
Manor	I-Application
in	O
The	O
Space	O
Gamer	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Softline	O
in	O
1983	O
said	O
of	O
Beneath	B-Application
Apple	I-Application
Manor	I-Application
—	O
Special	O
Edition	O
that	O
"	O
now	O
it	O
's	O
back	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
's	O
better	O
"	O
,	O
including	O
improved	O
graphics	O
,	O
varying	O
difficulty	O
levels	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
save	O
progress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
Scorpia	O
stated	O
in	O
1991	O
and	O
1993	O
that	O
Beneath	B-Application
Apple	I-Application
Manor	I-Application
was	O
"	O
terribly	O
slow	O
even	O
by	O
the	O
standards	O
of	O
the	O
day	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
fun	O
nonetheless	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
not	O
bad	O
for	O
a	O
game	O
"	O
designed	O
for	O
a	O
16K	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
.	O
</s>
