<s>
Dun	B-Application
Darach	I-Application
is	O
an	O
arcade	O
adventure	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
1985	O
by	O
Gargoyle	B-Application
Games	I-Application
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
and	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
prequel	B-Application
to	O
the	O
1984	O
game	O
Tir	B-Application
Na	I-Application
Nog	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
has	O
Celtic	O
hero	O
Cuchulainn	O
on	O
a	O
search	O
to	O
find	O
his	O
companion	O
Lóeg	O
in	O
the	O
mysterious	O
city	O
of	O
Dun	B-Application
Darach	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
background	O
history	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
Celtic	O
folklore	O
about	O
the	O
demigod	B-Language
Cuchulainn	O
and	O
his	O
battles	O
against	O
the	O
people	O
of	O
Connachta	O
in	O
ancient	O
Ireland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dun	B-Application
Darach	I-Application
was	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
upon	O
its	O
original	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
singling	O
out	O
its	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospective	O
reviews	O
were	O
less	O
than	O
positive	O
,	O
with	O
one	O
reviewer	O
preferring	O
Tir	B-Application
Na	I-Application
Nog	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
way	O
,	O
they	O
stop	O
off	O
at	O
an	O
inn	O
and	O
Lóeg	O
is	O
persuaded	O
to	O
help	O
a	O
young	O
woman	O
named	O
Skar	O
,	O
whose	O
chariot	B-Application
is	O
damaged	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
later	O
discovers	O
that	O
Skar	O
is	O
a	O
sorceress	O
and	O
ally	O
of	O
the	O
Connachta	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
taken	O
Lóeg	O
to	O
the	O
Secret	O
City	O
of	O
Dun	B-Application
Darach	I-Application
in	O
retribution	O
for	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
Prince	O
Amhair	O
,	O
who	O
perished	O
in	O
the	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dun	B-Application
Darach	I-Application
is	O
an	O
arcade	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
guides	O
Cuchulainn	O
through	O
Dun	B-Application
Darach	I-Application
and	O
interacts	O
with	O
the	O
environment	O
by	O
performing	O
keyboard	B-Device
commands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dun	B-Application
Darach	I-Application
is	O
large	O
and	O
consists	O
of	O
different	O
quarters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dun	B-Application
Darach	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Greg	B-Application
Follis	I-Application
and	O
Roy	B-Application
Carter	I-Application
,	O
the	O
co-founders	O
of	O
game	O
developer	O
Gargoyle	B-Application
Games	I-Application
,	O
as	O
a	O
prequel	B-Application
to	O
their	O
previous	O
title	O
,	O
Tir	B-Application
Na	I-Application
Nog	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Follis	O
claimed	O
that	O
the	O
biggest	O
complaint	O
for	O
Tir	B-Application
Na	I-Application
Nog	I-Application
was	O
its	O
huge	O
setting	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
it	O
being	O
scaled	O
back	O
to	O
one	O
city	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inspiration	O
for	O
Dun	B-Application
Darach	I-Application
came	O
from	O
the	O
works	O
of	O
Fritz	O
Leiber	O
and	O
Michael	O
Moorcock	O
,	O
with	O
Gargoyle	O
wanting	O
the	O
atmosphere	O
to	O
be	O
similar	O
to	O
Leiber	O
's	O
book	O
The	O
Swords	O
of	O
Lankhmar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dun	B-Application
Darach	I-Application
was	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
in	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
later	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
release	O
of	O
Dun	B-Application
Darach	I-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
,	O
particularly	O
for	O
its	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
voted	O
number	O
57	O
in	O
the	O
Your	O
Sinclair	O
Official	O
Top	O
100	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Richard	O
Price	O
for	O
Sinclair	O
User	O
,	O
while	O
describing	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
less	O
abstract	O
"	O
as	O
Tir	B-Application
Na	I-Application
Nog	I-Application
,	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
more	O
interesting	O
and	O
eventful	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Crash	O
declared	O
it	O
an	O
essential	O
purchase	O
for	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
owners	O
and	O
saw	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
contender	O
for	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ian	O
Marks	O
from	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
compared	O
it	O
to	O
Tir	B-Application
Na	I-Application
Nog	I-Application
,	O
saying	O
both	O
were	O
fun	O
to	O
play	O
but	O
Dun	B-Application
Darach	I-Application
was	O
not	O
as	O
good	O
.	O
</s>
