<s>
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Atlus	O
for	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
and	O
originally	O
published	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
4	O
,	O
1989	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
NEC	O
on	O
November	O
15	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Co-directed	O
by	O
Kazutoshi	O
Ueda	O
and	O
Yōsuke	O
Niino	O
,	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
that	O
would	O
work	O
on	O
later	O
several	O
projects	O
such	O
as	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
it	O
was	O
initially	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
,	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
through	O
download	O
services	O
for	O
various	O
consoles	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeon	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
garnered	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
during	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
and	O
is	O
considered	O
a	O
pioneer	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
genre	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
co-operative	O
multiplayer	O
gameplay	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
five	O
players	O
,	O
but	O
has	O
been	O
met	O
with	O
a	O
more	O
mixed	O
response	O
from	O
reviewers	O
in	O
recent	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
four	O
sequels	O
:	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
,	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
for	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
and	O
Crystal	O
Beans	O
from	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
(	O
1995	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
of	I-Application
Ancient	I-Application
Arts	I-Application
(	O
2007	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeon	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
dungeon	O
crawl	O
and	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
elements	O
that	O
is	O
played	O
in	O
a	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
where	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
eight	O
main	O
characters	O
tasked	O
with	O
recovering	O
the	O
Ora	O
stone	O
to	O
ultimately	O
kill	O
the	O
alien	O
king	O
Natas	O
and	O
restore	O
peace	O
to	O
the	O
land	O
of	O
Oddesia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
character	O
belongs	O
to	O
a	O
class	O
(	O
fighter	O
,	O
thief	B-Application
,	O
warlock	B-Application
,	O
witch	B-Device
,	O
bishop	O
,	O
elf	B-Application
,	O
bard	B-Application
,	O
or	O
gnome	B-Application
)	O
and	O
their	O
abilities	O
vary	O
primarily	O
in	O
their	O
black	O
and	O
white	O
magic	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
statistics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
bishop	O
's	O
white	O
potion	O
heals	O
nearby	O
allies	O
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
bard	B-Application
's	O
black	O
potion	O
has	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Special	O
classes	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
princess	O
and	O
hermit	B-Application
,	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
unlocked	O
via	O
password	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
progresses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
supports	O
up	O
to	O
five	O
players	O
simultaneously	O
but	O
lives	O
are	O
shared	O
between	O
players	O
and	O
the	O
game	B-Application
is	I-Application
over	I-Application
once	O
they	O
are	O
lost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeon	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
centers	O
on	O
the	O
quest	O
of	O
several	O
heroes	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
Ora	O
Stone	O
for	O
the	O
king	O
of	O
Oddesia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeon	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
that	O
would	O
work	O
on	O
several	O
projects	O
such	O
as	O
later	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
series	O
,	O
with	O
Kazutoshi	O
"	O
Boo	O
"	O
Ueda	O
and	O
Yōsuke	O
"	O
HotRice	O
"	O
Niino	O
acting	O
as	O
directors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
people	O
also	O
collaborated	O
in	O
its	O
development	O
,	O
with	O
Star	B-Application
Parodier	I-Application
designer	O
Tadayuki	O
Kawada	O
being	O
also	O
involved	O
with	O
the	O
project	O
as	O
his	O
first	O
work	O
in	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
industry	O
,	O
supervising	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
game	O
balancing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeon	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
on	O
March	O
4	O
,	O
1989	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
NEC	O
on	O
November	O
15	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	O
Console	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
December	O
8	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
January	O
8	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
could	O
be	O
played	O
with	O
5	O
players	O
,	O
with	O
at	O
least	O
one	O
person	O
using	O
a	O
GameCube	B-Device
controller	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
also	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
and	O
North	O
American	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
and	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
releases	O
of	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
were	O
met	O
with	O
a	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
reviewers	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Public	O
reception	O
was	O
also	O
positive	O
;	O
readers	O
of	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
Fan	O
voted	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
23.66	O
out	O
of	O
30	O
score	O
,	O
ranking	O
at	O
the	O
number	O
60	O
spot	O
in	O
a	O
poll	O
,	O
indicating	O
a	O
popular	O
following	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragons	O
three	O
reviewers	O
gave	O
the	O
title	O
a	O
perfect	O
rating	O
in	O
1990	O
,	O
referring	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
greatly	O
expanded	O
version	O
of	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthlys	O
four	O
reviewers	O
referred	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
as	O
a	O
"	O
better-than-average	O
action/adventure	O
title	O
"	O
similar	O
to	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
and	O
felt	O
that	O
its	O
mixture	O
of	O
text	O
and	O
adventure	O
elements	O
were	O
fitting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tilts	O
Alain	O
Huyghues-Lacour	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
but	O
gave	O
positive	O
remarks	O
to	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
sprite	O
animations	O
and	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Power	O
Plays	O
Michael	O
Hengst	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
visuals	O
were	O
better	O
than	O
Gauntlet	B-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
noted	O
its	O
infusion	O
of	O
role-playing	O
elements	O
into	O
the	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
formula	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospective	O
reviews	O
for	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
have	O
been	O
more	O
mixed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamers	O
Kristan	O
Reed	O
felt	O
more	O
like	O
Zelda	B-Application
with	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
elements	O
and	O
noted	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
support	O
five	O
players	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Lifes	O
Damien	O
McFerran	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
title	O
built	O
on	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
by	O
introducing	O
role-playing	O
game	O
elements	O
and	O
locations	O
to	O
explore	O
,	O
which	O
added	O
more	O
depth	O
and	O
felt	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
much	O
better	O
game	O
than	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Richard	O
Aihoshi	O
of	O
RPG	O
Vault	O
considered	O
it	O
a	O
pioneer	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
genre	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
co-operative	O
multiplayer	O
gameplay	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
five	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-CD	O
console	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
heavily	O
modified	O
port	O
of	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
made	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
Crystal	O
Beans	O
from	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
game	O
which	O
goes	O
by	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
Westone	O
,	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
is	O
far	O
closer	O
to	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
than	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
two	O
related	O
games	O
,	O
again	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
titles	O
,	O
were	O
released	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	O
Console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
:	O
Meiyaku	O
no	O
Tobira	O
and	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Jashin	I-Application
no	I-Application
Ryouiki	I-Application
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
respectively	O
on	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
games	O
were	O
localized	O
but	O
released	O
as	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
of	I-Application
Ancient	I-Application
Arts	I-Application
.	O
</s>
