<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
side	O
scrolling	B-Application
beat	I-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
with	O
some	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
elements	O
for	O
one	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
packaged	O
with	O
its	O
sequel	O
,	O
Dungeons	B-Application
&	I-Application
Dragons	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
over	I-Application
Mystara	I-Application
,	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
Collection	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
limited	O
the	O
gameplay	O
to	O
only	O
two	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
both	O
games	O
were	O
re-released	O
for	O
modern	O
platforms	O
as	O
Dungeons	B-Application
&	I-Application
Dragons	I-Application
:	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
of	I-Application
Mystara	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tower	B-Application
of	I-Application
Doom	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
arcade	O
game	O
featuring	O
four	O
playable	O
characters	O
(	O
cleric	O
,	O
dwarf	O
,	O
elf	O
,	O
fighter	O
)	O
with	O
classic	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
monsters	O
as	O
opponents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
more	O
technical	O
than	O
the	O
average	O
on	O
beat'em	B-Application
up	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
the	O
adventurers	O
make	O
their	O
way	O
to	O
Deimos	O
 '	O
Tower	B-Application
of	I-Application
Doom	I-Application
and	O
ultimately	O
destroy	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
deal	O
,	O
they	O
ported	O
Eye	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Beholder	I-Application
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
Jimenez	O
's	O
inspirations	O
for	O
the	O
beat	B-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
 '	O
style	O
came	O
from	O
Golden	B-Application
Axe	I-Application
,	O
while	O
the	O
multiple	O
paths	O
were	O
based	O
on	O
Thayer	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
Collection	O
is	O
a	O
two-disc	O
compilation	O
of	O
Tower	B-Application
of	I-Application
Doom	I-Application
and	O
Shadow	B-Application
over	I-Application
Mystara	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
4	O
,	O
1999	O
,	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
Capcom	O
had	O
planned	O
to	O
release	O
Tower	B-Application
of	I-Application
Doom	I-Application
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
title	O
on	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
,	O
but	O
cancelled	O
the	O
plan	O
early	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
initially	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
collection	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
due	O
for	O
a	O
U.S.	O
release	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
shelved	O
in	O
early	O
1998	O
so	O
that	O
Capcom	O
could	O
focus	O
on	O
other	O
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
James	O
Mielke	O
criticized	O
the	O
loading	O
times	O
:	O
"	O
despite	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
4-Meg	O
RAM	B-Architecture
Cart	O
,	O
loading	O
times	O
are	O
horrendous	O
,	O
with	O
mid-level	O
battles	O
occasionally	O
pausing	O
to	O
let	O
data	O
stream	O
in	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
summarized	O
that	O
"	O
as	O
a	O
very	O
basic	O
scrolling	O
hacker	O
,	O
this	O
game	O
is	O
simply	O
OK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Gamer	O
included	O
it	O
on	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
ten	O
essential	O
Saturn	B-Device
imports	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
"	O
stunning	O
animation	O
thanks	O
to	O
using	O
the	O
4MB	O
ram	B-Architecture
pack	O
"	O
and	O
opining	O
that	O
"	O
while	O
this	O
does	O
suffer	O
from	O
lengthy	O
loading	O
times	O
,	O
it	O
remains	O
the	O
best	O
scrolling	O
fighter	O
on	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
just	O
beating	O
Taito	O
's	O
delightfully	O
odd	O
PuLiRuLa	B-Application
and	O
Capcom	O
's	O
own	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2023	O
,	O
Time	O
Extension	O
included	O
the	O
collection	O
on	O
their	O
top	O
25	O
"	O
Best	O
Beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
Em	I-Application
Ups	I-Application
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
announced	O
at	O
PAX	O
East	O
2013	O
that	O
they	O
will	O
release	O
Tower	B-Application
of	I-Application
Doom	I-Application
and	O
Shadow	B-Application
over	I-Application
Mystara	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Dungeons	B-Application
and	I-Application
Dragons	I-Application
:	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
of	I-Application
Mystara	I-Application
Collection	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
the	O
summer	O
of	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Dungeons	B-Application
&	I-Application
Dragons	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tower	I-Application
of	I-Application
Doom	I-Application
on	O
their	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
1994	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
second	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	O
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
,	O
outperforming	O
titles	O
like	O
Raiden	B-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
Special	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
RePlay	O
reported	O
Tower	B-Application
of	I-Application
Doom	I-Application
as	O
the	O
most-popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Play	O
Meter	O
also	O
listed	O
Tower	B-Application
of	I-Application
Doom	I-Application
as	O
the	O
fourteenth	O
most-popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
GameSpy	O
's	O
Allen	O
Rausch	O
,	O
Dungeons	B-Application
&	I-Application
Dragons	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tower	I-Application
of	I-Application
Doom	I-Application
was	O
"	O
Equally	O
good	O
,	O
though	O
not	O
as	O
well	O
remembered	O
"	O
as	O
other	O
"	O
Final	O
Fight-style	O
beat-	B-Application
'	I-Application
em-ups	I-Application
at	O
the	O
arcade	O
"	O
like	O
Teenage	B-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Turtles	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
.	O
</s>
