<s>
The	O
Dungeons	B-Application
&	I-Application
Dragons	I-Application
Computer	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Game	I-Application
is	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
electronic	I-Application
game	I-Application
released	O
by	O
Mattel	O
in	O
1981	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mattel	O
Electronics	O
 '	O
handheld	B-Application
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
a	O
fledgling	O
adventure	O
text	O
game	O
from	O
the	O
1970s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dungeons	B-Application
&	I-Application
Dragons	I-Application
Computer	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Game	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
fall	O
of	O
1981	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
unit	O
is	O
a	O
portable	O
game	O
with	O
an	O
LCD	B-Device
screen	I-Device
,	O
and	O
is	O
powered	O
by	O
watch	O
batteries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
LCD	B-Device
screen	I-Device
displayed	O
a	O
dungeon	O
junction	O
in	O
quasi-three	O
dimensions	O
,	O
coupled	O
with	O
hints	O
of	O
routes	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
may	O
explore	O
further	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
Hunt	B-Application
The	I-Application
Wumpus	I-Application
,	O
in	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
moves	O
through	O
a	O
maze	O
,	O
must	O
beware	O
of	O
bats	O
and	O
pits	O
,	O
and	O
must	O
find	O
an	O
arrow	O
and	O
shoot	O
it	O
at	O
the	O
dragon	O
without	O
entering	O
its	O
lair	O
directly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
its	O
silly	O
,	O
off-set	O
LCD	B-Device
screen	I-Device
and	O
weird	O
graphic	O
of	O
white-outlined	O
cobblestones	O
,	O
the	O
entire	O
game	O
is	O
approximately	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
an	O
inch-thick	O
or	O
so	O
credit	O
card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
The	O
LCD	B-Device
art	O
was	O
fantastic	O
-	O
you	O
could	O
tell	O
right	O
immediately	O
that	O
the	O
monsters	O
were	O
bats	O
and	O
a	O
dragon.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Oliphant	O
believes	O
Mattel	O
Electronics	O
sought	O
to	O
venture	O
out	O
from	O
its	O
usual	O
sports	O
games	O
for	O
this	O
handheld	B-Application
in	O
order	O
to	O
get	O
numerous	O
different	O
licenses	O
for	O
new	O
properties	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
widen	O
the	O
type	O
of	O
games	O
they	O
were	O
developing	O
.	O
</s>
