<s>
Odyssey	B-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Compleat	I-Device
Apventure	I-Device
was	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
written	O
by	O
Robert	O
Clardy	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Synergistic	O
Software	O
in	O
1980	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
created	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
platform	O
and	O
is	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
microcomputer-based	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
forerunner	O
of	O
Akalabeth	B-Application
and	O
Ultima	O
,	O
Odyssey	B-Device
was	O
a	O
multi-part	O
adventure	O
game	O
that	O
placed	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
the	O
leader	O
of	O
an	O
army	O
who	O
sets	O
out	O
to	O
vanquish	O
an	O
evil	O
wizard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
sailing	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
may	O
encounter	O
the	O
god	O
Poseidon	B-Application
who	O
will	O
tell	O
the	O
player	O
where	O
a	O
great	O
treasure	O
may	O
be	O
found	O
(	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
ability	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
treasure	O
will	O
depend	O
upon	O
whether	O
he/she	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
obtain	O
a	O
sextant	O
during	O
the	O
island	O
expedition	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
For	O
example	O
,	O
a	O
monkey	O
is	O
needed	O
to	O
unlock	O
a	O
door	O
;	O
mirrors	O
can	O
protect	O
against	O
damage	O
from	O
Medusa	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Odyssey	B-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Compleat	I-Device
Apventure	I-Device
called	O
Apventure	B-Device
to	I-Device
Atlantis	I-Device
whose	O
story	O
picks	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
as	O
ruler	O
of	O
this	O
island	O
and	O
updates	O
the	O
format	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
include	O
internal	O
areas	O
displayed	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
the	O
then-current	O
Mystery	B-Application
House	I-Application
game	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
incorporated	O
a	O
parser	O
that	O
allowed	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
text	O
adventure-style	O
commands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
primitive	O
by	O
today	O
's	O
standards	O
,	O
Odyssey	B-Device
was	O
considered	O
cutting-edge	O
for	O
its	O
time	O
,	O
making	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
's	O
two	O
graphics	O
modes	O
(	O
high-resolution	O
and	O
low-resolution	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
text	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
written	O
in	O
Integer	B-Language
BASIC	I-Language
and	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
microcomputer	O
games	O
to	O
be	O
created	O
using	O
multiple	O
programs	O
,	O
requiring	O
floppy	B-Device
disc	I-Device
activation	O
and	O
access	O
mid-game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
this	O
,	O
most	O
games	O
were	O
self-contained	O
,	O
single	O
programs	O
;	O
Odyssey	B-Device
was	O
split	O
into	O
several	O
different	O
programs	O
and	O
took	O
up	O
an	O
entire	O
disk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
screen	O
art	O
,	O
a	O
line-drawing	O
of	O
a	O
dragon	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
title	O
screen	O
of	O
another	O
1980	O
adventure	O
game	O
release	O
,	O
Eamon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
BYTE	O
in	O
1980	O
called	O
Odyssey	B-Device
"	O
an	O
engrossing	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
use	O
of	O
color	O
graphics	O
in	O
a	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	O
that	O
I	O
have	O
seen	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deirdre	O
L	O
.	O
Maloy	O
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Odyssey	B-Device
was	O
the	O
program	O
that	O
sold	O
me	O
on	O
an	O
Apple	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Odyssey	B-Device
and	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
"	O
Wilderness	O
Campaign	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Dungeon	O
Campaign	O
"	O
,	O
are	O
still	O
very	O
good	O
programs	O
,	O
although	O
Odyssey	B-Device
is	O
undoubtedly	O
the	O
best	O
(	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
most	O
time-consuming	O
)	O
of	O
the	O
three.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Scorpia	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
in	O
1991	O
described	O
the	O
three	O
games	O
that	O
comprised	O
Odyssey	B-Device
as	O
pioneering	O
computer	O
role-playing	O
games	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
they	O
offered	O
on	O
a	O
48K	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
several	O
wilderness	O
environments	O
;	O
multiple	O
forms	O
of	O
transportation	O
,	O
including	O
sailing	O
by	O
the	O
wind	O
;	O
non-hostile	O
NPCs	O
;	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
areas	O
to	O
explore	O
;	O
and	O
region-specific	O
monsters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1993	O
she	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
Odyssey	B-Device
games	O
were	O
"	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
finest	O
of	O
the	O
early	O
CRPGs	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
"	O
an	O
astonishing	O
range	O
of	O
features	O
"	O
,	O
especially	O
for	O
a	O
48K	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
.	O
</s>
