<s>
Questron	B-Application
is	O
a	O
1984	O
game	O
from	O
Strategic	O
Simulations	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
fantasy	O
title	O
from	O
a	O
company	O
known	O
for	O
computer	O
wargames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Charles	O
Dougherty	O
and	O
Gerald	O
Wieczorek	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Commodore	O
64	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Questron	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1988	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
an	O
,	O
the	O
structure	O
and	O
style	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
both	O
officially	O
licensed	O
from	O
Richard	O
Garriott	O
,	O
author	O
of	O
Akalabeth	B-Application
and	O
Ultima	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
first	O
Questron	B-Application
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
young	O
serf	O
who	O
tries	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
name	O
for	O
himself	O
by	O
traveling	O
the	O
realm	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
gain	O
the	O
power	O
and	O
experience	O
necessary	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
wicked	O
"	O
Mantor	O
"	O
,	O
ruler	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Land	O
of	O
Evil	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
various	O
casinos	O
about	O
the	O
towns	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
gamble	O
for	O
gold	O
pieces	O
in	O
games	O
of	O
blackjack	B-Application
,	O
roulette	O
,	O
and	O
double	B-Application
or	I-Application
nothing	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Questron	B-Application
was	O
SSI	O
's	O
first	O
RPG	O
,	O
and	O
became	O
the	O
fastest-selling	O
new	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
history	O
at	O
almost	O
35,000	O
copies	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
more	O
than	O
triple	O
the	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
typical	O
SSI	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Others	O
followed	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Phantasie	B-Application
,	O
Wizard	B-Device
's	I-Device
Crown	I-Device
,	O
Gemstone	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Advanced	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
Gold	O
Box	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
James	O
A	O
.	O
McPherson	O
praised	O
the	O
3-D	O
dungeons	O
and	O
"	O
an	O
ending	O
fit	O
for	O
a	O
king	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
"	O
the	O
differences	O
from	O
the	O
Ultima	O
type	O
game	O
do	O
make	O
Questron	B-Application
refreshing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
in	O
1985	O
praised	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
version	O
of	O
Questron	B-Application
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
those	O
game	O
that	O
you	O
start	O
playing	O
and	O
suddenly	O
realize	O
it	O
's	O
three	O
hours	O
past	O
bedtime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chuck	O
and	O
John	O
Dougherty	O
also	O
created	O
some	O
similar	O
games	O
that	O
were	O
not	O
direct	O
sequels	O
to	O
Questron	B-Application
or	O
Questron	B-Device
II	I-Device
.	O
</s>
