<s>
Sword	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fargoal	I-Application
is	O
a	O
dungeon	B-Application
exploration	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Jeff	O
McCord	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Epyx	O
for	O
the	O
VIC-20	B-Device
in	O
1982	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
on	O
cassette	B-Device
tape	I-Device
and	O
5¼	B-Device
"	I-Device
floppy	I-Device
disk	I-Device
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sword	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fargoal	I-Application
is	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
a	O
roguelike	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roguelike	O
games	O
are	O
games	O
characterized	O
by	O
their	O
progressively	O
increasing	O
difficulty	O
,	O
procedurally	O
generated	O
level	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
permanent	B-Application
death	I-Application
,	O
requiring	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
start	O
from	O
the	O
beginning	O
after	O
each	O
failure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
warrior	O
who	O
explores	O
numerous	O
levels	O
of	O
a	O
dungeon	B-Application
in	O
search	O
of	O
the	O
titular	O
"	O
Sword	O
of	O
Fargoal.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
Sword	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fargoal	I-Application
is	O
found	O
,	O
a	O
countdown	O
begins	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
successfully	O
escape	O
the	O
dungeon	B-Application
before	O
the	O
timer	O
runs	O
out	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
sword	O
is	O
lost	O
forever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
warrior	O
levels	O
up	O
by	O
gaining	O
experience	O
points	O
,	O
which	O
increase	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
fighting	O
ability	O
and	O
hit	O
points	O
as	O
they	O
progress	O
through	O
the	O
dungeon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
several	O
items	O
in	O
the	O
dungeon	B-Application
that	O
help	O
the	O
character	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
in	O
treasure	O
chests	O
or	O
on	O
slain	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
several	O
enemies	O
in	O
the	O
dungeon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
warrior	O
can	O
move	O
freely	O
about	O
the	O
dungeon	B-Application
,	O
whereas	O
monsters	O
take	O
intermittently	O
timed	O
steps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
dungeon	B-Application
has	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
staircases	O
that	O
go	O
up	O
or	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
warrior	O
can	O
find	O
bags	O
of	O
gold	O
scattered	O
around	O
the	O
dungeon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
warrior	O
can	O
only	O
carry	O
100	O
pieces	O
of	O
gold	O
at	O
first	O
,	O
but	O
magic	O
sacks	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
dungeons	B-Application
that	O
allow	O
the	O
warrior	O
to	O
carry	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
dungeon	B-Application
level	O
contains	O
a	O
temple	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chests	O
in	O
Sword	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fargoal	I-Application
present	O
a	O
risk	O
element	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sword	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fargoal	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
author	O
and	O
programmer	O
Jeff	O
McCord	O
based	O
on	O
his	O
original	O
dungeon	B-Application
adventure	O
,	O
Gammaquest	O
II	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
programmed	O
in	O
BASIC	O
for	O
the	O
Commodore	B-Device
PET	I-Device
computer	O
and	O
written	O
in	O
19791981	O
while	O
he	O
was	O
still	O
in	O
high	O
school	O
in	O
Lexington	O
,	O
Kentucky	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gammaquest	O
II	O
,	O
like	O
Sword	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fargoal	I-Application
,	O
created	O
randomly	O
generated	O
dungeons	B-Application
that	O
were	O
revealed	O
piece-by-piece	O
as	O
the	O
character	O
explored	O
the	O
map	O
,	O
and	O
stayed	O
"	O
lit	O
"	O
behind	O
the	O
character	O
as	O
it	O
moved	O
,	O
emulating	O
the	O
"	O
mapping	O
"	O
of	O
a	O
dungeon	B-Application
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McCord	O
accepted	O
an	O
offer	O
to	O
publish	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
developer	O
and	O
publisher	O
Epyx	O
in	O
1982	O
on	O
the	O
VIC-20	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
year	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
McCord	O
was	O
asked	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Sword	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fargoal	I-Application
for	O
that	O
machine	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McCord	O
was	O
unable	O
to	O
implement	O
the	O
conversion	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
written	O
in	O
BASIC	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
sprite-based	O
graphics	O
required	O
machine	B-Language
language	I-Language
programming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
noted	O
some	O
bugs	O
and	O
inconsistencies	O
with	O
the	O
documentation	O
,	O
but	O
called	O
Sword	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fargoal	I-Application
"	O
an	O
exciting	O
and	O
intriguing	O
adventure	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
called	O
the	O
VIC-20	B-Device
version	O
"	O
an	O
engrossing	O
adventure-type	O
maze	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
randomized	O
dungeons	B-Application
removed	O
mapping	O
and	O
solving	O
mysteries	O
,	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
important	O
aspects	O
of	O
adventure	O
gaming	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
This	O
game	O
is	O
so	O
close	O
to	O
its	O
goal	O
,	O
and	O
yet	O
so	O
far	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
in	O
1996	O
listed	O
Sword	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fargoal	I-Application
as	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
iOS	B-Application
port	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2009	O
and	O
briefly	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
Apple	O
Store	O
before	O
returning	O
in	O
October	O
2019	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
GameClub	B-Operating_System
subscription	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
