<s>
Temple	B-Application
of	I-Application
Apshai	I-Application
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Dunjonquest	O
:	O
Temple	B-Application
of	I-Application
Apshai	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
dungeon	O
crawl	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Automated	O
Simulations	O
(	O
later	O
renamed	O
to	O
Epyx	O
)	O
in	O
1979	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originating	O
on	O
the	O
TRS-80	B-Device
and	O
Commodore	B-Device
PET	I-Device
,	O
it	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
several	O
updated	O
versions	O
for	O
other	O
computers	O
between	O
1980	O
and	O
1986	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Temple	B-Application
of	I-Application
Apshai	I-Application
is	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
graphical	O
role-playing	O
games	O
for	O
home	O
computers	O
,	O
predating	O
even	O
the	O
commercial	O
release	O
of	O
Richard	O
Garriott	O
's	O
Akalabeth	B-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
of	I-Application
Doom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latter	O
were	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
into	O
the	O
remake	O
Temple	B-Application
of	I-Application
Apshai	I-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
in	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
using	O
the	O
Apshai	B-Application
engine	O
were	O
collectively	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Dunjonquest	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
in	O
Temple	B-Application
of	I-Application
Apshai	I-Application
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
an	O
adventurer	O
who	O
explores	O
the	O
mysterious	O
ruins	O
of	O
the	O
Temple	B-Application
of	I-Application
Apshai	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Temple	B-Application
of	I-Application
Apshai	I-Application
consists	O
of	O
two	O
programs	O
:	O
the	O
Innkeeper	O
and	O
the	O
Dunjonmaster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Temple	B-Application
of	I-Application
Apshai	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
hybrid	O
between	O
a	O
turn-based	O
and	O
a	O
real	O
time	O
combat	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Temple	B-Application
of	I-Application
Apshai	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
computer	O
role-playing	O
game	O
with	O
room	O
descriptions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pen-and-paper	O
games	O
like	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
frequently	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
verbal	O
depictions	O
given	O
by	O
dungeon	B-Device
masters	I-Device
to	O
suggest	O
to	O
players	O
what	O
is	O
of	O
interest	O
in	O
a	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
in	O
Temple	B-Application
of	I-Application
Apshai	I-Application
the	O
player	O
matches	O
an	O
on-screen	O
room	O
number	O
to	O
its	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
manual	O
that	O
accompanies	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Temple	B-Application
of	I-Application
Apshai	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
programmed	O
by	O
Jim	O
Connelley	O
,	O
founder	O
and	O
president	O
of	O
Automated	O
Simulations	O
/	O
Epyx	O
Software	O
,	O
for	O
TRS-80	B-Device
and	O
Commodore	B-Device
PET	I-Device
,	O
using	O
BASIC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
role-playing	O
system	O
,	O
named	O
Dunjonquest	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Jon	O
Freeman	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
level	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
dungeons	O
was	O
provided	O
by	O
Jeff	O
Johnson	O
(	O
Roadwar	B-Application
2000	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Connelley	O
,	O
his	O
motivations	O
to	O
create	O
Temple	B-Application
of	I-Application
Apshai	I-Application
were	O
"	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
noncomputer	O
role-playing	O
games	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
opportunity	O
"	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
graphics-oriented	O
adventure	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
most	O
early	O
computer	O
RPGs	O
,	O
Temple	B-Application
of	I-Application
Apshai	I-Application
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Connelley	O
and	O
Freeman	O
played	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
in	O
a	O
group	O
where	O
Connelley	O
acted	O
as	O
the	O
Dungeon	B-Device
Master	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
advertisement	O
for	O
Temple	B-Application
of	I-Application
Apshai	I-Application
called	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
"	O
version	O
of	O
Dungeons	O
and	O
Dragons	O
"	O
and	O
described	O
Connelly	O
as	O
an	O
experienced	O
"	O
Dungeon	B-Device
Master	I-Device
,	O
running	O
continuous	O
D	O
&	O
D	O
campaigns	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Temple	B-Application
of	I-Application
Apshai	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
1979	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
advertisements	O
promoted	O
versions	O
for	O
TRS-80	B-Device
and	O
Commodore	B-Device
PET	I-Device
,	O
but	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
followed	O
in	O
1980	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
TRS-80	B-Device
,	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
and	O
PET	O
versions	O
were	O
sold	O
for	O
$24.95	O
on	O
cassette	O
and	O
$29.95	O
on	O
disk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
to	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
computers	I-Device
was	O
advertised	O
by	O
retailers	O
from	O
winter	O
1981	O
,	O
while	O
Epyx	O
announced	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
compatibles	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
1982	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aric	O
Wilmunder	O
coded	O
the	O
Atari	O
program	O
,	O
while	O
Connelley	O
himself	O
is	O
credited	O
for	O
the	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1983	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
VIC-20	B-Device
and	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
sold	O
at	O
$39.95	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Temple	B-Application
of	I-Application
Apshai	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
Automated	O
Simulations	O
 '	O
Dunjonquest	O
series	O
,	O
which	O
span	O
ten	O
individual	O
titles	O
,	O
including	O
expansions	O
,	O
smaller	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
full	O
sequel	O
,	O
Hellfire	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
of	O
the	O
releases	O
,	O
Upper	O
Reaches	O
of	O
Apshai	B-Application
and	O
Curse	O
of	O
Ra	O
,	O
were	O
add-ons	O
to	O
Temple	B-Application
of	I-Application
Apshai	I-Application
which	O
required	O
the	O
original	O
program	O
to	O
run	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upper	O
Reaches	O
of	O
Apshai	B-Application
contains	O
four	O
new	O
dungeon	O
levels	O
for	O
beginning	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
conveys	O
a	O
more	O
humorous	O
tone	O
with	O
suburban	O
environments	O
like	O
a	O
vegetable	O
garden	O
and	O
enemies	O
like	O
killer	O
tomatoes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1983	O
,	O
Epyx	O
released	O
the	O
action-oriented	O
Gateway	B-Application
to	I-Application
Apshai	I-Application
,	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
Temple	B-Application
of	I-Application
Apshai	I-Application
whose	O
story	O
is	O
set	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
before	O
the	O
Temple	B-Application
of	I-Application
Apshai	I-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
took	O
place	O
,	O
was	O
rediscovered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1985	O
,	O
Epyx	O
published	O
the	O
remake	O
Temple	B-Application
of	I-Application
Apshai	I-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Temple	B-Application
of	I-Application
Apshai	I-Application
was	O
very	O
successful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
VIC-20	B-Device
version	O
also	O
appeared	O
on	O
the	O
list	O
of	O
best-selling	O
games	O
for	O
that	O
system	O
from	O
December	O
1983	O
onwards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
June	O
1983	O
,	O
the	O
wholesale	O
software	O
distributor	O
Softsel	O
International	O
placed	O
Temple	B-Application
of	I-Application
Apshai	I-Application
seventh	O
in	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
best-selling	O
computer	O
games	O
,	O
compiled	O
from	O
sales	O
to	O
4,000	O
retail	O
outlets	O
in	O
50	O
states	O
and	O
30	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Temple	B-Application
of	I-Application
Apshai	I-Application
was	O
Epyx	O
's	O
third	O
best-selling	O
Commodore	O
game	O
as	O
of	O
late	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
reviews	O
of	O
Temple	B-Application
of	I-Application
Apshai	I-Application
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
and	O
unusual	O
complexity	O
,	O
while	O
criticizing	O
long	O
loading	O
times	O
and	O
slow	O
screen	O
build-up	O
for	O
the	O
dungeon	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
stated	O
that	O
Temple	B-Application
of	I-Application
Apshai	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PET	O
"	O
is	O
for	O
anyone	O
who	O
is	O
tired	O
of	O
simple	O
'	O
video	O
games	O
 '	O
...	O
 [ it ] 	O
is	O
quite	O
an	O
experience	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jerry	O
Pournelle	O
in	O
BYTE	B-Application
called	O
it	O
"	O
an	O
excellent	O
real-time	O
dungeon	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
reported	O
that	O
his	O
sons	O
had	O
"	O
nearly	O
worn	O
out	O
the	O
Dungeons	O
of	O
Apshai	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Magazine	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
version	O
did	O
not	O
fully	O
exploit	O
the	O
computer	O
's	O
graphics	O
capability	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
players	O
"	O
will	O
find	O
excitement	O
and	O
entertainment	O
...	O
it	O
's	O
certainly	O
worth	O
the	O
silver	O
to	O
grab	O
this	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
was	O
also	O
favorable	O
towards	O
Upper	O
Reaches	O
of	O
Apshai	B-Application
,	O
which	O
it	O
called	O
"	O
better	O
than	O
Temple	B-Application
of	I-Application
Apshai	I-Application
in	O
some	O
ways	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Popular	O
Science	O
called	O
Temple	B-Application
of	I-Application
Apshai	I-Application
"	O
a	O
good	O
example	O
of	O
a	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
in	O
it	O
and	O
other	O
games	O
like	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
play	O
seems	O
to	O
drag	O
"	O
because	O
"	O
it	O
takes	O
time	O
to	O
draw	O
the	O
pictures	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Addison-Wesley	O
Book	O
of	O
Atari	O
Software	O
1984	O
gave	O
Temple	B-Application
of	I-Application
Apshai	I-Application
an	O
overall	O
B	O
rating	O
,	O
concluding	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
an	O
excellent	O
game	O
,	O
one	O
that	O
's	O
very	O
involving	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
gave	O
the	O
same	O
grade	O
to	O
Hellfire	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
and	O
Curse	O
of	O
Ra	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Robert	O
Plamondon	O
reviewed	O
Temple	B-Application
of	I-Application
Apshai	I-Application
for	O
Different	O
Worlds	O
magazine	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
I	O
found	O
both	O
Datestones	O
of	O
Ryn	O
and	O
Temple	B-Application
of	I-Application
Apshai	I-Application
highly	O
enjoyable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Temple	B-Application
of	I-Application
Apshai	I-Application
is	O
more	O
expensive	O
,	O
but	O
well	O
worth	O
the	O
extra	O
cost	O
because	O
it	O
is	O
so	O
much	O
bigger	O
than	O
Datestones	O
of	O
Ryn.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1991	O
and	O
1993	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
Scorpia	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
"	O
caused	O
a	O
sensation	O
when	O
it	O
first	O
appeared	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
criticized	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
polish	O
in	O
the	O
programming	O
and	O
slow	O
speed	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
BASIC	O
,	O
issues	O
which	O
were	O
improved	O
upon	O
in	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
2012	O
overview	O
of	O
TRS-80	B-Device
games	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
slow	O
,	O
clunky	O
and	O
crash-prone	O
...	O
this	O
early	O
attempt	O
at	O
an	O
action	O
role-playing	O
game	O
managed	O
little	O
of	O
either	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
inferior	O
to	O
later	O
Atari	O
and	O
Commodore	O
versions	O
,	O
but	O
"	O
quite	O
clearly	O
compelling	O
"	O
as	O
an	O
early	O
dungeon	O
crawl	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Temple	B-Application
of	I-Application
Apshai	I-Application
was	O
awarded	O
the	O
Origins	O
Award	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Computer	O
Game	O
of	O
1980	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
receive	O
this	O
distinction	O
.	O
</s>
