<s>
is	O
a	O
text	O
adventure	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
for	O
the	O
NEC	B-Device
PC-8801	I-Device
,	O
NEC	B-Operating_System
PC-9801	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Fujitsu	B-Device
FM-7	I-Device
in	O
1984	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Death	I-Application
Trap	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Square	O
,	O
created	O
before	O
they	O
were	O
even	O
an	O
independent	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
released	O
a	O
sequel	O
in	O
1985	B-Application
called	O
Will	O
:	O
The	B-Application
Death	I-Application
Trap	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
's	O
third	O
and	O
final	O
text	O
adventure	O
game	O
was	O
called	O
Alpha	B-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
1986	O
,	O
and	O
tells	O
a	O
science	O
fiction	O
story	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
style	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Death	I-Application
Trap	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Death	I-Application
Trap	I-Application
is	O
a	O
silent	O
(	O
no	O
sound	O
)	O
text	O
parser	O
adventure	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
relies	O
on	O
simple	O
command	O
lines	O
from	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
input	O
to	O
progress	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
opposed	O
to	O
most	O
"	O
text	O
adventures	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
only	O
text	O
as	O
output	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Death	I-Application
Trap	I-Application
provides	O
graphical	O
feedback	O
using	O
full	O
screen	O
still	O
images	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
has	O
become	O
tense	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
countries	O
have	O
begun	O
to	O
prepare	O
for	O
a	O
global-scale	O
war	O
,	O
working	O
on	O
new	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Death	I-Application
Trap	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Square	O
,	O
a	O
computer	O
game	O
software	O
branch	O
of	O
Den-Yū-Sha	O
Electric	O
Company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
shortly	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
Square	O
's	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Death	I-Application
Trap	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakaguchi	O
noted	O
in	O
1985	B-Application
that	O
he	O
had	O
expected	O
to	O
only	O
do	O
clerical	O
work	O
,	O
not	O
develop	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
yet	O
was	O
appointed	O
a	O
producer	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakaguchi	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
scenario	O
writer	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Death	I-Application
Trap	I-Application
even	O
though	O
he	O
too	O
was	O
a	O
part	O
time	O
employee	O
who	O
had	O
just	O
left	O
university	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Death	I-Application
Trap	I-Application
all	O
of	O
Squares’	O
staff	O
were	O
part	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
NEC	B-Device
PC-8801	I-Device
in	O
October	O
1984	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Fujitsu	B-Device
FM-7	I-Device
in	O
December	O
1984	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
that	O
allowed	O
both	O
Japanese	O
and	O
English	O
text	O
entry	O
during	O
gameplay	O
,	O
as	O
all	O
previous	O
Japanese	O
games	O
were	O
done	O
in	O
English	O
to	O
be	O
like	O
games	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
this	O
period	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Death	I-Application
Trap	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
games	O
that	O
made	O
within	O
two	O
years	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
a	O
fast	O
pace	O
of	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Death	I-Application
Trap	I-Application
received	O
little	O
attention	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
was	O
successful	O
enough	O
for	O
Square	O
to	O
immediately	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
sequel	O
:	O
Will	O
:	O
The	B-Application
Death	I-Application
Trap	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
USGamer	O
described	O
the	O
plot	O
as	O
a	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
era	O
spy	O
thriller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	O
EGG	O
,	O
a	O
licensed	O
emulator	B-Application
for	O
home	O
computer	O
games	O
,	O
included	O
The	B-Application
Death	I-Application
Trap	I-Application
,	O
Will	O
,	O
and	O
Alpha	B-Application
together	O
in	O
its	O
limited	O
edition	O
"	O
Classic	O
PC-Game	O
Collection	O
"	O
on	O
September	O
8	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
alongside	O
Cruise	B-Application
Chaser	I-Application
Blassty	I-Application
and	O
Genesis	O
—	O
other	O
Square	O
games	O
released	O
between	O
1984	B-Application
and	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
for	O
the	O
NEC	B-Device
PC-8801	I-Device
,	O
NEC	B-Operating_System
PC-9801	I-Operating_System
,	O
Fujitsu	B-Device
FM-7	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Sharp	B-Device
X1	I-Device
in	O
1985	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Will	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Death	I-Application
Trap	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
Square	O
's	O
second	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakaguchi	O
once	O
again	O
wrote	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
scenario	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
explained	O
that	O
he	O
used	O
The	B-Application
Death	I-Application
Trap	I-Application
as	O
the	O
basis	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
"	O
beefed	O
up	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
the	O
universe	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
system	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Will	O
sold	O
100,000	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
which	O
,	O
while	O
less	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
was	O
a	O
major	O
commercial	B-Application
success	I-Application
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
