<s>
The	B-Application
Faery	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1987	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
designed	O
by	O
David	O
Joiner	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
MicroIllusions	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
and	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
version	O
is	O
titled	O
The	B-Application
Faery	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
:	O
Book	O
I	O
.	O
Microillusions	O
also	O
released	O
a	O
"	O
Book	O
1	O
"	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
which	O
was	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
games	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Talin	O
,	O
but	O
bankruptcy	O
prevented	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
version	O
was	O
produced	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
1000	O
and	O
featured	O
the	O
largest	O
game	O
world	O
to	O
that	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Faery	B-Application
Tale	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Halls	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
resembles	O
that	O
of	O
Ultima	B-Application
VII	I-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
recovering	O
the	O
talisman	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
kept	O
by	O
an	O
evil	O
necromancer	B-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
complete	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
other	O
tasks	O
which	O
ultimately	O
prove	O
vital	O
to	O
the	O
quest	O
-	O
save	O
the	O
king	O
's	O
daughter	O
,	O
gain	O
the	O
aid	O
of	O
a	O
sea	O
turtle	O
,	O
and	O
kill	O
an	O
evil	O
witch	O
in	O
her	O
castle	O
-	O
and	O
gather	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
artefacts	O
which	O
enable	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
strange	O
dimension	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
necromancer	B-Operating_System
resides	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
Joiner	O
designed	O
The	B-Application
Faery	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
and	O
was	O
also	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
audio	O
of	O
Defender	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Crown	I-Device
II	I-Device
(	O
1993	O
)	O
,	O
engineering	O
for	O
SimCity	B-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rush	I-Application
Hour	I-Application
(	O
2003	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
contributions	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
then	O
ported	O
to	O
other	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
and	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
although	O
the	O
graphics	O
for	O
these	O
ports	O
were	O
of	O
substantially	O
lower	O
quality	O
due	O
to	O
hardware	O
limitations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
displays	O
two	O
screens	O
as	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
screenshot	O
,	O
one	O
"	O
lowres	O
"	O
320	O
and	O
one	O
"	O
hires	O
"	O
640	O
pixels	O
wide	O
,	O
allowing	O
64	O
+	O
16	O
colors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1988	O
,	O
a	O
port	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
with	O
256	O
color	O
graphics	O
(	O
more	O
colors	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
color	O
Macintosh	B-Device
model	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
was	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
prohibitively	O
expensive	O
for	O
a	O
successful	O
gaming	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Macintosh	B-Device
port	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
working	O
beta	O
was	O
completed	O
before	O
the	O
development	O
was	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
New	O
World	O
Computing	O
acquired	O
MicroIllusions	O
and	O
in	O
1991	B-Application
ported	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
which	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
version	O
"	O
subtly	O
improved	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
"	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
better	O
teleportation	O
system	O
,	O
while	O
maintaining	O
virtues	O
such	O
as	O
excellent	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	O
gave	O
the	O
computer	O
game	O
4	O
1/2	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
,	O
and	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
for	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
63rd	O
best	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
Real	O
time	O
adventure	O
at	O
its	O
Amiga	B-Device
best.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
,	O
Faery	B-Application
Tale	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Halls	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
The	O
Dreamers	O
Guild	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Encore	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
and	O
Windows	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
gameplay	O
and	O
graphics	O
resemble	O
Ultima	B-Application
VIII	I-Application
:	I-Application
Pagan	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Amiga	B-Device
port	O
was	O
under	O
development	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
cancelled	O
upon	O
the	O
bankruptcy	O
of	O
publisher	O
Hollyware	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
