<s>
The	B-Application
Warlock	I-Application
of	I-Application
Firetop	I-Application
Mountain	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
published	O
by	O
Crystal	O
Computing	O
in	O
1984	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
home	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
adventure	O
gamebook	O
of	O
the	B-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
(	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
Fighting	O
Fantasy	O
series	O
)	O
written	O
by	O
Steve	O
Jackson	O
and	O
Ian	O
Livingstone	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Puffin	O
Books	O
in	O
1982	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
sold	O
both	O
as	O
a	O
regular	O
cassette-only	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
(	O
at	O
a	O
higher	O
price	O
)	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
software	O
pack	O
"	O
edition	O
that	O
included	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Fighting	O
Fantasy	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
third-person	O
arcade	O
adventure	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
an	O
adventurer	O
on	O
a	O
quest	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
treasure	O
of	O
a	O
powerful	O
warlock	B-Application
,	O
hidden	O
deep	O
within	O
Firetop	O
Mountain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
orcs	B-Language
,	O
slime	O
moulds	O
and	O
spiders	O
)	O
in	O
the	O
dungeons	B-Application
of	O
Firetop	O
Mountain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
adventurer	O
(	O
equipped	O
with	O
a	O
bow	O
and	O
a	O
sword	O
)	O
must	O
attempt	O
to	O
retrieve	O
the	O
keys	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
added	O
feature	O
(	O
over	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Halls	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Things	I-Application
)	O
being	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
open	O
and	O
close	O
doors	O
to	O
block	O
the	O
path	O
of	O
pursuing	O
monsters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Warlock	I-Application
of	I-Application
Firetop	I-Application
Mountain	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
issue	O
two	O
of	O
Micro	O
Adventurer	O
magazine	O
,	O
which	O
published	O
a	O
feature	O
on	O
the	O
expansion	O
of	O
Penguin	O
Books	O
children	O
's	O
imprint	O
Puffin	O
into	O
the	O
science	O
fiction	O
software	O
market	O
with	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
The	B-Application
Warlock	I-Application
of	I-Application
Firetop	I-Application
Mountain	I-Application
,	O
hoping	O
to	O
emulate	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
book	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Puffin	O
contracted	O
Crystal	O
Computing	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
developed	O
the	O
fantasy	O
game	O
Halls	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Things	I-Application
,	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Puffin	O
Books	O
briefly	O
continued	O
the	O
trend	O
of	O
adapting	O
the	O
Fighting	O
Fantasy	O
titles	O
into	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
with	O
early	O
titles	O
The	O
Citadel	O
of	O
Chaos	O
and	O
The	O
Forest	O
of	O
Doom	O
being	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
and	O
Commodore	O
64	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ZX	O
Computing	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
simply	O
a	O
"	O
variation	O
"	O
of	O
Halls	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Things	I-Application
,	O
but	O
praised	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
the	O
book	O
as	O
it	O
encouraged	O
children	O
to	O
read	O
.	O
</s>
