Telengard (1982) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Telengard

Telengard is an earlier example of a "dungeon crawler" role-playing game--albeit with a top-down view- with either real time movement (DOS version) or turn-based movement and turn based combat. Telengard is…

31 December 1982

What Telengard is

Telengard is an adventure game developed by Microcomputer Games, Inc. and released in 1982. It was published by Kiya Overseas Industry. It is available on Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Commodore PET, DOS, FM-7, PC-8800 Series, PC-9800 Series and TRS-80.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Nobody knows who built the great underground labyrinth called Telengard. Some say that the souls that perish there feed some unspeakable demon. Others say that it is a testing ground for wizards and warriors. Even the most seasoned of fighters sometimes do not return from the nethermost levels of the dungeon. But, like gamblers, even the most successful of adventurers return again and again down into the circular stairways tomblike corridors of Telengard, risking their very lives for gold, treasure and magical powers.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Telengard launched on 31 December 1982, within three weeks of Trashman, King Kong, Evolution and Xevious.

Released around the same time: Trashman, King Kong, Evolution, Xevious.

Telengard — frequently asked questions

When did Telengard come out?

Telengard was released on 31 December 1982 for Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Commodore PET, DOS, FM-7, PC-8800 Series, PC-9800 Series and TRS-80.

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