GOG - Akalabeth X-Mas Gift For Free

Akalabeth, the Grandfather of Computer RPGs, Added as New Free Game on GOG.com

Akalabeth: World of Doom, Richard Garriott’s predecessor to the modern RPG, will be among GOG.com’s permanent collection of free games beginning December 24 (10am CET). Its descendant, the landmark Ultima series, will be 80% of for 48 hours.

The game was created 35 years ago by Richard Garriot - now known to the gaming world as Lord British - for the Apple II personal computer. Originally, the creator wrote Akalabeth for his own entertainment but was persuaded by a friend at a local computer store to try selling it. Garriot proceeded to copy the disks and put them into resealable bags with instruction sheets. It was cutting edge tech for the time, as Lord British’s previous excursions into game development required an acoustic modem and paper tape punch/reader.

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