| Akalabeth: World of Doom | |
|---|---|
 Cover art by Denis Loubet | |
| Developer(s) | Richard Garriott |
| Publisher(s) | California Pacific Computer Company |
| Platform(s) | Apple II, DOS |
| Release | 1979: Apple II 1980: Apple / California Pacific Company re-release February 17th, 1998: MS-DOS |
| Genre(s) | Role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Akalabeth: World of Doom (/əˈkæləbɛθ/) is a role-playing video game released in 1979 for the Apple II. It was published by California Pacific Computer Company in 1980. Richard Garriott designed the game as a hobbyist project, which is now recognized as one of the earliest known examples of a role-playing video game[1] and as a predecessor of the Ultima series of games that started Garriott's career.[2][3] Garriott is the sole author of the game, with the exception of title artwork by Keith Zabalaoui.[4]
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