Game Information

Original Release Date: October 01, 1988

Platforms: Amiga, Apple II, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS, Mac, Nintendo Entertainment System, Sharp X1

Involved Companies: SSI (Strategic Simulations, Inc.), Pony Canyon, SSI (Strategic Simulations, Inc.)

Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure

Summary: Pool of Radiance was the first adaptation of TSR's Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (AD&D or D&D) fantasy role-playing game for home computers, becoming the first episode in a four-part series of D&D computer adventure games. The player starts by building a party of up to six characters, deciding the race, sex, class and ability scores for each.