Philips Magnavox Videogames and the Entertainment Revolution Trigger Happy - Manual (Page 73)

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Fig. 5. ISS Pro Evolution: the beautiful game (‰ 1999 Konami)
It’s a kind of magic
Dungeons, dragons, elves and wizards, treasure,
trolls and spells. Yes, it’s the role-playing game (RPG),
the synthesis of classic text-based games like ADVENT
and the 1970s teenage-male leisure phenomenon,
Dungeons & Dragons fantasy boardgames. The
computer becomes the dungeon master and rolls all the
polyhedral dice to determine the outcomes of
incantatory duels.