ADVANCED DUNGEONS & DRAGONS® TREASURE OF TARMIN Cartridge

ATARI 2600 CARTRIDGE [UNRELEASED #4325]

Trademarks owned by and used under license from TSR Hobbies, Inc.

Produced by Synth Corporation for Mattel Electronics

CATALOG DESCRIPTION

You've found the secret map to the underground lair of the dreaded Minotaur. You can go in, but you'll never come out unless you slay the Minotaur and claim his Tarmin treasure. As you make your way through the hallways and chambers, monsters wield their conventional or spiritual weapons. You must gather the proper defenses along the way. But use them sparingly, the Minotaur looms closer!

DEVELOPMENT HISTORY

ADVANCED DUNGEONS & DRAGONS TREASURE OF TARMIN Cartridge was programmed by Synth Corporation, which was essentially two guys working in a garage in Chicago. Why Mattel Electronics contracted with Synth Corp. to produce this Atari version of the Intellivision Treasure of Tarmin cartridge is unclear. Manager Bill Fisher acted as liaison for Mattel.

The game was officially completed (approved by Traci [Glauser] Roux in Quality Assurance) on November 7, 1983. It was shown at the January 1984 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, but Mattel Electronics closed before the game could actually go into production.

FUN FACT: As with ADVANCED DUNGEONS & DRAGONS CLOUDY MOUNTAIN Cartridge, the capitalization and inclusion of the word "cartridge" are contractually part of the title of ADVANCED DUNGEONS & DRAGONS TREASURE OF TARMIN Cartridge at TSR's insistence.

FUN FACT: The 1984 demo of Treasure of Tarmin for Atari returned to Las Vegas in August 1999, where it was publicly shown for the first time in 15 years at the Classic Gaming Expo. Atari fans were able to play the cartridge in the Intellivision Productions booth.