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published in 1994, is the first of two arcade games created by Capcom based on the Dungeons & Dragons tabletop role-playing game and set in the Mystara campaign setting.
The game was also released on the Sega Saturn, packaged with its sequel, Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara, under the title Dungeons & Dragons Collection, although the Saturn version limited the gameplay to only two players.
It was released only in Japan on March 4, 1999, exclusively for the Sega Saturn.
Capcom originally planned to release Tower of Doom as a standalone title for the Sega Saturn and Sony PlayStation, but cancelled the plan early on.
It was initially announced that the collection would be released for both the Saturn and PlayStation, with the PlayStation version due for a U.S. release, but the PlayStation version was shelved in early 1998 so that Capcom could focus on other projects.
In 1999, GameSpot's James Mielke criticized the loading times as "horrendous", with mid-level battles occasionally pausing to let data stream in, and "as a very basic scrolling hacker", he called it simply "OK" and average.
They also praised the game's length, complexity, and non-linear nature, and its faithful recreation of Dungeons & Dragons elements.
In 1999, GameSpot's James Mielke criticized the loading times as "horrendous", with mid-level battles occasionally pausing to let data stream in, and "as a very basic scrolling hacker", he called it simply "OK" and average.
In 2023, Time Extension included the collection on their top 25 "Best Beat 'Em Ups of All Time" list.
It won a Special Award in the 8th Gamest Grand Prix (1994) run in the magazine Gamest (Shinseisha), and also took 19th place among the year's hit games.
The Japanese branch of Capcom were having difficulty getting TSR's approval for creating a D&D game, so they turned to Capcom USA to negotiate.
Capcom originally planned to release Tower of Doom as a standalone title for the Sega Saturn and Sony PlayStation, but cancelled the plan early on.
In Japan, Game Machine listed Dungeons & Dragons: Tower of Doom on their March 1, 1994 issue as being the second most-successful table arcade unit of the month, outperforming titles like Raiden II and Fatal Fury Special.
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