Pool of radiance on NES yɛ saa dedaw-sukuu RPG ahorow no mu biako a ɛte sɛ dungeon crawl a ɛfata —sɛ wubetumi adi menus a ɛyɛ clunky no ho dwuma a. Wo fi ase denam apontow bi a nnipa baanan na wɔwom so (mekɔ so yɛ duru bere nyinaa wɔ akofo so efisɛ abayifo a wodi agoru mfiase no yɛ wɔn a wɔhyɛ wɔn anuonyam titiriw wɔ torch mu). PHLAN kurow no mu basabasayɛ—agyapade a wɔagyae mu, mmoa a wɔyɛ keka a wɔrebɔ wɔn ho apete wɔ amamfõ no mu, ne saa ɔtweaseɛ-wannabe Tyranthraxus a ɔyɛ hu yi a ɔretwe nhama no.

Combat no turn-based grid nneɛma, a ɛte sɛ nea ɛyɛ mmerɛw kosi sɛ wubehu sɛ gyinabea ho hia ankasa. Saa ɔko a edi kan a ɛne Kobolds di asi wɔ nkuraase? Yeah, wɔbɛbɔ wo flank sɛ woanhwɛ yie a. Nnwom no nyaa saa weirdly tense vibe yi nso, te sɛ synth orchestra a wɔakyere wɔ dungeon mu. Ɛyɛ Janky denam nnɛyi gyinapɛn ahorow so, nanso biribi wɔ hɔ a ɛma abotɔyam wɔ monster-infested block a wobɛyi afi hɔ na woahwɛ Phlan a ɔresan asi nkakrankakra no ho.

Gye nkwa kɛkɛ kɛkɛ. NES nkyerɛase no wɔ su bi a ɛne sɛ ɛbɛbɔ wɔ mmere a enye koraa mu.