Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Cartridge
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Cartridge — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Cartridge on?
- Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Cartridge was released on Intellivision.
- When did Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Cartridge release?
- Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Cartridge was first released on August 16, 1982.
About Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Cartridge
Intellivision's first ADVANCED DUNGEONS & DRAGONS title takes arrow-equipped warriors through winding caves in a quest to reach Cloudy Mountain and retrieve the Crown of Kings.
Summary via IGDB.
Game details
- Platforms
- Intellivision
- Developer
- APh Technological Consulting
- Publisher
- Mattel Electronics
- Game modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Themes
- Action, Fantasy
- Series
- Dungeons & Dragons
Details via IGDB.
Reception
Collector value & authenticity
Intellivision · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-20
How often it sells
- Loose: about 2 times a month
- Complete: about 2 times a week
- Sealed: about 2 times a month
Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-20.
Price over time
- Loose
- Complete
A loose copy sold for about $5.00 in Apr 2009, $11.94 five years ago, and $7.71 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2010 | $3.95 | — |
| Jan 2011 | $1.10 | — |
| Jan 2012 | $1.73 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $1.50 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $5.99 | $9.99 |
| Jan 2015 | $5.99 | $7.50 |
| Jan 2016 | $6.24 | $9.50 |
| Jan 2017 | $6.50 | $8.99 |
| Jan 2018 | $5.87 | $12.04 |
| Jan 2019 | $5.80 | $12.53 |
| Jan 2020 | $5.64 | $12.70 |
| Jan 2021 | $7.16 | $12.99 |
| Jan 2022 | $14.99 | $15.00 |
| Jan 2023 | $8.80 | $16.60 |
| Jan 2024 | $6.77 | $16.45 |
| Jan 2025 | $6.59 | $17.99 |
| Jan 2026 | $6.82 | $20 |
| Oct 2026 | $7.71 | $19.00 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Documented sales
698,000 cartridges sold to retailers by June 1983
Mattel's figure as reported in the 2024 MIT Press history of the system, which estimates the cartridge's retail sales at around $15 million. The Blue Sky Rangers, Mattel's former programmers, round it to 700,000.
Release record
| Territory | Product # |
|---|---|
| North America Mattel Electronics | 3410 |
- North America: Product number confirmed by Mattel's own catalogue and the game's own manual.
- Region
- NA
- Released
- 1982
- Controller
- Hand controller
- Players
- 1 or 2
- Authenticity
- Low
An early licensed D&D game that reviewers called Mattel's best in some time, with real replay value.
You lead a three-person party across a map of mountains, dropping into labyrinths beneath some of the peaks to fight monsters and recover treasure on the way to the Cloudy Mountain. Your only weapon is a bow, fired in any of eight directions with the keypad number keys, so the overlay is part of the controls rather than decoration.
It was one of the first games licensed from TSR and the first Intellivision cartridge to use more than 4K of ROM. Arcade Express in early 1983 called it the best Mattel cartridge in some time, and Electronic Games said the basic rules are easy but the upper skill settings are hard, so players would not use it up in a week.
How it was made
Developed by APh Technological Consulting for Mattel Electronics, with programming credited to Chris Hawley, Tom Soulanille and Tom Loughry. Released in 1982.
What the press said at the time
| Computer Entertainer Vol. 1 No. 8 | November 1982 | Graphics ★★★★ · Play-Action ★★★½ |
| Arcade Express Vol. 1 No. 14 | February 1983 | Rating: 9 |
“this is a very good game in a Medieval setting that is full of exciting moments. Recommended.”
“This is without a doubt the best Intellivision cartridge produced by Mattel in some time, and it is the most impressive transposition of the "Dungeons & Dragons" concept to the programmable videogame cartridge format. A first-rate job all around.”
Computer Entertainer rated graphics first and play action second, from four symbols (excellent) to one (poor) — diamonds through early 1987, stars after — comparing each game only with other games for the same system. Arcade Express rated games out of 10.
Worth knowing
- From the Intellivision manual. Designed for one player against the computer; two or more can play by taking turns leading the expedition through each mountain.
- From the Intellivision manual. Arrows bounce off cave walls, so you can shoot around corners, and a ricochet can hit your own warrior.
- From the Intellivision manual. Harder skill levels make monsters faster and cut the arrows in each quiver from 11 on the easy level to 5 on the hard level.
Before you buy
Came with two keypad overlays, and you need them for the bow. Boxed copies cost noticeably more than loose carts, and a complete one is the sensible target. Programming is credited to Chris Hawley, Tom Soulanille and Tom Loughry at APh. The title is also listed as Cloudy Mountain, which is the same game.
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