Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Treasure of Tarmin
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Treasure of Tarmin — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Treasure of Tarmin on?
- Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Treasure of Tarmin was released on Intellivision, Mattel Aquarius.
- When did Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Treasure of Tarmin release?
- Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Treasure of Tarmin was first released on December 31, 1983.
About Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Treasure of Tarmin
In Treasure of Tarmin the player wanders through a multi-tiered dungeon, each level consisting of a maze and its surrounding hallway. The objective is to slay the Minotaur who guards the Treasure of Tarmin and take his treasure.
Summary via IGDB.
Game details
- Platforms
- Intellivision, Mattel Aquarius
- Developer
- APh Technological Consulting
- Publisher
- Mattel Electronics
- Game modes
- Single player
- Themes
- Fantasy
- Series
- Dungeons & Dragons
Details via IGDB.
Every version compared
Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release
| Platform | Year | Loose | Complete | Sealed | Period reviews | Built by | Fake risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intellivision | 1983 | $11 | $24 | $57 | Graphics ★★★½ · Play-Action ★★★★ | Tom Loughry | Low (look-alike) |
Also released on: Mattel Aquarius. We haven’t priced or authenticated that version yet.
Collector value & authenticity
Intellivision · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-20
How often it sells
- Loose: about 2 times a month
- Complete: about once 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 $12.49 in Apr 2009, $13.18 five years ago, and $11.49 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2010 | $8.97 | — |
| Jan 2011 | $5.00 | — |
| Jan 2012 | $9.95 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $16.66 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $7.00 | $12.99 |
| Jan 2015 | $7.99 | $4.99 |
| Jan 2016 | $4.23 | $5.99 |
| Jan 2017 | $6.95 | $6.00 |
| Jan 2018 | $7.49 | $13.07 |
| Jan 2019 | $9.59 | $14.99 |
| Jan 2020 | $9.61 | $15.67 |
| Jan 2021 | $11.58 | $23 |
| Jan 2022 | $16.48 | $17.49 |
| Jan 2023 | $15.52 | $24 |
| Jan 2024 | $7.99 | $23 |
| Jan 2025 | $9.39 | $25 |
| Jan 2026 | $10.19 | $28 |
| Oct 2026 | $11.49 | $24 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Product # | Barcode |
|---|---|---|
| North America Mattel Electronics | 5300 | 071200053004 |
- North America: Product number confirmed by the UPC barcode, which encodes it and the game's own manual.
- Region
- NA
- Released
- 1983
- Controller
- Hand controller
- Players
- 1
- Authenticity
- Low
A first-person dungeon crawler that rewards patient players.
Treasure of Tarmin, also called Minotaur, is a role-playing game from Mattel's APh programmers, and Tom Loughry is credited. It was the second Advanced Dungeons & Dragons game on the Intellivision, after Cloudy Mountain.
Arcade Express in early 1983 said the long-awaited cartridge had proved worth the wait. Electronic Games praised the sharp high-resolution graphics and noted that cleared areas get restocked with new monsters.
How it was made
Credited to Tom Loughry, with APh Technological Consulting developing for Mattel. A Mattel Aquarius version was written to match the Intellivision play.
What the press said at the time
| Computer Entertainer Vol. 2 No. 8 | November 1983 | Graphics ★★★½ · Play-Action ★★★★ |
“The first-person perspective within the mazes gives more of a feeling of participation in the quest”
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.
Also on other platforms
Mattel Aquarius
| Intellivision | Tom Loughry |
- Mattel Aquarius. A version was also released for Mattel's Aquarius home computer.
Worth knowing
- From the Intellivision manual. The castle has 256 levels; the Tarmin Treasure sits on the first of them, guarded by the Minotaur, and holding an upper action button shows the castle map.
- From the Intellivision manual. You can carry up to 6 objects in your pack and 2 in your hands, and objects can be swapped between them.
Before you buy
Mattel included two keypad overlays, and this game leans on the keypad, so check for both. The cart is priced above the average Mattel title, and a sealed copy costs much more. The box and manual add real value to a complete copy.
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