Gateway to Apshai is a computer game for the Commodore 64 and Atari 400/800 home computers, developed by The Connely Group and published by Epyx. A computer game is a game composed of a computer-controlled virtual universe that players interact with in order to achieve a defined goal or set of goals. ... The Commodore 64 is the best selling single personal computer model of all time. ... An Atari 800XL, one of the most popular machines in the series. ... Children playing on a Amstrad CPC 464 in the 1980s. ... Epyx, Inc. ...

Gateway to Apshai is the sequel to Temple of Apshai, although it chronologically takes place before Temple of Apshai. Gateway to Apshai is, in principle, a more action-oriented version of Temple of Apshai, with smoother and faster graphics routines, more intuitive controls, and less RPG-style background and room descriptions. The Temple of Apshai is a computer role-playing game from Epyx. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Story

In Gateway to Apshai, the player takes the role of an unnamed adventurer, who is trying to survive through a neverending series of dungeons, filled with both treasure and monsters. The game follows a series of levels, with increasing difficulty. Each level can be played on a freely selectable dungeon. Once the player has reached level 8, this level repeats perpetually, until the player runs out of lives and the game is over. Treasure is a concentration of riches, often that which is considered lost or forgotten until being rediscovered. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Gameplay

The player is initially armed with a dagger and clad in leather armour. As play progresses, he can pick up new weapons, armour, potions, eye glasses and scrolls containing magical spells. Various enemies, ranging from simple rats via snakes to giants also inhabit the dungeons. The player has to kill them with his weapons, or magical spells. A dagger (from Vulgar Latin: daca - a Dacian knife) is a double-edged knife used for stabbing, thrusting or as a secondary defense weapon in close combat. ... Leather Armour is a form of warfare protection created with animal hides that have been cured or tanned. ... Species 50 species; see text *Several subfamilies of Muroids include animals called rats. ... For other uses, see Snake (disambiguation). ... Look up giant in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...