A playthrough of Troll's Tale, released in 1983 by Sierra On-Line.
Troll's Tale, an exploration and learning adventure for younger players, was created by Al Lowe and Mike MacChesney with help from wifes Margaret and Rae Lynn. The two families lived in the same neighborhood in Fresno, California, and worked at the local schools.
With a background in education, Al and Mike decided to try and use the computer as an educational platform combining arcade fun with simple learning principles.
To publish their titles they created Sunnyside Soft and sold the first two titles out of the Lowe family home and in educational magazines. When Sunnyside's titles were acquired by Sierra On-Line in April of 1983, Troll's Tale was not yet completed and was released later that year for the Apple II. Following it was ported to other major platforms of the time.
Dragon's Keep was Al Lowe's third game, he later went on to create Leisure Suit Larry after having been involved in a number of other projects with Sierra.
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