The Tower of Druaga

The Tower of Druaga (??????? Doruaga no To?) is a maze-based action role-playing arcade game released by Namco in 1984. It is the first game in the Babylonian Castle Saga series, inspired by Sumerian and Babylonian mythology, including the Epic of Gilgamesh and Tower of Babel.

The game was a success, attracting millions of fans in Japan with its mix of action and role-playing game elements. The game laid the foundations for the action role-playing game genre, inspiring Nihon Falcom's Dragon Slayer. Both The Tower of Druaga and Dragon Slayer largely began the trend of combining RPG mechanics with arcade-style action mechanics, inspiring action role-playing games such as Hydlide and Ys as well as The Legend of Zelda.