Pool of Radiance (PoR), released in 1990, was the first in the Gold Box series of games from Strategic Simulations', Inc. (SSI). The Gold Box line was the inaugural effort to bring TSR-licensed Dungeons & Dragons action to the personal computer. PoR was followed by Curse of the Azure Bonds and Secret of the Silver Blades, each of which used essentially the same gameplay mechanics to allow players to move a party of characters through adventures in the Forgotten Realms D&D setting. The popularity of the PoR campaign was highlighted by the 2001 release of Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor, an attempt to update the essential Gold Box experience with new 3D graphics and animation. Although technologically enhanced, this updated game lacked the same atmosphere as the original game, and fa