A strange little side quest
If Dungeon Clash sends you down a curiosity rabbit hole, start here. By 1987, fantasy role-playing had become a major computer-game direction, with Zelda, licensed Dungeons & Dragons games and other story-led adventures expanding the form. A second detail makes the picture even better: The word 'checkmate' is linked to the Persian expression 'shah mat', used when the king was trapped. That gives Dungeon Clash a little more company than it first appears to have.