on simple command lines from the user's input to progress through the game. As opposed to the earlier "text adventures", with only text as output, Will provides graphical feedback by using pictures. Square recruited a postgraduate student from Keio University to program the bitmap graphics of Will. The game is considered one of the first animated computer games. Will sold 100,000 copies in Japan, which, while less than its predecessor, was a major commercial success at the time of its release. The game is also considered Square's first hit. Notes References External links 1980s interactive fiction 1984 video games FM-7 games Japan-exclusive video games NEC PC-8801 games NEC PC-9801 games Sharp X1 games Square Enix franchises Square (video game company) games Video games developed in Japan Video games scored by Nobuo Uematsu Video games set in Africa Visual novels