Inspired by the text-based BASIC game Star Trader, Drug Wars was written for IBM PC compatibles by John E. Dell and released in 1984.
ɪnspˈaɪɚd baɪ ðə tˈɛkstbˈeɪst bˈeɪsɪk ɡˈeɪm stˈɑːɹ tɹˈeɪdɚ, dɹˈʌɡ wˈɔːɹz wʌz ɹˈɪʔn̩ fɔːɹ ˌaɪbˌiːˈɛm pˌiːsˈiː kəmpˈæɾᵻbəlz baɪ dʒˈɑːn ˈiː. dˈɛl ænd ɹᵻlˈiːst ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈoːɹ.