When I was a kid (in the mid-80s), we had this game called Dark Tower, which was sort of an electronic board game. It had a circular board/map, divided into four country-like areas, through which your character moved in search of keys. In the center of the board there was an actual tower, which was the electronic part of the game. You played your turns on the tower itself, and it determined which events happened to your character on each turn.

Let me see if I can find an image on the web...

Here's an image of the tower:

You can sort of see that the tower window had a central window, in which images would appear (backlit from within) dictating the events/outcome of each turn. [Jeez, in finding that image, i see the cost of a replacement tower is high -- $80 for one that's a bit scuffed, and $125 for one in near-mint condition. i think one of my brothers has our old one.]

Anyway, we loved this game, and played it often.

Where's all of this leading? Well, my brother Joe sent me a link to an awesome Dark Tower Flash Game, with the associated sounds and everything. I highly recommend trying it out, especially if you ever played the original. The only thing it's missing is the rumble of the internal shaft turning, which it did every turn. It's probably what wore out first on these things.

Oh, one other thing: it had this great art, done by Bob Pepper. It's pretty sweet. If you know what the name of that art's style is, let me know. Please.