| Dungeon Master |
 | | Developer(s) | FTL Games | | Publisher(s) | FTL Games | | Designer(s) | Wayne Holder, Doug Bell, Mike Newton, Dennis Walker and Andy Jaros | | Release date(s) | 1987 | | Genre(s) | Role-playing games | | Mode(s) | Single Player | | Platform(s) | Amiga, Apple IIGS, Atari ST, PC, SNES, X68000, PC-9801, FM Towns | Dungeon Master was the first 3D realtime action computer role-playing game. It was first published in 1987 for the Atari ST by FTL Games and went on to become the ST's best selling product of all time, reaching an astounding market penetration of more than 50% of the Atari STs ever sold. An almost identical Amiga version was released the following year that was the first computer game to use 3D sound effects. The game was also ported to PC, Apple IIGS, SNES, X68000, PC-9801 and FM Towns and translated from English into German, French, Japanese, Chinese and Korean. screenshot Atari ST Dungeon Master, made myself. ...
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Description
While previous games such as The Bard's Tale, Ultima and Wizardry offered Dungeons & Dragons-style role playing, Dungeon Master established several new standards for role playing and computer games in general. Dungeon Master was a realtime game instead of the traditional turn-based approach that was prevalent until then. Instead of using text-based commands to interact with the environment, players directly manipulated objects and the environment by clicking the mouse in the enlarged first-person view. It also introduced some novel control methods including the spell casting system, which involved learning sequences of runes which represented the form and function of a spell's effect. For example, a fireball spell was created by mixing the fire symbol with the wing symbol. This kind of attention to detail and focus on the user interface was typical of the game and helped create an often captivating sense of craft and ingenuity. Image File history File links screenshot Atari ST Dungeon Master inventory, made myself. ...
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Dungeon Master spells are composed of 2 to 4 runes. ...
Another factor in its popularity may have been the imaginative mythology, with players often reporting a nurturing identity with their chosen characters. Nancy Holder, wife of producer Wayne Holder, wrote the storyline in the manual. She is a successful novelist, having written for series including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Smallville. // Introduction Author of many Buffyverse books. ...
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Awards Dungeon Master received dozens of prestigious awards including the first ever Special Award for Artistic Achievement from Computer Gaming World (CGW) when it was initially released. It was retired directly from the top spot in the CGW game ratings as one of the original members of the CGW Hall of Fame in November 1989 after having spent almost a year in the top spot with no serious challenger. There was some speculation by the game's developers that the CGW Hall of Fame was created for the purpose of removing Dungeon Master from the CGW ratings list since the game had achieved its sales records and domination of the rankings despite never buying any advertising for the game in the U.S. market. Computer Gaming World Computer Gaming World (CGW) is the oldest video game publication still in continuous circulation. ...
The following list of awards is comprehensive, but not complete. Notably, it does not include any of the many awards that followed the game's release in Japan in 1990.
- Special Award for Artistic Achievement awarded in 1988 by Computer Gaming World
- Adventure Game of the Year, 1988 -- UK Software Industry Awards
- Best Selling Atari ST Title, 1988 -- UK Software Industry Awards
- Best Role Playing Game, 1988 -- PowerPlay Magazine (German)
- Best Role Playing Game, 1988 -- Tilt Magazine
- Best Sound Effects, 1988 -- Tilt Magazine
- Game of the Year, 1988 -- Computer Play Magazine
- Best Atari ST Game, 1988 -- Computer Play Magazine
- Game of the Year, 1988 -- 4th Generation Magazine (French)
- "Golden Sword" Award ,1988 -- The Adventurer's Club of the UK
- Best Role Playing Game, 1988 -- The Adventurer's Club of the UK
- "Beastie Award", 1988 -- Dragon Magazine
- Best Atari ST Title, 1988 -- Dragon Magazine
- Best Game, 1989 -- Amiga World Magazine
- Best Role Playing Game, 1989 -- Amiga World Magazine
- Best Amiga Game, 1989 -- Game Player's Magazine
- Best Amiga Game, 1989 -- Datormagazin (German)
- "Beastie Award" Best Apple //GS Title, 1989 -- Dragon Magazine
- Best Game, 1989 -- Info Magazine
- Best of the Amiga, 1989 -- Compute Magazine
- Inducted as an original member in the Computer Gaming World Hall of Fame in 1989
- Designated as one of the 100 Best Games by PowerPlay Magazine (German, date uncertain)
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See also Dungeon Master II: The Legend of Skullkeep is the sequel to Dungeon Master. ...
Chaos Strikes Back was the sequel to Dungeon Master, the first 3D real_time action computer role-playing game. ...
Dungeon Master spells are composed of 2 to 4 runes. ...
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External links Information about Dungeon Master - Dungeon Master Encyclopaedia
- Chat forums for Dungeon Master
Play Dungeon Master - 'Return To Chaos' - Dungeon Master, Chaos Strikes Back and new dungeons on Windows
- 'CSBForWindowsLinux' The original game recompiled for Windows / Linux
- A Dungeon Master like game written in Java
Other Information about Dungeon Master - Swoosh Construction Kit: a tool to extract images, texts, sounds from the original game
- MobyGames' entry on Dungeon Master
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