Atari ST - Mirrorsoft - 1988

Dungeon Master

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Genre: Adventure - RPG (3-D)
Year: 1988
Language: Compiled C
Publisher: Mirrorsoft
Controls: Mouse
Distributor: -
Players: 1
Developer: Software Heaven
Resolution: Low
Licensed from: -
Programmer(s): Walker, Dennis / Newton, MikeBell, Doug
Country
Graphic Artist(s): Jaros, Andy
Software: English
Game design: Walker, Dennis / Bell, DougNewton, Mike
Box/Instructions: English
Musician(s): [n/a]
License: Commercial
Sound FX: Holder, Wayne
Serial: —
Cover Artist(s): Darrow, David
ST Type: ST, STe / 0.5MB
MIDI: —
Version: 1.1
Dump: Download
Number of Disks: 1 / Single Sided
Dump format: Pasti
Protection: —

OTHER VERSIONS WITH THE SAME TITLE (7)

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

See P. Putnik's site for adapted versions for hardware like HxC Floppy Emulator, Atari harddisk, TT, Falcon030 and more: The Atari ST Game Archive

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Disk 1

INSTRUCTIONS (53)

ADS (3)

CATALOGS (1)

VIDEOS (1)

Dungeon Master introduction

ARTICLE (2)

TIPS (5)

ST Action

<br>Ancient Corridors Guide

Maps

Thanks to Paul Neiland and AtariCrypt for these maps.

TRIVIA (5)

Sound

Features digitized sound fx at 5.5KHz

Awards

Artistic Achievement award: Special Award 1988 by Computer Gaming World
Computer Play: Game of the Year 1988
Computer Play: Best Atari ST Game 1988
Dragon: Beastie Award 1988
Dragon: Best Atari ST Title 1988
Génération 4: Game of the Year 1988
Microcomputer Industry Awards: Adventure of the Year 1988
Power Play: Best Role Playing Game 1988
The Adventurer's Club of the UK: Golden Sword Award 1988
The Adventurer's Club of the UK: Best Role Playing Game 1988
Tilt: Best Role Playing Game 1988
Tilt: Best Sound Effects 1988
UK Software Industry Awards: Adventure Game of the Year 1988
UK Software Industry Awards: Best Selling Atari ST Title 1988

Sales

Dungeon Master had sold 60 000 copies worldwide by May 1990
Source: ST Format issue 10

Charts

Top UK ST charts position: 1 (6/1988)
Months on charts: 12 between 5/1988 - 2/1991

Releases

The Atari ST version was released first on the 16 bit market in Europe. Published later for other 16 bit systems.
Source: Research of over 16700 software reviews from UK computer magazines between 1985 and 1996.

BOOK / MAGAZINE REVIEWS (3)

Génération 4 · Mars / Avril, 1988Rating: 100 %

ST Action · May, 1988Rating: 90 %

ANALOG · June, 1988

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Disk 1

VOTES / STATISTICS

Rating7.9/10

Hits: 7,449
Downloads: 2,720
Votes: 1,042

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COMMENTS (16)

PeyloW30 Jul 2025
The Atari ST game I keep getting back to almost every year. Spent too many hours discussing this one at the school yard. Drawing maps on paper. Just brilliant.
ostjak22 Jan 2025
Godlike game, ahead of its time by 5 years and the most notable ST original by far. Easy 10/10
renaud1 Mar 2015
souvenirs inoubliables de ce jeu ! ma madeleine de proust
Maartau4 Feb 2015
Excellent comment below ;) !
Hillsy_11 Oct 2013
@Aimee - No it didn't. It used 620K to have more sound which required a 1mb Amiga. Also, the AtariST version was more difficult. Give credit to the ST on this one. The Amiga had plenty of other great games.
Aimee11 Aug 2013
It was well worth the wait for the Amiga version which improved quite a bit on an all ready great game !
Jeff Fulton19 Nov 2012
Best ST game of all time. Should have been the game packed in tither a "blitter" charged Panther Atari Console that would have had a real chance in 1988.
eric G24 Oct 2012
I had a 1040ste and played that game. I think I got to the 5th floor only. That game was a complete experience. It was totally self learning. It was truly scary. you were locked in an underground dungeon and each floor had more scary things happening to you. The games was your eyes and ears which put you entirely in the game. I remember turning around to make sure there was nothing behind me. You never knew what awful creature was lurking somewhere in the maze and you really felt them attacking and making you hurt and close to death. it was no joke. I actually believed that these things really existed in that world of dungeon master.
Hillsy_29 Oct 2011
typo...the game which made Amiga owners jealous...
Hillsy_29 Oct 2011
There are so many great things about this game. The magic system was genius, the idea of the torch, the puzzles, the combat, the inventory system. The thought which went into this title was so well done. The monsters looked terrific, the scorpions, the giant rats, the dragon, the snakes etc..etc.. Pure classic is Dungeon Master and the best AtariST game. It was the made which made Amiga owners jealous, for a year at least :) Oids is great too!
Htom_Sirveaux2 Jul 2011
Not only did no one own an ST and not play this, people bought the ST *just* to play this.
Drake22 Jul 2010
Hands down the best game written for the ST. Truly groundbreaking for its time - the "Doom" of that era. It would be a whopping 6 years - an eternity in the computer marketplace - before Wolfenstein 3D was released and really advanced the first-person genre to the next level.
atarstfan50007 Mar 2010
I played this when I was 5 years old awesome game dudes I only wished my floppies didn't get ruined and I would love to play it again on a emulator if I can
Kris23 May 2009
Worth the price of the ST alone, of course. I just couldn't believe the sheer scope of this game - it felt like my party really was getting deep into the ground and far away from home! Loved mapping the huge level with the fireballs and the little gremlins.
JeCO18 Mar 2009
Hello Guys! This is No.1 Game!
Scooby McGee14 Mar 2009
Did anyone own an ST and not play this? This game is solely responsible for my piss poor grades as a high school sophomore.