Dungeon Master (video game)
Dungeon Master was the first 3D realtime action role playing computer game and created the genre of Dungeon Crawler games. It was first published in 1987 on Atari ST by FTL Games and went on to become the ST's best selling product of all time. It received too many awards to list here, but it received the first ever Special Award for Artistic Achievement from Computer Gaming World when it was initially released. It was then ported to many other platforms, including Amiga, PC, SNES, Apple II GS, X68000, PC-9800 and FM Towns.
Dungeon Master
[[Image:|140px|center|Dungeon Master Box Cover (please insert)]]
| Release date: | 1987 |
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| Platform: | Amiga, Atari ST, PC, SNES, Apple II GS, X68000, PC-9800, FM Towns |
| Developer: | FTL Games |
| Publisher: | FTL Games |
| Genre: | Role-playing games |
| Sucessors: | Chaos Strikes Back, Dungeon Master 2 |
| Gameplay: | First Person Dungeon Crawler |
| Influences: | J.R.R. Tolkien |
Description
While games such as The Bard's Tale offered Dungeons & Dragons-style roleplaying, Dungeon Master took it one step further by doing away with the traditional turn-based approach that was prevalent until then. It also introduced some novel control methods including the spell casting system, which involved learning sequences of runes.