I remember loving Dungeon Master, but sadly remember other games as they just gave me more memorable experiences, but it was definitely one of the most defining games of the genre.
A great game which inspired an entire breed of games that I adored, from Bloodwych to the Eye of the Beholder (which I just got off Good Old Games to give another try to).
Dungeon Master was my first experience and I had a big crash with it ! I managed to finish it at my twelve, after that they were many titles like eobs , black crypt , return of chaos, captain blood, Phantasie III, Hero quests and many more ... Amiga was a fantastic home computer with a unique digital personality that some times make you feel that is your best friend !
So much of my life was consumed by those games, I wish that games these days were as absorbing, as I seem to finish most in only a few hours of play rather than the weeks that old Amiga games took me.
I can get that, I kind of set my format when I started the series, and was covering some older systems, the MSX, ZX-81, etc, so didn't think everyone would be familiar with them. But by the time I was covering things like the Xbox 360, the history section was essentially useless. Oh well, I've stopped make my top 5's anyway as I kind of ran out of ideas..
You missed a really good one. I cant remember the name rn but it was open world and had a full on conversation system and you could add people to your party and the world was richly designed. I think it took like 4 discs to get it fully loaded lol
RPGGamer : To each , his own. My eldest son likes both , but my middle son , like you , prefers turn-based and the youngest is all about on-line rpg:s. We have ALWAYS topics to talk about. The wife is an Amiga afficionado aswell. Dynablaster , Tetris , Pac-man and the ”Billion dollar gameshow” board in Pinball fantasies. Haha , the Dorks of McGeeknerds , that’s us.
I only played one of the Krynn series, Dark Queen if I remember correctly. I remember getting to the final fight, and my Knight charging up across the room to the big bad to hit it with his Dragonlance, which does your current hit points in damage. Only to get his hundreds of Hit Points chipped away as he charges and takes multiple hits, so that he eventually smacks the big bad for a whole 5hp damage. Reload and try again :(
It's a shame so many games get called clones, like it's a bad thing. Dungeon Master in this case. Forget titles and companies, all these games are in the Role Playing franchise. It's all D&D. Pen and paper stuff. Every game is just another book and a new adventure. Every game has their take on fighting-man, priest and magic-user. The first of these games was made by college kids in the early 70's so really every RPG since has been a continuation of that adventure. From Lord of The Rings to D&D, to the first computer RPG, to Ultima, Final Fantasy, Elder's Scroll and Dark Souls. They are all dungeon crawlers, despite the perspective and approach.
I don't think there's any shame to be called a clone. While Bloodwych is considered a Dungeon Master clone (among so many other games which came out at the time which looked similar), me and my friends definitely enjoyed it more and considered it superior (and to tell the truth I probably played far more of Eye of the Beholder 1+2, which again was similar in style and could be considered a clone). Taking a design and improving on it, no shame there.
How Ultima is not represented in this is a bit astounding, to me. Okay. Also, Dungeon Master and such dungeon crawlers, .... I'm not sure I'd call these an RPG. Yes you have characters but ...
Ahhh. that's because this is basically a list of my favourites (I did later Top 5's where I polled people for results), and I never played Ultima on the Amiga.
@@RPGGamerWorry not, I guess it's just one of those truths that Ultima, ultimately has brought this on itself. Later games became bug ridden and a bit forgettable, and I suppose all others, brilliant or not, were soon forgotten with the series. To me, these are a bit of a holy grail and I would include one on any RPG list on almost any computer. At least on any that would be able to run Ultima 4, 5 or 6. God I miss this kind of roleplaying game.
If any game is an RPG on computer, Dungeon Master is. The genre was kicked off by things like pedit5, dnd, and oubliette. Wizardry and Dungeon Master very much follow in these footsteps. As for Ultima, I think they're great games, but none of the Amiga versions is really stand-out.
Dungeon Master is my all time favourite 16-bit RPG. I also loved Ultima IV - the Avatar
I remember loving Dungeon Master, but sadly remember other games as they just gave me more memorable experiences, but it was definitely one of the most defining games of the genre.
I loved Dungeon Master. What an amazing game.
A great game which inspired an entire breed of games that I adored, from Bloodwych to the Eye of the Beholder (which I just got off Good Old Games to give another try to).
That's an impressive orange crayon.
Dungeon Master was my first experience and I had a big crash with it ! I managed to finish it at my twelve, after that they were many titles like eobs , black crypt , return of chaos, captain blood, Phantasie III, Hero quests and many more ... Amiga was a fantastic home computer with a unique digital personality that some times make you feel that is your best friend !
So much of my life was consumed by those games, I wish that games these days were as absorbing, as I seem to finish most in only a few hours of play rather than the weeks that old Amiga games took me.
Take away the protracted “History” at the beginning, the review part was great
I can get that, I kind of set my format when I started the series, and was covering some older systems, the MSX, ZX-81, etc, so didn't think everyone would be familiar with them. But by the time I was covering things like the Xbox 360, the history section was essentially useless.
Oh well, I've stopped make my top 5's anyway as I kind of ran out of ideas..
MUSIC TOO LOUD
I agree, this was only my second video of this type, and I quickly learned to turn the volume down on the music.
You missed a really good one. I cant remember the name rn but it was open world and had a full on conversation system and you could add people to your party and the world was richly designed. I think it took like 4 discs to get it fully loaded lol
That sounds vaguely like a couple of games, but I can't think exactly which one you mean.
All of them really good games with hours of entertainment. Although I prefer the real-time fighting games over the turnbased ones.
My reactions aren't great, so while I do love real-time games, I tend to not be great at them, so kind of prefer turn based to compensate.
RPGGamer : To each , his own. My eldest son likes both , but my middle son , like you , prefers turn-based and the youngest is all about on-line rpg:s. We have ALWAYS topics to talk about. The wife is an Amiga afficionado aswell. Dynablaster , Tetris , Pac-man and the ”Billion dollar gameshow” board in Pinball fantasies. Haha , the Dorks of McGeeknerds , that’s us.
Ambermoon, ultima 6
Both excellent games, although I have to admit I never got very far into Ambermoon.
I love the Gold Box games. Just started playing them again on my A500. The Krynn ones are my favorite.
I only played one of the Krynn series, Dark Queen if I remember correctly. I remember getting to the final fight, and my Knight charging up across the room to the big bad to hit it with his Dragonlance, which does your current hit points in damage. Only to get his hundreds of Hit Points chipped away as he charges and takes multiple hits, so that he eventually smacks the big bad for a whole 5hp damage.
Reload and try again :(
It's a shame so many games get called clones, like it's a bad thing. Dungeon Master in this case. Forget titles and companies, all these games are in the Role Playing franchise. It's all D&D. Pen and paper stuff. Every game is just another book and a new adventure. Every game has their take on fighting-man, priest and magic-user. The first of these games was made by college kids in the early 70's so really every RPG since has been a continuation of that adventure. From Lord of The Rings to D&D, to the first computer RPG, to Ultima, Final Fantasy, Elder's Scroll and Dark Souls. They are all dungeon crawlers, despite the perspective and approach.
I don't think there's any shame to be called a clone. While Bloodwych is considered a Dungeon Master clone (among so many other games which came out at the time which looked similar), me and my friends definitely enjoyed it more and considered it superior (and to tell the truth I probably played far more of Eye of the Beholder 1+2, which again was similar in style and could be considered a clone). Taking a design and improving on it, no shame there.
How Ultima is not represented in this is a bit astounding, to me. Okay. Also, Dungeon Master and such dungeon crawlers, .... I'm not sure I'd call these an RPG. Yes you have characters but ...
Ahhh. that's because this is basically a list of my favourites (I did later Top 5's where I polled people for results), and I never played Ultima on the Amiga.
@@RPGGamerWorry not, I guess it's just one of those truths that Ultima, ultimately has brought this on itself. Later games became bug ridden and a bit forgettable, and I suppose all others, brilliant or not, were soon forgotten with the series. To me, these are a bit of a holy grail and I would include one on any RPG list on almost any computer. At least on any that would be able to run Ultima 4, 5 or 6. God I miss this kind of roleplaying game.
If any game is an RPG on computer, Dungeon Master is. The genre was kicked off by things like pedit5, dnd, and oubliette. Wizardry and Dungeon Master very much follow in these footsteps.
As for Ultima, I think they're great games, but none of the Amiga versions is really stand-out.