<s>
Discworld	B-Application
is	O
a	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
game	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Teeny	O
Weeny	O
Games	O
and	O
Perfect	O
10	O
Productions	O
,	O
and	O
based	O
upon	O
Terry	O
Pratchett	O
's	O
novels	O
of	O
the	B-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Rincewind	O
the	O
"	O
wizzard	O
"	O
,	O
voiced	O
by	O
Eric	O
Idle	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
becomes	O
involved	O
in	O
exploring	O
the	O
Discworld	B-Application
for	O
the	O
means	O
to	O
prevent	O
a	O
dragon	O
terrorising	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Ankh-Morpork	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
borrows	O
elements	O
from	O
several	O
Discworld	B-Application
novels	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
central	O
plot	O
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
events	O
in	O
Guards	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Pratchett	O
was	O
originally	O
reluctant	O
to	O
grant	O
a	O
licence	O
for	O
a	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
his	O
novels	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
commercial	O
failure	O
of	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
adaptation	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Colour	I-Application
of	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
in	O
1986	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Psygnosis	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
1995	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
Macintosh	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
,	O
with	O
a	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
released	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Discworld	B-Application
proved	O
more	O
popular	O
with	O
European	O
gamers	O
than	O
those	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
with	O
reviewers	O
praising	O
it	O
for	O
its	O
humour	O
,	O
voice-acting	O
and	O
graphics	O
,	O
but	O
criticising	O
its	O
gameplay	O
and	O
difficult	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Discworld	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	O
Missing	O
Presumed	O
...	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Discworld	B-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
point-and-click	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
progress	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
divided	O
into	O
four	O
acts	O
,	O
Rincewind	O
must	O
find	O
key	O
items	O
needed	O
to	O
advance	O
,	O
requiring	O
visiting	O
a	O
multitude	O
of	O
locations	O
;	O
some	O
around	O
Ankh-Morpork	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
outside	O
the	O
city	O
and	O
around	O
the	O
Discworld	B-Application
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
accessed	O
via	O
an	O
overworld	O
map	O
for	O
each	O
region	O
whenever	O
the	O
player	O
leaves	O
a	O
location	O
to	O
visit	O
another	O
(	O
some	O
become	O
accessible	O
when	O
players	O
learn	O
of	O
them	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Mouse	I-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
standard	O
PlayStation	B-Device
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
is	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
Shuttle	O
Mouse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
efforts	O
to	O
be	O
recognised	O
for	O
stopping	O
the	O
dragon	O
,	O
Rincewind	O
gets	O
into	O
an	O
argument	O
with	O
the	O
Patrician	O
over	O
the	O
existence	O
of	O
dragons	O
,	O
summoning	O
the	O
very	O
same	O
one	O
back	O
to	O
Discworld	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Terry	O
Pratchett	O
was	O
pleased	O
with	O
the	O
1986	O
interactive	O
fiction	O
game	O
The	B-Application
Colour	I-Application
of	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
,	O
but	O
criticised	O
its	O
poor	O
marketing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
reluctant	O
to	O
grant	O
Discworld	B-Application
licences	O
due	O
to	O
concern	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
wanted	O
a	O
reputable	O
company	O
who	O
cared	O
about	O
the	O
property	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
such	O
company	O
was	O
AdventureSoft	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
failure	O
to	O
obtain	O
a	O
Discworld	B-Application
licence	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Simon	B-Application
the	I-Application
Sorcerer	I-Application
,	O
which	O
took	O
inspiration	O
from	O
the	O
Discworld	B-Application
series	O
of	O
books	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
creative	O
director	O
and	O
designer	O
Gregg	O
Barnett	O
sought	O
out	O
the	O
Discworld	B-Application
licence	O
,	O
he	O
intended	O
to	O
show	O
Pratchett	O
that	O
he	O
cared	O
about	O
Discworld	B-Application
,	O
rather	O
than	O
seeking	O
money	O
(	O
Barnett	O
stated	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
that	O
Pratchett	O
was	O
more	O
invested	O
in	O
how	O
the	O
intellectual	O
property	O
would	O
be	O
treated	O
than	O
money	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gregg	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
design	O
showed	O
respect	O
for	O
Discworld	B-Application
,	O
and	O
that	O
was	O
what	O
persuaded	O
Pratchett	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pratchett	O
originally	O
wanted	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
based	O
on	O
The	B-Application
Colour	I-Application
of	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
and	O
for	O
the	O
team	O
to	O
work	O
in	O
succession	O
through	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
but	O
Barnett	O
believed	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
detrimental	O
,	O
and	O
thought	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
difficult	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
just	O
one	O
book	O
(	O
he	O
also	O
said	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
more	O
interested	O
in	O
the	O
Discworld	B-Application
itself	O
than	O
any	O
particular	O
book	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
this	O
was	O
so	O
the	O
story	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
restricted	O
to	O
a	O
narrative	O
thereof	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
explained	O
that	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
license	O
all	O
of	O
Discworld	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
original	O
story	O
was	O
made	O
,	O
taking	O
elements	O
from	O
various	O
Discworld	B-Application
books	O
,	O
particularly	O
The	B-Application
Colour	I-Application
of	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
and	O
Guards	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Barnett	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
Discworld	B-Application
as	O
a	O
flagship	O
game	O
for	O
CD-based	O
systems	O
,	O
and	O
thought	O
the	O
Discworld	B-Application
licence	O
was	O
"	O
100%	O
suited	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Discworlds	B-Application
engine	O
was	O
rewritten	O
from	O
scratch	O
afterwards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1995	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Macintosh	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
15	O
August	O
1996	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
13	O
December	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
both	O
floppy	B-Device
disk	I-Device
and	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
,	O
with	O
the	O
CD	O
version	O
featuring	O
a	O
fully	O
voiced	O
cast	O
of	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
Japanese	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Saturn	B-Device
releases	O
,	O
all	O
voice	O
acting	O
was	O
redone	O
by	O
a	O
prominent	O
Japanese	O
comedian	O
,	O
a	O
major	O
selling	O
point	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
had	O
been	O
under	O
way	O
for	O
the	O
Philips	B-Device
CD-i	I-Device
in	O
1996	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
entered	O
its	O
final	O
stages	O
of	O
development	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
version	O
was	O
announced	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
development	O
and	O
slated	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Psygnosis	O
during	O
E3	O
1995	O
,	O
however	O
this	O
port	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
for	O
unknown	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
April	O
2020	O
online	O
interview	O
,	O
former	O
Perfect	O
10	O
Productions/Teeny	O
Weeny	O
Games	O
member	O
David	O
Swan	O
stated	O
that	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
approached	O
the	O
company	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
a	O
potential	O
conversion	O
of	O
Discworld	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
however	O
no	O
actual	O
development	O
started	O
on	O
the	O
port	O
beyond	O
discussion	O
phase	O
due	O
to	O
market	O
issues	O
and	O
low	O
install	O
base	O
of	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
release	O
was	O
also	O
advertised	O
but	O
never	O
published	O
for	O
unknown	O
reasons	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Discworld	B-Application
was	O
a	O
"	O
massive	O
hit	O
"	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
director	O
Gregg	O
Barnett	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
GamesMaster	O
ranked	O
Discworld	B-Application
78th	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Entertainment	O
Weekly	O
praised	O
the	O
voice-acting	O
of	O
Eric	O
Idle	O
,	O
but	O
criticised	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
difficult	O
to	O
navigate	O
without	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Mouse	I-Device
and	O
that	O
the	O
text	O
was	O
too	O
small	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
their	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
similarly	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
mouse	I-Device
is	O
required	O
for	O
full	O
enjoyment	O
,	O
but	O
highly	O
praised	O
the	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
humour	O
,	O
and	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scary	O
Larry	O
of	O
GamePro	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
EW	O
and	O
EGM	O
,	O
said	O
the	O
standard	O
joypad	O
"	O
works	O
just	O
as	O
well	O
"	O
as	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Mouse	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
called	O
Discworld	B-Application
challenging	O
and	O
long	O
,	O
but	O
criticised	O
the	O
long	O
loading	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
of	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
very	O
beautiful	O
"	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
has	O
more	O
colours	O
than	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
but	O
disliked	O
the	O
difficulty	O
and	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
save	O
game	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
cited	O
overlong	O
dialogues	O
,	O
poor	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
largely	O
non-existent	O
"	O
animation	O
,	O
but	O
complimented	O
the	O
variety	O
of	O
locations	O
to	O
visit	O
and	O
their	O
mediaeval	O
backdrops	O
,	O
and	O
described	O
the	O
dialogue	O
as	O
"	O
jokey	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
sarcastic	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mean	O
Machines	O
Sega	O
reviewers	O
believed	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
had	O
lost	O
some	O
authenticity	O
,	O
and	O
thought	O
that	O
the	O
gags	O
were	O
not	O
funny	O
,	O
but	O
complimented	O
the	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
Tanguay	O
of	O
Adventure	O
Classic	O
Gaming	O
described	O
Discworld	B-Application
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
funniest	O
adventure	O
games	O
ever	O
made	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
recommended	O
that	O
players	O
use	O
a	O
walkthrough	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
stated	O
that	O
Discworld	B-Application
is	O
"	O
a	O
worthy	O
contender	O
"	O
to	O
Sam	O
&	O
Max	O
and	O
challenged	O
the	O
hold	O
LucasArts	O
had	O
on	O
the	O
point-and-click	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
Eurogamer	O
's	O
Will	O
Porter	O
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
retrospectively	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
cartoonish	O
graphics	O
and	O
voice-acting	O
,	O
but	O
criticising	O
its	O
puzzles	O
and	O
noting	O
that	O
"	O
Discworld	B-Application
commits	O
every	O
point-and-click	O
crime	O
you	O
'd	O
care	O
to	O
mention	O
"	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
obtuse	O
puzzles	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Entertainment	O
Weeklys	O
Darren	O
Franich	O
in	O
2010	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
"	O
underrated	O
point-and-click	O
gem	O
"	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
he	O
wanted	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
cited	O
Discworld	B-Application
as	O
an	O
example	O
demonstrating	O
that	O
British	O
developers	O
produced	O
a	O
disproportionately	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
overly	O
hard	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
