<s>
Dungeon	B-Device
Master	I-Device
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
featuring	O
a	O
pseudo-3D	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
FTL	O
Games	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
in	O
1987	B-Application
,	O
almost	O
identical	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
PC	O
(	O
DOS	O
)	O
ports	O
following	O
in	O
1988	B-Application
and	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeon	B-Device
Master	I-Device
sold	O
40,000	O
copies	O
in	O
its	O
year	O
of	O
release	O
alone	O
,	O
and	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
ST	O
's	O
best-selling	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
became	O
the	O
prototype	O
for	O
the	O
genre	O
of	O
the	O
3D	O
dungeon	O
crawlers	O
with	O
notable	O
clones	O
like	O
Eye	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Beholder	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
traditional	O
turn-based	O
approach	O
that	O
was	O
,	O
in	O
1987	B-Application
,	O
most	O
common	O
,	O
Dungeon	B-Device
Master	I-Device
added	O
real-time	O
combat	O
elements	O
(	O
akin	O
to	O
Active	O
Time	O
Battle	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeon	B-Device
Master	I-Device
was	O
not	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
introduce	O
these	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeons	B-Application
of	I-Application
Daggorath	I-Application
for	O
the	O
TRS-80	B-Device
Color	I-Device
Computer	I-Device
first	O
employed	O
them	O
in	O
1982	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeon	B-Device
Master	I-Device
was	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
responsible	O
for	O
popularizing	O
these	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
features	O
of	O
Dungeon	B-Device
Master	I-Device
included	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
directly	O
manipulate	O
objects	O
and	O
the	O
environment	O
by	O
clicking	O
the	O
mouse	O
in	O
the	O
enlarged	O
first-person	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
many	O
previous	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Alternate	B-Application
Reality	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dungeon	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Device
Bard	I-Device
's	I-Device
Tale	I-Device
,	O
Ultima	O
,	O
and	O
Wizardry	B-Device
offered	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons-style	O
role-playing	O
,	O
Dungeon	B-Device
Master	I-Device
established	O
several	O
new	O
standards	O
for	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
and	O
first-person	O
video	O
games	O
in	O
general	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
paper	O
doll	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
,	O
Dungeon	B-Device
Master	I-Device
was	O
started	O
with	O
the	O
name	O
Crystal	O
Dragon	O
coded	O
in	O
Pascal	B-Application
,	O
and	O
targeted	O
the	O
Apple	O
II	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
finished	O
there	O
in	O
C	B-Language
programming	I-Language
language	I-Language
and	O
published	O
in	O
1987	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
first	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
slightly	O
updated	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
video	O
game	O
to	O
use	O
3D	B-Application
sound	I-Application
effects	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeon	B-Device
Master	I-Device
was	O
ported	O
later	O
to	O
many	O
platforms	O
like	O
PC	O
,	O
Apple	B-Device
IIGS	I-Device
,	O
TurboGrafx-CD	O
,	O
SNES	B-Application
,	O
Sharp	B-Device
X68000	I-Device
,	O
PC-9801	B-Operating_System
and	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
"	O
The	O
Definitive	O
CDTV	O
Retrospective	O
:	O
Part	O
II	O
"	O
by	O
Peter	O
Olafson	O
,	O
Dungeon	B-Device
Master	I-Device
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
CDTV	O
but	O
this	O
version	O
was	O
never	O
completed	O
because	O
FTL	O
could	O
not	O
obtain	O
reliable	O
information	O
from	O
Commodore	O
about	O
saving	O
games	O
to	O
memory	O
cards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeon	B-Device
Master	I-Device
was	O
also	O
ported	O
to	O
Macintosh	O
but	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
exists	O
a	O
prototype	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
under	O
the	O
name	O
Dungeon	O
Slayers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darrow	O
’s	O
painting	O
portrays	O
a	O
scene	O
from	O
the	O
prologue	O
in	O
the	O
manual	O
for	O
Dungeon	B-Device
Master	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
soundtrack	O
album	O
,	O
titled	O
Dungeon	B-Device
Master	I-Device
:	O
The	O
Album	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
ST	O
version	O
and	O
its	O
faithful	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
PC	O
ports	O
contain	O
no	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
album	O
features	O
music	O
composed	O
for	O
the	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
game	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Chaos	B-Application
Strikes	I-Application
Back	I-Application
,	O
and	O
some	O
original	O
tracks	O
that	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeon	B-Device
Master	I-Device
debuted	O
on	O
15	O
December	O
1987	B-Application
on	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
and	O
by	O
early	O
1988	B-Application
was	O
a	O
strong	O
seller	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
best-selling	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
computer	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
;	O
Bell	O
estimated	O
that	O
at	O
one	O
point	O
more	O
than	O
half	O
of	O
all	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
owners	O
had	O
purchased	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
FTL	O
's	O
sophisticated	O
copy	B-Application
protection	I-Application
,	O
many	O
who	O
otherwise	O
pirated	O
their	O
software	O
had	O
to	O
purchase	O
Dungeon	B-Device
Master	I-Device
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
prominent	O
game	O
to	O
require	O
1	O
MB	O
of	O
RAM	O
,	O
likely	O
causing	O
many	O
to	O
purchase	O
additional	O
memory	O
;	O
at	O
least	O
one	O
manufacturer	O
of	O
Amiga	B-Device
memory	O
bundled	O
Dungeon	B-Device
Master	I-Device
with	O
its	O
memory-expansion	O
kit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
Wizardry	B-Device
,	O
many	O
others	O
offered	O
for	O
sale	O
strategy	O
guides	O
,	O
game	O
trainers	O
,	O
and	O
map	O
editors	O
,	O
competing	O
with	O
FTL	O
's	O
own	O
hint	O
book	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hosea	O
Battles	O
Jr.	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
in	O
1988	B-Application
praised	O
the	O
attention	O
to	O
detail	O
in	O
the	O
dungeons	O
 '	O
graphics	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
"	O
practically	O
feel	O
the	O
damp	O
chill	O
of	O
the	O
dungeons	O
portrayed	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
monsters	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
multiple	O
facial	O
expressions	O
on	O
the	O
ogres	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
in	O
1988	B-Application
called	O
the	O
story	O
a	O
"	O
cliché	O
"	O
but	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
sound	O
and	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
said	O
Dungeon	B-Device
Master	I-Device
is	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
a	O
title	O
which	O
"	O
changes	O
the	O
way	O
we	O
think	O
about	O
games	O
"	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
must	O
for	O
all	O
roleplayers	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Antic	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
revolutionary	O
"	O
as	O
Zork	B-Application
and	O
Flight	O
Simulator	O
II	O
,	O
citing	O
"	O
spectacular	O
"	O
graphics	O
and	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
almost	O
worth	O
buying	O
for	O
the	O
sound-effects	O
alone	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
summarised	O
:	O
"	O
Dungeon	B-Device
Master	I-Device
is	O
a	O
role-player	O
'	O
s	O
dream	O
,	O
but	O
capable	O
of	O
providing	O
a	O
good	O
deal	O
of	O
enjoyment	O
for	O
any	O
ST	O
owner.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
Dungeon	B-Device
Master	I-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kati	O
Hamza	O
of	O
Zzap	O
!	O
64	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
ensures	O
an	O
incredibly	O
realistic	O
atmosphere	O
-	O
you	O
just	O
ca	O
n't	O
help	O
really	O
getting	O
into	O
the	O
feeling	O
of	O
walking	O
through	O
damp	O
echoing	O
caverns	O
looking	O
for	O
ghosts.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
like	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
in	O
3D	O
,	O
but	O
about	O
a	O
hundred	O
times	O
better	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
summarized	O
:	O
"	O
you	O
'll	O
be	O
playing	O
for	O
months	O
"	O
and	O
said	O
Dungeon	B-Device
Master	I-Device
was	O
"	O
The	O
best	O
game	O
we	O
've	O
ever	O
seen	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
reviewing	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
,	O
Graham	O
Kinsey	O
of	O
Amazing	O
Computing	O
wrote	O
that	O
Dungeon	B-Device
Master	I-Device
"	O
completely	O
blows	O
away	O
any	O
other	O
RPG	O
on	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
market	O
today	O
,	O
and	O
may	O
do	O
for	O
some	O
time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dave	O
Eriksson	O
of	O
Amiga	B-Device
Computing	O
praised	O
the	O
"	O
brilliant	O
"	O
graphics	O
,	O
sound	O
effects	O
and	O
replay-value	O
and	O
said	O
"	O
Dungeon	B-Device
Master	I-Device
is	O
the	O
most	O
stunning	O
role-playing	O
game	O
I	O
have	O
seen	O
on	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Antic	O
's	O
Amiga	B-Device
Plus	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
captures	O
the	O
essence	O
of	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
role-playing	O
games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
praised	O
the	O
"	O
dazzling	O
"	O
graphics	O
,	O
called	O
the	O
user-friendly	O
controls	O
"	O
a	O
real	O
joy	O
"	O
and	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
"	O
best	O
graphics	O
adventure	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
to	O
date.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Your	O
Amiga	B-Device
called	O
the	O
sound	O
"	O
extremely	O
well	O
done	O
"	O
and	O
said	O
the	O
"	O
most	O
striking	O
feature	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
attention	O
to	O
detail	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andy	O
Smith	O
of	O
Advanced	O
Computing	O
Entertainment	O
several	O
months	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
called	O
Dungeon	B-Device
Master	I-Device
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
all	O
time	O
classics	O
"	O
and	O
said	O
"	O
What	O
makes	O
Dungeon	B-Device
Master	I-Device
really	O
special	O
(	O
apart	O
from	O
the	O
marvellous	O
3D	O
graphics	O
and	O
eerie	O
sound	O
effects	O
)	O
are	O
the	O
puzzles	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
reviewed	O
in	O
1988	B-Application
in	O
Dragon	O
#136	O
by	O
Hartley	O
,	O
Patricia	O
,	O
and	O
Kirk	O
Lesser	O
in	O
"	O
The	O
Role	O
of	O
Computers	O
"	O
column	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lessers	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PC/MS	O
-DOS	O
version	O
in	O
1993	O
in	O
Dragon	O
#195	O
,	O
giving	O
this	O
version	O
5	O
stars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
,	O
ten	O
years	O
after	O
release	O
,	O
Dungeon	B-Device
Master	I-Device
got	O
again	O
a	O
5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
score	O
in	O
a	O
review	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeon	B-Device
Master	I-Device
received	O
the	O
Special	O
Award	O
for	O
Artistic	O
Achievement	O
from	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
in	O
1988	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1990	B-Application
the	O
game	O
received	O
the	O
second-highest	O
number	O
of	O
votes	O
in	O
a	O
survey	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
readers	O
 '	O
"	O
All-Time	O
Favorites	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
the	O
magazine	O
named	O
Dungeon	B-Device
Master	I-Device
the	O
49th	O
best	O
game	O
ever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Dungeon	B-Device
Master	I-Device
itself	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
early	O
Ultima	O
games	O
,	O
it	O
amazed	O
Ultima	O
developer	O
Origin	O
Systems	O
's	O
employees	O
;	O
Origin	O
founder	O
Richard	O
Garriott	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
"	O
ecstatic	O
"	O
at	O
discovering	O
the	O
"	O
neat	O
new	O
things	O
I	O
could	O
do	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
influenced	O
Ultima	B-Application
VIs	I-Application
graphical	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
and	O
seamless	O
map	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
later	O
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
journalist	O
Niko	O
Nirvi	O
wrote	O
that	O
no	O
3D	O
role-playing	O
title	O
before	O
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
could	O
challenge	O
Dungeon	B-Device
Master	I-Device
as	O
a	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1989	O
,	O
FTL	O
Games	O
released	O
a	O
Dungeon	B-Device
Master	I-Device
sequel	O
,	O
Chaos	B-Application
Strikes	I-Application
Back	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
date	O
,	O
Dungeon	B-Device
Master	I-Device
retains	O
a	O
small	O
but	O
faithful	O
following	O
online	O
,	O
with	O
several	O
fan-made	O
ports	O
and	O
remakes	O
available	O
or	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notable	O
reception	O
received	O
a	O
faithful	O
reconstruction	O
of	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
version	O
,	O
called	O
"	O
CSBWin	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reverse	O
engineered	O
in	O
six	O
months	O
work	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
by	O
Paul	O
R	O
.	O
Stevens	O
,	O
the	O
available	O
source	O
code	O
of	O
CSBwin	O
led	O
to	O
many	O
ports	O
for	O
modern	O
platforms	O
like	O
Windows	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
villagers	O
in	O
the	O
sandbox	O
game	O
Minecraft	B-Application
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
shopkeepers	O
from	O
Dungeon	B-Device
Master	I-Device
2	O
.	O
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