Dungeon Master
Dungeon Master establishes dungeon RPG conventions through real-time first-person exploration, formation, spell gestures, and survival resources. This catalogue entry evaluates the recorded original-platform release, including its period-specific controls, presentation, content structure, hardware limits, and intended mode of play.
- AI score · out of 10
- 8.1 / 10
About this game
Dungeon Master establishes dungeon RPG conventions through real-time first-person exploration, formation, spell gestures, and survival resources. Real-time dungeons, resources, and spells are influential, while formation, puzzles, and survival retain depth. SNES interface and movement are cumbersome, and guidance, saving, and age create high barriers. This assessment covers the catalogued platform release. This description covers the original sfc release represented by this catalog entry and does not assume conveniences introduced by later ports. The assessment also treats period hardware limits, documented mechanics, original controls, and release-specific access as explicit evaluation boundaries.
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Dungeon Master establishes dungeon RPG conventions through real-time first-person exploration, formation, spell gestures, and survival resources.
Real-time dungeons, resources, and spells are influential, while formation, puzzles, and survival retain depth. SNES interface and movement are cumbersome, and guidance, saving, and age create high barriers. This assessment covers the catalogued platform release. Overall, its main strengths are Real-time dungeons, resources, and spells are influential; Formation, puzzles, and survival retain depth. Its material limitations are SNES interface and movement are cumbersome; Guidance, saving, and age create high barriers. This score covers the original platform release represented by this catalog record and excludes conveniences added by emulators or later ports. The conclusion also accounts for original hardware readability, input, and access conditions. Documented uncertainty remains explicit. The evidence supports this balance.
Strengths
- Real-time dungeons, resources, and spells are influential
- Formation, puzzles, and survival retain depth
Weaknesses
- SNES interface and movement are cumbersome
- Guidance, saving, and age create high barriers
Who it is for: Players who value real-time dungeons, resources, and spells are influential and accept this release's limits.
Play notes: Expect snes interface and movement are cumbersome and guidance, saving, and age create high barriers.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Formation, puzzles, and survival retain depth; Guidance, saving, and age create high barriers. | Reviewed | 8.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Real-time dungeons, resources, and spells are influential; SNES interface and movement are cumbersome. | Reviewed | 8.8 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Formation, puzzles, and survival retain depth; presentation is judged within the original platform conditions, with no bonus for age alone. | Reviewed | 8.4 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Judged on the original sfc release's input, readability, saving, and accessory conditions. SNES interface and movement are cumbersome. | Reviewed | 5.8 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Software Heaven
- Release date
- 1987
- Platforms
- Super Famicom / SNES
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Role-Playing · Primary genre
- Tags
- First PersonExplorationFantasy2D GraphicsReal-time CombatResource ManagementRetro StyleHigh Difficulty
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Not provided
- Perspectives
- Not provided
Release editions
- Super Famicom / SNESWorldwide1987
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