Dungeon Crawler compilation - EVERY 80's and 90's grid-based pseudo-3D RPG - evolution comparison
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- Dungeon Crawler compilation - EVERY 80's and 90's (and 70's) grid-based pseudo-3d dungeon crawler.
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More on Dungeon Crawlers (from Wikipedia):
A dungeon crawl is a type of scenario in fantasy role-playing games in which heroes navigate a labyrinth environment (a "dungeon"), battling various monsters, avoiding traps, solving puzzles, and looting any treasure they may find.
Computer games and series from the 1980s, such as The Bard's Tale, Dungeon Master, Madō Monogatari, Megami Tensei, Might and Magic, Phantasy Star, Ultima, and Wizardry, helped set the genre's standards, while the primitive graphics were actually conducive to this style, due to the need for repetitive tiles or similar-looking graphics to create effective mazes.
First-person party-based dungeon crawlers: this subgenre consists of RPGs where the player leads a party of adventurers in first-person perspective, typically in a grid-based environment. Examples include the aforementioned Wizardry, Might and Magic and Bard's Tale series. Games of this type are also known as "blobbers", since the player moves the entire party around the playing field as a single unit, or "blob".
Many "blobbers" are turn-based, such as the play-by-mail game Heroic Fantasy, but some games such as Dungeon Master, Legend of Grimrock and Eye of the Beholder series are played in real-time. Early games in this genre lack an automap feature, forcing players to draw their own maps in order to keep track of their progress. Spatial puzzles are common, and players may have to, for instance, move a stone in one part of the level in order to open a gate in another part of the level.
More about Dungeon Master (from Wikipedia):
Dungeon Master is a role-playing video game featuring a pseudo-3D first-person perspective. It was developed and published by FTL Games for the Atari ST in 1987, almost identical Amiga and PC (DOS) ports following in 1988 and 1992.
Dungeon Master sold 40,000 copies in its year of release alone, and went on to become the ST's best-selling game of all time. The game became the prototype for the genre of the 3D dungeon crawlers with notable clones like Eye of the Beholder.
More about Eye of the Beholder (from Wikipedia):
Eye of the Beholder is a role-playing video game for personal computers and video game consoles developed by Westwood Associates. It was published by Strategic Simulations, Inc. in 1991, for the MS-DOS operating system and later ported to the Amiga, the Sega CD and the SNES. The Sega CD version features a soundtrack composed by Yuzo Koshiro and Motohiro Kawashima. A port to the Atari Lynx handheld was developed by NuFX in 1993, but was not released. In 2002, an adaptation of the same name was developed by Pronto Games for the Game Boy Advance.
The game has two sequels, Eye of the Beholder II: The Legend of Darkmoon, also released in 1991, and Eye of the Beholder III: Assault on Myth Drannor, released in 1993. The third game, however, was not developed by Westwood, which had been acquired by Virgin Interactive in 1992 and created the Lands of Lore series instead.
More about Wizardry (from Wikipedia):
Wizardry is a series of role-playing video games, developed by Sir-Tech, that were highly influential in the evolution of modern role-playing video games. The original Wizardry was a significant influence on early console role-playing games such as Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest. Originally made for the Apple II, the games were later ported to other platforms. The last game in the original series by Sir-Tech was Wizardry 8, released in 2001. There have since been various spin-off titles developed for the Japanese market.
More about Lands of Lore (from Wikipedia):
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Lands of Lore: The Throne of Chaos is a 1993 role-playing video game developed by Westwood Studios and published by Virgin Games for DOS, the PC-98, and FM Towns. It was the first installment of the Lands of Lore series. The player travels around various environments, collecting items and battling monsters in an attempt to save the kingdom from a witch named Scotia.
Westwood wanted to create something new after being acquired by Virgin, and it was intended that the game outperform Eye of The Beholder II. Lands of Lore: The Throne of Chaos received generally positive reviews, with reviewers complimenting the graphics and the skill system, but some criticized its combat and repetitiveness. In 1994, the game was re-released on CD, adding voice-overs, including some by Patrick Stewart. Lands of Lore: The Throne of Chaos was followed by a sequel, Lands of Lore: Guardians of Destiny, in 1997.
0:00 3D Monster Maze - 1981
1:00 3D Munch - 1985
2:00 Abandoned Places: A Time For Heroes - 1992
3:00 Abandoned Places 2 - 1993
4:00 Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Treasure of Tarmin - 1983
5:00 Akalabeth - World of Doom - 1979
6:00 Amberstar - 1992
7:00 Ancients I: Death Watch - 1991
8:00 Ancients II: Approaching Evil - 1994
9:00 Anvil Of Dawn - 1995
10:00 Arcana - 1992
11:00 Arcus - 1988
12:00 Arcus III - 1991
13:00 Arcus I-II-III - 1993
14:00 Asmodeus: TajemnY kraj Ruthaniolu - 1996
15:00 Black Crypt - 1992
16:00 Black Dawn - 1994
17:00 Black Dawn II - 1995
18:00 Black Dawn VI: Hellbound - 1995
19:00 Bloodfest - 1995
20:00 Bloodwych - 1989
21:00 Boom - 1996
22:00 Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday - 1990
23:00 Buck Rogers: Matrix Cube - 1992
24:00 Captive - 1990
25:00 Carmine - 1987
26:00 Champions of Dawn - 1996
27:00 Champions Of Krynn - 1990
28:00 Circuit’s Edge - 1990
29:00 Citadel of Vras - 1989
30:00 City Beneath the Surface - 1998
31:00 Crystal Dragon - 1994
32:00 Crystals of Arborea - 1990
33:00 Curse Of The Azure Bonds - 1989
34:00 Cyberdrone - 1995
35:00 Dark Designs I: Grelminar’s Staff - 1990
36:00 Dawn: A New Beginning Remix - 1996
37:00 Day of the Viper - 1989
38:00 Daymare - 1992
39:00 Daymare 2 - 1993
40:00 Death Bringer (a.k.a. Galdregons Domain) - 1988
41:00 Death Knights Of Krynn - 1991
42:00 Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei - 1987
43:00 Dimensional Fighter Epsilon3 - 1985
44:00 Dinosaur - 1990
45:00 Don’t Go Alone - 1989
46:00 Double Dungeons - 1989
47:00 Dragon Knight - 1989
48:00 Dragon Knight II - 1990
49:00 Dragon Wars - 1989
50:00 Dungeon Hack - 1993
51:00 Dungeon Harlem - 1991
52:00 Dungeon Magic: Sword of the Elements - 1989
53:00 Dungeon Master - 1987
54:00 Dungeon Maseter: Chaos Strikes Back - 1989
55:00 Dungeon Master: Theron’s Quest - 1993
56:00 Dungeon Master II: The Legend Of Skullkeep - 1993
57:00 Dungeons & Dragons: Warriors of the Eternal Sun - 1992
58:00 Dungeons of Avalon - 1991
59:00 Dungeons of Avalon II: The Island of Darkness - 1992
1:00:00 Dungeons of Death - 1994
1:01:00 Elm Knight - 1992
1:02:00 Elvira Mistress Of The Dark - 1990
1:03:00 Elvira II: The Jaws of Cerberus - 1991
1:04:00 Evil’s Doom - 1996
1:05:00 Eye Of The Beholder - 1991
1:06:00 Eye of the Beholder II: The Legend of Darkmoon - 1991
1:07:00 Eye of the Beholder III: Assault on Myth Drannor - 1993
1:08:00 Fate: Gates of Dawn - 1991
1:09:00 Federation Quest 1 - B.S.S. Jane Seymour - 1990
1:10:00 The Gates of Skeldal (Brany Skeldalu) - 1998
1:11:00 Gateway To The Savage Frontier - 1991
1:12:00 Gayblade - 1992
1:13:00 Hell’s Temple - 1983
1:14:00 Hired Guns - 1993
1:15:00 Illegus episode IV - 1983
1:16:00 Ishar: Legend of the Fortress - 1992
1:17:00 Ishar 2: Messengers of Doom - 1993
1:18:00 Ishar 3: The Seven Gates of Infinity - 1994
1:19:00 Istanbul Efsaneleri: Lale Savascilari - 1994
1:20:00 Jaktar: Der Elfenstein - 1995
1:21:00 Kagerou meikyuu - 1990
1:22:00 Kargon - 1996
1:23:00 Keef the Thief: A Boy and His Lockpick - 1989
1:24:00 Knightmare - 1991
1:25:00 Knights of the Grail (Rytiri Gralu) - 1996
1:26:00 Korean Dungeon Boy - 1991
1:27:00 L’Antre de la Peur - 1984
1:28:00 Labyrinth Of Fear - 1983
1:29:00 Lady Sword: Ryakudatsusareta 10-nin no Otome - 1992
1:30:00 Lands of Lore: The Throne of Chaos - 1993
1:31:00 Laplace no Ma - 1987
1:32:00 Le fer d’Amnukor - 1986
1:33:00 Legend of Faerghail - 1990
1:34:00 Legions of Dawn - 1995
1:35:00 Liberation - Captive II - 1993
1:36:00 Lords Of Doom - 1990
1:37:00 Madou Monogatari 1-2-3 - 1990
1:38:00 Madou Monogatari A: Doki Doki Vacation - 1995
1:39:00 Madou Monogatari: ARS - 1993
1:40:00 Madou Monogatari Michikusa Ibun - 1994
1:41:00 Magic Island: The Secret Of Stones - 1995
1:42:00 Maze - 1984
1:43:00 Maze War - 1973
1:44:00 Maze Wars+ - 1986
1:45:00 Might and Magic Book One: The Secret of the Inner Sanctum - 1986
1:46:00 Might and Magic II: Gates to Another World - 1988
1:47:00 Might and Magic III: Isles of Terra - 1991
1:48:00 Might and Magic IV: Clouds of Xeen - 1992
1:49:00 Might and Magic V: Darkside of Xeen - 1993
1:50:00 Might and Magic: World of Xeen - 1994
1:51:00 Might and Magic: Swords of Xeen - 1995
1:52:00 Mines of Titan - 1989 [remake of Mars Saga]
1:53:00 Moraff’s Revenge - 1988
1:54:00 Moraff’s World - 1991
1:55:00 Moraff’s Dungeons of the Unforgiven - 1993
1:56:00 Mordor: The Depths of Dejenol - 1995
1:57:00 Nemesis: The Wizardry Adventure - 1996
1:58:00 NeverwinterNights (AOL) - 1995 [MMORPG]
1:59:00 Parasite - 1995
2:00:00 Parasite II - 1996 [screenshots]
2:01:00 Perihelion: The Prophecy - 1993
2:02:00 Pool Of Radiance - 1988
2:03:00 Pools Of Darkness - 1991
2:04:00 Psionics - 1993
2:05:00 Pyramid Of Peril - 1985
2:06:00 Realms of Arkania: Blade of Destiny - 1992
2:07:00 Realms of Arkania: Star Trail - 1994
2:08:00 Revelations Persona - 1996
2:09:00 Revolt of Don’s Knights - 1997
2:10:00 The Return of Medusa: Rings of Medusa II - 1991
2:11:00 Rooms Of The Abyss - 1992
2:12:00 Scarab of Ra - 1987
2:13:00 Secret Of The Silver Blades - 1990
2:14:00 Shining in the Darkness - 1991
2:15:00 Shining the Holy Ark - 1996
2:16:00 Silvern Castle - 1999
2:17:00 Skarbnik - 1996
2:18:00 Slaygon - 1988
2:19:00 Spirit of Adventure - 1991
2:20:00 Starfire - 1994
2:21:00 Stonekeep - 1995
2:22:00 Swords and Serpents - 1990
2:23:00 Sword of Glass - 1986
2:24:00 Tales of the Unknown, Volume I: The Bard’s Tale - 1985
2:25:00 The Bard’s Tale II: The Destiny Knight - 1986
2:26:00 The Bard’s Tale III: Thief of Fate - 1988
2:27:00 The Dark Heart of Uukrul - 1989
2:28:00 The Dark Queen Of Krynn - 1992
2:29:00 The Infernal Tome - 1994
2:30:00 The Legacy: Realm of Terror - 1993
2:31:00 The Mars Saga - 1988
2:32:00 The Shadow of Yserbius - 1992 [The Sierra Network]
2:33:00 The Fates of Twinion - 1993 [The Sierra Network]
2:34:00 The Ruins of Cawdor - 1995 [The Sierra Network]
2:35:00 Thunderdawn - 1996
2:36:00 Treasures Of The Savage Frontier - 1992
2:37:00 Tyrann - 1984
2:38:00 Ve Stinu Magie (Shadow Magic) - 1996
2:39:00 Waxworks - 1992
2:40:00 Whale’s Voyage - 1993
2:41:00 Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord - 1981
2:42:00 Wizardry: Knight of Diamonds - The Second Scenario - 1982
2:43:00 Wizardry III: Legacy of Llylgamyn - The Third Scenario - 1983
2:44:00 Wizardry IV: The Return of Werdna - 1987
2:45:00 Wizardry V: Heart of the Maelstrom - 1988
2:46:00 Wizardry VI: Bane of the Cosmic Forge - 1990
2:47:00 Wizardry VII: Crusaders of the Dark Savant - 1992
2:48:00 Wizardry I-II-III: Story of Llylgamyn - 1992
2:49:00 Wizardry: Llylgamyn Saga - 1998
2:50:00 Wizardry: New Age of Llylgamyn - 1999
2:51:00 Words Worth - 1999
2:52:00 Xenomorph - 1990
2:53:00 Yendorian Tales Book I: Chapter 2 - 1996
2:54:00 Yendorian Tales: The Tyrants of Thaine - 1997
Amazing compilation. Thank you for your effort. Why don't you put the timestamps in the description so they can be accessed from the seek bar as well?
Thank you, I appreciate the kind words. I tried that initially but I could only get half of the time stamps in the description 😅 More characters are allowed in the comments.
Ah ok, I understand. Thanks again for your video and reply! 🙂
You forgot Dungeons of Draggorath -> th-cam.com/video/sQKQHKdWTRs/w-d-xo.html
Adventure atari 2600, fatal labryrinth sega genesis, etc.
In chronological order :
1:43:00 1973 Maze War
0:05:00 1979 Akalabeth - World of Doom
0:00:00 1981 3D Monster Maze
2:41:00 1981 Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
2:42:00 1982 Wizardry: Knight of Diamonds - The Second Scenario
0:04:00 1983 Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Treasure of Tarmin
1:13:00 1983 Hell’s Temple
1:15:00 1983 Illegus episode IV
1:28:00 1983 Labyrinth Of Fear
2:43:00 1983 Wizardry III: Legacy of Llylgamyn - The Third Scenario
1:27:00 1984 L’Antre de la Peur
1:42:00 1984 Maze
2:37:00 1984 Tyrann
0:01:00 1985 3D Munch
0:43:00 1985 Dimensional Fighter Epsilon3
2:05:00 1985 Pyramid Of Peril
2:24:00 1985 Tales of the Unknown, Volume I: The Bard’s Tale
1:32:00 1986 Le fer d’Amnukor
1:44:00 1986 Maze Wars+
1:45:00 1986 Might and Magic Book One: The Secret of the Inner Sanctum
2:23:00 1986 Sword of Glass
2:25:00 1986 The Bard’s Tale II: The Destiny Knight
0:25:00 1987 Carmine
0:42:00 1987 Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei
0:53:00 1987 Dungeon Master
1:31:00 1987 Laplace no Ma
2:12:00 1987 Scarab of Ra
2:44:00 1987 Wizardry IV: The Return of Werdna
0:11:00 1988 Arcus
0:40:00 1988 Death Bringer (a.k.a. Galdregons Domain)
1:46:00 1988 Might and Magic II: Gates to Another World
1:53:00 1988 Moraff’s Revenge
2:02:00 1988 Pool Of Radiance
2:18:00 1988 Slaygon
2:26:00 1988 The Bard’s Tale III: Thief of Fate
2:31:00 1988 The Mars Saga
2:45:00 1988 Wizardry V: Heart of the Maelstrom
0:20:00 1989 Bloodwych
0:29:00 1989 Citadel of Vras
0:33:00 1989 Curse Of The Azure Bonds
0:37:00 1989 Day of the Viper
0:45:00 1989 Don’t Go Alone
0:46:00 1989 Double Dungeons
0:47:00 1989 Dragon Knight
0:49:00 1989 Dragon Wars
0:52:00 1989 Dungeon Magic: Sword of the Elements
0:54:00 1989 Dungeon Maseter: Chaos Strikes Back
1:23:00 1989 Keef the Thief: A Boy and His Lockpick
1:52:00 1989 Mines of Titan [remake of Mars Saga]
2:27:00 1989 The Dark Heart of Uukrul
0:22:00 1990 Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday
0:24:00 1990 Captive
0:27:00 1990 Champions Of Krynn
0:28:00 1990 Circuit’s Edge
0:32:00 1990 Crystals of Arborea
0:35:00 1990 Dark Designs I: Grelminar’s Staff
0:44:00 1990 Dinosaur
0:48:00 1990 Dragon Knight II
1:02:00 1990 Elvira Mistress Of The Dark
1:09:00 1990 Federation Quest 1 - B.S.S. Jane Seymour
1:21:00 1990 Kagerou meikyuu
1:33:00 1990 Legend of Faerghail
1:36:00 1990 Lords Of Doom
1:37:00 1990 Madou Monogatari 1-2-3
2:13:00 1990 Secret Of The Silver Blades
2:22:00 1990 Swords and Serpents
2:46:00 1990 Wizardry VI: Bane of the Cosmic Forge
2:52:00 1990 Xenomorph
0:07:00 1991 Ancients I: Death Watch
0:12:00 1991 Arcus III
0:41:00 1991 Death Knights Of Krynn
0:51:00 1991 Dungeon Harlem
0:58:00 1991 Dungeons of Avalon
1:03:00 1991 Elvira II: The Jaws of Cerberus
1:05:00 1991 Eye Of The Beholder
1:06:00 1991 Eye of the Beholder II: The Legend of Darkmoon
1:08:00 1991 Fate: Gates of Dawn
1:11:00 1991 Gateway To The Savage Frontier
1:24:00 1991 Knightmare
1:26:00 1991 Korean Dungeon Boy
1:47:00 1991 Might and Magic III: Isles of Terra
1:54:00 1991 Moraff’s World
2:03:00 1991 Pools Of Darkness
2:14:00 1991 Shining in the Darkness
2:19:00 1991 Spirit of Adventure
2:10:00 1991 The Return of Medusa: Rings of Medusa II
0:02:00 1992 Abandoned Places: A Time For Heroes
0:06:00 1992 Amberstar
0:10:00 1992 Arcana
0:15:00 1992 Black Crypt
0:23:00 1992 Buck Rogers: Matrix Cube
0:38:00 1992 Daymare
0:57:00 1992 Dungeons & Dragons: Warriors of the Eternal Sun
0:59:00 1992 Dungeons of Avalon II: The Island of Darkness
1:01:00 1992 Elm Knight
1:12:00 1992 Gayblade
1:16:00 1992 Ishar: Legend of the Fortress
1:29:00 1992 Lady Sword: Ryakudatsusareta 10-nin no Otome
1:48:00 1992 Might and Magic IV: Clouds of Xeen
2:06:00 1992 Realms of Arkania: Blade of Destiny
2:11:00 1992 Rooms Of The Abyss
2:28:00 1992 The Dark Queen Of Krynn
2:32:00 1992 The Shadow of Yserbius - [The Sierra Network]
2:36:00 1992 Treasures Of The Savage Frontier
2:39:00 1992 Waxworks
2:48:00 1992 Wizardry I-II-III: Story of Llylgamyn
2:47:00 1992 Wizardry VII: Crusaders of the Dark Savant
0:03:00 1993 Abandoned Places 2
0:13:00 1993 Arcus I-II-III
0:39:00 1993 Daymare 2
0:50:00 1993 Dungeon Hack
0:56:00 1993 Dungeon Master II: The Legend Of Skullkeep
0:55:00 1993 Dungeon Master: Theron’s Quest
1:07:00 1993 Eye of the Beholder III: Assault on Myth Drannor
1:14:00 1993 Hired Guns
1:17:00 1993 Ishar 2: Messengers of Doom
1:30:00 1993 Lands of Lore: The Throne of Chaos
1:35:00 1993 Liberation - Captive II
1:39:00 1993 Madou Monogatari: ARS
1:49:00 1993 Might and Magic V: Darkside of Xeen
1:55:00 1993 Moraff’s Dungeons of the Unforgiven
2:01:00 1993 Perihelion: The Prophecy
2:04:00 1993 Psionics
2:33:00 1993 The Fates of Twinion - [The Sierra Network]
2:30:00 1993 The Legacy: Realm of Terror
2:40:00 1993 Whale’s Voyage
0:08:00 1994 Ancients II: Approaching Evil
0:16:00 1994 Black Dawn
0:31:00 1994 Crystal Dragon
1:00:00 1994 Dungeons of Death
1:18:00 1994 Ishar 3: The Seven Gates of Infinity
1:19:00 1994 Istanbul Efsaneleri: Lale Savascilari
1:40:00 1994 Madou Monogatari Michikusa Ibun
1:50:00 1994 Might and Magic: World of Xeen
2:07:00 1994 Realms of Arkania: Star Trail
2:20:00 1994 Starfire
2:29:00 1994 The Infernal Tome
0:09:00 1995 Anvil Of Dawn
0:17:00 1995 Black Dawn II
0:18:00 1995 Black Dawn VI: Hellbound
0:19:00 1995 Bloodfest
0:34:00 1995 Cyberdrone
1:20:00 1995 Jaktar: Der Elfenstein
1:34:00 1995 Legions of Dawn
1:38:00 1995 Madou Monogatari A: Doki Doki Vacation
1:41:00 1995 Magic Island: The Secret Of Stones
1:51:00 1995 Might and Magic: Swords of Xeen
1:56:00 1995 Mordor: The Depths of Dejenol
1:58:00 1995 NeverwinterNights (AOL) - [MMORPG]
1:59:00 1995 Parasite
2:21:00 1995 Stonekeep
2:34:00 1995 The Ruins of Cawdor - [The Sierra Network]
0:14:00 1996 Asmodeus: TajemnY kraj Ruthaniolu
0:21:00 1996 Boom
0:26:00 1996 Champions of Dawn
0:36:00 1996 Dawn: A New Beginning Remix
1:04:00 1996 Evil’s Doom
1:22:00 1996 Kargon
1:25:00 1996 Knights of the Grail (Rytiri Gralu)
1:57:00 1996 Nemesis: The Wizardry Adventure
2:00:00 1996 Parasite II - [screenshots]
2:08:00 1996 Revelations Persona
2:15:00 1996 Shining the Holy Ark
2:17:00 1996 Skarbnik
2:35:00 1996 Thunderdawn
2:38:00 1996 Ve Stinu Magie (Shadow Magic)
2:53:00 1996 Yendorian Tales Book I: Chapter 2
2:09:00 1997 Revolt of Don’s Knights
2:54:00 1997 Yendorian Tales: The Tyrants of Thaine
0:30:00 1998 City Beneath the Surface
1:10:00 1998 The Gates of Skeldal (Brany Skeldalu)
2:49:00 1998 Wizardry: Llylgamyn Saga
2:16:00 1999 Silvern Castle
2:50:00 1999 Wizardry: New Age of Llylgamyn
2:51:00 1999 Words Worth
Nice, thank you.
You're a hero
Great list, but I can't understand why there are things included like Warriors of the Eternal Sun, and other top-down view ones.
@@lordplenty This guy didn't make the video, he just listed the games in chronological order. Maybe you should ask this question to the creator of the video.
@@jcdenton4911 Oh yea, wrong list :P
you don't know how much I appreciate these videos. I have seen most of them. This is necessary fun memories. And I intend to go back and replay many of them. These were great timeless games of fun.
So which one is actually the best?
I suspect many people were like me: watching this waiting for a game to come up that I played, thinking that the game I played looked a lot better than these other games, only to have it come up and look just like the others. In my case it was Bloodwych, an excellent game. I distinctly remember the dungeon part of the screen being much bigger though. Of course, it wasn't. Also, why is Dungeon Master, from 1987, so much better than many of the other games, including ones from 10 years later?
I also came here for Bloodwych. What made that one truly amazing was the inclusion of 2-player simultaneous splitscreen play (which was why the dungeon view was a bit smaller than others). With two joysticks plugged in and one-half the keyboard each, two players could each form a party of 4 and explore dungeon cooperatively (or antagonistically!), have spell dodging wars, trade, recover each others' corpses, etc. The game had a handful of other interesting experimental features, like the ability to communicate with NPCs and ask them questions or trade randomly-generated praises or insults. Really ahead of its time.
@@hamburgers140 I finished Bloodwych. Still have the grid paper maps somewhere in a cabinet. Same with dungeon master.
Got stuck in a riddle in Faerghail, and never finished captive but it was amazing nonetheless. Played about half of the above titles.
Bloodwych , Dungeon master , Eotb 1&2 , Ishar 1-3 and my favourite Black Crypt.
Nope. They looked just as awesome as I remembered. Throne of chaos, Anvil of dawn, waxworks, legacy of terror, myth drannor,
GARRICK....! You are not alone. Yes! I, too remember that game and Dungeon Master WAS GREAT! You are a cool dude. the times we had, of fun, escapism after school or college. I WILL ALWAY love, D&D games and also AD&D computer games. Also great (although they came later,) were the Icewind Dale games!
What a great video. Brought back a wave of nostalgia seeing some of my all time fav crawlers. Hats off for the time stamps!
God bless people who put efforts in making of such compilations!
Omg... I loved Shining the Holy Ark. The only dungeon crawler I ever played, and i felt like I never needed another either. 😊
Play dark spire and elminage noob. You'll change your noob mind
@@Utubesuxmycock Is that for PC? Thanks in advance.
I recently started playing it. Such an underrated RPG.
wow, some of the games have such unique concepts. Amazing.
Amazing list. Another for the list is Tunnels of Doom, released December 31st 1982. Loaded off a cassette for the Texas Instruments TI 99 4A machine, which was ahead of its time. Check it out, along with the incredible soundtrack for it.
I was about to mention Tunnels of Doom!
Came here for this comment, disappointed it wasn't in the list
yup, same. absolutely fantastic and very replayable as a kid. the combat inspired the dnd goldbox games
Well, Ultima Underworld 1 & 2 did technically have a grid-based level map, but free movement inside it (similar to Wolfenstein, but with height), and with diagonal walls, which greatly helped to reduce the grid feeling. Also System Shock 1 ran on the same engine. Not sure if this qualifies as "grid-based". :]
Not including Kevin Kenney's "Tunnels of Doom" (TI-99/4a), is a noteworthy omission from your compilation. Not only is it among the earliest examples of the 3D Dungeon Crawler genre, it is also the first to include turn-based combat, the control of 4 adventurers, and auto-mapping - features used not only used in Dungeon Master, but also in the Final Fantasy series. (The first time I saw Final Fantasy combat, I immediately recognized it from this 1982 favourite)
It is easily the most important example of Role Playing and Dungeon Crawling. Every thing that came after it (it was released in 1982) is very much influenced by it. Tunnels of Doom is the reason I bought Dungeon Master 10 years later. (and unlike it's successors, is is fully customizable, with several homebrew dungeons available for play, and an editor to make your own.
A MUST-PLAY game from the earliest days of dungeon crawling. You didn't mention it so thought I would.
Why was it not sorted in chronological order?
To get engagement like this
One of the great mysteries of the world.
For some reason it was sorted alphabetically
It was originally intended as a video compilation/index due to it's length but you can now view the Evolution version of the video in chronological order: th-cam.com/video/g8FJi2jwsmg/w-d-xo.html
I liked the TSR gold box games, Buck Rogers (also TSR), and Bards Tale III. This takes me back, thank you.
Thank you for posting this massive list. I never got to play these games back then. Its cool to see them now.
Thank you for including such unpopular and low-spec computers like Oric!!!
What amazes me that Oric's Munch 3d plays on full screen quite smooth when comparing to much more expensive computers at that time like Apple II or even some of the much better specs like PC88/PC98 that are not even in full screen.
Very good retrospective, unknown games and so many memories !
Thank you 🙂
Treasure of Tarmin was my game back in the day. One of the first games I ever used to marathon in the early days if video gaming.
Very nice compilation of the games. Interesting to see their evolutions!
Elvira on the Amiga was awesome back in the day. Amiga version also got a crazy scary soundtrack!
Thanks for this valuable trove of gaming history!
Shame only one Megami Tensei game being mentioned given the series stuck with the dungeon crawler style for quite a while with everything from the first two Shin Megami Tensei titles to Devil Summoner and even the first Persona. Strange Journey was the last game in the series to use this classic style which was released as late as 2010.
Eye of the Beholder III, what a great crawler. Scarab of Ra was good too!
The Eye of the Beholder games were so well done. It's interesting to look back at early Mac crawlers like Scarab of Ra with their limited colours, resolution, and the classic Mac graphical UI.
Great list, I wish you add put them in released order to have a better view on how the genre have evolved.
Also, some game are missing, at last on Sega Saturn (don't know for other platfom) :
Dragon Master Silk - 28/03/1997
Dungeon Master Nexus - 26/03/1998
Waku Waku Puyo Puyo Dungeon - 26/03/1998
Yoh, a little sad since he love Dragon Master Silk.
It was originally intended as a video compilation/index due to it's length but you can now view the Evolution version of the video in chronological order: th-cam.com/video/g8FJi2jwsmg/w-d-xo.html
My first RPG was Wizardry on the Apple iie. I loved that game. My favorite moment was approaching the door near the end saying: “the wizard is in.”
I know that this is what I will dream of tonight
that happened to me last night.. hehe
Lords I think I count 94 that I've played on that list. Most of them haven't lost much in the way of playability, there are a few that are a faff to get up and running but the fact Blobbers are still getting released today proves the longevity of the genre.
My journey was DM, Chaos, EOTB 1,2 and 3, Blackcrypt across Atari ST and Amiga. Then dabbled in Captive and Wizardry before abandoning ST and Amiga for PC.
Really impressive and good work my friend!
A good list! Found some forgotten gems!!
Fantastic compilation!
But I feel like Phantasy Star deserves to be included.
Excellent video my friend. I had such a good time watching it! Keep up the good work!😀👍
Nice list of Dungeon Crawlers exspecially for fans of that genre Like me. Really awesome Work!
Ganes to add to your List: Ravenloft: stone Prophet
This is amazing! 1 game (2 parts) missing - Alternate Reality: The City. And. Alternate Reality: The Dungeon. Dungeon Crawlers with CRPG elements like a lot of games here. Great list - thank you!
outstanding dungeon crawler compilation
You’re doing the Lord’s work.
Awesome compilation. You always create great video. 👍👍
Man, I'm glad I found this video. A ghost of a memory popped up whispering "Deathwatch" and that's all I could remember besides the really bad art. I couldn't figure out what it was called so I looked at a different video but it didn't have it. This one did, thanks!
Elvira and Elvira 2 were genuinely good. In addition to the dungeon diving they also had neat little graphic adventure sections ala Shadowgate or Uninvited.
Albion (1995) is another one - it used a mix of top-down navigation and first-person pseudo-3d. It was the same makers as Amberstar, and Ambermoon (1993) the latter of which is also missing. Well there are a few I can think of but they might not fit the definitions of this collection. Wikipedia has a list of early first person maze games which is worth a look for the history.
I believe, i still have HIRED GUNS for
my Amiga 500.
It is absolutely brilliant 😺👍🕹️!
I remember playing DUNGEON MASTER
and AD&D: EYE OF THE BEHOLDER
also on my Amiga 500.
ELVIRA: MISTRESS OF THE DARK might be awesome to look for in the original box release 😺👍🕹️.
Superb games to play on the Amiga!
That was a really good game. I really wish there were more split screen couch co-op style games these days.
Dragon Master Silk, on Saturn (Japan only) from 1997 is worth a look. Included dash, jump, and diagonal movement mechanics in fairly expansive levels.
Edit: Although it might not count as "pseudo"-3D, since it does have a polygonal display (I think), though the movement is grid-based.
There's also Devil Whiskey and The Quest (basically a turn based Daggerfall, It's amazing!!).
That’s a lot of games. I remember spending a Christmas break playing Bloodwych on my Amiga, bloody difficult and don’t think I made much progress. Always killed by a crab if I remember correctly.
All the SSI games are cherished memories though! Especially the Krynn ones. ❤
1:56:00 sounds eerily like OSRS music
Eye of the beholder 2, Black Crypt, Lands of Lore ....true masterpieces.
Oh man my first dungeon crawler was Stonekeep. The game came with a short novella and a fancy holographic box. Good times.
Start a new game, follow Thera to the downstair, then pull, raise, and pull the lever down. Go around the corner (left, forward, left, forward forward, left) and search the left wall for a new hidden wall tile. Open it and pull the lever inside. Turn around and search the new hallway for another hidden tile concealing a high-tier weapon: the very sharp dagger. This secret is only possible on a new game and is disabled once you go downstairs. Will you help me crack the mystery of the "JIM" area in the Dwarven Fortress level? It is in the vacant southeast corner and contains a full set of Ancient Armor. I do not know a legal way to reach it. Afri's Orb (minimap) will show halls beyond the walls by the barrels in that area if you need proof.
Excellent stuff. Thanks for the upload.
OMG thank you for creating this.
Legend of Blacksilver on the C64 was my favorite of you are still adding to the list. There’s both overland exploration and 3d dungeon crawling
Fantastic video!
It's literally the encyklopedia of dungeon crawlers :) Personally I loved Elvira series (played as 11 years old boy ;p) and, well, probably it was my favourite dungeon crawler of all times - Ishar. I liked that it is a "dungeon crawler" but on the open air :) (with fantastic Silmarils-made graphics)
Me too, played Ishar for weeks and months! And Eye of the Beholder of course.. Realms of Arkania (Das Schwarze Auge) was also really great and more complex than the other dungeon crawlers, more like a real RPG. Part 3 is missing here..
Very cool stuff 😊😊
I would travel back in time to play Dungeon Master, again!
Thank you for making this list ❤
Eye of The Beholder 2 and Stonekeep 🤩
(and many more)
Black Crypt was the sh back in the Amiga days. It was a serious contender against Eye of the Beholder 2 but Westwood was a real juggernaut back in the day and the contest wasn’t even close.
might and magic 3 is one of the greatest games of all time. Because for true RPGrs, you can almost be any race, and any kind of class of heroe. and so much to grow and become. and the world was so big to explore. and there were DNPCs also. It was fantastic. I still play it today, from time to time. You could be a gnome, dwarf, elf, human, even a lizard or orc!. [maximus was an orc but looked like a lizard ]
crazy you made this LOL so many of them, I had no idea! You even missed out the ones I was looking to catch like Stone Prophet and Strahd's Possession. There few (if any) I'd ever come back to except Stone Prophet, it's an excellent game! :D
Fantastic video, well done
A number of these I played and enjoyed.
I only bought and played "Curse Of The Azure Bonds" because of the book!
A number of these I played, not all. But most of them I enjoyed.
Eye of the Beholder and Elvira I I spent FAAAAAR too much time on!
Elvira drove me insane with the horrific fighting system. >.>
All I wish for is a version of all Goldbox games with controller support. Where you can navigate options with the dpad and whatever option you select, you press X and it comes up with a choice of what you want to do. You press A and it selects that option. It would be SO amazing and fast in battles.
Eye of beholder, Ultima Underworld, Betrayer at Krondor, Might and Magic and many other games from 90xx. First my RPG. Still replay all of them sometimes😂
There's one such game from my youth I didn't see here called The Standing Stones. Nonetheless, fantastic compilation! Also I'm impressed that you referenced the Flying Buffalo PBM game Heroic Fantasy in the description. :D That game is still being run btw!
Very cool video! So many memories ...
Dungeon Master is still the only game that has made me get a system just so that I could play one particular game.
I flunked one year of college due to Dungeon Master. Well, to be fair, I didn't know what I wanted to do so my mother pushed me towards accountancy. I totally hated it, and played Dungeon Master instead of reading the incredibly boring books about tax laws and finance. Then I restarted doing computer science, something I realized I would be very much into, and never looked back.
@@garrick3727 I understand your loathing of accounting. I knew it wasn't for me as soon as my brain got frazzled by the confusing nature of 'debits' and 'credits' when it comes to double entry bookkeeping.
It's good that you managed to get into something you actually do enjoy. I wish I could say the same. It's a shame I couldn't save my progress and reload whenever I 'killed myself' after falling into yet another pit.
* ZO KATH RA....BOOM!
@@megrim8292 That's the full powered thrown explosive, right? Still remember throwing one down the corridor at the bad guys, rushing forward to engage in melee and catching up with my own explosive and killing us all
surprised I didn't see the Megami Tensei games on here. Awesome video. Fantastic study material for me.
There was the original Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei, but other than that the series was left out.
100% a list worth perusing.
I would point out that you left out the original Phantasy Star.
Missing Dungeons of Daggorath, an absolute classic of the genre, released 1982 for the TRS-80 Color Computer.
Love the style of these games so cool 👍👍😁
You missed one. It was a great one and it was only for TRS-80. It was called Dungeons of Daggorath
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeons_of_Daggorath
Was looking for this comment before I commented. I wasted a lot of time and even consulted a thesaurus to finish that game.
@@jonathanross149 Yes, me too. Friend and myself where stuck on the final battle for about a month because we didn't know how to enchant the last ring.
if that was out in 82-83, i think that might have been my second computer game i ever played, after only adventure(think that was the one with grues)
I loved that game. That heart beat was awesome. It got you going. Running and it got fastest and faster, get got to me as a kid.
wow! this is literally amazing!
Surprised Phantasy Star I wasn’t on the list, but Persona 1 was
I actually really enjoyed The Legacy Realm of Terror but I never got very far in it. Better than most, though.
Excellent list! ⚔️💀
I bought 3d Monster Maze for my zx81. My personal favourite dungeon crawler was Dungeon Master by FTL.
My absolute favorite Genre, it's a shame that there are hardly any Games like this nowadays.. to my knowledge, Legend of Grimrock was the last good representative
Legend of Grimlock is certainly the standout of the somewhat newer representations of the genre.
Vaporum is also quite good.
The first fear & hunger game is a sort of mix between a JRPG and dungeon crawler, it came out within the past few years.
The Quest is another great gridder series.
There have been a few attempts to get a good one in VR. Always thought Dungeon Master, with the ability to pick up and hurl things down the corridors would make for an excellent VR game. There is one where you LITERALLY have to crawl to get through a trap...
Some cracking games, love adventure games, big thumbs up ❤👍👍
Very good compilation 👍
I'm really surprised that so many Amiga-only games came out even in 1995 and 1996. What were the developers thinking?
The games look like private/hobby developments.. some have horrendous graphics for 1995/96
Who knew there were so many dungeon crawler games?
Sir, have you looked at "Zombi" for the Amiga? Great music, great concept, I still have nightmares from the intro ^^
Its also a kind of "Crawler" like Elvira
i am looking for a tile based jrpg dungeon crawler. you don't have it listed.
Great Games, but what really got me into Dungeon Crawlers back in the 90s was this Maze Screensaver.
Nice work as always! Any reasons why Might and Magic is only up to 5?
Thank you! After Might and Magic 5 it became a 3D perspective and this is covering the grid-based / pseudo-3D dungeon crawlers.
@@ClassicGameSessions good point! This explains the lack of Ultima games
@@lutfimakarim8258Yeah, I think only Ultima 1 through 4 had 1st person dungeons.
@@slaapliedje Ultima V has 1st person dungeons too.
@@NathanSeraph ha, it has been 33 years since I played it.
Excellent content!
I was hoping to see the late 80's Phantasy Star for the 8 bit sega master system. I think there were some 8 bit NES games that may not be in the video but I played them sparingly and have a hard time remembering their names (was Swords & Serpents in the video?). You may have missed one or two games in this genre that you had to type in from magazines like "Compute!". Otherwise it's a pretty good video.
This is really awesome gameplay here my friend i dropped a like full watch incoming have a good weekend
And then there are games with dungeon crawlers that are more advanced than some featured here found within them. Phantasy Star!
I, too, really appreciate these older games. Just get in there and hack, slash, explore and find great loot, hopefully magical artifacts. The quests and the good monsters were also a great. And you could never know what was awaiting you around the corner. And the "lore" and stories. Not complex games. You had fun almost immediately in your gaming! Thats why I loved the Diablo series and Dungeon Siege and especially THE GREAT MIGHT AND MAGIC series games.
You forgot Dungeon’s of Daggorath
Whoa you took it back with this classic one
Great video. Thanks
I remember abandoned places, loved that game and the great Black Crypt. As well as dungeon master on Amiga (the first game of this kind anywhere, i spent so long trying to level up past wizard lord never did) and eye of the beholder 2 and 3. Bards tale 3 also great (but i never got past the third riddle, you couldnt check online back then).
Mordor from the 90s was legendary, truly amazing game. Might and Magic VI also amazing.
brady games got a lot of my money back then :) for those that dont know that name, it was a publisher of game guild books.
Nice overview! Is "Swords and Sorcery" for ZX Spectrum somewhere there? And since "Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday" is in the list, it could perhaps be argued that "Phantasy Star" for Sega Master System may also be included. (Both are more than just dungeon crawlers.) And what about "Alternate Reality: The City" and "Alternate Reality: The Dungeon"?
I was just about to mention Swords and Sorcery for the Speccy. Also, Ravenloft: Stone Prophet for PC isn't there.
First games i looked for was AR The City and Dungeon
Amazing job ! Even if i didn’t found Explora 1-2-3 😢
Sad to see Deathmaze 5000, Labyrinth and Asylum by Med Systems Software didn’t make the cut. 🙁
Wizardry 7 - Crusaders of the dark Savant... Oooh boy, if only they'd have waited a decade for the remake. That story was heavy. Well I was like 14 at the time but it seemed very very ambitious. It's just glorious. I NEVER finished it despite playing hundreds of hours.
The third game of the Realms of Arkania series is missing: Realms of Arkania: Shadows over Riva - 1997 (English Version)
Most of the games I played were almost always on a PC. Better graphics.
Gucci 'Reza Vs. FFL Gata Kamsky! Great game!
1:43:36
Glad see Mordor 1.
Sad not see Mordor II: Darkness Awakening