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Well yeah Good old no longer affordable HeroeQeust . Luckily i got myself the master edition + all 4 european released expansion :) then we got StarQuest, Claymorsage. There was even a D&D Board game with 2 Expansions. We also got a couple of nice newer games Like Decent / Decent second edition and Dungeon Saga. ( Dungeon Saga comes in nice boxes that looks like old books.)
One of the last covers that I painted for TSR back in 1996 before I parted ways with them to go back into video games was a cover for a new version Dungeon! Sadly, TSR never made that version and the art was never used. But you can see it here on my studio FB page - facebook.com/DragongirlStudios/photos/a.457397244325479/457398910991979/?type=3&theater
I grew up on this game and your video makes me so nostalgic to play it again. Like many kids, I didn't take care of it - lol - so it's long since gone. I'll have to see if I can snag a vintage one on eBay or something. Thanks for the video!
I so happy to see love for this game. I had this as a kid growing up (the 80's version just like in the video), and my friends and I played it countless times. My wife got me a newer copy a few years ago for Christmas.
Lots of D&D stuff found it's way to Goodwill. I bought the two book there under the Dracula box ( Players and DM's guide) at a Goodwill in about 1989 for an American quarter each. They still have the little blue price tag sticker on them to this day.
I love this game! I found a copy just like this one several years ago while digging through my grandmother's storage shed. It's a ton of fun as is and very open to customized house rules. My last group played it as a mish-mash of the original rules and Pathfinder. Glad to see it getting some attention!
I bought a modern version of this game a few years ago, and i absolutely love it. A no-nonsense dungeon crawl game with lots of loot and monsters. I like to make variations of the game by using my own minis, as well as using the board for a specific setting like, entering the underground cathedral to find a hidden artifact etc. Would recommend to anyone. I wish they would make a sci-fi version of this game too
My aunt had The Awful Green Things From Outer Space @ 6:38 and I had completely forgotten about it until seeing it in that catalogue! That was the first board game that wasn't Candy Land that I played back when I was 4 or 5, and we played that game a LOT! Thank you for releasing that kraken of warm fuzzy memories.
In all my days thrifting I have found one solitary heroquest goblin. I have heard of people who have found multiple copies of that game. I haven't found one yet. I am going to paint up that goblin soon as a NPC/Enemy for an upcoming game. I dunno if I could ever come close to the amazing "Why Heroquest is so great" by BardicBroadcasts so I dunno if i will ever do a proper Heroquest video.
That video is hilarious. I found a copy of the main box set complete, with Kellar's Keep(complete except for box) at a yard sale about 9 or 10 years ago. Keep looking.
I was looking in thrift stores for funny things to give for a Secret Santa swap, I found a copy of SEIGE, we wrapped it up and put it in the SS. It was opened by a buddy of mine's boyfriend, everything was in it, in brand new ziploc bags, it looked pristine. They broke up a month later and I never got to play it again.
Years ago while thrifting, I stumbled across a hero quest expansion box full of painted figures, enemies and the base heroes too, I was a lil disappointed, but I got more heroquest minis so that's good
Hero Quest (EU edition) is the true apex of playability! I was surprised to find out that many people consider it a gateway into D&D-style TTRPG because it's a near-perfect board game on it's own right. I also love the Japanese version which has more than just a few subtle differences. The best thing about Hero Quest is that MB gave permission to publish all game material and it's quite easy to find, including the miniatures if you own a 3d printer. There's still a thriving community for this game.
Like many, this was my introduction to D&D. First played it in 80/81 and love the artwork of that version. Recently bought the 2014 edition for fun and still love it. :)
I owned this game back in the heyday (I owned the 1981 box back then) and it was awesome. Now, I'm scoring a copy of the new one - I had totally forgotten about it. Rock on J - as always, great content!
You are not a loser. This is greatness and very underrated. It is a difficult check to beat Superheroin, Wolfman, and suicide Skeleton but The Classic Dungeon (two versions after this and the last TSR, optional metal minis, extra classes, Parkinson art, etc) is the best version of the game over all. WotC went in the wrong direction with McDuck's little version of Blackmoor. I have been cleaning up the expanded version I made, based on years of playing this with my nephews, to print out and play as I recently purchased this 1981 version myself. Complete with the smoke smell of my youth--dragons stink, but not as much as rabbits!
Nice review! I loved that 1981 version when I was 10. What a flashback! I just went out and bought the new one from my local game shop. Can’t wait to play with my kids!
The version I had was from the late 80's/super early 90's and was titled, "The New Dungeon!" I remember specifically the werewolf card depicts it in tiny blue underpants and the game having actual miniatures, in purple plastic, to represent the players. It got lost at some point and I've been dying to grab another copy ever since. Good to know it's still in print!
OH MY GOD!!!! My big brother and I used to play this game. My little brother found several cards and the board, but lots of components were lost. thats why we got the newer version, but the translation its different (We have the spanish version). I also agree 1981 version is the best. Thanks for bringing great memories....CHEERS!!
Loved seeing this! It brought me right back to my childhood. We had the 1981 version and I played it when I was 6 or 7 years old. I always loved it but my family didn’t really enjoy the gameplay. It stayed in my toy box but I always revisited it. My parents then bought my brother and me the red box basic D&D set and we played that as a family a few times but I think it was less of a family game and more of a friends game. It was a few years later when we moved to a new town and found friends that were playing AD&D and we got involved with that. I also spent hours and hours with friends playing early computer games both on my Apple IIc and his Commodore 64. Those included The Bard’s Tale, Wizardry, Might & Magic, Ultima, oh and my favorite was Below the Root. I wish I could find THOSE games! Great video.
Cool! I picked up the same edition at second hand store for $5.00. Only thing missing was the catalog. Played with my family, curious about playing with my parents (they like dominos). 😉
In January I got to play Dungeon! with the creator Dave Megarry and his wife on his personal 1st edition copy. One of the best moments of my life! (And I beat them!)
I played Dungeon back in the 80's, also have purchased the current version for game nights with friends. It is a fun game to play, and rules easy enough for any one to learn.
Still play it with my nieces and nephews. Started when I bought it in the 80s and made it into a drinking game in the 90's. I used painted miniatures as players and use them to this day.
Great review on a true classic. I remember buying the 1981 version from Target, just after getting the purple/Moldvay D&D Basic box, and it was always great for a quick one-hour bash. Superhero for life!
I was about 11 and in firth grade in the mid 80s when I played this game. My teacher had a copy, many of us kids would play this regularly over many of the other games she had in her class when we got done with our class work.
Found the vintage copy of Dungeon about 15 years ago in a charity shop. Was happy with the purchase as it was complete and only cist £2.00 bargain. Love the game now I'll have to dig it out to play again.
I'm currently on a mission to recollect boardgames from when I was a kid. I just got my hands on DragonStrike. I was going to try to find Dark World next, but I may switch focus to get Dungeon. I forgot how much fun I had playing this.
I love the old copy of Dungeon that you have. I've wanted that copy since I was a kid. The art on the cover was a big reason for it. Being into the old Dungeons and Dragons cartoon back in the 80's as well as playing D&D with friends that had the books, this box screamed at me every time I saw it. Always loved fantasy stuff back then. I was huge into He-Man and still collect He-Man stuff. I need to hunt up a copy similar to yours. I started collecting older D&D stuff when I got into 5th ed. At first to have more source material. But I also decided it would look great in my game room. I was going to say HeroQuest as a suggestion, right up till you mentioned it. And yes, it has gotten to be insanely priced. I am lucky to have my set from childhood as well as a second base set and one of the expansions. Just missing a couple boxes. But, another idea I had. A while back I got a copy of the old Dungeons and Dragons electronic board game. Those can be grabbed at reasonable prices at times and it might be fun to review.
Also, I would say talisman and Warhammer Quest. But those are probably getting out of hand to buy as well. Maybe DragonStrike from TSR back in the 90's? That one doesn't go horribly high. It's another that I have come close to buying.
So, I got a copy of Dungeon. The same art as the one you have. Just got it in the mail today. Even got a bonus with it. The rule book for 3rd ed basic D&D, printed in 1979. Got what I felt was a great deal. But I still need to check and see if it has all of the pieces it's supposed to have with it. I'm pretty sure it has all of it's tokens/pawns and the dice are there. Not sure if all the cards are there. Is there anywhere online that gives a list of what should be in there?
Great memories of that game. That is the exact edition I played when I was a kid. My faulty childhood memories lead me to believe that the game came with D&D style minis but I think my dad put them in the game box himself. He was a DM in a weekly game at a comic book store in Atlanta and had plenty to spare for that game. I remember vividly playing that game and I miss it so much. I'm really surprised nobody has put it on mobile like they have with other board games. I also remember seeing those D&D books you had on your shelf on the left side.
I have this, but in my version the board is big enough that the cards for the monsters fit in the room, so you can just leave them there, and they turn face down when the room is cleared. It also came with plastic miniatures. I don't play it anymore, as I have so many other board games that do the same thing but better.
Never heard of the game, and I grew up in that era. Your video is very inspiring for us to go out and find a copy of the game and try it out. Thank you for sharing.
Oh man! I HAVE this game. The box at 2:15. It was at the Goodwill by the pound. Some idiot opened up the box and poured all the contents out before moving on (people do this all the time). I think I got all the pieces and took it home. I was actually thinking of getting rid of it but now I will have to see if I have all the pieces.
I had a late 80's or early 90's copy of the game, and the Wizard in my version was straight up OP. You could pretty much go straight to the bottom floor (level 6) and easily clean up and make your treasure goal quickly.
My friend owned this version of Dungeon! and was the first I played and I loved it. However, when I finally got to order my own they had moved to the 2nd “New Dungeon!” edition of it. Now, while I adore and love the box cover art of that original, I thought the cover art for the 89 version was so much better. The skeletons chained up outside the dungeon door that opened up to that Keith Parkinson dragon painting was so epic to me back then. On top of that the figures were plastic minis which we used in the board game and D&D for years. Also, the board was large enough that the rooms for the monsters held the monster cards. Once you moved into a room you turned the card up to show what monster was there. If you failed, it stayed face up in its room and once defeated the room was just empty. Now it did take more time to set up, but I thought it was better than the numbered system to show what was in the room which sat off to the side. I still have my copy with all the pieces, though the box is a bit banged and taped up. Great game. Great review. Keep up the good work. Cheers to ya.
I love this game. Got for a family xmas gift 2 years ago and this has turned into the core of our family game night. My Son has gotten a taste for blood and has abandoned me to my doom (his favorite character the thief...).
Dungeon is one of my first gaming memories - it was the late 70's ('79 I think) and I had been playing this cool new game called Dungeons and Dragons with kids at my middle school, mostly during lunch in the cafeteria and before school. I didn't have my own books and begged my parents for them. One day my mother said she was going to town to do some shopping and she would buy me the Dungeons and Dragons Basic set (I had shown her multitudes of pictures from Sears toy catalogs.) I anxiously waited for what seemed like hours upon hours for her return and when she did she proudly pulled out something that was NOT Dungeons and Dragons. It was some board game I had never heard of called Dungeon. I was devastated. However, it turned out to be a pretty good game and we played it a lot. I eventually got my D&D set and now, many, many years later, Dungeon is one of my 8 year old daughters favorite games. I have a hilarious video of her at age 4 or 5 running with a card in her hand shouting "MOMMY!! MOMMY!! I HAVE TO FIGHT AN OGRE!! AN OGRE MOMMY!" BTW - Great channel, Ive been watching for awhile, finally subscribed.
I really wanted to replace our copy of heroquest to play with my daughter, but this is much cheaper as a quick fix and at least still in print. The original art is much better then current, but she will love it she is too young to join our DnD games yet, but very interested.
Thanks for the great review! Dungeon was my favorite board game as a kid and I still have my original 1980 edition. It's a little beat up, but still complete. Through the years I've found and acquired the other editions as well (except for the original from the early 70's). The '89 and '92 editions are a little different - they expanded the rules to include an "Expert" mode. The expert mode includes additional classes (Paladin, Thief), wound conditions, and some player interaction (Paladins can cure the wounded condition, and you can ambush or team up with a player in the same space, for example). The '89 and '92 editions also have plastic minis for the player characters. I prefer the simpler basic rule set from the original and the more recent editions (2012 and 2014), though.
I have the original printing of Dungeon! It came with a folded paper playing surface and the cards were the size of the rooms, roughly 1.75"x1.25", and were placed on the game board in each room. You didn't need markers to show if the room was cleared, it was obvious. It came with the same generic tokens and a pair of D6. When we played, we never played by the exact rules. We chose whatever character we wanted and played until the board was cleared. The only problem is I don't know where exactly the game is. The box is long gone and I had the pieces and cards in a small box and the board and rules in a folder, both buried in my files. Now I've gotta dig them out.
5-minute dungeon is also a good little board/card game kids can easily understand and enjoy. While not really a way to intro a kid to table rpg's its fun none the less.
I know the feeling. My parents got rid of my 1st mini game hero quest. To make it worse, inside of the board i had issues 1, 2, and 3 of the original cover art of vampirella autographed buy buzz in gold pen. I still have a sad. 😢
I was very young in the mid 70’s to early 80’s. My older neighbors (who sometimes would baby sit for me and my brother) were playing this game. I remember being at their house and kind of scaring me by saying things like “people have actually disappeared while playing this game”. Being that young whose to say it wasn’t true? I laugh about it now, but back then it was something pretty sinister and made me want to play the game. Years later I learned what the game was but still have yet to purchase a copy. I need to fix that. Thanks for the review.
Thanks for the retro unboxing. The mechanics seem like they may have been an inspiration for Munchkin. If you want a good travel game, Dungeon Mayhem is quick and simple. I picked it up while on vacation recently. It was a fun game to play in the hotel.
i always wanted this as a kid. i finally got a copy, played it, and......was underwhelmed. it was barely more complicated than candyland. i remembered a game called enchanted forest, that had a mechanic that when you rolled doubles you could use a magic spell. so my players and i came up with a few skills/spells that differed according to class, that you could use when you rolled doubles
Awesome 1981 the year I was born :) I have never experienced Dungeon, but growing up through the 80's and 90's there was an absolute plethora of fantasy/sci-fi board games. Some of my favourites in the fantasy mien were Key to the Kingdom, Talisman, Dark World and of course Hero Quest. Talisman has been reprinted many times, so I have a newer version of that. I managed to get a complete set of Hero Quest and expansions, working on some of the figures right now. But I would love to get a complete Key to the Kingdom someday, some happy memories there playing on rainy days with friends and family.
Punch me in the face with nostalgia, why don'cha? My mom had this game when I was a kid in the '80s, and I LOVED it. I need to pick up the new version! (You're not wrong about HeroQuest. I got a replacement copy for my birthday last year, and it wasn't cheap. Worth it, though!)
Dungeon! was created in the early 70s by David Magerry, who was a member of Dave Arneson's group. Arneson had created and was running the prototypal D&D game, and because Arneson was the DM, Magerry created this game so that Arneson could play in a capacity other than the DM.
I have 1975 Jedko Games edition c. 1975 TSR Games. Jedko Games, 18 Foneca Street, Mordialloc, Victoria, Australia, 3195. Game design: David R. Meggary; Consultant & Game Development: E. Gary Gygax; artwork: L. Kessling, K. & R. Hill & Tracy Lesch. A fun game to play & a good introduction to world of D&D role play games. Highly recommended for OSR players.
I just literally purchased 36 vintage board games for $40(!!!!!!!) from an estate sale and a mint copy of this game was amongst them. Came here to check what it’s about…..
I often find myself reminiscing about the good old days and I'm caught up in the nostalgia, but honestly, I like 100% more the new version of the game. I have never played it, but from what I see here not many things in the old version look better than in the new one.
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What is your favourite classic board game game that you think still holds up today?
Craft the dungeon! HeroQuest is still my thing.
Just bought through the UK link, hope it helps support your channel!
I actually played this last night. Won playing a cleric.
Well yeah Good old no longer affordable HeroeQeust . Luckily i got myself the master edition + all 4 european released expansion :) then we got StarQuest, Claymorsage. There was even a D&D Board game with 2 Expansions. We also got a couple of nice newer games Like Decent / Decent second edition and Dungeon Saga. ( Dungeon Saga comes in nice boxes that looks like old books.)
Thanks for the Germany link! Appreciate it
Ps: my favorite board game is dkt (it's like monopoly)
One of the last covers that I painted for TSR back in 1996 before I parted ways with them to go back into video games was a cover for a new version Dungeon! Sadly, TSR never made that version and the art was never used. But you can see it here on my studio FB page - facebook.com/DragongirlStudios/photos/a.457397244325479/457398910991979/?type=3&theater
Wow! That’s amazing, thanks for sharing! Any chance of prints being available?
That's pretty cool, thank you for sharing.
Would you do a new tour of your hobby room please? Looks much updated! Would love to see it
I grew up on this game and your video makes me so nostalgic to play it again. Like many kids, I didn't take care of it - lol - so it's long since gone. I'll have to see if I can snag a vintage one on eBay or something. Thanks for the video!
Thank you for this incredible "blast from the past"... those were truly magic times folks !
I so happy to see love for this game. I had this as a kid growing up (the 80's version just like in the video), and my friends and I played it countless times. My wife got me a newer copy a few years ago for Christmas.
Lots of D&D stuff found it's way to Goodwill.
I bought the two book there under the Dracula box ( Players and DM's guide) at a Goodwill in about 1989 for an American quarter each. They still have the little blue price tag sticker on them to this day.
I had this back in the day, the 75 version. Thanks for bringing back some fond memories for me!
I love this game! I found a copy just like this one several years ago while digging through my grandmother's storage shed. It's a ton of fun as is and very open to customized house rules. My last group played it as a mish-mash of the original rules and Pathfinder. Glad to see it getting some attention!
I bought a modern version of this game a few years ago, and i absolutely love it. A no-nonsense dungeon crawl game with lots of loot and monsters. I like to make variations of the game by using my own minis, as well as using the board for a specific setting like, entering the underground cathedral to find a hidden artifact etc. Would recommend to anyone. I wish they would make a sci-fi version of this game too
This was awesome! Love that you have the classic Player's handbook and Dungeon Masters Guide amongst others!
My aunt had The Awful Green Things From Outer Space @ 6:38 and I had completely forgotten about it until seeing it in that catalogue! That was the first board game that wasn't Candy Land that I played back when I was 4 or 5, and we played that game a LOT! Thank you for releasing that kraken of warm fuzzy memories.
In all my days thrifting I have found one solitary heroquest goblin. I have heard of people who have found multiple copies of that game. I haven't found one yet. I am going to paint up that goblin soon as a NPC/Enemy for an upcoming game. I dunno if I could ever come close to the amazing "Why Heroquest is so great" by BardicBroadcasts so I dunno if i will ever do a proper Heroquest video.
I check EVERY thrift store, EVERY visit in hopes of finding Heroquest or any more Nightmare modules. Still no Heroquest, but I did find Nightmare II!
The Broadsword lol
That video is hilarious. I found a copy of the main box set complete, with Kellar's Keep(complete except for box) at a yard sale about 9 or 10 years ago. Keep looking.
I was looking in thrift stores for funny things to give for a Secret Santa swap, I found a copy of SEIGE, we wrapped it up and put it in the SS. It was opened by a buddy of mine's boyfriend, everything was in it, in brand new ziploc bags, it looked pristine. They broke up a month later and I never got to play it again.
Years ago while thrifting, I stumbled across a hero quest expansion box full of painted figures, enemies and the base heroes too, I was a lil disappointed, but I got more heroquest minis so that's good
"It looks like it should be on the side of a really wicked van..." Awesome, and I know exactly what you mean.
This is a great game. The original Hero Quest game is too. Sadly, that one is no longer in print.
Hero Quest (EU edition) is the true apex of playability! I was surprised to find out that many people consider it a gateway into D&D-style TTRPG because it's a near-perfect board game on it's own right. I also love the Japanese version which has more than just a few subtle differences.
The best thing about Hero Quest is that MB gave permission to publish all game material and it's quite easy to find, including the miniatures if you own a 3d printer. There's still a thriving community for this game.
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@@MrGarib12 Bah! He is, in fact, easy mode! The real best character is the Dwarf!
Hashrbo just finish a kickstarter for a remake of this game!!! Will be released fall of 2021.
Like many, this was my introduction to D&D. First played it in 80/81 and love the artwork of that version. Recently bought the 2014 edition for fun and still love it. :)
I owned this game back in the heyday (I owned the 1981 box back then) and it was awesome. Now, I'm scoring a copy of the new one - I had totally forgotten about it. Rock on J - as always, great content!
You are not a loser. This is greatness and very underrated. It is a difficult check to beat Superheroin, Wolfman, and suicide Skeleton but The Classic Dungeon (two versions after this and the last TSR, optional metal minis, extra classes, Parkinson art, etc) is the best version of the game over all. WotC went in the wrong direction with McDuck's little version of Blackmoor. I have been cleaning up the expanded version I made, based on years of playing this with my nephews, to print out and play as I recently purchased this 1981 version myself. Complete with the smoke smell of my youth--dragons stink, but not as much as rabbits!
Nice review! I loved that 1981 version when I was 10. What a flashback! I just went out and bought the new one from my local game shop. Can’t wait to play with my kids!
You are so right about the artwork, love the line about how it should be on the side of a van!
The version I had was from the late 80's/super early 90's and was titled, "The New Dungeon!" I remember specifically the werewolf card depicts it in tiny blue underpants and the game having actual miniatures, in purple plastic, to represent the players. It got lost at some point and I've been dying to grab another copy ever since. Good to know it's still in print!
wow......i completely forgot about this game from my childhood. Unbelievable memories......thx for posting this
OH MY GOD!!!! My big brother and I used to play this game. My little brother found several cards and the board, but lots of components were lost. thats why we got the newer version, but the translation its different (We have the spanish version). I also agree 1981 version is the best. Thanks for bringing great memories....CHEERS!!
I still have my old-school copy on the shelf! Love this game.
Loved seeing this! It brought me right back to my childhood. We had the 1981 version and I played it when I was 6 or 7 years old. I always loved it but my family didn’t really enjoy the gameplay. It stayed in my toy box but I always revisited it. My parents then bought my brother and me the red box basic D&D set and we played that as a family a few times but I think it was less of a family game and more of a friends game. It was a few years later when we moved to a new town and found friends that were playing AD&D and we got involved with that. I also spent hours and hours with friends playing early computer games both on my Apple IIc and his Commodore 64. Those included The Bard’s Tale, Wizardry, Might & Magic, Ultima, oh and my favorite was Below the Root. I wish I could find THOSE games! Great video.
My mother-in-law gave me their copy because she knew I would geek out. Haven't got to play it yet
This made me undeniably happy to see it again. Thanks for sharing man!
Cool! I picked up the same edition at second hand store for $5.00. Only thing missing was the catalog. Played with my family, curious about playing with my parents (they like dominos). 😉
I agree on the older art work, I own some older choose your adventure books which I so love.
We just finished a game of my 1975 version (that I received in 1978 as a 10 year old). We're on holidays down the coast and digital free and loving it
OMG, I remember playing this game when I was so young that I didn't understand what was going on. Thank you for taking me back to my childhood.
Had the 81 release as a kid loved it. We still play the newest release now. My original copy is long gone
Cool! Thanks for sharing.
I've still got mine, it has sitting proudly ony livingroom for a couple of years.
In January I got to play Dungeon! with the creator Dave Megarry and his wife on his personal 1st edition copy. One of the best moments of my life! (And I beat them!)
Bought this for Christmas! Can't wait to play it with my kids!!!! Thanks for a great video!
I played Dungeon back in the 80's, also have purchased the current version for game nights with friends. It is a fun game to play, and rules easy enough for any one to learn.
Still play it with my nieces and nephews. Started when I bought it in the 80s and made it into a drinking game in the 90's. I used painted miniatures as players and use them to this day.
Great review on a true classic. I remember buying the 1981 version from Target, just after getting the purple/Moldvay D&D Basic box, and it was always great for a quick one-hour bash. Superhero for life!
First game I ever played that got me into D&D. My cousin had this game in the 80's.
I was about 11 and in firth grade in the mid 80s when I played this game. My teacher had a copy, many of us kids would play this regularly over many of the other games she had in her class when we got done with our class work.
I have been trying to figure out what game I played in the 80s that had monsters and was so coooooool! This is it!!! Thank you! Thank you!!!
Found the vintage copy of Dungeon about 15 years ago in a charity shop. Was happy with the purchase as it was complete and only cist £2.00 bargain. Love the game now I'll have to dig it out to play again.
I remember this when I was a kid...thanks now I feel old. 😄
I had that game when I was a kid! It's what got me started playing AD&D.
Its really weird that last friday i was talking about this game with my friend, 4 days later you come with a review of it!😂
I'm currently on a mission to recollect boardgames from when I was a kid. I just got my hands on DragonStrike. I was going to try to find Dark World next, but I may switch focus to get Dungeon. I forgot how much fun I had playing this.
I love the old copy of Dungeon that you have. I've wanted that copy since I was a kid. The art on the cover was a big reason for it. Being into the old Dungeons and Dragons cartoon back in the 80's as well as playing D&D with friends that had the books, this box screamed at me every time I saw it. Always loved fantasy stuff back then. I was huge into He-Man and still collect He-Man stuff. I need to hunt up a copy similar to yours. I started collecting older D&D stuff when I got into 5th ed. At first to have more source material. But I also decided it would look great in my game room. I was going to say HeroQuest as a suggestion, right up till you mentioned it. And yes, it has gotten to be insanely priced. I am lucky to have my set from childhood as well as a second base set and one of the expansions. Just missing a couple boxes. But, another idea I had. A while back I got a copy of the old Dungeons and Dragons electronic board game. Those can be grabbed at reasonable prices at times and it might be fun to review.
Also, I would say talisman and Warhammer Quest. But those are probably getting out of hand to buy as well. Maybe DragonStrike from TSR back in the 90's? That one doesn't go horribly high. It's another that I have come close to buying.
So, I got a copy of Dungeon. The same art as the one you have. Just got it in the mail today. Even got a bonus with it. The rule book for 3rd ed basic D&D, printed in 1979. Got what I felt was a great deal. But I still need to check and see if it has all of the pieces it's supposed to have with it. I'm pretty sure it has all of it's tokens/pawns and the dice are there. Not sure if all the cards are there. Is there anywhere online that gives a list of what should be in there?
@@looselycollected7505 Yes, do you still need the Contents List, or did you find it already.
Honestly I got busy and never did a search to see if I could find a contents list.
Hooray, new video formats!
Love this game . And Talisman both great games to get into tabletop gaming
Great memories of that game. That is the exact edition I played when I was a kid. My faulty childhood memories lead me to believe that the game came with D&D style minis but I think my dad put them in the game box himself. He was a DM in a weekly game at a comic book store in Atlanta and had plenty to spare for that game. I remember vividly playing that game and I miss it so much. I'm really surprised nobody has put it on mobile like they have with other board games. I also remember seeing those D&D books you had on your shelf on the left side.
I got this game a couple of years ago. I love playing it with my family.
I still have my copy of Dungeon that I bought back in the 80s.
I have this, but in my version the board is big enough that the cards for the monsters fit in the room, so you can just leave them there, and they turn face down when the room is cleared. It also came with plastic miniatures. I don't play it anymore, as I have so many other board games that do the same thing but better.
I'm with you, I like that 1982 artwork the best.
Never heard of the game, and I grew up in that era. Your video is very inspiring for us to go out and find a copy of the game and try it out. Thank you for sharing.
Oh man! I HAVE this game. The box at 2:15. It was at the Goodwill by the pound. Some idiot opened up the box and poured all the contents out before moving on (people do this all the time). I think I got all the pieces and took it home. I was actually thinking of getting rid of it but now I will have to see if I have all the pieces.
I had a late 80's or early 90's copy of the game, and the Wizard in my version was straight up OP. You could pretty much go straight to the bottom floor (level 6) and easily clean up and make your treasure goal quickly.
I grew up with the original. I think my brother may have it still. i loved it!!!
which was the 1981 version
My friend owned this version of Dungeon! and was the first I played and I loved it. However, when I finally got to order my own they had moved to the 2nd “New Dungeon!” edition of it. Now, while I adore and love the box cover art of that original, I thought the cover art for the 89 version was so much better. The skeletons chained up outside the dungeon door that opened up to that Keith Parkinson dragon painting was so epic to me back then. On top of that the figures were plastic minis which we used in the board game and D&D for years. Also, the board was large enough that the rooms for the monsters held the monster cards. Once you moved into a room you turned the card up to show what monster was there. If you failed, it stayed face up in its room and once defeated the room was just empty. Now it did take more time to set up, but I thought it was better than the numbered system to show what was in the room which sat off to the side. I still have my copy with all the pieces, though the box is a bit banged and taped up. Great game. Great review. Keep up the good work. Cheers to ya.
Played this as a kid,loved it,wish I still had it.
I love this game. Got for a family xmas gift 2 years ago and this has turned into the core of our family game night. My Son has gotten a taste for blood and has abandoned me to my doom (his favorite character the thief...).
1981; the same year I was born. I dont know if I should geel amazed the game lasted neaely 40 years, or feel really old.
Dungeon is one of my first gaming memories - it was the late 70's ('79 I think) and I had been playing this cool new game called Dungeons and Dragons with kids at my middle school, mostly during lunch in the cafeteria and before school. I didn't have my own books and begged my parents for them. One day my mother said she was going to town to do some shopping and she would buy me the Dungeons and Dragons Basic set (I had shown her multitudes of pictures from Sears toy catalogs.)
I anxiously waited for what seemed like hours upon hours for her return and when she did she proudly pulled out something that was NOT Dungeons and Dragons. It was some board game I had never heard of called Dungeon.
I was devastated.
However, it turned out to be a pretty good game and we played it a lot. I eventually got my D&D set and now, many, many years later, Dungeon is one of my 8 year old daughters favorite games. I have a hilarious video of her at age 4 or 5 running with a card in her hand shouting "MOMMY!! MOMMY!! I HAVE TO FIGHT AN OGRE!! AN OGRE MOMMY!"
BTW - Great channel, Ive been watching for awhile, finally subscribed.
I really wanted to replace our copy of heroquest to play with my daughter, but this is much cheaper as a quick fix and at least still in print. The original art is much better then current, but she will love it she is too young to join our DnD games yet, but very interested.
I just bought the 2014 edition a couple of days ago and I'm really happy :)
Used to LOVE this game back in the day!
Thanks for the great review! Dungeon was my favorite board game as a kid and I still have my original 1980 edition. It's a little beat up, but still complete. Through the years I've found and acquired the other editions as well (except for the original from the early 70's). The '89 and '92 editions are a little different - they expanded the rules to include an "Expert" mode. The expert mode includes additional classes (Paladin, Thief), wound conditions, and some player interaction (Paladins can cure the wounded condition, and you can ambush or team up with a player in the same space, for example). The '89 and '92 editions also have plastic minis for the player characters. I prefer the simpler basic rule set from the original and the more recent editions (2012 and 2014), though.
Saturday Night Fever vampire is Staying Alive!
Had the 70's version. My friends and I played it continuously.
I have the original printing of Dungeon! It came with a folded paper playing surface and the cards were the size of the rooms, roughly 1.75"x1.25", and were placed on the game board in each room. You didn't need markers to show if the room was cleared, it was obvious. It came with the same generic tokens and a pair of D6. When we played, we never played by the exact rules. We chose whatever character we wanted and played until the board was cleared.
The only problem is I don't know where exactly the game is. The box is long gone and I had the pieces and cards in a small box and the board and rules in a folder, both buried in my files. Now I've gotta dig them out.
I remember playing this game as a youngster back in the day
5-minute dungeon is also a good little board/card game kids can easily understand and enjoy. While not really a way to intro a kid to table rpg's its fun none the less.
I know the feeling. My parents got rid of my 1st mini game hero quest. To make it worse, inside of the board i had issues 1, 2, and 3 of the original cover art of vampirella autographed buy buzz in gold pen. I still have a sad. 😢
Check out the slide projector on the photo at the top of the shelves... and that 15" TV!
I was very young in the mid 70’s to early 80’s. My older neighbors (who sometimes would baby sit for me and my brother) were playing this game. I remember being at their house and kind of scaring me by saying things like “people have actually disappeared while playing this game”. Being that young whose to say it wasn’t true? I laugh about it now, but back then it was something pretty sinister and made me want to play the game. Years later I learned what the game was but still have yet to purchase a copy. I need to fix that. Thanks for the review.
"The best thing about Dungeon! is the box art"
"The only true way to expand Dungeon! is with MORE Dungeon!"
IT’S TIME FOR ANOTHER CRAAAACKING UNBOXING!
I love some of the 5e monster artwork, but 2nd and 3rd edition were far superior in overall art direction
Thanks for the retro unboxing. The mechanics seem like they may have been an inspiration for Munchkin. If you want a good travel game, Dungeon Mayhem is quick and simple. I picked it up while on vacation recently. It was a fun game to play in the hotel.
We share the same love of old school fantasy art!
i always wanted this as a kid. i finally got a copy, played it, and......was underwhelmed. it was barely more complicated than candyland. i remembered a game called enchanted forest, that had a mechanic that when you rolled doubles you could use a magic spell. so my players and i came up with a few skills/spells that differed according to class, that you could use when you rolled doubles
Thats really nice, I loved my First Quest game when I was 12. Cool video.
Aw takes me back to playing with my cousins. Dragonmaster is another super sweet game of the time with sweet sweet illustrations!
I have a copy of the Australian Jedko Games print. Jedko were distributors for TSR way back, I believe.
Thats really a nice travel back in time. Great!
My family has the original and I have the new wizards one!
I have a signed first edition copy that I bought from the author at the GenCon when it was released. When it came out we played the heck out of it.
Oof, POW! Right in the nostalgia! 🤘🏻
That's a cool looking collection-wall
Awesome 1981 the year I was born :)
I have never experienced Dungeon, but growing up through the 80's and 90's there was an absolute plethora of fantasy/sci-fi board games.
Some of my favourites in the fantasy mien were Key to the Kingdom, Talisman, Dark World and of course Hero Quest.
Talisman has been reprinted many times, so I have a newer version of that. I managed to get a complete set of Hero Quest and expansions, working on some of the figures right now.
But I would love to get a complete Key to the Kingdom someday, some happy memories there playing on rainy days with friends and family.
Punch me in the face with nostalgia, why don'cha? My mom had this game when I was a kid in the '80s, and I LOVED it. I need to pick up the new version!
(You're not wrong about HeroQuest. I got a replacement copy for my birthday last year, and it wasn't cheap. Worth it, though!)
Oh yeah, we have the updated version and it is awesome!
Dungeon! was created in the early 70s by David Magerry, who was a member of Dave Arneson's group. Arneson had created and was running the prototypal D&D game, and because Arneson was the DM, Magerry created this game so that Arneson could play in a capacity other than the DM.
I have 1975 Jedko Games edition c. 1975 TSR Games. Jedko Games, 18 Foneca Street, Mordialloc, Victoria, Australia, 3195. Game design: David R. Meggary; Consultant & Game Development: E. Gary Gygax; artwork: L. Kessling, K. & R. Hill & Tracy Lesch. A fun game to play & a good introduction to world of D&D role play games. Highly recommended for OSR players.
I just literally purchased 36 vintage board games for $40(!!!!!!!) from an estate sale and a mint copy of this game was amongst them. Came here to check what it’s about…..
I remember one summer playing this when I was kid. Me and my friends at the time played the crap out of it.
This looks awesome, I'll definitely pick it up
I often find myself reminiscing about the good old days and I'm caught up in the nostalgia, but honestly, I like 100% more the new version of the game. I have never played it, but from what I see here not many things in the old version look better than in the new one.
The thing I remember most about this game is it falling out of my hands and EXPLODING cards and game pieces EVERYWHERE!!! hahahaha
Played this years ago!!! Loved it!!!
Wow... what a memory flashblack! Thanks for this video.