First Matt Chat where I wasn't aware the game was a classic
I never owned a CoCo back in the day (although I did have a TRS-80 Model 1, and later, models 3 and 4), and I never played Dungeons of Daggorath. I first heard about it maybe 10 years ago when searching Ebay for other classic games. I never heard anyone mention it, let alone describe it as a classic.
After watching this week's Matt Chat, I'm still not sure. Although I enjoyed the show as always, I didn't get any feeling that I was somehow missing out and I need to go play this game. Let's see:
Story - you said there wasn't much of one
Interface - pretty much sucks
Graphics - eh
Gameplay - This is the part that it's hard to see from the video, as you said, but I couldn't detect anything noteworthy. How does this game compare to the likes of Wizardry and Ultima?
Your point about manuals is well taken. I remember getting a pirated copy of Ultima 2 for my C64, and I couldn't for the life of me figure out how to light a torch so I could explore the dungeons...
BTW, I notice you have a Choose Your Own Adventure game on the shelves now. :)
I never owned a CoCo back in the day (although I did have a TRS-80 Model 1, and later, models 3 and 4), and I never played Dungeons of Daggorath. I first heard about it maybe 10 years ago when searching Ebay for other classic games. I never heard anyone mention it, let alone describe it as a classic.
After watching this week's Matt Chat, I'm still not sure. Although I enjoyed the show as always, I didn't get any feeling that I was somehow missing out and I need to go play this game. Let's see:
Story - you said there wasn't much of one
Interface - pretty much sucks
Graphics - eh
Gameplay - This is the part that it's hard to see from the video, as you said, but I couldn't detect anything noteworthy. How does this game compare to the likes of Wizardry and Ultima?
Your point about manuals is well taken. I remember getting a pirated copy of Ultima 2 for my C64, and I couldn't for the life of me figure out how to light a torch so I could explore the dungeons...
BTW, I notice you have a Choose Your Own Adventure game on the shelves now. :)