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by slickrcbd
Mon Feb 27, 2023 8:20 pm
Forum: Dungeon Master (DM)
Topic: Best champions - an analytical approach
Replies: 44
Views: 12977

Re: Best champions - an analytical approach

I tend to prefer stronger champions because I'm a packrat and hoarder. Both in-game and in real life. Also I've noticed that champions like Tiggy, Gando, and Wu Tse tend to be rather fragile even later in the dungeons, such that they can be 1-hit-ko by a mummy, trollin, rockpile, scorpion, or magent...
by slickrcbd
Mon Feb 27, 2023 8:07 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: Super Dungeon Master Ace RPG
Replies: 1
Views: 4847

Super Dungeon Master Ace RPG

So, I added this game called "Super Dungeon Master Ace RPG" from Steam to my library for free, but never got around to playing it due to lack of HD space. Due to only working temp jobs since COVID I've not been able to upgrade due to unsteady and low income. I have finally upgraded the HD....
by slickrcbd
Thu Dec 15, 2022 6:25 am
Forum: Dungeon Master (DM)
Topic: Dungeon Master unreleased MAC version
Replies: 9
Views: 2592

Re: Dungeon Master unreleased MAC version

I'm sure it was not an Apple IIgs. I remember the guy inserting the disk frontaly in the MAC computer. There must be a story behind...... The disk he used was printed, and i saw the box as well. It was the purple one from mirrorsoft, and the disk was blue, with the dungeon master sticker. It was th...
by slickrcbd
Thu Dec 15, 2022 6:08 am
Forum: Dungeon Master (DM)
Topic: Best version of DM?
Replies: 27
Views: 12897

Re: Best version of DM?

It's really not that bad if you're as used to using an SNES controller as I am. I don't think I would be able to do it substantially faster on a PC unless I actually went through with assigning hotkey shortcuts for specific functions or something like that..... --Jay Most hotkeys were hard coded in...
by slickrcbd
Fri Oct 28, 2022 4:33 am
Forum: Dungeon Master (DM)
Topic: Favourite and least favourite level?
Replies: 40
Views: 28230

Re: Favourite and least favourite level?

The thing is, the "can only steal from your off-hand" does NOT apply to all versions of Dungeon Master. I tried that tactic in the Apple IIGS version as a kid over 30 years ago and they wound up stealing from my backpack. IIRC the gigglers/kleptomaniacs (First time I saw that word was in D...
by slickrcbd
Thu Oct 27, 2022 4:49 am
Forum: Dungeon Master (DM)
Topic: Favourite and least favourite level?
Replies: 40
Views: 28230

Re: Favourite and least favourite level?

It's too bad you can't create the guard minions from DMII, or set some kind of traps. For some reason I really hate most enemies that can steal from you in most games. I dislike the hit & run thieves like Gigglers in Dungeon Master and the thief bots in Descent II. At least the Gigglers are easi...
by slickrcbd
Wed Oct 26, 2022 3:55 am
Forum: Dungeon Master (DM)
Topic: Dungeon Master Mac download???
Replies: 11
Views: 7154

Re: Dungeon Master Mac download???

Apple has reused the name "Mac Mini" several times, if it's the old PPC Mac, you can probably run an old emulator to do so. I'd recommend looking at archive.org's snapshot from the early 2000's of www.emulation.net. Then see if you can track down the programs listed for the Amiga or Atari....
by slickrcbd
Wed Oct 26, 2022 3:45 am
Forum: Dungeon Master (DM)
Topic: Favourite and least favourite level?
Replies: 40
Views: 28230

Re: Favourite and least favourite level?

If it's a small room, it sounds like a good candidate to fill with poison clouds. That way the gigglers run into the poison and take damage while running away.
by slickrcbd
Wed Oct 26, 2022 12:31 am
Forum: Dungeon Master (DM)
Topic: Dungeon Master Mac download???
Replies: 11
Views: 7154

Re: Dungeon Master Mac download???

I did, but it was 20-25 years ago running at the latest Mac OS 8.6. It might have been Mac OS 8.1 at the time. The problem is that modern Macs are completely different from late '90s Macs. Different architecture, different OS. You can't even run '90s Mac software on a modern Mac.They might as well c...
by slickrcbd
Sun Feb 27, 2022 3:31 am
Forum: Dungeon Master (DM)
Topic: RTC Version: help on leveling
Replies: 3
Views: 3251

Re: RTC Version: help on leveling

PROBLEM : now I am playing (again :D ) via Return to Chaos program. I am playing the ''Original'' one. after clearing everything but lord chaos, and farming, I struggle to level up. my characters are: Fighter: Adept Ninja: Craftsman/ Journeyman Priest: Adept Wizzard: 2nd Master I am talking about d...
by slickrcbd
Sun Dec 19, 2021 10:25 am
Forum: Dungeon Master (DM)
Topic: Road to full team of Archmasters (SNES)
Replies: 50
Views: 18179

Re: Road to full team of Archmasters (SNES)

Yeah, impressive amount of patience. I always found grinding boring in video games, and disliked the ones where I needed to do so. I had more patience for it back when I was in junior high, but as I grew up and had less free time my patience for pointless grinding wore thin, to the point that I'd of...
by slickrcbd
Tue Dec 14, 2021 9:35 am
Forum: Dungeon Master (DM)
Topic: Road to full team of Archmasters (SNES)
Replies: 50
Views: 18179

Re: Road to full team of Archmasters (SNES)

In the IIGS & PC versions when you view the levels it also shows your stats, it would have been interesting to see what your final stats were as well.
by slickrcbd
Tue Nov 16, 2021 4:08 am
Forum: Dungeon Master (DM)
Topic: Road to full team of Archmasters (SNES)
Replies: 50
Views: 18179

Re: Road to full team of Archmasters (SNES)

Nor could I transfer the characters from the IIGS version or even the MS-DOS version.
Still I don't think I ever really got past EE master in the original Dungeon Master. Usually I finish at UM Master although I might have one class (usually wizard or fighter) at ON Master.
by slickrcbd
Mon Nov 15, 2021 9:27 pm
Forum: Dungeon Master (DM)
Topic: Road to full team of Archmasters (SNES)
Replies: 50
Views: 18179

Re: Road to full team of Archmasters (SNES)

Isn't that why there were provisions to transfer characters to Chaos Strikes Back? So that you could continue on and achieve that archmaster status in a sequel without wasting days just grinding away? Although to be fair I did wind up doing just that in Final Fantasy Legend and Legend II on the Game...
by slickrcbd
Sat Sep 04, 2021 6:31 pm
Forum: Dungeon Master (DM)
Topic: Anyone else stack there stuff in a specific area?
Replies: 8
Views: 4750

Re: Anyone else stack there stuff in a specific area?

I do that with weapons, and occasionally armor. Due to weight management I'm not always sure if I'm going to want to switch back to some lighter armor. However, as mentioned, I leave a couple of chests with things I know I'll need in the future but not right now. Things like keys, coins, FUL bombs, ...
by slickrcbd
Sat Sep 04, 2021 6:31 am
Forum: Dungeon Master (DM)
Topic: Road to full team of Archmasters (SNES)
Replies: 50
Views: 18179

Re: Road to full team of Archmasters (SNES)

ChristopheF wrote: Mon Aug 16, 2021 6:33 pm That bug is only in the Japanese 1.0 version. It is safe to go back to the entrance in English versions and in Japanese 1.1.
Safe?
Well, I did think that ending was hot.
by slickrcbd
Sat Sep 04, 2021 3:09 am
Forum: Dungeon Master (DM)
Topic: Anyone else stack there stuff in a specific area?
Replies: 8
Views: 4750

Re: Anyone else stack there stuff in a specific area?

I tend to move my stash at various parts of the game. Also I use the hint book level numbers, which starts with the Hall of Champions on level 1. On level 3, "Choose your door, choose your fate" I tend to stash items in that central area with all the doors since a couple of the puzzles req...
by slickrcbd
Sat Jul 31, 2021 2:11 am
Forum: Dungeon Master (DM)
Topic: Is there a champion team cannon or head cannon of yours?
Replies: 10
Views: 4890

Re: Is there a champion team cannon or head cannon of yours?

I found that the squishy ones stay squishy as the foes tend to just get stronger. Wuuf and Tiggy can still be 1-hit-KO by pain rats at LO Master or better everything with wizard being UM master or better.
by slickrcbd
Fri Jul 30, 2021 2:02 am
Forum: Dungeon Master (DM)
Topic: Is there a champion team cannon or head cannon of yours?
Replies: 10
Views: 4890

Re: Is there a champion team cannon or head cannon of yours?

I thought Wuuf was the second coolest looking, but Wuuf is weak and easy to get 1-hit KO and not just by an errant couatl, but by mummies, trollins, pain rats, and magenta worms. I almost never use Chani, Boris, Wu Tsu, Gando, Tiggy, or Wuuf for that reason, although I knew somebody that loved Chani...
by slickrcbd
Thu Jul 29, 2021 4:22 am
Forum: Dungeon Master (DM)
Topic: Location of all 4 Rabbit’s Foot?
Replies: 19
Views: 7549

Re: Location of all 4 Rabbit’s Foot?

Speaking of which, was it just me, or were the rabbits' feet better than throwing stars as thrown weapons in terms of damage? They seemed to do more damage than almost anything else. That said, I tended to kill more skeletons with thrown falchions or wooden shields than anything else, especially on ...
by slickrcbd
Thu Jul 29, 2021 4:18 am
Forum: Dungeon Master (DM)
Topic: Is there a champion team cannon or head cannon of yours?
Replies: 10
Views: 4890

Re: Is there a champion team cannon or head cannon of yours?

I always thought Gothmog was the coolest looking champion too. That said, simply because of the manual, I thought the Halk, Syria, Nabi, and Alex party was the "canon" one. Not necessarily that great a party, but not the worst one out there. I found Tiggy, Gando, Wu Tse, and Chani to be on...
by slickrcbd
Tue Jun 01, 2021 7:01 am
Forum: Dungeon Master (DM)
Topic: We don't remember DM properly
Replies: 18
Views: 11973

Re: We don't remember DM properly

I played it on an Apple IIGS with an analog AppleColor RGB monitor (the standard Apple IIGS monitor), and I honestly don't recall really seeing the scanlines like in those pictures. I could discern individual pixels, unlike a modern monitor, but I don't really recall seeing scalines like that. Maybe...
by slickrcbd
Fri Apr 23, 2021 7:45 am
Forum: Dungeon Master (DM)
Topic: Favourite and least favourite level?
Replies: 40
Views: 28230

Re: Favourite and least favourite level?

Something like that, I can never recall. I just drink shield potions for my front liners and count until the first attack. I always pick champions strong enough to take a hit, then run away and heal, then go back and do hit and run attacks. I might be more cautious if I used characters like Boris, T...
by slickrcbd
Tue Apr 20, 2021 8:38 pm
Forum: Dungeon Master (DM)
Topic: Favourite and least favourite level?
Replies: 40
Views: 28230

Re: Favourite and least favourite level?

Actually, I do take it back about the stone golems. Some Champions can be 1-hit killed by them. I'm just so used to picking the literally strongest champions that also coincidentally have enough health to take a hit that I forgot about that. A party of Halk, Stamn, Daroou, and Hisssa can take a hit....
by slickrcbd
Tue Apr 20, 2021 12:48 am
Forum: Dungeon Master (DM)
Topic: Favourite and least favourite level?
Replies: 40
Views: 28230

Re: Favourite and least favourite level?

They seemed tougher than they were, not that they aren't tough. The main issue is that the first time you don't realize they are immune to fireballs and poison, and by the time you meet them even Halk, Stamn Sonja and Leela are decent wizards. Heck, I didn't realize they were NOT immune to lightning...
by slickrcbd
Wed Apr 14, 2021 6:07 pm
Forum: Dungeon Master (DM)
Topic: Favourite and least favourite level?
Replies: 40
Views: 28230

Re: Favourite and least favourite level?

Until I found their weakness to poison clouds, I found wasps to be the second most annoying monsters after gigglers.
Resistant to weapons, a fireball usually only killed one out of two+.
by slickrcbd
Wed Apr 14, 2021 2:04 am
Forum: Dungeon Master (DM)
Topic: Favourite and least favourite level?
Replies: 40
Views: 28230

Re: Favourite and least favourite level?

Oddly enough while I've cheated in other games, I don't recall ever cheating in Dungeon Master. Partially because for the first couple years I had no way to do so. I didn't get anything that worked on 3.5" disks until 3 years after getting Dungeon Master, and it was a year or two after getting ...
by slickrcbd
Wed Apr 14, 2021 1:07 am
Forum: Dungeon Master (DM)
Topic: Favourite and least favourite level?
Replies: 40
Views: 28230

Re: Favourite and least favourite level?

Considering the unforgettable first time I played DM, every level is the best. At every level, it looked impossible to make it through, then was a great achievement to make it. Up to the end, the question was, how far will I be able to go ? That was at a time, it was doubtful someone had ever found...
by slickrcbd
Mon Apr 12, 2021 1:18 am
Forum: Dungeon Master (DM)
Topic: Unreleased SNES/Famicom versions of Dungeon Master?
Replies: 2
Views: 2345

Re: Unreleased SNES/Famicom versions of Dungeon Master?

It was not uncommon to see advertisements with screenshots from early development versions that were not remotely close to finished, let alone alpha releases.
The developers probably didn't even keep those builds until they got something close to finished.
by slickrcbd
Sat Dec 12, 2020 7:13 am
Forum: Dungeon Master (DM)
Topic: Dungeon Master for Apple IIGS 2.0 and 2.1 differences
Replies: 7
Views: 4854

Re: Dungeon Master for Apple IIGS 2.0 and 2.1 differences

I'm afraid I never noticed any differences besides the newer version of the game running just fine on the ROM 3, while the original version crashed. Then again, I did not play DM that much on a ROM 3. I've never beaten the game on a ROM 3 or gotten that far. It's not like DM is a good game for two p...