Dragonworld

Moby ID: 1283

Released

1984 on DOS

Credits

16 people

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Developers

Moby Score: 7.4
#8,168 of 24.2K
Critics: 90% (1)
Players: (10)
Collected By: 11 players

Genre: Adventure
Gameplay: Arcade
Interactive fiction / text adventure
Puzzle elements
Setting: Fantasy
Misc: Licensed

DOS Specs

Business Model: Commercial
Input Devices Supported/Optional: Keyboard
Number of Offline Players: 1 Player

Description official descriptions

You have recieved word from a messenger that the "last dragon" has been kidnapped. You hold the scroll in your hand and read that you must travel with a special companion named Hawkwind. Only with him and yourself can you save the "last dragon" from never seeing the light of day again.

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Credits (DOS version)

16 People

Technical Design and Direction	Lee Jacknow
Written by	Byron Preiss Michael Reaves
Additional Text Material	J. Brynne Stephens
Senior Systems Programmer	Michael P. Meyer
Illustrations	John Pierard
Additional Illustrations	Walter Martishius
Arcade Game Designs	Robert Strong Byron Preiss
Opening Sequence Design	Alex Jay John Pierard Jeffrey Schneider
Technical Consultant	Seth McEvoy
Based on the book	_Dragonworld_ by Byron Preiss and Michael Reaves - illustrated by Joseph Zucker - (c) 1979 Byron Preiss Visual Publications Inc. A Bantam Book. _Dragonworld_ is a trademark of Byron Preiss Visual Publications Inc. Joseph Zucker (Illustrator)
Packaging Art	Kenneth Smith John Pierard
Map	Alex Jay Tom Orzechowski
Notebook Design	Cynthia R. Randall

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Critics

Average score: 90% (based on 1 ratings)

Players

Average score: 3.7 out of 5 (based on 10 ratings with 0 reviews)

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Making release info consistent for this	Trypticon (11024)	Sep 9, 2012

Trivia

Novel

Dragonworld is based on a novel of the same name written by Byron Preiss, whose company was also responsible for developing the game, and Michael Reaves. It continues the story where the novel left off.

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MobyGames ID: 1283

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Contributors to this Entry

Game added by Will D.

Macintosh added by Trypticon. Commodore 64 added by Quapil. Apple II added by Terok Nor. MSX added by Macs Black.

Additional contributors: brickbat, Patrick Bregger, ZeTomes.

Game added April 6, 2000. Last modified March 15, 2024.