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Dunjunz - Games Master Edition

25 levels of monsters & magic for the Dragon 32/64 and Tandy Colour Computer. 1–4 simultaneous players! Written in 100% Machine Code!

Dragon version by Ciaran Anscomb, 2020.

Original BBC Micro version by Julian Avis for Bug-Byte, Copyright 1987.

Download: Dunjunz-1.1gmc.zip.

This distribution contains the Games Master Edition. The ROM image is suitable for burning to a 27512 EPROM (or compatible EEPROM) for use in John Linville's Games Master Cartridge. It does not contain media images suitable for cassette or disk loading. For these, see the main Dunjunz page.

Redistribution encouraged! Just be sure to include the documentation with any packaging. See the Source Code page for instructions on building from source and copyright information.

Introduction

Title screen
Title screen

The great demon Mackscrane has stolen the Chalice of Binding and hidden it in the Dunjunz complex. Up to to 4 players must fight their way through 25 puzzling levels filled with monsters and traps. Find the Chalice, raise it to the heavens, and save the world!

Each player has their own view of the current level, and can explore independently, but co-operation is essential! Most levels are protected with a series of doors, and that key you're holding might get you all to the exit!

Players have different abilities, and enter equipped with magical weaponry and armour gifted them by the Gods. Each may be upgraded by finding special items. The Ranger and Magic-User are more poorly equipped, but with exertion can cast magic that destroys all monsters in sight.

Starting the game

Main menu
Main menu

The main menu lets you select which characters will play, the difficulty level, and the video mode. Controls for each player are also summarised here.

Keys 1–4 toggle whether each character is playing. Select difficulty mode with D. To start the game, press Space.

Change video modes by pressing V. On the Dragon and CoCo 1&2, PAL and two NTSC modes are available. On the CoCo 3, you can select RGB or Composite Video (CMP). Pick the one that looks best on your display–ideally, the Magic-User character will be red!

Playing area

Dunjunz gameplay
Dunjunz gameplay
Player Window
Ranger Top-left
Magic-user Top-right
Barbarian Bottom-left
Fighter Bottom-right

Players start each level together. Be sure to watch the right window!

Current player status and score are shown down the right hand side of the play area. Small icons will appear to show if a player is holding a key, or is wearing Boots of Speed.

Every player starts with 99 health, and takes damage from various hazards. Fall below zero and you're dead!

The Ranger and Magic-user can both use magic. Magic eliminates all monsters they can currently see, at a cost to their health.

Items

Key
Key
Door
Door
Exit
Exit
Food
Food
Potion
Potion
Cross
Cross
Speed
Speed

Each key opens one specific door. In easy mode, these come in two different colours.

The exit allows you to descend to the next level. Only one player needs to make it to the exit alive. The Gods will resurrect anyone else who died, but they will lose any magical enhancements they may have collected.

Food and potions recover your Hit Points, though potions work in mysterious ways.

The Cross of Resurrection will bring back to life one of your companions.

Boots of Speed let you cross great distances in the blink of an eye–until you stop to pick something up.

Drainer
Drainer
Armour
Armour
Power
Power
Ammo
Ammo
Treasure
Treasure
Teleport
Teleport
Trapdoor
Trapdoor

Beware the Energy Drainer traps; they take a great toll on your health.

Armour increases your resistance to attacks from monsters. Maximum armour class is 7.

Power makes your attacks more effective. Maximum strength is 9.

Ammo allows you to fire more weapons at once, up to a maximum of three.

Collect treasure for points!

A teleport will magically move you to another part of the level.

Monsters enter the level through the trapdoors.

Controls

Press Break to pause the game. Any key to continue. Press Enter+Break to restart the game.

Digital gamepad style controllers (with a suitable adaptor) are recommended for players 3 and 4.

Dragon 32/64
Player Fire Magic
1 Ranger W S Z X Q C
2 Magic-user O K N M P B
3 Barbarian Left joystick N/A
4 Fighter Right joystick N/A
Tandy Colour Computer
Player Fire Magic
1 Ranger 2 W 3 4 5 1
2 Magic-user P + < > 0 ?
3 Barbarian Left joystick N/A
4 Fighter Right joystick N/A

Acknowledgements

Thanks to:

Julian Avis, of course, for the original;

David Boddie for his Python tools tackling the Dunjunz level format;

Stewart and Eddie Orchard, who provided initial encouragement and a lot of good early feedback.

But also to a host of others for their kind words & useful comments.

Updated 3 Feb 2020