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Dungeon Master II

Description

Dungeon Master II: The Legend of Skullkeep was first released in Japan on December 23, 1993. It was the number one selling game the week after its release. The first English language version was released in 1994 for the Sega CD. After many delays, the U.S. and European versions for Macintosh, PC and Amiga were released by Interplay Productions in 1995 and 1996 (MacPlay, a division of Interplay, published the Macintosh version in the USA).

Japanese title: ダンジョン・マスターll スカルキープ (Dungeon Master II Skullkeep)

The game is available on PC, Amiga, Macintosh, Sega CD (North America) / Mega CD (Europe and Japan), PC-9801, PC-9821, IBM PS/V and FM-Towns.

Release dates:
PC-9801: December 23, 1993
FM-Towns: January 28, 1994
Mega CD (Japan): March 25, 1994
PC-9821, IBM PS/V, Macintosh (Japan): September 22, 1994
Sega CD (USA): September 1994
Mega CD (Europe): 1994
PC: August 16, 1995
Amiga, Macintosh (USA): 1995

Platforms

Trade shows

Dungeon Master II was shown at the following trade shows:

Summer CES (Consumer Electronics Show) 1992 in Chicago between May 21 and May 24, 1992
Dungeon Master II News - Player One (France), Issue No 22 July-August 1992, Page 25
Dungeon Master II News
Player One (France), Issue No 22 July-August 1992, Page 25
[Credits: Retro CDN]
Summer ECTS (European Computer Trade Show) 1993 in London between September 5 and September 7, 1993
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News - Génération 4 (France), Issue No 59 October 1993, Page 47
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News
Génération 4 (France), Issue No 59 October 1993, Page 47
Dungeon Master II (Amiga, DOS) News - Joystick (France), Issue No 42 October 1993, Page 29
Dungeon Master II (Amiga, DOS) News
Joystick (France), Issue No 42 October 1993, Page 29
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News - Play Time (Germany), November 1993, Page 22
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News
Play Time (Germany), November 1993, Page 22
[Credits: Internet Archive]
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News - Power Play (Germany), November 1993, Page 10
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News
Power Play (Germany), November 1993, Page 10
[Credits: Internet Archive]
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News - Power Play (Germany), November 1993, Page 11
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News
Power Play (Germany), November 1993, Page 11
[Credits: Internet Archive]
Winter CES (Consumer Electronics Show) 1994 in Las Vegas between January 6 and January 9, 1994
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News - Génération 4 (France), Issue No 63 February 1994, Page 51
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News
Génération 4 (France), Issue No 63 February 1994, Page 51
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News - PC Player (Germany), March 1994, Page 10
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News
PC Player (Germany), March 1994, Page 10
[Credits: Internet Archive]
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News - Power Play (Germany), March 1994, Page 12
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News
Power Play (Germany), March 1994, Page 12
[Credits: Internet Archive]
Spring ECTS (European Computer Trade Show) 1994 in London between April 10 and April 12, 1994
Dungeon Master II News - The One Amiga (United Kingdom), Issue No 68 June 1994, Page 24
Dungeon Master II News
The One Amiga (United Kingdom), Issue No 68 June 1994, Page 24
[Credits: RetroPDFs]
Summer CES (Consumer Electronics Show) 1994 in Chicago between June 23 and June 25, 1994
Both Interplay (PC version) and JVC (Mega CD version) showed the game
Dungeon Master II News - Computer Games Strategy Plus (United Kingdom-USA-Canada), Issue No 46 September 1994, Page 8
Dungeon Master II News
Computer Games Strategy Plus (United Kingdom-USA-Canada), Issue No 46 September 1994, Page 8
[Credits: Internet Archive]
Dungeon Master II News - Computer Gaming World (USA), Issue No 122 September 1994, Page 30
Dungeon Master II News
Computer Gaming World (USA), Issue No 122 September 1994, Page 30
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News - Génération 4 (France), Issue No 69 September 1994, Page 70
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News
Génération 4 (France), Issue No 69 September 1994, Page 70
Dungeon Master II News - Joystick (France), Issue No 52 September 1994, Page 38
Dungeon Master II News
Joystick (France), Issue No 52 September 1994, Page 38
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News - Micromanía (Spain), Segunda época Issue No 75 August 1994, Page 8
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News
Micromanía (Spain), Segunda época Issue No 75 August 1994, Page 8
[Credits: Internet Archive]
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News - Multimédia PC Player (France), Issue No 12 July-August 1994, Page 24
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News
Multimédia PC Player (France), Issue No 12 July-August 1994, Page 24
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News - PC Games (Germany), September 1994, Page 18
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News
PC Games (Germany), September 1994, Page 18
[Credits: Internet Archive]
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News - PC Games (Germany), September 1994, Page 19
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News
PC Games (Germany), September 1994, Page 19
[Credits: Internet Archive]
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News - PC Joker (Germany), September 1994, Page 9
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News
PC Joker (Germany), September 1994, Page 9
[Credits: Internet Archive]
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News - PC Player (Germany), August 1994, Page 14
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News
PC Player (Germany), August 1994, Page 14
[Credits: Internet Archive]
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News - PC Player (Germany), August 1994, Page 15
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News
PC Player (Germany), August 1994, Page 15
[Credits: Internet Archive]
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News - PC Zone (United Kingdom), Issue No 18 September 1994, Page 10
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News
PC Zone (United Kingdom), Issue No 18 September 1994, Page 10
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News - Play Time (Germany), September 1994, Page 16
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News
Play Time (Germany), September 1994, Page 16
[Credits: Sega Retro]
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News - Play Time (Germany), September 1994, Page 17
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News
Play Time (Germany), September 1994, Page 17
[Credits: Sega Retro]
Dungeon Master II (Mega CD) News - Play Time (Germany), September 1994, Page 30
Dungeon Master II (Mega CD) News
Play Time (Germany), September 1994, Page 30
[Credits: Sega Retro]
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News - Power Play (Germany), September 1994, Page 16
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News
Power Play (Germany), September 1994, Page 16
[Credits: Internet Archive]
Summer ECTS (European Computer Trade Show) 1994 in London between September 4 and September 6, 1994
Dungeon Master II (Amiga) News - Amiga Joker (Germany), October 1994, Page 8
Dungeon Master II (Amiga) News
Amiga Joker (Germany), October 1994, Page 8
[Credits: kultmags.com]
Dungeon Master II News - Databladet (Norway), November 1994, Page 27
Dungeon Master II News
Databladet (Norway), November 1994, Page 27
Dungeon Master II (Amiga) News - Dream (France), Issue No 11 October 1994, Page 33
Dungeon Master II (Amiga) News
Dream (France), Issue No 11 October 1994, Page 33
Dungeon Master II (Amiga) News - Dream (France), Issue No 11 October 1994, Page 37
Dungeon Master II (Amiga) News
Dream (France), Issue No 11 October 1994, Page 37
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News - Génération 4 (France), Issue No 70 October 1994, Page 90
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News
Génération 4 (France), Issue No 70 October 1994, Page 90
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News - Micromanía (Spain), Segunda época Issue No 77 October 1994, Page 17
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News
Micromanía (Spain), Segunda época Issue No 77 October 1994, Page 17
[Credits: Internet Archive]
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News - PC Joker (Germany), November 1994, Page 9
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News
PC Joker (Germany), November 1994, Page 9
[Credits: Internet Archive]
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News - PC Player (Germany), November 1994, Page 16
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News
PC Player (Germany), November 1994, Page 16
[Credits: Internet Archive]
Dungeon Master II News - PCmanía (Spain), Issue No 25 November 1994, Page 101
Dungeon Master II News
PCmanía (Spain), Issue No 25 November 1994, Page 101
[Credits: Internet Archive]
Dungeon Master II News - Secret Service (Poland), Issue No 17 October 1994, Page 7
Dungeon Master II News
Secret Service (Poland), Issue No 17 October 1994, Page 7
[Credits: Internet Archive]
Winter CES (Consumer Electronics Show) 1995 in Las Vegas between January 6 and January 9, 1995
Dungeon Master II (Amiga) News - Amiga Games (Germany), March 1995, Page 14
Dungeon Master II (Amiga) News
Amiga Games (Germany), March 1995, Page 14
[Credits: kultmags.com]
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News - Génération 4 (France), Issue No 74 February 1995, Page 68
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News
Génération 4 (France), Issue No 74 February 1995, Page 68
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News - Génération 4 (France), Issue No 74 February 1995, Page 69
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News
Génération 4 (France), Issue No 74 February 1995, Page 69
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News - PC Games (Germany), March 1995, Page 23
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News
PC Games (Germany), March 1995, Page 23
[Credits: Internet Archive]
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News - PC Games (Germany), March 1995, Page 24
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News
PC Games (Germany), March 1995, Page 24
[Credits: Internet Archive]
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News - PC Joker (Germany), March 1995, Page 9
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News
PC Joker (Germany), March 1995, Page 9
[Credits: Internet Archive]
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News - PC Player (Germany), March 1995, Page 14
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News
PC Player (Germany), March 1995, Page 14
[Credits: Internet Archive]
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News - Play Time (Germany), March 1995, Page 21
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News
Play Time (Germany), March 1995, Page 21
[Credits: Internet Archive]
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News - Play Time (Germany), March 1995, Page 22
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News
Play Time (Germany), March 1995, Page 22
[Credits: Internet Archive]
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News - Zeta (Italy), Issue No 1 February 1995, Page 39
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News
Zeta (Italy), Issue No 1 February 1995, Page 39
[Credits: Internet Archive]
Spring ECTS (European Computer Trade Show) 1995 in London between March 26 to March 28, 1995
Dungeon Master II News - Computer Világ (Hungary), Issue No 55 April 1995, Page 6
Dungeon Master II News
Computer Világ (Hungary), Issue No 55 April 1995, Page 6
[Credits: Internet Archive]
Dungeon Master II (Amiga, DOS, Macintosh) News - Micro Kid's Multimédia (France), Issue No 66 May 1995, Page 119
Dungeon Master II (Amiga, DOS, Macintosh) News
Micro Kid's Multimédia (France), Issue No 66 May 1995, Page 119
[Credits: Retro CDN]
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News - Datormagazin (Sweden), Vol 1995 No 9 June 1995, Page 61
Dungeon Master II (DOS) News
Datormagazin (Sweden), Vol 1995 No 9 June 1995, Page 61
E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) 1995 in Los Angeles between May 11 and May 13, 1995
Dungeon Master II News - Génération 4 (France), Hors Serie 2H Summer 1995, Page 15
Dungeon Master II News
Génération 4 (France), Hors Serie 2H Summer 1995, Page 15
Dungeon Master II News - Génération 4 (France), Hors Serie 2H Summer 1995, Page 16
Dungeon Master II News
Génération 4 (France), Hors Serie 2H Summer 1995, Page 16
Dungeon Master II (Macintosh) News - Joystick (France), Issue No 61 June 1995, Page 44
Dungeon Master II (Macintosh) News
Joystick (France), Issue No 61 June 1995, Page 44

Awards

OrganizationAward name
PC Player (Magazine, Germany)Best role playing game 1995
Dungeon Master II Award - PC Player (Germany), January 1996, Page 50
Dungeon Master II Award
PC Player (Germany), January 1996, Page 50
[Credits: Internet Archive]

Variants

Versions comparison

Here are some differences between the versions of the game:

  • Graphics: The game was designed and released on most platforms (Amiga, Macintosh Japanese, Sega CD / Mega CD, PC-9801, PC-9821, IBM PS/V, FM-Towns) with 16 colors graphics. Interplay decided to upgrade the graphics to 256 colors (and change the style of creatures) for the PC and Macintosh English versions.
    There are many graphical differences between the PC and Amiga versions. For example, the title and endgame animations are very different.
    While the PC-9821 has normal graphics, the screenshots on Dungeon Master II for PC-9801 show bad quality dithered graphics.
  • Movement: In PC-9801, FM-Towns, Sega / Mega CD and PC Beta versions, movement from one square to the next is instant, like in the original Dungeon Master. In Macintosh (English and Japanese), PC, Amiga, PC-9821 and PS/V versions there is a short zoom effect to produce an intermediary step that makes movement more fluid.
  • Credits: The PC version has an animation for credits.
  • Music: The game music is not the same in all versions:
    • There is no music in the PC (Beta version), IBM PS/V and PC-9801 versions.
    • The Amiga version contains 10 tracks (modules) that are unique to this version.
    • The PC version contains 29 MIDI tracks. They may sound differently on different sound cards.
    • The Macintosh (US) version contain 28 MIDI tracks played with a software synthesizer built into the game.
    • The Macintosh (Japanese), PC-9821, FM-Towns and Sega CD / Mega CD use audio CD tracks that are unique to these versions. The Sega CD / Mega CD version has one less music track than the others.
  • Screen layouts: As visible on the screenshots on Dungeon Master II for Macintosh page, this version includes two screen layouts: a normal and a compact layout.
  • Saving/Loading: Both the Japanese and US versions can save the game from the Macintosh menu on top of the screen and allow creating any number of saved game files with the file names of your choice. The Macintosh US version even allows starting a new game and loading a saved game at any time during gameplay from the same menu.

Magazine articles

CU Amiga (United Kingdom)
Dungeon Master II News - CU Amiga (United Kingdom), October 1993, Page 9
Dungeon Master II News
CU Amiga (United Kingdom), October 1993, Page 9
[Credits: RetroPDFs]
Famitsu (Japan)
Dungeon Master II (Mega CD) News - Famitsu (Japan), Issue No 214 22 January 1993, Page 101
Dungeon Master II (Mega CD) News
Famitsu (Japan), Issue No 214 22 January 1993, Page 101
Dungeon Master II (Mega CD) News - Famitsu (Japan), Issue No 227 23 April 1993, Page 92
Dungeon Master II (Mega CD) News
Famitsu (Japan), Issue No 227 23 April 1993, Page 92
Dungeon Master II News - Famitsu (Japan), Issue No 255 05 November 1993, Page 9
Dungeon Master II News
Famitsu (Japan), Issue No 255 05 November 1993, Page 9
Dungeon Master II (Mega CD) Article - Famitsu (Japan), Issue No 284 27 May 1994, Page 35
Dungeon Master II (Mega CD) Article
Famitsu (Japan), Issue No 284 27 May 1994, Page 35
Génération 4 (France)
Chaos Strikes Back And Dungeon Master II News - Génération 4 (France), Issue No 10 April 1989, Page 111
Chaos Strikes Back And Dungeon Master II News
Génération 4 (France), Issue No 10 April 1989, Page 111
Joypad (France)
Dungeon Master II (Mega CD) News - Joypad (France), Issue No 24 October 1993, Page 18
Dungeon Master II (Mega CD) News
Joypad (France), Issue No 24 October 1993, Page 18
Dungeon Master II (Mega CD) News - Joypad (France), Issue No 28 February 1994, Page 20
Dungeon Master II (Mega CD) News
Joypad (France), Issue No 28 February 1994, Page 20
Marukatsu Mega Drive (Japan)
Dungeon Master II (Mega CD) Article - Marukatsu Mega Drive (Japan), Vol 7 Special Edition Marukatsu PC Engine Vol 5 No 14 Issue No 64 10 September 1993, Page 75
Dungeon Master II (Mega CD) Article
Marukatsu Mega Drive (Japan), Vol 7 Special Edition Marukatsu PC Engine Vol 5 No 14 Issue No 64 10 September 1993, Page 75
[Credits: Retro CDN]
Dungeon Master II (Mega CD) Article - Marukatsu Mega Drive (Japan), Vol 7 Special Edition Marukatsu PC Engine Vol 5 No 14 Issue No 64 10 September 1993, Page 76
Dungeon Master II (Mega CD) Article
Marukatsu Mega Drive (Japan), Vol 7 Special Edition Marukatsu PC Engine Vol 5 No 14 Issue No 64 10 September 1993, Page 76
[Credits: Retro CDN]
Dungeon Master II (Mega CD) Article - Marukatsu Mega Drive (Japan), Vol 7 Special Edition Marukatsu PC Engine Vol 5 No 14 Issue No 64 10 September 1993, Page 77
Dungeon Master II (Mega CD) Article
Marukatsu Mega Drive (Japan), Vol 7 Special Edition Marukatsu PC Engine Vol 5 No 14 Issue No 64 10 September 1993, Page 77
[Credits: Retro CDN]
Dungeon Master II (Mega CD) Article - Marukatsu Mega Drive (Japan), Vol 7 Special Edition Marukatsu PC Engine Vol 5 No 14 Issue No 64 10 September 1993, Page 82
Dungeon Master II (Mega CD) Article
Marukatsu Mega Drive (Japan), Vol 7 Special Edition Marukatsu PC Engine Vol 5 No 14 Issue No 64 10 September 1993, Page 82
[Credits: Retro CDN]
Dungeon Master II (Mega CD) Article - Marukatsu Mega Drive (Japan), Vol 10 Special Edition Marukatsu PC Engine Vol 6 No 2 Issue No 71 10 January 1994, Page 99
Dungeon Master II (Mega CD) Article
Marukatsu Mega Drive (Japan), Vol 10 Special Edition Marukatsu PC Engine Vol 6 No 2 Issue No 71 10 January 1994, Page 99
[Credits: Sega Retro]
Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (United Kingdom)
Dungeon Master II (Mega CD) News - Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (United Kingdom), Issue No 21 May 1994, Page 8
Dungeon Master II (Mega CD) News
Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (United Kingdom), Issue No 21 May 1994, Page 8
[Credits: Retro CDN]
Mega Drive Fan (Japan)
Dungeon Master II (Mega CD) Article - Mega Drive Fan (Japan), Vol 5 No 12 Issue No 46 15 December 1993, Page 90
Dungeon Master II (Mega CD) Article
Mega Drive Fan (Japan), Vol 5 No 12 Issue No 46 15 December 1993, Page 90
[Credits: Retro CDN]
Micom BASIC Magazine Supplement (Japan)
Dungeon Master II (PC-9801) Release Date - Micom BASIC Magazine Supplement (Japan), January 1994, Page 6
Dungeon Master II (PC-9801) Release Date
Micom BASIC Magazine Supplement (Japan), January 1994, Page 6
[Credits: Sega Retro]
Dungeon Master II (FM-Towns) Release Date - Micom BASIC Magazine Supplement (Japan), January 1994, Page 9
Dungeon Master II (FM-Towns) Release Date
Micom BASIC Magazine Supplement (Japan), January 1994, Page 9
[Credits: Sega Retro]
Dungeon Master II (FM-Towns) Release Date - Micom BASIC Magazine Supplement (Japan), February 1994, Page 8
Dungeon Master II (FM-Towns) Release Date
Micom BASIC Magazine Supplement (Japan), February 1994, Page 8
[Credits: Sega Retro]
Dungeon Master II (Mega CD) Release Date - Micom BASIC Magazine Supplement (Japan), April 1994, Page 21
Dungeon Master II (Mega CD) Release Date
Micom BASIC Magazine Supplement (Japan), April 1994, Page 21
[Credits: Sega Retro]
Dungeon Master II (PC-9821) Release Date - Micom BASIC Magazine Supplement (Japan), October 1994, Page 7
Dungeon Master II (PC-9821) Release Date
Micom BASIC Magazine Supplement (Japan), October 1994, Page 7
[Credits: Sega Retro]
Dungeon Master II (Macintosh) Release Date - Micom BASIC Magazine Supplement (Japan), October 1994, Page 14
Dungeon Master II (Macintosh) Release Date
Micom BASIC Magazine Supplement (Japan), October 1994, Page 14
[Credits: Sega Retro]
Dungeon Master II (IBM PSV) Release Date - Micom BASIC Magazine Supplement (Japan), October 1994, Page 16
Dungeon Master II (IBM PSV) Release Date
Micom BASIC Magazine Supplement (Japan), October 1994, Page 16
[Credits: Sega Retro]
PC Format (United Kingdom)
Dungeon Master II (DOS) Demo - PC Format (United Kingdom), Issue No 42 March 1995, Page 41
Dungeon Master II (DOS) Demo
PC Format (United Kingdom), Issue No 42 March 1995, Page 41
[Credits: Internet Archive]
PC Player (Spain)
Dungeon Master II (DOS) Article - PC Player (Spain), Issue No 8 February 1996, Page 61
Dungeon Master II (DOS) Article
PC Player (Spain), Issue No 8 February 1996, Page 61
[Credits: Kult Cover Disks]
PC Zone (United Kingdom)
Dungeon Master II News - PC Zone (United Kingdom), Issue No 6 September 1993, Page 9
Dungeon Master II News
PC Zone (United Kingdom), Issue No 6 September 1993, Page 9
Pelit (Finland)
Dungeon Master II (Amiga, DOS) News - Pelit (Finland), Issue No 7-1995 September 1995, Page 51
Dungeon Master II (Amiga, DOS) News
Pelit (Finland), Issue No 7-1995 September 1995, Page 51
[Credits: Internet Archive]