This is, of course, the game that started it all. We will not attempt to tell you about it here. Go to the Dungeon Master Encyclopaedia fo all the information you could want.
***********NOTE*************
Norton Anti-virus marks the CSBwin executable as being a threat. This is based on the number of people using the file and the file's age. What sense does that make? At any rate, contact me if you have problems. I was able to get Norton to 'Whitelist' one of my programs. Here is what they wrote”
Upon
further analysis and investigation we have verified your submission
and, as such, the detection(s) for the following file(s) will be
removed from our products:
File
name: JJJCSBwin.exe
MD5:
b77775b66ca2fb7b0689702ea457d4c9
SHA256:
8d6be78e2505a89514c76ea9fac8990702adde0b00f2bbdc2ead12c977a00f7b
Note:
Whitelisting may take up to 24 hours to take effect via Live Update
A Playfile.log is included which will allow you to watch a complete Dungeon Master game. Simply run the provided “QuickWalkthrough.bat” file.
DM_Windows_x86-32_20151213.zip.
DM_Windows_x86-32_20171117.zip. You should see:
CSBwin.exe
config.txt
dungeon.dat
graphics.dat
Playfile.log
several playnnn.bat (play Dungeon Master at various window sizes)
QuickWalkthrough.bat (play a movie of complete game)
readme.txt
Dungeon Master (for x64 linux using SDL2.0) DM_linux_x64_SDL20_20180508.tar
Dungeon Master (for x64 linux using SDL2.0) DM_Linux_X86-64_SDL2_20230127.tar.gz
Dungeon Master (for Raspberry Pi Raspbian using SDL1.2) DM_Raspbian_ARM-32_20151212.tar
Dungeon Master (for X86 linux using SDL1.2) DM_linux_x86-32_SDL12_20151212.tar
Dungeon Master (for X86 linux using SDL2.0) DM_linux_x86-32_SDL20_20151212.tar
The linux versions all have a
Playfile.log to show a complete game. Simply run the provided
QuickWalkthrough.
A Playfile.log is included which will allow you to watch a complete Dungeon Master game. Start CSBwin, press 'Dungeon' to advance to the Prison Doors, and then select 'Misc/Playback' from the menu. If you are impatient to watch six hours of play, you can press 'Escape' to pause and watch another day or you can select 'Misc/Quick Play' from the menu to make the movie play faster.
Download the .zip file. Unpack all the files into a single directory and transfer them to a single directory on the Pocket PC. You should see the following files:
CSBwinCE.exe
config.txt
dungeon.dat
graphics.dat
Playfile.log
Download the zip file.
Unzip the files into any directory.
See
Standard File List for PC-DOS
General
See
Playing games on PC-DOS for general information.
CSBwin
(windows)
Execute CSBwin.exe. The config.txt provides
some additional key mappings. The J, K, L, M, comma, and period
can be used for movement. The Q,W,E,R,A,S,D,F,Z,X,C,V can be used for
attacking. The 1,2,3,4,5,6 can be used to cast spells.
The F1,F2,F3,F4 can be used to select the spell-caster.
CSBwin
(Pocket PC)
Execute CSBwinCE.exe. See Playing
games on PC-DOS for general information.
Review
None provided here. The World Wide Web is full of reviews and information. Again, the Encyclopaedia is your very best source of information and the Dungeon Master Forum is the place to go to exchange information with people who (like me) are a bit crazy over this game.