Dunjonquest: Datestones of Ryn (Check Map)

[ballyalley]

I have been playing the Dunjonquest games again on the Atari 8-Bit. I get the itch every few years, you know? I still need to complete the The Curse of Ra maps for levels 3 and 4 for the Apshai Maps thread, here:

 

http://atariage.com/forums/topic/183584-temple-of-apshai-trilogy-maps/

 

In the meantime, to whet my appetite, last night (and part of today) I played Dunjonquest: The Datestones of Ryn, which I had not really played before last night. This is not a full-fledged game like The Temple of Apshai; "Datestones" is a mini-quest. The game's box looks like this:

 

 

A screenshot of the game looks like this:

 

 

I mapped the game, including checking for secret doors and traps in every room. I could only find one secret door, which is in a place that you can reach anyway. I know that this is a mini-quest, but this map is small; really, really small. There are only nine rooms (not counting hallways). Check out the map I made today:

 

 

I really feel like I must have overlooked something. Can this map possibly be complete? The game has a twenty-minute time limit for gameplay, but this maps seems ridiculously small.

 

I'm hoping that there are a few Apshai/Dunjonquest fans out there who would be willing to play the game and see if they can find anything more than I found. The game can be downloaded from Atarimania, here:

 

http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-dunjonquest-the-datestones-of-ryn_1525.html

 

Is anyone willing to take a stab at looking my map over while they play the game?

Adam

[firebottle]

The Datastones of Ryn (Complete Map - Not Complete).gif

 

Noticed while going through various threads that this map looks the same as the bottom right corner of the first level of Apshai Trilogy:

 

http://atariage.com/forums/topic/183584-temple-of-apshai-trilogy-maps/?do=findComment&comment=2305009

 

Wow. Content re-use!

[ballyalley]

 

Noticed while going through various threads that this map looks the same as the bottom right corner of the first level of Apshai Trilogy:

 

http://atariage.com/forums/topic/183584-temple-of-apshai-trilogy-maps/?do=findComment&comment=2305009

 

Wow. Content re-use!

 

I didn't notice that! There not similar... but exactly the same. I wonder if any of the other Dunjonquest game do that?

 

Adam

[icetique]

Thanks for the map. Yes I can confirm there is no more secret doors and rooms, didn't check traps, but I am not going there again. Nice catch with the content reuse thing!

Edited February 17, 2018 by icetique

[ballyalley]

Thanks for the map. Yes I can confirm there is no more secret doors and rooms, didn't check traps, but I am not going there again. Nice catch with the content reuse thing!

 

This game is so small if there is no other content. I know it's meant to be a fast adventure, but it's a very quick one.

 

Adam

[icetique]

Yes, but for 20 "minutes" gameplay is really enough. I was able to finish it all within 17 minutes without fighting too much, with fighting with every monster it might not be possible.