Although the mighty Dungeon Master did come out on the Atari ST first, its best incarnation can be found on the PC, in MS-DOS.

It runs beautifully in DOS Box and still plays like a dream. Or, rather: a nightmare! Few games will ever make you sweat like the mighty Dungeon Master!

More: Dungeon Master on Wikipedia

Dungeon Master PC DOS title screen.

Classic Dungeon Master opening.

Attacked by mummies!

Daroou’s inventory screen. Some bread and a chicken drumstick.

Trolins attack with clubs. I’ve killed one though (can tell by the grey puff of smoke).

Thumping the door on their heads.

One mummy is dead thanks to a fireball spell.

Tiggy needs more practise at everything.

Trolin patrol! Chop ’em to pieces!

Rockpiles are annoying because they block the route until killed. They can also poison with a bite.

Ooh heck! It’s all gone dark!

Trolin in the distance as I look over my loot.

Halk has been poisoned! Quick: administer the antidote!

Biting Rockpile in the way!

If there’s no other way through: bash the door in.

39 damage to the Screamers that are blocking my way.

Giant Wasps are scary! Don’t get stung!

Magenta Worms are a serious threat to begin with. Less so later on.