Dungeon Keeper Gold (known as Dungeon Keeper Gold Edition in the original North American release) is a re-release and repackaging of Dungeon Keeper. It was released in 1998, and includes the original game updated with the patch, The Deeper Dungeons, the official level editor, the Direct3D version, and the desktop theme.[1] The story booklet The Dreadful Demise of Derek the Dauntless is also included in the box of some versions.[1] Photo and art goodies are also included on the disc, as is a Dungeon Keeper 2 trailer; even in later budget re-releases, this is the earlier trailer.
Dungeon Keeper Gold was intended mainly for the North American market,[2] but was also released in Europe. Japan got an analogous, but different repackaging called Dungeon Keeper Premium. Dungeon Keeper Gold was later released globally on online stores such as Good Old Games (GOG) and Steam.
History[]
Dungeon Keeper Gold was released on CD in 1998,[1] GOG in 2013 (the non-gold version was originally released there in 2011[5]),[3] and Steam in 2024.[4]
The GOG and Steam versions run on DOS via DOSBox, and do not include the editor or the Direct3D version, for they both require Windows, and also lack the desktop theme; they're essentially just Dungeon Keeper and The Deeper Dungeons bundled together, though they still include photo and art goodies.[verification needed] The default DOSBox configuration on the GOG release is optimised for low-resolution mode; running the game smoothly on high-resolution mode requires increasing the number of cycles. The CD version has both the DOS and Windows versions of Dungeon Keeper and The Deeper Dungeons.
| Region | Logo |
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| North America (1998) |
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| Europe (1998) |
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| Worldwide (2013-2014) |
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| Worldwide (2014-present) |
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When Dungeon Keeper Gold was originally released, the packaging, including the logo, retained the style of its region. The European cover featured gold Bullfrog wordmarks and logos to further emphasise the goldness of the release (the covers of the standard releases have red wordmarks and logos, to match that of the game logo), but these were absent from the North American release. When Dungeon Keeper Gold was released globally online, the packaging was revamped; this included the background being more basic, and the logo was similar to the North American Dungeon Keeper logo with the word 'gold', in a brand-new style. In 2014, the logo was again changed, becoming similar to the one seen in an early 1996 trailer for Dungeon Keeper, though with brighter shades of colour.
Some non-EA releases, such as the Dice, SoftKey and Collector (not to be confused with Dungeon Keeper Collector's Edition) releases, do not include the game's soundtrack (presumably for copyright reasons).
Reception[]
| Reception | |
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| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| Computer Games Strategy Plus |    [6]
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Joe Grant Bell of Computer Games Strategy Plus criticised Dungeon Keeper Gold for feeling slapped-together, and cited the fact that the level editor has to be installed manually, via a complicated process, as an example. He also said the extras were 'questionable', but commented that Dungeon Keeper Gold is 'a decent purchase for those unacquainted with the original'. The Deeper Dungeons was also deemed 'disappointing' due to it being just a bunch of levels, as well as the fact that they are not even connected via a campaign.[6]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Jason Ocampo (27 April 1998). Dungeon Keeper Gold Edition. Computer Games Strategy Plus. Archived from the original on 10 July 2003. Retrieved on 17 December 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 DK1 Official Site. EA Europe. Archived from the original on 25 April 2002. Retrieved on 7 November 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Content Level-up: Bullfrog Titles. GOG.com (September 2013). Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved on 27 December 2024.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Liv Ngan (8 March 2024). EA classics including SimCity 3000 and Dungeon Keeper launch on Steam. Eurogamer. Retrieved on 2 December 2024.
- ↑ New Release: Dungeon Keeper. GOG.com (June 2011). Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved on 27 December 2024.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Joe Grant Bell (16 May 1998). Dungeon Keeper Gold Review. Computer Games Strategy Plus. Archived from the original on 18 April 2005. Retrieved on 24 December 2024.
External links[]
Dungeon Keeper Gold on GOG- Dungeon Keeper Gold on Steam
- Dungeon Keeper Gold at MobyGames
- Dungeon Keeper Gold on IGDB
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