Discworld (computer game)

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Discworld
Developer(s)	Teeny Weeny Games Perfect 10 Productions
Publisher(s)	Psygnosis
Designer(s)	Gregg Barnett
Engine	TINSEL
Release date(s)	1995
Genre(s)	Adventure
Mode(s)	Single player
Rating(s)	ESRB: Teen (13+)
Platform(s)	DOS 5.0, Mac, PlayStation, Sega Saturn
Media	3½ inch Floppy (15), CD (1)
System requirements	386/33MHz CPU, 4MB RAM, 2MB HDD space, 256 colour VGA display

Discworld (a.k.a. Discworld: The Trouble With Dragons) is a graphic adventure game developed by Teeny Weeny Games and Perfect 10 Productions in mid-1995. It stars Rincewind the Wizzard (voiced by Eric Idle) and is set on Terry Pratchett's Discworld. It was released on both floppy disk and CD-ROM, with the CD-ROM version featuring full voice acting for all characters. The game's plot is based roughly on the events in the book Guards! Guards!, but with Rincewind substituted for Samuel Vimes. The game also serves as a prologue to Moving Pictures.

There are three other Discworld games: a direct sequel to Discworld, titled Discworld II: Missing Presumed...!? (Discworld II: Mortality Bytes! in North America), Discworld Noir (a stand alone story starring an original character) and a text adventure called The Colour of Magic which strictly adheres to the events of the first Discworld novel.

[edit] Trivia

• The game was titled Discworld: The Trouble With Dragons while it was in development.[1]
• There is a subtle easter egg in the game that is activated by double clicking on the sheep in Nanny Ogg's back yard. Many more secrets can be found throughout the game.
• In another easter egg, Rincewind states that he "want[s] to be the first person in a game to say fuck". This may be an homage to the eulogy delivered at Graham Chapman's funeral where John Cleese seized the opportunity to become “the first person ever at a British memorial service to say 'fuck'.” A similar, albeit censored line is also hidden in the sequel.
• Terry Pratchett has a cameo appearance in the crowd scene (next to Dibbler) at the end of the game.
• The voice cast is led by former Monty Python member Eric Idle, who plays Rincewind. The majority of the game's characters are voiced by Jon Pertwee (who played Doctor Who in the long running series of the same name) and Tony Robinson (who played Baldrick in Blackadder), while Kate Robbins and Rob Brydon voice the rest.

[edit] External links

• ScummVM MIDI Music Enhancement Project, James Woodcock's Blog
• The Discworld Game Pages, LSpace
• Discworld I Game Summary & Review, Adventure Classic Gaming
• Discworld at MobyGames