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    I just got Dungeon Explorer for the DS (hey, it was a cheap title at $20 new, so even if it's nothing to write home about, as long as it's ok, I won't complain). I heard that the new Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles for DS has a good dungeon crawl -- is it so?

    Oh, and no love for Dungeon Siege?

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    Shining in the Darkness is a favorite of mine... it took me forever to figure out the 'living door' puzzle in the first dungeon... and even longer to defeat it as a kid. But wow did I love the game - especially the sound! To this day one of my favorites.

    I second Landstalker - another Genny classic.

    And with all the diablo love, I'm surprised not so much for Diablo II - Act IV Hell was always a crazy fun time online, and when the expansion pack came out and the COW LEVELS? Ahhh... I almost want to load it up again and do some cow runs :P
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    This is a good topic, I'm surprised I missed it.

    Well I vote for Lufia 2's Ancient Dungeon.

    100 levels of randomly generated madess.
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    Definately Phantasy star 2,, even the first dungeon you can get very easily mixed up,, i think the hardest one is the one on Dezo,, cant remember the name,, maybe naval or Ikuto.
    Where you have to fall down lots and lots of pits to get a couple of nei items.. :O VERY HARD!

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    The classics are the best!

    Dragon's Lair - It had electric floors, killer dropping platforms, and a sewer ride!
    Zork - XYZZY and all that
    Bards Tale - more past the basement wine cellar then any other game in history!
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    The dungeon that holds the first pendant in Zelda: A Link to the Past has always been pretty special to me. Not only was it my first exposure to the Light World dungeon music, I thought the all the rolling balls were pretty cool and the dungeon itself has a magnificent design.

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    The many dungeons under Skara Brae in the Bard's Tale series, and I second Skies of Arcadia for the DC. Very well developed and beautiful places to explore......and die......
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    Ultima Underworld is the best dungeon I've ever seen.

    My favorite dungeons in a 2D console game would be Legend of Zelda. The dungeon in Shining Darkness was also good but it got a little repetitive.

    I didn't really notice it at the time, but I think Sega had a penchant for smooth scrolling 3D dungeons in the days when other companies generally weren't doing it. Of course you still had to walk on a grid, but they always made the effort to scroll smoothly: Phantasy Star, Sword of Vermilion, Shining Darkness. I can't think of any other applicable games. It was especially impressive in Phantasy Star. They never settled for those unanimated choppy steps like other developers would use.
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    Quote Originally Posted by gdement View Post
    Ultima Underworld is the best dungeon I've ever seen.
    Ah, great call. What an amazing game, and a fantastic dungeon.
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    Quote Originally Posted by gdement View Post
    Ultima Underworld is the best dungeon I've ever seen.

    If only I could get UU to work on a modern PC. Last time I tried was with win98 and the sound didn't work.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Raedon View Post
    If only I could get UU to work on a modern PC. Last time I tried was with win98 and the sound didn't work.
    You probably knew this was coming but... it'll run on DOSBox. Setting that program up can be confusing though.

    But personally, when I'm in the mood to play an old DOS game, I like to set up a real machine for it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gdement View Post
    You probably knew this was coming but... it'll run on DOSBox. Setting that program up can be confusing though.

    But personally, when I'm in the mood to play an old DOS game, I like to set up a real machine for it.
    I know I'm just really lazy.
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    final fantasy 2 (aka 4 in jpn) the final dungeon on the way to zeromus rocks. has a few side paths, a few truely killer enemies, and a DAMNED hard final boss if your not leveled up correctly for him (big bang for 9999 damage every few rounds!!!) plus the crystal tile scheme of the floor is really cool looking. other than this the first dwemer dungeon you have to explorer from a storyline perspective in TES: morrowind was awesome with its strange mechanical monsters, and art deco-ish dwarven design, not to mention its filled with strange contraptions that look way ahead of the time period the rest of the game takes place in, it makes you feel as if your exploring something that would advance the entire game world that your in. and finally the desert maze in magic of scheherazade (world 2) because who else in their right minds would think to put an invisible pit into the damned dungeon that you fall in and makes you rework your way all the way through the dungeon just to fall in it 20 more times!.
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    Oh... I forgot the best dungeon in all of gaming. Nethack.
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