Dream Zone
Developer(s)JAM Software
Publisher(s)Baudville
Programmer(s)Andy Gavin
Artist(s)Jason Rubin
Composer(s)Sarah Sidman
Platform(s)Apple IIGS, MS-DOS, Amiga, Atari ST
ReleaseApple IIGS
1987[1]
MS-DOS
November 1988[2]
Amiga, ST
December 1988[2]
Genre(s)Adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

Dream Zone is an adventure game developed by JAM Software and published by Baudville. It was released in 1988 for the Apple IIGS and then ported to MS-DOS, Amiga, and Atari ST.

Plot

Dream Zone is a game in which an elixir from a scientist traps the player in his own imaginary dream world of terrifying creatures, magic, airships, a floating castle, and an infuriating bureaucracy, that he must escape to return to reality.[3]

Reception

Compute! stated that the game "truly conveys a dream-like feeling". The magazine praised its satire and the IIGS version's graphics, and stated that "it's hard to believe that the program was written by two high school juniors".[4] A later Compute! review praised the graphics, story, and interface.[5] The game was reviewed in 1988 in Dragon #134 by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column. The reviewers gave the game 5 out of 5 stars.[3]

The game sold upwards of 10,000 copies, earning the developers about $15,000.[1]

Reviews

References

  1. 1 2 Moriarty, Colin (4 October 2013). "Rising to Greatness: The History of Naughty Dog". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Dream Zone (1988) release dates". MobyGames. Blue Flame Labs. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  3. 1 2 Lesser, Hartley; Lesser, Patricia; Lesser, Kirk (June 1988). "The Role of Computers". Dragon (134): 80–86.
  4. ↑ Trunzo, James V. (May 1988). "Dream Zone". Compute!. p. 65. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  5. ↑ Addams, Shay (October 1989). "Nightmare on Game Street". Compute!. p. 110. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  6. ↑ "Commodore User Magazine Issue 64". January 1989.
  7. ↑ "CVG Magazine Issue 088". February 1989.
  8. ↑ https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=1981
  9. ↑ http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Tilt/tilt_numero065/TILT%20065%20(Avril%201989)%20-%20Page%20111.jpg
  10. ↑ "ACE Magazine Issue 17". February 1989.
  11. ↑ "Dream Zone review from ST Amiga Format 9 (Mar 1989) - Amiga Magazine Rack".
  12. ↑ "ZZap!64 Magazine Issue 046". February 1989.
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