Maddog Williams is essentially a text adventure with VGA graphics. Detailed descriptions of rooms and objects can still be obtained by asking for them, but you can already see what's in the room and get a hint as to what items might be worth examining. Unlike a text adventure, Maddog must be moved around using the arrow keys so that he can interact with objects and move from screen to screen. Kind of like a point-and-click adventure, without the mouse support. He can also fight in real time, advancing, retreating, and swinging his sword, rather than the turn-based fighting in a text adventure. Like most adventures, points are scored for collecting objects and meeting objectives, and your goal is to complete the story. In this case, your goal is to drive the evil out of Duridian so that people can live in peace. Quite an interesting gaming experience. There are 8 chapters in this game, with only the first chapter playable in the shareware version.

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Downloads

The Adventures of Maddog Williams in the Dungeons of Duridian Registered Version (2,378,570 bytes)	xxxx	DOS	Play online
The Adventures of Maddog Williams in the Dungeons of Duridian Shareware Episode (594,151 bytes)	xxxx	DOS

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Availability

Game Crafters has generously released this game as freeware under the The Adventures of Maddog Williams Vol 1 Freeware License.