Game Information...INTRODUCTION 
 
     Playing the CD-ROM game, "Death Gate," is a great way to bring  
the novels of Weis and Hickman to life with sight and sound. The  
game, created by Glen Dahlgren for Legend (tm) Entertainment,  
provides hours of entertainment while deepening the impressions  
left by the "Death Gate Cycle" novels' characters, settings and themes.  
     Dahlgren himself is a fan of Weis and Hickman's work.  When  
he set out to design a game based on the "Death Gate Cycle" series,  
he had a monumental task to perform, as the series interweaves many  
plot lines happening simultaneously...not the easiest of scenarios  
from which to carve a game story outline! 
     From the publication, "Death Gate: The Official Hint Book from  
Legend Entertainment Company,"* Dahlgren explains his view of  
the design process. "Who wants to quest to recover the magic frob  
if instead you could save the world? How fulfilling would the game  
be if you missed out on even one of the magical realms? If you didn't  
encounter Zifnab _and_ Lord Xar _and_ Sang-Drax? The overall plot  
is what tied every little thread together, and that is what I wanted the  
player to experience" (p.6). 
 
GAME SPECIFICATIONS 
     Game requires an IBM compatible computer/80386 processor or  
better/4 MB of memory/MS-DOS version 5.0 or better/Super VGA or  
VGA graphics adapter (Hint book, p. 3) and, of course, a CD-ROM  
drive. A quality sound application is a definite plus! 
     Patience and cunning are desirable, but not required, as a complete  
walkthrough of the game is available in the hint book...try it solo first!   
The hint book also includes a "Fun Things to Try" section to experience  
alternative interaction with characters and objects in the game. 
 
*DEATH GATE: THE OFFICIAL HINT BOOK FROM LEGEND  
  ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY 
Chantilly, VA: Legend Entertainment, 1994. 
In Association with Prima Publishing, Rocklin, CA 
ISBN:  0-7615-0077-4 
 
Dee Schlatter, dschlatt@velcome.iupui.edu or jschatte@holli.com 
March 1995