Discworld (videogame) - Revision history

Ben at 02:19, 9 February 2026

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	{{DEFAULTSORT: Discworld}}		{{DEFAULTSORT: Discworld 1}}
	[[Category: Games]]		[[Category: Games]]
	[[Category: Videogames]]		[[Category: Videogames]]
	[[Category: Discworld adaptations]]		[[Category: Discworld adaptations]]

Ben at 14:26, 7 February 2026

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	The player controls [[Rincewind]], who must save the city of [[Ankh-Morpork]] from a summoned dragon. The plot is largely based on {{G!G!}} (though the Watch barely appear), with a few elements drawn from other Discworld novels, notably {{S}} and {{TLF}}.		The player controls [[Rincewind]], who must save the city of [[Ankh-Morpork]] from a summoned dragon. The plot is largely based on {{G!G!}} (though the Watch barely appear), with a few elements drawn from other Discworld novels, notably {{S}} and {{TLF}}.

	It was developed by Teeny Weeny Games, and published by Psygnosis. The CD-ROM version of the game featured audio dialogue for the whole game, still quite a novelty in 1995 (the disk-based version had on-screen text only). While not the first Discworld game, it was the first to be a commercial success, and is still remembered fondly by fans of the point-and-click genre (even if most of its puzzles were, like many from this era, fiendishly hard). ''Discworld'' did well enough to see [[Discworld II: Missing Presumed...!?\|a sequel]] and later [[Discworld Noir\|another third Discworld game]], both from Perfect Entertainment, the company formed from the merger of Teeny Weeny Games with Perfect 10 Productions in 1996.		It was developed by Teeny Weeny Games and Perfect 10 Productions, and published by Psygnosis. The CD-ROM version of the game featured audio dialogue for the whole game, still quite a novelty in 1995 (the disk-based version had on-screen text only). While not the first Discworld game, it was the first to be a commercial success, and is still remembered fondly by fans of the point-and-click genre (even if most of its puzzles were, like many from this era, fiendishly hard). ''Discworld'' did well enough to see [[Discworld II: Missing Presumed...!?\|a sequel]] and later [[Discworld Noir\|another third Discworld game]], both from Perfect Entertainment, the company formed from the merger of Teeny Weeny Games with Perfect 10 Productions in 1996.

	== Blurb ==		== Blurb ==

Ben: /* Major appearances */ Added Pratchat episode

2025-12-19T08:03:22Z

Major appearances: Added Pratchat episode

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	\| 2024-10-02 \|\| ''[https://www.blueprint.pm/podcasts/le-retropondeur/ Le Rétropondeur]''<ref>In French. Answering machine message style personal stories about retro videogames.</ref> \|\| “Discworld” \|\| [https://www.blueprint.pm/le-retropondeur-20/ blueprint.pm]		\| 2024-10-02 \|\| ''[https://www.blueprint.pm/podcasts/le-retropondeur/ Le Rétropondeur]''<ref>In French. Answering machine message style personal stories about retro videogames.</ref> \|\| “Discworld” \|\| [https://www.blueprint.pm/le-retropondeur-20/ blueprint.pm]
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			\| 2025-11-08 \|\| {{PC}} \|\| “An Awfully Teeny Weeny Adventure” \|\| [https://pratchatpodcast.com/2025/11/08/pratchat89-an-awfully-teeny-weeny-adventure/ pratchatpodcast.com]
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Ben: /* Blurb */

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Blurb

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	== Blurb ==		== Blurb ==
			=== PC version ===
	“You'll find here wizards, dragons, heroes and household hygiene specialists. There is danger here, but there is also custard around the place. Because Discworld is a fantasy world with a low reality threshold. The real world keeps on breaking through - but Discworld changes it.		“You'll find here wizards, dragons, heroes and household hygiene specialists. There is danger here, but there is also custard around the place. Because Discworld is a fantasy world with a low reality threshold. The real world keeps on breaking through - but Discworld changes it.

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	...and have fun.” - [[Terry Pratchett]] (himself)		...and have fun.” - [[Terry Pratchett]] (himself)

			=== PlayStation version ===
			As above, but adds this text before Terry's bit:

			Discworld is the real world's greatest and funniest graphic adventure. Featuring Monty Python star as the voice of Rincewind and a movie's worth of special cinematic effects, it won't be long before you're lost in downtown Ankh-Morpork. And we wouldn't wish that on Death himself...

			This is the Discworld.

	== Creative Team ==		== Creative Team ==

Ben: Updated game company history

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Updated game company history

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	The player controls [[Rincewind]], who must save the city of [[Ankh-Morpork]] from a summoned dragon. The plot is largely based on {{G!G!}} (though the Watch barely appear), with a few elements drawn from other Discworld novels, notably {{S}} and {{TLF}}.		The player controls [[Rincewind]], who must save the city of [[Ankh-Morpork]] from a summoned dragon. The plot is largely based on {{G!G!}} (though the Watch barely appear), with a few elements drawn from other Discworld novels, notably {{S}} and {{TLF}}.

	It was developed by ~~Perfect Entertainment, the company formed by the merger of~~ Teeny Weeny Games ~~(previously Beam Software)~~ and ~~Perfect 10 Productions. It was~~ published by Psygnosis. The CD-ROM version of the game featured audio dialogue for the whole game, still quite a novelty in 1995 (the disk-based version had on-screen text only). While not the first Discworld game, it was the first to be a commercial success, and is still remembered fondly by fans of the point-and-click genre (even if ~~some~~ of its puzzles were, like many from this era, fiendishly hard). ''Discworld'' ~~made~~ enough ~~of a splash~~ to ~~spawn~~ [[Discworld II: Missing Presumed...!?\|a sequel]] and later [[Discworld Noir\|another third Discworld game]], both from the ~~same developer~~.		It was developed by Teeny Weeny Games, and published by Psygnosis. The CD-ROM version of the game featured audio dialogue for the whole game, still quite a novelty in 1995 (the disk-based version had on-screen text only). While not the first Discworld game, it was the first to be a commercial success, and is still remembered fondly by fans of the point-and-click genre (even if most of its puzzles were, like many from this era, fiendishly hard). ''Discworld'' did well enough to see [[Discworld II: Missing Presumed...!?\|a sequel]] and later [[Discworld Noir\|another third Discworld game]], both from Perfect Entertainment, the company formed from the merger of Teeny Weeny Games with Perfect 10 Productions in 1996.

	== Blurb ==		== Blurb ==

Ben: /* Cast */

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Cast

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	* [[Eric Idle]] as [[Rincewind]]		* [[Eric Idle]] as [[Rincewind]]
	* [[Rob Brydon]] as the Patrician, Death, Archchancellor Mustrum Ridcully, Carrot Ironfoundersson, Twoflower, the Lecturer in Recent Runes, the Bursar, Pestilence, War and many more<ref>Rob Brydon, a noted impressionist, also supplied some additional lines of dialogue for Rincewind. Our guess is these were extra lines required after Eric Idle had completed his recording sessions and was no longer available.</ref>		* [[Rob Brydon]] as the Patrician, Death, Archchancellor Mustrum Ridcully, Carrot Ironfoundersson, Twoflower, the Lecturer in Recent Runes, the Bursar, Pestilence, War and many more<ref>Rob Brydon, a noted impressionist, also supplied some additional lines of dialogue for Rincewind. Our guess is these were extra lines required after Eric Idle had completed his recording sessions and was no longer available.</ref>
	* [[Jon Pertwee]] as Windle Poons, the Librarian, Thomas Silverfish (the Alchemist) and many more		* [[Jon Pertwee]] as Windle Poons, the Librarian, Thomas Silverfish (the Alchemist), Fool and Chucky, and many more
	* [[Kate Robbins]] as Nanny Ogg, Lady Ramkin, Famine, The Lady and many more<ref>Kate is also the voice of the Dragon in the PlayStation version.</ref>		* [[Kate Robbins]] as Nanny Ogg, Lady Ramkin, Famine, The Lady and many more<ref>Kate is also the voice of the Dragon in the PlayStation version.</ref>
	* [[Tony Robinson]] as Nobby Nobbs, Cut-Me-Own-Throat Dibbler, the Dean, “Dog” and many more		* [[Tony Robinson]] as Nobby Nobbs, Cut-Me-Own-Throat Dibbler, the Dean, “Dog”, Thief, Peasant, Troll, and many more

	Terry Pratchett makes a visual appearance in a crowd scene, but did not provide his voice.		Terry Pratchett makes a visual appearance in a crowd scene, but did not provide his voice.

Ben: /* Creative Team */ Updated credits to match manual (save for order of names in some cases)

2025-10-25T08:50:46Z

Creative Team: Updated credits to match manual (save for order of names in some cases)

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	== Creative Team ==		== Creative Team ==
	=== Crew ===		=== Crew ===
	* Produced by Angela Sutherland		These credits taken from the original manual.
	* Written and Directed by [[Gregg Barnett]]		* ''Produced by'' '''Angela Sutherland'''
	* ~~Tinsel~~ Game System by [[Mark Roll]] and [[John Young]]		* ''Written and Directed by'' '''[[Gregg Barnett]]'''
	* ~~“Game Creation”~~<ref>The roles in game production were not standardised in 1995, so it’s not 100% clear what some of these titles mean.</ref> by [[Gregg Barnett]] and [[David Johnston]]		* ''Featuring the Voices of'' '''[[Eric Idle]], [[Tony Robinson]], [[Jon Pertwee]], [[Kate Robbins]], [[Rob Brydon]]''' (see below)
	* Dialogue by Paul Kidd		* ''TINSEL Game System Programmed by'' '''[[Mark Roll]] and [[John Young]]'''
	* Art Direction by Paul Mitchell		* ''Game Creation''<ref>The roles in game production were not standardised in 1995, so it’s not 100% clear what some of these titles mean.</ref> '''[[Gregg Barnett]] and [[David Johnston]]'''
	* Background ~~Artwork by~~ Nick Pratt		* ''Dialogue'' '''Paul Kidd'''
	* Character Design by John Millington and Simon Turner		* ''Art Direction'' '''Paul Mitchell'''
	* ~~Animation by~~ Simon Turner ~~(Lead) with~~ John Cassells, Karl D’Costa, Warren Hawkes, Paul Mitchell, Steve Packer, David Swan and Ben Willsher		* ''Background Artist'' '''Nick Pratt'''
	* Music ~~by Rob Lord~~		* ''Character Design'' '''John Millington and Simon Turner'''
	* Sound ~~by Mark Bandola and~~ Rob Lord		* ''Lead Animator'' '''Simon Turner'''
	* Voice Sampling by Mark Bandola, Karl D'Costa, Steven Thompson, Rob Van Deven and Richard Wright		* ''Additional Animation'' '''John Cassells, Karl D’Costa, Warren Hawkes, Paul Mitchell, Steve Packer, David Swan and Ben Willsher'''
	* Additional Programming by Owen Cunningham ~~and~~ Dominic Jackson		* ''Music and Sound Effects'' Rob Lord
	* Quality Assurance by Guillaume Camus, Karen Cox and Colin Fuidge		* ''Voice Sampling'' '''Mark Bandola, Karl D'Costa, Steven Thompson, Rob Van Deven and Richard Wright'''
	* Talent Casting by Angela Sutherland		* ''Additional Programming'' Owen Cunningham<ref>Some sources also credit Dominic Jackson)</ref>
	* ~~Cover~~ Art by [[Josh Kirby]]		* ''Quality Assurance'' '''Guillaume Camus, Karen Cox and Colin Fuidge'''
	* Manual ~~Illustrations by Stephen C. Briggs<ref>We assume this is~~ [[Stephen Briggs]], ~~but we can’t be sure.</ref> and~~ Damian Rochford		* ''Talent Casting'' '''Angela Sutherland'''
	* ~~Package and Manual~~ Design by Richard Turner, Keith Hopwood and Mark Hillman		* ''Agent for Terry Pratchett'' '''[[Colin Smythe]]'''
			* ''Shouting at People'' '''[[Terry Pratchett]]'''
			* '''Producer for Psygnosis''' '''[[Graham Stafford]]'''
			* ''Product Manager for Psygnosis'' '''Nadia Lawlor'''
			* ''Marketing & PR USA'' '''Ellen Fuog'''
			* ''Playtesters'' '''Jenny Newby, Dave Parkingson, Gary Nichols, Mark O'Connor, Mark Inman'''
			* ''Box Art'' '''[[Josh Kirby]]'''
			* ''Manual Art'' '''[[Stephen Briggs]], Damian Rochford'''
			* ''Packaging Design'' '''Richard Turner, Keith Hopwood and Mark Hillman'''

	~~Colin Smythe is credited as “Agent for Terry Pratchett”, and Pratchett himself as “Original Author and Creator of Discworld”.~~ Of note: the German translation of the dialogue and manual was done by Andreas Brandhorst, who also translated many of the Discworld novels.		Of note: the German translation of the dialogue and manual was done by Andreas Brandhorst, who also translated many of the Discworld novels.

	=== Cast ===		=== Cast ===

Ben at 13:06, 20 July 2025

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	The player controls [[Rincewind]], who must save the city of [[Ankh-Morpork]] from a summoned dragon. The plot is largely based on {{G!G!}} (though the Watch barely appear), with a few elements drawn from other Discworld novels, notably {{S}} and {{TLF}}.		The player controls [[Rincewind]], who must save the city of [[Ankh-Morpork]] from a summoned dragon. The plot is largely based on {{G!G!}} (though the Watch barely appear), with a few elements drawn from other Discworld novels, notably {{S}} and {{TLF}}.

	It was developed by Perfect Entertainment, the company formed by the merger of Teeny Weeny Games (previously Beam Software) and Perfect 10 Productions. It was published by Psygnosis. The CD-ROM version of the game featured audio dialogue for the whole game, still quite a novelty in 1995 (the disk-based version had on-screen text only). While not the first Discworld game, it was the first to be a commercial success, and is still remembered fondly by fans of the point-and-click genre (even if some of its puzzles were, like many from this era, fiendishly hard). ''Discworld'' made enough of a splash to spawn [[Discworld II: Missing, Presumed...!?\|a sequel]] and later [[Discworld Noir\|another third Discworld game]], both from the same developer.		It was developed by Perfect Entertainment, the company formed by the merger of Teeny Weeny Games (previously Beam Software) and Perfect 10 Productions. It was published by Psygnosis. The CD-ROM version of the game featured audio dialogue for the whole game, still quite a novelty in 1995 (the disk-based version had on-screen text only). While not the first Discworld game, it was the first to be a commercial success, and is still remembered fondly by fans of the point-and-click genre (even if some of its puzzles were, like many from this era, fiendishly hard). ''Discworld'' made enough of a splash to spawn [[Discworld II: Missing Presumed...!?\|a sequel]] and later [[Discworld Noir\|another third Discworld game]], both from the same developer.

	== Blurb ==		== Blurb ==

Ben at 09:08, 4 February 2025

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	'''''Discworld''''' is a 1995 point-and-click or graphic adventure game based on the Discworld novels. It was released for DOS and Mac, and later the Sony PlayStation and SEGA Saturn consoles.		'''''Discworld''''' is a 1995 point-and-click or graphic adventure game based on the Discworld novels. It was released for DOS and Mac, and later the Sony PlayStation and SEGA Saturn consoles.

	The player controls [[Rincewind]], who must save the city of [[Ankh-Morpork]] from a dragon ~~in a~~ plot largely based on {{G!G!}}, ~~but~~ with elements drawn from other Discworld novels ~~as well~~, notably {{S}} and		The player controls [[Rincewind]], who must save the city of [[Ankh-Morpork]] from a summoned dragon. The plot is largely based on {{G!G!}} (though the Watch barely appear), with a few elements drawn from other Discworld novels, notably {{S}} and {{TLF}}.

	It was developed by Perfect Entertainment, the company formed by the merger of Teeny Weeny Games (previously Beam Software) and Perfect 10 Productions. It was published by Psygnosis. The CD-ROM version of the game featured audio dialogue for the whole game, still quite a novelty in 1995 (the disk-based version had on-screen text only). While not the first Discworld game, it was the first to be a commercial success, and is still remembered fondly by fans of the point-and-click genre (even if some of its puzzles were, like many from this era, fiendishly hard). ''Discworld'' made enough of a splash to spawn [[Discworld II: Missing, Presumed...!?\|a sequel]] and later [[Discworld Noir\|another third Discworld game]], both from the same developer.		It was developed by Perfect Entertainment, the company formed by the merger of Teeny Weeny Games (previously Beam Software) and Perfect 10 Productions. It was published by Psygnosis. The CD-ROM version of the game featured audio dialogue for the whole game, still quite a novelty in 1995 (the disk-based version had on-screen text only). While not the first Discworld game, it was the first to be a commercial success, and is still remembered fondly by fans of the point-and-click genre (even if some of its puzzles were, like many from this era, fiendishly hard). ''Discworld'' made enough of a splash to spawn [[Discworld II: Missing, Presumed...!?\|a sequel]] and later [[Discworld Noir\|another third Discworld game]], both from the same developer.

Ben: /* Major appearances */

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Major appearances

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	\| 2023-06-16 \|\| ''[https://www.dosgameclub.com DOS Game Club]'' \|\| “Discworld” \|\| [https://www.dosgameclub.com/discworld/ dosgameclub.com]		\| 2023-06-16 \|\| ''[https://www.dosgameclub.com DOS Game Club]'' \|\| “Discworld” \|\| [https://www.dosgameclub.com/discworld/ dosgameclub.com]
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			\| 2024-10-02 \|\| ''[https://www.blueprint.pm/podcasts/le-retropondeur/ Le Rétropondeur]''<ref>In French. Answering machine message style personal stories about retro videogames.</ref> \|\| “Discworld” \|\| [https://www.blueprint.pm/le-retropondeur-20/ blueprint.pm]
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