It was announced a short time later that the game would be distributed as freeware, and the freeware version of Dink Smallwood was released on October 17, 1999. The game could be purchased from retail stores in Europe via European publisher Iridon Interactive however, Robinson Technologies did not secure a publisher for the United States, requiring them to sell to this region via mail order at the price of $25 (including shipping).īy the summer of 1999, Robinson Technologies had sold out of all their copies of Dink Smallwood and claimed that there were no plans to publish more copies.
The game was initially released in 1997 for purchase in the United States and Europe. Mitch Brink composed several of the game's music tracks. After that, he goes in the Darklands to kill the mighty evil, Seth.ĭink Smallwood was developed by Robinson Technologies in the mid 1990s, at the time consisting of Seth Robinson, Justin Martin, and Greg Smith. Dink eventually makes it his quest to defeat this mysterious cult. Along the way, he hears of a powerful and sinister group known as the Cast whose nefarious deeds are threatening the kingdom. He is then told to go out of his village, into the world to find his aunt, and start living a new life with her. Somehow, as he is outside, his house burns down, killing his mother. His father is said to have disappeared, leaving him behind in a small village with his mother. Dink is never freed from the grievances of being a pig farmer, a fact he is far too often reminded of by his nemesis, Milder Flatstomp.ĭink starts out as a pig farmer, living a normal life in his village, Stonebrook.
The game has a satirical off-color slant, including everything from a fiercely abusive uncle to a town that worships ducks.
The game features isometric, Diablo-like gameplay, including weapons, items, and magic. The game centers on Dink, a pig farmer-turned-hero who embarks on various quests throughout his world. The house of Dink Smallwood at the start of the game, before it burns down.
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