The Game

Dink Smallwood is a lite RPG. Imagine a cross between such classics as Zelda, Diablo, and Monkey Island (with a tiny dash of South Park) and you'll have a good idea of what to expect from the game.

It is also freeware, so you can download the whole game for free. If that wasn't enough, some people have made new adventures for the game, called D-Mods. There are tools to create your own adventures included in the download, as well as other user-created tools you can download here.

Download Dink Here.

History

Dink was developed during 1997 by RTSoft, consisting of Seth Robinson, Justin Martin, and Greg Smith. After a little problem (they accepted pre-orders and missed several promised release dates) Dink Smallwood was shipped out to gamers across the United States during January 1998. However, due to a European publisher (Iridion Interactive), the game was only sent to stores in Europe. However, Non-European gamers could still purchase the game through mail directly from RTSoft for the low price of $25 (including shipping).

Dink was never a huge hit, but did reasonably well. During the summer of 1999, RTSoft had sold out of all of their copies of Dink Smallwood. There was a bit of anxiety, as Seth said there wasn't any plans on publishing any more copies. But he had a plan, and released the entire game as Freeware within a couple months.

Screenshots

Screenshots of Dink from Our Gallery

Links

http://www.dinknetwork.com/ - Dink Network, Lots of Mods, Files and Articles
http://www.rtsoft.com/dink/index.htm - Official Dink Smallwood Site

Reviews/Mentions

Shareware Version:
Avault (3/5)
Cro's Page
Gamestats (7/10)
Gaming Entertainment Monthly (85%)
Hotgames (3/5)
IGN Vault
Kick Ass Games
Playerbase (7.58/10)
Video Game Palace (80%)
Web Crawler (C+)
Zentropy (6/10)

Freeware Version:
About.com (5/5, Best Freeware/Shareware Roleplaying Game of 1999)
Jakey's Reviews (4/5)
RPG Fan (by Sensei Phoenix, 92%)
The Games Factory (5/5)

Other:
I have no idea
Russian Review? 2.5/5

Dink has also been mentioned favorably in the following publications:
PC Gamer (July 1998)
PC Games (?)
Yahoo! Internet Life (February 2000)
Computer Gaming World (April 2000)
Game Design Secrets of the Sages (Second Edition, 2000)
PC Gamer (December 2001) - Rated one of the top ten freeware games