▁able ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁game . ▁Due ▁to ▁a ▁bug , ▁the ▁other ▁way ▁to ▁run ▁into ▁these ▁characters ▁was ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁transfer ▁over ▁a ▁character ▁from ▁the ▁city . ▁In ▁effect , ▁it ▁was ▁impossible ▁to ▁actually ▁transfer ▁a ▁character ▁over ▁from ▁the ▁city ▁to ▁the ▁d unge on ▁without ▁ma iling ▁in ▁the ▁dis ks ▁to ▁be ▁ex changed ▁for ▁a ▁fixed ▁version . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁Sc orp ia ' s ▁review ▁of ▁The ▁Dun geon ▁described ▁the ▁game ▁as ▁" a ▁big ▁improvement ▁over ▁City , ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁still ▁ultimately ▁uns atisf ying ." ▁While ▁the ▁graphics ▁were ▁much - im pro ved , ▁especially ▁on ▁ 8 - bit ▁versions , ▁the ▁game ▁lack ed ▁any ▁sense ▁of ▁accomplish ment . ▁She ▁found ▁that ▁starting ▁characters ▁from ▁scratch ▁is ▁nearly ▁impossible , ▁and ▁several ▁aspects ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁arbitr arily ▁pun ished ▁the ▁players , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁un be atable ▁Dev our er ▁which ▁e ats ▁items ▁if ▁the ▁player ▁has ▁too ▁many , ▁and ▁the ▁reduction ▁of ▁stats ▁when ▁playing ▁from ▁a ▁back ed - up ▁save . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁Sc orp ia ▁called ▁The ▁Dun geon ▁" bet ter ▁than ▁the ▁first , ▁but ▁not ▁by ▁much ". ▁ ▁Altern ate ▁Re ality : ▁The ▁City ▁and ▁Altern ate ▁Re ality : ▁The ▁Dun geon ▁were ▁both ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁the ▁feature ▁review ▁Dragon ▁# 1 3 5 . ▁The ▁review ers ▁gave ▁Altern ate ▁Re ality : ▁The