Editing Fountain of Dreams

{{about|the 1990 MS-DOS video game|the fictional location from the ''Kirby'' series|Fountain of Dreams (Kirby)}}
{{Short description|1990 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title          = Fountain of Dreams
| image          = Fountain of Dreams (1990 video game).png
| developer      = [[Electronic Arts]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/fountainofdreams/tech_info.html |title=Fountain of Dreams for PC Information, Fountain of Dreams Specs |publisher=GameSpot.com |date=1969-12-31 |accessdate=2013-10-06}}</ref>
| publisher      = Electronic Arts
| designer       = Dave Albert <br> Banjo Bob Hardy
| series         = 
| engine         =
| released       = 1990
| genre          = [[Role-playing video game|Role-playing]]
| modes          = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]]
| platforms      = [[MS-DOS]]
}}

'''''Fountain of Dreams''''' is a 1990 [[role-playing video game]] developed and published by [[Electronic Arts]] for [[MS-DOS]] as a successor to 1988's ''[[Wasteland (video game)|Wasteland]]''.

==Gameplay==
[[File:Fountain of Dreams screenshot.png|thumb|left|Starting location]]

The gameplay is similar to that of  ''[[Wasteland (video game)|Wasteland]]'' since ''Fountain of Dreams'' was originally intended to be a sequel. It is considered to be "very unforgiving" near the beginning, making it hard to get started in the game without dying.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gamebanshee.com/editorials/28209-the-history-of-fallout/page-2.html |title=The History of Fallout - Page 2 |publisher=Gamebanshee.com |date= |accessdate=2013-10-06}}</ref>

==Plot==
The game is set in post-[[nuclear war]] [[Florida]], physically separated from the continental United States by intensive bombing during [[World War III]] that sparked an enormous earthquake. Central Florida itself was hit heavily with [[neutron bomb|neutron]] and chemical weapons, in order to destroy the life there and preserve the technology.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pamedia.com/electronicgaming/computergames/fod/fod_dl/fountain_of_dreams_manual.txt |title=''Fountain of Dreams'' manual|date= |accessdate=2013-10-06}}</ref> 50 years later after "The Change", life on the island of Florida is threatened by [[mutation]]s due to residual [[ionizing radiation]]. Adding to the threat are the deranged Killer Clowns, as well as three organized crime factions: the DeSoto Family, the Obeah Orders, and the Bahia Mafia. The player controls a small band of adventurers who set out to find the purifying waters of the legendary "Fountain of Dreams" to stop the spread of mutation.

==Development==
The game was originally intended as a follow-up to ''Wasteland'', but neither [[Interplay Entertainment|Interplay]] nor any of the creative team that created ''Wasteland'' worked on it. In effect, the [[game engine]] is similar, but was created from scratch, and in 2003, Electronic Arts dropped all claims that the game had any connection to ''Wasteland''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2010/07/21/ign-presents-the-history-of-fallout |title=IGN Presents the History of Fallout |publisher=Uk.ign.com |date=2010-07-21 |accessdate=2013-10-06}}</ref> ''Fountain of Dreams'' was part of the beginning of a trend at EA to produce in-house sequels to its previous titles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.artfulgamer.com/electronic-arts-the-destroyer-of-worlds-sets-its-eye-on-bioware/ |title=The Artful Gamer · Electronic Arts, the Destroyer of Worlds, sets its eye on BioWare |publisher=Artfulgamer.com |accessdate=2013-10-06 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202181634/http://www.artfulgamer.com/electronic-arts-the-destroyer-of-worlds-sets-its-eye-on-bioware/ |archivedate=2014-02-02 }}</ref>

==Reception==
''Fountain of Dreams'' was met with negative reception as it was a much shorter and smaller game than ''Wasteland''.<ref name="cgw199302">{{cite magazine | url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1993&pub=2&id=103 | title=Induction Ceremony! | magazine=Computer Gaming World | date=February 1993 | accessdate=6 July 2014 | pages=157}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://wasteland.rockdud.net/fountain.html |title=The Wasteland Ranger HQ-Grid / Fountain of Dreams |publisher=Wasteland.rockdud.net |date=2004-06-17 |accessdate=2012-07-26}}</ref> ''[[Computer Gaming World]]'' in 1991 described it as inferior to the predecessor, stating it "incorporat[ed] all the worst features of that game, and not much of the good." The magazine noted that the game had no [[copy protection]], "but then, a product like this probably doesn't need any."<ref name="scorpia199101">{{cite magazine | url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1991&pub=2&id=78 | title=Scorpion's View / Scorpia Empties the Fountain of Dreams | magazine=Computer Gaming World | date=January 1991 | accessdate=17 November 2013 | author=Scorpia | pages=11}}</ref> In 1993, the magazine called the game "a horrible post-nuke loser" with an "inane plot, ridiculous combat, and terrible ending".<ref name="scorpia199310">{{cite magazine | url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1993&pub=2&id=111 | title=Scorpia's Magic Scroll Of Games | magazine=Computer Gaming World | date=October 1993 | accessdate=25 March 2016 | author=Scorpia | pages=34–50}}</ref> In 1996, ''Computer Gaming World'' ranked it as the 41st-worst game of all time, stating "''Wasteland'' got stupid as killer clowns, a silly plot, and fear of Disney ruined the sequel."<ref>''CGW'' 148: 50 Worst Games of All Time.</ref>
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==References==
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==External links==
*{{moby game|id=/fountain-of-dreams|name=''Fountain of Dreams''}}
*{{Internet Archive game|msdos_Fountain_of_Dreams_1990}}

{{Wasteland series}}

[[Category:1990 video games]]
[[Category:DOS games]]
[[Category:DOS-only games]]
[[Category:Electronic Arts games]]
[[Category:Post-apocalyptic video games]]
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[[Category:Single-player video games]]
[[Category:Video games developed in the United States]]
[[Category:Video games set in Florida]]
[[Category:Video games with gender-selectable protagonists]]
[[Category:Wasteland (series)]]