Editing Dragonstomper (section)

===Contemporary reviews===
Contemporary reviews of the game praised the game's sophistication for a console game, comparing it to the quality of home computer games of the period. The ''[[Electronic Games|Electronic Games 1983 Software Encyclopedia]]'' praised the games graphics and sound as "excellent" and its gameplay as "outstanding", noting that "clever design makes it possible to enter all necessary commands through the joystick" and that the game's on-screen menu cut memorization of instructions "to a blessed minimum".{{sfn|Electronic Games 1983 Software Encyclopedia|1983|p=23|ref=EG1983}} The same review was published in the 1984 version but lowering the score to a seven.{{sfn|Electronic Games 1984 Software Encyclopedia|1984|pp=90-91|ref=EG1984}} "B.H." of ''[[Games World of Puzzles|Games]]'' stated that the game was "the most sophisticated adventure game we've seen from any home video system" and that, along with ''[[Escape from the Mindmaster]]'', it raised the Atari 2600 to "virtually the level of a home computer".{{sfn|B.H.|1983|p=52}}

Other reviews focused on its quality and hailed it as among the best games using the Supercharger, while a few disliked the slower pace and graphics. Mike Meyers of the video game magazine ''Blip'' declared that although the game was difficult to master, he ultimately declared ''Dragonstomper'' to be best of the supercharger games and "probably the best "[[swords and sorcery]]" game yet produced for a home video game system."{{sfn|Meyers|1983}} An anonymous author in ''[[Computer and Video Games]]'' also proclaimed it the best of the current Supercharger games in July 1983 and that the game "should be enough to keep even the most skilled adventurer occupied for a very long time".{{sfn|Computer and Video Games|1983|pp=20-21|ref=CaVG}} In the UK publication ''TV Gamer'' noted that text in the game made it "one of the most striking things about it" and that with ''Dragonstomper'' the "supercharger definitely comes into its own".{{sfn|TV Gamer|1983|p=24|ref=TVGamer}} One reviewer in ''Videogaming and Computer Gaming Illustrated'' declared it superior to [[Intellivision]]'s ''[[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Cloudy Mountain|Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]]'' and properly captured the spirit of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' while noting that the complexity and slow pace may be off-putting to some gamers.{{sfn|JC|ECM|1983|p=69}} A second reviewer declared that "no one on this planet can be more bored with this video game than I was", finding it annoying to let the game choose the player's fate, noting they had preferred the fantasy-themed game ''[[Adventure (1980 video game)|Adventure]]'' (1980).{{sfn|JC|ECM|1983|p=69}} Both reviewers negatively commented on the game's graphics.{{sfn|JC|ECM|1983|p=69}} Dan Persons wrote in ''Video Games'' stated that graphics and sound in ''Dragonstomper'' were merely "ordinary" but that it "happens to be one of the best adventure games released for the 2600".{{sfn|Persons|1983}} Persons complimented the controls, finding that the system was well laid out for navigating the menus and almost as good as using a keyboard. He concluded his review stating that "the booby traps in the dragon's cave are sprung with such a suddenness that I literally jumped from my seat. A nicely wicked touch."{{sfn|Persons|1983}}

The game was included in ''Games'' magazine's list of the Best New Games of 1983; the publication praised the game for its depth and were surprised to find it on a console as opposed to a home computer.{{sfn|Hochberg|Schmittberger|1983}} The magazine ''Video Games Player'' awarded ''Dragonstomper'' the "Adventure Game of the Year" in the home video games category for their Golden Joystick Awards for 1983.{{sfn|Video Games Player|1983|pp=49-50|ref=VGP}}