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Dark Castle

by Silicon Beach Software·published by Silicon Beach Software

1 November 198617
PCDOSGenesisAmigaAtari STCommodore 64Apple IIgsCD-iMac

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5.1/ 10

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About

The Black Knight has brought misery to the land, and the end way to end this is to enter his haunted house to slay him. You are the brave adventurer taking on this quest through 14 increasingly-tough zones.

The bulk of the game is side-viewed, involving single screens to pass through, which incorporate ropes, cages and trapdoor. There are enemies walking, flying and hovering through this, and many of them respawn. Unusually your weapon to take them on (rocks) can be thrown through 360 degrees, which aims to make the gameplay more realistic and methodical. The screens were linked by hub screens, which the player passes through simply by clicking on a door.

Ways to play

Modes

Single player

Perspective

Third personSide view

Ported as

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Remade as

Languages

1 languages, with audio, subtitles and interface
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English——

Game details

Business Model

Commercial

Media Type

5.25" Floppy Disk

Input Devices Supported/Optional

Keyboard

Controller Types Supported

Analog Joystick

System requirements

Min. CPU Class Required

Intel 8088 / 8086

Min. OS Class Required

PC/MS-DOS 2.0

Min. RAM Required

256 KB

Video Modes Supported

CGA, EGA, Hercules

Sound Devices Supported

PC Speaker (Tweaked)

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Facts

Released

1 November 1986

Platforms

PCDOSGenesisAmigaAtari STCommodore 64Apple IIgsCD-iMac

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Tags

Side viewFixed / flip-screenPlatformPuzzle elementsFantasy