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Description
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.
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Not scary, but not cute either. Just horrible. | Mango Man (5) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Critic Reviews
SuperGame | Nov, 1992 | 87 out of 100 | 87 |
Play Time | Dec, 1991 | 37 out of 100 | 37 |
Mega Play Magazine | Nov, 1991 | 12 out of 40 | 30 |
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt) | Dec, 1991 | 3 out of 12 | 25 |
Video Games | Dec, 1991 | 25 out of 100 | 25 |
Mean Machines | Dec, 1991 | 23 out of 100 | 23 |
HonestGamers (Staff reviews only) | 1998 | 1 out of 10 | 10 |
Retro Video Gamer | Oct 31, 2018 | 1 out of 10 | 10 |
Sega-16.com | Jun 27, 2005 | 1 out of 10 | 10 |
SEGA-Mag (Objectif-SEGA) | Dec 31, 2010 | 1 out of 10 | 10 |
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Trivia
Christmas
When the PC clock/calendar reads 25 Dec, a Christmas tree appears in the great hall of the castle.Sound
The game featured digital sounds with the PC Speaker. However, the PC version sounded way inferior to the Mac version.T-shirts
There was a Dark Castle and Beyond Dark Castle t-shirt and sweatshirt offer that came with the game.Awards
- Computer Gaming World
- November 1996 (15th anniversary issue) – #136 in the “150 Best Games of All Time” list
Sciere (833192) added Dark Castle (Genesis) on Jun 24, 2004
Other platforms contributed by Olivier Masse (449), Kabushi (257787), Martin Smith (81122), Timo W. (227) and Scaryfun (17975)
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Artek Digital Productions
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