Dark Castle (Genesis)

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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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Part of the Following Group

• Dark Castle series

User Reviews

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

Information also contributed by Chris Mikesell