Dark Castle

Information

Genre

Arcade - Platformer (Multi-Screen)

Language

[unknown]

Controls

Joystick, Keyboard, Mouse

Players

1, Demo

Resolution

Low

Programmer(s)

Schwartz, Michael, Dresser, Jay

Graphic Artist(s)

Wiebmer, Jim

Game design

[unknown]

Musician(s)

[n/a]

Sound FX

[unknown]

Year

1988

Publisher

Mirrorsoft

Distributor

-

Developer

SiliconBeach Software

Licensed from

-

Country

United Kingdom

Software

English

Box/Instructions

English

License

Commercial

ST Type

ST, STe, TT, 0.5MB

Number of Disks

3, Single Sided, HD Installable

Votes / Statistics

Rating: 6.9/10 · Votes: 16 · Downloads: 3,177 · Hits: 6,755

Screenshots (8)

Cover Art (6)

Book / Magazine Reviews (2)

ST Action · June, 1988 · Rating: 60 %

Atari ST User · June, 1988 · Rating: 8

Comments (3)

• IntoTheVerticalBlank — 3 Jul 2022

  Title Starts Off with a nice picture and some choppy digitized sound, but ok for the time. In game sounds are pretty standard spot effects, mostly sampled, but still sparse and amateurish. The graphics and animation are really good, but the game play suffers a bit from "Early ST" syndrome. This was a MAC port to the ST, and while I see why it could have been good on that machine, with it's lack of arcade titles, this really is a poor implementation on any other system. Each screen is filled with traps and monsters and you must make it to the exit though all of them. The problem is, control is very sketchy with the joystick and even worse with the keyboard. Your player moves up and down stairs really well, but every other action was a labor making you want to throw the joystick, Some fun can be had here if you have a lot of time to practice.

• marco75 — 13 Jul 2018

  The Angry Video Game Nerd reviewed the Sega Megadrive/Genesis version: https://youtu.be/y4-7mWeY_Cs Reportedly it plays like ass.

• GeoMan — 4 Jun 2013

  Used to play the B&W version on a Mac Quadra!