Druid

Information

Genre

Arcade - Gauntlet

Language

Machine Language

Controls

Joystick, Keyboard

Players

1, 2 (sim.)

Programmer(s)

Croudy, John

Year

1987

Publisher

Firebird (UK)

Country

United Kingdom

License

Commercial

Medium

Tape, Disk

Rarity

5 (Tape), 7 (Disk)

Votes / Statistics

Rating: 7.8/10 · Votes: 71 · Downloads: 3,963 · Hits: 18,102

Additional Comments

Screenshots (5)

Cover Art (4)

Comments (7)

• gimp — 14 Sept 2019

  Just finished it on 8bit Atari - Golem as the second player works perfect here :)

• Megadeth — 24 Jun 2019

  I remember getting this one late in 1986 (so the release date provided here is incorrect), and a friend of mine got his C64 version. We spent quite a lot of time beating this beast :-) A few personal notes - I think the Atari had smoother game-play and provied action sounds, while the C64 version had killer background music instead. Also, on C64 the two of us could play at the same time, as the 2nd joystick controlled the golem. Unforgettable game for me, far better (in terms of game-play) than (IMHO overhyped) Gauntlet.

• Boman — 11 Sept 2010

  The C64 version has better graphics and a cool soundtrack. still a good game!

• Muffy St. Bernard — 7 Apr 2010

  The worldofspectrum.org site has the instructions for the original Druid, and it says that pressing 1 activates Key, pressing 2 activates invisibility, 3 is for golem, and 4 is for chaos. Control the golem with A. Use P to toggle fire and water. This was notable at the time as a stopgap before an official Gauntlet version appeared on the Spectrum...several "Gauntlet-alikes" were released (including a radical remake of Atari's "Dandy," the ORIGINAL Gauntlet) before the official one finally came along.

• lotek style — 6 Apr 2010

  Pretty amazing game. About 20 years ago I would have known about the golem thing ;) ... I think I also finished the game completely... I was addicted and later changed my nickname to DRUID aswell :)

• Huska — 10 Oct 2009

  Can somebody tell me, how to activate golem? Thanks.

• Robert — 28 Jun 2008

  This is a great Gauntlet clone. It is not so big as Gauntlet but in my opinion it plays much better (more responsive).