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ASCII's Castle series Series

The Castle

Main Game
Platform Puzzle Adventure Action Fantasy

The Castle is a Platform / Puzzle game released on April 1, 1985 for SG-1000, PC-8800 Series, Sharp X1 and 2 more. The game has a fairly standard plot of rescuing a princess from a castle, though the game itself was considered very large for the time. It also contains a map system similar to that of later Metroid …

April 1, 1985
Released 15177 days ago
SG-1000 PC-8800 Series Sharp X1 PC (Microsoft Windows) MSX

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The game has a fairly standard plot of rescuing a princess from a castle, though the game itself was considered very large for the time. It also contains a map system similar to that of later Metroid and Castlevania games.

The Castle was followed by the game Castle Excellent.

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Release Dates by Platform

PC-8800 Series Worldwide
Apr 1, 1985
MSX Worldwide
Dec 31, 1986
Sharp X1 Worldwide
Dec 31, 1986
SG-1000 Worldwide
Dec 31, 1986
PC (Microsoft Windows) Worldwide
Feb 9, 2016

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Game Info

Developer
ASCII Corporation
Publisher
ASCII Corporation
Game Modes
Single player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
Action Fantasy

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