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Castle Elsinore

In a free literary adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet, Castle Elsinore offers the opportunity to explore the namesake castle from the play to collect as much treasure as possible and deposit it at the town…

31 December 1983

Castle Elsinore is an adventure developed by Charles A. Crayne, released 31 December 1983 on DOS.

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What Castle Elsinore is

Castle Elsinore is an adventure game developed by Charles A. Crayne and released in 1983. It was published by Temple Software. It is available on DOS only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

You are about to enter the gloomy halls of Castle Elsinore, an ancient rambling structure perched on cliffs overlooking the sea. A stern Danish King rules this castle, along with his beautiful, arrogant queen. There are strange tales about this castle and its rulers. Tales or murder and betrayal, love, madness - and treasure. You can wander through these ancient halls, if you dare.
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How it plays

It is played from a text perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Castle Elsinore launched on 31 December 1983, within three weeks of The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac and Zoo Keeper.

Released around the same time: The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac, Zoo Keeper.

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When did Castle Elsinore come out?
Castle Elsinore was released on 31 December 1983 for DOS.

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