Knightmare
A fantasy-themed vertical scrolling shooter released in 1986 for MSX, also available for Wii's Virtual Console in Japan. It was brought without a license to the SG-1000 in Taiwan.
Knightmare is an adventure developed by MD Software, released 31 December 1987 on SG-1000, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST/STE and Commodore C64/128/MAX.
What Knightmare is
Knightmare is an adventure game developed by MD Software and released in 1987. It was published by Activision. It is available on SG-1000, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.
The premise, in the publisher's words
A fantasy-themed vertical scrolling shooter released in 1986 for MSX, also available for Wii's Virtual Console in Japan. It was brought without a license to the SG-1000 in Taiwan.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Knightmare series
Knightmare is the first of 2 entries we hold in the Knightmare series. The next entry was Knightmare in 1991.
What it launched against
Knightmare launched on 31 December 1987, within three weeks of Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus and Head Over Heels.
Released around the same time: Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus, Head Over Heels.
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