Knightmare is an arcade developed by Konami, released 1 January 1986 on Wii U, Wii, SG-1000 and DOS.
What Knightmare is
Knightmare is an arcade game developed by Konami and released in 1986. It was published by Jumbo. It is available on Wii U, Wii, SG-1000, DOS, Legacy Mobile Device, MSX and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
Knightmare, known in Japan as Majou Densetsu (魔城伝説 , Demon Castle Legend?), is a 1986 MSX vertical scrolling shooter computer game. The player is a knight, Popolon, who has to fight his way through several levels to defeat Hudnos and rescue Aphrodite. Knightmare was an innovative upward-scrolling shoot 'em up game on the MSX system released as game cartridge. The top-view graphics were considered very sophisticated for its time, similar to other MSX games such as Nemesis and Penguin Adventure. Konami also released a slightly altered version that could be bought from LINKS network. (Japanese "internet replacement" of the 80's) In this version you could submit high scores to online server. It…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
What it launched against
Knightmare launched on 1 January 1986, within three weeks of Bomberman, Summer Games II, Highway Encounter and Mercenary.
Released around the same time: Bomberman, Summer Games II, Highway Encounter, Mercenary.
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When did Knightmare come out?
Knightmare was released on 1 January 1986 for Wii U, Wii, SG-1000, DOS, Legacy Mobile Device, MSX and PC (Microsoft Windows).
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