The Castle is an adventure developed by ASCII Corporation, released 1 April 1985 on SG-1000, MSX, PC (Microsoft Windows) and PC-8800 Series.
What The Castle is
The Castle is an adventure game developed by ASCII Corporation and released in 1985. It is available on SG-1000, MSX, PC (Microsoft Windows), PC-8800 Series and Sharp X1.
The premise, in the publisher's words
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.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Quick answers
The Castle — frequently asked questions
When did The Castle come out?
The Castle was released on 1 April 1985 for SG-1000, MSX, PC (Microsoft Windows), PC-8800 Series and Sharp X1.
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