Dark Castle

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Dark Castle
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer:
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code

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Dark Castle is an action game originally developed by Silicon Beach Software for Apple Macintosh computers in 1986. It was subsequently ported to other home computers in 1987 and eventually to the Sega Mega Drive in 1991. Many of the ports, including the Mega Drive version were handled by Three-Sixty Pacific.

Dark Castle is a platform game, in which players traverse through a castle to defeat the "black knight", killing enemies along the way and collecting keys. Despite the addition of colour, the Mega Drive version is often criticsed for its controls and poor production quality. Conversely the Macintosh version is often considered to be a classic among Mac fans, gaining sequels such as Beyond Dark Castle and remakes such as Color Dark Castle.

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
30 №25
55 №21, p150
23 №15, p174/175
19 №14, p78
69 №26, p49
49 №2, p67
52 №18, p64
Sega Mega Drive
42
Based on
7 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
66
[1]
Console XS (UK) PAL
52
[2]
Cool Gamer (RU)
10
[3]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
13
[4]
Gamers (DE)
7
[5]
Games-X (UK)
30
[6]
Joypad (FR) PAL
41
[7]
Joystick (FR)
55
[8]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
38
[9]
Mega (UK)
44
[10]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
55
[11]
Mean Machines (UK)
23
[12]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
23
[13]
Player One (FR)
19
[14]
Sega Power (UK)
69
[15]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
49
[16]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
52
[17]
Supergame (BR)
87
[18]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
38
[19]
Video Games (DE)
25
[20]
Sega Mega Drive
40
Based on
20 reviews

Dark Castle

Mega Drive, US
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Cover
Mega Drive, EU
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Cover
Mega Drive, BR
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Cover