Dark Castle

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Dark Castle

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: Electronic Arts

Developer: Silicon Beach Software

Three-Sixty Pacific; Programming, Music and Sounds: Artech Studios

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	Code
US	1991	703401
EU	1991-11	E177SMXI
AU	199x
BR	199x

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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.

History

Critical reception

Despite the addition of colour, the Mega Drive version is often criticsed for its horrible controls and poor production values. The Angry Video Game Nerd considers this game the single worst game on the Mega Drive. 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.

Magazine articles

Main article: Dark Castle/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

66

^[7]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

52

^[8]

Cool Gamer (RU)

10

^[9]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

13

^[10]

Gamers (DE)

7

^[11]

Games-X (UK)

30

^[12]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

41

^[13]

Joystick (FR)

55

^[2]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

PAL

38

^[14]

Mega (UK)

44

^[15]

Mega Force (FR)

PAL

55

^[16]

Mean Machines (UK)

23

^[17]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

23

^[18]

Player One (FR)

19

^[5]

Sega Power (UK)

69

^[1]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

49

^[19]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

52

^[20]

Supergame (BR)

87

^[21]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

38

^[22]

Video Games (DE)

25

^[23]

	40
Based on 20 reviews

Dark Castle

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, AU

Mega Drive, BR
Cover
Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32	0464aca4
MD5	56965eb7dde9bc22d16ffa72331c0e09
SHA-1	23e1ad9822338362113e55087d60fb9a1674bf8a

512kB

1991-09

Cartridge (US/EU)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Sega Power, "January 1992" (UK; 1991-12-05), page 49
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Joystick, "Novembre 1991" (FR; 1991-1x-xx), page 150
↑ Mega, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-03-17), page 62/63 (62)
↑ Mean Machines, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-28), page 174/175 (176)
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Player One, "Novembre 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 78
↑ Sega Pro, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-21), page 67 (69)
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 55
↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 128
↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 59
↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 36
↑ Gamers, "Februar/März 1992" (DE; 1992-xx-xx), page 48
↑ Games-X, "10th-16th October 1991" (UK; 1991-10-10), page 33
↑ Joypad, "Novembre 1991" (FR; 1991-10-1x), page 52
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 91
↑ Mega, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-03-17), page 62
↑ Mega Force, "Novembre 1991" (FR; 1991-11-19), page 70
↑ Mean Machines, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-28), page 176
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 138
↑ Sega Pro, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-21), page 69
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 64
↑ Supergame, "Novembro 1992" (BR; 1992-11-xx), page 45
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 48
↑ Video Games, "4/91" (DE; 1991-12-06), page 31

[:File:SegaPower_UK_26.pdf_p49-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Sega Power, "January 1992" (UK; 1991-12-05), page 49

[:File:Joystick_FR_021.pdf_p150-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Joystick, "Novembre 1991" (FR; 1991-1x-xx), page 150

[:File:Mega_UK_19.pdf_p62_.2862.2F63.29-3] Mega, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-03-17), page 62/63 (62)

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_15.pdf_p176_.28174.2F175.29-4] Mean Machines, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-28), page 174/175 (176)

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_014.pdf_p78-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Player One, "Novembre 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 78

[:File:SegaPro_UK_02.pdf_p69_.2867.29-6] Sega Pro, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-21), page 67 (69)

[7] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 55

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p128-8] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 128

[9] Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 59

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p36-10] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 36

[:File:Gamers_DE_1992-01.pdf_p48-11] Gamers, "Februar/März 1992" (DE; 1992-xx-xx), page 48

[:File:GamesX_UK_25.pdf_p33-12] Games-X, "10th-16th October 1991" (UK; 1991-10-10), page 33

[:File:Joypad_FR_002.pdf_p52-13] Joypad, "Novembre 1991" (FR; 1991-10-1x), page 52

[:File:MDAG_UK_05.pdf_p91-14] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 91

[:File:Mega_UK_19.pdf_p62-15] Mega, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-03-17), page 62

[:File:MegaForce_FR_03.pdf_p70-16] Mega Force, "Novembre 1991" (FR; 1991-11-19), page 70

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_15.pdf_p176-17] Mean Machines, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-28), page 176

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p138-18] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 138

[:File:SegaPro_UK_02.pdf_p69-19] Sega Pro, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-21), page 69

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p64-20] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 64

[:File:Supergame_BR_16.pdf_p45-21] Supergame, "Novembro 1992" (BR; 1992-11-xx), page 45

[22] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 48

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1991-04.pdf_p31-23] Video Games, "4/91" (DE; 1991-12-06), page 31

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Dark Castle

From Sega Retro

Contents

History

Critical reception

Magazine articles

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References