Castle Escape (SEGA Master System)
A downloadable masterpiece
Synopsis
Wee Knight must escape the haunted castle collecting gold coins and dodging the castles deadly inhabitants as he goes. Due to the enormous weight of his armor, Wee Knight cannot jump very high unless he consumes the magenta eggs found within the castle. But beware, the anti-gravity effects of the eggs do not last long leaving Wee Knight at risk of missing out on the castles many treasures. Prolong life by collecting the hearts and don’t let Wee Knight fall too far or he'll be crushed by the weight of his own armor.
Tips
- All coins are collectable!
- But you may need magenta eggs to reach them.
- Points are also scored for collecting eggs and hearts!
- Patience will help you sneak under the spiders.
- Jumping over them is possible, but difficult.
- Rats have a predictable behavior.
- You can jump over them without eggs but it requires cat like reflexes.
Credits
Purchase
In order to download this masterpiece you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $3.99 USD. You will get access to the following files:
Download demo
Development log
- Bug fix releaseAug 19, 2024
- Lightning EffectsJan 16, 2024
- Gameplay CleanupJan 12, 2024
- NTSC timing fixMay 17, 2023
- Minor UpdateApr 13, 2023
- Sprite GlitchingApr 13, 2023
Comments
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Awesome game !
This is fun! I've put the game in my round-up of retro indie games for April 2023
What a fun game! Love precision platformers like this. Great work by all involved in making this.
Hey, looks like a nice game but it's glitchy on real hardware. Your accessing the VDP too fast with your port at $19A6. Please use Emulicious to see how you game run on real hardware. Emulicious debugger is great, you should have no problem fixing that ;) I'll buy the game as soon as it's fixed. Cheers.
Great feedback. A few additional cycles were required between writing the VDP data port. Hopefully, the latest versions address this issue.
IH.
Thank you for the quick fix, it seems like there is no glitch anymore. Can start playing now! Too bad itch.io use paypal only, I can't buy the game at the end :/
Unfortunate, please email CastleEscape at IrataHack dot com, I’m sure they can help.
Same problem, I can't use Paypal in my country.
Please see the previous response. I'm sure they can help.