Castle Escape (SEGA Master System)
A downloadable masterpiece
Synopsis
Wee Knight faces the perilous challenge of escaping the haunted castle, where every step is fraught with danger! As he dashes through the dark corridors, he must gather as many gleaming gold coins as possible while evading the castle's terrifying inhabitants, who lurk in every shadow. His heavy armor weighs him down, making high jumps impossible—unless he consumes the magical magenta eggs hidden throughout the castle. But time is against him! The eggs' anti-gravity effects are fleeting, leaving him vulnerable and at risk of missing out on the castle's vast treasures. To survive, Wee Knight must also collect the glowing hearts scattered along his path, which will extend his life and keep him going. But be careful—if he falls too far, the crushing weight of his armor could spell his doom. Will Wee Knight escape with the treasure, or will the haunted castle claim another victim? The race for survival is on!
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
- Design & Coding - IrataHack
- Graphics - Carnivius, Crayon, 1stage
- Fonts - DamienG
- Levels Designed by IrataHack using Tiled
- Music - Rich 'Tufty' Hollins, rnR T.A.D.
- Sound Effects - Shiru, IrataHack
- Tile & map compression - Einar Saukas
- Audio sample player - ChibiWave
- PSG Player - WYZ proPlayer
Updated | 1 hour ago |
Status | Released |
Author | IrataHack |
Genre | Platformer |
Made with | Tiled |
Tags | 2D, 8-Bit, Homebrew, master-system, Retro, sega, sega-master-system, sms |
Average session | A few minutes |
Languages | English |
Inputs | Joystick |
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:
Development log
- Castle Escape 2.0 for the Sega Master System5 hours ago
- 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.