Knightmare (1986 video game)
| Knightmare | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Konami |
| Publisher(s) | Konami |
| Composer(s) | Miki Higashino |
| Platform(s) | MSX home computer |
| Release date(s) |
MSX
Mobile Phones
Virtual Console
Windows PC
|
| Genre(s) | Shoot 'em up |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
Knightmare, known in Japan as Majou Densetsu (魔城伝説 , Demon Castle Legend), is a 1986 MSX vertical scrolling shooter computer game. The player is a knight, Popolon, who has to fight his way through several levels to defeat Hudnos and rescue Aphrodite.
Knightmare was an innovative upward-scrolling shoot 'em up game on the MSX system released as game cartridge. The top-view graphics were considered very sophisticated for its time, similar to other MSX games such as Nemesis and Penguin Adventure.
Konami also released a slightly altered version that could be bought from LINKS network. (Japanese "internet replacement" of the 80's) In this version you could submit high scores to online server.
Conversions
- Knightmare has been converted for i-mode enabled cellphones in 2003 by Konami.
- The game is found in the compilation Konami Antiques MSX Collection for Saturn and PlayStation.
- A PC DOS remake was made by FRIENDS Software.
- There was also a "Gold" version - a fan-made enhanced remake for MSX2.
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