Knightmare (1986 video game)

Knightmare: Majou Densetsu (Knightmare 魔城伝説, , Knightmare: Demon Castle Legend), Knightmare or Majou Densetsu (魔城伝説) for short, 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: Majou Densetsu
MSX cover art
Developer(s)Konami
Publisher(s)Konami
Composer(s)Miki Higashino
Platform(s)MSX, Mobile Phones, Virtual Console
ReleaseMSX
  • JP: January 1986
  • EU: 1986
Mobile Phones
  • JP: January 8, 2003
Virtual Console
  • JP: December 22, 2009 (Wii)
  • JP: March 19, 2014 (Wii U)
Windows PC
  • JP: July 22, 2014 (Project EGG)
Genre(s)Shoot 'em up
Mode(s)Single player

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 the player could submit high scores to an online server.

Conversions

References

  1. Barros, Alexei (December 2014). "Knightmare". OLD!Gamer (in Portuguese). No. 24. Editora Europa. pp. 46–49. ISSN 2317-2355.
  2. Kalata, Kurt (May 22, 2019). "Knightmare: Majou Densetsu". Hardcore Gaming 101. Archived from the original on May 27, 2019.


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