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246 points by evo_9

by gausswho

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Note that Dark Castle was programmed by Jonathan Gay, who would eventually go on to make FutureSplash. You might know it better from what it was renamed to: Flash (of Macromedia/Adobe).

by xnx

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Also playable in browser at https://classicreload.com/play/mac-dark-castle.html

by mjmsmith

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Z Sculpt sells an updated version of Return to Dark Castle:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4054940/Return_to_Dark_Ca...

by CMay

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This game came out the same year the original Castlevania did. They're different enough games, but there are a few similarities that do make you wonder if they had any particular shared influences.

by bombcar

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I'd love to see a Fabien-style Game Engine Black Book for some of these older Macintosh games.

by macleginn

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If the author sees this: it's "whose old Apples", not "who's". Only mentioning this because it's very prominent on the landing page.
Also the feedback form doesn't work in Firefox, Chrome, and Edge.

by kelsolaar

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The download links are all dead.

by st3fan

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Such a classic. Played these for many hours as a kid.

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by tiltowait

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If you've never played it before, Dark Castle really is worth looking at. Its artwork is incredible even before considering the constraints, and its gameplay holds up remarkably well for something from 1986.

by staplung

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You can also play it in the browser in Infinite Mac: https://infinitemac.org/1991/System%207.0
(Worked somewhat better for me than the classicreload version)

by astennumero

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Would it be possible to play this in those retro platform emulation handhelds? Was able to find ports for DOS, Mac, Genesis, C64, Amiga, Atari ST, Apple IIgs, CD-i. Is this a viable portmaster suggestion?

by m463

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The other thing I remember of that era was the (unrelated) Talking Moose

by frollogaston

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The right way to play this game is on CD-i

by einpoklum

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So, I was disappointed to find dead links to a Windows-based emulator :-(
Does anyone know...
* What happened to the creators?
* Who owns the copyrights, if at all?
* Has anyone been approached to release the source code and games resources?
Also, if anyone has an appropriate Linux emulator, which supports these games, please share a link and perhaps instructions.

by chrisallick

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instill have the floppies :)

by wickedOne

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i still remember the christmas easter egg in there

by formvoltron

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ahhh.. childhood!

by kidkujoe

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wow nostalgia!

by gaythread

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