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| Beyond Dark Castle | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Silicon Beach Software |
| Publisher(s) | Silicon Beach Software Activision |
| Designer(s) | Mark Stephen Pierce |
| Programmer(s) | Jonathan Gay |
| Platform(s) | Macintosh, Amiga, Commodore 64, |
| Release | 1987: Mac 1989: C64, Amiga |
| Genre(s) | Platform |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Beyond Dark Castle is a computer game, released for Macintosh in 1987 by Silicon Beach Software. It was designed by Mark Stephen Pierce and programmed by Jonathan Gay. It is the sequel to Dark Castle, with more levels, monsters and items, as well as a larger game map and longer levels. A second sequel, Return to Dark Castle, was released in 2008.
Activision published ports for the Commodore 64 and the Amiga.
Plot[edit]
The game starts off with the end of Dark Castle, where Prince Duncan toppled the Black Knight's throne. In the original version, after toppling the throne, the Black Knight stands up shaking his fist, and a gargoyle drops Duncan in Trouble 3. In the newer version by Delta Tao Software, Color Dark Castle, after defeating the Black Knight on advanced, the Black Knight's throne falls down, off the bottom of the screen, and Duncan does a victory dance as it fades out.
When starting a new game in Beyond Dark Castle, the player sees Duncan approaching a fireplace and mantle. Duncan attempts to remove a nearby torch from the wall, only to have the whole wall turn around like a trapdoor. Duncan finds himself in a large anteroom, where there are five pedestals. Over the course of the game, the player collects five orbs to fill these pedestals, opening a gate that leads to the final duel with the Black Knight.
Gameplay[edit]
Beyond Dark Castle is much more difficult than Dark Castle.[1] A helicopter backpack has been added and Duncan can now collect and drop bombs. These can be used to destroy snakes, rats, and even walls. There is now a health meter that needs to be replenished, multiple keys can be collected, and the levels now scroll (horizontally and vertically). Games can also be saved and loaded (using a unique 'computer room'), and there is also a practice mode.
While in Dark Castle the Black Knight's chambers could be entered at any time, Beyond Dark Castle requires Duncan to collect five orbs which are scattered around the new, much larger castle. As before, the Fireball and Shield must also be acquired before the assault on the Black Knight himself.
Levels[edit]
The game has 15 levels, like the first game, which came out of the 5 doors in the Great Hall.
- Ye Roof: Computer Room, Clock Tower, Swamp, Forrest
- West Tower: West Tower Wall, West Labyrinth, West Tower Top
- East Tower: Black Knight's Brewery, East Labyrinth, East Tower Top
- Underground: Basement, Catacombs, Dungeon
- Main Hall: Ante Room, Black Knight's Showdown & The Final Battle
Reception[edit]
Computer Gaming World said that Beyond Dark Castle was superior to its predecessor, approving of the new save and practice options.[2] While very successful—ranking in the top five on Macworld list of bestselling Macintosh entertainment software 21 times—it was Silicon Beach's last game, as productivity software like SuperPaint was much more lucrative.[1]
Legacy[edit]
A colorized Mac version was planned by Delta Tao Software but dropped.
A version of Dark Castle was made for cellphones, which borrows some level designs from this game.
Return to Dark Castle, the sequel, contains all the levels from Beyond Dark Castle, as well as many new ones.
References[edit]
- ^ abMoss, Richard (2018-03-22). 'The making of Dark Castle : An excerpt from The Secret History of Mac Gaming'. Gamasutra. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
- ^Roberts, Alan (July 1988). 'Beyond Dark Castle'(PDF). Computer Gaming World. No. 49. pp. 34, 48. Retrieved 17 April 2016.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
External links[edit]
- Dark Castle links at Z Sculpt Entertainment
The annual Apple Design Awards are a bit like the Oscars. Sure, in the week-to-week of the film industry, people might be more concerned about the box-office take, but it’s the critical reception that really helps the high-quality products shine. Similarly, the listings for the top-selling programs in the App Store might grab the attention of consumers, but the ADA exists to reward technical and design excellence in software engineering for Apple’s platforms.
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For their pains, each student winner receives a prize package consisting of a fully-loaded 15-inch MacBook Pro, a 30-inch Apple Cinema Display, an iPhone, an iPod touch, an Apple Developer Connection membership, as well as reimbursement for their travel expenses. Meanwhile, commercial devs win two of the prize packages.
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Versions, a joint effort between Pico Software Development and Sofa, was the second to take home a showcase award. A slick graphical user interface for Subversion, the most used open-source version control software, Versions was a great hit among the ADA’s crowd, composed largely of software developers.
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Moving along to the iPhone side of the affair, Wooden Labyrinth 3D snagged the award for Best iPhone Student App. Unfortunately the winner, Elias Pietil, was unable to attend the awards from his native Finland. The app, a version of the classic wooden labyrinth game, garnered praise for the way it used the iPhone’s accelerometer to reflect the movement of the device in the animation of the wooden labyrinth.
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Topple 2, by ngmoco, followed up with the second award, with Apple’s Geleynse demonstrating the tower-building game and its careful use of the iPhone’s accelerometer and adoption of OpenGL ES and UIKit technologies.
The third winner of the iPhone Developer Showcase was MLB.com At Bat 2009. In particular, the impressive infrastructure that MLB put behind the mobile app won it much praise and Geleynse showed off the ability for the app to show scores, Gameday information, video highlights, and even the ability to switch between home and away radio announcers.
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The hosts wrapped up the evening by congratulating all the winners and saying how hard it was to pick the winners from the pool of so many great submissions. Subsequently, they challenged developers to create great applications for next year’s awards by building on the technologies to come in Snow Leopard and iPhone 3.0.
Meanwhile, you can browse all of the currently-released iPhone app winners in our App Guide ADA 2009 collection.