Knightmare (1986 video game)

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Not to be confused with Knightmare (1987 video game).
Knightmare: Majou Densetsu
Knightmare MSX Cover Art.jpg
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: 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 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[]

  • 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.[1][2]
  • A PC DOS remake fangame was made by FRIENDS Software Andrew Zabolotny in 1992.[1]
  • There was also a "Gold" version - a fan-made enhanced remake for MSX2 in Brazilian Portuguese.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c 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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