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After Princess Margarita is kidnapped by Mad Mizer, it is up to Prince Rafael to traverse through Groken Castle and save the damsel in distress. Castlequest (1986), released on the NES and MSX, is the sequel to the MSX's The Castle.


Overview

The object of this game is for your character (Prince Rafael) navigate through Groken Castle to rescue Princess Margarita whose been kidnapped by Mad Mizer.

Gameplay

Game completion will be difficult as there are many dead-ends and limited keys to doors ratio which means you can open a door and not have any keys left and have to start from the beginning. To compensate for that, the player starts out with 50 lives, instead of 3-5 in normal plat-former games.

You are only given a dagger which hits enemies at close range, and some enemies are impervious to it and can only be killed by having a block fall on top of them. Rafael can push certain objects throughout the game to accomplish his goal. In some rooms, the prince can only advance to the next room by aligning various steeping stones in the correct places to advance the room including: cement blocks, honey jars, candles, and the elevator.

Items

To advance from room-to-room, you must carry a key that matches the color of the door he intends to open. Pink key opens the pink door, blue key to blue door.. and so on and so forth. There are 6 key colors in total:
◾Red
◾Blue
◾Light Blue
◾Pink
◾Green
◾and Yellow.

Items in the game such as rings, crosses, money bags, and pieces of treasure add a point score though does not contribute to if you complete the game.

Air pack: few found in various rooms of the game, for a limited time you can breathe underwater. Use these wisely as they do not reappear, even if you still need one to cross a waterway.