Blackwyche
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Blackwyche is a video game for the Commodore 64
developed and released by Ultimate Play The Game
in 1985
. It is a sequel to The Staff of Karnath
and Entombed
, and features the same aristocrat
adventurer, Sir Arthur Pendragon.
Commodore 64
The Commodore 64 is an 8-bit home computer introduced by Commodore International in January 1982.Volume production started in the spring of 1982, with machines being released on to the market in August at a price of US$595...
developed and released by Ultimate Play The Game
Ultimate Play the Game
Ultimate Play The Game was a critically acclaimed video game developer of the early home computer era. "Ultimate Play The Game" was the trading name of Ashby Computers & Graphics Ltd. , a software company founded in 1982 by two ex-arcade game developers Tim and Chris Stamper...
in 1985
1985 in video gaming
-Notable releases:* Brøderbund releases Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?, the first game of the prolific Carmen Sandiego series* Nintendo releases Super Mario Bros. on September 13, 1985, which eventually sells 40 million copies making it the best-selling video game of all time until 2008.*...
. It is a sequel to The Staff of Karnath
The Staff of Karnath
The Staff Of Karnath is a video game for the Commodore 64 developed and released by Ultimate Play The Game in 1984. It was the first of a series to feature the aristocrat adventurer Sir Arthur Pendragon.-Introduction:...
and Entombed
Entombed (video game)
Entombed is a video game for the Commodore 64 developed and released by Ultimate Play The Game in 1985. It is the first sequel to The Staff of Karnath, and features the same aristocrat adventurer, Sir Arthur Pendragon.-Introduction:...
, and features the same aristocrat
Aristocracy (class)
The aristocracy are people considered to be in the highest social class in a society which has or once had a political system of Aristocracy. Aristocrats possess hereditary titles granted by a monarch, which once granted them feudal or legal privileges, or deriving, as in Ancient Greece and India,...
adventurer, Sir Arthur Pendragon.
Introduction
Typically for an Ultimate release, players are given a tantalising and cryptic introduction :- "Out of dark rolling mists it came, a shadowy outline drifting slowly through the silent waters of the night. As it drew closer, there formed the ghostly shape of a large galleon.
- My eyes beheld a strange luminescence surrounding the vessel, as though it was being driven towards me by some powerful supernatural force.
- My heart began to pound with fear as I knew that this could not be real. How could this timeless ship have roamed the seas for more than two centuries? If so, what terrible fate could have befallen the crew?
- As I gazed in wonder at this astounding sight, the ship slowly came to a halt close to my meagre craft, almost inviting me to investigate its long-since deserted decks.
- I drew my craft closer and climbed aboard as my curiosity began to burn with desire to know more of this mysterious ship. The presence of some evil force became even stronger as I wandered down those god forsaken decks and I felt its very essence surrounding me like some shadowy veil ..."
External links
- Blackwyche at Ultimate Wurlde
- Blackwyche review at ZZAP!64 magazineZzap!64Zzap!64 was a computer games magazine covering games on the Commodore International series of computers, especially the Commodore 64 . It was published in the UK by Newsfield Publications Ltd and later by Europress Impact....
- GameFAQs