Platform: Sinclair ZX Spectrum
Region: Region Not Set
Publishers(s): Fantasy Software
ReleaseDate: 1983-09-14
Players: 1
Co-op: No
Doomsday Castle
DOOMSDAY CASTLE - FANTASY SOFTWARE It is common knowledge that in the deepest recesses of time there existed a race of strange diminutive creatures often referred to as elves who had amazing magical powers. For some obscure reason these creatures took it upon themselves to cast magical rings and things in which they invested awesome powers. You'd have thought that they would have looked after these rings pretty well but oh no, the elves managed to lose them all at one time or another with the result that the entire Universe is strewn with the things, usually in the daftest of places; the craters of volcanoes, bottoms of swamps etc. All this has caused no end of trouble since although intended for doing good their power inevitably ends up in the hands of some evil so-and-so out to do no good at all. Just for a change one day, obviously fed up with casting magic rings to lose, the elves collected 6 large stones in which they invested the power to influence the mind. As a safeguard against misuse they introduced a destruct mechanism whereby if the stones are in close proximity in a confined space their combined power would be too great, causing a chain reaction and in seconds, total annihilation. The elves, of course, lost the six stones and we find them some millions of years later turning up in the hands of the infinitely evil Scarthax ('infinitely evil' is perhaps a slight exaggeration but he really is a nasty piece of work and no other adjective seemed to fit as well!). Scarthax discovered the destruct mechanism and built Doomsday Castle to house them safely apart but close enough to use their power and radiate it throughout the cosmos to corrupt and bring every creature in the Universe within his influence. Fortunately for us, there is an enormous waiting list of budding super-heroes all eager to do battle with the forces of evil (this is really quite surprising since the survival rate among new recruits is pitifully low). Of these super-heroes, Ziggy is a legend in his own lifetime, a super-hero to end all super-heroes and it is his role that you have the privilege of taking in this game. For those of you who have bought 'THE PYRAMID' Ziggy will need no further introduction. For those of you who haven't, I suggest you go out and buy it immediately and find out all about him. Before revealing the details of the game it is worth giving you some information about the various creatures you will be doing battle with and the capability of your exploratory capsule.