Arcade Video game published 37 years ago:



Cavelon © 1983 Jetsoft.



In this horizontally-scrolling maze game, You the heroic knight must reach the top floor of Castle Cavelon, rescue a fair maiden and do battle with the Black Wizard! Armed with bow and arrow and a magic sword, you must avoid or kill the castle security guards while collecting the 8 pieces of the exit door that are scattered around the corridors, in order to proceed to the next floor.



TECHNICAL

Main CPU: Zilog Z80 (@ 3.072 Mhz)

Sound CPU: Zilog Z80 (@ 1.78975 Mhz)

Sound Chips: (2x) General Instrument AY8910 (@ 1.78975 Mhz)



Screen orientation: Vertical

Video resolution: 224 x 256 pixels

Screen refresh: 60.61 Hz

Palette colors: 98



Players: 2

Control: 8-way joystick

Buttons: 2



TIPS AND TRICKS

If you find yourself in a tight spot, use the magic sword to make the guards disappear for a short while. If you have less than three uses left, a new magic sword will randomly appear in the maze for you to pick up.



The Guards can shoot each other! Use this to your advantage.



PORTS

• COMPUTERS:

Commodore C64 (1984)

Sinclair ZX Spectrum (1984)