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Castles of Darkness

You have to defeat the evil wizard Grimnacht in order to rescue the princess in this animated text adventure.

31 December 1981

Castles of Darkness is an adventure, released 31 December 1981 on Apple II.

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What Castles of Darkness is

Castles of Darkness was released in 1981. It is available on Apple II only.

How it plays

It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Castles of Darkness launched on 31 December 1981, within three weeks of Ms. Pac-Man, Zaxxon, Gorf and Robotron: 2084.

Released around the same time: Ms. Pac-Man, Zaxxon, Gorf, Robotron: 2084.

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When did Castles of Darkness come out?
Castles of Darkness was released on 31 December 1981 for Apple II.

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