The Black Sanctum is an adventure developed by Mark Data Products, released 31 December 1981 on DOS, Dragon 32/64 and TRS-80 Color Computer.
What The Black Sanctum is
The Black Sanctum is an adventure game developed by Mark Data Products and released in 1981. It was published by Dragon Data Ltd.. It is available on DOS, Dragon 32/64 and TRS-80 Color Computer.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The Black Sanctum (text version 1981, graphics added 1984) is the second game by Ron Krebs to be converted by Stephen O’Dea and Bob Withers for TRS-80 Color Computer. According to the manual, "Your object in this game is to overcome the forces of evil."
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
The Black Sanctum 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.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Quick answers
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