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Castlequest

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Also known as
Castle Excellent キャッスルエクセレント

Explore 100 puzzle rooms, collect keys, and avoid hazards to rescue the princess.

Castlequest (Castle Excellent) was originally released in Japan for the Famicom in 1986, but the NES version was released in North America in 1989 by Nexoft. The legacy year 1985 is incorrect for this platform.


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About Castlequest

Castle Excellent is a puzzle and platform game where the player directs a prince through a large castle to rescue a princess. The environment consists of one hundred distinct rooms, each presenting its own set of obstacles.

Progress requires navigating past various hazards, including enemy knights and other figures, while gathering useful objects. Collected keys are color-coded and must match specific doors to allow passage. Other items, such as rings and gold bars, are also found throughout the castle.

This title is a sequel to The Castle, featuring completely redesigned rooms with new challenges, though the fundamental gameplay remains unchanged. The experience is built around solving a series of self-contained spatial puzzles, making it challenging.

Castlequest Screenshots

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American title screen
Title screen
Game start
Collect the objects
How can you get to the blue key?
You need a blue key to open that door!
Game Over