Escape from Singe's Castle

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Escape from Singe's Castle
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Publisher(s) Software Projects (8 bit, Europe), Electronic Arts (Commodore 64, USA), ReadySoft (16 bit)
Series Dragon's Lair
Platform(s) Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS, Mac OS, Apple IIGS
Release1987 (8-bit)
1989 (16-bit)
Mode(s) Single-player

Escape from Singe's Castle, also known as Dragon's Lair Part II - Escape From Singe's Castle, is a 1987 video game from Software Projects. The game is sometimes referred to as Dragon's Lair II, but is not the official arcade sequel Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp .

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Gameplay

Players control Dirk the Daring, the player character from Dragon's Lair , who has returned to the lair of Singe the dragon in order to claim a pot of gold. Singe has laid traps throughout his lair, forcing players to guide Dirk across a number of differently themed screens in order to steal the gold and escape. [1] In the 8 bit versions, there are eight different levels.

In the 16-bit version, Dirk is supposed to rescue Daphne again, this time from the Shapeshifter. Unlike the earlier 8-bit version, this is a cartoon-based interactive movie, like its predecessor, where the player is supposed to choose the correct movement for Dirk in the right time. [2]

Development

Bethesda Softworks developed the MS-DOS version of the game in 1989. [3] [4]

An Apple IIGS version had reportedly been completed by ReadySoft and scheduled to be released in 1991 (manuals from other ports list detailed IIGS-specific loading instructions and features), [5] but was never publicly released. In 2022, decades later with the original ReadySoft port still missing or lost, Brutal Deluxe created and released a new Apple IIGS port based on the PC version. [6]

Reception

Allen L. Greenberg reviewed the ReadySoft game for Computer Gaming World , and stated that "Dragon's Lair II: Escape From Singe's Castle is an odd creature, an exceptional program which suffers from uninteresting game-play." [2] w

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References

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