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Castles
Copyright: 1991 Interplay Productions
Genre: Strategy
Multi-Player: No
Number of Disks: 2 (dos)
Minimum Requirements: ???
Harddisk Installable: Yes
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Tested on | Disk | Harddisk
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Plain A1200 | RAD | ffm
M-Tec T1230 RTC | RAD | -
Blizzard 1260 | - | -
The Object:
The purpose of this game, CASTLES, is to allow you to experience
both the romance and the reality of medieval castle-building. At
the zenith of castle-building, between 1280 and 1305 A.D., King
Edward I consolidated his Welsh conquests by building some of
the greatest fortresses ever constructed, in the hopes that the
security of these castles would attract English settlers into
Wales and assimilate the population.
We have fictionalized the characters and changed the names of
the nations involved, and added a fantasy world for those who
enjoy medieval fantasy, but the castles you can build are based
on the actual Welsh castles of Edward I.
In this game you are placed on the throne of the kingdom of Al-
bion, and must build your castle amidst political unrest, un-
friendly neighbors, and war on two of your borders. You will
have to make the hard decisions and face treachery, ambitious
nobles, military disasters, and other things that we do not al-
ways associate with the romance of the period.
You may wonder why people remember this period with any fondnes
whatsoever, but hopefully you will have a greater appreciation
for the challenges involved in both castle-building and being a
king during the medieval period. Perhaps it might even make you
appreciate the complexities of engineering and politics in to-
day's world.
Keyboard Commands:
[F] - Flip view of castle (Front/Back)
[J] - Toggle Joystick Off/On
[M] - Toggle Music Off/On
[Q] - Quit
[R] - Repeat Message (messenger screen only)
[T] - Show Trasury and Infantry (this works only
when the messenger screen is active)
[[] - Slow Message
[]] - Speed Message
[1]-[9] - Move Cursor (Numeric Pad Only)
[X] - Left Mouse Button
[Z] - Right Mouse Button
[Space] - Left Mouse Button
[Esc] - Pause Game
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