Ashkeron!
Mirrorsoft 1985
- Language:
- English
- Authors:
- Texgate Computers
- Systems:
- Assembler
- Platforms:
- Amstrad CPC
, Spectrum - Genres:
- Fantasy, misc., Real-time
- Entered by:
- Gunness
- Added:
- 10-05-2010
- Edited:
- 08-01-2019
Synopsis
Plot
The time is the dim and distant past, the place the principality of Ashkeron. Princess Zeraphina lies weeping. Her forthcoming marriage will be cursed if it proceeds without the customary dowry of the five treasures bequeathed for the well-being of the people of Ashkeron and their rulers.The people, concerned for their princess's future, elect Stephen the Blacksmith to reclaim the stolen treasures from the evil Wizard's castle. Stephen is a powerful and resourceful man. He vows to return and place the crown upon the head of the princess and to claim his prize.
At the crack of dawn on the day of the Spring Equinox the people accompany Stephen to the gates of the Wizard's castle. Suddenly, the sky darkens, lightning flashes and a clap ot thunder bursts immediately overhead. A wave ot panic runs throuqh the people. The sky clears and Stephen is alone.
Make haste, Blacksmith, for time is iimited and a valuable prize awaits you on your successful return.
Notes
Movement can be controlled with a joystick.It is possible to play the game with the location of every object randomized.
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- Map
- by Exemptus
- Hints
- by Ken Hart
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Not bad at all: professionally coded, fast, good parser, complex enough to require more than a casual effort. It's a bit light on puzzles and there's the odd vocabulary stretch, but overall this is a decent adventure, and deserves to be better known. Tries to capture the Level 9 style, but not quite manages. The solution given has a couple of typos and the important ommission of a TIE ROPE just before the GO THROUGH THE MIRROR command.