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Using the same graphical interface as Deja Vu, Shadowgate is an adventure game
set in a fantasy world. Players take the part of an adventurer sent to the ancient
keep of Shadowgate on a quest to find a mystic artifact known as the Staff of Ages and
stop the evil Warlock Lord from summoning a horrific demon known as the Behemoth.
However Shadowgate has become infested with the Warlock Lord's demonic minions, not to
mention the castle's still functional booby-traps. Unlike Deja Vu, death comes at you
suddenly, unexpectedly, and most of all OFTEN. Such simple acts as pulling the wrong
switch or opening the wrong door can cause you to be skewered by a booby-trap or
disemboweled by a monster. It's allso worth mentioning the fact that if your torch
burns out (this happens quite regularly) and you forget to light a new one, you'll
trip in the dark and break your neck. A Windows 3.x update to this game was created
in 1991 and many years later ICOM came back as Infinite Ventures, and has updated the
game to a Windows 95 version in addition to versions for mobiles. There was a sequel
called Beyond Shadowgate but it was released only on the TurboGrafx 16 system. In 2015, a MacVenture Series PC release contained both the original Macintosh 128k black and white, and Apple IIGS 4-bit color versions. In 2017, 8-bit Adventure Anthology: Volume I was released with remakes of Shadowgate, The Uninvited and Déjà Vu with a new 8-bit style menu, beautifully composed chip tunes and the most outstanding ‘old TV’ effects you’ve ever seen. |
