Castle Blackstar

aka: Blackstar
Moby ID: 55736
ZX Spectrum Specs

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Castle Blackstar is a single player text adventure set in a world of magic.

The player takes the role of an adventurer who has been dispatched by Lady Artemis into Castle Blackstar to recover an artefact, an orb. Any 'mortal treasure' recovered can be kept.

Progress through the game is recorded by points the player accumulates in their travels.

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Trivia

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The maximum number of points possible in the Spectrum version is 240 while in the Commodore 64 version it is 250.

Awards

  • Zzap!
    • May 1985 (Issue 1) - #10 'My Ten All-Time Favourites' (White Wizard)

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Game added by piltdown_man.

BBC Micro, Dragon 32/64 added by Rola. Amstrad PCW, Amstrad CPC added by Kabushi. MSX added by Bloader.

Additional contributors: Kabushi, is_that_rain_or_tears, FatherJack.

Game added April 27th, 2012. Last modified January 7th, 2024.