Looking for a pretty old shooter w/ knights and witches

ChurchOfSolipsism · Post by **ChurchOfSolipsism** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:48 pm

I've been trying to find out which game this was for years but I never knew where to look. Considering how long many of you have apparently been playing games, I'm almost positive you can help me find this fucker.

It was a vertical shooter, right, and you were this knight. The game was similar in this respect to, say, DonPachi. Your knight can throw shit (your normal shot), and you could change the type of weapon if you picked up items. I think you could get swords, arrows, double arrows, and flaming arrows? The level's boss (there were a couple of different levels) was usually a witch.

I remember playing this game at some friend's mate's place at least 18 years ago, so it was a home console game. Don't remember the name of the console, though. You connected it to your tv and you could switch games/ cartridges. I think.

So, anyway, if you want to make me your bitch forever, tell me the name of the game and where to find it. Cheers.

TLB · Post by **TLB** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 10:11 pm

Was Elemental Lord(s?) out by then? I think that was on the Genesis, but I have no idea, don't remember.

ChurchOfSolipsism · Post by **ChurchOfSolipsism** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 10:31 pm

m3tall1ca wrote:Was Elemental Lord(s?) out by then? I think that was on the Genesis, but I have no idea, don't remember.

Couldn't find anything on youtube under that name. Anway, I'm almost certain that the Mega Drive hadn't even been released at that time in Germany.

Zach Keene · Post by **Zach Keene** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 10:32 pm

Sounds kind of like Knightmare on the MSX...

ChurchOfSolipsism · Post by **ChurchOfSolipsism** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 10:54 pm

Zach Keene wrote:Sounds kind of like Knightmare on the MSX...

holy fucking shit I think you're right. I haven't seen this game in 2 decades.

THANK YOU SHMUP BOARD!!!

Battlesmurf · Post by **Battlesmurf** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 12:09 am

ChurchOfSolipsism wrote:.....The game was similar in this respect to, say, DonPachi. Your knight can throw shit (your normal shot), ....

Wow. Shows how mature I am. I read this post hoping I could help (though some bright soul already answered this one

and this is what my brain focused on the first time around. Knights throwing shit.

nimitz · Post by **nimitz** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 12:41 am

Yeah, Knightmare, a great Konami game

but i am wondering how someone could have played knightmare in the 80's in Germany

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 3:43 am

nimitz wrote:Yeah, Knightmare, a great Konami game

but i am wondering how someone could have played knightmare in the 80's in Germany :?: :?:

hax

Or maybe it was Nightshade or Knight Lore and their neurons are playing trickses on them.

Zweihander · Post by **Zweihander** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 4:01 am

King's Knight, for the NES? :/

ChurchOfSolipsism · Post by **ChurchOfSolipsism** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 9:11 am

nimitz wrote:Yeah, Knightmare, a great Konami game

but i am wondering how someone could have played knightmare in the 80's in Germany

Don't ask me, all I know is there was this dude and he had this game. I'll check out the other suggestions people have made in this thread, but I'm pretty sure that it was Knightmare. Also, the name somehow feels familiar, if you know what I mean...

ChurchOfSolipsism · Post by **ChurchOfSolipsism** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 9:13 am

Ed Oscuro wrote:
nimitz wrote:Yeah, Knightmare, a great Konami game

but i am wondering how someone could have played knightmare in the 80's in Germany
hax

Or maybe it was Nightshade or Knight Lore and their neurons are playing trickses on them.

Checked on youtube & it's definitely none of the above. The games you mention have totally different gameplays, I wouldn't mix them up.

ChurchOfSolipsism · Post by **ChurchOfSolipsism** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 9:21 am

Zweihander wrote:King's Knight, for the NES? :/

Thanks for the tip, but I'm sure it's Knightmare. This game looks a little like a sequel of sorts (although I understand it's a Square game... the first Final Fantasy game hadn't even been released at that time yet.... aaaaah the 80s, where the NES was considered the ultimate in home console gaming and Yie Ar Kung Fu was a feast for the senses).

Zach Keene · Post by **Zach Keene** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 10:47 pm

nimitz wrote:Yeah, Knightmare, a great Konami game

but i am wondering how someone could have played knightmare in the 80's in Germany

Knightmare was released in 1986 (and presumably got a European release, or we'd be calling it Majou Densetsu), and MSX computers were sold in Germany.

Andi · Post by **Andi** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 1:27 am

Cool game. There is a high score thread for Knightmare (MSX) on this forum. All you Knightmare lovers should go post a score.

nimitz · Post by **nimitz** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 4:23 pm

and MSX computers were sold in Germany.

heh, did not know that, that would explain it though.

DBH87 · Post by **DBH87** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 10:37 pm

Phelios??

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 2:02 am

ChurchOfSolipsism wrote:
Ed Oscuro wrote:
nimitz wrote:Yeah, Knightmare, a great Konami game

but i am wondering how someone could have played knightmare in the 80's in Germany :?: :?:
hax

Or maybe it was Nightshade or Knight Lore and their neurons are playing trickses on them.
Checked on youtube & it's definitely none of the above. The games you mention have totally different gameplays, I wouldn't mix them up.

DOH, sorry for making you go through the trouble. Yeah I knew those weren't shmups at all.

Still an interesting topic btw.

ChurchOfSolipsism · Post by **ChurchOfSolipsism** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 10:16 am

Ed Oscuro wrote:
ChurchOfSolipsism wrote:
Ed Oscuro wrote: hax

Or maybe it was Nightshade or Knight Lore and their neurons are playing trickses on them.
Checked on youtube & it's definitely none of the above. The games you mention have totally different gameplays, I wouldn't mix them up.
DOH, sorry for making you go through the trouble. Yeah I knew those weren't shmups at all.

Still an interesting topic btw.

No problem, thanks for trying to help me. It's always fun to check out old games.... aaah, the nostalgia...

escadrille · Post by **escadrille** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 5:02 pm

ChurchOfSolipsism wrote:
Ed Oscuro wrote:
ChurchOfSolipsism wrote: Checked on youtube & it's definitely none of the above. The games you mention have totally different gameplays, I wouldn't mix them up.
DOH, sorry for making you go through the trouble. Yeah I knew those weren't shmups at all.

Still an interesting topic btw.
No problem, thanks for trying to help me. It's always fun to check out old games.... aaah, the nostalgia...

People here have helped me find a few games that I only vaguely remembered playing 20 years ago. Even if they aren't usually as "awesome" as I remembered.

ChurchOfSolipsism · Post by **ChurchOfSolipsism** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 11:07 pm

escadrille wrote:
ChurchOfSolipsism wrote:
Ed Oscuro wrote: DOH, sorry for making you go through the trouble. Yeah I knew those weren't shmups at all.

Still an interesting topic btw.
No problem, thanks for trying to help me. It's always fun to check out old games.... aaah, the nostalgia...
People here have helped me find a few games that I only vaguely remembered playing 20 years ago. Even if they aren't usually as "awesome" as I remembered.

I remember the time when we thought that NES games's graphics were so awesome that we copied them out of the Club Nintendo mags. We even reproduced the low resolution by using squared paper. Now those games look like shit to me (surprise, surprise). Almost the same with the gameplay. Oh hell, we all have to grow up some day... pass me the bong, please.

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Fri Oct 24, 2008 4:09 am

ROBOTRON · Post by **ROBOTRON** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 9:43 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-d3v-9fo ... re=related

ChurchOfSolipsism · Post by **ChurchOfSolipsism** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 1:16 pm

ROBOTRON wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-d3v-9fo ... re=related

Uh... yes, thank you Robotron.

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