Knightmare (1986 video game)

Knightmare
Developer(s)	Konami
Publisher(s)	Konami
Composer(s)	Miki Higashino
Platform(s)	MSX home computer
Release date(s)	MSX JP: January 1986 Mobile Phones JP: January 8, 2003 Virtual Console JP: December 22, 2009 (Wii) JP: March 19, 2014 (Wii U) Windows PC JP: July 22, 2014 (Project EGG)
Genre(s)	Shoot 'em up
Mode(s)	Single player

Knightmare, known in Japan as Majou Densetsu (魔城伝説 , Demon Castle Legend), is a 1986 MSX vertical scrolling shooter computer game. The player is a knight, Popolon, who has to fight his way through several levels to defeat Hudnos and rescue Aphrodite.

Knightmare was an innovative upward-scrolling shoot 'em up game on the MSX system released as game cartridge. The top-view graphics were considered very sophisticated for its time, similar to other MSX games such as Nemesis and Penguin Adventure.

Konami also released a slightly altered version that could be bought from LINKS network. (Japanese "internet replacement" of the 80's) In this version you could submit high scores to online server.

Conversions

• Knightmare has been converted for i-mode enabled cellphones in 2003 by Konami.
• The game is found in the compilation Konami Antiques MSX Collection for Saturn and PlayStation.
• A PC DOS remake was made by FRIENDS Software.
• There was also a "Gold" version - a fan-made enhanced remake for MSX2.