Captain Oblivious

It was 1986. On a tiny Mac Plus with no hard drive, a grey-scale screen the size of a postage stamp, and astonishingly magical (oh, sure, they're primitive NOW...) graphics and sounds, several purportedly intelligent college students spend hours, days, and weeks throwing rocks at rats, swinging on ropes, and getting shot by cross-bows. The game was called Dark Castle, and it was simply awesome. A few years later, the geeky gaming world was blessed with Beyond Dark Castle, and it was good. But that was the end of it. Or so we thought.

It is 2008. And the long drought has ended. The Dark Castle is back. The third incarnation is called Return to Dark Castle, and you can have it for about $30.

I played the demo a couple of weeks ago. Good stuff. They've got the game right. So if you were a Dark Castle fan, you've got to check this out.

Aside: The other game we were addicted to back then was called The Ancient Art of War. Great game. I'd love to find it again. If anybody has it or knows where I can get it, I'll be eternally in your debt.