Return to Dark Castle

Super Happy Fun Fun, Inc. is proud to announce that the awesome update to THE true classic of Mac gaming: Return to Dark Castle, which has arrived on the Mac App Store for users with OS X 10.6.6 and above. Reintroduced and published by its original creator Mark Stephen Pierce at Super Happy Fun Fun, Inc. and developed by Z Sculpt Entertainment.

A new hero has arrived, ready to face the perils of the Dark Castle and destroy the cruel Black Knight once and for all. Who is this new hero? What happened to the valiant Prince Duncan? Find out in Return to Dark Castle!

• Over 80 action and puzzle packed levels
o All 30 classic, re-mastered levels from Dark Castle and Beyond Dark Castle
o 50 brand new levels, faithfully built and integrated into a new extensive quest
• 25 orbs to collect (5 times that of Beyond Dark Castle)
• New monsters, bosses, weapons, power-ups, and secret items and rooms
• Random labyrinths and mazes provide unique puzzles every time
• Game recording and playback so users can share replays of their accomplishments
• Support for most gamepads and joysticks

Now in its 23rd year with over 1 million units sold, the Dark Castle series continues to stand out as one of the most popular and highly recognized Mac franchises of all time. Dark Castle occupied MacWorld Magazine’s Top Five Best-Seller Entertainment Software List for over 36 months from 1987-1990. Many of these months, Dark Castle occupied the #1 slot and both Dark Castle and the sequel, Beyond Dark Castle, occupied two of the top five rankings.

Mark Stephen Pierce, designer and animator of the original games, and founder and CEO of Super Happy Fun Fun, states, “It is a thrill to play this game. Z Sculpt’s loyalty to the original gameplay on the 50+ new levels is amazing. In a world of me-too casual games and overblown, self important epics Return to Dark Castle delivers old-school video game challenge with slapstick and puzzle elements in a fun and addictive combination that really stands out.”

“The original three man team of myself, programmer Jonathan Gay (who then went on to create a little something called Flash) and audio man Eric Zocher were crazy back then for making a two-floppy disc game that ended up taking the 128K and 512K Mac world by storm”, says Pierce. "Zack and Zack at Z-Sculpt have been lovingly crafting this re-mastered version for over a decade and it has my full endorsement”.

“Playing these levels takes you back to the roots of videogame history and at the dawn of Mac gaming” continued Pierce. “It’s gameplay is still as addictive today as it was when it first came out.” We are reintroducing this huge game with literally days of solid gameplay at an attractive $4.99 price to introduce a whole new generation to this much loved Mac classic.”

To purchase this addictive game with classic roots, and for more information on Return to Dark Castle, set your browser to http://www.darkcastle.tv or for users with OS X 10.6.6 and above go directly to the App store.