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Shadowgate

Shadowgate is a 1987 point-and-click adventure game developed by ICOM Simulations and published by Mindscape for the Macintosh as part of the MacVenture series. The game takes place in the Castle Shadowgate, residence of the evil Warlock Lord. The player, as the "last of a great line of hero-kings", is tasked with saving the world by defeating the…

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ViacomWindows 9xWindows CEPalm OSGame Boy Color
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Ports

MacintoshMS-DOSApple IIGSKemcoDéjà Vu
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Reception

Computer Gaming WorldDragonMacworld
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Gameplay

Nintendo
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Genre
Point-and-click adventure
Composers
NES Hiroyuki Masuno Kento's Group
Developer
ICOM Simulations[a]
Directors
Dave Marsh · Karl Roelofs
Engine
MacVenture
Mode
Single-player

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Shadowgate

Nodes49
Edges48
Triples147
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.040816
Components1

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Shadowgate

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related to Ports · 25
Shadowgate → Abstraction Games, Amiga, Apple IIGS, Atari ST, Bit Adventure Anthology, Déjà Vu, ICOM Simulations, In, It, Kemco, Macintosh, MacVenture, Microsoft Windows, MS-DOS, NES, Nintendo Entertainment System, October, PlayStation, Swedish, The
Release · 24
Shadowgate → AmigaNA: December 1987, Apple IIGSNA: 1989[citation needed], Atari STNA: February 1988, EU: 1993[citation needed], Game Boy ColorNA: January 1999[citation needed]JP: August 13, 1999, JP: August 13, 1999, JP: March 31, 1989, MacintoshNA: June 1987, MS-DOSNA: July 1988, NA: 1989[citation needed], NA: 1993[citation needed], NA: 2002[citation needed], NA: December 1987, NA: December 1989, NA: February 1988, NA: January 1999[citation needed], NA: July 1988, NA: June 1987, NESJP: March 31, 1989NA: December 1989PAL: May 30, 1991[citation needed], PAL: May 30, 1991[citation needed]
related to Sequels · 19
Shadowgate → Another N64, Before Shadowgate, Beyond Shadowgate, Dave Marsh, Four Towers, GameCube, In, Karl Roelofs, Nine, Nintendo, Nintendo Entertainment System, Power, Scholastic Corporation, Shadowgate Rising, The, There, Trials, TurboGrafx-16, Worlds
related to Legacy · 13
Shadowgate → After, Game Boy Color, ICOM Simulations, In, Infinite Ventures, Kemco, NES, Palm OS, Shadowgate Classic, These, Viacom, Windows, Windows CE
related to Gameplay · 12
Shadowgate → Due, If, In, Many, NES, Nintendo's, Only, Subtle, The, These, Virtually, Warlock Lord's
related to Reception · 11
Shadowgate → Computer Gaming World, Computers, Deja Vu, Dragon, Hartley, Kirk Lesser, MacVenture, Patricia, The, The Role, Uninvited
related to Plot · 8
Shadowgate → Ages, Behemoth, Castle Shadowgate, During, Lakmir, Staff, The, Warlock Lord
Publishers · 5
Shadowgate → JP/PAL: Kemco, JP: Kemco, NA/EU: Nintendo, NA: Kemco * Seika, NES.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .p…
related to External links · 5
Shadowgate → Interactive Fiction DatabaseShadowgate, Internet ArchiveBefore Shadowgate, Internet Speculative Fiction Database, MobyGamesShadowgate, Official
Directors · 2
Shadowgate → Dave Marsh, Karl Roelofs

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game version released nes nintendo warlock macintosh adventure games lord icom simulations series player original windows entertainment macventure puzzles castle

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
ShadowgateComposersNES Hiroyuki Masuno Kento's Group1.00infobox
ShadowgateDeveloperICOM Simulations[a]1.00infobox
ShadowgateDirectorsDave Marsh1.00infobox
ShadowgateDirectorsKarl Roelofs1.00infobox
ShadowgateEngineMacVenture1.00infobox
ShadowgateGenrePoint-and-click adventure1.00infobox
ShadowgateModeSingle-player1.00infobox
ShadowgatePlatformAmiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS, NES, Apple IIGS, Windows, Game Boy Color, Pocket PC, Palm OS, mobile phone, Playdate1.00infobox
ShadowgatePublishersNES.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .p…1.00infobox
ShadowgatePublishersNA: Kemco * Seika1.00infobox
ShadowgatePublishersJP/PAL: Kemco1.00infobox
ShadowgatePublishersNA/EU: Nintendo1.00infobox
ShadowgatePublishersJP: Kemco1.00infobox
ShadowgateReleaseMacintoshNA: June 19871.00infobox
ShadowgateReleaseNA: June 19871.00infobox
ShadowgateReleaseAmigaNA: December 19871.00infobox
ShadowgateReleaseNA: December 19871.00infobox
ShadowgateReleaseAtari STNA: February 19881.00infobox
ShadowgateReleaseNA: February 19881.00infobox
ShadowgateReleaseMS-DOSNA: July 19881.00infobox
ShadowgateReleaseNA: July 19881.00infobox
ShadowgateReleaseNESJP: March 31, 1989NA: December 1989PAL: May 30, 1991[citation needed]1.00infobox
ShadowgateReleaseJP: March 31, 19891.00infobox
ShadowgateReleaseNA: December 19891.00infobox
ShadowgateReleasePAL: May 30, 1991[citation needed]1.00infobox
ShadowgateReleaseApple IIGSNA: 1989[citation needed]1.00infobox
ShadowgateReleaseNA: 1989[citation needed]1.00infobox
ShadowgateReleaseWindowsNA: 1993[citation needed]EU: 1993[citation needed]1.00infobox
ShadowgateReleaseNA: 1993[citation needed]1.00infobox
ShadowgateReleaseEU: 1993[citation needed]1.00infobox

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