Cavelord

The hero Telos sits on his winged steed Pegamis and has to explore two caves . He is threatened by the occasional Nemesids, also flying creatures. He also has to be careful of the flashing lightning, erupting volcanoes and falling rocks. On contact he loses strength points. He can charge these to a limited extent by collecting strength symbols in the caves. Lianas hanging around slow its movement, but not that of the Nemesids. Killing the Nemesids is optional, there is no score.

Telos has to find and use various objects in the caves for his advancement. In the end he has to collect the crown , which is then scattered in three parts in the caves, and bring it to King Arud near his starting point.

In the single player mode you can only shoot in the direction of movement, in the two player mode one moves the hero and one fires a projectile in any direction. There are three levels of difficulty to choose from, which differ in the amount of strength deduction in contact with the adversities and in the frequency with which the Nemesids develop.

What is remarkable about the game is the large number of animated objects on the screen: lianas, waterfalls and lakes - as well as the already mentioned lightning, volcanoes and falling rocks. It scrolls with you as the player approaches the edge of the screen.

Web links

Short portrait on Videospielgeschichten.de
AtariMania entry
Brief introduction in Computer Kontakt 1/85
Brief introduction in Happy Computer 2/1985