Castle Danger
| Castle Danger | |
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| ◄Eamon adventure #281► | |
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| Author | Pat Hartman |
| Created | c. 1982 |
| Released | May 2026 |
| Revised | 2 July 1983 |
| Native format | Apple DOS 3.3 |
| File | Eamon 281 - Castle Danger.dsk |
Castle Danger is an Eamon adventure written by Pat Hartman, distinctive for including colorful pictures of several locations.
Background
Castle Danger was likely written in 1982 when Hartman was working as a computer specialist for the County of San Diego in California. One remark in the adventure's code gives the date as 26 April 1982; another indicates that the latest revision to the code was made on 2 July 1983. The remark notes that Jeff Stumpf, who like Hartman was a member of the Apple Corps of San Diego (ACSD), provided assistance.
The adventure was probably added to the software library of the ACSD, but it seemingly didn't enter wide circulation and never reached the National Eamon User's Club, which formed in 1984. The adventure number shown on Hartman's disk — #93 — was actually assigned by the club in May 1985 to Flying Circus by Rick Krebs.
In May 2026 eBay user ianoid auctioned a set of 13 assorted Apple II floppy disks, one of which was a copy of Castle Danger. (The set also included the uncataloged adventures The Jester's Court and The Trapster's Maze by Raymond Feist.) Huw Williams acquired the set of disks for $20, extracted the adventures to DSK files using Applesauce, and made them available through the Eamon Wiki.
Premise
The adventure begins without an introduction, starting the adventurer at a set of gates along a lane that leads to a distant stone castle. The implied goal is to explore the castle, find all the treasures hidden within, and return safely to the Main Hall.
Walkthrough
Gallery
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Room 1: Main gates and path outside castle -
Room 8: Castle corridor with flaming torches -
Room 17: Room with chest, pillow, and gem -
Room 20: Steep stairway
