Dragon Skulle

Dragon Skulle is an action-adventure game for the Commodore 64 developed and published by Ultimate Play the Game in late 1985. It is a sequel to The Staff of Karnath, Entombed and Blackwyche, and the final title to feature the aristocrat adventurer, Sir Arthur Pendragon. The game was created by brothers Dave and Bob Thomas.[2]

Dragon Skulle
Box art
Developer(s)Ultimate Play the Game
Publisher(s)Ultimate Play the Game
Designer(s)Dave Thomas
Bob Thomas
Platform(s)Commodore 64
ReleaseChristmas 1985[1]
Genre(s)Action-adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

Gameplay

Dragon Skulle is an arcade adventure in isometric perspective pseudo-3D set on the fictional island of Dragon Skulle, where you must find and destroy the Skull of Souls.[3] The gameplay is more about exploring than puzzle solving when compared with its predecessors.[2]

Reception

The game received a 53% rating from Zzap!64 who criticised the game on the basis of poor 3D, weak sound and lack of originality. All three reviewers expressed gratitude that it was the last in the Arthur Pendragon series.[3]

Commodore User's Eugene Lacey was also unimpressed by the game, stating that the Pendragon series of games had been dragged out too long. Although this was said to be the most difficult title in the series due to "hair wrenching puzzles" it was otherwise weaker than its predecessors with poorer graphics and "appalling" animation of the lead character. Lacey concluded the review by stating that it was "A disappointing conclusion to what was a very good series of games."[4]

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References
  1. Outlaws / Dragon Skulle pre-release promotional brochure, published by Ultimate Play the Game in late 1985. Available to view at World of Spectrum:
  2. "The Ultimate Adventure of Sir Arthur Pendragon", Retro Gamer, Imagine Publishing, no. 56, pp. 48–54, October 2008
  3. "Dragonskulle", Zzap!64, Newsfield Publications (11): 37, March 1986
  4. https://archive.org/stream/commodore-user-magazine-30/Commodore_User_Issue_30_1986_Mar#page/n21/mode/1up
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