NES/Famicom

Castlequest

The puzzle and platform game Castle Excellent is a sequel to The Castle. In Castle Excellent you control a prince that has to save the princess again. To find your princess you have to explore the castle, which has 100 different rooms. Each room is a puzzle on its own as you have to avoid enemy knights, fat Tiroler men, hazardous objects and have to use objects to get to the next door. In each room you have to collect keys and items like rings and gold bars. The keys may have different colors and only opens doors with the corresponding key color. The main difference with the original The Castle game is that the castle rooms are completely redesigned and contain many new challenges. The game...

Genre: Role-Playing
Year: 1989
Developer: ASCII Corporation
Publisher: NEXOFT Corporation
Players: 1

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P2P Netplay available on compatible cores

Achievements

18 achievements · 184 total points

Key for a Door Get a key
1 pts
Door for a Key Open a door
1 pts
The First of Many Kill an enemy
2 pts
Make Sure it's NOT Upside Down Get Map
2 pts
Gloop! Get a water of Live and win a life
1 pts
O2 Get the oxygen and enjoy the dive
2 pts
Welcome to Underground Reach the underground
5 pts
The Key Collector Have at least one key of each color in your possession
10 pts
Bunch of Keys Have 9 keys with the same color in your possession
10 pts
Boxes Back and Fro Solve the puzzle of the boxes and reach the east wing of the 4th floor
5 pts
From Bottom to Top Visit all floors of the castle
10 pts
Hey! Listen! Save the two fairies in the same adventure
10 pts
The First Laser Beam in History Use Power Beam
5 pts
Our Princess Is in THIS Castle Save Princess Margarita
10 pts
Prince Raphael Beat the game
25 pts
Bronze Prince Beat the game with 10 lives or more
10 pts
Silver Prince Beat the game with 25 lives or more
25 pts
Gold Prince Beat the game with 40 lives or more
50 pts

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Castlequest frequently asked questions

How do I play Castlequest online with a friend?

Castlequest (NES/Famicom) can be played online with friends using Etera's P2P netplay. Create a room in the launcher and invite your friend, who joins through the invite. Step by step:

Download the Etera launcher for Windows or Linux and create your account.
Ask your friend to do the same and add them to your friends list.
Pick the game in the library and create a netplay room.
Invite your friend: they accept the invite and join the room.
The launcher keeps dependencies on the same version for both players, avoiding desync.

How do I play Castlequest on PC?

Download the Etera launcher (Windows or Linux), find Castlequest in the NES/Famicom library and click to download. The launcher handles the emulator and setup for you.

Does Castlequest netplay lag?

Etera uses a direct P2P connection between players, which usually means low latency. Results depend on each player's internet quality.

Does Castlequest have achievements?

Yes, Castlequest has 18 achievements worth 184 points. Achievements are counted and saved to your history and the leaderboard for subscribers and during the trial period.

Can I play Castlequest for free?

Yes. Every account gets a 5-day trial with premium features. After that, the free plan allows 3 new games per day and 1 netplay session per day. Premium raises those limits.

Play Castlequest on Etera

Download the launcher for Windows or Linux, find this game in the library and play solo or with friends.