That being said, it would be marvelous if GOG could host the game here among other classics. I did this all on my Windows 10 system with the files provided in the original download. Loved playing this game as a kid and would love to play it again :) Still have the old floppy disks floating around at my parents somewheremakes me nostalgic just thinking about it! Stabbim -- I've tried to run COTW via DOSBox; unfortunately, DOSBox is unable to emulate a 32-bit architecture, so the game still refuses to run on a 64-bit install. The archive includes the required emulator (DOSBox) and it's already configured. 1 point, I am having trouble playing part 2. Voila, it runs part 2. More than 23700 old games to download for free!

By old I mean the 80s. While fairly strong, and without the system of cheat codes deliberately added to today's games, CoTW has glitches that can be exploited.. Get a store to drop its contents: Go into a store and cast Phase Door or Teleport. The Indiana team is a Class A affiliate of the Chicago Cubs. 2012-06-01 Castle of the Winds remake in Elm. Upon defeating Surtur and escaping the dungeons, the player sits upon the throne, completing the game. Me A disillusioned software developer working in corporate wishing hed followed his heart instead and become a game developer! the guy who developed the game originally back in the day, this is the link he's made available to download both Castle of the Winds 1 and 2. http://www.exmsft.com/~ricks/castl11a.zip Also, for what it's worth, the way they are configured "now" in those two executables that are zipped in there, the game installs and Since it was originally made for Windows 3. It's so simple yet so addictingly fun with tons of replayability. Yitticus Windows 3.x version. The player then enters the nearby ruined titular Castle of the Winds. Runs great in Windows For Workgroups 3.11 under dosbox. While I wouldn't mind seeing this packaged as a freebie, ready to go, I wouldn't pay for it. Thanks for the nostalgia, JinnDEvil. It works perfectly on my 32bit PC but I plan to upgrade so :| 2015-02-14 Apple MusicEcho ValleyPrincess of the Wind Castle "Princess of the Wind Castle""Spirited Away Forever" 202310 fox84 you can play the game on the browser
It's just a matter of your system's architecture. Castle of the Winds remake in Elm. I haven't tested that myself with CotW, but it works for a lot of other old programs. It was released in two parts: A Question of Vengeance (Released as shareware) and Lifthransir's Bane. My next trick is to install DOS & Windows 3.11 under Oracle VM. My family had part 1 (the shareware part) on an old hand-me-down PC many years ago. 2 points. Devlog of an aspiring indie game developer. The graphics in the game is somewhat cheesy, but passable for a Roguelike. Last Day - All goods things come to an end Day Seven - God took a break, I'm not as good as he is, soldiering on, Day Six - Ok, still testing, always testing, buying/selling mechanics. These Draughts are best used when you no longer intend to use experience to gain levels. Play Castle of the Winds Part1&2 online here on Classic Reload. Need more info about this game? 2014-04-06 I've always liked this game - something about it just really appealed to me, and I play through it about once every other year to this day. It doesn't need to run in a full-screen MS-DOS type environment, and you can quite happily launch the .EXE file from Windows Explorer, if you have a system that it will run on in the first place. We may have multiple downloads for few games when different versions are available. I tried to remember this game for years! You can carry 1 Large Chest in each of your Pack, Belt, Free Hand, or Weapon slots. Step 2: Windows 3.x version, Daniel Cato Make it free or even just $0.99 and I strongly believe many would appreciate it and would hopefully bring more people over to GoG. -2 points, Mano zerei esse. Hope that helps Would love to have that,i just spend 1 hours trying to figure out how to set a virtual machine and still nothing. Windows 3.x version, Finally this game has hunted my dream for years i played this when i was only 5 and i been hunting it down since lol all i could recall was it was blue floppy and call castle of something : ) running perfect on my windows 7, Viejo During character creation a total of 230 attribute points can be distributed over the four primary attributes of Strength, Intelligence, Constitution and Dexterity. this game is hardcore. 2019-02-09 class="statcounter" Lousy graphics, of course, but highly creative and still fun even so many years after its creation. Once in Bjarnarhaven, the player explores the levels beneath a nearby fortress, eventually facing Hrungnir, the Hill Giant Lord, responsible for ordering the player's godparents' death. also it'd be more accessible to adult fans who just don't have the patience or know-how to set up a virtual machine, so there's that. 1 point. http://www.exmsft.com/~ricks/castl11a.zip

Windows 3.x version. anna 1 2 Sort By: Date Score Jspriggs April 25, 2014 These character portraits are fantastic! It would be nice to not need to have to figure that out to play an old game like this. Windows 3.x version. I'd love to see it added here. In fact, it is remarkable how small-talk and foot traffic drop to zero in his vicinity. Castle of the Winds is a really really old PG game. Note that they may push an attribute to 100 and make enchanted items redundant. 4 points, holy shiti have been looking for this game for last 8 years unfortunately i only remebered castle in its name.finally i found it..thanks guys for keeping it alive, Ralp Sad, I really want that too :(. To get your saved character from part 1, when you click load game it will be open in the part 2 file double click castwind on the right and open castle1 instead and select your saved game. I then renamed the Castle2.exe app Castle1 so that the program would think it was loading Castle1 when in fact it was loading the renamed Castle2. 2014-03-18 Abyss Fiend: 100 Exp, Can summon another Abyss Fiend or summon 2 Spiked Devils; Resists: Cold; Immune: Fire, Sleep Monster; Open Doors. wont work, on dosbox, and my computer doesnt like virtual pc stuff. Here you'll find information about the items, monsters, and spells in Castle of the Winds and downloads, including CoTW 2. All of this born from a deeply rooted love for games,utmost care about customers, and a belief that you should own the things you buy. For avid readers interested in doing something similar, this devlog is hosted on the same open source github project. http://sierrahelp.com/Utilities/Emulators/DOSBox/3x_install.html At that age, my first thought was "Man, these character portraits and enemy models are kinda crummy looking, I could do WAY better!" This is a very old game, but I still play it. Castle of the Winds possesses an inventory system that limits a player's load based on weight and bulk, rather than by number of items. I found this game many years ago on the AOL file search/database. run Castle of the Winds (Windows 3.x) , read the If you are encumbered with treasure, consider dropping your pack before (or during) combat. I give credit to the creators of Castle of the Winds and also to the website that I got this picture from, strategywiki.org. nag But your art would be perfect for a remake. The game contains 2 episodes: the first was titled "A Question of Vengeance" and is distributed as shareware. -1 point Hrungnir carries the Enchanted Amulet of Kings. 14 points 1 point, Velocista I'd absolutely play my money's worth. I opened the folders "Game Files" then "Win3.1" then "Castwind" then "Castle2" An advised strategy is to maximize two and balance the other two. 2012-07-15 2022-04-21 When you create a new character you can distribute ability points between three characteristics, and select their gender and name. The game favors the use of magic in combat, as spells are the only weapons that work from a distance. The 99 cents should just be used to keep it hosted. ', but things still work fine. 3 points, Been searching for this game for so damn long. I dont see how to play part 2.

I would gladly pay for the ability to play this game on Win7/8! WOULD LOVE TO PLAY THIS AGAIN ! Sorry you can't download the file from this device. Their farm has been destroyed and godparents killed. I then went back to the folder "Game Files" and clicked "Launch game". Please, try again later. There are hundreds of spells and weapons to use, and plenty of monsters to slay. 2016-08-11 I'd happily pay for a copy that works on Windows 7+, and if said 'new' version could load old saved games, so much the better! | FAQ Bam, done. Upon activating the amulet, the player is informed of their past by their dead father, after which the player is transported to the town of Crossroads, and Part I ends. Forgive me if I miss anything about the game. 00:00. Hi, there is a much simpler way. One of the first games I ever bought. on the Internet. A magic-oriented character would need an Intelligence of 70 for the maximum number of Mana Points: Strength: 54 (so we can move quickly while carrying stuff, sufficient to wear most armor) Intelligence: 70 (for the maximum number of MP) Constitution: 72 (for the maximum number of HP) Dexterity: 32 (to avoid a penalty to AV) Useful magic Early You can also attempt the forbidding trail to summit Tryfan, a grade 1 scramble. 2022-09-05 So many fond memories of this game. 00:00. About Almost every item in the game can be normal, cursed, or enchanted, with curses and enchantments working in a manner similar to NetHack. Wow, I remember playing that game. Unlike the first series, "A Question of Vengeance", published in the form of Shareware, the second was delivered exclusively in a commercial way - sent on a diskette to those conscious users who transferred the game publisher $ 25. Clairvoyance: Fills in the player's map of a 10x10 area anywhere on the floor, including any traps and secret doors. 2015-08-07 To download the game later, send the link to you via: The file you are downloading is a special package created by GamesNostalgia so that you can easily run this Windows 3.x game This was on a huge shareware CD I had back in the day, and I loved it. Posts. This is multiplied about 30 times because every enemy on the level is allowed a move for every one of yours, but they don't all know where you are right away. Ryan * it was written as 16-bit so if you are on a 64-bit version of windows it doesn't work without some sort of program to help you play it. I'm running this game in Windows XP Proffesional and i can't save my game Any ideas? Play Castle of the Winds Part1&2 online here on Classic Reload. | How to donate, GamesNostalgia: Login Runs perfectly under Windows XP under Oracle VM under Windows 10. Still seeing this message? 4 points. Please make this available on GoG (both parts). See the FAQ page for more info. (registered) Rick Saada, the creator of Castle of the Winds decided that it should be free so he's given permission for it to be distributed freely. I was messing around with the game files and discovered a potential fix. If you want to maximize the amount of items you carry without running into weight limits (good for clearing out everything from the dungeons, rusty, cursed, and all), consider this: GOG should have a hall of fame for RPGs and castle of the winds should be at the top. I wonder if it's economically feasible for gog to get a 64-bit windows 7 compatible version of a free game for us. Once you've located the ad blocker, click it and select an option that says something like "Pause on this site" or "disable for this site". Total weight for this configuration = 3 * 25000 weight in Large Chests + 9 * 1000 weight in Small Packs of Holding + 4000 weight in Large Pack of Holding = 87000 weight (not including the weight of other items you put in the chests or armor you are wearing or coins you are carrying). maybe you can run it on windows 3.1 use dosbox, darkmasterde Fantastic games. Step 3: The game sold 13,500 copies. Many great memories, and started my long history of playing rogue-likes. All terrain tiles, some landscape features, all monsters and objects, and some spell/effect graphics take the form of Windows 3.1 icons and were done by Paul Canniff. 14 points Worked on my Windows 7 64 bit without any hassle. So far, no one has pointed this out to him. Developed bySaadaSoftReleased1993PlatformWindows 3.xPublished byEpic MegaGames, Inc. ESRB RatingKids to AdultsPacingTurn-basedGenreRole-Playing (RPG)SettingFantasyPerspectiveTop-downGameplayRoguelike. You can find more information on the game on wikipedia. That would be the only challenge, the game is free. 2018-12-24 2015-01-04 It gives me a messange that says "Can't open save file", FrozenFire C:\OldGames\), How to Play. I tried going into shops and saving and loading and it all worked. I have been playing part 1 of Castle of the Winds, but I am having difficulty playing Part 2. From StrategyWiki, the video game walkthrough and strategy guide wiki, https://strategywiki.org/w/index.php?title=Castle_of_the_Winds/Strategy&oldid=764476, Strength: 57 (sufficient to wear heavy armor, increase further with one or two enchanted items), Intelligence: 29 (lowering this further would cause a penalty to MP), Constitution: 72 (for the maximum number of HP), Dexterity: 72 (for a bonus to Armor Value, hitting enemies sufficiently often, and to make sure we can disarm traps despite our low Intelligence), Strength: 54 (so we can move quickly while carrying stuff, sufficient to wear most armor), Intelligence: 70 (for the maximum number of MP), As the player is initially very weak in hand-to-hand combat, the first spell learned should be. A character that is merely above average in all attributes will fare no better than a character that is below average in all attributes. It is not necessary to defeat the intermediate bosses before you defeat Surtur. Contribute I was actually just talking to some friends about it today and we decided to look for it. 1 point In this review, I take a look at the dungeon crawler/roguelike, Castle of the Winds, which was split into two parts on its original release: the shareware ep. Each new level requires more than twice as much experience as the previous (see experience and levels), so levels become very sparse beyond about 12. Dec 22, 2016 Year's Summary; Nov 15, 2016 Combat; 2013-06-17 abandonware guide A combined license for both parts was also sold. In other words, CoTW will work in DOSBox as long as you install Windows 3.1 or later. Thankyou Abandonware for putting this game together in a way that I can just click and play from my Windows 10 system. It used to run on Windows 3.1 on a 1.44" floppy disk! indstr Shoot looks like that link no longer works. 0 point Never did finish it : (. Venturing deeper, the player encounters monsters run rampant, a desecrated crypt, a necromancer, and the installation of various special rooms for elementals. Never played this game, but you might enjoy 100 Rogues. Please bring Castle of the Winds 1 and 2 to GOG! A real find. I guess this being on GOG will never happen.. such a shame. The player can cast spells that run Mana into the negative, risking a temporary but potentially fatal drop in Constitution . I didn't think anyone actually remembered this game. i'd for sure pay for it, if GOG put it on their site, particularly if they remastered it. Many old school RPGers remember the game with fond memories and as such, this is my first second third attempt to port the game into the modern era to be playable on mobile and web browsers. I will post an answer to my own question in case someone else runs into the same issue. 9 Small Packs of Holding * 150,000 bulk capacity each + 3 * 25,000 bulk spare in Large Chests + 250,000 bulk capacity for a Large Pack of Holding = 1,675,000 total bulk capacity from the Packs of Holding and spare space in the Large Chests. I couldn't have been older than 8 when I played it, never beat it. My parents didnt see the point in upgrading their computer until about 2001. 0 point. 2016-09-12 "Aptrganger", they whisper. I face new and horrifying Monsters, as well as gain many a new spells.This episode. Even simple grapghics and title by title teleport movement. It was developed by SaadaSoft and published by Epic MegaGames in 1989. Worked great on my small Windows 7 netbook. 32-bit Windows PCs can run it natively. I was messing around with the game files and discovered a potential fix. The map view is identical to the playing-field view, except for scaling to fit on one screen. It seems that you're using an outdated browser. But I would love to see this in GOG format so it can be used on Win7/8, <sigh> so many memories. I love this game, but I'm not sure what GoG would consider a fair price on it. It was developed by Rick Saada in 1989 and distributed by Epic MegaGames in 1993. If this goes up for anything more than $0.99 I will be quite ashamed. Each Large Chest is 250,000 bulk, so you can only carry 3 Large Chests before you'll reach your 1,000,000 bulk limit. but several others haven't worked. This is multiplied about 30 times because every enemy on the level is allowed a move for every one of yours, but they don't all know where you are right away. Devlog of an aspiring indie game developer. "Castle of the Winds is a two part graphical adventure game, loosely based on fantasy role playing games, and drawing much inspiration from Norse mythology. The player then returns to the hamlet to find it pillaged, and decides to travel to Bjarnarhaven. 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