King's Valley
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King’s Valley is a platform/maze game from Konami
, released for the MSX
computer and MS-DOS
in 1985. The game plays is like Lode Runner
except it takes place in pyramids instead of egyptian ruins. As an intrepid adventurer, the player's goal is to collect various gems, while evading angry mummies and other monsters long enough to find the exit to the next level. Higher levels are both longer and feature bonus items, such as the pickaxes and other tools the player can use. Although not a puzzle game, King’s Valley does require some thinking to get ahead, especially in later levels where you must figure out the optimal path to get to the gems.
A port to MS-DOS
was made by a Korean company named APROMAN, however it only supports monochrome and CGA graphic cards. Another port has been released by the Spanish RetroWorkshttp://www.retroworks.es/ in 2009 for the ZX Spectrum
on the site 'World Of Spectrum'http://www.WorldOfSpectrum.org.
The MSX version of this game can still be run with emulators like BlueMSX
http://www.bluemsx.com.
Emulators for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum are available at WOS.
King's Valley had been rewritten (not ported or emulated) in 2008 using Java, Online version is playable over internet using the web-browser and Mobile version is downloadable for handhelds, mobiles and communicators with Java installed for personal use http://www.ccas.ru/brychkov/Kings_Valley/Kings_Valley.html.
. It was released for the MSX in two versions, each specifically designed for the MSX and MSX2 versions, respectively. There is also a special edition of the MSX2 version with some new edited levels.
Konami
is a Japanese leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines, arcade cabinets and video games...
, released for the MSX
MSX
MSX was the name of a standardized home computer architecture in the 1980s conceived by Kazuhiko Nishi, then Vice-president at Microsoft Japan and Director at ASCII Corporation...
computer and MS-DOS
MS-DOS
MS-DOS is an operating system for x86-based personal computers. It was the most commonly used member of the DOS family of operating systems, and was the main operating system for IBM PC compatible personal computers during the 1980s to the mid 1990s, until it was gradually superseded by operating...
in 1985. The game plays is like Lode Runner
Lode Runner
Lode Runner is a 1983 platform game, first published by Brøderbund. It is one of the first games to include a level editor, a feature that allows players to create their own levels for the game. This feature bolstered the game's popularity, as magazines such as Computer Gaming World held contests...
except it takes place in pyramids instead of egyptian ruins. As an intrepid adventurer, the player's goal is to collect various gems, while evading angry mummies and other monsters long enough to find the exit to the next level. Higher levels are both longer and feature bonus items, such as the pickaxes and other tools the player can use. Although not a puzzle game, King’s Valley does require some thinking to get ahead, especially in later levels where you must figure out the optimal path to get to the gems.
A port to MS-DOS
MS-DOS
MS-DOS is an operating system for x86-based personal computers. It was the most commonly used member of the DOS family of operating systems, and was the main operating system for IBM PC compatible personal computers during the 1980s to the mid 1990s, until it was gradually superseded by operating...
was made by a Korean company named APROMAN, however it only supports monochrome and CGA graphic cards. Another port has been released by the Spanish RetroWorkshttp://www.retroworks.es/ in 2009 for the ZX Spectrum
ZX Spectrum
The ZX Spectrum is an 8-bit personal home computer released in the United Kingdom in 1982 by Sinclair Research Ltd...
on the site 'World Of Spectrum'http://www.WorldOfSpectrum.org.
The MSX version of this game can still be run with emulators like BlueMSX
BlueMSX
blueMSX is an open source MSX emulator that uses an emulation model to achieve the highest level of accuracy possible. It is available for the Microsoft Windows operating system. It has been translated into 14 different languages...
http://www.bluemsx.com.
Emulators for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum are available at WOS.
King's Valley had been rewritten (not ported or emulated) in 2008 using Java, Online version is playable over internet using the web-browser and Mobile version is downloadable for handhelds, mobiles and communicators with Java installed for personal use http://www.ccas.ru/brychkov/Kings_Valley/Kings_Valley.html.
Sequels
A sequel to this game is King's Valley IIKing's Valley II
King's Valley II: The Seal of El Giza is a computer game for the MSX platform by Konami. It is a sequel to the popular puzzle/action game King's Valley.The game was released both for the MSX1 and MSX2 systems....
. It was released for the MSX in two versions, each specifically designed for the MSX and MSX2 versions, respectively. There is also a special edition of the MSX2 version with some new edited levels.