''Catacomb'' is a 2-D top-down third-person shooter created, developed, and published by Softdisk. It was originally created for the

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, and later ported to the PC. It should not be confused with '' The Catacomb'', which is the second game in the series (originally named ''Catacomb II'', but later renamed). It supports

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and CGA graphics. All the ''Catacomb'' titles, including the ''

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'' games, are now distributed legally by

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through their own web store and via

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Gameplay

In the game the player assumes the role of the magician Petton Everhail, who is contacted by Terexin, High Wizard of the Kieralon, who tells how the Kieralon Empire has fallen and how the player must travel to the Kieralon Palace to collect and split his treasures. ''Catacomb'' consists of fifteen levels in the Apple II version, ten levels in the PC demo disk promoting

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, and 30 levels in the full PC version (''The Catacomb'', aka ''Catacomb II''). To progress to the next level the player must step through a magic teleportation mirror. These mirrors are usually behind a locked door, requiring a key to advance. There are four different attacks: Fireball, Super Fireball, Bolt (powerful strike in one direction), Nuke (powerful strike in all four directions). The Fireball and Super Fireball attacks can be cast an infinite number of times. The Bolt and Nuke consume a scroll each time they are cast. The player starts the game with three Bolt scrolls and two Nuke scrolls. Additional scrolls are scattered through the levels. There are five different enemies: Goblin,

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References

External links

*
Catacomb source code
on GitHub
CatacombSDL source portCatacomb Wiki
{{Softdisk 1990 video games Apple II games DOS games Top-down video games Video games developed in the United States Commercial video games with freely available source code Open-source video games Softdisk

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