Demon Stalkers is an action RPG and editor/construction set game. It is similar to Atari’s Gauntlet. The player can choose either the hero, armed with throwing knives, or the heroine, armed with a crossbow who must travel through ninety-nine mazes before meeting the final demon. The game features different enemies as you progress through the mazes, with clues to progression built in. There is also a two-player co-operative mode. The in-built level editor uses pull-down menus and offers a high level of flexibility. As well as creating actual levels, the player can create an integrated storyline and game world, since the in-game text can also be edited.
The game shipped with a Magic Cipher consisting of three cardboard wheels that, when moved to the correct positions, revealed the passwords were needed to access some of the lower levels of the dungeon. Some of the vital text in the cipher is in a tone of blue that could not be photocopied at that point, making the cipher a basic anti-piracy measure.
Source: Play It Again website:
http://www.ourdigitalheritage.org/archive/playitagain/games/demon-stalkers/
Last accessed: 14/04/2021
Original game developed by Micro Forte Studios for Commodore 64 and 128, published in 1987 by Electronic Arts.
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Computer game cassette/Computer game/Game
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Cassette tape computer game. Cassette, cover, code wheel, warranty card & manual (paper booklet) in clear plastic cassette case