Milon's Secret Castle

In "Milon's Secret Castle" you have to make your way up a castle to get rid of the evil that infests it and took the princess prisoner. Well, this game is not an ordinary platform game, mainly because about everything of importance is hidden. With your bubble attack you can not only shoot monsters, but also destroy blocks, many of them containing money but some of them also give access to hidden shops, hidden keys and doors and open up other parts of the game. Extra items from shops can and must be bought with the collected money. Combine this with a not particularly easy platform gaming part and it makes this a rather frustrating and difficult game. Also when hit by enemies you are not invulnerable for a second, often resulting in multiple hits at once. Today this would be considered bad game design. At the time of its release you could argue it added depth to the game and "Milon's Secret Castle" was in good company with other unfair NES games. If you take the frustrating part aside (e.g. playing with a walkthrough) it is a unique platformer with a puzzling maze-like level design.

teran01 # 2010-04-25 01:14:45

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1986-11 for Famicom ("Meikyuu Kumikyoku" is used in official documentation)
1988-09 for NES
2007-06 for Wii Virtual Console

Translation of the Japanese title is The Maze Suite: Milon's Great Adventure or The Labyrinth Suite: Milon's Great Adventure ("Suite" as in musical suite)

Sanguine # 2008-05-14 21:02:23

ported to
Milon's Secret Castle (GB)
Hudson Best Collection Vol. 3 - Action Collection (GBA)

prequel of
Do-Re-Mi Fantasy: Milon no DokiDoki Daibouken (SNES)