Sword of fargoal has been retrogaming fanfavorite since it was first released in 1983 for the commodore 64 computer. Commodore 64 version of the sword of fargoal cracked by. Mar 26, 2002 a later more exciting 64 adaptation of this game is sword of fargoal by automated simulations later called epyx. Of all the titles to fall at the hands of apples 32bit appocalypse, sword of fargoal is probably one of the oldest. Sword of fargoal works fine i even used warp speed to load it faster without troubles. I have also seen claims that gammaquest ii was the first game to feature a randomly generated dungeon covered by a fog of war, but that claim seems dubious. Commodore 64 version of the sword of fargoal cracked by hokuto force vintage is the new old, retro games news, retro gaming, retro computing. The commodore 64 thrilled a generation of gamers in the 80s. Sword of fargoal is a dungeon exploration video game by jeff mccord, published by epyx for the vic20 in 1982 and the commodore 64 in 1983. Everything you need to know about sword of fargoal. Play sword of fargoal online c64 game rom commodore 64. The baffling maze lies full on your computer screenyet shrouded in darkness. Put together by nightfallcrew in a big zipped file of inclusive zipped c64 releases, this compilation pack contains a rather large amount of new games or tools cracked trained or unreleased for the commodore 64 that have been made available from multiple release groups. Experience the convenience of alexa, now on your pc.
There are 195 articles under construction and 9,214 articles required. The legend of blacksilver guides and faqs gamefaqs. Sword of fargoal is a primitive roguelike, where the objective is to steal the named sword developer message. The protectorate sword which was forged to vanquish evil has been stolen by a powerful wizard named ulma and placed deep in an underground dungeon. Sword of fargoal remake, the download 2003 role playing game. D64, 35 tracks needs to be validated errors enabled. At the moment there are 1,490 articles of various topics. The c64wiki is a project to build a special c64 encyclopedia. An example of a roguelike or rpglite, sword of fargoal casts you in the role of a hero seeking a magical sword from the depths of a dungeon. The legend of blacksilver faqs, walkthroughs, and guides. Play sword of fargoal online with commodore 64 browser emulation for free.
Fire up your commodore 64 and join us as we go in search of this 1983 classic game by epyx, sword of fargoal. Here the concept of randomly generated dungeon levels was probably used for the first time. One of the first commodore 64 games, sword of fargoal is a classic roguelike that was a considerable success for epyx, although unfortunately the pc version was never made. Homebrew games, amiga, commodore 64, zx spectrum, amstrad, apple ii, trs80, msx and more. Sword of fargoal has a countermeasure to prevent peeking at its source code. Interessante action rpg dei primordi, sword of fargoal presenta caratteristiche che allepoca non erano esattamente comuni. The game is a very faithful recreation of the original classic, except the graphics is enhanced to take advantage of svga, and there are minor gameplay and interface tweaks to make the game more balanced and the controls more intuitive.
Also published on atari st and apple ii, this action and roleplaying rpg game is abandonware and is set in a fantasy and realtime. This is what i will be upgrading and what will link all the games download links and. Anybody know where to find commodore 64 source code for old games. Released in 1983 on commodore 64, its still available and playable with some tinkering. Sword of fargoal is based on the game gammaquest ii by jeff mccord and was originally written in basic for the commodore pet. This is a list of 749 game titles released for the commodore 64 personal computer system, sorted alphabetically. Sword of fargoal, the rom for commodore 64 c64 and play sword of fargoal, the on your devices windows pc, mac,ios and android.
Anybody know where to find commodore 64 source code for. Originally launching in 1982 on the commodore 64, jeff mccords cult hit. Playing rise of the tombraider created such a woweffect, that i wanted give the good old commodore 64 just a little of this new experience. In the commodore basic prompt, type load fargoal,8, then list. Classic commodore 64 game remakes freeware downloads page. Jul 12, 2012 a really great adventure rpg kind of but really fun an amazing game for its day. In most roguelike games you start off with a sword. The featured game is the roguelike sword of fargoal by epyx.
Only when this sword is retrieved and given to gedwyn the blinded hero, will ulma be destroyed forever. Kodak writes the commodore 64 direct to tv is on sale at qvc. Roguelike classic sword of fargoal has been resurrected. It was created by jeff mccord and released for the c64 by epyx in 1983. The dungeon consists of randomlygenerated levels with the sword placed somewhere between levels 15 20. Cbm draw poker commodore some of the first games released for the pet such as this one were better than later ones to follow, commodores black jack and draw poker are two of the best in their category for. The dungeon consists of randomlygenerated levels with the sword. With the release of the iphone version in 2009 came the introduction of a whole set of orchestralstyle music, as composed and performed by daniel pemberton and several other wonderful musical artist. Still most of the other games i have tried dont work after loading aztec challenge, bomber run, scramble, frogger, etc. Referred to as the 6581 sid sound interface device, the chips contains three sound channels, each with its own adsr envelope. Sword of fargoal is notorious within c64 fandom as being extremely. Sword of fargoal is noteworthy for being one of the first microcomputer games to introduce elements later used by socalled roguelike games, such as dungeons that are randomly generated for each session of. Somewhere within the bottomless dungeon lies the sword yours, if you can find it.
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Published by epyx, inc developed by epyx, inc released in 1983. Ready64, dedicato al commodore 64 sword of fargoal, the. Fargoal, llc is raising funds for sword of fargoal 2. The c64 game sword of fargoal, the adventure, rpg 2d published by epyx in 1983. Bull riding, sumo wrestling, championship wrestling, and sword of fargoal. Sword of fargoal was also written in basic, but honestly, to make good c64 games you need. Qvc bought all available units 250,000 or so so, for now, this is the only place you can get them. Looking for source code for wheel of fortune, monopoly, etc. Former owners of a c64 certainly will remember sword of fargoal.
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I checked you tube and found no videos on this game so i uploaded this so you can check out a sample. Listen to sprite castle commodore 64c64 game podcast episodes free, on demand. The sword of fargoal cracked by hokuto force vintage is. The commodore 64 is the bestselling model of home computer ever, and led the microcomputer boom in europe and australia at a time when. Anybody know where to find commodore 64 source code for old. Commodore 64 d64 disk files, commodore internet gaming. By the light of your torch, enter an everchanging dungeon of darkness in search of the sword of fargoal. Il gameplay e scarno e non molto vario,pero il gioco e molto. Sword of fargoal was also written in basic, but honestly, to make good c64 games you need to. Earlier snapshots of this disk will likely have older versions of a program or will not have all of the same files as on newer snapshots. Sword of fargoal was created by author and programmer jeff mccord and based on his original dungeon adventure, gammaquest ii, which was programmed in basic for the commodore petcomputer and written in 19791981 while he was still in high school in. The commodore 64 plug in play is an extremely enjoyable product that is great for both younger kids just getting into video games or adults that remember playing games on their commodore 64 computer systems. One of the earliest and most recognized roguelikes of the commodore 64, it also was one of the best games found on the system. Maxell sword of fargoal commodore 64 floppy disk ebay.
We want to bring you sword of fargoal 2 for macpclinuxios completely reimagined, reworked, and stuffed with awesome new features. Sprite castle commodore 64c64 game podcast sprite castle. The c64 mini retro gaming console solutions 2 go gamestop. Sword of fargoal c64 game rom is loaded with features in our flash, java and rgr plugin emulators. Hokuto force has released yesterday a new cracked version of the sword of fargoal, a dungeon crawler created by jeff mccord and released by epyx in 1982.
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Sign in to copy to my disks download snapshot 1 view disk sectors format. The only important part of this file is chapter iii, which has some information you might find useful when actually playing our remake, and the appendix, in case your operating system is not windows and you want to compile the sources yourself. Video game domestic shipping item can be shipped within u. The argument for sword of fargoal is that it may have been developed before rogue and even seen an extremely limited release under the name gammaquest ii. The game was originally released on cassette tape and 5. Jun 04, 2015 one of the earliest and most recognized roguelikes of the commodore 64, it also was one of the best games found on the system. Sword of fargoal, the commodore 64 c64 rom download. Its a roleplaying rpg game, set in a fantasy and roguelike themes and it was released on vic20 as well. Commodoreserver is a community of commodore users and programmers who use and develop internet software for commodore computers. Over 25 years ago i created the original sword of fargoal for the commodore 64 c64. But it is the commodore 64 s impressive gaming catalog that keeps retrocomputing fans coming back to the machine over 30 years after its original release.
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