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Posted June 26, 2011
I'm trying to figure out the name of this old game. Here's what I remember about it:

The game was set in a one-screen arena, with a top-down perspective. You controlled a guy with a big sword. All the game did was throw more and more monsters at you. Swinging your sword was done with the arrow keys, and the faster it hit, the more gory the result. It was pretty primitive, but it was fun back when I was a kid. The game was available from the old AOL Kids Games section, back in the day of AOL 5.0-ish.

Anyone remember this oldie?
Posted June 26, 2011
Gauntlet?
Posted June 26, 2011
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JudasIscariot: Gauntlet?
Definitely not Gauntlet, unless the description is way off.
Posted June 26, 2011
Oh no, not Gauntlet, it's much newer than that, but without a scrolling screen. It was just one screen's worth of play space.
Posted June 26, 2011
AOL 5.0 was around 1999 - 2000. Are you sure it really was a DOS game? While there certainly were still DOS-based games at that time, they were becoming pretty rare by then.
Posted June 27, 2011
Temple of Apshia?
Posted June 28, 2011
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cogadh: AOL 5.0 was around 1999 - 2000. Are you sure it really was a DOS game? While there certainly were still DOS-based games at that time, they were becoming pretty rare by then.
Come to think of it, I think you may be right. It had that old shareware vibe, though.
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orcishgamer: Temple of Apshia?
Nope, that was more of a dungeon crawler. Plus, there was more than one screen area. The game I'm thinking of is more modern, but more simplistic. Kind of a beat-em-up on one screen, seeing nothing but the main character's head and his big sword sticking out.
Post edited June 28, 2011 by snarfbucket
Posted June 28, 2011
Moebius?
Posted June 28, 2011
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snarfbucket: I'm trying to figure out the name of this old game. Here's what I remember about it:

The game was set in a one-screen arena, with a top-down perspective. You controlled a guy with a big sword. All the game did was throw more and more monsters at you. Swinging your sword was done with the arrow keys, and the faster it hit, the more gory the result. It was pretty primitive, but it was fun back when I was a kid. The game was available from the old AOL Kids Games section, back in the day of AOL 5.0-ish.

Anyone remember this oldie?
I REALLY want to say Mortuum, but I may still be wrong despite it filling your description pretty much 100%. ;p
You move your guy around with the arrow keys and you have 2 other keys to swing your weapon for momentum to rip apart enemies. Very good arcade style hack n slash. I played it on 100 great action & arcade games.

If this screenshot doesn't answer your question, then I'm at a loss.

here's a pic on Moby Games: http://www.mobygames.com/game/win3x/mortuum/screenshots/gameShotId,108044/

Nope, that was more of a dungeon crawler. Plus, there was more than one screen area. The game I'm thinking of is more modern, but more simplistic. Kind of a beat-em-up on one screen, seeing nothing but the main character's head and his big sword sticking out.
Post edited June 28, 2011 by Ash_Housewares
Posted June 28, 2011
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snarfbucket: I'm trying to figure out the name of this old game. Here's what I remember about it:

The game was set in a one-screen arena, with a top-down perspective. You controlled a guy with a big sword. All the game did was throw more and more monsters at you. Swinging your sword was done with the arrow keys, and the faster it hit, the more gory the result. It was pretty primitive, but it was fun back when I was a kid. The game was available from the old AOL Kids Games section, back in the day of AOL 5.0-ish.

Anyone remember this oldie?
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Ash_Housewares: I REALLY want to say Mortuum, but I may still be wrong despite it filling your description pretty much 100%. ;p
You move your guy around with the arrow keys and you have 2 other keys to swing your weapon for momentum to rip apart enemies. Very good arcade style hack n slash. I played it on 100 great action & arcade games.

If this screenshot doesn't answer your question, then I'm at a loss.

here's a pic on Moby Games: http://www.mobygames.com/game/win3x/mortuum/screenshots/gameShotId,108044/

Nope, that was more of a dungeon crawler. Plus, there was more than one screen area. The game I'm thinking of is more modern, but more simplistic. Kind of a beat-em-up on one screen, seeing nothing but the main character's head and his big sword sticking out.
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Ash_Housewares:
THAT'S IT! WE HAVE A WINNER! Thanks much, I'm going to go download it right now!
Post edited June 28, 2011 by snarfbucket
Posted June 28, 2011
Glad to have helped!

Hope you find it, if not then check Ebay for 100 great action & arcade games, I know it's one of the 100 on that disc.
Post edited June 28, 2011 by Ash_Housewares
Posted June 29, 2011
Found it, doesn't run in Dosbox, and won't run on a 64 bit system. Oh well. Maybe I should reconstruct that old 486 I've got lying around . . .
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