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Knights (video game)

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Knights
Developer(s)Kalle Marjola
Publisher(s)PD/Freeware
Platform(s)Commodore Amiga
Release1994
Genre(s)Arcade game
Mode(s)2 player

Knights is an arcade game released in 1994 as freeware by Kalle Marjola for the Commodore International Amiga home computer.[1] In 2009, the author licensed the game and assets under the GNU General Public License, version 3 (GPLv3).[2] Based on this release, the game was ported to C++ and is still updated by the game's community.[3]

Reception

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In December 2003, print computer magazine Amiga Point of View reviewed Knights, giving five out of five points. Apart from the lack of a meaningful single player mode, two player gave a unique gameplay experience: "If any other convincing is necessary that this is one of those multiplayer games to play with friends while drinking beer, then consider this; how many other Amiga games let you bash through a door with an axe in a "Here's Johnny!" style just before you bury the axe in your opponent's skull?"[4] The game was also listed on position 10 of a Top 20 Amiga Shareware game list,[1] the Amiga Game Database noted the game for the fun provided.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Interview with Kalle Marjola". AmigaPd. AmigaPd.com. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  2. ^ knights on rpr.kapsi.fi
  3. ^ Knights Continuation on knightsgame.org.uk
  4. ^ "Knights review from Amiga Point of View 1". Amiga Magazine Rack. Amr.abime.net. December 2003. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  5. ^ Knights Archived 2016-09-14 at the Wayback Machine on AGDB by Steven Pearson
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