<s>
Shadowgate	B-Device
is	O
a	O
black-and-white	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
game	O
published	O
for	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
MacVenture	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
named	O
for	O
its	O
setting	O
,	O
Castle	O
Shadowgate	B-Device
,	O
residence	O
of	O
the	O
evil	O
Warlock	B-Application
Lord	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
last	O
of	O
a	O
great	O
line	O
of	O
hero-kings	O
"	O
is	O
charged	O
with	O
the	O
task	O
of	O
saving	O
the	O
world	O
by	O
defeating	O
the	O
Warlock	B-Application
Lord	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
attempting	O
to	O
summon	O
up	O
the	O
demon	O
Behemoth	O
out	O
of	O
Hell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
a	O
color	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
and	O
in	O
1989	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
must	O
solve	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
puzzles	O
throughout	O
the	O
castle	O
to	O
proceed	O
to	O
the	O
Warlock	B-Application
Lord	O
's	O
chamber	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	O
version	O
of	O
Shadowgate	B-Device
is	O
the	O
few	O
NES	O
games	O
with	O
a	O
Swedish	O
language	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
very	O
beginning	O
of	O
Shadowgate	B-Device
,	O
the	O
only	O
information	O
the	O
game	O
provides	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
reading	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
in-game	O
books	O
and	O
scrolls	O
is	O
necessary	O
to	O
finish	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
others	O
only	O
provide	O
exposition	O
about	O
the	O
world	O
Shadowgate	B-Device
takes	O
place	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reading	O
the	O
book	O
Before	O
Shadowgate	B-Device
,	O
the	O
comic	O
book	O
Shadowgate	B-Device
Saga	O
:	O
Raven	O
,	O
and	O
playing	O
the	O
sequels	O
Beyond	B-Application
Shadowgate	I-Application
and	O
Shadowgate	B-Application
64	I-Application
:	I-Application
Trials	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Four	I-Application
Towers	I-Application
reveals	O
more	O
details	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadowgate	B-Device
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
world	O
of	O
"	O
Tarkus	O
"	O
(	O
"	O
Tyragon	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
Before	O
Shadowgate	B-Device
novel	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Terrakk	O
”	O
,	O
the	O
Kal	O
Torlinese	O
term	O
for	O
"	O
Earth	O
"	O
)	O
where	O
creatures	O
from	O
fantasy	O
and	O
myth	O
live	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
land	O
of	O
"	O
Kal	O
Zathyn	O
"	O
(	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
novel	O
)	O
,	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
"	O
Gatekeeper	O
Mountain	O
"	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
living	O
castle	O
of	O
"	O
Shadowgate	B-Device
"	O
where	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
powerful	O
wizards	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Circle	O
of	O
Twelve	O
"	O
once	O
met	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
that	O
,	O
he	O
began	O
to	O
call	O
himself	O
"	O
The	O
Warlock	B-Application
Lord	O
"	O
and	O
caused	O
chaos	O
across	O
the	O
lands	O
by	O
inciting	O
conflict	O
between	O
humans	O
,	O
elves	O
,	O
dwarves	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
races	O
on	O
Tyragon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
those	O
wars	O
ended	O
and	O
the	O
land	O
began	O
to	O
rebuild	O
,	O
the	O
Warlock	B-Application
Lord	O
amassed	O
an	O
army	O
of	O
followers	O
,	O
including	O
trolls	O
,	O
orcs	O
,	O
goblins	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
creatures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
sealed	O
the	O
Warlock	B-Application
Lord	O
inside	O
the	O
caverns	O
underneath	O
Shadowgate	B-Device
,	O
and	O
then	O
disbanded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
wizard	O
who	O
remained	O
was	O
"	O
Lakmir	O
"	O
,	O
who	O
took	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Tyragon	O
's	O
guardian	O
to	O
ensure	O
that	O
the	O
Warlock	B-Application
Lord	O
's	O
evil	O
would	O
not	O
threaten	O
the	O
Lands	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Years	O
later	O
,	O
the	O
Warlock	B-Application
Lord	O
escaped	O
from	O
his	O
confinement	O
,	O
and	O
planned	O
to	O
raise	O
the	O
mightiest	O
of	O
titans	O
,	O
the	O
Behemoth	O
,	O
from	O
the	O
depths	O
of	O
darkness	O
to	O
serve	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
Behemoth	O
,	O
the	O
Warlock	B-Application
Lord	O
would	O
escape	O
Castle	O
Shadowgate	B-Device
,	O
and	O
terrorize	O
the	O
planet	O
once	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
keep	O
this	O
from	O
happening	O
,	O
Lakhmir	O
sought	O
out	O
the	O
last	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Line	O
of	O
Kings	O
"	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
The	O
Seed	O
of	O
Prophecy	O
"	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
foretold	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
Warlock	B-Application
Lord	O
and	O
the	O
Behemoth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Doing	O
so	O
would	O
require	O
the	O
"	O
Staff	O
of	O
Ages	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
powerful	O
artifact	O
with	O
enough	O
power	O
to	O
slay	O
the	O
Behemoth	O
that	O
was	O
hidden	O
within	O
Shadowgate	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
finding	O
this	O
hero	O
,	O
Lakhmir	O
sends	O
him	O
to	O
the	O
entrance	O
of	O
Shadowgate	B-Device
to	O
begin	O
his	O
quest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
"	O
The	O
Seed	O
of	O
Prophecy	O
"	O
,	O
enter	O
Castle	O
Shadowgate	B-Device
,	O
solve	O
its	O
puzzles	O
,	O
survive	O
its	O
many	O
traps	O
,	O
and	O
stop	O
the	O
Warlock	B-Application
Lord	O
once	O
and	O
for	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
they	O
survive	O
to	O
the	O
end	O
,	O
they	O
will	O
come	O
across	O
the	O
Warlock	B-Application
Lord	O
just	O
as	O
he	O
succeeds	O
in	O
opening	O
the	O
gates	O
of	O
Hell	O
and	O
summoning	O
the	O
Behemoth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
it	O
dies	O
,	O
the	O
Behemoth	O
then	O
drags	O
the	O
Warlock	B-Application
Lord	O
with	O
him	O
into	O
Hell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
other	O
computers	O
including	O
a	O
color	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
later	O
in	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1988	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
and	O
in	O
1989	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
IIGS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
success	O
of	O
Shadowgate	B-Device
on	O
the	O
NES	O
prompted	O
ICOM	O
Simulations	O
to	O
have	O
Kemco/Seika	O
port	O
the	O
other	O
MacVenture	B-Application
titles	O
to	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
including	O
Déjà	B-Device
Vu	I-Device
and	O
Uninvited	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1992	O
,	O
an	O
enhanced	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
3.1x	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
very	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
noting	O
the	O
game	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
superior	O
interface	O
as	O
prior	O
MacVenture	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
difficulty	O
was	O
noted	O
as	O
a	O
step	O
up	O
from	O
Deja	B-Device
Vu	I-Device
and	O
Uninvited	B-Device
,	O
but	O
Shadowgate	B-Device
was	O
also	O
said	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
flexible	O
,	O
allowing	O
more	O
than	O
one	O
solution	O
to	O
some	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewers	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Shadowgate	B-Device
is	O
a	O
great	O
adventure	O
game	O
in	O
that	O
you	O
must	O
continually	O
be	O
aware	O
of	O
what	O
’s	O
already	O
been	O
accomplished	O
to	O
complete	O
subsequent	O
puzzles	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Macworld	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Shadowgate	B-Device
,	O
praising	O
its	O
extensive	O
gameplay	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
so	O
much	O
is	O
jammed	O
into	O
these	O
two	O
disks	O
that	O
nearly	O
everyone	O
should	O
find	O
this	O
game	O
appealing	O
...	O
ShadowGate	B-Device
plays	O
easily	O
and	O
instinctively	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Macworld	O
also	O
praises	O
Shadowgate	B-Device
's	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
graphics	O
"	O
expertly	O
crafted	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
express	O
that	O
they	O
"[tend]	O
to	O
lack	O
originality	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
call	O
the	O
sound	O
effects	O
"	O
far	O
better	O
than	O
those	O
of	O
most	O
adventure	O
games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Macworld	O
calls	O
Shadowgate	B-Device
"	O
technically	O
,	O
visually	O
,	O
and	O
aurally	O
superior	O
to	O
most	O
of	O
its	O
competition	O
"	O
but	O
criticizes	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
mood	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
does	O
n't	O
"	O
take	O
itself	O
seriously	O
enough	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
mood	O
of	O
mystery	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
lacks	O
the	O
'	O
tongue-in-cheek	O
'	O
humor	O
of	O
other	O
adventure	O
games	O
,	O
creating	O
a	O
feeling	O
of	O
something	O
"	O
lacking	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
Infinite	O
Ventures	O
acquired	O
from	O
Viacom	O
,	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
Shadowgate	B-Device
and	O
other	O
games	O
originally	O
developed	O
by	O
ICOM	O
Simulations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
acquisition	O
,	O
Infinite	O
Ventures	O
ported	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
other	O
operating	O
systems	O
(	O
Windows	O
'	O
95/	O
'	O
98/2000/Me	O
)	O
and	O
portable	O
systems	O
(	O
Windows	O
CE	O
P/PC	B-Device
,	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Pocket	B-Device
PC	I-Device
)	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
Shadowgate	B-Device
Classic	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
Infinite	O
Ventures	O
licensed	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
of	O
Shadowgate	B-Device
to	O
KEMCO	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
with	O
enhanced	O
sprites	O
and	O
animations	O
also	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
Shadowgate	B-Device
Classic	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
again	O
using	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
Shadowgate	B-Device
Classic	I-Device
,	O
this	O
version	O
featured	O
brand	O
new	O
graphics	O
,	O
puzzles	O
,	O
challenges	O
,	O
and	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
Infinite	O
Ventures	O
licensed	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
ICOM	O
simulations	O
portfolio	O
to	O
Zojoi	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
formed	O
by	O
Shadowgate	B-Device
's	O
original	O
game	O
designers	O
,	O
Dave	O
Marsh	O
and	O
Karl	O
Roelofs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2012	O
,	O
Zojoi	O
,	O
LLC	O
launched	O
a	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
to	O
secure	O
funding	O
for	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Shadowgate	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
2nd	O
update	O
of	O
the	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
,	O
the	O
Black	O
Axe	O
,	O
an	O
item	O
and	O
quest	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
cut	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
due	O
to	O
size	O
constraints	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
to	O
be	O
reintroduced	O
in	O
the	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
Shadowgate	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nine	O
"	O
called	O
Before	O
Shadowgate	B-Device
,	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Scholastic	O
Corporation	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Worlds	O
of	O
Power	O
series	O
of	O
video	O
game	O
novelizations	O
of	O
third	O
party	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
novel	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
featured	O
contributions	O
from	O
Shadowgate	B-Device
co-creators	O
Dave	O
Marsh	O
and	O
Karl	O
Roelofs	O
,	O
who	O
provided	O
important	O
details	O
and	O
information	O
to	O
the	O
book	O
's	O
author	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
,	O
Beyond	B-Application
Shadowgate	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
in	O
1993	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
,	O
Shadowgate	B-Application
64	I-Application
:	I-Application
Trials	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Four	I-Application
Towers	I-Application
,	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
N64	B-Operating_System
sequel	O
,	O
Shadowgate	B-Application
Rising	I-Application
,	O
was	O
well	O
into	O
development	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
scrapped	O
when	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
the	O
console	O
which	O
would	O
become	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
16	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
317	O
Games	O
launched	O
a	O
Kickstarter	O
crowdfunding	O
campaign	O
for	O
Shadowgate	B-Device
,	O
The	O
Living	O
Castle	O
,	O
a	O
board	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Shadowgate	B-Device
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2021	O
,	O
Zojoi	O
and	O
Azure	O
Drop	O
Studios	O
released	O
Shadowgate	B-Device
VR	O
:	O
The	O
Mines	O
of	O
Mythrok	O
,	O
an	O
exclusive	O
Oculus	O
Quest	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
22	O
,	O
2023	O
,	O
Zojoi	O
announced	O
a	O
Kickstarter	O
crowdfunding	O
campaign	O
for	O
Beyond	B-Application
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the	O
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to	O
the	O
NES	O
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of	O
Shadowgate	B-Device
.	O
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A	O
video	O
from	O
series	O
co-creator	O
Dave	O
Marsh	O
notes	O
this	O
project	O
uses	O
the	O
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design	O
documents	O
from	O
1990	O
and	O
is	O
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to	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
game	O
.	O
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