Top-down dungeon crawler
Hakkenkast
A top-down dungeon crawler and arcade adventure for the ZX Spectrum.
ZX SpectrumKempston and Sinclair joysticks
The story
You play Hakkenkast, a warrior skilled with the sword who learns a Magic Missile spell from the Elders of Eldritch.
Four dungeons in the Land of Mercya hold lost Spellbooks, stolen by the Sorcerers of Hussey. Finding them improves your magic. The first is in the Dungeon of the Undead.
Features
- Four dungeons, each a full game. At the end of each you receive an access code to carry your attributes into the next. Play them in order.
- Keys are fully redefinable from the main menu.
- Kempston and Sinclair joysticks supported.
Controls
| Q | Move up |
|---|---|
| A | Move down |
| O | Move left |
| P | Move right |
| Space (tap) | Swing the sword |
| Space (hold) | Cast a spell |
| H | Pause |
Credits
- Game design, programming and graphics
- Bruce Groves
- MPAGD
- Jonathan Cauldwell
- MPAGD Musicizer
- Davud Saphier
- Music
- Yerzmyey
- Loading screens
- Kevin McGrorty
- Testing
- Andre Leao
- Additional thanks
- Quantum Sheep, Davey Sloan, Kees van Oss