Dark Seal (c) 1990 Data East.
Fantasy hack and slash game in which up to four people can play at the same time, chosing from three stock fantasy characters (Knight, Wizard and Bard) and, for some reason, a Ninja. Players must then fight their way through enemy-packed levels, plundering treasure and avoiding the game's many traps. Gameplay is highly reminiscent of Atari's legendary 1985 classic, 'Gauntlet'.

>>> TECHNICAL DETAILS
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Game ID : MAC
Main CPU : 68000 (@ 12 Mhz)
Sound CPU : HuC6280 (@ 8.055 Mhz)
Sound Chips : YM2203 (@ 4.0275 Mhz), YM2151 (@ 3.58 Mhz), (2x) OKI6295 (@ 15.255 Khz)
Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 256 x 240 pixels
Screen refresh : 58.00 Hz
Palette colors : 2048
Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2

>>> TRIVIA
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Released in July 1990.
This game is known in US as 'Gate of Doom'.
Pony Canyon / Scitron released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Dark Seal - PCCB-00048) on 15/12/1990.

>>> GAME SERIES
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1. Dark Seal (1990)
2. Dark Seal II (1992)

>>> DESIGNERS / PROGRAMMERS / STAFF
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Game master : Yoshiyuki Urushibara
Main programmer : Naomi Susa
Main draphic designers : S. Noda, Jun Matsuda, Yohiyuki Ishibiki
Programmers : Mentaiko, Tac. H, K. Miyazawa
Graphic designers : Masanori Tokoro, Eiko Kurihara, M. Ooe, S. Nagao, Kazumi Minagawa, Kazunori Hashimoto, M. Inoshita, H. Fuziwara, T. Kitahara
Music composers : Hiroaki Yoshida (MARO), Tatsuya Kiuchi, Kenji Mori
Sound effects : Azusa Hara (AZUSA)
Hardware : Shingo Mitsui
Project leader : Mentaiko

>>> OTHER GAME RESOURCES
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Game's rom.