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--------------------------- [ Thunder Castle ] --------------------------------
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----------------------------[by Ice Queen Zero]--------------------------------
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(____)(_)\_) (__) (____)(____)(____)(____)  \/  (____)(___/(____)(_____)(_)\_)

                               by Mattel/INTV


o---------------------o
      INTRODUCTION
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Guide your knight through the deadly mazes of Thunder Castle, slaying evil 
dragons, sorcerers and demons as you go. Watch for gates that block your 
path...magic objects that grant special powers, extra points, or extra 
lives...and magic creatures that energize your knight. Complete all three 
mazes -- forest, castle and dungeon -- and the game starts over at a faster 
speed. Continue playing, increasing your score, until all of your knight's 
lives are lost.

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       DISCLAIMER
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Thunder Castle and its characters are trademarks of Mattel/INTV and all of its
copyrights belong to them.

This FAQ/Walkthrough is the sole copyright of Andrea "Azul Fria" Castillo aka
Ice Queen Zero (or the Zophar Queen if you prefer) and cannot be put on other
sites or posted without my given permission nor can it be reproduced w/o proper
consent.

For more guides by myself visit this link:
http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/recognition/74803.html


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       CONTROLS
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First you start out by choosing the number of players which is 1 or 2 then
press the fire button to begin

D-pad: moves the knight

Fire button 1: activates items

Start button: pause the game

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         ITEMS
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Comb: Don't touch it unless you have to in order to evade an enemy. They
reduce your points by half. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!! That's a real pain in the
rear.

Candle: These are the 1-ups (extra lives_

Coins: stacked like pool balls. worth 500 points if picked up.

Grail: This makes your knight flash (power up). 

Necklace: Speeds up your knight

Lantern: More energy

Key: Allows knight to pass through obstructions like vines and blocks

Ring: Teleports you to a random spot in the maze

Crown: Makes the enemies freeze in their place.

Energizers: These are the bats in the forest, rat in the castle, and skulls
in the dungeon. They help boost your power.

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        ENEMIES
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Dragon: You only face one dragon at a time. They come out of the castle so
if you are still flashing with lot of time to spare. Stand at the entrance
and they'll die on entry.

Wizard: You face two wizards at a time. There are six wizards to face in all.

Demon: You face three wizards at a time. There are nine wizards to face in all.

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        GAMEPLAY
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Each enemy comes in three colors. Green which is real slow, golden which is a
little bit faster, and red is the fastest.

Scores are as follows. 300 points for slaying a green enemy, 400 for a golden
one and 500 for a red one.

Extra Lives are given per candlestick or collecting 5,000, 10,000, 20,000, 
50,000 and 100,000 points.

There are times when the energizers seem to try to avoid you. Actually, just
the rat in the castle. When you do reach it, the enemies are way off. I suggest
you getting a grail and wait for an enemy to get nearby then activate it
and they'll die when they touch you because they don't have time to flee the
surprise attack.

There are three levels: forest, castle, and dungeoun. Beat the dungeon and the
game gets harder as you start over. For one, the energizers in the castle 
(bats) are invisible almost. They are black and blending into the background.

Using an energizer in conjuction with the crown gives you a chance to slay an
enemy. This is valuable if you decided to go against the red and yellow foes.

Be careful not to get trapped by the vines and blocks because you are in deep
doo doo if an enemy nears unless you activate a key to pass through it.

Items appear on the screen one at a time. You only have a few seconds to reach
them before they disappear.

There is no end to this game so just keep on playing the game until you lose
all of your lives.

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        CREDITS
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God almighty for he created everything you see before us.

Mattel whom created the game.

INTV for publishing the game.

ASCII Generator (http://www.network-science.de/ascii/) - for the cool ASCII
title effects.

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      CONTACT ME
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azulfria[at]hotmail[dot]com 
[at] = @ and [dot] = .
Don't want any email bots.

You can also find me at Zophar.net updating the emus on console so you can buzz
me there if you have an account. http://www.zophar.net/forums/member.php?u=2683

Here is my Youtube account I share with my sisters. We still haven't added any
videos yet but they'll be mostly game-related: 
http://www.youtube.com/user/PurrfectTrio

Thank you for reading

-Ice Queen Zero