Thunder Castle

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Follow this link for info about the review system. 1 = Terrible, 5 = Awesome!

Awesome music in this game!

Thunder CastleGraphics: 5
Sound: 5
Replay Value: 4
Notes: 1- or 2-player game
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If for no other reason, get Thunder Castle just to listen to the music and sound effects. That alone is reason enough to spill a small pile of cash for this game. It's awesome! And the splash screens for the different kinds of meanies are really cool, too. In phase one, you slay a mighty dragon, which is nicely rendered. After graduating through the green, yellow, and red dragons, you move to the staff-wielding wizards, which come after you two at a time. This is followed by them beady-eyed, pitchfork totin' demons, three at a time.. This is a tough game, since the maze is continually changing, and there are different mazes on top of that. The main reason I set the replay value at 4 was ... the music! It is simply awesome! Best Score: 11300




ROM No ROM variants have been identified.
Box No variations have been found.
Manual No variations have been found.
Overlays Custom overlays have been designed and distributed by Psycho Stormtrooper.
Label To date, two labels have been recorded.
Easter Eggs In-game Easter Egg exists. Special thanks to Intellivotion and later powereyez for pointing it out!




Only one version of the box has been found for Thunder Castle.

Image Vendor Part Number Year Origin Description
Thunder Castle Box (INTV Corporation 4469) INTV Corporation 4469 None   No origin or copyright date; game title on bottom flap—title is upright when box lays face-up; part number was originally assigned at Mattel for this one




Only one version of the manual has been found for Thunder Castle.

Image Vendor Part Number Year Origin Description
Thunder Castle Manual (INTV Corporation 4469-0920) INTV Corporation 4469-0920 None U.S.A. Part number was assigned by Mattel—note the classic -0920 suffix, used for manuals destined for the U.S. market; accordion-style folding




A total of two Thunder Castle overlay variants have been documented.

Image Vendor Part Number Year Origin Description
Image not available. Psycho Stormtrooper 4469-01 None   Custom overlay designed by Psycho Stormtrooper
Thunder Castle Overlay (Intellivision Productions) Intellivision Productions N/A None   Part of the Supplemental Overlay Pack for Intellivision Flashback; reissue of the Orphan Overlay by Psycho Stormtrooper; note the addition of the Intellivision Productions copyright and modified Psycho Stormtrooper logo




A total of two Thunder Castle label variants have been documented.

Image Vendor Part Number Year Origin Description
Thunder Castle Label (INTV Corporation) INTV Corporation N/A None   Large label, square corners; game title in large bold font
Thunder Castle Label (INTV Corporation) INTV Corporation N/A None   Large label, square corners; game title in thin bold font




Title Screen Downright crazy for a Mattel title screen!
Select Number of Players Good enough.
Kyll the Wyrms! One of the many nice touches in this game—lead-in screen for each level.
Hunting in the Hedges In the dragon phase, you must cope with...shrubbery!
Whack the Wizards! Somewhat evil-looking wizard. But that lil' mouse on the staff is so cute!
Hastily Haunting the Hideout's Hallways Edgar Allen Poe, eat your heart out! Now, where'd I put that cask...?
Destroy the Demons Go to hell!
Craftily Creeping through the Castle's Catacombs Is this the tenth circle?





Hidden Message Easter Egg

Credit: David Britten (also, IntelliVotion and powereyez pointed this out)

In the Game: Reach the second level: Wizards
Easter Egg: Connie Goldman, the person who produced the wonderful graphics for this game, left her name and initials in the wizard's staff:

Graphics Developer's Name and Initials
(click image for detail)

Hidden Message Easter Egg

Credit: IntelliVotion submitted this (IIRC)

In the Game: Reach the third level: Demons
Easter Egg: Connie Goldman squirreled here initials away in the piles of skulls:

Graphics Developer's Initials



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