Knightmare
Developer(s)	Konami
Publisher(s)	Konami
Release date(s)	1986
Genre(s)	Shoot 'em up
Mode(s)	Single player
Platform(s)	MSX home computer
Media	Cartridge
Input	Keyboard, Joystick

Knightmare is a 1986 MSX computer game. The player is a knight, who has to fight his way through several levels. Image File history File links Knightmare_msx_screens_1. ... A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual) that creates computer or video games. ... Konami Corporation (コナミ) TYO: 9766 (NYSE: KNM) (SGX: K20) is a leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling computer and video games. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Konami Corporation (コナミ) TYO: 9766 (NYSE: KNM) (SGX: K20) is a leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling computer and video games. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... Galaga, a famous shoot-em-up from 1981. ... In computer games and video games, single-player refers to the variant of a particular game where input from only one player is expected throughout the course of the gaming session. ... Sony MSX 1, Model HitBit-10-P MSX was the name of a standardized home computer architecture in the 1980s. ... In various types of electronic equipment, a cartridge can refer one method of adding different functionality or content (e. ... It has been suggested that IBM PC keyboard be merged into this article or section. ... Joystick elements: 1. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sony MSX 1, Model HitBit-10-P MSX was the name of a standardized home computer architecture in the 1980s. ...

Knightmare was an innovative game on the MSX system. The upward scrolling game became very popular. The top-view graphics were very sophisticated and a style quantum leap on the MSX platform similar to Nemesis and Penguin Adventure. The graphics required a Texas Instruments TMS9918 aware artist. The enemies (notably the bats) had additional shadow sprites adding flair (being placed at a vertical offset, this did not add further pressure on the max-4-sprites-per-scanline limit of the TMS9918). // General information The TMS9918 Video Display Processor (VDP) was used in systems like MSX, Coleco Vision, TI-99 and Sega SG-1000/SC-3000. ...

Conversions

Knightmare has been converted for i-mode enabled cellphones in 2003, by Konami itself. NTT DoCoMos i-mode is a wireless Internet service popular in Japan and is increasing in popularity in other parts of the world, such as the Israel (Cellcom being the main company to sell i-mode phones and service there). ...

The game is also found in the compilation Konami Antiques MSX Collection for Saturn and PlayStation. The Sega Saturn ) is a 32-bit video game console, first released on November 22, 1994 in Japan, May 11, 1995 in North America and July 8, 1995 in Europe. ... The Sony PlayStation ) is a video game console of the 32/64-bit era, first produced by Sony Computer Entertainment in the mid-1990s. ...