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kelsolaar
The download links are all dead.
einpoklum
So, I was disappointed to find dead links to a Windows-based emulator :-(

Does anyone know...

* What happened to the creators?

* Who owns the copyrights, if at all?

* Has anyone been approached to release the source code and games resources?

Also, if anyone has an appropriate Linux emulator, which supports these games, please share a link and perhaps instructions.

djmips
Elsewhere in a comment someone posted the archive links which worked - I had fun playing in the emulator on my Windows PC
st3fan
Such a classic. Played these for many hours as a kid.
gausswho
Note that Dark Castle was programmed by Jonathan Gay, who would eventually go on to make FutureSplash. You might know it better from what it was renamed to: Flash (of Macromedia/Adobe).
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CMay
This game came out the same year the original Castlevania did. They're different enough games, but there are a few similarities that do make you wonder if they had any particular shared influences.
bombcar
I'd love to see a Fabien-style Game Engine Black Book for some of these older Macintosh games.
m463
The other thing I remember of that era was the (unrelated) Talking Moose
astennumero
Would it be possible to play this in those retro platform emulation handhelds? Was able to find ports for DOS, Mac, Genesis, C64, Amiga, Atari ST, Apple IIgs, CD-i. Is this a viable portmaster suggestion?
wickedOne
i still remember the christmas easter egg in there
macleginn
If the author sees this: it's "whose old Apples", not "who's". Only mentioning this because it's very prominent on the landing page.

Also the feedback form doesn't work in Firefox, Chrome, and Edge.

tiltowait
If you've never played it before, Dark Castle really is worth looking at. Its artwork is incredible even before considering the constraints, and its gameplay holds up remarkably well for something from 1986.