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''TRANSYLVANIA I''


Released in 1982 this game was released for the Apple II , Atari 8-bit Family , Commodore 64 and Commodore 128 . It was later re-released for the Apple Macintosh in 1984 , then the Amiga , Atari ST and DOS in 1985 . It had the user on a quest to rescue Princess Sabrina from a countryside filled with a Werewolf , a Vampire , a prankster Goblin , a Witch and even an Alien Space Ship . The game had a time limit (dictated to the player by a note encountered early on that reads, "Sabrina dies at dawn"), as the Princess was trapped in a Coffin in the Castle tower. The game's usage of hand-drawn graphics, while simple by today's standards, were part of a trend where once entirely Text Adventure games started to use computer graphics to show the game's environment. To this day, it remains the most popular title in the trilogy.


''TRANSYLVANIA II''


Released in 1985 under the title ''The Crimson Crown'', this sequel was released on the same platforms as its predecessor. The game tasked the player with a quest to defeat a magical vampire with the assistance of Princess Sabrina (who is now a fledgling Magician ) and the heir to the throne, Prince Erik.


''TRANSYLVANIA III''


Released in and DOS. It used VGA graphics (DOS version), more complex Puzzle s and a larger Vocabulary . The game also had some Digital Voices and many of the puzzles involved references to ancient Mythology . In this game the player had to vanquish an Evil King .


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