Transylvania was the name of a trilogy of computer games released for several home computers of the 1980s. The games were graphic adventure games produced by the now defunct Penguin Software. A computer game is a game composed of a computer-controlled virtual universe that players interact with in order to achieve a defined goal or set of goals. ... TRS-80 Color Computer II The home computer is a consumer-friendly word for the second generation of microcomputers (the technical term that was previously used), entering the market in 1977 and becoming common during the 1980s. ... The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... Computer graphics (CG) is the field of visual computing, where one utilizes computers both to generate visual images synthetically and to integrate or alter visual and spatial information sampled from the real world. ... Adventure is a genre of video game typified by exploration, puzzle-solving, interaction with game characters, and a focus on narrative rather than reflex-based challenges. ... Penguin Software was a video game publisher for the Apple II and Commodore 64 that was based in Geneva, Illinois. ...

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. 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 1977 Apple II, complete with integrated keyboard, color high-resolution graphics, sound, a sleek plastic case, and eight expansion slots. ... Atari built a series of 8-bit home computers based on the MOS Technology 6502 CPU, starting in 1979. ... For the hip hop group, see Commodore 64 (band). ... The Commodore 128 is a home/personal computer, also known as the C128. ... The first Macintosh computer, introduced in 1984, upgraded to 512KB. The Macintosh, or Mac, line of personal computers is designed, developed, manufactured, and marketed by Apple Computer. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The original Amiga (1985) The Amiga is a family of home/personal computers originally developed by Amiga Corporation as an advanced game console. ... The Atari 520ST Atari 1040STF with SC1224 color monitor The Atari ST is a home/personal computer that was commercially popular from 1985 to the early 1990s. ... For other uses, see DOS (disambiguation). ... This article is about the year. ... A German woodcut from 1722 A werewolf in folklore and mythology is a person who changes into a wolf, either by purposefully using magic or by being placed under a curse. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... A goblin is an evil or merely mischievous creature of folklore, often described as a grotesquely disfigured or elf-like phantom. ... This article is part of the Witchcraft series. ... In popular fiction and conspiracy theories, life forms, especially intelligent life forms, that are of extraterrestrial origin, i. ... Ariane 5 lifts off with the Rosetta probe on 2nd of March, 2004. ... An open casket A coffin (which some call a casket) is a box used for the display and burial or cremation of a cadaver. ... The main gatehouse of Harlech Castle, Wales. ... Zork, an early work of interactive fiction, running on a modern interpreter Interactive fiction, often abbreviated as IF, is a simulated environment in which players use text commands to control characters. ...

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. This article is about the year. ... The term magician can refer to a practitioner of either paranormal magic or illusionism. ...

Transylvania III

Released in 1989 under the title Transylvania III: Vanquish The Night, this game was released for Apple IIGS and DOS. It used VGA graphics (DOS version), more complex puzzles 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. 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Apple IIGS, the fifth model inception of the Apple II, was the most powerful member of the Apple II series of personal computers made by Apple Computer. ... Video Graphics Array (VGA) is a computer display standard first marketed in 1987 by IBM. VGA belongs to a family of earlier IBM video standards and largely remains backward compatible with them. ... An example of a simple puzzle. ... A vocabulary is a set of words known to a person or other entity, or that are part of a specific language. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The word mythology (from the Greek μυολογία mythología, from μυολογειν mythologein to relate myths, from μυος mythos, meaning a narrative, and λογος logos, meaning speech or argument) literally means the (oral) retelling of myths – stories that a particular culture believes to be true and that use supernatural events or characters to explain the... Evil is a term describing that which is regarded as morally bad, intrinsically corrupt, wantonly destructive, inhumane, or wicked. ... Look up monarch in Wiktionary, the free dictionary A monarch (see sovereign) is a type of ruler or head of state. ...

Penguin Software

Penguin Software was sued by Penguin Books and forced to change its name to Polarware[1] in 1985. Penguin Books is a British publisher founded in 1935 by Allen Lane. ... This article is about the year. ...

External links

• Transylvania series at MobyGames
• Download the games
• more on PolarWare