Closing Time

That's it, folks. I have been quite generous with bot locations and items, not leaving much out. The reason for not pin-pointing coordinates in the maze leading to Castle in the Clouds is that you must use your brains at least once or twice while playing Realmz. After all, that's what it's all about: a role playing game that doesn't only recquire brute strength.

Before leaving you to play the scenario I would like to shortly describe my own relation to Realmz.

I discovered Realmz in the spring of 1995. When I first started playing it I didn't understand a thing, because I didn't read the manual. But I learned more and more, and in a few weeks I registered not only the scenario driver, but the two scenarios available at the time, Prelude to Pestilence and Assault on Giant Mountain. By the time I got Castle in the Clouds I had already played the other scenarios at least five times each (in less than three months…). So I know the drill, so to speak. I have owned different computers and game machines since 1984, when I got my first Vic 64. I have played thousands of games, finishing most of them. Including classics such as Bard's Tale, Paradroid, Pitfall and all the Boulderdash games. I have owned one Nintendo 8-bit, two Sega 16-bit and two Macintosh computers since the early days of the Commodore. I have played (and finished) all Mario Games, the NHL hockey games from Electronic Arts, Syndicate, Marathon, Warlords II etc. In short, most of the games mentioned when people discuss the best games ever.  Oh, I forgot to mention that I have played quite a few PC games as well…

I have never, ever, seen a game as versatile and fun as Realmz. The only games I can think of when it comes down to pure enjoyment are Bubble Bobble and such early arcade games. And best of all, Realmz keeps getting better and better for each day that goes!

So, if you are an unregistered user or, even worse, a pirate, register your copy today!

Enough said, I think you get my point. Go on and enjoy Castle in the Clouds, this truly great scenario by James Foley!

Thomas Weigle

Stockholm, August 4 1995