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Name of an arcade maze video game of mid 80's

Hi all, I'm trying to find the name of an arcade maze video game (circa 1985) similar to Pac-Man with horizontal scrolling and a fantasy, dungeon-like style. I remember the second stage was much larger than the first. Thanks in advance.--Carnby (talk) 21:26, 12 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Not much to go on, so some guesses: Berzerk, Castle Wolfenstein, or its successor, Wolfenstein. Akld guy (talk) 23:06, 12 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

It was not Wolfenstein since it was in an arcade cabinet and was not made for home computers. Berzerk is a better guess, but graphics were maybe a little better.--Carnby (talk) 08:57, 13 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Have you looked through the list at Category:Maze games?--Shantavira|^{feed me} 10:15, 13 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Yes but I didn't find the game I was looking for; besides, the category does not separate arcade coin-op games from home computer games.--Carnby (talk) 13:15, 13 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I'm fairly certain this is Gauntlet, as it features a top-down maze like Pac-Man and a fantasy setting, and came out in 1985. If not, these types of games are generally called dungeon crawls, and they exist in many perspectives: top-down, side-scroll, isometric, and first-person perspectives. You could search for other top-down dungeon crawl video games of that era. --Jayron 32 19:02, 13 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm, I don't think it is Gauntlet. I remember there were one or two characters, not four, and the dungeon was a bit different, with less space between the walls.--Carnby (talk) 08:42, 16 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe Venture (video game) or Fantasy (video game). There was also a game called, in some markets "Opa opa" and in some "Fantasy Zone: The Maze" that was part of the Fantasy Zone series that had Pac-Man-like elements in it; we don't have an article on it, but there are some screenshots here --Jayron 32 13:34, 16 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

How about The Tower of Druaga? --McDoob AU93 13:37, 16 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Venture and Fantasy have too simple graphics; Fantasy zone is too coloured... The Tower of Druaga is indeed VERY similar to the one I was looking for. The only problem is that the dungeons are all, more or less, the same: I remember the second stage was much larger that the first one and had slightly different colours; besides I remember walls, not pipes to delimitate the dungeon path; I could be wrong anyway... update: I think it could be Tutankham or a very similar game.--Carnby (talk) 17:01, 16 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]