The Commodore 64 version of Defender of the Crown was also released on tape in Europe, as disk drives were expensive in Europe at the time and most people still used tape drives.The C64 version of the game has three Saxon ladies that can be kidnapped, and the NES version only has one lady while every other version has four.Freeware releaseĪ full version of this game is available online at (the full link is in the links section). Unfortunately, this version is extremely rare and most people only have the CGA/PC Speaker version.
There was bootable version released that supported EGA/Tandy graphics and Tandy 3-voice sound, which greatly enhanced the PC version of the game. This locks up the game on VGA cards, but if you can avoid this if you play it under a pseudo-emulator like Windows or OS/2 (or just don't joust during the game). The CGA version "tweaks" the screen during the joust the furious riding on your horse makes the screen "shake". It never really caught on though, mainly because it was only released for Commodore's ill-fated CDTV system.
In 1993, Jim Sachs, who worked on the graphics for Defender of the Crown, designed a sequel, Defender of the Crown 2. Groups +ĭefender of the Crown appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott. In addition to the basic 'build your army and conquer your opponents' the game offers several events and options that can be used to fine tune your play style: You may engage in a jousting contest where you have to knock your opponent off his horse, gaining either fame or land, or you can go raid a castle for loot or the hand of a princess, joining your houses and territories. From there, you have to build your army, take control of additional territories and fight and defeat the three Norman lords - and sometimes your Saxon friends as well. The Saxons and the Normans blame each other and fight for control of England.Īfter a short introduction by Robin of Locksley himself, the game starts with a single castle and 10 soldiers at your command. Defender of the Crown puts the player in the role of one of four Saxon knights in medieval England, in a time where the land is in turmoil as the King is dead and his crown was stolen.
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