Cálice (Filipe Veiga)

Our mission is to rescue the Chalice of Life, a sacred artifact in the possession of the sorcerer Zardos, who hid it somewhere in the depths of his dungeon guarded by giant spiders.

Find the Chalice and destroy Zardos!

This game was created for a programming article about Sinclair BASIC, in issue 4 of Revista Espectro, a Portuguese-Brazilian magazine about the ZX Spectrum.

You can download the .tap file from the emulator. The source code and text of the article are also available.

Controls: q - Up   /   a - Down   /   o - Left   /   p - Right

Chalice of Life, a precious artifact capable of healing the wounded and raising the dead. It is guarded behind a magic wall.You, the unnamed Hero of unknown origin, have been looking for the Chalice for a long time...Zardos, the evil sorcerer, found the artifact 100 years ago, which he has used to artificially extend his own life.The giant spiders, raised by Zardos himself, that roam the sorcerer's dungeon.Several swords of unfortunate adventurers are scattered throughout the dungeon...You need a sword to kill a spider. When some of the spiders are dead, Zardos will wake up from his lethargy enraged that you are killing his creatures.With Zardos focused on hunting you, the spell that holds the magic wall will start to fade away...