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Castlequest

Castlequest, known in Japan as , is a 1985 puzzle-action video game developed and published by ASCII Corporation for the FM-7, PC-88, and Sharp X1. Additional versions followed in 1986 for the Family Computer and MSX, and was subsequently released in 1989 for the Nintendo Entertainment System in the United States by Nexoft Corporation (the American division of ASCII). It is the sequel to The Castle, released in 1985 for the MSX, SG-1000, and other systems (though not the NES). Like that game, it is an early example of the Metroidvania genre.

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Castlequest, known in Japan as , is a 1985 puzzle-action video game developed and published by ASCII Corporation for the FM-7, PC-88, and Sharp X1. Additional versions followed in 1986 for the Family Computer and MSX, and was subsequently released in 1989 for the Nintendo Entertainment System in the United States by Nexoft Corporation (the American division of ASCII). It is the sequel to The Castle, released in 1985 for the MSX, SG-1000, and other systems (though not the NES). Like that game, it is an early example of the Metroidvania genre.

Key claims

  1. release date: 1989 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. release date: 1985 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the release date is "1989". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the release date is "1985". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1354575219

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