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Crown came out in 1991 as part of the MS-DOS Classic Games series, developed by Starbyte Software. It was one of those titles you might have stumbled across in a bargain bin or on a shareware disk, a product of its time when experimental ideas and straightforward action games filled the shelves. The game doesn't try to reinvent the wheel, but it has a certain earnestness that fits right in with the era's home computer offerings.

You control a knight tasked with reclaiming a stolen crown, moving screen by screen through a side-scrolling world. Your main tools are a sword for close combat and a bow for ranged attacks, both essential for dealing with the various enemies blocking your path. The game involves exploring dungeons, uncovering secrets, and collecting key items to progress. The pacing is deliberate, sometimes unforgiving, with enemies and obstacles demanding careful timing. Playing Crown feels like navigating a compact, challenging world where every screen cleared brings a small but tangible sense of accomplishment.

Each game uses different controls, most DOS games use the keyboard arrows. Some will use the mouse , "Alt" ,"Enter" and "Space bar".