Black Castle 2 is an action platformer for the Gameboy. You can play the game using an emulator or a Gameboy compatible device.

Fight your way through five stages, find new weapons, hidden passages and items. Defeat the boss at the end of each stage and face the evil warlock Malakar in your final battle.


Years ago, the knight Aric defeated the sinister warlock Malakar in the Black Castle. But the victory was deceptive: Malakar survived, hidden in the shadows, and gathered new powers. Now he is back and stronger than ever.

With a ritual, he wants to plunge the world into eternal night. He has chosen Lyra, Aric's sister, as his sacrifice. Aric swears revenge. With his old blade, he sets off once again for the Black Castle...


Press the A button to jump and the B button to attack. The D-Pad left and right is used to advance through the castle. Press the start button to begin your quest or pause the action. The select button is not used.



Published 20 days ago
StatusReleased
PlatformsHTML5
Rating
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(16 total ratings)
AuthorUser0x7f
GenrePlatformer, Action
Tags2D, Game Boy, Game Boy ROM, Pixel Art
ContentNo generative AI was used

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I looked back over my gameplay of Black Castle 1 and this is definitely a major improvement. I enjoyed 1 but 2 is more polished. The music is excellent and the platforming and enemy placement feels more intuitive. I liked the secret area in Stage 2, a nod to Super Mario Bros perhaps? Overall, a solid homebrew and highly recommended!

Great game, wish the hearts gave points if you already had 4 :)

Thanks! Did you cheat the highscore?

No sir 🫡 looking forward to black castle 3

Amazing platform game! Technically very clean and with smooth scrolling. Our German-language review can be found at 04:16:09. English subtitles are also available. Subscription to our YouTube and Twitch channel is welcome. 🙂

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Vielen Dank! Ich hoffe es war nicht zu schwer :-)

Keine Sorge, da hatten wir schon weitaus schwerere Spiele in unserer Sendung. 😊

😊👍

Well done!

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Homebrew Factory fait du superbe travail au cas où ;)

Great game. Love the franchise. My GB has been filled with great games.

Glad you like it and thanks for the awesome video!

J'ai fini le jeu et c'était un excellent moment !

Bravo pour l'évolution depuis le premier, tout est encore mieux et fignolé dans les moindres détails :)

Vivement la version cartouche !!

Vous avez prévu de passser avec le même éditeur ?

Bonjour, merci beaucoup. Malheureusement, cet éditeur n'est plus disponible et je vais en chercher un autre.

My high score for a first time. I played on my phone so I'm not very good with touch controls.

Anyway really cool! Nice level design, art, animation and songs. I'm going to download it and play on a real handheld device to finish it. Great work!

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Great, thank you! Its definietly better to play it on real hardware.

That`s awesome! Keep moving!

Amazing improvement to the original

Thanks!

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amazing game! Loved the First one already. Made it to  stage 4 on the fist run! Music and gameplay improved a lot! Will there be a pyhsical release?

Hi, thanks! Yes, a physical release is planned later on.

This looks fantastic!  I really enjoy your clean/clear graphics.  Game mechanics feel great too. I'm excited to spend some time playing it!

Thanks!

I haven't finished BC1 yet but I really enjoyed it. Looking forward to checking this out

<3

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I finished Black Castle 1 on my Anbernic handheld a long time ago. The game is really interesting, especially for the hidden platforms and entrances.

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Thanks, Black Castle 2 has also a lot of hidden secrects to discover.

this games awesome

Awesome!!!

Bonjour,

J'avais acheté la cartouche de Black Castle, qui a été un de mes premiers homebrews Gameboy :)

Content de retrouver l'univers pour un second opus, je viens de faire un test jusqu'au niveau 2 et j'adore les nouveautés et améliorations,

Merci et hâte d'en découvrir davantage !

Merci, il y a encore plus à découvrir dans les autres niveaux!

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Can't wait to play, absolutely loved the first one and even purchased the boxed release. Great to see you are still producing games, some of the best homebrews on the GB 

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Thanks, really appreciate your comment!

Fun little platformer!

You made the music too?
Also since I'm into GBStudio recently. I wonder how you made bullets hit the walls. I guess some custom projectiles.c file modification?

Don't think he's made it in GBS? I recall the first wasn't in GBS. Could be wrong?

Found the game on Bluesky and GBStudio was hashtagged, that's why I assumed it was made in GBStudio.

Ahh.. maybe it is then?!

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In the past they’ve said the tag is an engagement hack. :)

I think it’s straight GBDK, at least according to gbtoolsid: https://bbbbbr.github.io/gbtoolsid_web/

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Yes, sorry. Its made in GBDK. I used the GBStudio tag to raise interest on the project.

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Thanks, the music was done by the awesome Retro Asobi.

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Congrats! Awesome to see a sequel. It has all the feel of the original with lots and lots more. Plays really well, feels very fair and balanced.

Thanks, I tried to keep the basic mechanics.

Wondering if the double tap controls enabled running to cross the Holy Chapel level.
Glad to enjoy this sequel, keep up with your great work.