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FortyTwoForty
Since: May, 2013
FortyTwoForty
Since: May, 2013
gropcbf
Since: Sep, 2017
15th May, 2022 03:51:16 AM
It could be Zelda II: The Adventure of Link.
Edited by gropcbf
This computer game was a platformer where you played as an elf-like character. The player character was very small on the screen, their face being maybe one or two pixels. I do remember the elf having a running animation, as well as an elf hat, but my memory when it comes to these childhood games is always a little spotty.
Pickups included gold pixels that made a noise whenever collected, and keys that would open doors. The game started outdoors, but quickly progressed from left-to-right into a castle or fort. I remember gameplay being smooth - not today's 60 fps or anything, but not like Treasure Mountain, either.
I've made this query before on this site, and gotten many helpful suggestions, including the aforementioned Treasure Mountain (which I also played a LOT as a kid), Elfland and Hocus Pocus (in both of which the player characters are too big) and Solomon's Key (too old). The game I'm looking for would have likely been released in the 90s, as my dad's collection was primarily DOS games like Monster Bash and Commander Keen.
Edited by FortyTwoForty