Cinemaware

Defender of the Crown

Game

Game details

First release year
1986

Platforms

Genres

Play modes

  • single-player video game

Players by platform

  • Microsoft Windows*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    1*
  • Mac OS*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    1*
  • DOS*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    1*
  • Atari ST*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    1*
  • Nintendo Entertainment System*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    1*

Series

  • Defender of the Crown

Localized titles

  • Defender of the Crown

Studios & publishers

Developers

  • Cinemaware
  • Beam Software*
  • Master Designer Software*

Publishers

  • Cinemaware
  • Ultra Games*

Release history

  • 1986-11
    Date precision
    Month
  • 1986-11
    Date precision
    Month
  • 1987
    Date precision
    Year only
    Platform
    Commodore 64
  • 1987
    Date precision
    Year only
    Platform
    Atari ST
  • 1987-06
    Date precision
    Month
    Platform
    Commodore 64
  • 1987-08
    Date precision
    Month
    Platform
    Atari ST
  • 1987-08
    Date precision
    Month
    Platform
    DOS
    Market
    United States
  • 1987-12
    Date precision
    Month
    Platform
    Mac
  • 1988
    Date precision
    Year only
    Platform
    PC booter
  • 1988-06
    Date precision
    Month
    Platform
    Apple IIGS
  • 1989
    Date precision
    Year only
    Platform
    Amstrad CPC
  • 1989-07
    Date precision
    Month
    Market
    United States
  • 1989-07
    Date precision
    Month
    Market
    North America
  • 1991
    Date precision
    Year only
    Platform
    DOS
    Market
    United Kingdom
  • 1991
    Date precision
    Year only
    Platform
    CDTV
  • 1991
    Date precision
    Year only
  • 1991
    Date precision
    Year only
    Platform
    Atari ST
  • 1991
    Date precision
    Year only
    Platform
    Philips CD-i
  • 1991
    Date precision
    Year only
  • 1991-07-25
    Date precision
    Exact date
    Market
    Sweden
  • 1991-07-25
    Date precision
    Exact date
    Market
    Europe
  • 1992
    Date precision
    Year only
    Platform
    Philips CD-i
  • 2001
    Date precision
    Year only
    Platform
    web browser
  • 2002-10-08
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 2011-12-06
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 2011-12-06
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 2014-04-26
    Date precision
    Exact date
    Platform
    Android
  • 2014-09-09
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 2014-09-25
    Date precision
    Exact date
    Platform
    Mac
  • 2016-10
    Date precision
    Month
    Platform
    ZX Spectrum
  • 2018-11-19
    Date precision
    Exact date
    Platform
    Atari Jaguar
  • 1989-07 · Nintendo Entertainment System · France*
    Release date
    1989-07*
    Date precision
    Month*
    Platform
    Nintendo Entertainment System*
    Market
    France*
  • 1989-07 · Nintendo Entertainment System · Europe*
    Release date
    1989-07*
    Date precision
    Month*
    Platform
    Nintendo Entertainment System*
    Market
    Europe*
  • 1989-07 · Nintendo Entertainment System · USA*
    Release date
    1989-07*
    Date precision
    Month*
    Platform
    Nintendo Entertainment System*
    Market
    USA*
  • 1986-01-01 · Microsoft Windows*
    Release date
    1986-01-01*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Microsoft Windows*
  • 1989-07-01 · Nintendo Entertainment System*
    Release date
    1989-07-01*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Nintendo Entertainment System*
  • 1987 · Mac OS*
    Release date
    1987*
    Date precision
    Year only*
    Platform
    Mac OS*
  • 1986-11-01 · DOS*
    Release date
    1986-11-01*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    DOS*
  • 1986-11-01 · Atari ST*
    Release date
    1986-11-01*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Atari ST*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 15 fields
Release region · Nintendo Entertainment System
Europe*
Release region · Nintendo Entertainment System
USA*
Release region · Nintendo Entertainment System
France*
Release date · Nintendo Entertainment System · USA
1989-07*
Release date · Nintendo Entertainment System · France
1989-07*
Release date · Nintendo Entertainment System · Europe
1989-07*
Developers · Nintendo Entertainment System · Europe
Beam Software*
Developers · Nintendo Entertainment System · France
Beam Software*
Developers · Nintendo Entertainment System · USA
Beam Software*
Genres and style · Nintendo Entertainment System
Strategy,Turn-Based,Historic*
Platform
Nintendo Entertainment System*
Release date · Nintendo Entertainment System · France
1989-07 · Nintendo Entertainment System · France
Release date
1989-07*
Date precision
month*
Platform
Nintendo Entertainment System*
Market
France*
Release date · Nintendo Entertainment System · Europe
1989-07 · Nintendo Entertainment System · Europe
Release date
1989-07*
Date precision
month*
Platform
Nintendo Entertainment System*
Market
Europe*
Release date · Nintendo Entertainment System · USA
1989-07 · Nintendo Entertainment System · USA
Release date
1989-07*
Date precision
month*
Platform
Nintendo Entertainment System*
Market
USA*
Developers · Nintendo Entertainment System · Europe
Beam Software
Beam Software*
Specifications 2 · 30 fields
Developers · Atari ST
Master Designer Software
Master Designer Software*
Developers · Nintendo Entertainment System
Beam Software
Beam Software*
Developers · Microsoft Windows
Master Designer Software
Master Designer Software*
Developers · DOS
Cinemaware
Cinemaware*
Developers · Mac OS
Master Designer Software
Master Designer Software*
Genres · Mac OS
action game
action game*
strategy video game
strategy video game*
Genres · Microsoft Windows
strategy video game
strategy video game*
Genres · Nintendo Entertainment System
action game
action game*
strategy video game
strategy video game*
Genres · Atari ST
action game
action game*
strategy video game
strategy video game*
Genres · DOS
strategy video game
strategy video game*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Mac OS
Mac OS
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · DOS
DOS
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Atari ST
Atari ST
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Nintendo Entertainment System
Nintendo Entertainment System
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1*
Platform
Atari ST
Atari ST*
Platform
Nintendo Entertainment System
Nintendo Entertainment System*
Platform
DOS
DOS*
Platform
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows*
Platform
Mac OS
Mac OS*
Publishers · Atari ST
Cinemaware
Cinemaware*
Publishers · Nintendo Entertainment System
Ultra Games
Ultra Games*
Publishers · Mac OS
Cinemaware
Cinemaware*
Publishers · DOS
Cinemaware
Cinemaware*
Publishers · Microsoft Windows
Cinemaware
Cinemaware*
Release date · Microsoft Windows
1986-01-01 · Microsoft Windows
Release date
1986-01-01*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Microsoft Windows*
Release date · Nintendo Entertainment System
1989-07-01 · Nintendo Entertainment System
Release date
1989-07-01*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Nintendo Entertainment System*
Release date · DOS
1986-11-01 · DOS
Release date
1986-11-01*
Date precision
day*
Platform
DOS*
Release date · Atari ST
1986-11-01 · Atari ST
Release date
1986-11-01*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Atari ST*
Release year · Mac OS
1987 · Mac OS
Release date
1987*
Date precision
year*
Platform
Mac OS*

* Provisional data