Arcade Game: Mr. Do’s Castle (1983 Universal)

A platform/run ’n jump game where Mr. Do. series, the clown finds himself in a traditional platforms and ladders game. Each level is made up of six floors (seven including the castle’s ramparts) and all are joined by a number of inter-connecting ladders. Mr. Do is now armed with a weapon. This can be used to temporarily stun the game’s unicorns and buy the player time to escape; but its primary function is to knock out the floor blocks that form each level’s platforms. Some sections of a platform have two ’skull’ blocks at either end of them, with normal cherry blocks in-between. When both skull blocks are knocked out with the mallet, all the blocks in between will fall to reveal wooden floorboards. This is highly effective in killing several enemies at once. Each level also has three ’Key’ blocks. If Mr. Do. knocks out all of the key blocks, a large door opens at the top of the screen to reveal a shield which, when collected, turns the unicorns into ’Alphamonsters’. The Alphamonsters flee from Mr. Do. and c