Product Information
Adapted from the Intellivision game Night Stalker, and similar in design and gameplay to Wizard of Wor, Dark Cavern is a never-ending battle against monsters that inhabit a cavern. You start with five lives and enter the cavern though a trap door in the center of the screen. Once inside, your character is attacked from all sides as enemies enter through the left and right doors. <br><br>The creatures in the Dark Cavern will affect you in different ways. You lose a life for each time you are shot by a robot; if a spider touches you, you are momentarily paralyzed; and if you come in contact with a blob, he will steal ten bullets from you. You may shoot the spider and the blob, but they are not worth any points. You gain points only by shooting robots.<br><br>Dark Cavern offers two different types of robots: single-headed and double-headed. Double-headed robots are harder to kill since they can look and fire in either direction. Over time, the robots turn different colors. Shooting a yellow robot will give you an extra life until you reach the maximum of nine.<br><br>You begin with 20 bullets and can pick up additional ammunition along the way, up to a maximum of 99 bullets. Setting the difficulty switch to 'A' will increase the number of two-headed robots at the start, as well as increasing their speed.Product Identifiers
PublisherM Network (Mattel)
eBay Product ID (ePID)56235625
Product Key Features
GenreAction & Adventure
PlatformAtari 2600
Additional Product Features
Release Year1982
Number of Players1
Country/Region of ManufactureUSA
Control ElementsGamepad/Joystick