Hobgoblin

Hobgoblin is a platform action game published by Atlantis Software in 1991. You play as Zanock, the only son of the King of Altoris, who must cross the swamps of the hobgoblins to recover the stolen Golden Orb that has kept the kingdom safe. The game is widely regarded as a budget homage to Capcom's classic Ghosts 'n Goblins. You run, jump, and throw daggers at monsters in a spooky fantasy landscape. Defeated enemies drop money or weapon upgrades, including hatchets, more powerful daggers, longer range, or extra lives. The game is known for its high difficulty and uses a flip-screen technique rather than smooth scrolling.

Amstrad CPC

Released in 1991, graphics and title screen by Chris Edwards . The Amstrad CPC version retains all core mechanics: collecting weapon upgrades (glowing daggers or five glowing treasures), range extensions (glowing arrows), and extra lives (three glowing skulls) . Controls are joystick with UP to jump, FIRE to attack; H pauses and S resumes play . The CPC version shares the same flip-screen structure and punishing difficulty as other ports. Community ratings average 2.5 out of 5 . The game was released on cassette and 3-inch floppy disk by Atlantis Software, which also published titles for Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, and BBC Micro . An Atari 8-bit conversion appeared in 2008.