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Dark Castle[1] (ダークキャッスルエリア Dākukyassurueria?, Lit. "DarkCastle Area") is the fourth and final level of Tails' Skypatrol.
Description[]
The level sees Tails pit his rotary abilities against the witch's creepy fortress.
Story[]
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Gameplay[]
As with the other levels of Tails' Skypatrol, Tails must simply fly across the level left-to-right, dodging obstacles and maintaining the flight gauge via copious consumption of Mint Candy.
In this level are cannons, enemy robots and frustrating traps all over the place: particularly the self-generating block walls that pop out of nowhere in the interior sections which are deadly.
Overview[]
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Boss[]
Witchcart
Witchcart is the boss of Dark Castle and final opponent in Tails' Skypatrol. Unlike her henchmen, this insane crone eschews aerial flight and instead races along the tracks in a silver mine cart, hurling an unrelenting stream of energy projectiles and sparks at young Tails. Smack the munitions out of the air with your ring and hit the geriatric madwoman whenever you get the chance.
Success sees Tails haul Witchcart up out of her vehicle and fly away, presumably to deposit the villainous "mage" somewhere she can't do any harm.
In other media[]
Archie Comics[]
The Dark Castle in the Archie Comics.
In the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by Archie Comics, the Dark Castle appears. In this continuity, it was a castle owned by the Naugus twins, and served a similar purpose to its game counterpart.
Trivia[]
- Some of the cityscape backgrounds in Dark Castle appear to have been taken from Casino Night Zone from Sonic the Hedgehog 2.
Music[]
| Name | Artist(s) | Length | Music track |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Castle | Chikayo Fukuda, Kazunechan | 0:43 |
References[]
- ↑ Flynn, Ian; Sega (8 December 2021). Sonic the Hedgehog Encyclo-speed-ia. Dark Horse Books. p. 75. ISBN 978-1506719276. "Dark Castle - Navigate the gloomy castle retrofitted with an arsenal of mechanical traps."
External links[]
- Tails Skypatrol at The GHZ has useful data regarding all the Tails' Skypatrol Zones.
| Playable characters | Tails | |
| Non-playable characters | Hocke-Wulf · Bearanger · Carrottia · Witchcart | |
| Levels | Training Area · Rail Canyon · Ruin Wood · Metal Island · Dark Castle | |
| Enemies | Balloon Gun · Bee Fly · Bound Head · Captureberry · Carronade · Dorigame · Gon · Haneruton · Minokichi · Tashiya · Tobikoshi Crow | |
| Bosses | Hocke-Wulf · Bearanger · Carrottia · Witchcart | |
| Gimmicks and obstacles | Balloon · Bar · Catapult · Kurukuru Panel · Minecart · Pole · Switch · Switchbolt | |
| Items | 1-Up · Bell · Boomering · Bon Metal · Crystal · Daruma Block · Invincible · Mint Candy · Ring · Weight | |
| Other | Continue · Life | |