Knighmare (the greatest show in the world) is coming back to tv! (Knightmare)

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Product:	Knightmare
Date:	12/08/02 (195 review reads)
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That's right, one of the greatest shows ever is on its way back to your television. i know im estatic and cannot controol myself.

That is what i would say if i wasn't lying and knightmare was actually coming back on to tv.


Knightmare was a fantasy adventure game show, shown on Children's ITV in the UK, between 1987 and 1994. The show made full use of the latest computer technology to generate rooms with different backgrounds and features.

The adventure was set mostly in a dungeon of which there were three 'levels' corresponding to difficulty. Teams of four, aged 11-16, take it in turns to challenge the dungeon to complete a 'quest' - usually to retrieve a symbolic object, such as a Crown or Shield. The dungeon master 'Treguard', and his assistant occasionally helped teams along their way as they solved problems, puzzles and riddles between each room or scene.

The 'dungeoneer' is the one person of the team who is guided through the adventure, and wears a helmet to blind them from reality. He or She is guided by the three other members of the team, known as their 'advisors', who sit in the dungeon ante-chamber and watch the adventure through a 'Magic Mirror'.

The object of each quest was decided at the start, and teams would be awarded with a medal or trophy upon successful completion.

Things you should know or remember about Knightmare are: -

All teams came across clue rooms with objects, which could be of great use later on. Clues could also consist of scrolls or a spy glass. More information could be earned by answering riddles/questions set by a character or wall monster. Rewards included passwords to get in to the next level, a key to open doors or a spell to cast magic. Magic could reveal other clues, doors, kill characters or maybe make something invisible.

The dungeoneer's energy status was known as the 'Life Forc
e' - it had to be constantly restored by picking up food scattered all over the dungeon, and then placed it in their knapsack. The current energy status was frequently shown on screen during the quests.

During series 1-5, this was shown as a head with armour with three colour status. If life force energy expires, it is the end of your quest. The life force/energy status for series 6-7 was an animated walking knight with armour dropping off. Series 8 was a cake, where pieces of it would disappear.



The Rules of the Knightmare Dungeon:

Your Life Force Status has three possible stages: GREEN, ORANGE and RED. You begin the adventure on GREEN, indicating that you are healty.

During your adventure you will gradually lose Life Force energy. You may also lose one Life Force grade all together if you make a mistake (such as briefly stepping into fire).

You can eat any item of food at any time which will restore your Life Force to GREEN. Your Life Force cannot go above GREEN.

You can carry up to two objects at a time. If you find an item which you want but you already have two, you must discard one. Objects from level 1 cannot be used in level 2 and so on.

You will sometimes be given spells to use during your adventure. You can only use up to three spells in your quest. Most spells are useful in several situations, but there will usually be one special situation that each spell is particularly helpful in dealing with. Choose the right moment to cast your spell, since a spell can only be used once.

One final point - the RIGHT-hand path is usually the best path to take, unless you are advised otherwise

Knightmare is a gr8 show and there are lots of petitions to get it back so just look out around the web for them.

By the way, there are plans for the future by majour tv productions such as sky, itv and channel 5 to bring knightmare back but as a new show all together. But its u
p to fans out there to sign petitiosn and write to these tv companys to get them to bring it back.

Thanks for your time on reading this rather lengthy opinion.

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