He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: The Ilearth Stone

Also known as Master of the Universe: The Arcade Game. Developed by Adventure Soft and published by US Gold in 1987.

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Author(s): MadMattyMadMatty
System: Commodore 64
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Publication Date: 06/01/2023
YouTube Release: 31/12/2030
Duration: 00:15:56
File Size: 34.33 MB (35156.00 KB)
Downloads: 134 downloads
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Player's Review

"Deep beneath Snake Mountain, in the evil caverns, Skeletor(TM), Arch-Enemy of He-Man(TM) has discovered the powerful ILEARTH STONE.

Using its mighty magic, he has overthrown Castle Grayskull(TM), banished the Sorceress(TM) and created an army of evil clones for the final assault on the Palace, thus bringing his plans to be Lord of all Eternia to fruition.

You, as He-Man(TM), must take up the challenge and enter Castle Greyskull(TM) to destroy the STONE from which Skeletor(TM) draws his invincible magical strength - only then can you succeed in battle with the enemy of your land. The way is treacherous - Skeletor(TM) has guarded the STONE with magic and the force of his army of clones.

In trying to defend the Castle, Orko(TM) has let loose an 'imprison' spell upon Skeletor(TM) - but the spell rebounded against the impenetrable force field which Skeletor(TM) has bound around himself - with disastrous results. Orko(TM) is now imprisoned by his own spell and helpless within one of the many stone towers of Castle Grayskull(TM). Only his magic can help the might of He-Man(TM). You must search out the little magician and provide him with the CORRECT ingredients to conjure the spell you require. The spell to turn the Sword of Power into ATOM SMASHER! Might goes hand in hand with right as YOU fight against the Lord of Destruction. The struggle continues - BUT WHO WILL WIN???"

Adventuresoft also produced a he-man text adventure game which is why this on is labelled on the back of the box as the arcade game which is a platform action adventure as you would expect.

The goal of the game is to find six magic ingredients to form the atom smasher needed to break the stone that protects Skeletor. The ingredients always appear in the same spots on each playthrough except which ingredient appears where will change. A seventh bad ingredient is also in the mix and collecting it and taking it to Orko will cause all ingredients to disappear from your pocket and will need to be collected again.

The game does have some bad collision detection so it is possible to fall through falls and platforms causing a loss of life. After completing the game I start over to show sfx and what outside looks like if you don't flip the switch near the first door. You get locked out of greyskull and the guards protecting the key and the building are invincible. The key is used to get back into greyskull but not shown as time ran out.

00:00:00 Playthrough
00:13:05 Quick play to show sfx