A medieval/fantasy platform adventure game, requiring wits and determination.

You are Ethren, Thane of King Athelon. You are in pursuit of the wicked Goblin King who is holding Lord Muckford prisoner in his fortress. Setting out from Castle Muckford, you must explore the woods and find a way into the goblin fortress. Perhaps there is a secret tunnel, and perhaps the Goblin King is more than he seems?

HINT: For anyone struggling to find the secret entrance in level 1, check the map (Escape then option 1) on each new screen, as only fully solid tiles are shown in white.

Play time: approx. 25 mins

Instructions and tips are provided in-game but basically:

> Comes in two color ways: 4 color and 16 color
> Move using WASD, IJKL or cursor keys
> [Space] to attack (fire)
> Kill or avoid monsters (magenta in EGA version)
> Talk to NPCs (white in both versions)
> Climb over obstacles (up then quickly left/right)
> A fall of 5 or more blocks is fatal
> Mind the timer in the Cellar screen
> Power-ups and extra lives available (white items)
> P to pause/unpause (in game)
> M to mute/FX-only/unmute
> ESC to bring up in game menu:
    > Map
    > Enemy info
    > Toggle game tips (on/off)
    > Quit
> Write down 'cheat' code at end of each level

Status bar shows (left-to-right):

> Lives (only first 5 shown)
> Armor remaining (each hit costs one point)
> Max Armor (can be increased)
> Weapon range bonus
> Attack speed bonus
> Move speed bonus
> Timer (only on certain screens)

GithubGameoff criteria:

> Theme: ("secrets"):  Several secret paths,
   discovery of the  first being essential to
    completing the first level. Also, perhaps
    the Goblin King is not all he seems?
> 4 color: choose EGA (4 color) option
> Cheat codes: completing each level gives a code
    that allows you to start again at this same point
    with all aquired power-ups. You can share codes
    with your friends.
    FREE CODE: use HHCAAQSS to start a Level 2
    all powered up! See option 3 of main menu.
> Speed run: contains a screen that must be
   completed in one minute.

Code base:

> Written entirely in Javascript, no engine
> Opensource (GPL3): Thanes_Pursuit
> Some code reuse from my previous game
    Dr Horrible's Castle (also GPL3),
   but this code base is over double the size.

Credits:

> Code: Muckytaters
> Graphics: Muckytaters
> Music: An old English folk tune Greensleeves
     (I believe this is public domain)