Alcazar: The Forgotten Fortress
Alcazar: The Forgotten Fortress — frequently asked questions
- Is Alcazar: The Forgotten Fortress on Steam?
- No. Alcazar: The Forgotten Fortress is not distributed on Steam, so there is no Steam Charts or SteamDB player count for it. Its live popularity is tracked here via Twitch viewership instead.
- What platforms is Alcazar: The Forgotten Fortress on?
- Alcazar: The Forgotten Fortress is available on ColecoVision, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Apple II, MSX, Coleco Adam, Commodore 64.
- When did Alcazar: The Forgotten Fortress release?
- Alcazar: The Forgotten Fortress was first released on December 31, 1985.
About Alcazar: The Forgotten Fortress
In this adventure game you control an explorer who's on his way to fortress Alcazar. To reach Alcazar you are travelling through a countryside of fortresses and you need to collect several items that you can find along the way. Once you enter the Alcazar fortress you have to search for the crown. The strategy map gives you an overview of the countryside, it's fortresses and your location in it. What perils lurk in these mysterious castles? Which path is quick and safe? The Alcazar castle is three stories high, all other castles have only two stories. To enter a castle you just have to follow the path. Each castle has it's own sought-after objects and these objects are always guarded by the castles main demon. Objects to look for are for example: a rope, a gun, raw meat, water or a raft. Collect them and use them properly to master the legendary Alcazar fortress.
Summary via IGDB.
Alcazar: The Forgotten Fortress on Wikipedia
Alcazar: The Forgotten Fortress is a dungeon action-adventure game released in 1985 for the Coleco Adam computer along with a port for the ColecoVision. It was created by Tom Loughry from Activision, graphics by Keri (Janssen) Longaway. The game was also ported to the Commodore 64 later.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA 4.0).
Game details
- Platforms
- ColecoVision, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Apple II, MSX, Coleco Adam, Commodore 64
- Developer
- Activision
- Publisher
- Activision
- Game modes
- Single player
- Themes
- Action
Details via IGDB.
Every version compared
Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release
| Platform | Year | Loose | Complete | Sealed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ColecoVision | 1985 | $200 | $451 | — |
Also released on: Commodore C64/128/MAX · Apple II · MSX · Coleco Adam · Commodore 64. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.
Collector value & authenticity
ColecoVision · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-19
How often it sells
- Loose: about once a year
- Complete: about once a year
- Sealed: rarely — fewer than one recorded sale a year
Prices marked “few sales” rest on about one recorded sale a year, so treat them as a rough guide: the next copy could sell well above or below. Expect to wait for one to come up.
Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-19.
Price over time
- Loose
- Complete
A loose copy sold for about $57 in Oct 2018, $74 five years ago, and $200 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | $57 | $125 |
| Jan 2020 | $57 | $125 |
| Jan 2021 | $57 | $200 |
| Jan 2022 | $200 | $454 |
| Jan 2023 | $200 | $546 |
| Jan 2024 | $200 | $546 |
| Jan 2025 | $200 | $375 |
| Jan 2026 | $200 | $442 |
| Oct 2026 | $200 | $451 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory |
|---|
| North America Telegames |
- Region
- NA
- Released
- 1985
- Controller
- Joystick
- Authenticity
- Med
A dungeon adventure from Activision's Tom Loughry that reached the ColecoVision only through Telegames, and it is a collectors' item.
Alcazar: The Forgotten Fortress is a dungeon action-adventure created by Tom Loughry at Activision, with graphics by Keri Janssen Longaway. Wikipedia says it came out in 1985 for the Coleco Adam with a port for the ColecoVision, and that a Commodore 64 version followed.
On the ColecoVision it is a Telegames cartridge, not an Activision one, sold only by Telegames, with Cheshire Engineering credited as the developer. The sources document few details about the ColecoVision version beyond that, so the entry stays short.
How it was made
Created by Tom Loughry at Activision with graphics by Keri Janssen Longaway; the ColecoVision version is credited to Cheshire Engineering and published by Telegames.
How the ColecoVision version differs
Only the Adam version of the game supports saving; the ColecoVision version does not, and there are no continues.
Also on other platforms
Coleco Adam · MSX · Commodore 64
| Coleco Adam | Tom Loughry |
- Coleco Adam. The game was released for the Coleco Adam computer, with the ColecoVision version as a port.
- MSX. The MSX port later served as an inspiration for the PlayStation title Resident Evil, with its mechanics of limited ammo per room.
- Commodore 64. The game was also ported to the Commodore 64 later.
Worth knowing
- From the ColecoVision manual. Four difficulty levels (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Expert) are picked on the keypad; the demo mode starts if you wait 30 seconds.
- From the ColecoVision manual. Shortcuts to Alcazar need items: a raft to cross the lake, a ring for the flying carpets and a rope for the broken bridges.
- From the ColecoVision manual. Beginner starts with five explorers and three guns; Advanced and Expert start with two explorers and one gun.
Before you buy
Alcazar is one of Telegames's own releases, so a Telegames copy is the original publisher's pressing rather than a later re-release, but owners report a high failure rate for Telegames cartridges, so test it. The ColecoVisionADAM.com museum list marks it as Rare. Telegames sold it in a plastic clamshell with an insert sheet, which counts as a complete box, and box-only reproductions were sold in 1995, so check that the box is not a reproduction. No loose or boxed prices are tracked, so ask for photos before paying a collector's price. Plays with the standard controller.
Alcazar: The Forgotten Fortress screenshots
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