History VideoGame / DefenderOfTheCrown

* RobinHood: You can recruit him as an ally three times; this was a selling point of the game.

* ArtisticLicenseHistory: Due to mashing two versions of the RobinHood legend together, it's a war between Saxons and Normans to put a true English king on the throne, taking place after the murder of the good king UsefulNotes/RichardTheLionheart, who was as Norman as Norman gets.

* MsFanservice: The Ladies, especially in that their silhouettes revealed they were ''very'' [[BuxomIsBetter ample]].

* SpiritualSuccessor: VideoGame/CenturionDefenderOfRome, from the same author, is considered to be one to this game.

** HollywoodHistory: An EnforcedTrope: the entire game was meant to resemble a swashbuckling film (the original box depicted the game in a theater, and the company was called ''Cinema''ware for a reason.)

** HollywoodHistory: The entire game was meant to resemble a swashbuckling film (the original box depicted the game in a theater, and the company was called ''Cinema''ware for a reason.)

In ''Defender of the Crown'', King Lionheart has been murdered. Civil war ensues. As a heroic Saxon, you have to [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin defend the English monarchy]] from the dastardly Normans. (Wait, what? Wasn't [[UsefulNotes/RichardTheLionHeart Richard Lionheart]] a Norman? [[TheyJustDidntCare Whatever]]...)

* SpiritualSuccessor: CenturionDefenderOfRome, from the same author, is considered to be one to this game.

* UpdatedReRelease: Defender of the Crown: Heroes Live Forever (2007), with a minor added features.

* FakeDifficulty: Technically, the Normans deserve to rule. They are more competent and better at everything. However, they play normally, attacking to a normal plan rather than [[GangUpOnTheHuman swarming the player]].

In ''Defender of the Crown'', King Lionheart has been murdered. Civil war ensues. As a heroic Saxon, you have to [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin defend the English monarchy]] from the dastardly Normans. (Wait, what? Wasn't [[RichardTheLionHeart Richard Lionheart]] a Norman? [[TheyJustDidntCare Whatever]]...)

The original UsefulNotes/{{Amiga}} version, whose programmer, Robert J. Mical, also created the Intuition GUI, was published in 1986 after three and a half months of rushed development. Over the next several years, ports for the AtariST, UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer, UsefulNotes/AmstradCPC, UsefulNotes/{{Apple II}}GS, UsefulNotes/{{Commodore 64}}, and UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem were published. Enhanced CD-ROM versions were released for the Commodore CDTV and UsefulNotes/PhilipsCDi after Cinemaware went bankrupt.

The original {{Amiga}} version, whose programmer, Robert J. Mical, also created the Intuition GUI, was published in 1986 after three and a half months of rushed development. Over the next several years, ports for the AtariST, UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer, UsefulNotes/AmstradCPC, UsefulNotes/{{Apple II}}GS, UsefulNotes/{{Commodore 64}}, and UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem were published. Enhanced CD-ROM versions were released for the Commodore CDTV and UsefulNotes/PhilipsCDi after Cinemaware went bankrupt.

* OptionalSexualEncounter: Save a damsel, "then late one night..." get lucky. If the damsel is the daughter of another Saxon, you instantly claim his territory.

The original {{Amiga}} version, whose programmer, Robert J. Mical, also created the Intuition GUI, was published in 1986 after three and a half months of rushed development. Over the next several years, ports for the AtariST, UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer, AmstradCPC, UsefulNotes/{{Apple II}}GS, UsefulNotes/{{Commodore 64}}, and UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem were published. Enhanced CD-ROM versions were released for the Commodore CDTV and UsefulNotes/PhilipsCDi after Cinemaware went bankrupt.

The original {{Amiga}} version, whose programmer, Robert J. Mical, also created the Intuition GUI, was published in 1986 after three and a half months of rushed development. Over the next several years, ports for the AtariST, IBMPersonalComputer, AmstradCPC, {{Apple II}}GS, {{Commodore 64}}, and NintendoEntertainmentSystem were published. Enhanced CD-ROM versions were released for the Commodore CDTV and PhilipsCDi after Cinemaware went bankrupt.

A classic TurnBasedStrategy game produced by Creator/{{Cinemaware}}. The original {{Amiga}} version, whose programmer, Robert J. Mical, also created the Intuition GUI, was published in 1986 after three and a half months of rushed development. Over the next several years, ports for the AtariST, IBMPersonalComputer, AmstradCPC, {{Apple II}}GS, {{Commodore 64}}, and NintendoEntertainmentSystem were published. A sort-of-adaptation of ''Literature/{{Ivanhoe}}''. While the game is only barely like any of its progeny, it was groundbreaking back in its own days, and it still has nostalgia value to some people.

A classic TurnBasedStrategy game produced by Creator/{{Cinemaware}}. The original {{Amiga}} version, whose programmer, Robert J. Mical, also created the Intuition GUI, was published in 1986 after three and a half months of rushed development. Over the next several years, ports for the AtariST, IBMPersonalComputer, AmstradCPC, {{Commodore 64}}, and NintendoEntertainmentSystem were published. A sort-of-adaptation of ''Literature/{{Ivanhoe}}''. While the game is only barely like any of its progeny, it was groundbreaking back in its own days, and it still has nostalgia value to some people.

A classic {{Amiga}} game, first published in 1986 by Cinemaware, ported to nearly every platform of the late 1980s. A sort-of-adaptation of ''Literature/{{Ivanhoe}}''. One of the oldest 16-bit turn-based strategy games. While the game is only barely like any of its progeny, it was groundbreaking back in its own days, and it still has nostalgia value to some people.

A classic {{Amiga}} game, first published in 1986 by Cinemaware. A sort-of-adaptation of ''Literature/{{Ivanhoe}}''. One of the oldest 16-bit turn-based strategy games. While the game is only barely like any of its progeny, it was groundbreaking back in its own days, and it still has nostalgia value to some people.

A very old {{Amiga}} game, first published in 1986 by Cinemaware. A sort-of-adaptation of ''Literature/{{Ivanhoe}}''. One of the oldest 16-bit turn-based strategy games. While the game is only barely like any of its progeny, it was groundbreaking back in its own days, and it still has nostalgia value to some people.

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